nacho's recent activity
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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
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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.
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Comment on Learned a life-changing tip about human psychology - Any others? in ~talk
nacho LinkIf you're standing/sitting next to each other, instead of across from each other, it's way, way harder to be mad at each other. This can be especially useful in group settings: If you know two...If you're standing/sitting next to each other, instead of across from each other, it's way, way harder to be mad at each other.
This can be especially useful in group settings: If you know two people don't go along well, sit them next to each other. They will be less disruptive.
Even in meetings/groupings with many people, if you ally with just one or two people, you can often engineer two people to sit next to each other because there are no other options.
Completely separately, being an active listener is extremely easy and will avoid a ton of misunderstandings. People who give physical signs of actively listneing are also more liked and included than those who do not.
What are signs of active listneing? Nodding and shaking your head when appropriate in conversation, changing facial expressions, smiling, laughing, looking at the speaker when they're reaching an important point/climax in what they're saying and so on.
These things are even more important in online meetings and will land you so much more goodwill. If there's ever an opportunity to have your camera on, and you don't actively want to hide from being noticed, you should have your camera on and be actively listneing while showing signs of this.
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Comment on Where environmentalists went wrong / It’s time for “effective environmentalism" in ~enviro
nacho Link ParentGetting -something- done is better than yelling loudly and not getting -anything- done. I completely agree that we're in a dire situation and don't have time for a slow transition. We didn't have...Getting -something- done is better than yelling loudly and not getting -anything- done.
I completely agree that we're in a dire situation and don't have time for a slow transition. We didn't have that time 20 years ago either.
In democracies we require majority support for changes, sustained over time, for the changes to happen. That's a reality, irrespective of what objective facts say we need to do on any issue.
However, we cannot let perfect be the enemy of good. We need every substantive environmental policy we can have, each and every one of them is good.
The only bad climate policies/actions are the ones that hinder the overall goal.
For example: Gluing your hands to a runway to hinder flights for some hours is worse for the climate than not doing that. That kind of demonstration does more harm than good in enacting climate change, however right the activist might be that we need to stop emissions, right now.
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Comment on Where environmentalists went wrong / It’s time for “effective environmentalism" in ~enviro
nacho Link ParentExactly! And an extreme amount of political capital is being wasted on symbolic measures with trivial environmental impact. That same political capital could be spent on meaningful, significant...Exactly!
And an extreme amount of political capital is being wasted on symbolic measures with trivial environmental impact.
That same political capital could be spent on meaningful, significant change. The quotes from the article about this in a different comment are spot on.
Environmentalists need to be more savvy and pragmatic. We need to win the hearts and minds while gradually making poor environmental choices less and less acceptable, culturally and socially speaking.
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Comment on Actually, we can deploy energy infrastructure very quickly in ~enviro
nacho LinkThere are many great points in this article. There are other issues, where there are huge emissions, that cannot be solved quickly. I'll give a couple short examples: Right now if I were to try to...There are many great points in this article.
There are other issues, where there are huge emissions, that cannot be solved quickly. I'll give a couple short examples:
- Right now if I were to try to get a seabed cable to electrify say an offshore oil platform, I'd be lucky to get delivery in the early 2030s. The world's production capacity is spent.
This is a big deal. These places have inefficient gas turbines so emissions per energy is much, much higher here than if the gas were transported to a modern, highly efficient plant on land.
But these cables are also extremely important if we are to build offshore wind power! If that technology takes off, I'd be willing to bet quite a lot of money on these cables being a significant bottleneck for offshore wind in areas with less conflict (farther out to sea).
The speed at which we require energy transitions away from fossil fuels require that we do a lot of things very quickly without years of planning.
- A second example of a significant bottleneck is building more electricity grid.
This grid is needed for the tremendous increase we need in electric power to go away from fossil cars, fossil heating, fossil transport, fossil-run trains and so on.
But at the same time we need to electrify things like industrial production, mining, agriculture and so on.
The amount of electrical grid that needs to be planned and built is tremendous, and it needs to come before investment in green power production can realistically happen.
Yes, we can make the changes in people's homes and with nuclear and all sorts of other great improvements that will make a real difference. We also need to do the hard things that should have been planned and implemented the last 20 years at the same time too!
That's where things get tough. But if politicians just say yes, some improvements can happen really quickly.
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Comment on It is time to do away with the empty recurring weekly threads in ~tildes
nacho Link ParentWho in their right mind would make a post about the discussion threads being dead based on the activity of those threads after they've been up for one hour and are supposed to last a full week? To...- Who in their right mind would make a post about the discussion threads being dead based on the activity of those threads after they've been up for one hour and are supposed to last a full week?
To me, straw-manning views different to my own in that way isn't discussing in good faith.
I did not want to assume bad faith on your behalf or that of others in the thread.
If someone argues that yes, their tastes are more important than those of other tildes users, so they should be able to force their preferences on the rest of the community, they should write out those arguments.
Because those arguments betray paternalistic values I think many will find unappealing and do not want to be associated with.
Especially if the idea is repressing the views on topics concerning embattled minorities in Israel and Palestine.
Or the authoritarian whiff that comes with wanting to suppress political discussion on a platform that wishes to encourage those who choose not to partake in conversations because they're bullied away from being open about their personal politics on other discussion sites online.
If the idea behind the recurring is sapping the life out of all discussions of US politics and Israel/Palestine, to me those aims are not good. If the goal is having people linking their links in a designated space and not having discussions, then the threads are working as intended.
I'm not going to assume that destructive intent on behalf of others, especially unless they actually say that's what they want to accomplish.
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Comment on It is time to do away with the empty recurring weekly threads in ~tildes
nacho Link ParentI participated in the discussion in 2020 after a single user had in 2019 taken it upon themself to make weekly threads specifically about electioneering for the presidential election, not for US...I participated in the discussion in 2020 after a single user had in 2019 taken it upon themself to make weekly threads specifically about electioneering for the presidential election, not for US politics as a whole.
The overwhelming feedback in the discussion at the time in 2020 was that a tag was appropriate, so those who don't want this content, could use the tags that have been used consistently for years at that point.
But a different single user made weekly threads regarding all US politics despite the meta-discussion in the fall of 2020 not leading to that consensus.
Then these threads were quickly made official. Looking at even the first threads from October/November 2020, it worked: Those who wanted to stop people from discussing US politics on tildes ended up with a segregation link-dump of little-to-no interaction from the community.
That's four years ago. This is tildes in 2024.
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We do not have issues with the volume of US political content or with content relating to the other large topics dominating world politics right now.
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Tildes does not have issues with the conversations taking place in threads on these topics.
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Other topics are the ones where problematic comments have to be removed.
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It's not reasonable to preemptively depress conversations on specific issues to "steer the community away from constantly posting and arguing about" these issues.
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It's especially unreasonable to suppress US political discussion on tildes in the run-up period to the time every four years that Americans get to vote for their president.
Isn't having a decent place to discuss US politics and other important topics like LGBT-issues, mental health, climate change, research and the like precisely the point of the site? That we can build a community that can handle these things, or if we have assholes who can't mange, those people get removed from the conversation?
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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.