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  1. Comment on Canadian crops beat global emissions—even after seventeen trips across the Atlantic in ~enviro

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    Suggested title: Canadian crops' emissions beat those of locally-grown crops in Europe even accounting for transportation

    Suggested title: Canadian crops' emissions beat those of locally-grown crops in Europe even accounting for transportation

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize in ~transport

  3. Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp

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    reading SICP is one of the best experiences I've had in my entire life. I can't recommend giving it a chance highly enough - maybe it'll be for you, maybe it won't, worst that happens is it isn't,...

    reading SICP is one of the best experiences I've had in my entire life. I can't recommend giving it a chance highly enough - maybe it'll be for you, maybe it won't, worst that happens is it isn't, and the possible upside is incredible

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    haha present company excluded! <3

    haha present company excluded! <3

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech

  6. Comment on Researchers discover stunning ecological changes after reintroducing wolves to national park: young Aspens are growing again in ~enviro

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    Due to the drop in wolf populations within the habitat, predation pressure drove elk populations to grow in the years since 1930. The wealth of elk meant excessive grazing of young aspen trees.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on So was there no song of the summer this year? in ~music

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    I can confirm that kpop demon hunters soundtrack (and particularly Golden) is what I've been listening to all summer

    I can confirm that kpop demon hunters soundtrack (and particularly Golden) is what I've been listening to all summer

    5 votes

  8. Comment on If you're a programmer, are you ever going to believe an AGI is actually 'I'? in ~tech

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    probably not because I doubt we reach AGI within my lifetime but to me "I" is a requirement for AGI

    probably not because I doubt we reach AGI within my lifetime

    but to me "I" is a requirement for AGI

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Fall 2025 nomination thread - Books from minority or diverse or disadvantaged perspectives in ~books

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    Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli

    Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli

    Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother. Now an adult, she’s finally broken free. But when her stepmother starts preying on her young half sister, Anuri decides she must stop the cycle of abuse. Really Good, Actually meets City of Likes in a stunning page-turner about overcoming toxic family and reclaiming identity and, ultimately, hope.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Communal answering machine: please leave a message after the beep in ~tech

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    this is worth its own top-level post!

    this is worth its own top-level post!

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Voting thread Winter 2025 - Spring 2026 in ~books

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    thanks! sorry I temporarily voted early, I read the message after voting and removed my votes and have now re-voted

    thanks! sorry I temporarily voted early, I read the message after voting and removed my votes and have now re-voted

    2 votes

  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games

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    are you taking any anti-insomnia medication? If I take too high a dose I get extremely unpleasant vivid dreams, it's a balance between enough for me to sleep and not too much. Maybe talk to your...

    are you taking any anti-insomnia medication? If I take too high a dose I get extremely unpleasant vivid dreams, it's a balance between enough for me to sleep and not too much. Maybe talk to your doctor if you are?

  13. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Nominations thread in ~books

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    I think one a month is great as a participant - there are some books I'm not interested in (horror, short stories) and some books I've already read, so I've been participating approximately once...

    I think one a month is great as a participant - there are some books I'm not interested in (horror, short stories) and some books I've already read, so I've been participating approximately once every-other month which has been nice. I think if it were once every-other month AND I were skipping some, it'd be hard to keep this in mind as a regular thing to do

    But +1 that your desire for organizing is most important for deciding the cadence!

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Nominations thread in ~books

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    I highly recommend How to Stand Up to a Dictator for anyone wanting to read Careless People but can't get a library hold! It covers much of the same subject matter, written by a Filipina activist...

    I highly recommend How to Stand Up to a Dictator for anyone wanting to read Careless People but can't get a library hold! It covers much of the same subject matter, written by a Filipina activist and journalist (Maria Ressa). Her story is pretty incredible

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Nominations thread in ~books

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    The Editors was not as good as I hoped, it was a bit melodramatic and also kind of inaccurate about some things (e.g. the scale at which PR editors operate)

    The Editors was not as good as I hoped, it was a bit melodramatic and also kind of inaccurate about some things (e.g. the scale at which PR editors operate)

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Nominations thread in ~books

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    My favorite books from this year so far: The Raven Scholar - epic / dark academia / murder mystery A Song of Legends Lost - think 90s high/epic fantasy, but queernorm afrofuturistic setting The...

    My favorite books from this year so far:

    edit: just realized Raven Scholar is slightly over 600 pages, I'm gonna leave it here because the audiobook isn't crazy long and the typeface in the print edition is really big, and also we read it in another book club last month and everyone loved it. but, it may not count as a valid nomination (but I still highly recommend it!!!)

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2025 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride in ~books

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    I've read a bunch of multi-pov historical fiction novels recently, and they're starting to feel a bit same-y, this one included. (But I'm still enjoying them quite a bit!) I think it's a very...

    I've read a bunch of multi-pov historical fiction novels recently, and they're starting to feel a bit same-y, this one included. (But I'm still enjoying them quite a bit!) I think it's a very standard narrative voice for this specific subgenre of small town, small group of people, get inside everyone's pov, and tell a small narrative along the way

    Interested if anyone else knows a name for this subgenre?

    Others would include A Little Hope, This Town Sleeps (kinda), The Women's Hotel

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What is your silly or (kinda) useless talent? in ~talk

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    I can say (and also type) the alphabet backwards EXTREMELY quickly ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA just now, to verify i got it right (I'm on laptop so I'm slower), i read it back in ZYX order, that's...

    I can say (and also type) the alphabet backwards EXTREMELY quickly

    ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

    just now, to verify i got it right (I'm on laptop so I'm slower), i read it back in ZYX order, that's enough

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Huge fines after drone surveillance catches Californians with illegal fireworks in ~news

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    oh wow I definitely do not think I'm competent enough to have that responsibility but I'll keep it in mind! thanks!

    oh wow I definitely do not think I'm competent enough to have that responsibility but I'll keep it in mind! thanks!

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Huge fines after drone surveillance catches Californians with illegal fireworks in ~news