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  1. Comment on Stoop coffee: How a simple idea transformed my neighborhood in ~life

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    Happy to! It's really anyone you have a shared focus, goal or common interest with. It could align along the line of class, gender, sexuality, geographic location, ideology, hell even your first...

    Happy to!

    It's really anyone you have a shared focus, goal or common interest with. It could align along the line of class, gender, sexuality, geographic location, ideology, hell even your first name.

    Simply put, you have something that matters to you, and it matters to someone else. This creates an opportunity for organizing utilizing this point of interest. Could be something as loose as a book club, organizing a school LGBTQ+ pride march, or forcing your employers' hand when it comes to wages. Really what the affinity group does is up to them but the concept is centered around some shared experience or identity.

    Always happy to answer questions so if you've got anymore ask away or you can always send me msgs, I don't mind.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in ~society

  3. Comment on Stoop coffee: How a simple idea transformed my neighborhood in ~life

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    As an anarchist organizer and activist it's lovely to see people discover this phenomena naturally. Welcome to discovering an affinity group and building a mutual aid network. lol Thanks for sharing!

    As an anarchist organizer and activist it's lovely to see people discover this phenomena naturally. Welcome to discovering an affinity group and building a mutual aid network. lol

    Thanks for sharing!

    15 votes

  4. Comment on It’s Boulder! Sundance exits Utah for 2027 move to blue state Colorado. in ~movies

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    Only thing that will teach these conservatives fucks, make their wallets run dry. You wanna support dehumanizing, regressive policies? Fine. But don't be surprised if all the people with money go...

    Only thing that will teach these conservatives fucks, make their wallets run dry. You wanna support dehumanizing, regressive policies? Fine. But don't be surprised if all the people with money go elsewhere.

    14 votes

  5. Comment on Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her in ~society

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    Add it to the fascism pile.

    Add it to the fascism pile.

    15 votes

  6. Comment on What does a newcomer moving to your town/city/state/country need to know? in ~life

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    Vegas It isn't what you saw on TV or experienced when you vacationed here. Locals don't go to the strip. It's actually got a small town vibe once you're here. Most of us don't gamble and if you're...

    Vegas

    • It isn't what you saw on TV or experienced when you vacationed here.
    • Locals don't go to the strip.
    • It's actually got a small town vibe once you're here.
    • Most of us don't gamble and if you're smart you won't either.
    • Tourists pay, locals know someone.
    • It's not just a "dry heat", it's a hot wind that evaporates your sweat before you feel it and you can and will die. Don't be like a tourist, carry water, stay hydrated.
    • We actually have a ton of outdoor recreation and natural beauty including a spring with a nature reserve in the middle of town.
    • We have some of the largest diversity of cuisine you can find outside of some place like NY (you want a regional Laotian supermarket? yeah we got that, etc etc etc)
    • Beware the confluence of driving styles. Everyone comes here from the entire world and across the country and many of them rent cars while here or outright drive here. I knew a driver here who grew up i nNigeria, drove a cab in Paris and London and then was here driving rideshare and he said it was some of the worst driving he'd ever seen. Be careful.
    13 votes

  7. Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech

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    I just wanted to say this and so much more. Yes. I almost gagged reading all the moralizing and the lack of insight into the actual problems our society has foisted upon these students. It's...

    I just wanted to say this and so much more. Yes. I almost gagged reading all the moralizing and the lack of insight into the actual problems our society has foisted upon these students. It's myopic and disgusting.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on US indoor marijuana grow operations are consuming a staggering amount of energy in ~enviro

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    That depends are we defining energy simply as electricity in this case? Because outdoor AG uses a ton of energy, just in different forms (both direct and indirect). Edit: Okay so I started down...

    That depends are we defining energy simply as electricity in this case? Because outdoor AG uses a ton of energy, just in different forms (both direct and indirect).

    Edit: Okay so I started down the rabbit hole of off-site linked articles they use, they're using the terms interchangeably so energy = electricity for these purposes.

    I only have the 2016 numbers at hand but the rough estimate for outdoor AG in the US is a total use of 1,975 petajoules (this will have grown substantially) and cannabis would be 596 petajoules which is still a very impressive number actually given they're fundamentally a monocrop.

    FYI if you're wondering our server centers are getting close to that outdoor AG energy usage though. It's possible our server farms will need more energy input than our actual food producing farms soon.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on Rare Stradivarius violin auctioned for $11.3 million in ~music

  10. Comment on UK orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts in ~tech

  11. Comment on US documents say Project 2025’s creators The Heritage Foundation want to dox Wikipedia’s volunteer editors of pages related to Palestine conflict using powerful tools in ~tech

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    Fascists gonna fascist.

    Fascists gonna fascist.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on 40 gods, 40 hours in ~creative

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    I think I have a bottle of ZENROSYNE around here somewhere. What's it all about?

    I think I have a bottle of ZENROSYNE around here somewhere. What's it all about?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative

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    https://noodlersink.com/about-us/ 100% made in USA, priced super affordable ($15/3oz), archival grade, forgery resistant, waterproof, quick drying, etc etc. They call it bulletproof ink. So...

    https://noodlersink.com/about-us/

    100% made in USA, priced super affordable ($15/3oz), archival grade, forgery resistant, waterproof, quick drying, etc etc. They call it bulletproof ink.

    So basically it's an amazingly high quality ink that you get a large amount of for a really fair and affordable price.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative

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    Definitely not unique but I love my Lamy Safari with Noodler's Black Ink. I'll write on anything from random post-it notes, to my moleskin notebooks, to legal pads, etc. lol

    Definitely not unique but I love my Lamy Safari with Noodler's Black Ink.

    I'll write on anything from random post-it notes, to my moleskin notebooks, to legal pads, etc. lol

    13 votes

  15. Comment on Live updates of day one executive orders / actions taken by US President Donald Trump in ~society

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    All it requires is being charged, not actually committing the crime. Can't imagine how that could be abused.

    All it requires is being charged, not actually committing the crime. Can't imagine how that could be abused.

    35 votes

  16. Comment on Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation – also withdrawing from the World Blitz in ~games.tabletop

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    Imagine caring if a player has jeans on or not.

    Imagine caring if a player has jeans on or not.

    30 votes

  17. Comment on What’s something you’re personally proud of from this year? in ~life

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    I survived.

    I survived.

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv

  19. Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games

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    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    2 votes

  20. Comment on How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty in ~health