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Comment on Is ADHD really that debilitating? in ~health.mental
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
nemo Link ParentThey also hold the Supreme Court and much of the lower courts. This is all three branches of government.They also hold the Supreme Court and much of the lower courts. This is all three branches of government.
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Comment on The case for left-handed representation in gaming in ~games
nemo LinkMinecraft has had this option ever since they added offhand items.Minecraft has had this option ever since they added offhand items.
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
nemo Link ParentYes, like a snake. It's the same sense in cards, of discarding something useless.Yes, like a snake. It's the same sense in cards, of discarding something useless.
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
nemo Link ParentLike "slough" in cards? Rhymes with "rough"? IIRC he mentioned that was the British pronunciation.Like "slough" in cards? Rhymes with "rough"? IIRC he mentioned that was the British pronunciation.
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
nemo LinkHearing "slough" pronounced as "slew" throughout this video was wild. I was raised deep in "slau" country, I guess (though really more like "slow").Hearing "slough" pronounced as "slew" throughout this video was wild. I was raised deep in "slau" country, I guess (though really more like "slow").
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Comment on Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions in ~transport
nemo LinkAs someone riding every day, some of these improved lanes went up along my routes and most of them are amazing (looking at you, Lake west of Pulaski). But some are just ridiculously bad (looking...As someone riding every day, some of these improved lanes went up along my routes and most of them are amazing (looking at you, Lake west of Pulaski).
But some are just ridiculously bad (looking at you, Grand between Western and Damen) with so many holes on the barriers that it actually decreases safety by forcing cyclists using them to weave around illegally parked (or idling) cars.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
nemo LinkThanks for welcoming me to the server and I promise, that hole I made in the jungle plateau will finish becoming a house and garden soon. Just one question: can we not tame ocelots anymore?Thanks for welcoming me to the server and I promise, that hole I made in the jungle plateau will finish becoming a house and garden soon.
Just one question: can we not tame ocelots anymore?
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Comment on What music would you want to listen to going into a war? in ~music
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentI don't see how that matters. Reubens and cubanos are both condiment-forward and greasy, but no one's going to argue they're not sandwiches.I don't see how that matters. Reubens and cubanos are both condiment-forward and greasy, but no one's going to argue they're not sandwiches.
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentNoodle is the shape, pasta is the material. Not all pasta is noodle-shaped; not all noodles are made of pasta. Spaghetti and vermicelli are noodles made of pasta. Orecchiette is a non-noodle made...Noodle is the shape, pasta is the material. Not all pasta is noodle-shaped; not all noodles are made of pasta.
Spaghetti and vermicelli are noodles made of pasta. Orecchiette is a non-noodle made of pasta. Pool noodles are noodles not made of pasta.
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Comment on Hearing aids, what's it like to have them? in ~health
nemo Link Parentkind of presumptive to only consider terrestrial entities capable of humanitykind of presumptive to only consider terrestrial entities capable of humanity
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nemo LinkHonestly, Pikmin Bloom. It's one of those "get walking" games like Pokémon Go, by the same developer I think, but this one clicks with me. I walked 103K steps last week and had a blast doing it....Honestly, Pikmin Bloom. It's one of those "get walking" games like Pokémon Go, by the same developer I think, but this one clicks with me. I walked 103K steps last week and had a blast doing it. While it does offer microtransactions, it's quite straightforward to gather sufficient in-game currency through regular play, and there's only one currency, which is refreshing.
My only complaints are that it's slow to load and a battery-gobbler, but not insanely so in either case.
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Comment on Meet Your Tildes Neighbour: August 2023 Edition in ~talk
nemo Link ParentI got to go to a live showing of Rejected with a Q&A years ago here in Chicago. Unfortunately, Don was sick and couldn't make it. Instead the audience asked each other questions, it was actually...I got to go to a live showing of Rejected with a Q&A years ago here in Chicago. Unfortunately, Don was sick and couldn't make it. Instead the audience asked each other questions, it was actually really fun!
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Comment on Besides money, if the was the case, what might prevent you from have a fulfilling life? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentThe Stoic knows that she is not her brain, she is not her mind. Having a defect or disability of the mind is the same as having one of the body, in that it is an external factor outside of her...The Stoic knows that she is not her brain, she is not her mind. Having a defect or disability of the mind is the same as having one of the body, in that it is an external factor outside of her control, and she must accept this limitation and make the best of it.
A lot of non-stoics mistakenly think that Stoicism, with its emphasis on limiting the effect of emotion on decision-making, is a rational system, but that's dualistic thinking. Rationality can lead one astray as easily as emotion. It is virtue, not reason, that guides the Stoic.
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Comment on Meet Your Tildes Neighbour: August 2023 Edition in ~talk
nemo Link ParentHey, thanks! I'm not a quick reader, but I am an avid one, and always looking to stock up my phone with ebooks for the train.Hey, thanks! I'm not a quick reader, but I am an avid one, and always looking to stock up my phone with ebooks for the train.
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Comment on Besides money, if the was the case, what might prevent you from have a fulfilling life? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentSure, chronic pain is unpleasant, sometimes crippling. It's an obstacle to happiness at the very least and almost always a constraint on action. But to quote Marcus Aurelius this time, "the...Sure, chronic pain is unpleasant, sometimes crippling. It's an obstacle to happiness at the very least and almost always a constraint on action. But to quote Marcus Aurelius this time, "the obstacle in the way becomes the way". One can't just wish things to be different than they are. If chronic pain is a part of someone's life, she can't ignore that or try to live the life of someone without it; she needs to find ways to seek virtue and fulfillment that are in accordance with a life of chronic pain.
To the Stoic, happiness isn't good and pain isn't bad. Nothing that happens to us can be, because they're out of our control; only our decisions can be good or bad.
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Comment on Besides money, if the was the case, what might prevent you from have a fulfilling life? in ~talk
nemo Link ParentThere's a quote from Hamlet: "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." What Hamlet means is one of the core Stoic principles: that we have to accept reality, and whether we...There's a quote from Hamlet: "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." What Hamlet means is one of the core Stoic principles: that we have to accept reality, and whether we like it or not is not determined by reality, but by our preferences about reality. In Latin, the phrase was "amor fati", the love of fate; not "fate" as in future events, but past events, things you cannot change. You cannot change events, I repeat, but you can change how you feel about them.
So if I am unfulfilled, it's because I have chosen to be so, either by viewing my life as unfulfilling, or by pursuing a life I find unfulfilling. I choose to both "love my fate" and also do things I find fulfillment in, like helping others and making the world a better place.
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Comment on Meet Your Tildes Neighbour: August 2023 Edition in ~talk
Debilitating? Well, habits are harder to make and easier to break, unless they center around dopamine production. And task completion does not generate dopamine production.
I am always surprised when I step outside and it is raining, because checking the weather is not and cannot be part of my morning routine. Similar with having a daily to-do list, because checking it cannot be part of a routine. Many of us have workarounds — I put my to-do notebook somewhere where I will see it without needing to seek it out, and it's chartreuse so I DO see it... most days.
But the things that can be done automatically by NTs need to be done intentionally every time for those with ADHD, which takes time, focus, and mental energy every time.