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Comment on I've got my IELTS speaking test in a few hours. Is there anyone here who has taken the test and has some tips to share? in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on I hired five people to sit behind me and make me productive for a month in ~life
notnamed Link ParentNot at all surprising, considering this is the site cited on Wikipedia as spawning neoreaction, organized around so-called effective altruism, and fixated on transhumanism and the singularity....Not at all surprising, considering this is the site cited on Wikipedia as spawning neoreaction, organized around so-called effective altruism, and fixated on transhumanism and the singularity. Lack of empathy and understanding for people of lower economic status and oblivious aristocratic privilege is its brand.
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Comment on LastPass users locked out due to MFA resets in ~comp
notnamed Link ParentI won't comment on the main topic of the thread due to a conflict of interest, but the article describes both that this procedure requires logging in through the web browser in order to kick off...I won't comment on the main topic of the thread due to a conflict of interest, but the article describes both that this procedure requires logging in through the web browser in order to kick off the reauthentication process, and goes on to describe people not receiving the described location confirmation emails as well as people getting stuck in a reauthentication infinite loop. I believe it is the case that what the article is describing is entirely the website having issues for some people, as when your account is in this state you cannot access your account using any other client.
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Comment on I gave Lemmy, Kbin, and Beehaw a chance. I think I'll be sticking with Tildes. in ~tech
notnamed Link ParentThe Fediverse is like email but posted publicly on a website. You probably have at least one email address on a specific email server, like Gmail. Many people have many accounts; work email, old...The Fediverse is like email but posted publicly on a website. You probably have at least one email address on a specific email server, like Gmail. Many people have many accounts; work email, old addresses, etc. You can email pretty much anyone, anywhere, because all your servers speak the email protocol. Mail server operators can and do block other mailservers that send what they consider objectionable content like spam. The Fediverse takes this a step further in that many people can and do run their own servers to try to centralize discussion on specific topics. Depending on how old you are, mailing lists - specifically listservs with web archives - are the best metaphor, as they also hosted their content on web sites eventually, although it is very common for Fediverse communities to have conversations with one another while it was uncommon (frowned upon, even) to cross-post on listservs.
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Comment on Women of Tildes, do we want or need a designated women's space? in ~tildes
notnamed LinkIn a large enough community, if there are separations of topics, it makes the most sense to create separate topic tracks for historically marginalized and/or actively underrepresented groups....In a large enough community, if there are separations of topics, it makes the most sense to create separate topic tracks for historically marginalized and/or actively underrepresented groups. ~lgbt covers the former, and I'm glad that it's its own space here. As previously proposed in the thread linked elsewhere in these comments, it sounds like a space for discussing women's issues as OP puts it would make sense for the latter. I can refresh this community multiple times a day and get new topics, which seems more than enough to satisfy the "large enough community" piece, too.
Would I personally stay subscribed? I dunno! That doesn't seem like a particularly relevant question. The rest of the rules and norms of this site make me think that such a group, if created here, wouldn't necessarily repeat mistakes past spaces may have made. It feels to me like the point of Tildes is to try to address issues other social spaces on the internet have made. I don't believe a designated women's space is one of those mistakes, and I think trying it here and now makes sense.
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Comment on Squarespace purchases Google Domains in ~tech
notnamed Link ParentPorkbun. I used to be a major supporter of Namecheap, but their support went drastically downhill over the years, to the point where when my account had a security incident and domains were...Porkbun. I used to be a major supporter of Namecheap, but their support went drastically downhill over the years, to the point where when my account had a security incident and domains were fraudulently purchased under my account, I had to wait days and DM them on Twitter even to log into my account to manage my existing domains - let alone clean up the issues from the breach. The breach was my fault, but how they handled it - locking me out of my account and refusing to communicate with me about a security incident that I reported to them - was totally on them.
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Comment on Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps? in ~tech
notnamed Link ParentYou can only fix it with more personalization if the platform allows you. The Google Now home screen on Android, for example, only allows you to block topics that it decides to raise, making a...You can only fix it with more personalization if the platform allows you. The Google Now home screen on Android, for example, only allows you to block topics that it decides to raise, making a constant whack-a-mole of telling the algorithm things you aren't interested in - only for it to conveniently "forget" to stop showing you these things weeks or months later, in my experience. Why try to use the tool to correct the tool's bad behavior when you can opt out of the whole system instead? Personalization is a product feature, whether that product is something you are using intentionally - your phone's photo gallery - or something that you are unintentionally a user of, like an ad on a website. It seems to me the more effective way to get the message to companies that they don't, in fact, know what they're doing with these personalization features is to turn them off rather than try to work within their badly-designed systems.
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Comment on Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps? in ~tech
notnamed Link ParentDepends what you consider harm. Ads for baby stuff following someone who terminates or loses a pregnancy, "personalization" features making a slideshow video to peppy music from photos on your...Depends what you consider harm. Ads for baby stuff following someone who terminates or loses a pregnancy, "personalization" features making a slideshow video to peppy music from photos on your phone of your mom's funeral, unwanted products promoted to people in harmful ways like alcohol advertised to alcoholics. If you're in the world you can't avoid these things entirely, but you can prevent systems that think they know you from misunderstanding you and pushing things on you in psychologically harmful ways that can be a lot more than just "spooky." Depending on what you've got going on in your life, you might not know how harmful these systems can get until they serve you something that microtargets you in exactly the wrong way.
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Comment on What was your favorite older social media site/app? What did you like or dislike? in ~tech
notnamed LinkDMOZ. Definitely more of a community than a social media app, DMOZ was a semi-independent project of Netscape whose purpose was to build a human-curated catalog of the web, standing in contrast to...DMOZ. Definitely more of a community than a social media app, DMOZ was a semi-independent project of Netscape whose purpose was to build a human-curated catalog of the web, standing in contrast to Yahoo at the time. If you applied to edit a category and were accepted, you had access to the editor tools to be able to review and curate submissions in your level of the taxonomy and also to apply to edit in other areas, but the greatest part was the editor community. The DMOZ editor forums, IRC, and the eventual spinoff projects like MusicMoz - especially after AOL acquired Netscape and DMOZ's future was inevitably uncertain - were a home for me. Great people. Edit: I guess there was a little bit of social media involved - I forgot about building your editor profile page to tell people about who you were, and your Bookmarks category!
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Comment on How millennials killed mayonnaise in ~food
notnamed Link ParentWhat annoys me about the clickbaitiness of the title is the fact that the title of this piece was changed for online publication. This is an online edition of a print magazine story. The title of...What annoys me about the clickbaitiness of the title is the fact that the title of this piece was changed for online publication. This is an online edition of a print magazine story. The title of the story in the print magazine was The White Stuff, a much better title - and in contrast, the online title is clearly clickbait.
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Comment on Favorite vegan recipes? in ~food
notnamed Link ParentHave you been vegetarian before you went vegan? My perception of a "meaty flavor" after 5 years may be pretty different from yours :) I'm also a big fan of premade vegan substitutes - this will...Have you been vegetarian before you went vegan? My perception of a "meaty flavor" after 5 years may be pretty different from yours :) I'm also a big fan of premade vegan substitutes - this will vary widely depending on your taste, budget, and availability.
This comment started to get out of hand, so here are three sections. Vegan proteins, some recipes on other websites, and then one of my own. I hope none of these have secret nuts in the ingredients...
I. Vegan Protein
Learn about how to substitute vegan proteins and where to use them. The big three are tofu, tempeh, and seitan, in order of their innate flavor. All 3 can be purchased premade (even pre-marinaded/prepared), and all 3 can be made from scratch (although I've never made tempeh; very labor-intensive).
What's the difference between tofu, tempeh, and seitan?
II. Recipe blog recipes
Cuban Fried Quinoa with Black Beans and Smoky Tempeh - I use the marinaded tempeh from this recipe in everything
Vegetarian Meatloaf
Italian Herb Tofu
Chili, with something like Smart GroundsIII. One of mine
"Ramen salad"
2 bricks ramen (discard flavor packet)
Bag shredded cabbage / slaw mix
Chik'n substitute - Gardein chik'n fingers, something like that
Light asian dressing - ginger miso, sesame, something like that
Vegetables to taste or to clean out fridge- Break ramen bricks into small, dime-to-quarter size pieces. Spread on baking sheet at 350F and toast until brown, maybe 8-10 minutes
- Cook chik'n according to package directions
- Layer slaw, chopped chik'n fingers, and crispy ramen bites
- Add whatever other veggies you have lying around - chopped bell peppers, olives, endive, lots of stuff to make this healthier. I'm not a healthy vegan. I don't do this part
- Dress and serve while ramen and chik'n is still warm
- For extra protein, add warm quinoa
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - what missing/broken things are the most "shocking"? in ~tildes.official
notnamed (edited )LinkI clicked the logo to go back to the homepage after posting a comment, and my sort options reverted to activity - all time. I think that's a weird way to sort by default in the first place, but I...I clicked the logo to go back to the homepage after posting a comment, and my sort options reverted to activity - all time. I think that's a weird way to sort by default in the first place, but I was really surprised when there didn't seem to be a way to set my own default sort preferences. Per group would be ideal, but a global option is needed at least. Was very surprised that I basically have to set my sort preferences every time I finish reading a thread.
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Comment on Smart watch for Android post-Pebble in ~tech
notnamed LinkI replaced by Pebble Time with an LG Watch Style. I like the Style a lot; I don't mind charging it every night because WearOS doesn't support sleep tracking like Pebble did, so there's no point...I replaced by Pebble Time with an LG Watch Style. I like the Style a lot; I don't mind charging it every night because WearOS doesn't support sleep tracking like Pebble did, so there's no point keeping it on overnight (the biggest feature loss I've experienced switching to WearOS). However, Qualcomm is likely coming out with a new wearable chipset for the first time in 2 years, so I would counsel waiting for the new generation of devices rather than buying now.
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Comment on Favorite vegan recipes? in ~food
notnamed LinkIt's a broad topic - is there anything in particular you like (cuisine or ingredient-wise) or don't like? I always keep the ingredients for Isa's chickpea cutlets in my pantry - it's my go-to...It's a broad topic - is there anything in particular you like (cuisine or ingredient-wise) or don't like? I always keep the ingredients for Isa's chickpea cutlets in my pantry - it's my go-to recipe for when I can't think of anything else, or I haven't been to the store recently. It's a bit time-consuming, but delicious.
I'm probably too late to be helpful to OP, but in case it's useful to anyone else: I've also taken this test for my native language and found it unusually unnerving. I would hesitate to endorse the suggestions to make things up; my assessor asked a lot of follow up questions and probed for more details to the point where even though I was being honest I felt a little uncomfortable with the level of personal detail they were getting into, and in a scenario where I was making things up I would think - especially if I wasn't speaking my native language - I would quickly run out of details to answer with. Structure and confidence are important, introduce topics you feel confident exploring in detail in case your assessor is like mine and don't give away all of the details you have to discuss in the first answer.