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  1. Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life

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    Oh that's entirely where I'm at, I do physical work and generally arrive home reasonably filthy. I assure you I wash well, every day. I'm commenting on the routine beyond that base level, where...

    Oh that's entirely where I'm at, I do physical work and generally arrive home reasonably filthy. I assure you I wash well, every day.

    I'm commenting on the routine beyond that base level, where things start to get a bit (or a lot) more optional but can seem necessary.

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  2. Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life

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    I'm mulling on this because while I like being clean and I'd prefer to avoid skin cancer I've always associated extensive beauty routines with insecurity and capture by capitalist interests that...

    I'm mulling on this because while I like being clean and I'd prefer to avoid skin cancer I've always associated extensive beauty routines with insecurity and capture by capitalist interests that really don't have our welfare in mind.

    I'm aware that how I appear is a language that I'm speaking, so I'm somewhat mindful of what it is I'm saying. But having said that I'm extremely thankful that I'm happy to go in public looking much as I do when I wake up in the morning. I wish everyone that ease.

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  3. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    Alpine. It's a fairly recent move to there from debian and I'm very much liking the straightforward nature of things, the speed and not having to deal with systemd. For a desktop it's reasonably...

    Alpine. It's a fairly recent move to there from debian and I'm very much liking the straightforward nature of things, the speed and not having to deal with systemd. For a desktop it's reasonably austere behind the scenes but I have it and kde running on a couple of boxes, including an old surface pro, and it just works.

    Debian felt the same when I moved to it sometime around 1999-2000. It doesn't anymore.

    The start was red hat 5.2 in 1998 or so but I can't say I stayed there long.

    Fwiw my professional life looks more like carpentry than tech.

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  4. Comment on Why cheap waste management is key to stopping plastic pollution in ~enviro

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    If macro plastic pollution were to be dealt with (unequivocally a good thing, don't get me wrong) we would be left with micro plastics which are more insidious and largely driven by things like...

    If macro plastic pollution were to be dealt with (unequivocally a good thing, don't get me wrong) we would be left with micro plastics which are more insidious and largely driven by things like paint (almost all paint is plastic) and tyre dust from roads. In these the first world occupies its usual spot as the heaviest polluter.

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  5. Comment on Is new music dying? Everyone’s flopping. in ~music

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    Mostly PBS sometimes RRR. Both are Melbourne community radio stations, both steam live and shows on demand. If you can't find a show that suits your taste you probably don't like music that much....

    Mostly PBS sometimes RRR.

    Both are Melbourne community radio stations, both steam live and shows on demand. If you can't find a show that suits your taste you probably don't like music that much.

    Melbourne has a very healthy live music scene and a very healthy radio scene. I'm not sure which came first but they are two legs of a three legged stool, the other leg being the venues.

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