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Comment on Lithium removal with household water purification devices in ~science
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
norney LinkDo not rejoice in his defeat, you men; For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again. Bertolt Brecht Referring to Arturo Ui (representing...Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men; For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.
Bertolt Brecht
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
norney Link ParentYou're bad enough mate, but holy shit have you met me?You're bad enough mate, but holy shit have you met me?
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Comment on Maybe a killer AI isn't that bad in ~talk
norney LinkI think to look at this in a non-anthropocentric way the discussion needs to look at time rather than space. An AI killing machine kicking my front door down in the next 15 minutes may prompt me...I think to look at this in a non-anthropocentric way the discussion needs to look at time rather than space.
An AI killing machine kicking my front door down in the next 15 minutes may prompt me to think carefully, if briefly, about my mortality and legacy and ancestors and my children's children's children's children and shared humanity and whether or not being imminently rendered limb from limb is a shame or if it's all for the best if it allows our superior invention to thrive.
Yet that consideration is very different from my kids little fingers having an extra millimeter of flexibility compared to mine as an adaptation to their mode of life and fitness for procreation, and that rate of adaptation cascading over thousands of generations resulting in a human-derived AI-based lifeform making the decision to phase out archae-humans.
The first example is unavoidably centred around my desire not to be bodily and culturally chopped up in to little bits by a computer, whereas the second example happens almost completely unnoticed, and even the end decision is something of a non event.
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Comment on British lawmaker David Amess dies after being stabbed multiple times while meeting constituents in ~news
norney Link ParentIt's terrifying that this is a gift to the likes of Patel and the rest of the hang 'em and flog 'em brigade.It's terrifying that this is a gift to the likes of Patel and the rest of the hang 'em and flog 'em brigade.
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Comment on As of October 2021 what is in your opinion the best Reddit alternative and why? What are its best qualities? in ~tech
norney (edited )Link ParentIt's always interested me the conflict between your points 2 & 3, and to some degree point 5 also. Extremism is bad, but limiting expression can also be bad. We're at the stage where the concept...It's always interested me the conflict between your points 2 & 3, and to some degree point 5 also. Extremism is bad, but limiting expression can also be bad.
We're at the stage where the concept of free speech is often if not mostly a very thinly veiled desire to be ignorant or racist with impunity. Most people don't really want that, and neither do most advertisers. So what does that leave free speech meaning, and to what degree?
There is never and can never be a perfect answer. That said I think I'd argue that Reddit in its early days was very close to ideal in that users up voted and down voted content based on whether or not it added to the discussion, as opposed to as a measure of agree or disagree. It's just got too big for that now and too big to not have serious problems. The comment by Zonk (no idea how to tag other users) hits the nail on the head; find smaller forums aligned to each interest.
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Comment on What's something about yourself that you had to face? in ~talk
norney LinkIt occurred to me recently, in my mid 40s, to my utter shock that I was a raging alcoholic throughout my teens and 20s. I can't believe it never really occurred to me previously, but there it is,...It occurred to me recently, in my mid 40s, to my utter shock that I was a raging alcoholic throughout my teens and 20s. I can't believe it never really occurred to me previously, but there it is, plain as day
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Comment on What did you do this weekend? in ~talk
norney LinkI walked 50km! Wife & I were invited by my stepdad, who has Parkinson's, to join a fundraising walk along with him and 3 others. We raised nearly £5k for a Parkinson's charity. My feet are sore....I walked 50km!
Wife & I were invited by my stepdad, who has Parkinson's, to join a fundraising walk along with him and 3 others. We raised nearly £5k for a Parkinson's charity. My feet are sore. Well worth it.
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Comment on World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year in ~enviro
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Comment on Why Britain's newbuilds are so ugly in ~design
norney LinkIt might be worth adding the context that the Telegraph is very much aligned with the heavily right-leaning government, the owners throw their weight around editorially, and they have been...It might be worth adding the context that the Telegraph is very much aligned with the heavily right-leaning government, the owners throw their weight around editorially, and they have been castigated for passing off advertorials paid for by foreign governments as news items.
My concern about this piece is potentially muddying the waters and deflecting from the almost omnipotence of the large housebuilders. The government has close links with the most powerful property developers and housebuilders, and indeed enacted direct subsidies to housebuilders under the guise of helping out first-time-buyers.
These companies, if they chose, could build beautiful, sturdy, spacious, well-planned, environmentally conscious and socially conscious developments, but that's generally not what happens, and they generally prefer that not to be the conversation.
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Comment on What shortages have you noticed recently? in ~talk
norney LinkUK perspective: Milk supply is erratic The range of frozen foods has diminished The shelves in general are much thinner Cement is rationed Timber has quadrupled in priceUK perspective:
Milk supply is erratic
The range of frozen foods has diminished
The shelves in general are much thinner
Cement is rationed
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Comment on YouTube has become the latest social media giant to announce a sweeping crack down on content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory in ~tech
norney LinkPessimistic I know, but I believe the fact discussions like this have to happen at all means the war is lost.Pessimistic I know, but I believe the fact discussions like this have to happen at all means the war is lost.
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Comment on What's the most interesting/unique/strange aspect of your country's politics? in ~talk
norney Link ParentYeah by no means is any pr perfect, but looking at the specific case of UKIP it was a reaction to the feeling of voicelessness and disempowerment over a pretty specific issue that was then coopted...Yeah by no means is any pr perfect, but looking at the specific case of UKIP it was a reaction to the feeling of voicelessness and disempowerment over a pretty specific issue that was then coopted in to a more general right wing purview.
Had that one issue been better addressed earlier there would never have been a need for UKIP.
Absolutely that's not to say another more general right wing party wouldn't have become prominent, but most likely not wrapped up in such an unrelated issue.
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Comment on Hangover cure successfully tested on drunk subjects in Finland – dose of 1,200 milligrams of amino acid L-cysteine was found to reduce alcohol-related nausea and headache in ~science
norney Link Parent20yo me agrees wholeheartedly 44yo me already feels unwell just thinking about ita 12 oz. can of 5% abv beer, that's only a 6 pack! Now, either I have a problem...or, that's a small amount to drink to get hangover-drunk from over the course of 3 hours.
20yo me agrees wholeheartedly
44yo me already feels unwell just thinking about it
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Comment on What's the most interesting/unique/strange aspect of your country's politics? in ~talk
norney Link ParentI can't help but think with a PR-type of electoral system there would never have been a UKIP. My thinking is the more people feel represented the less the need to resort to extremism. We may have...I can't help but think with a PR-type of electoral system there would never have been a UKIP.
My thinking is the more people feel represented the less the need to resort to extremism. We may have seen some rightward shift in the Overton window but not necessarily anything like we're seeing now.
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Comment on Absence of geographic or political groups in ~tildes
norney Link ParentThis gets my vote. It's a better explanation of what I was saying earlier about discussion of political philosophy rather than partisanship.This gets my vote. It's a better explanation of what I was saying earlier about discussion of political philosophy rather than partisanship.
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Comment on Absence of geographic or political groups in ~tildes
norney Link ParentGreat write up, thanks. The points about neutrally-worded questions asked in good faith and the strictly enforced civility rules are interesting. I wonder if the starting point would be discussion...Great write up, thanks.
The points about neutrally-worded questions asked in good faith and the strictly enforced civility rules are interesting. I wonder if the starting point would be discussion of political philosophy as opposed to policy, practice or partisanship.
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Absence of geographic or political groups
The absence of geographic or political groups is notable. Is this because of the early stages of development & growth? Is it a deliberate choice? I'm as keen as anyone for this place to not become...
The absence of geographic or political groups is notable. Is this because of the early stages of development & growth? Is it a deliberate choice?
I'm as keen as anyone for this place to not become yet another den of intolerance. Does not having those groups help in avoiding such a descent or does it risk becoming a feel-good but ultimately uninformative echo chamber?
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Comment on Just want to give a shoutout to whoever designed tildes for mobile in ~tildes
norney (edited )LinkLove the simplicity. I couldn't find a way of going to my account or settings though without manually going to ..../settings EDIT: I think you can't access this from the home page, but if you...Love the simplicity.
I couldn't find a way of going to my account or settings though without manually going to ..../settings
EDIT: I think you can't access this from the home page, but if you navigate to a group or comment then in the top right you can click your own username.
'Contribution' maybe but 'cause' might be a bit of a stretch, given there's no comparison with lithium consumption in other countries, whereas there are good comparisons of sugar and fat intakes and activity levels.