redbearsam's recent activity
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Comment on Happy 6th Birthday, Tildes! in ~tildes
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Comment on Is climate change driving the global rise in populism? If so ... how? If not ... what is? in ~enviro
redbearsam Link ParentUnfortunately I can't find the source right now, but I read a - to me credible - article espousing that part of the reason people seem angrier is because the Internet exposes people to fewer...Unfortunately I can't find the source right now, but I read a - to me credible - article espousing that part of the reason people seem angrier is because the Internet exposes people to fewer bubbles than "real life" did. This creates conflict and anger.
Before the Internet you saw your "crazy racist uncle" once a year. Now you see his posts daily. Close friends - such as those you tend to see more often in person - are more likely to share views than distant friends - with whom you're more likely to interact online.
Even tildes.... This is much less a bubble than my rl friend groupings, and I'm regularly exposed to and interacting with this community. I think that's healthy.
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Comment on Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny, will cost $5.25/month standalone in ~tech
redbearsam Link ParentWhilst I hate teams chat, I vastly prefer its video to zoom or webex, which both manage to have even worse performance than teams somehow, and miss out on a couple gimmicky but fun features. Seems...Whilst I hate teams chat, I vastly prefer its video to zoom or webex, which both manage to have even worse performance than teams somehow, and miss out on a couple gimmicky but fun features. Seems as though we and our bubbles have significantly different experiences and views regarding this stuff. Interesting...
Slack video seems fine, but I've never used it for bigger calls. Slack chat is dope though.
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Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech
redbearsam Link ParentThey kiiiiiind of do though. If you rely on vc funding, you rely on repeated rounds of it. VC perception is in significant part dependent on the views of existing investors, so you sort of have to...They kiiiiiind of do though. If you rely on vc funding, you rely on repeated rounds of it. VC perception is in significant part dependent on the views of existing investors, so you sort of have to keep them happy to get that positive word of mouth.
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Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv
redbearsam Link ParentI thought station 11 had great world building and maybe 3 or 4 standout episodes (those with the indian fella in them) but generally I perceived it to have major pacing issues.I thought station 11 had great world building and maybe 3 or 4 standout episodes (those with the indian fella in them) but generally I perceived it to have major pacing issues.
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Comment on Water isn't normal in ~science
redbearsam LinkFor those who come after me, the article is short and interesting, not a giant scientific jargon slog. Would recommend.For those who come after me, the article is short and interesting, not a giant scientific jargon slog.
Would recommend.
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Comment on Can Europe’s trains compete with low-cost airlines? in ~travel
redbearsam Link ParentI broadly agree. I think it's worth noting that due to the high-fuel cost of takeoff, in terms of efficiency, shirt haul flights are more costly. And more easily replaced with rail travel. Also...I broadly agree.
I think it's worth noting that due to the high-fuel cost of takeoff, in terms of efficiency, shirt haul flights are more costly. And more easily replaced with rail travel.
Also want to ensure the new system involving your escalating taxes doesn't disincentivize high speed rail development and competitive rail pricing (lol, we wish), but these are just wee details, let's goooooooo!
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Comment on A Max password-sharing crackdown is coming in ~tv
redbearsam Link ParentI was thinking about watching one of the new star trek shows (as someone who's familarity with the franchise as opposed to being a "fan" per se). What is it they've done that has been so...I was thinking about watching one of the new star trek shows (as someone who's familarity with the franchise as opposed to being a "fan" per se).
What is it they've done that has been so detrimental? Which of the new shows (since the movie trilogy let's say) would you most recommend it I were dead set on giving it a whirl?
(totally agree on the halo thing)
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Comment on The sins committed in the name of Agile development in ~comp
redbearsam Link ParentKanban is a form of agile I do believe. An alternative agile sub-methodology to scrum. My personal favorite flavour of agile.Kanban is a form of agile I do believe. An alternative agile sub-methodology to scrum. My personal favorite flavour of agile.
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Comment on I want to hear about your unknown favorites! in ~books
redbearsam Link ParentAha! Not just on audible, but no strings attached free! Finally caught one. Okay, I'm gonna cut this shit out now. It's no longer productive input to the topic.Aha! Not just on audible, but no strings attached free! Finally caught one.
Okay, I'm gonna cut this shit out now. It's no longer productive input to the topic.
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Comment on I want to hear about your unknown favorites! in ~books
redbearsam (edited )Link ParentMaybe audible's library isn't as broad as I'd thought. Love the sound of the scifi one... Sad face.Maybe audible's library isn't as broad as I'd thought. Love the sound of the scifi one... Sad face.
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Comment on I want to hear about your unknown favorites! in ~books
redbearsam Link ParentSadly not on audible. So probably has fallen into relative obscurity? Their catalogue is pretty damn comprehensive.... It sounds top drawer, but for now I'll have to put a pin in it.Sadly not on audible. So probably has fallen into relative obscurity? Their catalogue is pretty damn comprehensive....
It sounds top drawer, but for now I'll have to put a pin in it.
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Comment on 'I've never seen it this bad:' Game developers explain the huge layoffs hitting Riot, Epic, and more in ~games
redbearsam Link ParentIn fairness, I found your comment an interesting read, and you did provide a warning in the very first sentence that you'd not done the assignment. We're not exactly drowning in conversation yet...In fairness, I found your comment an interesting read, and you did provide a warning in the very first sentence that you'd not done the assignment. We're not exactly drowning in conversation yet on Tildes so I'm a fan of whatever content I can get my beady little eyes on.
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Comment on 'I've never seen it this bad:' Game developers explain the huge layoffs hitting Riot, Epic, and more in ~games
redbearsam Link ParentI'm not saying that a free bar is more portant than someone's job, but for some members of staff perks like that are crucial to their enjoyment of a job. Where I worked they laid people off, and...I'm not saying that a free bar is more portant than someone's job, but for some members of staff perks like that are crucial to their enjoyment of a job.
Where I worked they laid people off, and the dip in morale killed the bar anyway as who wants to stay at a place that's just axed your friends? But that's not to say that killing the bar wouldn't have caused the same voluntary exodus as the redundancies and firings did. Perks like those can be core to the culture of a workplace, and their value can easily be understated, their cost overstated.
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Comment on Sam Rockwell breaks down his most iconic characters in ~movies
redbearsam LinkCool enough, but a bit of a shame that he just vaguely touches on roles, rather than talking a little more in-depth on any of them.Cool enough, but a bit of a shame that he just vaguely touches on roles, rather than talking a little more in-depth on any of them.
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Comment on Apple Original Films’ ‘Argylle’ with C+ CinemaScore and near $17m opening isn’t cutting it at weekend box office in ~movies
redbearsam LinkIt was dumb as all hell, and I spent a lot of it with my head in my hands. And yet I enjoyed it.It was dumb as all hell, and I spent a lot of it with my head in my hands. And yet I enjoyed it.
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Comment on Feminism versus multiculturalism [an argument against feminism and multiculturalism being 'incompatible'] in ~humanities
redbearsam Link ParentThanks for highlighting a bunch of interesting excerpts. My first reaction having read these excerpts, is that multiculturalism merely correlates with apparent a-feminism, and generally - as is...Thanks for highlighting a bunch of interesting excerpts.
My first reaction having read these excerpts, is that multiculturalism merely correlates with apparent a-feminism, and generally - as is observed in the penultimate quotation there - white Christians or other religious groups fit the bill similarly well?
Traditional values of any sort tend to maintain pre-exiating power structures, in this case religious ones supporting patriarchal ones. Secularism, whilst not preventing misogynist values, is - by nature of being principally an absence of a wide gamut of traditional values - more aligned with feminism, and the reverse follows. Maybe?
It's late, I'm sleepy, maybe this is all gibberish.
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Comment on Book recommendation: Delta-V and Critical Mass in ~books
redbearsam LinkOooh, I really liked his first books - which were very the opposite of positive in their messaging. Or at least the first was (Daemon). I shall heed this recommendation yo, cheers.Oooh, I really liked his first books - which were very the opposite of positive in their messaging. Or at least the first was (Daemon). I shall heed this recommendation yo, cheers.
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Comment on Sudanese war continues as the world ignores it in favor of wars in Ukraine and Gaza in ~news
redbearsam LinkOne obvious reason this story gets less bandwidth is that it's harder to form an opinion besides "this is I'll news". In Ukraine, I have a narrative I understand: an aggressor and an unlikely...One obvious reason this story gets less bandwidth is that it's harder to form an opinion besides "this is I'll news".
In Ukraine, I have a narrative I understand: an aggressor and an unlikely equal.
I won't go into Israel-Gaza but that situation has been politically observed for decades and people have opinions which can be explored and debated.
The coverage of Sudan - mostly from The Guardian in my case - leads me to believe that maybe the SDF side are committing slightly more atrocities? It seems like the two top tyrants fell out, and now this?
I guess the conflict lacks historical and political ambiguities to make it "interesting" and lacks "us-versus-them" angle to draw a western audience in emotionally? It's not less worthy of note, but I can understand how it goes less noticed.
There are of course lots of other reasons this war gets less coverage, but I thought a long rambling incoherent thought dump was what I'd go with here.
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Comment on Lars Aagaard, Danish climate minister, says farmers deserving most success on the European market should be those who emit the least carbon per tonne of food produced in ~enviro
redbearsam Link ParentMy first thought is: does the current system care about these differences you mention? I think the answer is that different climates suit different crops, and this would further incentivize the...My first thought is: does the current system care about these differences you mention? I think the answer is that different climates suit different crops, and this would further incentivize the growth of crops appropriate to the region. And that is a good thing.
I think what bothers me is that wyre was arguably the worst map. I mean, high bar there. Still good.