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  1. Comment on Redditors of Tildes, which subreddits are you missing the most during the blackout? in ~tech

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    AITA, most of the Star Wars subs, all the animal subs.

    AITA, most of the Star Wars subs, all the animal subs.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on People who have visited Reddit over the past few days, what's it like over there right now? in ~tech

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    I'm on PC, not the app so the only difference I can see is if you are subscribed to subReddits that are participating in the blackout, those have a closed or private notice set up. Otherwise, just...

    I'm on PC, not the app so the only difference I can see is if you are subscribed to subReddits that are participating in the blackout, those have a closed or private notice set up. Otherwise, just based on the "all" or "popular" feeds, it feels like nothing is happening.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on From banana slicers to sock sliders to pre-peeled oranges: Products mocked as “lazy” or “useless” are often important tools for people with disabilities in ~life

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    As someone who is disabled (wheelchair, walker and quad cane, depending on circumstances), I'm always struck by how invisible those of us who are disabled seem to be in society. Very good article.

    As someone who is disabled (wheelchair, walker and quad cane, depending on circumstances), I'm always struck by how invisible those of us who are disabled seem to be in society. Very good article.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on What are the "scents of your people?" in ~talk

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    Balsam and woodsmoke - smells like Maine to me. I went on a solo road trip there for my first ever vacation. I drove to and through parts of the Maine coast and headed inland as well. I went in...

    Balsam and woodsmoke - smells like Maine to me. I went on a solo road trip there for my first ever vacation. I drove to and through parts of the Maine coast and headed inland as well. I went in the fall so the air was so crisp and clean. This was over twenty years ago and whenever I smell either of those scents, it takes me right back to Maine.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Hey tilda swintons - what would you do if you were awarded $130,000,000 in post-tax lottery money? in ~talk

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    I'd take the lump sum, hire an attorney to set up trust funds for my sister/BIL and their kids with a portion of the funds. Have the attorney walk me through what is involved in setting up a...

    I'd take the lump sum, hire an attorney to set up trust funds for my sister/BIL and their kids with a portion of the funds. Have the attorney walk me through what is involved in setting up a charitable trust/foundation so I can spend my retirement as a philanthropist. Get a financial advisor to help me figure out what to invest in to make sure I can live comfortably. Buy land somewhere and build a house for me and my dogs.

  6. Comment on US mobile giants want to be your online identity in ~tech

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    What are they going to do about those of us who just use a basic flip phone?

    What are they going to do about those of us who just use a basic flip phone?

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as a radical act against ‘total work’ in ~life

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    That might work if we had some form of Universal Basic Income.

    That might work if we had some form of Universal Basic Income.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Apple can delete purchased movies from your library without telling you in ~tech

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    WoW, GW2 ans SWTOR. I usually play WoW the most but am taking a short break from it and trying out the other two.

    WoW, GW2 ans SWTOR. I usually play WoW the most but am taking a short break from it and trying out the other two.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Let's talk about drinks in ~food

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    I primarily drink coffee and tea - only decaf coffee, since I drink a lot of the stuff. Coffee with cream, breakfast of champions! My favorite flavored coffees (usually a pecan or hazelnut flavor)...

    I primarily drink coffee and tea - only decaf coffee, since I drink a lot of the stuff. Coffee with cream, breakfast of champions! My favorite flavored coffees (usually a pecan or hazelnut flavor) come from New England Coffee and Lola Savannah.

    Teas - black, green and herbal, the stronger the better. Can be decaf or regular since I don't drink as much of it as I do coffee. Plain water, rarely. Carbonated, flavored waters (unsweetened), occasionally and beer, once in a blue moon (only for medicinal purposes).

  10. Comment on Apple can delete purchased movies from your library without telling you in ~tech

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    I would love to run a Linux distro but then I'd have to forget about playing my games. I'm not tech savvy enough to set up a VM or use WINE so I'm stuck with Windoz. As for physical media like CDs...

    I would love to run a Linux distro but then I'd have to forget about playing my games. I'm not tech savvy enough to set up a VM or use WINE so I'm stuck with Windoz. As for physical media like CDs and DVDs, yeah, I prefer to have the physical copy of the album or movie, rather than trusting that it will always be accessible on my computer.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Do any of you have blogs? in ~creative

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    I had one called Cooking with Dogs as a sort of chronicle of my time in a couple of nursing homes and then my transition back to living in an apartment again. I ended up deleting it after I...

    I had one called Cooking with Dogs as a sort of chronicle of my time in a couple of nursing homes and then my transition back to living in an apartment again. I ended up deleting it after I stopped blogging although I did download everything I wrote first.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on The world's most common contraception has a dark past in ~health

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    I wish the article had put additional emphasis on the lack of safeguards and monitoring of surgeons performing sterilizations in India, in addition to the lack of education and availability of...

    I wish the article had put additional emphasis on the lack of safeguards and monitoring of surgeons performing sterilizations in India, in addition to the lack of education and availability of other options for birth control.

    On the other hand, contrast that with people in the US who want the "nuclear" option of sterilization and can't get it without jumping through hoops.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Insulin’s steep price leads to deadly rationing in ~health

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    I haven't been on insulin for quite some time and even during the short period (approx. 15 months or so) that I was, I either had insurance or was covered by Medicaid. I don't remember what my...

    I haven't been on insulin for quite some time and even during the short period (approx. 15 months or so) that I was, I either had insurance or was covered by Medicaid. I don't remember what my insulin cost was at that time (this was back in 2005-2006) but just doing some quick Google-fu, I found prices ranging from $295.00-421.00 per 100 units. If I was uninsured now, I wouldn't be able to handle what it currently costs due to being on a fixed income. So it wouldn't even be that I'd ration it, I'd probably just stop using it altogether.

    1 vote