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  1. Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk

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    He's precious. Tell him I said he's a good boy.

    He's precious.

    Tell him I said he's a good boy.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk

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    If you want another way to use Latin to sound smart, type out "et alia" ("and others," gender neutral) and "et cetera" ("and the rest") instead of using the abbreviated versions "et al." and "etc."

    If you want another way to use Latin to sound smart, type out "et alia" ("and others," gender neutral) and "et cetera" ("and the rest") instead of using the abbreviated versions "et al." and "etc."

    3 votes

  3. Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk

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    Yes! I'm don't feel so alone anymore for my mnemonic for e.g.! ...however, for i.e., I remember it as "in essence."

    Yes! I'm don't feel so alone anymore for my mnemonic for e.g.!

    ...however, for i.e., I remember it as "in essence."

    2 votes

  4. Comment on USA: "The undecided voters are not who you think they are" in ~society

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    It's from Stranger In A Strange Land (at least that's how I know it) and what I remember is that it means to drink in full or embody understanding of a concept or thing.

    It's from Stranger In A Strange Land (at least that's how I know it) and what I remember is that it means to drink in full or embody understanding of a concept or thing.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on USA: "The undecided voters are not who you think they are" in ~society

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    Off topic: highlighting the use of "grok" in the wild to let you know its appreciated.

    Off topic: highlighting the use of "grok" in the wild to let you know its appreciated.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on How an apple from a rejected tree became the Honeycrisp in ~food

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    That was a disappointing article. The headline and byline are the interesting parts that I was hoping to learn more about, but the article text reads like a collection of apple trivia.

    That was a disappointing article. The headline and byline are the interesting parts that I was hoping to learn more about, but the article text reads like a collection of apple trivia.

    9 votes

  7. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    Heck yeah! Got some issues to me when I was in the military, and I've used them frequently despite not being around jet engines anymore.

    Heck yeah! Got some issues to me when I was in the military, and I've used them frequently despite not being around jet engines anymore.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Google must destroy $5 billion worth of user data illegally collected in Incognito Mode in ~tech

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    Just want to highlight the normalization of equating information about people to a monetary value that this headline contains. There's seeds to a dystopian novel backstory in this headline, like...

    Just want to highlight the normalization of equating information about people to a monetary value that this headline contains.

    There's seeds to a dystopian novel backstory in this headline, like it would be hidden in a montage paragraph of headlines showing how society slid into some indifferent future.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Looking for adventure(-ish) games to play alongside my 8 years old in ~games

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    If there's a chance that a 2D platforms might land between the two of you, I'd recommend Rayman Legends. The art and music is amazing, and it's pretty loose and offbeat on story, so it's a fun...

    If there's a chance that a 2D platforms might land between the two of you, I'd recommend Rayman Legends. The art and music is amazing, and it's pretty loose and offbeat on story, so it's a fun romp through some great platforming mechanics... in a way each level has a kind of groove that you get into like riding a rollercoaster.

    There's an added bonus in that when you play multi-player, you only restart from the last checkpoint if everyone playing dies. Just one survivor can resurrect others who are floating around as a sort of ghost.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Excellent! I love the idea of a sequel with some twist on it.

    Excellent! I love the idea of a sequel with some twist on it.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Separate reply for a new question: when do you think you'll put out the call to expand this playlist again? I haven't been keeping an eye on the number of songs on the playlist so I'm not even...

    Separate reply for a new question: when do you think you'll put out the call to expand this playlist again?

    I haven't been keeping an eye on the number of songs on the playlist so I'm not even sure if additions have slowed or not, just curious.

    Thanks again for this, it's been what I needed to freshen things up.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Thanks for adding Down On the Beat, that hit nice today when it came up for me.

    Thanks for adding Down On the Beat, that hit nice today when it came up for me.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Thanks for the introduction to Bright Ambassadors of Morning - the operatic movement structure and tonal changes are phenomenal.

    Thanks for the introduction to Bright Ambassadors of Morning - the operatic movement structure and tonal changes are phenomenal.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Thanks for adding these - I enjoyed Who Knew? when it came on this morning while I was running.

    Thanks for adding these - I enjoyed Who Knew? when it came on this morning while I was running.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Thanks for the introduction to Scott Helman, I really enjoyed Sweet Tooth when it came up for me this morning.

    Thanks for the introduction to Scott Helman, I really enjoyed Sweet Tooth when it came up for me this morning.

  16. Comment on Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth" in ~finance

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    Correct: I served in the Air Force. Thankfully I had an older brother who had gone the Army route and got out before I enlisted. He was there to guide me through selecting which branch and what...

    Correct: I served in the Air Force. Thankfully I had an older brother who had gone the Army route and got out before I enlisted. He was there to guide me through selecting which branch and what jobs to condor. In short, he helped set me up to get skills I could translate into post-military work.

    I take your point on all the things to be learned, and agree there's a myriad of ways that it could be done.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth" in ~finance

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    I'm with you on the sort-of-pacifist perspective, and think that the service would need to be non-military to truly connect. Having done that for a few years, I can say it's not for everyone. I...

    I'm with you on the sort-of-pacifist perspective, and think that the service would need to be non-military to truly connect. Having done that for a few years, I can say it's not for everyone. I have yet to find anything that is, and I think that is a tiny bit of evidence for your thought on the subject.

    I'm not educated enough to lay out a list of potential issues or opportunities, but my optimism wants me to see the net benefit despite the problems that might need to get resolved along the way.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth" in ~finance

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    I assume you're referring to the service statement... if so: yeah, it did. I could see the ideal in it, even if my first reaction was, "No." It reminds me of a comment made on a previous thread...

    I assume you're referring to the service statement... if so: yeah, it did. I could see the ideal in it, even if my first reaction was, "No."

    It reminds me of a comment made on a previous thread here (no time to search for it at the moment, but would appreciate anyone else finding it). It was on a thread asking what people do to find out connect with community, and the response given actually started by defining what they thought the word "community" meant. I'm going to paraphrase, so fair warning that the details here aren't quite right: the poster described how a community to them is not meeting for a purpose (i.e., a hobby, a faith, etc) and included at least 3 of 5 people from different groups they listed (e.g., old/young, rich/poor, urban/rural). By that definition, I would posit that many people don't have a lot of community in their lives and that hard turn is trying to push that sort of aspect across a broader audience. He refers to it as "connective tissue," and I could understand why he used that term.

    (edit to add a missing space that was bugging me on reread)

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Thanks, stranger - I appreciate the chance you've provided me to get into something new. :)

    Thanks, stranger - I appreciate the chance you've provided me to get into something new. :)

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    Appreciate the chance to discover new things, thanks for putting this out there. I thought about overthinking this, but decided to just do the first couple that came to mind and a couple recent...

    Appreciate the chance to discover new things, thanks for putting this out there. I thought about overthinking this, but decided to just do the first couple that came to mind and a couple recent ones that hit for me at the moment.

    Mint Royale - Show Me
    Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
    Royal Blood - Figure It Out
    Baker - Hell N Back
    Incubus - Anna Molly

    2 votes