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- Comment on Anon reflects on a conundrum 9 hours ago:
Exactly. If anon is taking a selfie, the fish-eye effect of phone camera lenses can seriously distort your face. Especially when used up-close.
- Comment on The USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people? 1 day ago:
Others may have different experiences, but AFAIK schools tend to be funded by the property taxes in their district. Combined with rampant, unchecked, failed desegreation, and you have some schools that are swimming in cash while everyone else begs to close that gap.
- Comment on Unconditional support 3 days ago:
It’s from the movie Predator.
If you want to see what it would look like if the anthropomorphic incarnation of testosterone itself it wrote, directed, and acted in a movie, then look no further. It’s so full of vitamin-T your voice will drop an octave while watching it, and your unborn grandkids will go into puberty next week.
- Comment on Explains crossfit 5 days ago:
Out-crazying all the crazy passengers. This probably stops so many stupid rants and conversations dead in their tracks.
5/5 pro move.
- Comment on They're unstoppable 5 days ago:
He also technically killed Cell. Not even Goku or Gohan can boast that.
- Comment on They're unstoppable 5 days ago:
That’s 50% more eyeballs than Krillin, and Tien has a nose. Plus, he can turn triangles into squares, now that I think about it. That math checks out.
- Comment on They're unstoppable 5 days ago:
It’s a masterpiece of fan art. It’s the best way to watch that story, period.
Abridged Vegeta is my spirit animal.
Man has the personality of an ornery housecat. What’s not to love?
- Comment on They're unstoppable 6 days ago:
I am not enough of an Otaku to have this debate to any sort of conclusion; I’ll take your word for it. I do have one question though: if we discount the Saiyan hybrids and androids, what puts Tien over the top?
- Comment on They're unstoppable 6 days ago:
He’s still the strongest human alive. By Terrestrial standards, he’s indestructible.
- Comment on who are you? 1 week ago:
Except diary. Milk has an expiration date that (for me at least) is accurate to within 12 hours or so, when refrigerated.
Protip: if this plagues you, grab the Lactaid (lactose-free) stuff. It lasts longer. Soy milk lasts even longer than that, but I get that’s not for everyone.
- Comment on The emotional support dunkies 1 week ago:
If true, that would explain the pictures. That is the face of “I can’t deal with ::waves arms at everything:: this, right now.”
- Comment on For reference 1 week ago:
Hrmf, figures.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
The ability of some people to ironically self-label will always astound me.
- Comment on Life is unfair to landlords 1 week ago:
they would rather have it occupied and being paid than the tenants leave and the place sit empty.|
Small-time landlords (maybe what’s going on here) are also more sensitive to disruptions in cash-flow. That is, a tenant that can’t pay rent or is just tearing up the place. So it’s more desirable to retain a tenant that can keep paying, even if they’re not worth top-dollar to you.
I also just threw up in my mouth a bit while typing that out.
Once you get up to corporate scale however, I’m guessing that you just have a certain percentage of bad tenants no matter what you do. So part of your overhead is processing evictions and refurbishing units for new renters. As a result, it is less risky to squeeze everyone a little harder.
- Comment on i broke 1 week ago:
I got a lot of professional advice and guidance in the moment to kick the door to mindfulness wide open. I wish I could share any one thing specific to help anyone replicate the experience. I honestly think this kind of Gnostic awakening has to be tailored to the individual. Also, I was told I was a quick study at this - so sadly, it may take a long time to get there (months to years even).
One exercise we did that helped a lot was to have a discussion with your younger self, and explore what you would say knowing what you know now. Like with a lot of this stuff, the key is to verbalize - it’s fundamentally different than talking to yourself with your inner monologue. So you’re gonna need a close friend that you can share a LOT of deeply traumatic experiences. Fundamentally, this is what we pay counselors for: privacy, not judging, and helping to take out the trash. Group therapy may help here too - I have yet to try this, so YMMV.
On a more specific note, I used to be obsessed with root-cause-analysis for my own psychological problems. I almost got into an argument with my counselor over it, until he was able to help me see the light. You can absolutely figure out why and even how you got this way, but that information will absolutely not help you if you’re already in a safe space. It can help you break free of someone or a bad situation, but stuff that happened 30 years ago? Not so much. When you get down to it, there’s no “undo” button for trauma, no matter how much you know. Instead, one must look to the present, exercise mindfulness in the moment of anxiety and triggers, and practice walking your headspace back to a more rational place.
- Comment on Forced to lie on a questionnaire 2 weeks ago:
Bias. Good 'ol plain bias.
Unless you’re very self-aware, one requires actual training and practiced mindfulness to break free from that in all endeavors. There’s also some lack-of-the-outside-world going on too - one would need to have at least thought about world experiences apart from one’s own, to consider alternative possibilities.
- Comment on Genius 2 weeks ago:
They hesitated, so there’s a chance.
I’d ask to have a conversation since I’m dead anyway - what do they have to lose? May as well go out amused.
- Comment on Polar bears 2 weeks ago:
Yikes.
For the uninitiated, that’s like having your life flash before your eyes but all you remember is every vivid detail from Evangelion.
- Comment on Polar bears 2 weeks ago:
That reminds me of a dirty joke.
Tourist: So, which would you recommend for self-defense against a grizzly: a hunting rifle, or a large-caliber pistol?
Ranger: The pistol.
Tourist: Really? Why’s that?
Ranger: Because it’ll hurt less when the bear shoves it up your ass.
- Comment on Polar bears 2 weeks ago:
Where’s that “imma fight a gorilla” guy when you need him?
- Comment on Stardew Valley creator says he might make Stardew Valley 2 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on New grill has been chosen! 2 weeks ago:
That’s… actually not too far from the mark. Ribs were on the menu for the Cardinal College, once upon a time.
- Comment on You might want to hose it off when you are done 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, just install bidet hoses next to all the toilets.
“Job’s done, boss.”
- Comment on Anon is a fighter 2 weeks ago:
they can lift 1800 lbs.
For a real-world comparison, ever try to move someone that’s passed out? That’s probably in the ballpark of 200lbs.
Now imagine lifting six people at once.
Current world records for a deadlift top out just shy of 1200 lbs.
- Comment on woag 5 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Enshittification 1 month ago:
Now I’m wondering if there such a thing as a decentralized private company?
I’ve been thinking about this all week. I have no idea if that exists or not. A few things sprang to mind though:
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It might be possible to have lightweight companies that all adopt the same incorporation boilerplate, not unlike a computer operating system. That, in turn, would be developed by a distinct entity and would publish updates to improve said OS over time. So, open-source but for legal docs that matter. This would make companies unified in principle, but ultimately, distinct.
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It’s possible for companies to operate “at arm’s length” but still share useful information or coordinate towards similar goals. One must be well-versed in anti-trust law to do this though.
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A franchise is the only existing model I can think of that comes even close. But that’s still centralized. I suppose a non-profit parent company and for/non-profit franchise operations might come closer.
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- Comment on Virgin Physicists 1 month ago:
i did not know what all those bins of tiny electronic hobby parts were for, but I desperately wanted to learn.
From what I understand, prior to the personal computer boom of the 1980’s, HAM radio was kind of a big deal with nerds. The parts were there for all manner of electronics tinkering, but a big mainstay was building and modifying radios. Yeah, you had people tinkering with computers in the 1970’s too, but it was more niche (until it wasn’t).
- Comment on Enshittification 1 month ago:
I agree. The environment in which this must function is corrosive to the very idea, hence why I’m asking it openly here. It’s a pretty dense minefield.
I’m no lawyer, but I’ve mused a lot about some kind of legal “dead man switch” that somehow renders the company value-less if it deviated from the intended path. Something built into the company’s charter and founding documents, not unlike some kind of constitution.
- Comment on Enshittification 1 month ago:
Real question here: is it possible to walk all this back from the edge with more ethical companies? I’m thinking co-ops, Mondragon corps, union shops, etc. Basically build businesses that have motivations other than deepening the pockets of VC’s and the like, yet have some kind of growth trajectory (or federate with other corps) to gradually subsume the market.
I get that massive funding makes certain things possible, like disrupting the market, or aggressively buying your competitors. And yes, the company charter would have to be bulletproof against hostile takeover, buyouts, and enshitification, in order to go the distance. But is that really all it takes, or am I missing something huge here?
