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  1. Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel

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    I’ve never heard of Mr Kipling… Kipling here is a bag and suitcase company!

    I’ve never heard of Mr Kipling… Kipling here is a bag and suitcase company!

  2. Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel

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    Going to the states for a few weeks, which is making me more than a little anxious for obvious reasons, so I’m trying to stay happy-excited about the whole thing by thinking of presents I’ll bring...

    Going to the states for a few weeks, which is making me more than a little anxious for obvious reasons, so I’m trying to stay happy-excited about the whole thing by thinking of presents I’ll bring home to friends and family. The biggest one is a waffle maker which a friend in the states is sending to me, but practically speaking the world is a lot smaller than it used to be and whatever I’ve wanted recently I’ve found here or imported from china more or less easily.

    My lists while travelling to and from used to be a lot less sparse! Nowadays most of the things I “miss” from one country can be found in the other, but some stuff just doesn’t. I’ll be bringing my own dipyrone and Hyabak, since neither can be found there apparently, and bringing back benadryl (which only recently came onto the market here, as a sleep aid!) and maple syrup (literally does not exist). I’ll go to Uniqlo and Muji for clothes and that sort of thing, but beyond that, my list is “used book stores” and “driving?” 😅

    There’s a lot of food i miss—south indian food, those “magic shell” ice creams, bagels-my-beloved—but as always, I never write down anything and thus when travel is upon me, I have nothing to remind me of previous longings! I thought maybe the longings of others might inspire me.

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  3. Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel

  4. What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally?

    ~travel Ask (survey)
    I have to travel internationally soon, and I’ve been making a list of things I simply cannot get here (by which I mean Brazil): right now it’s benadryl and maple syrup. Last time peanut butter was...

    I have to travel internationally soon, and I’ve been making a list of things I simply cannot get here (by which I mean Brazil): right now it’s benadryl and maple syrup. Last time peanut butter was on the list, but it’s since become a gym-bro food and is much more accessible. But the thought occurred to me others must have their own lists.

    So what’s something you can only buy when in another country that you make sure to pick up?

    29 votes

  5. Comment on Brazilian cities are building vast surveillance networks in ~society

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    Here (RJ) we have a private company called Gabriel. Little green lights everywhere. My own building installed it without notifying the people who live here, because “who would be against it?” It’s...

    Here (RJ) we have a private company called Gabriel. Little green lights everywhere. My own building installed it without notifying the people who live here, because “who would be against it?” It’s a fucking nightmare.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on How are you different than you were last week? in ~life

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    I realised I really do want someone to read my work. I write novels and haven’t pursued publication because the whole enterprise seems terribly demeaning, especially at this AI-forward,...

    I realised I really do want someone to read my work.

    I write novels and haven’t pursued publication because the whole enterprise seems terribly demeaning, especially at this AI-forward, ‘self-marketing’ social-media heavy moment in time. I’ve told myself for basically my whole writerly life that I write for myself, which is still true, but some recent memento mori stuff IRL lately has made me realise I would like to maybe try.

    I don’t yet know what this means for myself or the future.

    19 votes

  7. Comment on Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’ in ~society

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    Goodnight, ladybug.

    Goodnight, ladybug.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Relationship troubles in ~life

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    When one person is no longer interested in investing in the relationship and touch changes to fully undesirable, it’s over. From what you’ve described, the relationship is over. Can you move in...

    When one person is no longer interested in investing in the relationship and touch changes to fully undesirable, it’s over. From what you’ve described, the relationship is over. Can you move in with a friend until you can formally sever finances?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on The end of reading is here in ~books

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    I love dvorak on a real keyboard, but if i try to type (as in not slide/glide) on iOS, it consistently confuses A and O, C and R and L, and M and W. It just really sucks, but since i only...

    I love dvorak on a real keyboard, but if i try to type (as in not slide/glide) on iOS, it consistently confuses A and O, C and R and L, and M and W. It just really sucks, but since i only transitioned to dvorak this year, i don’t want to confuse myself with qwerty on the phone and dvorak on the computer. So here we are! 🫠

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Word on the street and all my catholic friends and family think this is both hysterical and possibly true. In that order!

    Word on the street and all my catholic friends and family think this is both hysterical and possibly true. In that order!

    2 votes

  11. Comment on [SOLVED] Help me find a particular short story / book? in ~books

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    Brilliant, thank you!!

    Brilliant, thank you!!

    3 votes

  12. [SOLVED] Help me find a particular short story / book?

    ~books Ask
    Yesterday I saw a mention somewhere online a story, maybe a book, maybe a short story. It was: science fiction literary is uncommon (actually illegal?) the main (?) character is obsessed with film...

    Yesterday I saw a mention somewhere online a story, maybe a book, maybe a short story. It was:

    • science fiction
    • literary is uncommon (actually illegal?)
    • the main (?) character is obsessed with film and learns to read based on the words that appear in the background of the films he watches
    • there are robots?

    Does anyone know what this is? I tried search, but search is worthless nowadays.

    10 votes

  13. Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk

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    and here i thought we were tilderinos!

    and here i thought we were tilderinos!

    10 votes

  14. Comment on The end of reading is here in ~books

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    yup! honestly on iOS it’s something of a nightmare, as the OS does not understand the words i type or swipe as intuitively as it does QWERTY.

    yup! honestly on iOS it’s something of a nightmare, as the OS does not understand the words i type or swipe as intuitively as it does QWERTY.

    5 votes

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  16. Comment on The end of reading is here in ~books

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    someone on the short form social media once told me “literacy is not an unequivocal good” and that pretty much sealed the deal for me on whether or not we as a species were headed to disaster....

    someone on the short form social media once told me “literacy is not an unequivocal good” and that pretty much sealed the deal for me on whether or not we as a species were headed to disaster.

    edit: fucked by dvorak, again (typo)

    32 votes

  17. Comment on A measured and appropriately serious video essay about zootopia [and copaganda] in ~society

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    I liked the other not-exactly-related-to-copaganda issues he brought up in the video as well, like redlining, “separate but equal”, and just straight up racism. It was good, thanks for sharing!

    I liked the other not-exactly-related-to-copaganda issues he brought up in the video as well, like redlining, “separate but equal”, and just straight up racism. It was good, thanks for sharing!

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Sports entertainment makes me angry in ~talk

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    Thank you for the satire tag. For a minute I was thinking, “What is with all these grossly negative posts lately?” and then I realised that was (probably) your point. 😅

    Thank you for the satire tag. For a minute I was thinking, “What is with all these grossly negative posts lately?” and then I realised that was (probably) your point. 😅

    27 votes

  19. Comment on Microsoft’s Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs, divest five studios in major overhaul (gifted link) in ~games

  20. Comment on Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops in ~humanities

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    this is an excellent summary of exactly the issue. thank you

    this is an excellent summary of exactly the issue. thank you

    2 votes