rich_27's recent activity
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Comment on China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production in ~enviro
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Comment on World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain in ~health
rich_27 (edited )Link ParentThat's horrific! It's scary how the big picture ominous correlation hasn't hit mainstream international news (to my knowledge) and that the left in the US aren't rallying against this (seeming)...That's horrific! It's scary how the big picture ominous correlation hasn't hit mainstream international news (to my knowledge) and that the left in the US aren't rallying against this (seeming) large scale societal manipulation.
Edit: It feels like democrats in the US could be addressing these kind of things and pointing to US conservatism seemingly forcing procreation and counter it with a strong message of "If we don't fix the birthrate crisis the country is going to collapse. The right are trying to do this by forcing parenthood upon you, but it doesn't have to be that way. How do we make potential parents financially and emotionally secure enough to want to start families?"
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Comment on World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain in ~health
rich_27 (edited )Link ParentOh god, I hadn't put together the dots before, correlation between the impending crisis of declining birth rates and the erosion of women's rights like bodily autonomy. Taking a quick look at US...Oh god, I hadn't put together the dots before, correlation between the impending crisis of declining birth rates and the erosion of women's rights like bodily autonomy. Taking a quick look at US birth rate, it seems like it has climbed a bit since the repeal of Roe vs Wade and bans on abortions, though I have no idea if that is accurate data or if there is a causal link if it is.
I wonder if that's also why the US right seems to be surprisingly tolerant of sexual assault, because they see it as being able to contribute towards 'fixing' the birth rate even if causes harm and suffering?
I'm not in the US and I haven't really kept up to speed with a lot of the goings on in US politics.
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
rich_27 Link ParentIt's crazy that that's the culture but they're hiring at way more. Surely it's got to be cheaper to give you a £10k raise than hire someone to replace you at £30k moreIt's crazy that that's the culture but they're hiring at way more. Surely it's got to be cheaper to give you a £10k raise than hire someone to replace you at £30k more
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
rich_27 Link ParentAnything preventing you from applying for one?Anything preventing you from applying for one?
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Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental
rich_27 Link ParentFor me, a similar experience to @kaffo by the sound of it, I have more of an abstract sense of the words than it feeling like a voice I can hear. It turns out I can vary the pitch, having just...For me, a similar experience to @kaffo by the sound of it, I have more of an abstract sense of the words than it feeling like a voice I can hear. It turns out I can vary the pitch, having just tried it, but it's more like it varies the sense of the word rather than something I'd describe as being able to hear. I can clearly shape syllables and vary the quality that would resolve into sound if I were to speak. It's kind of more like the impression left in a sofa after you get up, you can feel the shape of it but it's not actually there. I wouldn't say it has a defined gravelly/smoothness though.
For me my internal monologue is everything I'm reading or planning to write, though I also have voiced thoughts that can be entirely internal; for instance, when I'm in the shower I often reflect on the things going on in my life and that will be me thinking to my self like a conversation with only one participant. I don't really ever get anyone else's voice in my head or music or anything, and all my internal thoughts feel like me, which sounds quite different from @atchemey's experience.
Interestingly I do hear the words of text I'm reading in my head, unlike @nemo.
I find the difference in internal experience fascinating! What's yours like?
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Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental
rich_27 Link ParentThis pretty much exactly mirrors my experience, though I can switch into accents as well - those that I can do speaking out loud. I'm pretty good with certain accents out loud (D&D player who...This pretty much exactly mirrors my experience, though I can switch into accents as well - those that I can do speaking out loud. I'm pretty good with certain accents out loud (D&D player who likes voiced characters), and those are the ones I can switch into in my head.
Interestingly I got Neither on the quiz, apparently I'm the control group. I have no idea whether there's any correlation or causation there!
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentI think your reasoning and approach is very understandable and I don't see anything wrong with what you did :) From my perspective, I just wanted to understand where you were coming from and...I think your reasoning and approach is very understandable and I don't see anything wrong with what you did :) From my perspective, I just wanted to understand where you were coming from and whether you were okay with further discussion between others, I didn't mean to imply hypocrisy on your part. Thank you for explaining, I appreciate it!
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Comment on Feds try secret grand jury to unmask Reddit user who criticized US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ~society
rich_27 Link ParentThis is wild! It feels like this should definitely result in some kind of blowback against ICE if justice were served. I'd love to know what provision in the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act they were...This is wild! It feels like this should definitely result in some kind of blowback against ICE if justice were served.
I'd love to know what provision in the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act they were using for justification, I can't imagine how tariff regulation could be seen as relevant to the case at hand!
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
rich_27 Link ParentHuh, I hadn't noticed that, that is good! It makes it doubly strange to me that they decided to do it via render though, as when you look closer it looks really strange and I feel like they could...Huh, I hadn't noticed that, that is good! It makes it doubly strange to me that they decided to do it via render though, as when you look closer it looks really strange and I feel like they could have achieved a similar effect that looked better fairly easily in real life!
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentOh my god that's so cool! I've never seen anyone do emoji art like that before and it works so well!Oh my god that's so cool! I've never seen anyone do emoji art like that before and it works so well!
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentMy impulse upon first reading this topic was largely pro image, but you make some great points, I think, and I'm leaning a lot more anti-image now. Initially I was reading your response thinking...My impulse upon first reading this topic was largely pro image, but you make some great points, I think, and I'm leaning a lot more anti-image now. Initially I was reading your response thinking about what whether the same arguments would be applicable were you to replace "image" with "low quality/effort content", and whilst I think that's true for some of your points, you make a great case about the attention grabbing nature of images and the amplification/disproportionate weight they assign.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentYeah, that's a good point I hadn't considered; people might start spamming to get image credit/credit may be automatically accrued by people spamming. I guess the intent of my suggestion was to...Yeah, that's a good point I hadn't considered; people might start spamming to get image credit/credit may be automatically accrued by people spamming.
I guess the intent of my suggestion was to reward high quality posting with trust, but it would be very hard to automatically assess the amount of high quality engagement a user makes!
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Comment on You can absolutely have an RSS dependent website in 2026 in ~tech
rich_27 LinkI like the idea of RSS. I have no idea about readers or how any of them look/function, and there is a catch-22 barrier to entry for me: without a collection of interesting feeds to display content...I like the idea of RSS. I have no idea about readers or how any of them look/function, and there is a catch-22 barrier to entry for me: without a collection of interesting feeds to display content from I have no impulse to open an RSS reader, without an RSS reader already set up and in use I have no impulse to save an RSS feed.
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Comment on Graveyard Keeper 2 announced for 2026. Original game now free to keep on Steam. in ~games
rich_27 (edited )Link Parent2,499.2 hrs on record :P Interestingly, Factorio scratches that itch in a positive way, Graveyard Keeper in a really negative way2,499.2 hrs on record :P
Interestingly, Factorio scratches that itch in a positive way, Graveyard Keeper in a really negative way
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Comment on Graveyard Keeper 2 announced for 2026. Original game now free to keep on Steam. in ~games
rich_27 Link ParentYeah, you should be able to; that's generally the way Steam operates.Yeah, you should be able to; that's generally the way Steam operates.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentActually, I think this counts against inline images now I've seen it in action. I think it would work, perhaps, if images were rendered as a small thumbnail, but a giant blue-footed boobie...Actually, I think this counts against inline images now I've seen it in action. I think it would work, perhaps, if images were rendered as a small thumbnail, but a giant blue-footed boobie dominating the page here would be a terrible idea even if it seemed like a good idea to me not two minutes ago, now I think about it.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
rich_27 Link ParentWho doesn't love a good boobie? Now this would be a great time for an inline imageWho doesn't love a good boobie?
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Comment on Graveyard Keeper 2 announced for 2026. Original game now free to keep on Steam. in ~games
rich_27 Link ParentI tell you what, as someone with a compulsion for completion, this game really messed with me! I played for about 40 hours or so, found I made very little overall progress, and quit after I...I tell you what, as someone with a compulsion for completion, this game really messed with me! I played for about 40 hours or so, found I made very little overall progress, and quit after I realised the toll it was taking on my mental health!
Very much a me problem, but this was one of the worst games I've played for those with compulsive tendencies.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
This is so strange to me. Is is not naturally self limiting? The price will drop until it is no longer profitable to make solar panels at which point producers will switch to other products or go out of business.
It sounds like Chinese governance is calling for collusion to artificially inflate solar panel prices, which sounds crazy to me.