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  1. Comment on Westworld - S02E09 "Vanishing Point" - Post-episode discussion thread in ~tv

  2. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    I'll copy and paste a few lines from my responses to other users. People were kicked out of Scouts for stuff like this. Done. Nothing else about it. That kind of speaks for itself and should...

    I'll copy and paste a few lines from my responses to other users.

    When I worked at our local summer camp we had issues with boys and the girls in medical (generally venture scouts) running off together. While that might not seem like an issue at first, I can't imagine what this would be like with coed camps, although I haven't seen anything saying there will be all-boys/all-girls/coed camps. When my brother worked at the same camp a few years later the leaders sat all the boys down and lectured them about not engaging in any sort of romance with their female counterparts, but that does not always work when you're telling that to a bunch of hormone-enraged young men.

    People were kicked out of Scouts for stuff like this. Done. Nothing else about it.

    GSA needs to be better, I 100%, wholeheartedly agree, and I believe it is completely unfair as to how much obtaining the Eagle Scout rank benefits men where there is no equally-effective opportunity for women.

    That kind of speaks for itself and should answer part of your questions.

    Other than that I've seen plenty of the girl venture scouts that could out-perform boy scouts, no doubt. I don't think it's a matter of incompatibility. When I went through Scouts I just assumed the Girls had the same opportunities, and it wasn't until much later I found out that wasn't the truth. Then you see what they're really around for with this announcement (hint: cookies).

  3. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    I agree, and I'd like to point out I'm not completely against the change; I'm concerned about how this will affect the experience. In terms of Cub Scouts, I have no issue with coed as at that...

    I agree, and I'd like to point out I'm not completely against the change; I'm concerned about how this will affect the experience. In terms of Cub Scouts, I have no issue with coed as at that point in their lifetimes they're not thinking about romantic involvement and just want to have fun - I'm all for that. It's the adolescent years and the actual Scout's experience that I'm concerned about.

    I feel this change was done for two reasons:

    1. to provide the same opportunity for all that would like to participate (yes, absolutely)
    2. money.

    That being said, I don't feel as if GSA has done a good job at providing a similar experience to young women, which is kind of the entire point of the program at its topmost level. GSA should've been revamped (big time), however I feel it only still exists because of the $$$$$ from cookies.

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  4. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    Yes and no. I'm an advocate for equality as Scouts and my upbringing have taught me to see all humans as equal, regardless of their gender, race, physique, etc. I think that same ideology should...

    Yes and no.

    I'm an advocate for equality as Scouts and my upbringing have taught me to see all humans as equal, regardless of their gender, race, physique, etc. I think that same ideology should be taught to the girls as well, so I don't have a problem in that aspect. GSA needs to be better, I 100%, wholeheartedly agree, and I believe it is completely unfair as to how much obtaining the Eagle Scout rank benefits men where there is no equally-effective opportunity for women.

    Also, I've caught a lot of flak for my social view, however I know many of my scouting peers feel the same. I think the implementation could have been better planned and executed in regards to providing the same opportunities to all. Otherwise I feel it'll become another "Young Life" (coed bible camp iirc) experience, which I've heard some stories about. Generally the most flak I catch is from those that have never experienced Scouting, never went through Scouting, and really can't understand where I'm coming from. It's hard to explain my reasoning if someone has not also completed the program.

    It's not something I'm "slow" to accommodate, but I am worried about potential undesirable side-effects of the merge and how that'll effect the overall experience for what Scouting stands for. I'm excited to see how this works out - hopefully for the better - however I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned for the future.

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  5. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    When I worked at our local summer camp we had issues with boys and the girls in medical (generally venture scouts) running off together. While that might not seem like an issue at first, I can't...

    When I worked at our local summer camp we had issues with boys and the girls in medical (generally venture scouts) running off together. While that might not seem like an issue at first, I can't imagine what this would be like with coed camps, although I haven't seen anything saying there will be all-boys/all-girls/coed camps. When my brother worked at the same camp a few years later the leaders sat all the boys down and lectured them about not engaging in any sort of romance with their female counterparts, but that does not always work when you're telling that to a bunch of hormone-enraged young men.

    It's something I'm looking forward to seeing pan out, but just from the surface I think BSA could've done better at making GSA an equal program in terms of activities and trips, although it only seems to be sticking around because of the cookies. This brings it into light that maybe BSA is not operating with the best interest for growing young adults, and instead operating as a business - which, by definition, it is.

    The rhetoric that it'll be good to show equality at a young age by providing the exact same opportunities to the girls as the boys have is great and all, but then keeping a historically-sub par program for the sake of business interests is what really bothers me.

    It sounds super "good ole boy" of me to say that, however you have to remember these are adolescent young adults and I feel providing coed camps will produce an unintended, undesired experience (imo). This merge is not providing a "balance" to the system as now you have several coed programs and one girls-only program. I feel it is tipping the scale in favor of business interests.

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  6. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    They will have separate troops for boys and girls, but they do have the "Linked troop", which is separate groups but under one charter; source. Technically not "coed" but essentially coed under...

    They will have separate troops for boys and girls, but they do have the "Linked troop", which is separate groups but under one charter; source. Technically not "coed" but essentially coed under the same charter.

    We also had a ton of trips with the local Venture Crew - and I agree a lot of interest dips when approaching the "age-out" threshold. It'll be interesting to see how Scouting plays out.

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  7. Comment on Are any of your political or social views exhausting to defend? in ~talk

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    In light of the recent news regarding the Boy Scouts -> Scouts, I was really upset to hear the news. I have nothing against girls getting similar outdoors experience as the boys, however there are...

    In light of the recent news regarding the Boy Scouts -> Scouts, I was really upset to hear the news. I have nothing against girls getting similar outdoors experience as the boys, however there are existing programs (Venture scouts, for example) where - at the general Scouts age eligibility - offer co-ed experiences. Granted the BSA is the largest program under the "Scouts" umbrella, I don't see why the Girl Scouts remain girl-only, they offer two other coed programs, and now the boys-only program is now coed.

    Now, after reading about how the leadership will be handling the coed experience (boys-only charter, mix charter, girls-only charter) I'm looking forward to see how the implementation performs. That being said, I'm an Eagle Scout and I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Scouts. I don't think I would have had the same bountiful experience if my charter was coed. Like I said, I have nothing against allowing the girls the same opportunity, however the GSA only still exists as - what is essentially - a corporate entity for cookies...

    It's exhausting to talk about without having someone jump down your throat accusing you of bigotry, although I typically lean left politically. All in all I would feel much differently if the GSA was liquidated or merged into existing coed programs instead of being the "girls choice" whereas now young boys do not get that same choice, though we'll have to see how it plays out.

    P.S. Sorry if I offend anyone as that wasn't my intent. I grew up in Scouts and it has helped shape me into the person I am today, so I care very deeply about its future.

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  8. Comment on Post one of your favorite songs have other tilderados recommend a related song in ~music

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    Yeah that's what I thought was tough, it came off sounding like a more melodic-dance-bounce(?) track. Freedia was the first thing to pop into my head. Cheers buddy

    Yeah that's what I thought was tough, it came off sounding like a more melodic-dance-bounce(?) track. Freedia was the first thing to pop into my head. Cheers buddy

  9. Comment on Post one of your favorite songs have other tilderados recommend a related song in ~music

  10. Comment on Searching entry-level linux laptop recommendation in ~comp

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    Those Carbons are so sexy. We got a few at work and I am so jealous sitting here with my X260

    Those Carbons are so sexy. We got a few at work and I am so jealous sitting here with my X260

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  11. Comment on How do you discover music? in ~music

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    Agreed. And if you have a song or few songs you want to shove in a playlist, Spotify will give recommendations for similar music to add to the playlist as well.

    Agreed. And if you have a song or few songs you want to shove in a playlist, Spotify will give recommendations for similar music to add to the playlist as well.

  12. Comment on How do you discover music? in ~music

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    whew and I am so glad that feature has been improved over the past few years.

    whew and I am so glad that feature has been improved over the past few years.

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  13. Comment on Just picked up HORIZON Zero Dawn and... Wow. Just wow. in ~games

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    Firebellow! That's the one. My bad that's what I was thinking of. Thunderjaws are awfully similar in take-down methods though, don't be afraid to scan it mid-battle and highlight his weak points...

    Firebellow! That's the one. My bad that's what I was thinking of. Thunderjaws are awfully similar in take-down methods though, don't be afraid to scan it mid-battle and highlight his weak points to focus on. I think Meridian has the bow I enjoy the most, but I want to say there's another camp (North-Northeast?) with a similar setup. Honestly I never used the traps in that game, but I used the trip wires from time to time. I cleared out a bunch of the cauldrons as soon as I could to be able to control the bigger ones, then you just pit them against each other and loot afterwards :)

    I'm a huge fan of the bows so I walked around with 2-3 bows and a tripcaster. Always buff piercing and fire when you can, it'll help you out later (definitely piercing).

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  14. Comment on Just picked up HORIZON Zero Dawn and... Wow. Just wow. in ~games

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    It's funny you mention Thunderjaws, I helped the gf out with beating one of those things recently. The trick is to use piercing arrows to take out its guns, then pick up its guns and use them...

    It's funny you mention Thunderjaws, I helped the gf out with beating one of those things recently. The trick is to use piercing arrows to take out its guns, then pick up its guns and use them against it. Or you can spam his back tank. There's one in one of the underground labs/bases - for the life of me I can't remember their actual name - and you're in a tight space to beat it. Be sure to use the in-game journal to read about enemies' weaknesses and strengths.

    I have an OG PS4 and I'm surprised HZD runs as well as it does on it compared to some games like FFXV or Destiny. I play on my PC primarily now so I haven't even bought the xpac, but I'll notice frame drops every now and then in HZD. The hybrid drive should help, however I don't feel comfortable saying there's no way you wouldn't run into potential frame rate issues on a console.

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  15. Comment on It needs to become clearer what Tildes is about and how it differs from Reddit. Im part of the problem. in ~tildes

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    Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, however I felt that those kinds of posts - although they can lead to discussions - give off the same feel as reddit where it's just an aggregate news source...

    Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, however I felt that those kinds of posts - although they can lead to discussions - give off the same feel as reddit where it's just an aggregate news source at that point. I understand that it can easily spark discussion, but the bland title and just dumping a URL into a post with no other response, to me that's fluff as well as a generic "lol" response.

    I think it'd be neat to see link posts with additional text along with it to further spark discussion.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on What's your favorite cheap beer to drink? in ~food

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    Go to? Yuengling lager (not the light). I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but definitely my go-to right now.

    Go to? Yuengling lager (not the light). I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but definitely my go-to right now.

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  17. Comment on Just picked up HORIZON Zero Dawn and... Wow. Just wow. in ~games

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    Yes! HZD is one of my all-time favorite games, and if you ask me Guerrilla got robbed of a game award for this one. I need to slap an SSD in my PS4 so I can play the expansion - the snow physics...

    Yes! HZD is one of my all-time favorite games, and if you ask me Guerrilla got robbed of a game award for this one. I need to slap an SSD in my PS4 so I can play the expansion - the snow physics in it are insane. I've never played any of the other games you compared it to, but I definitely enjoyed its brutality. Some situations were much harder to get out of than others at times, but overall I love the combat.

    Can't wait to see what they bring to the table for HZD2

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  18. Comment on New Group Idea: JavaScript / Coding in ~misc

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    Hey man, glad you're getting into JavaScript and the wild, ever-growing world of webdev. I'm still a fairly novice full-stack dev, but I don't mind helping if I can!

    Hey man, glad you're getting into JavaScript and the wild, ever-growing world of webdev. I'm still a fairly novice full-stack dev, but I don't mind helping if I can!

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  19. Comment on What do you think about IHOP's new name, "International House of Burgers"? in ~talk

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    I liked this one! I saw it as they had both legs and could hop, then shot themselves in the foot and now they hobble.

    I liked this one! I saw it as they had both legs and could hop, then shot themselves in the foot and now they hobble.

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  20. Comment on It needs to become clearer what Tildes is about and how it differs from Reddit. Im part of the problem. in ~tildes

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    I like this take on it. Some non-discussion posts are bothering me on here nowadays with someone posting an E3 trailer where the title is literally the video title and 0 comments; so low-effort...

    I like this take on it. Some non-discussion posts are bothering me on here nowadays with someone posting an E3 trailer where the title is literally the video title and 0 comments; so low-effort and fluffy. It really doesn't even serve a purpose at that point other than trying to make Tildes become yet another aggregate news source - seriously I can see the videos easily by going to youtube or reddit, it doesn't need to be reposted here too for no reason.

    Some low-effort discussion posts I'm indifferent about since they are discussion posts, and we are all relatively new to this community so I can get why people would post - so we'd all get to know each other a little more. However, at what point does that also start becoming low-effort fluff? (ex: "What's your favorite sandwich?")

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