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  1. Comment on Anyone else have Inattentive ADHD? in ~health.mental

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    I'm curious why you would suggest that inattentiveness is forgotten when squirrel its symptoms are the classic symptoms of a disorder that many people still call just ADD.

    I'm curious why you would suggest that inattentiveness is forgotten when squirrel its symptoms are the classic symptoms of a disorder that many people still call just ADD.

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  2. Comment on Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near US air base in Britain following "major incident" in ~news

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    These were Bomber Task Force planes, from what I can tell. That would mean they were there to go fly near Russia as a show of force. Their withdrawal almost certainly would not mean that BTF is...

    These were Bomber Task Force planes, from what I can tell. That would mean they were there to go fly near Russia as a show of force. Their withdrawal almost certainly would not mean that BTF is over; it would just mean that these plants are going home. Maybe they were scheduled to rotate soon anyway. I suspect there will be a handful of B-52s or B-2s showing up soon enough.

  4. Comment on What single episode of a show would you recommend as a standalone? in ~tv

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    I love how great Aziz Ansari's total non-actor parents are in that show. You just know he said "well, my parents are the funniest people I know, so I'm going to cast them no matter how bad their...

    I love how great Aziz Ansari's total non-actor parents are in that show. You just know he said "well, my parents are the funniest people I know, so I'm going to cast them no matter how bad their acting skills are," and it worked perfectly.

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  5. Comment on What single episode of a show would you recommend as a standalone? in ~tv

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    I really don't remember that one. But I do remember Dinosaurs...in space!

    I really don't remember that one. But I do remember Dinosaurs...in space!

  6. Comment on ‘Digger’ majorly bombs with $8 million opening weekend, ‘Verity’ scores $32 million debut in ~movies

  7. Comment on Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near US air base in Britain following "major incident" in ~news

  8. Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech

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    I'm just surprised by the complaints about all the taps because I thought tech savvy users were used to tapping that button seven times to enable developer options anyway.

    I'm just surprised by the complaints about all the taps because I thought tech savvy users were used to tapping that button seven times to enable developer options anyway.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech

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    Yeah it's a bit funny to be installing fascist surveillance systems and complain about a fascist (really just capitalist) phone system.

    Yeah it's a bit funny to be installing fascist surveillance systems and complain about a fascist (really just capitalist) phone system.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Paramount-WBD will now be called Skydance, David Ellison reveals in ~movies

  11. Comment on Chat Control 2.0 Trilogue update: No mass scanning deal for now in ~society

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    I'd say Nathan Fielder successfully rehearsed a campaign and then brought it to the attention of Congress. I don't know much about this Xyla Foxlin, but Fielder graduated from one of Canada's top...

    I'd say Nathan Fielder successfully rehearsed a campaign and then brought it to the attention of Congress.

    I don't know much about this Xyla Foxlin, but Fielder graduated from one of Canada's top business schools with really good grades.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Oatly, the world's largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers – most people want their governments to take action on climate change in ~enviro

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    Monsoon season is considered to be June 15 through September 30. This year, Phoenix was .03 in above average, Tucson was .07 in above average, Flagstaff was .75 in (10%) andabove average, Lake...

    Monsoon season is considered to be June 15 through September 30. This year, Phoenix was .03 in above average, Tucson was .07 in above average, Flagstaff was .75 in (10%) andabove average, Lake Havasu City got less than half of its average (0.65" vs 1.13"), and Yuma only got just over a third of its average (0.35" vs 1.13").

    So I'd say your mom was dead on! Sounds like you should listen to her more. Maybe visit more often, too.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near US air base in Britain following "major incident" in ~news

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    I wonder what part that was. Did they tell their guy to call the police on their own operation?

    I wonder what part that was. Did they tell their guy to call the police on their own operation?

    1 vote

  14. Comment on TN governor halts executions, Christa Pike in hospital following two failed lethal injection doses after US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay of execution, all on the same day in ~society

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    Yes, ideological lines for ehh, it's not worth doing a quick check to see if it's worth looking into this before we kill her.

    Yes, ideological lines for ehh, it's not worth doing a quick check to see if it's worth looking into this before we kill her.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on When do you know that you've found "the one"? in ~life

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    I think the calibration that would help us understand your perspective is how typical this type of thinking is/was for you. Were huge, life-changing decisions fairly easy for you to make? Were you...

    I think the calibration that would help us understand your perspective is how typical this type of thinking is/was for you. Were huge, life-changing decisions fairly easy for you to make? Were you a romantic who would expect to have this kind of reaction eventually?

    3 votes

  16. Comment on TN governor halts executions, Christa Pike in hospital following two failed lethal injection doses after US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay of execution, all on the same day in ~society

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    No one wants any part of the process, but the people who have no part in the process know it's critical for it to happen. -_-

    No one wants any part of the process, but the people who have no part in the process know it's critical for it to happen. -_-

    2 votes

  17. Comment on How to get better at academic writing quickly? in ~humanities

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    That's not at all what is being suggested. Just ask it to review your writing the way a human would. Don't give new sentences, just state what needs improvement. Explicitly ask it to not offer new...

    That's not at all what is being suggested. Just ask it to review your writing the way a human would. Don't give new sentences, just state what needs improvement.

    Explicitly ask it to not offer new versions or wordings. Ask it to explain flaws and perhaps provide links to resources that can help fix them (grammar sites, Purdue OWL, etc.). Ask it what makes other writers successful, what the common flaws are that can be quickly fixed, etc.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on TN governor halts executions, Christa Pike in hospital following two failed lethal injection doses after US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay of execution, all on the same day in ~society

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    The quickest, most humane methods of killing someone are not the most "desirable." Obviously there's not much appetite for firing squads or guillotines, and "harmless" methods like nitrogen...

    The quickest, most humane methods of killing someone are not the most "desirable." Obviously there's not much appetite for firing squads or guillotines, and "harmless" methods like nitrogen hypoxia are often even worse because the condemned know that breathing is what will kill them so they hold their breath like their life depends on it—because it literally does—and then they have an agonizing end as they struggle to stay alive.

    And then you consider that death sentences are more expensive than life in prison and the number of innocent people who have been executed and it starts to just not make any sense except I'm the retributive part of our lizard brains.

    7 votes

  19. Comment on TN governor halts executions, Christa Pike in hospital following two failed lethal injection doses after US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay of execution, all on the same day in ~society

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    She was the first woman to face execution in Tennessee in over 200 years, which was the original headline this story was generating 24 hours ago. A lot has happened since then. Maybe this will...

    She was the first woman to face execution in Tennessee in over 200 years, which was the original headline this story was generating 24 hours ago. A lot has happened since then.

    Maybe this will generate some lasting "oh shit, this is a bad idea" sentiment...but I'm not optimistic about that.

    15 votes