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Comment on Cold brew coffee in three minutes using acoustic cavitation in ~food
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Comment on Cold brew coffee in three minutes using acoustic cavitation in ~food
quarkw Link ParentYeah. Admittedly one of the main perks of cold brew is it's dead simple to do. But supposedly cutting down on the brewing time "improves" the flavorYeah. Admittedly one of the main perks of cold brew is it's dead simple to do. But supposedly cutting down on the brewing time "improves" the flavor
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Comment on Cold brew coffee in three minutes using acoustic cavitation in ~food
quarkw Link ParentFrom the article, it sounds like they want to use the tech to make (at least on the consumer side of things) a keurig-like machine. If you don't want to wait a few years for the technology to...From the article, it sounds like they want to use the tech to make (at least on the consumer side of things) a keurig-like machine.
If you don't want to wait a few years for the technology to mature, you can get faster cold brew today using sous vide or a vacuum chamber
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Comment on Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI in ~tech
quarkw Link ParentMS doesn't own OpenAI. I think it would be foolish of them, from a long-term perspective, to not pursue their own in-house models.MS doesn't own OpenAI. I think it would be foolish of them, from a long-term perspective, to not pursue their own in-house models.
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Comment on Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it in ~science
quarkw Link ParentDid you read the section on Nocturnal surface cooling from that Wikipedia page on radiative cooling? Admittedly, I’m no expert but to me the principles for that phenomenon explains how cooling...Did you read the section on Nocturnal surface cooling from that Wikipedia page on radiative cooling?
Admittedly, I’m no expert but to me the principles for that phenomenon explains how cooling from this highly reflective paint work.
Unintuitive, sure. But not a wild claim on the level of perpetual motion.
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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
quarkw Link ParentI was trying to generalize. It’s almost always in the context of talking about some politically charged topic that caters to identity politics. Usually something like “<reasonable political take>,...I was trying to generalize. It’s almost always in the context of talking about some politically charged topic that caters to identity politics. Usually something like “<reasonable political take>, but I’m a stupid white man so take my opinion with a grain of salt”
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Comment on What impact, if any, did being raised as a woman have on you? in ~life.women
quarkw Link ParentThank you for sharing this! I recently convinced my partner to negotiate hard for a raise. Thankfully they got it but it’s disappointing to learn how deep the misogyny runs. Having been the hiring...Thank you for sharing this! I recently convinced my partner to negotiate hard for a raise. Thankfully they got it but it’s disappointing to learn how deep the misogyny runs.
Having been the hiring manager on my team for a while, the thought of rejecting a candidate that we extended an offer to because they had the “gall” to negotiate is unfathomable to me!
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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
quarkw Link ParentThat’s a lot of ellipses, but you’re totally right! A lapse in reading comprehension on my part. I’m sure there are other parts where I misconstrued examples as the author’s opinionThat’s a lot of ellipses, but you’re totally right! A lapse in reading comprehension on my part.
I’m sure there are other parts where I misconstrued examples as the author’s opinion
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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
quarkw Link ParentHaha, I’m actually a career lurker on Reddit. I was talking about my real-life circles. That’s another thing that bothers me that I think puts you further in the territory of being accused of...Haha, I’m actually a career lurker on Reddit. I was talking about my real-life circles.
That’s another thing that bothers me that I think puts you further in the territory of being accused of right-wingism, racism, or bigotry:
As a single-minority (non-white) male, it really bothers me when my no-minority male friends say stuff like “I’m a white heterosexual male and I’m sorry.”
That’s so weird to me. Being a white heterosexual male isn’t bad or evil. It doesn’t make your opinions worthless. Of course that doesn’t mean crowd out minority voices (these friends don’t need to be told that), and nipping any dog whistling in the bud right now. I’m supremely anti white-supremacist, but the anti-white-male meme in leftist circles needs to die.
That messaging only gets in the way of electing progressive politicians who would put out legislation that would benefit minorities, by ostracizing the largest voting block in the US. They would rather have the dopamine rush from “punching up” and being bigoted towards a group (that does have real privileges in society).
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Comment on Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. in ~life.men
quarkw (edited )LinkEdit: prefacing this comment with what I think could help with this “crisis of masculinity,” or whatever you want to call it. It would be a huge boon if social skills especially around dating,...Edit: prefacing this comment with what I think could help with this “crisis of masculinity,” or whatever you want to call it. It would be a huge boon if social skills especially around dating, navigating sex, consent, etc was taught. Also some instruction on what is considered “attractive”. It doesn’t have to be coded as masculine or feminine. There are plenty of gender agnostic traits that are fairly universally attractive. Good hygiene, physical fitness, being nice (but not being a pushover), good posture, being funny, etc. All of this instruction would ideally be pretty gender agnostic or have groups flip the script. Girls could benefit from learning how difficult it can be to be expected to lead and make the “first”move.
As a side note, the reason that male-improvement has skewed right is because the left has actively disparaged masculinity, and not provided any positive “alternative” for boys and young men
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A pretty good read, and yet I feel like throughout the author reiterates that they don’t really get it. At least they seem to be curious and open to learning
The left has made it pretty clear that putting any resources towards helping boys and men is.. well not evil, but definitely not welcome. Any resources that goes towards helping males is taking away resources from women or actively pushing them down.
With this hostility towards male improvement, it’s no wonder the characters that rise up in that space are more likely to go against the grain and in many ways be abhorrent or despicable.
the web of misogynistic communities known as the “manosphere.”
There is a lot of misogyny in the manosphere, but the author defining it as a web of misogynistic communities shows that they’re unable to see a pro-male community as a good thing.
Also, any group of advocacy that grows large enough is going to have issues of bigotry. See TERFs, and the presence of misandry in the popular feminism movement.
Are we really worrying that men feel a little emasculated because their female classmates are doing well?
Thanks to @Protected for pointing out to me that the author was using this to demonstrate the backwardness of the leftist zeitgeist, contrasting from their current position.
There may be other instances of me confusing example of the zeitgeist for the author’s thought. Even with just this one misinterpretation, it raises my view of what was frankly already a good article even if my misinterpretation had been true.
No, but we should be worried about the earlier cited statistics about men making up about a 7:10 ratio of all bachelor degrees, and responsible for over 2/3s of the drop in college enrollmentThis also evokes the trope of the left of gaslighting men into thinking that they couldn’t possibly have any issues that aren’t linked to their own faults or the patriarchy. Are men doing worse in classrooms because their needs have been neglected? Of course not! It’s their fragile masculinity causing a rouseA mainstream reluctance to define or speak up for men
Nail on the head here. And that reluctance is slathered throughout the article by the author.
But if trying to smash the patriarchy has left a vacuum in our ideal of masculinity
A bit of a rant on the word
patriarchyhere. To me that word has been overused and overloaded that it’s almost lost all meaning.That, and also phrases like this (smash the patriarchy) I think are actively harmful towards gender equality and progress. This message reads as anti-male, even if that’s not the intent. What a great way to build an intersectional movement /s
It is harder to be a man today, and in many ways, that is a good thing: Finally, the freer sex is being held to a higher standard.
Again, circling back to the idea that nothing pro-male could possibly be good. It’s a zero-sum game, where making men’s lives harder is good for women, and making men’s lives easier is bad for women.
Sorry this post is a bit cynical. It’s a bit venty as it’s stuff I’m not really comfortable voicing in person for fear of being seen as a right-wing lunatic
P.S. I’m not intending to attack the author. In fact I’m glad they wrote this article because these issues do need more of a spotlight. The blind spots that the author has are common in the left and progressive circles. Hopefully progressive circles can evolve to serve the needs of everyone, and not see everything as a zero-sum game.
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Comment on Let's share some obscure forgotten tunes (<20K plays/views) in ~music
quarkw LinkTechnically pop music, so not weird but obscure Astronaut - Stereophones (19k views) I think this song was on a what.CD (RIP) compilation, but I’ve enjoyed all of their other songs too. There was...Technically pop music, so not weird but obscure
Astronaut - Stereophones (19k views)I think this song was on a what.CD (RIP) compilation, but I’ve enjoyed all of their other songs too.
There was a summer where I had the chorus stuck in my head but couldn’t for the life of me remember the song/artist. I thought it was some radio hit, but no-one I asked was able to identify it. The next time I came across it in my library shuffle I definitely paid attention to the title/artist then!
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Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news
quarkw Link ParentSeconded on Tangle. It’s a good way to not stay in your political bubble. The newsletter is free, but Fridays are paywalled. Even without the extra edition, I would be more than happy to keep my...Seconded on Tangle. It’s a good way to not stay in your political bubble.
The newsletter is free, but Fridays are paywalled. Even without the extra edition, I would be more than happy to keep my paid subscription.
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Comment on Bosses are fed up with remote work for four main reasons. Some of them are undeniable. in ~life
quarkw Link ParentPart of me wonders, if it is indeed propaganda, if it’s fueled by fears of what will happen to business real estate as a whole if there’s not much RTO among companies that went remote.Part of me wonders, if it is indeed propaganda, if it’s fueled by fears of what will happen to business real estate as a whole if there’s not much RTO among companies that went remote.
Everyone has their preferences. Using a different method for brewing coffee is going to have different results.
You may prefer the V60 over ice, and others might prefer the quick cold-brew. And some might prefer a more traditional cold-brew over either. That's why I put "improves" in quotes in my other comment.