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Comment on Executive (dys)function flavors? in ~talk
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Comment on Executive (dys)function flavors? in ~talk
Queresote LinkHumans have this little knack for categorizing every object in the knowable universe, including ourselves. They also have a knack for being terrible at it. (This comment seems random, but follow...Humans have this little knack for categorizing every object in the knowable universe, including ourselves. They also have a knack for being terrible at it. (This comment seems random, but follow me for a moment.)
Look at vegetables as a category, or fish. Humans saw a bunch of creatures with fins and decided these were all generally the same thing. Taxonomically, the pufferfish and rainbow trout are as far separated as we are from tigers (I think, my biology isn't the greatest), and yet we look at both and go "fish".
I believe when the topic at hand concerns things like ADHD or Neurodivergency, we unfortunately do the same thing. We see behaviors or fins presented by a person and go that's a "fish" without exploring further. Perhaps you do have some flavor of an attention disorder, I couldn't say for sure, but perhaps there are other forces at play in your life which should be explored.
You say you have this "hyperfocus mode", and on other things, you put them off until they become urgent, even if they are important, yes?
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Comment on How do you report an entire topic? in ~tildes
Queresote Link ParentTo tell you the truth, I had that knee-jerk thought the first time one of my comments was deleted, and when one of my posts did not receive the positivity I thought it would. But I stayed. I took...I think maybe it's time for me to leave.
To tell you the truth, I had that knee-jerk thought the first time one of my comments was deleted, and when one of my posts did not receive the positivity I thought it would.
But I stayed. I took the time to perform some self-reflection and found that I needed to make a change within myself. Looking back, I believe I chose right.
Tildes has been one of the few places on the internet where good dicourse can be had with people of varying interests and histories, and I personally would be sad to see you go.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
Queresote (edited )Link ParentEdit (2m): If you would like some resources on philosophy, let me know. I have YouTube playlists, specific authors, substacks, and whatnot if you want to approach things slowly. I take an...Edit (2m): If you would like some resources on philosophy, let me know. I have YouTube playlists, specific authors, substacks, and whatnot if you want to approach things slowly. I take an autodidactic approach to philosphy education, so I may have some gaps in my knowledge.
That is a difficult question to answer. When I think about my "favorite" philosophers, I don't view it as a competition between them, but moreso getting to build a dream-team where each philosopher's ideas can bulwark my own. I also tend to use the term philosopher more loosely to include individuals who ordinarily are not considered such.
General - Socrates, Diogenes the Cynic, Parker Settecase
For Stoic Ethics - Epiktetos, Marcus Aurelius
For Ideas on Friendship - Seneca
For Philosophy of Language - Noam Chomsky*, Stephen Fry+, Michel de Montaigne
For Leadership Philosophy- Simon Sinek
For Feminist Philosophy- Andrea DworkinI could keep namedropping prominent philosphers, because each one has added a little nugget of information –some framework or concept, to my life that has given me a boost. Baruch Spinoza, Rene Descartes, Henry Thoreau, Carl Jung, etc. But, at the end of the day I feel like you could throw a dart at a board and hit a good philosopher.
I would just avoid certain authors in the beginning of your journey (like Kafka or Camus) because if you walk in without mental preparation or some level of mental fortification, you will come out the other end of the rabbit hole with some philosophical trauma.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
Queresote Link ParentSocrates was ugly and came from a nearly-poor family where his father was a stonecutter and his mother a midwife. Epiktetos started his life as a slave to one of Nero's secretaries. Regardless of...(Disclaimer: I'm not an expert on any of those things, I'm just recreationally fascinated by them, so I don't claim to be qualified to perform these mental exercises. Still, they are fun nonetheless).
Socrates was ugly and came from a nearly-poor family where his father was a stonecutter and his mother a midwife.
Epiktetos started his life as a slave to one of Nero's secretaries.
Regardless of your origin or depth of experience with philosophy, know that the practice of it is for every person with the capacity to understand logic, including yourself. Maybe one day your philosophical ramblings will be considered important, BashCrandiboot. If not to the world, at least to a handful of people in your orbit.
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Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
Queresote LinkI have been on the thrifting train for at least 10 years. In that time I've found a variety of good things: Several signed first-edition novels of lesser known sci-fi and fantasy authors A first...I have been on the thrifting train for at least 10 years. In that time I've found a variety of good things:
- Several signed first-edition novels of lesser known sci-fi and fantasy authors
- A first edition volume of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (gifted to my English teacher back in High School)
- Loads of vintage Levi's: silver, white, orange rag and a few big E pants and jackets.
- A 50's Underwood typewriter of some sort (I think it was a Leader) but my family made me give it away due to many, many late night writing sessions and the incessant clack, clack, clack ding keeping everyone up well past midnight.
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Comment on US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria in ~society
Queresote LinkExcerpts: Apologies if this style of negative news brings anyone down, but I figured it was worthy of linking.Excerpts:
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. (Emphasis mine)
"Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar told the British Broadcasting Corp the strike was a "joint operation" targeting "terrorists", and it "has nothing to do with a particular religion".
Nigeria’s foreign ministry said the strike was carried out as part of ongoing security cooperation with the United States, involving intelligence sharing and strategic coordination to target militant groups.
Apologies if this style of negative news brings anyone down, but I figured it was worthy of linking.
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US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
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Comment on I need to tell you why coffee makes you poop in ~food
Queresote Link ParentJames Hoffman is the reason I went from pouring packets of Folgers Crystals in a camping tin cup to using a Hario V60 and actually getting into the habit of grinding my own coffee. His channel is...James Hoffman is the reason I went from pouring packets of Folgers Crystals in a camping tin cup to using a Hario V60 and actually getting into the habit of grinding my own coffee.
His channel is definitely worth perusing.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 2 in ~society
Queresote Link ParentAside: I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mark something like this 'exemplary', but I have to say what a pithy response. Modern society robs us of this level of precise cleverness in place of a quick...Aside:
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mark something like this 'exemplary', but I have to say what a pithy response. Modern society robs us of this level of precise cleverness in place of a quick 'gotcha', so I appreciate this (and will be stealing this for my notes; with attributions of course)
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Comment on Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa in ~society
Queresote Link ParentI think many of them are trying to work on advanced solutions to aging (trying to be immortal, essentially) or they want to pass their significant power onto their legacy (there is this weird...What strikes me is that billionaires across the developed world aren't taking a similar stand with their own wealth (to my knowledge). They know they can't take it with them when they die, so what's with there only being a tiny percentage who commit to philanthropy?
I think many of them are trying to work on advanced solutions to aging (trying to be immortal, essentially) or they want to pass their significant power onto their legacy (there is this weird fetishization of continuing the 'legacy' among the uber-elites.) So they push their money and influence into lobbies or organizations that their children or antecessors they've groomed into the position to take their place. I believe this is another reason why we've got specific individuals attempting to take Mars in their own name.
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Comment on Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa in ~society
Queresote Link ParentIt's not necessarily a change, and its not really a re-announcement. I appreciate the link as it brings additional information into the conversation, so thank you for sharing that. I agree, The...It's not necessarily a change, and its not really a re-announcement. I appreciate the link as it brings additional information into the conversation, so thank you for sharing that.
I agree, The Gates Foundation has done some tremendous work in the past, especially working on the AIDS and Malaria epidemics. Providing vaccination was mostly done by his group I believe. To my knowledge, they will be providing additional support onto what they had previously pledged in order to offset the withdrawal of the US Govt. resources. (I am more than happy to be corrected on that if I'm wrong, though)
He spoke at an Event/Conference to provide reassurances to African leaders, giving hope in a time of crisis.
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Comment on Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa in ~society
Queresote LinkThoughts: For anyone else concerned about American aid withdrawal from Africa, I'd like to offer a small it of good news. Keeping on mind that a "pledge" or a "commitment" has little legal...Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his $200bn (£150bn) fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.
"I recently made a commitment that my wealth will be given away over the next 20 years. The majority of that funding will be spent on helping you address challenges here in Africa," he said in an address at the African Union (AU) headquarters.
Mozambique's former First Lady Graça Machel welcomed his announcement, saying it came in a "moment of crisis".
The US government has cut aid to Africa, including programmes to treat patients with HIV/Aids, as part of US President Donald Trump's "America First" policy, raising concerns about the future of healthcare on the continent.
Thoughts:
For anyone else concerned about American aid withdrawal from Africa, I'd like to offer a small it of good news. Keeping on mind that a "pledge" or a "commitment" has little legal standing, I think Bill Gates' dedication to helping Africa has been a welcome change from what we see in other wealthy individuals exploiting and raping the continent.This will free up what limited resources we have available to help with housing and education to the region, and groups that had to assist with this work can focus more on de-escalating violence and instability in the region.
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Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Queresote LinkThis is a video on recent moves by China that would lead experts to believe that China is preparing for an invasion of places such as Taiwan.This is a video on recent moves by China that would lead experts to believe that China is preparing for an invasion of places such as Taiwan.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Queresote Link ParentI am excited at the prospect of getting these new ships, bombers, and sub (and some other goodies). You do make an excellent point on the current trend being to reduce our footprint in most areas....… The $150 billion proposal seems to be mainly for INDOPACOM. If anything, force projection seems to be pulled back from everywhere except the Taiwan strait.
I am excited at the prospect of getting these new ships, bombers, and sub (and some other goodies). You do make an excellent point on the current trend being to reduce our footprint in most areas.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Queresote Link ParentFor the duration that Africa was split between three commands, there were major problems because these commands all have larger AORs that require a majority of their attention. The purpose for...They've been merged at other levels for a long time.
For the duration that Africa was split between three commands, there were major problems because these commands all have larger AORs that require a majority of their attention. The purpose for establishing AFRICOM as its own sub-command was to have an independent group with a focus solely on this region. This is important for a few major reasons:
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Countering Chinese and Russian influence in the region
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Monitoring new and evolving threats to the homeland
To the first point, we can look at the influence of Wagner Mercenaries (Now under the Russian MoD as Afrika Corps) and Russian defense contracts, economic agreements, etc. coming out of countries like Sudan and Niger. We are seeing more anti-Western sentiment, more radicalism, a new recruitment pool for these countries to wage war with¹. Call me a warhawk, or paranoid, but if you know how to look, you can see certain choices are being made to set the stage for global conflict.
To the second: The area is more complex, more fluid, and more dangerous than it has been for some time. We could rattle off examples (Boko-Haram, Al-Shabaab, ISIS-A, whatever that new VooDoo pirate offshoot is). These kinds of things have always been revolving doors. An old group disbands, and a new one is formed from the remnants, often with similar goals and practices. But, now we have some new ingredients altering the recipe: The Russo-Ukrainian conflict, The Western withdrawal from Afghanistan (and the toys that were left behind), Southern/Central American arms smuggling (remember the "unconfirmed" story about MANPADs surfacing at the border?), social media as a recruitment tool, Information Warfare campaigns.
It requires full attention, because the stuff that is happening there now will find us at home.
If I left anything unclarified, I would be happy to remedy that. There are too many moving parts to cover in a single conversation. There are days worth of documentation to run through and argue about (and trust me, the powers that be have been doing exactly that). The merging has been under consideration for quite some time, and it has made me unhappy.
1: Yes, a lot of these arguments could help made for America and Friends™—but, the United States DoD wants to invest in the wellbeing of the individuals living within these countries. No, it's not for solely altruistic reasons, but at least we are doing it. It's a symbiotic relationship, and not parasitic like whatever is coming out of the Sino-Soviet region.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Queresote LinkI see a lot of focus here in the comments on the actual 'firings' of these generals (RIP - the highest rank in the US Navy), but it should also be brought into the light that merging AFRICOM with...I see a lot of focus here in the comments on the actual 'firings' of these generals (RIP - the highest rank in the US Navy), but it should also be brought into the light that merging AFRICOM with the European Command will 100% cripple our capabilities in both HOA and Europe. I assume the same for Southern and Northern Command. The entire reason each of these commands was created (or branched off) to operate individually is because the threats and security of that particular Area of Operations was deemed important enough to require the full attention of a command. Destroying this will kill our overseas capabilities and force projection into places our allies need us (Like Taiwan & Japan, HOA, Europe, The Middle East. Basically everywhere).
We can all look at the facts here and see a small group of radical loyalists gutting out stronger institutions from a place of authority before (I assume forthcoming in the next years) turning up the dial to eleven and stomping on our necks.
I am dead serious when I say that individual citizens (aka all of you here) should anticipate a major national/geopolitical event that will result in global conflict. We are getting to the part where you buy bags of rice and cans of salted meats to prepare for an economic crisis. (Not to toot the Doom Horn or anything, that's just how it is)
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Comment on US Federal Communications Commission chair threatens to block mergers of media companies engaged in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ~society
Queresote LinkThere are dark days on the horizon for us all, I believe. Little consolation can be given in this moment, but If History should show us anything, it's that those who act with evil intentions tend...There are dark days on the horizon for us all, I believe. Little consolation can be given in this moment, but If History should show us anything, it's that those who act with evil intentions tend to "get what they give" in due time.
From where I'm standing, this looks like a play akin to bombing black wall street, but using the new weaponry of information warfare. To not just "repel" this strawman DEI that looms over everything, but actively commit attacks against those who are just living by their constitutional rights, this all disgusts me. Smells like tyranny if you ask me.
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Comment on An appeal to the community for non-algorithmic recommendations in ~talk
Queresote Link ParentI suppose we are all algorithms in the same way we are all robots, with chemical signals being our commands or our parameters. But then, I also suppose the intention is different (in that we can...The algorithm is me
I suppose we are all algorithms in the same way we are all robots, with chemical signals being our commands or our parameters.
But then, I also suppose the intention is different (in that we can even have intention in the first place, for one). My intention with sharing is to support, or help, whereas I believe the algorithms provided by content platforms emphasize engagement more than learning.
Your resources are very thorough, I can tell you that. I had never thought of using Github for this purpose, as I'm a diehard Obsidian fan. I applaud you for you creativity, or if it was a concept you built upon, your willfullness in using it.
I may do something similar now, if I can find a way to do it in line with my own system.
I see your comment, and I can understand if people outright rejecting the idea of an individual having ADHD may lead to said person getting frustrated. I hope that my response did not give the impression that I was doing that.
Ultimately I chose to leave my comment open with a 'perhaps/perhaps-not' because while I don't have the experience to diagnose (or even speculate) on a condition, I have seen experiences in the past where people got the classic ADHD/ADD sticker slapped on them when it was a jumble of other behaviors that presented as ADHD.
I felt it important to ensure that there were additional options available to the original poster, and I had an inkling that other commenters (especially those with some form of neurodivergency) would give input on the other end.
In the future I hope to be more discretionary with my word-choice and analogies, and I apologize if you've felt that my response would have led OP down the wrong path.