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  1. Comment on How do you listen to music? in ~music

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    I really like Spotify premium, especially the song/artist/album radio feature. Discovering new music is way easy with it.

    I really like Spotify premium, especially the song/artist/album radio feature. Discovering new music is way easy with it.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on One country, two radically different narratives in ~society

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    It's fascinating to me how the data are represented as how divided we are, but presented a different way could show how Americans as a whole look at the issues. If we assume that there is a rough...

    It's fascinating to me how the data are represented as how divided we are, but presented a different way could show how Americans as a whole look at the issues. If we assume that there is a rough 50/50 split in terms of the populations of each party, the results could be viewed like this:

    • 62% of Americans believe the influence of wealthy individuals and corporations is a major problem in America’s electoral system.
    • 60% believe that America is on the wrong track.
    • 60% believe that media bias against certain candidates is a problem.
    • Only 45% believe that influence from foreign governments is a problem.
    • Only 41% believe that ineligible voting is a problem.

    I'm not sure if my statistics skills are valid, or if looking at it this way is more helpful than looking at the parties separately. Just what came to mind as I was reading the article.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on When will the Earth try to kill us again: Most mass extinctions began with vast convulsions of Earth’s interior—can we detect that? in ~science

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    In terms of energy consumption, I feel that people are at least taking steps in the right direction in terms of wind and solar. And there is research on how to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere...

    In terms of energy consumption, I feel that people are at least taking steps in the right direction in terms of wind and solar. And there is research on how to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere and how to scrub CO2 from factory exhaust using algae. We just need the political will to support these universally beneficial projects and research avenues.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Best albums released so far this year? in ~music

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    I just finished listening to Zeal & Ardor's new release Stranger Fruit. He mixes black metal and traditional gospel, its fantastic if you like that sort of stuff.

    I just finished listening to Zeal & Ardor's new release Stranger Fruit. He mixes black metal and traditional gospel, its fantastic if you like that sort of stuff.

  5. Comment on Should user statistics be publicly viewable? in ~tildes

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    I'm definitely interested in seeing how Tildes grows over time. Also, if it takes off, that data may be useful to future sociologists studying the dynamics of internet communities.

    I'm definitely interested in seeing how Tildes grows over time. Also, if it takes off, that data may be useful to future sociologists studying the dynamics of internet communities.

    3 votes