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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
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Comment on What does the word "cancelled" mean to you? in ~talk
nrktkt (edited )LinkI'd say something like Less firmly, I think it's more correct to use when this marginalization happens in a decentralized social/cultural/trend rather than by a powerful individual or coordinated...I'd say something like
The economic, social, or academic marginalization of a person, their works, or their depiction; based on that person's comments or actions.
Less firmly, I think it's more correct to use when this marginalization happens in a decentralized social/cultural/trend rather than by a powerful individual or coordinated group.
EDIT: forgot a big piece: the comments or actions in question are usually relating to social justice issues. I was reminded by @Eji1700's comment. they mention that whether someone was cancelled or 'had it coming' varies wildly; I think it varies depending on how someone feels about the social justice issue in question.
disclaimer double edit: iana linguist, this is just my understanding of the word after hearing it used throughout the west coast, midwest, and central east coast of the US and in the media. I don't have any value judgements on the term
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society
nrktkt Link ParentThis, and the idea that we eventually need some alignment and can't simply write off half the country as stupid/wrong/whatever is something I strongly agree with. Partly because it's not a winning...I would encourage you to consider how much of this mess has been exacerbated by us supposedly "smart" folk disrespecting our fellow Americans and calling them stupid etc.
This, and the idea that we eventually need some alignment and can't simply write off half the country as stupid/wrong/whatever is something I strongly agree with.
Partly because it's not a winning strategy. But also because even if it was; then what? Ignore them and subjugate them?
If we disagree with our fellows, we need to make them understand why we disagree. There's no better way to do that than to make a point of understanding why they disagree with us. Without that, we're simply never going to find a common way forward.
Some (perhaps many) people are simply hateful, and we're obviously not going to get far with them. But I simply don't accept that those people form a majority of American's today.The trouble I encounter is that people seem extremely resistant to explaining their point of view to anyone who doesn't already agree with them, let alone trying to suss out why someone else holds a differing opinion (hell, sometimes people actually agree but they'd never know it because they're on different sides of a different divisive issue). People truly do seem interested in having their party gain power and then wield it without regard to those who disagree, and I see this from fellows in both parties. That's what truly scares me.
We have to empathize with (or at least understand) the majority if we want the opportunity to protect the minority (or anyone for that matter). If we don't then we'll all be exploited, and there will be no trust or unity left to pick up the pieces. -
Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
nrktkt LinkI'm building a road bike. I raced CX in college and have built myself a couple bikes before this from used parts on a budget. The various delays and unexpected expenses (both supposedly supply...I'm building a road bike. I raced CX in college and have built myself a couple bikes before this from used parts on a budget. The various delays and unexpected expenses (both supposedly supply chain related, plus recent inflation) have me quite demotivated.
I figure I have the money, and I've ridden enough miles in my life to have earned a nice bike. But the bike I have is perfectly good enough and I've fallen off with my regular riding partners and I'm just starting to regret the splurge. -
Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
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Comment on The disappearance of an internet domain in ~tech
nrktkt LinkFellow foolish .io holders among us, do you plan to migrate right away or wait and see how things shake out? Any good migration strategies for email domains aside from keeping the old one alive as...Fellow foolish
.ioholders among us, do you plan to migrate right away or wait and see how things shake out?
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Comment on The hardest case for mercy: inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter [the death penalty] in ~life
nrktkt Link ParentIt's a really tragic story, and hindsight is 20/20, but... Before he was born, his mother voluntarily documented that she was an alcoholic. From that point her drug and alcohol tests should have...It's a really tragic story, and hindsight is 20/20, but...
Before he was born, his mother voluntarily documented that she was an alcoholic. From that point her drug and alcohol tests should have been witnessed in-person. At the very minimum then the adoptive parents would have known about the FAS risk.
After he was born if his parents had taken him to see a mental health professional, either from their own concern or if someone had said something to them, that professional probably would have picked up on an issue (purely based on how the article portrays him throughout life) and they could have gotten him ongoing care, a school for kids with different needs, idk, but not nothing. -
Comment on Tesla Cybertruck owners shocked that tires are barely lasting 6,000 miles in ~transport
nrktkt Link Parenttrue, but I'm guessing those vehicles are running heavy truck tires. the cybertruck is usually fitted with light truck tires, although legally it's just barely in the heavy truck designation....It's not like heavy trucks are a new thing
true, but I'm guessing those vehicles are running heavy truck tires. the cybertruck is usually fitted with light truck tires, although legally it's just barely in the heavy truck designation. plus, as mentioned elsewhere, dat acceleration.
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Comment on Tesla Cybertruck owners shocked that tires are barely lasting 6,000 miles in ~transport
nrktkt Link ParentI'll sort of defend the parent comment, I read it more as the that is problematic, this is basically launching the vehicle. changing speeds when you're already moving at a decent pace is actually...I'll sort of defend the parent comment, I read it more as the
gunning it from stop sign to stop sign
that is problematic, this is basically launching the vehicle. changing speeds when you're already moving at a decent pace is actually far less acceleration than launching from a stop. so I'd support a reasonable governor on acceleration from a stop, even if that's bypassed as simply as switching a vehicle into sport mode.
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Comment on Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke in ~tech
nrktkt LinkI wonder if maybe a layer of tech literacy and a push for a file format that combines raw images with processed outputs would help. Essentially a modern day "show me the negative". As far as I'm...I wonder if maybe a layer of tech literacy and a push for a file format that combines raw images with processed outputs would help. Essentially a modern day "show me the negative".
As far as I'm aware it would be extremely hard to fake a raw with the amount of data in it.This all would hinge on people/platforms being willing to compare the raw to the presented image and conclude "there's more happening here than cropping and touch-ups"
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Comment on What advantages does Linux have over other operating systems? in ~tech
nrktkt LinkWhen something is giving me trouble on Linux, it's because I'm too dumb or don't understand what's happening. When something is giving me trouble on MacOS, it's because MacOS is dumb and there's...When something is giving me trouble on Linux, it's because I'm too dumb or don't understand what's happening. When something is giving me trouble on MacOS, it's because MacOS is dumb and there's just nothing I can do about it.
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Comment on Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report in ~news
nrktkt Link ParentThe original comment is asserting that his firearms are the only way he could have done this mass-killing. It's not whataboutism to point out that other common, easily accessible means of...The original comment is asserting that his firearms are the only way he could have done this mass-killing. It's not whataboutism to point out that other common, easily accessible means of mass-killing exist and that he isn't unlikely to have pursued one.
From a formal logic perspective, if an argument is structured as "there does not exist X therefore Y", then it's valid to prove the existence of X.I meant contrarian to the implied shared sentiment that guns are bad and less access to guns would lead to fewer mass killings. Not contrarian to the specific argument presented.
While I do think we should have more firearm regulation and dislike much of the regulation we have now, my comment did not intend to assert any position on gun control.
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Comment on Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report in ~news
nrktkt Link Parent11 per wikipedia, but I didn't check if that differentiated the mindless-violence type from gang related. I think we're all well-meaning here and don't need compare and contrast the means of mass...How many this year from guns?
11 per wikipedia, but I didn't check if that differentiated the mindless-violence type from gang related.
I think we're all well-meaning here and don't need compare and contrast the means of mass murder.
I just think the report is correct in that we can't be confident that restricting his access to firearms would have prevented a tragedy. Sure wouldn't have hurt though. -
Comment on Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report in ~news
nrktkt Link Parentnot to be too contrarian, but driving vehicles through crowds is pretty effective and sadly we do see that happen worldwide. this case sounds like he needed more than just to have his guns taken...He would have had to use a knife or machete or something that people can reasonably out run
not to be too contrarian, but driving vehicles through crowds is pretty effective and sadly we do see that happen worldwide.
this case sounds like he needed more than just to have his guns taken away, he probably needed to be hospitalized or put into medical care the same as anyone else with a permanent brain injury. it's sad that there were two separate authorities who had clean-cut ways to step in and intervene and neither did.
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Comment on Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report in ~news
nrktkt Link Parenthaha, I kind of like this. but practically, that violates the 2nd and we'd have to have a real conversation about creating an amendment to address it. regretfully no politician would actually do a...If you vote in federal, state and local elections 5 years in a row you get guns
haha, I kind of like this.
but practically, that violates the 2nd and we'd have to have a real conversation about creating an amendment to address it. regretfully no politician would actually do a thing like that because both sides get too much value out of talking about guns and they can't keep talking about them if they actually meaningfully resolved issues (see CA, no shortage of regulations that create endless headache for gun owners. but no meaningful reduction in mass shootings or gang violence).
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Comment on Can MAGA be multicultural? Making sense of Donald Trump’s appeal to nonwhite American voters. in ~society
nrktkt Linktl;dr: some combination of: Desire for change/something new. Biden, and to a lesser degree Democrats, feel like more of the same. Socially conservative values of the Republicans resonate with...tl;dr: some combination of:
- Desire for change/something new. Biden, and to a lesser degree Democrats, feel like more of the same.
- Socially conservative values of the Republicans resonate with minorities (or at least some portion of minorities to have significance in polls).
- Democrats are dismissive / take for granted that others share their positions.
- Some implication in comments from the author that people are misinformed.
edit: disclaimer/clarification: this is not my opinion, it's my perception of the sentiments of the people interviewed in the article
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Comment on California’s restaurant industry can keep its controversial service fees in ~food
nrktkt LinkI just don't understand when it became strange for the advertised pricing of the item sold to reflect... the price of the item. It makes me feel crazy to see all the restaurants coming forward...a ban on service fees would necessitate a drastic shift for restaurants, requiring businesses to fold costs covered by service fees into the advertised pricing of items sold.
I just don't understand when it became strange for the advertised pricing of the item sold to reflect... the price of the item.
It makes me feel crazy to see all the restaurants coming forward saying that SB 478 will force them to put the full price of items on the menu, as if that on its own was clearly a bad thing that required no elaboration. The restaurants that did elaborate straight up said that business would suffer because people wouldn't buy things if they knew how much it would cost up front, as if that wasn't an extremely explicit and unethical consumer manipulation.One bit further, outside of this bill in CA, I've heard restaurants use a sort of "race to the bottom" logic. It goes something like, "I have to use these hidden fees because the place down the road does it, and people will go eat there instead if they see the menu price is cheaper". But here in CA restaurants would have gotten a free "out" from that, because all competitors would have to stop the practice at the same time.
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Comment on Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California in ~society
nrktkt Link ParentSadly, you are probably correct. But some of these encampments have created hazards that even empathetic people can't avoid. Having to walk through debris outside a tent that could contain exposed...What will a non-zero number of those cops do? Assault, brutalize, and in some cases cripple or kill those homeless persons.
Sadly, you are probably correct.
But some of these encampments have created hazards that even empathetic people can't avoid.
Having to walk through debris outside a tent that could contain exposed needles to get from your front door to the sidewalk. Pedestrians walking onto busy streets to get around camps on the sidewalk.
Or the one I personally have experienced and fear the most, exiting the freeway on my motorcycle into a blind cloverleaf and finding someone with a shopping cart in the lane (camps are often between the freeway and the exit lane because they're secluded from foot traffic, but there's no way to get to them other than walking across the freeway or freeway exit).My hope is that in SF, and elsewhere, resources like the street crisis response team will be used as you've indicated as the first contact in these sweeps.
A side note, I still vividly remember working in the psyD (I'm not a MD) and seeing how some of the newly admitted folks off the street were simultaneously very lucid and detailed in explaining that everything they owned was in their camp, and where that camp was, and wanting to know who was going to be holding it and how they'd get it back; while simultaneously being clearly not in their right mind (delusional or similar).
Really stuck with me for the complexity of the issue and just how competent and well adapted people were to this life on the street, despite not being able to integrate into the ambient society/economy. -
Comment on Are you a hiring manager/recruiter in tech? In this Circus Funhouse Mirror tech economy, how do candidates even get an interview? in ~tech
nrktkt Link ParentIt's almost certainly the second option. But maybe other companies are making the same mistakes and finding roles like that (decent jobs that are badly marketed) could be a new avenue for your...It's almost certainly the second option. But maybe other companies are making the same mistakes and finding roles like that (decent jobs that are badly marketed) could be a new avenue for your search.
Good luck!
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Comment on Are you a hiring manager/recruiter in tech? In this Circus Funhouse Mirror tech economy, how do candidates even get an interview? in ~tech
nrktkt LinkAt what I would consider a large, but not giant, tech company. I think our recruiters aren't doing the best at sourcing because the market seems to be overflowing but we don't end up with very...At what I would consider a large, but not giant, tech company. I think our recruiters aren't doing the best at sourcing because the market seems to be overflowing but we don't end up with very many candidates and the compensation isn't bad. For us if you cold-apply online, have at least a couple years experience out of college (or something else interesting on your resume), and have experience with a well typed language then you're all but guaranteed to get an interview.
But I will say in previous experience even at small companies before COVID I'd have recruiters pre-filtering resumes, just not aggressively.
A tiny wood gasifier stove. It's called the bush buddy, never patented, copied for mass production as the solo stove and later bastardized as the solo stove bonfire.
The effect of even a little fire on the human spirit is just impossible to understate. Add to that the novelty of the unique look of hot air combining with wood gas. Set it all in a cool night in the back country. Very satisfying.
An anecdote: one night after a search (I'm part of a mountain rescue team) that didn't go so well, spirits were not high. We were heading back to the campsite where we were staying and everyone was already committing to head straight to bed. I started a little fire in the stove on the picnic table to decompress. Everyone ended up gathering around and talking together for another hour and you could just see the stress fall off in that environment.
I'm always delighted by my little wood gasifier stove