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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
tanglisha Link ParentI think we'll continue seeing period pieces for a while, writers will eventually have to figure out how to make stories work in a world where someone is always filming and whatever changes AI...I think we'll continue seeing period pieces for a while, writers will eventually have to figure out how to make stories work in a world where someone is always filming and whatever changes AI might eventually make to our everyday lives. I was really surprised that the latest Superman was set in the present and think they did a good job handling facial recognition. You just know in that world there's a whole swath of people doing nothing but trying to figure out who he is.
I realized it was happening when I started hearing songs from my childhood in tv commercials.
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
tanglisha Link ParentEven new movies do this, Moviemakers sometimes slip in what they call an homage to honor the thing they're being a character or story on. At it's most recognizable, there's the chosen one story...I think humans have an innate desire to recycle, reinterpret, and retell stories,
Even new movies do this, Moviemakers sometimes slip in what they call an homage to honor the thing they're being a character or story on.
At it's most recognizable, there's the chosen one story type. We see it over and over and most people seem to love it. Well known examples are Superman, Star Wars, The Matrix, and Harry Potter.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI like the variety. It’s also hard to hunt down entertaining non fiction books that approach a subject in layman terms.I like the variety. It’s also hard to hunt down entertaining non fiction books that approach a subject in layman terms.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentYes! I have already done so several times.Yes! I have already done so several times.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI’ve run up against that in a different book, but not this one. I think the reason is because they’re voice actors. The voices you hear in ai stuff used to always be a person, I don’t know if...I’ve run up against that in a different book, but not this one. I think the reason is because they’re voice actors. The voices you hear in ai stuff used to always be a person, I don’t know if that’s still true. Voice actors are a great resources for voices :)
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Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food
tanglisha Link ParentI mostly use mine for making mayo with way too much garlic. It's really good.I mostly use mine for making mayo with way too much garlic. It's really good.
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Comment on In the early 1990s, Sweden faced one of the worst economic crises in its modern history – the lessons for other countries, especially France, deep in its own budget crisis, are simple, if not easy in ~finance
tanglisha Link… I can’t stand the term “belt-tightening” when used by governments and news agencies. Think about what it really means: tightening your belt due to lack of enough food. This is what citizens may...Penny-pinching on ministerial travel was one small part of a decades-long austerity drive, which has created fiscal leeway much of the belt-tightening Europe is lacking, allowing Sweden this year to pledge billions for defence, energy and tax cuts in its largest public spending package in decades.
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Moreover, since the 1990s the political landscape has become more fragmented with the rise of far-right parties across Europe - including in Sweden - making it much harder to build consensus on unpopular measures, such as tax hikes or welfare cuts.
I can’t stand the term “belt-tightening” when used by governments and news agencies. Think about what it really means: tightening your belt due to lack of enough food. This is what citizens may end up doing, especially with welfare cuts. I think it’s easy to lose track of that, cutting welfare means the part of the population with the least will be losing what may be the only thing keeping them from starvation.
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Comment on Doom in space in ~space
tanglisha LinkI think there’s something wrong with me, I thought this was another eMacs thread. Doom eMacs SpacemacsI think there’s something wrong with me, I thought this was another eMacs thread.
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Comment on At least twenty-five US states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November in ~society
tanglisha (edited )Link ParentI haven’t had any income for a while, so I’ve found non monetary ways to help out. My county has a “grow a extra row” program that goes with free food gardening classes. Along with the seed bank...I haven’t had any income for a while, so I’ve found non monetary ways to help out.
My county has a “grow a extra row” program that goes with free food gardening classes. Along with the seed bank and free compost program, my only real costs are time and water (summer is our dry season). They give out trees every year, including fruit trees, and have a very low cost native plant sale in the spring.
We have a gleaning program that I understand makes a big difference. If you have fruit or nut trees, volunteers will come harvest the whole tree for you. You keep some, the volunteers keep some, the rest goes to the food pantry. It always amazes me how much they get off a fruit tree in a few hours.
Our food pantry has canning workshops in the fall where they will also teach you to can and give out recipes. You can take home a jar or two, while the rest goes to the food pantry.
My initial source for all this information was my local agricultural extension office.
Edit: For folks with no yard, some areas offer free garden space. My area calls it a p-patch, I think allotment is another term. Folks in New York take over vacant lots, which makes neighborhoods look nicer on top of providing food. Urban food forests are gaining popularity, transforming parts or all of a park with food trees and understory food plants. If there isn’t one in your area, you could work with the city/county to start one.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
tanglisha Link ParentAll of the shelters around me will not adopt them out in late October, that’s been the policy for decades. Sometimes people really suck.All of the shelters around me will not adopt them out in late October, that’s been the policy for decades.
Sometimes people really suck.
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Comment on Changes to Advent of Code starting this December in ~comp.advent_of_code
tanglisha Link ParentI kind of like the removal of the leaderboard. If you look at how people became highly ranked, it’s not something most people would be willing to go to the trouble of setting up. I’ve never...I kind of like the removal of the leaderboard. If you look at how people became highly ranked, it’s not something most people would be willing to go to the trouble of setting up. I’ve never completed all the puzzles, but that in itself is a huge achievement for anyone who hasn’t done the level leetcode grinding to make such things easy and maybe has other responsibilities in their life (kids/sick people to take care of/unsustainable work hours).
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Comment on Pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk shaken up as seven board members quit – departures follow disagreement between board and majority shareholder over future governance in ~finance
tanglisha Link ParentOne thing they do have is a string of patents on the best pen injector I’ve ever used. If only the other manufacturers would use it, but they’d rather waste a ton of plastic ensuring it’s...One thing they do have is a string of patents on the best pen injector I’ve ever used. If only the other manufacturers would use it, but they’d rather waste a ton of plastic ensuring it’s impossible to microdose.
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Comment on Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts in ~engineering
tanglisha LinkAs predicted by Star Trek, except for the transparency part. (I am not a materials scientist and have no idea if this would meet the criteria)As predicted by Star Trek, except for the transparency part.
(I am not a materials scientist and have no idea if this would meet the criteria)
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Comment on Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century in ~humanities.history
tanglisha Link ParentI wonder if it might be related to their social support system. I’d like to pretend I’d be the person to turn something like that over, but I’ve been out of work for a year and a half and am...I wonder if it might be related to their social support system. I’d like to pretend I’d be the person to turn something like that over, but I’ve been out of work for a year and a half and am worried about ending up unhoused. A small fraction of that worth could wipe out that worry and keep me from being financially destroyed by illness. As far as I know, none of that would be a concern if I were Swedish.
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Comment on What's a quantum computer? in ~tech
tanglisha (edited )Link ParentThat’s awesome, thank you. I thought the whole thing was the computer and they lowered into a freezer. The thing it goes in must be either all insulation or something like a reverse convection oven.That’s awesome, thank you. I thought the whole thing was the computer and they lowered into a freezer. The thing it goes in must be either all insulation or something like a reverse convection oven.
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Comment on What's a quantum computer? in ~tech
tanglisha LinkOn a less serious note, have you seen what they look like? All the quantum computers I’ve seen look like chandeliers! The shape is probably driven by the need to keep them so cold. They’re held at...On a less serious note, have you seen what they look like? All the quantum computers I’ve seen look like chandeliers!
The shape is probably driven by the need to keep them so cold. They’re held at absolute zero/-273°C/−459 °F.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentImagine reading this comment 20 years ago.Imagine reading this comment 20 years ago.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentI guess they saved money on a control panel or remote. I just can't think of a reason I'd want to adjust a bed if I weren't just about to use it or already in it. Do you maybe preheat it before...I guess they saved money on a control panel or remote.
I just can't think of a reason I'd want to adjust a bed if I weren't just about to use it or already in it. Do you maybe preheat it before you get home, like how people start their cars from inside the house?
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
This clarified something for me, they don't see anything involving money to be a shared responsibility. I wonder if this may be carrying into the other things you've brought up.
Perhaps they see housework as your thing, this happens to women all the time. The person who cares about the housework does most or all of the housework, at least in part because they have the ability to see what needs to be done. It's not okay that this happens, but it's pretty common.
I'm not clear on how much their ex is involved with the kids, even if they're not in the picture the past might be driving your partner's parenting behavior.
I apologize if I've missed you saying you already had a counseling discussion. Counseling is a step in the right direction if you really do want to stay together, as well as a source of feeling like you've done everything you can do if things end up not working out. You can't know what's going on in someone else's mind unless they tell you, a trained person is going to be good at asking the right questions to draw out miscommunications and misunderstandings.