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  1. Comment on US withdraws from sixty-six international organisations in ~society

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    More details here. Half the list are UN-organisations, like the International Law Commission, the Peacebuilding Commission, and the UN Democracy Fund. Edit: the Guardian now has a piece about it.

    More details here.

    I couldn’t find any english-language sources discussing this. Half the list are UN-organisations, like the International Law Commission, the Peacebuilding Commission, and the UN Democracy Fund.

    Edit: the Guardian now has a piece about it.

    23 votes

  3. Comment on Advice on avoiding the hedonic treadmill of endless content? in ~life

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    There is something disturbing about an app that presents itself as this one does being available only as a subscription. (Which is neither here nor there, I realise.)

    There is something disturbing about an app that presents itself as this one does being available only as a subscription. (Which is neither here nor there, I realise.)

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Mystic Symbolic Generator in ~design

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    This is really fun and neat! My only comment is that the gif export looks pretty rough. Other than than, what a fun little generator! Thank you for sharing!

    This is really fun and neat! My only comment is that the gif export looks pretty rough. Other than than, what a fun little generator! Thank you for sharing!

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I played Type Help, and while I liked it, my overall take is “meh” because spoilers I found the “ending” to be a total disappointment. I also did not like that Helen’s (assumed?) disappearance was...

    I played Type Help, and while I liked it, my overall take is “meh” because

    spoilers

    I found the “ending” to be a total disappointment. I also did not like that Helen’s (assumed?) disappearance was never explained or seen, considering everyone else’s death was witnessed (though I accept in-world reasons for why). The writing in general was sort of poor, but not so bothersome to be unplayable. The hangman puzzle’s unsolvability irritated me extremely.

    I did however love the “frustration” of the game, the friction of not being able to immediately discern who or where or how many. In that regard, I highly recommend. But be sure to save if you play on mobile, as the save file is linked only to the browser’s cache; I had to restart after spending some time away from the device.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Movies like Dream Scenario need a warning in ~movies

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    I second this. OP said themselves they would have enjoyed the movie if not for their expectations, so the issue was in expectation, as expectation leads to disappointment. (Isn’t that a...

    I second this. OP said themselves they would have enjoyed the movie if not for their expectations, so the issue was in expectation, as expectation leads to disappointment.
    (Isn’t that a foundational principle of the Buddhist worldview?)

    16 votes

  7. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I am breezing through the Aubrey & Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian, which are great and fast and surprisingly comedic while also being the clear product of extreme research. I’m also reading...

    I am breezing through the Aubrey & Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian, which are great and fast and surprisingly comedic while also being the clear product of extreme research.

    I’m also reading Vivien Pollak’s Erotic Whitman; so far it’s about Walt Whitman and the distance between the man he thought he was, the man he wanted to have been, and the man he actually was.

    8 votes

  8. Comment on Reversing the technical interview in ~comp

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    Fantastic, thank you for sharing!

    Fantastic, thank you for sharing!

    1 vote

  9. Comment on The pointe shoe makers of Hackney in ~life

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    This is beautiful, thank you for sharing

    This is beautiful, thank you for sharing

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk

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    In another lifetime I read an essay? agony aunt? by Dan Savage about saying yes to things proposed by a partner. The acronym he used was GGG, and while I don’t remember the other Gs, the last one...

    In another lifetime I read an essay? agony aunt? by Dan Savage about saying yes to things proposed by a partner. The acronym he used was GGG, and while I don’t remember the other Gs, the last one is game, as in “I’m game,” à la your just saying yes. His argument was basically that being game makes you a generous, giving, good partner (two of the other Gs perhaps?) I try to incorporate that into all my relationships, and it’s made me a better friend (and lover).

    10 votes

  11. Comment on New Neon Genesis Evangelion short to premiere at event in February 2026 in ~anime

  12. Comment on How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark's oldest plank boat – with the help of an ancient fingerprint in ~humanities.history

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    Burying the lede a bit.

    Using X-ray tomography, we have made a digital 3D-model of the fingerprint, accurate to the nanometer scale. From our analysis of the print, we believe it was left by an adult, although we cannot say much more at present about who this individual was.

    Burying the lede a bit.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on You’re probably using the wrong dictionary in ~books

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    I agree with you entirely here. A thesaurus has its place, as does a dictionary.

    I agree with you entirely here. A thesaurus has its place, as does a dictionary.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Grow slowly, stay small in ~tech

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    I use bear. Not only do his ethics align with mine in terms of growth and sustainability, but he offers pricing parity for those of us who live our lives outside of the mighty dollar.

    I use bear. Not only do his ethics align with mine in terms of growth and sustainability, but he offers pricing parity for those of us who live our lives outside of the mighty dollar.

    14 votes

  15. Comment on Strange YouTube watch-tracking behavior in ~tech

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    This happens to us, and we assumed it’s 100% because of our AppleTV not shutting off every time we turn off the TV. I’d be interested to see what others have to say.

    This happens to us, and we assumed it’s 100% because of our AppleTV not shutting off every time we turn off the TV. I’d be interested to see what others have to say.

    7 votes

  16. What is going on with the Epstein files?

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    I try looking things up, but it’s apparently common news-site practice these days to try to tie things to other news (Gaza, civil liberties, etc), which I don’t want to know about as I’m on a news...

    I try looking things up, but it’s apparently common news-site practice these days to try to tie things to other news (Gaza, civil liberties, etc), which I don’t want to know about as I’m on a news diet. (If you know of a site that does maybe a weekly newsletter of only the top two things to know about the week that’s passed, please let me know.)

    So re the Epstein files: Are they released? Are they going to be released? What’s in them? Is this thing about Putin having compromising photos of Trump true?

    36 votes

  17. Comment on ‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape (2024) in ~society

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    I really recommend Jasbir Puar’s “The Right To Maim” for an excellent, albeit dense, theory of why this happens.

    I really recommend Jasbir Puar’s “The Right To Maim” for an excellent, albeit dense, theory of why this happens.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech

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    This is what keeps me from Proton. My partner uses it, or tries to. I understand why no IMAP but that won’t work for me.

    This is what keeps me from Proton. My partner uses it, or tries to. I understand why no IMAP but that won’t work for me.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech

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    Thanks for the rec! I’m going to do their “try for 30 days” to see what it’s like, but 24BRL/month is probably a little much for me right now. In terms of PPP (purchasing power parity) the 5USD US...

    Thanks for the rec! I’m going to do their “try for 30 days” to see what it’s like, but 24BRL/month is probably a little much for me right now. In terms of PPP (purchasing power parity) the 5USD US users pay is equivalent to a purchase here of about 12BRL, which would be much more doable for me; the 24BRL fastmail asks for here is equivalent to a little less than something costing 10USD for you. Oranges and apples, etc.

    (I can’t find any reference to it by now, but I remember some months ago mastodon flipped out about fastmail, which was the first I’d heard of it. It hadn’t been on my radar at the time so I don’t remember what the fuss was about.)

    2 votes

  20. Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech

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    I’m disappointed but not surprised. I keep meaning away from gmail, but every solution I find requires I give up using an aggregate app, deal with AI bullshit (I know gmail does this already but...

    I’m disappointed but not surprised.

    I keep meaning away from gmail, but every solution I find requires I give up using an aggregate app, deal with AI bullshit (I know gmail does this already but why move for more of the same?), or an investment of money I simply don’t have into a service (most services don’t offer regional pricing) or buying some cheap (fur USians) equipment to self host. Not really sure what a bird’s to do.

    12 votes