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  1. Comment on Do any of you use Hulu? Looking for shows that entertain adults but a 7 year old can be in the room. in ~tv

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    Futurama is always a fave for me.

    Futurama is always a fave for me.

    14 votes

  2. Comment on Doctor fired after running emergency department warns about effect of for-profit firms on US health care (2022) in ~health

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    imo, the world is getting complicated enough that i believe people are entitled to a higher level of state-sponsored education.

    imo, the world is getting complicated enough that i believe people are entitled to a higher level of state-sponsored education.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Doctor fired after running emergency department warns about effect of for-profit firms on US health care (2022) in ~health

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    Services that should not and never be for-profit: -Healthcare (mind & body) -Education, up to Bachelor's -Criminal justice & incarceration -Utilities, including internet -National defense...

    Services that should not and never be for-profit:

    -Healthcare (mind & body)
    -Education, up to Bachelor's
    -Criminal justice & incarceration
    -Utilities, including internet
    -National defense (application of, not R&D)

    Feel free to add more or tell me where you think I've gone wrong. I'd pay more taxes for 3rd party audited systems that provide the above services if it meant we didn't get gouged or ignored by the private (capitalist) sector.

    30 votes

  4. Comment on Study: essay graders rarely detect AI, give higher grades in ~tech

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    shrug save your drafts. all of them, with unique time-stamp names. boom, exculpatory evidence.

    shrug save your drafts. all of them, with unique time-stamp names. boom, exculpatory evidence.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books

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    I'll sing it from the rooftops until I die, the Hyperion Cantos. Four books telling a centuries-long story of sects of interstellar humans on the verge of war, a religion built around some ancient...

    I'll sing it from the rooftops until I die, the Hyperion Cantos.

    Four books telling a centuries-long story of sects of interstellar humans on the verge of war, a religion built around some ancient time-bending tombs (which offer a form of immortality) and their teleporting blade-demon protector, and factions of AI pulling most of strings while a pseudo-prophet works to untie them.

    The first pair of books follow a small group of people as they make a pilgrimage to the Tombs (the first in a Canturbury Tales style), and the second pair follow up with the next phase of the story ~300y later. A+, wish I could read for the first time again.

    11 votes

  6. Comment on Favorite quick play tabletop game recommendations in ~games.tabletop

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    Dragonwood really is cute. Nice balance of activities, too (collecting cards, bonuses, attacking enemies in different ways, rolling dice... I dont think SG is tedious. It's simple, but requires...

    Dragonwood really is cute. Nice balance of activities, too (collecting cards, bonuses, attacking enemies in different ways, rolling dice...

    I dont think SG is tedious. It's simple, but requires some tactics, which keeps it kinda fresh. It's also a pretty fast game.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv

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    Be aware, this one will throw out curve balls at the drop of a hat, so don't have any sensitive viewers in the area.

    How to with John Wilson -

    Be aware, this one will throw out curve balls at the drop of a hat, so don't have any sensitive viewers in the area.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Favorite quick play tabletop game recommendations in ~games.tabletop

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    Upvote for Sushi Go. Also, Dragonwood, where you collect cards to play like rummy while rolling dice to see if you stomp on the dragon or yell at the bucket of spinach, etc.

    Upvote for Sushi Go. Also, Dragonwood, where you collect cards to play like rummy while rolling dice to see if you stomp on the dragon or yell at the bucket of spinach, etc.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on What are your routines, tactics and strategies while job hunting? Going through a career transition. in ~talk

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    Here's a tip I just used a couple days ago that may or may not be a good idea: on your resume, instead of listing each job in chrono order and putting everything you did under each one, list your...

    Here's a tip I just used a couple days ago that may or may not be a good idea: on your resume, instead of listing each job in chrono order and putting everything you did under each one, list your employment history (dates, company, title, reason for leaving) off to the side, and the bulk of the resume lists your task and skill experience organized (bulleted) by type. It's an experience-based format rather than a job/role-based format.

    I also reformatted my resume to be more representative of my personality or work style: graph paper background (~30% opacity) and block-letter handwriting typeface. Got a compliment on it at the first interview.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Crokinole, the greatest game you've never heard of in ~games.tabletop

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    I dislike headlines that make assumptions about what I know or don't know.

    I dislike headlines that make assumptions about what I know or don't know.

  11. Comment on The Brutalist | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Not sure if I'd like the movie, but the trailer was fantastic!

    Not sure if I'd like the movie, but the trailer was fantastic!

  12. Comment on Elevator pitch your favourite book! in ~books

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    Four books in the whole story. Lots of varied opinions on where the strong points are, but I'd actually rank them 1>2>4>3 (book 3 is only last because you get few answers about anything). The...

    Four books in the whole story. Lots of varied opinions on where the strong points are, but I'd actually rank them 1>2>4>3 (book 3 is only last because you get few answers about anything). The second book isn't broken up by individual stories, but sort of picks up where they left off, but from the perspective of a character with a unique POV. The mystery and the world is what engaged me throughout, so if that isn't intriguing for you, then it may not be fulfilling.

  13. Comment on Elevator pitch your favourite book! in ~books

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    Did you read Fall of Hyperion and the two Endymion books?

    Did you read Fall of Hyperion and the two Endymion books?

  14. Comment on Contraption theory - Or why helicopters are so damn weird in ~engineering

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    Are you talking about forest logging or christmas tree harvesting. Shit is wild, like rally car driving. What about the high voltage power line repair guys? Or the powerline canyon trimming guys?

    Are you talking about forest logging or christmas tree harvesting. Shit is wild, like rally car driving.

    What about the high voltage power line repair guys?

    Or the powerline canyon trimming guys?

    9 votes

  15. Comment on Contraption theory - Or why helicopters are so damn weird in ~engineering

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    It's well known helicopters can't actually fly. They are just such monstrosities that the Earth rejects them from the ground.

    mercilessly beating the air into submission against its will

    It's well known helicopters can't actually fly. They are just such monstrosities that the Earth rejects them from the ground.

    12 votes

  16. Comment on Elevator pitch your favourite book! in ~books

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    A seemingly random group of pilgrims are selected to take the last pilgrimage to the Time Tombs to offer their wish/question to The Shrike (7' teleporting time-traveling razor-wire chrome steel...

    A seemingly random group of pilgrims are selected to take the last pilgrimage to the Time Tombs to offer their wish/question to The Shrike (7' teleporting time-traveling razor-wire chrome steel killer who impales all but one on his Tree of Pain for eternity), where only one wish/question is expected to be accepted. Meanwhile, the interstellar government is preparing for a war with an outcast group of humanity who have used nanotechnology to enhance themselves for a deep space lifestyle. This war is expected to begin at, and be largely over the control of, said Time Tombs.

    Why are these pilgrims chosen to go? Is the war a just one? Just what is "The Shrike"?? A Canturbury Tales-like story will explain in this book, book 1 of the Hyperion Cantos. Book 2 completes their story from a new perspective.

    Books 3 and 4 continue the story 275 years later, dealing with the offspring of one of the Pilgrims and the church's (now government's) hunt for them due to a percieved instability in their authority embodied by this Chosen One.

    Topics: Ancient & new religions, philosophy of language, nanotechnology, wars between advanced AI's, bending time and space, reincarnation, WTF is The Shrike??!?

    Good stuff. Wish I could read it for the first time again.

    16 votes

  17. Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement

  18. Comment on NASA launches Europa Clipper mission to investigate namesake Jupiter's moon, a potentially habitable ocean world in ~space

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    What's the latest on the batch of semiconductors that were installed and NASA found out from the manufacturer a few weeks before launch that they probably won't meet the radiation resilience that...

    What's the latest on the batch of semiconductors that were installed and NASA found out from the manufacturer a few weeks before launch that they probably won't meet the radiation resilience that they initially stated they could?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on The bill finally comes due for Elon Musk in ~transport

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    Obviously, yes, that is correct, it's not a perfect match of liability and danger. It's also similar enough that saying "unlike Rush..." is inappropriate IMO.

    Obviously, yes, that is correct, it's not a perfect match of liability and danger. It's also similar enough that saying "unlike Rush..." is inappropriate IMO.

  20. Comment on Community Check-In: How is everyone doing? in ~life

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    Lost my job on Monday! Position was eliminated because 30% of our sales dried up when our biggest customer pulled our product. Not feeling comfortable right now.

    Lost my job on Monday! Position was eliminated because 30% of our sales dried up when our biggest customer pulled our product. Not feeling comfortable right now.

    35 votes