nacho's recent activity
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Comment on English grammar book recommendations? in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X in ~tech
nacho Link ParentI think for most audiences around the world, it's a lot more serious that Meta'll still remove a hint of a nipple, but not remove blatantly false state-sponsored political propaganda. In many...I think for most audiences around the world, it's a lot more serious that Meta'll still remove a hint of a nipple, but not remove blatantly false state-sponsored political propaganda.
In many countries I don't think these changes will go over well.
In the US, maybe a portion of the population will think this is less "censorship" although a much larger group seem to be seriously concerned about how social media platforms run their operations and how their algorithms are turning many of our brains to mush.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nacho LinkI've never played Path of Exile before, so I figured I'd try the closed beta of Path of Exile 2 that started maybe a month ago. The story is pretty good! Only the first three of a planned six acts...I've never played Path of Exile before, so I figured I'd try the closed beta of Path of Exile 2 that started maybe a month ago.
The story is pretty good! Only the first three of a planned six acts are done.
So far, gameplay-wise, I'm enjoying it more than the Diablo games. because it just plays better.
A lot of people are saying the endgame seems unfinished or predatory because you have to grind so much to get an attempt at the last bosses. I'm guessing that's partly because people haven't grinded gear for months so dying is more common than it probably will be down the line.
It'll be intersting to see how things pan out the next months to a year before full release!
I'm not going to dedicate huge amounts of time to the game. Therefore it's nice that the self-sufficient style works well thus far. And you get enough currency that it's pretty easy to trade for good gear to try the endgame too.
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Comment on Norway is assessing its EU options as a second Donald Trump term looms – increased geopolitical tensions could yet see Oslo rethink its attitude towards Brussels in ~society
nacho Link ParentI also expect relatively cheap electricity compared to Europe and autonomy over the power grid to be a major deal here. Now if te world were to enter a state of more and more tariffs, and Norway...I also expect relatively cheap electricity compared to Europe and autonomy over the power grid to be a major deal here.
Now if te world were to enter a state of more and more tariffs, and Norway were fall outside EU-US or other bilateral EU trade deals, just being on the outside could completely decimate the Norwegian economy.
If this unlikely scenario were to play out for some geopolitical reasons or other, the way into the EU would be quick, irrespective of the other three "freedom areas" of fishing rights, price and power grid autonomy. I think this last scenario is the only somewhat realistic way for Norway to join during the next decade or so.
Even defense cooperation with Ukraine or only access to Covid vaccines because the EU were inclusive rather than exclusive didn't really change attitudes towards membership.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nacho Link ParentMy only gripe so far is that it's hard to tell the number of charges in the health/mana flasks. I wish I could have a counter. I'm somewhat into Act II, enjoying the story more than POE 1 as well....My only gripe so far is that it's hard to tell the number of charges in the health/mana flasks. I wish I could have a counter.
I'm somewhat into Act II, enjoying the story more than POE 1 as well.
So far I'm finding it a little difficult to judge what gear to pick up or not. That's also part of the great thing about playing a new game: It hasn't been solved yet, so you can just do whatever as long as you're trying without getting flack.
The multiplayer parties are great. The scaling down of levels to play with friends seems to work okay.
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Comment on A conspiracy theory about US "bullet ballots" - How it's hard to evaluate stuff you see online in ~society
nacho Link ParentWell said. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Sadly many seem to believe social media posts that "look professional" with random unsourced text pasted on an image.Well said.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Sadly many seem to believe social media posts that "look professional" with random unsourced text pasted on an image.
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Comment on Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway thrashed Kazakhstan to seal promotion to the top flight of the UEFA Nations League in ~sports.football
nacho LinkHe now has more hat-tricks than he is years old (25 hat-tricks, 24 years old). I believe Luis Suarez, Robert Lewandowski, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only players with more hat-tricks...He now has more hat-tricks than he is years old (25 hat-tricks, 24 years old).
I believe Luis Suarez, Robert Lewandowski, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only players with more hat-tricks in the top divisions since the year 2000.
Haaland scores something like a hat-trick around every 10 games on average, which is just a silly stat.
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Comment on Could we get a ~politics.us? in ~tildes
nacho Link ParentI stand corrected. There's been at least one removal. Stuff like an Onion piece on the election results has reached the minimum bar for a stand-alone thread this week.I stand corrected. There's been at least one removal.
Stuff like an Onion piece on the election results has reached the minimum bar for a stand-alone thread this week.
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Comment on Could we get a ~politics.us? in ~tildes
nacho Link ParentNo-one is having their US political submissions removed for being "too trivial" to deserve a stand-alone post. That's because there is no policy that these threads must be made to megathreads...No-one is having their US political submissions removed for being "too trivial" to deserve a stand-alone post.
That's because there is no policy that these threads must be made to megathreads rather than as normal submissions to their relevant groups.
There has been no announcement of such a policy, because there is no such policy.
I know a group of users wants such a policy, based on their interests and tastes. They can filter topics or words. I'm much more interested in users making contributions to this site having good experiences than people who choose not to use the site settings to match their interests.
You're perfectly fine to hold a different opinion to mine. I don't have a problem with that.
What I do have a problem with is that you feel the need to characterize my view as "disingenuous" and assume bad faith on my behalf. That's not in line with the basic ideas that underpin tildes.
I don't understand how you can view me having a different view to yours on politics megathreads as evidence of "how toxic" US political discussion is on tildes. Can you not respect users having different views to yours?
If those reading these exchanges find my views toxic or denigrating the ability to have discussions on tildes, then clearly a lot has changed since we were brainstorming the ideas in the chat channels that led Deimos to create this site in the way he chose.
If that's how others read these exchanges, I'd love to hear about it.
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Comment on Could we get a ~politics.us? in ~tildes
nacho Link ParentI just want to reiterate that this is not a policy, however much a small group of people would like it to be, based on their personal interests/non-interests. Anyone can post any appropriate link...US news in particular is supposed to go into the megathread.
I just want to reiterate that this is not a policy, however much a small group of people would like it to be, based on their personal interests/non-interests.
Anyone can post any appropriate link they want to the groups they want.
Some people want to deter others from posting about the issues they care about, and would rather these contributors have bad experiences with much fewer interactions by leaving their submissions to die in megathreads.
(I'm not saying this is something anyone in this thread wants)
Users are completely free to post things they want to post. It's up to users to filter tags/groups they are not interested in.
That's how tildes is built as a site.
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Comment on A freeze dryer is not a reasonable purchase in ~tech
nacho Link ParentI have a regular fruit dryer. That's more than good enough for preserving fruit when there's that half a pineapple, or similar that'll get spoilt if I don't have a means of preserving. It's not...I have a regular fruit dryer. That's more than good enough for preserving fruit when there's that half a pineapple, or similar that'll get spoilt if I don't have a means of preserving.
It's not exactly the same taste, and definitely not a hobby the same way freeze drying is!
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Comment on Apex Legends dev team update: Linux and anti-cheat in ~games
nacho Link ParentIt also means the consequences of cheats getting caught are often bigger: You have to have significant expertise to make the cheats, you spend a lot of time developing the cheat, if what the cheat...It also means the consequences of cheats getting caught are often bigger:
- You have to have significant expertise to make the cheats, you spend a lot of time developing the cheat, if what the cheat exploits is patched you have to repeat some of this more demanding stuff.
The business case for cheats often just falls apart in addition to the stronger protections against many of the potential cheats themselves.
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Comment on A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion in ~health
nacho Link ParentI cannot think of a different country where the system of litigation and rules for going to court are the same as they are in the US. It's not normal that there are billboards along roads for...I cannot think of a different country where the system of litigation and rules for going to court are the same as they are in the US.
It's not normal that there are billboards along roads for accident lawyers, or that you need to have labels and signs warning against using a hairdryer in a tornado, or that using the pool is at your own risk.
Rules relating to liability are out of whack in the US. This has effects throughout society. Malpractice insurance being so incredibly costly is one of those things.
My local doctor's union advises their members to lie that they're not doctors in the US and not to help in any way if they're on the scene of a medical incident. But that advice is only for the US and a small number of other developing countries.
It's my opinion that the US is unique with relation to courts and risks of getting sued in the medical field.
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Comment on Industry groups are suing the US Federal Trade Commission to stop its click to cancel rule in ~tech
nacho Link ParentI hope we'll avoid some nonsense ruling about some contrived First Amendment concern, or similar judicial nonsense with drawing back to backwards constitutionalism on some principle or other....I hope we'll avoid some nonsense ruling about some contrived First Amendment concern, or similar judicial nonsense with drawing back to backwards constitutionalism on some principle or other.
You're entirely right: The whole point of consumer regulations is that they protect individual consumers against the power of company behemoths we can't be expected to be able to stand up to alone.
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Comment on A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion in ~health
nacho Link ParentThey're funding the risk of being sued, and care in all cases they're required to give care even if people can't pay. I have relatives that practice medicine. Around a third of their annual income...They're funding the risk of being sued, and care in all cases they're required to give care even if people can't pay.
I have relatives that practice medicine. Around a third of their annual income goes to paying malpractice insurance.
And then hospitals are for-profit because healthcare isn't universal or government-run, but still in part government funded. The whole system is bonkers. This means that even more of the money goes to profits of the 'medical insurance and litigation business', and 'owning-healthcare providers' business. These are very lucrative businesses.
The threat of non-payment or calling out overpricing isn't worth not lowering the price to see what you can get away with. It's also a system where you for some reason have to barter, and the same procedures can cost hugely different sums depending on which hospital was closest when one neede emergency care.
Healthcare cannot be market economics, because as we approach death or serious permanent harm, the willingness to pay approaches infinity, going somewhere else often isn't practically possible and financial ruin is viewed as an acceptable outcome.
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Comment on A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion in ~health
nacho Link ParentSimplified, the problems with the US healthcare system aren't about the US healthcare system, but the US insurance system and regulations regarding financial responsibility. I think that's why...Simplified, the problems with the US healthcare system aren't about the US healthcare system, but the US insurance system and regulations regarding financial responsibility.
I think that's why cries against hospitals/health care workers ring so hollow for me: That's not what any of this is about, which means fixing the healthcare system isn't about fixing the healthcare system at all. The care is world class, but it's just inaccessible to many of those who should have access due to the stupid financial organization.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nacho LinkBackpack battles. I haven't played in months. A lot of content has been added, and the balance is pretty good. A lot of builds seem to be valid, although a couple classes suffer. It's a turn-based...Backpack battles.
I haven't played in months. A lot of content has been added, and the balance is pretty good. A lot of builds seem to be valid, although a couple classes suffer.
It's a turn-based deckbuilder/ fit-the-items in spaces for synergy-single player game that match makes against other people's builds to play ranked or casually. Would recommend.
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Comment on Use plain text email in ~tech
nacho Link ParentMany company email providers, universities and the like actually don't do this, to avoid spammers/scammers/scripts from figuring out what email adresses are real and not. It's a pain for us...However I suspect that Gmail (and all other providers) will still return an error code if you try emailing an address that doesn't exist.
Many company email providers, universities and the like actually don't do this, to avoid spammers/scammers/scripts from figuring out what email adresses are real and not.
It's a pain for us humans, but necessary because of the spam-hell that poor filtering provides (and the sheer amount of work needed to keep a good spam filter up to date and tuned).
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Comment on How chain restaurants use smells to entice us in ~food
nacho Link ParentThis is a great tip. I freeze all my "fresh" leafy spices. It's a game-changer.This is a great tip. I freeze all my "fresh" leafy spices. It's a game-changer.
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Comment on EU top court says some FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law in ~sports.football
nacho LinkLike the Bosman-ruling, where players can move freely when they're not under contract with their previous club any longer, this ruling will change football forever. And that's good. It's perfectly...Like the Bosman-ruling, where players can move freely when they're not under contract with their previous club any longer, this ruling will change football forever.
And that's good. It's perfectly in line with the core values of the EU: Freedom of goods, services and capital; therefore freedom of workers.
The bullshit comments from the footballing associations that they like this in any shape or form is absolute nonsense and attempting not to lose face when their systemic illegalities yet again force them to alter their core practices.
For other languages, grammars give extra depth of understanding even for advanced speakers.
My experience with English - because the grammar is so simple, the rules in many cases so obscure or have so many exceptions - is that a grammar is much less useful.
I always recommend Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" to get into more advanced English.
"The Economist's Style Guide" is also good, with many good rules/ideas in practice.
If you're actually out for advanced grammar, I wouldn't even know where to start anymore. You already implicitly know all the esoteric "rules" about the Third person subjunctive, countables/uncountables etc.