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  1. Comment on As a reindeer herder, I am watching Norwegian renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase in ~enviro

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    I feel bad for them because there’s no win to be had. Environmental justice concerns today and inevitable changes to ecosystems from climate change tomorrow.

    I feel bad for them because there’s no win to be had. Environmental justice concerns today and inevitable changes to ecosystems from climate change tomorrow.

    17 votes

  2. Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech

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    On Mac, iTunes is mostly dead; it was split into Music.app and TV.app (and Podcast.app?). Here’s the support page for exporting playlist information but I don’t think it’s quite what OP is looking...

    On Mac, iTunes is mostly dead; it was split into Music.app and TV.app (and Podcast.app?).

    Here’s the support page for exporting playlist information but I don’t think it’s quite what OP is looking for: https://support.apple.com/guide/music/save-a-copy-of-your-playlists-mus27cd5060f/mac

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Jeffrey Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky in ~society

  4. Comment on Living wage calculator in ~finance

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    I didn’t think Ramsey County looked unreasonable, on average. There is reliable public transit but I wouldn’t say it’s the most expansive system. If all you need to do is hop on the blue line or...

    I didn’t think Ramsey County looked unreasonable, on average.

    There is reliable public transit but I wouldn’t say it’s the most expansive system. If all you need to do is hop on the blue line or green line and walk a few blocks, it’s not too bad.

    But if you need to commute to or from one of the burbs daily, like all the HQs and industry along 494 or 694, it’s not too good.

  5. Comment on White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest in ~society

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    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to the ICE actions sweeping the country — her nephew’s mother was arrested by agents in Revere earlier this month.

  7. Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech

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    I’m happy with my Synology RT6600ax. Easy to setup VLANs and I trust Synology to push updates and security fixes even if I don’t trust them to not be greedy on the NAS side of their business. I...

    I’m happy with my Synology RT6600ax. Easy to setup VLANs and I trust Synology to push updates and security fixes even if I don’t trust them to not be greedy on the NAS side of their business.

    I don’t have any issues streaming 4K from a media server upstairs to a client downstairs over wireless, but placement and wall material and floor plans can impact that a lot so…

    Should work with just about any device.

    Some IoT type things struggle to connect to routers if 2.4 and 5 share an SSID, so you have to split them to connect. You can merge again after they connect for the first time if I recall correctly but it’s annoying. And it’s a device issue not a network issue. I keep IoT on a VLAN with firewall rules to prevent WAN access and only broadcast in 2.4.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on What broke the quarterback pipeline? in ~sports.american_football

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    I think it’s interesting that the drop in under center snaps in the NFL lines up with the “draft’em and start’em” draft years in the early 2010s for - generally - mobile QBs: Griffin (2012), Cam...

    I think it’s interesting that the drop in under center snaps in the NFL lines up with the “draft’em and start’em” draft years in the early 2010s for - generally - mobile QBs: Griffin (2012), Cam Newton (2011), Tebow (2010), Bradford (2010).

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in ~society

  10. Comment on Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in ~society

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    After finding nothing in Schott’s car, Babb said “nine times out of 10, this is what happens,” a phrase Schott’s lawyers claimed in court filings shows the sheriff’s department finds nothing suspicious in most of its searches. Babb did not respond to multiple requests for comment from AP.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental

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    When I close my eyes there’s only blackness. When my eyes are open I have perfect vision. I tried really, really hard when I was a kid to actually imagine things and see them because I knew people...

    When I close my eyes there’s only blackness. When my eyes are open I have perfect vision.

    I tried really, really hard when I was a kid to actually imagine things and see them because I knew people could do that sort of thing. Specifically I tried to imagine a pink elephant playing with a ball. But black is all I ever got.

    ND and multiple concussions in my youth, but no concussions before I knew I couldn’t imagine visuals.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

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    Yeah, needs of the many and all that would be worth it if it happened. But I suspect the improvements in day to day written communication wouldn’t be enough to offset the disparity it would...

    Yeah, needs of the many and all that would be worth it if it happened.

    But I suspect the improvements in day to day written communication wouldn’t be enough to offset the disparity it would create. Post-reform access to scientific literature, etc. would necessitate learning post-reform English and pre-reform English. I can’t see inequity decreasing if kids need to learn to read pre-reform English on top of all the other socio-economic and systemic bias barriers we’ve got now.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

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    It would be neat to hear more about your efforts. Also, if we currently don’t write the way ¿any of us? speak isn’t it still an improvement to write the way ¿some of us? speak? I’m generally...

    It would be neat to hear more about your efforts.

    Also, if we currently don’t write the way ¿any of us? speak isn’t it still an improvement to write the way ¿some of us? speak?

    I’m generally anti-spelling reform even if I think English spelling is silly because {waves in the direction of English language hegemony}.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

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    Based on that description, you were taught phonics.

    Based on that description, you were taught phonics.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

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    I don’t think there’s any issues with using those strategies once you know how to read words. As in, you can see a string of letters in isolation and understand it represent a particular word....

    I don’t think there’s any issues with using those strategies once you know how to read words. As in, you can see a string of letters in isolation and understand it represent a particular word. Like if you see the word “pony” spelled out for the first time you could say or think “pony” rather than “horse.”

    But this is something like vibe reading. You might recognize very common words or phrases but if you come across a new word then all you’ve got to go on is vibes. Because you weren’t taught to actually read words.

    15 votes

  17. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

  18. Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science

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    Goodman is ridiculous:

    Goodman is ridiculous:

    He brought up the example of a child who comes to the word "horse" and says "pony" instead. His argument is that a child will still understand the meaning of the story because horse and pony are the same concept.

    I pressed him on this. First of all, a pony isn't the same thing as a horse. Second, don't you want to make sure that when a child is learning to read, he understands that /p/ /o/ /n/ /y/ says "pony"? And different letters say "horse"?

    He dismissed my question.

    "The purpose is not to learn words," he said. "The purpose is to make sense."

    37 votes

  19. Comment on Major League Soccer to align calendar with top leagues around the world in ~sports.football

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    Beginning in the summer of 2027, MLS will adopt a summer-to-spring season format, marking one of the most significant developments in the league’s history. MLS is continuing to work with the MLS Players Association to finalize agreement on a transition plan.

    In conjunction with this transition, MLS will introduce a new regular season format that blends elements of the global game with North American sports traditions. The league will also review potential adjustments to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs format as part of an ongoing evaluation process, but has not yet finalized any changes.

    2 votes