Apepollo11
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- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
This. It always baffled me why the BBC legitimises it by including it in the newspaper summaries. Might as well have included the Daily Sport.
- Comment on What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with? 4 days ago:
You could just buy the book second-hand. Authors don’t get any of that money, and you’ll be able to get it for much cheaper than new.
- Comment on What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with? 4 days ago:
In the UK, certainly. It’s not the library’s job to censor what the borrowers want to read, even if it’s David Icke.
- Comment on how did you and your partner change after having a baby? 6 days ago:
One thing that’s overlooked is the catalyst for all these changes is the same thing. Massive massive sleep deprivation.
Honestly, to start with, some days you’ll be surviving on two hours of sleep. And it takes years to get back to feeling ‘normal’.
- Comment on What's the process of black market weed consumption? 6 days ago:
This, very much. You are an adult for a long, long time - there’s no need to do everything while you are still a kid.
Also this about being friends with at least one person who already knows what they’re doing.
If you’re planning to go to uni, just wait until then, you’ll have your own room, meet new people, and be more physically capable to handle it.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
My wife still has a book from when she studied Archaeology at uni called “From Savagery to Civilization” by Grahame Clark.
Civilization is what we make it to be, and is usually measured by the norms and standards of the country doing the judging.
The book is from the 40s. By the standards of the day, a lot of what we do now would probably be considered uncivilised. We work from home, eat meals on our own, and rely on a court of opinion more than a court of law. Homelessness is endemic and many people are working around the clock for subsistence wages. Classical definitions of civilisations - community, care for the vulnerable, improved quality of life - are all being stripped away.
I don’t think the term “uncivilised” can really be taken as a slur, at least no more than the word “bad” can be, because it’s just a reflection of what the speaker values.
- Comment on What are your thoughts about AI? 1 week ago:
It’s just like any big technological breakthrough. Some people will lose their jobs, jobs that don’t currently exist will be created, and while it’ll create acute problems for some people, the average quality of life will go up. Some people will use it for good things, some people will use it for bad things.
I’m a tech guy, I like it a lot. Before COVID, I used to teach software dev, including neural networks, so seeing this stuff gradually reach the point it has now has been incredible.
That said, at the moment, it’s being put into all kinds of use-cases that don’t need it. I think that’s more harmful than not. There’s no need for Copilot in Notepad.
We have numerous AI tools where I work, but it hasn’t cost anyone their job - they make life easier for the people who need them. I think too many companies see it as a way to reduce overheads instead of increasing output capability, and all this does is create a negative sentiment towards AI.
- Comment on Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online? 2 weeks ago:
“Not being cool enough to say where you are from” is a weird way for them to phrase it. If they’re British, they might be saying it ironically (I use the phrase “well, if you’re not cool enough…” as a reference to the old peer-pressure educational videos myself). Otherwise, they might be young, and clumsily trying to peer-pressure you, or old and out-of-touch enough to think that’s an effective way to get a young person to give up information.
So, three options. They’re either being ironic, clumsy, or creepy. No harm in playing safe and blocking them.
- Comment on Why does it seem like every other post on here is deleted shortly after being posted? 3 weeks ago:
It’s because there’s a disproportionate number of bad-faith actors starting threads in this community.
Even though there’s no stupid questions, it turns out that there are many terrible people.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I think this is the key. If the plane’s going anyway, the additional environmental impact of you being on it or not is essentially moot.
As for whether the plane should be flying in the first place, well obviously not.
If it helps you rationalise it at all, if anything you’re making the plane more efficient by essentially halving your friend’s carbon footprint.
- Comment on How do I decrease acne after shaving my face? 4 weeks ago:
Have you considered an electric shaver? It doesn’t cut as close, but by the same token, it also doesn’t scrape across the skin. You’ll avoid catching the tops of any spots that you may have, and until your skin becomes happier with wet shaving, it’ll keep the whiskers away.
- Comment on Need help automating my cleaning business, Does this AI request make sense (tech related)? 4 weeks ago:
Before you post your listing, have a look here:
It’s a platform for setting up your own custom marketplace, which is exactly what you’re describing. It’s a no-code solution and pretty customisable.
At the best, it might give you an immediate solution to your needs. At worst, it’ll give you a starting point to explain to your dev what you want. Win/win.
- Comment on Need help automating my cleaning business, Does this AI request make sense (tech related)? 4 weeks ago:
As a developer, it looks clear enough to me, but I’d suggest two changes.
“Status updates” - You don’t say who you want to be able to view the status of a posting.
“Bonus if you can connect it to my Wave account…” - probably better to phrase it “Ideally it would connect to my Wave account…”. You’re listing requirements, after all.
Also, you might need to consider adding an admin page where you can manage accounts, see all jobs listed, etc.
- Comment on What's the next stop on the authoritarianism express? 5 weeks ago:
A return of the concept of “unamerican” art and activities, to support the destruction and suppression of said things.
I’d normally say book burnings first, but those have been an on-off thing in some parts of the states since the 50s.
So I’ll go with “officially endorsed” book burnings. Not officially organised, mind, but an actual expression of support shown.
- Comment on Why is the NFL draft day so "special"? 5 weeks ago:
Sports go sports!
Athletics are number one!
Participants are heroes!
Go team yeah!
- Comment on Why does the pharmacist add these little ticks/checkmarks with a pen on my medication box? 5 weeks ago:
“You’ll be pregabalin’ these capsules”
- Comment on Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason? 5 weeks ago:
That’s not the definition of a game, though.
Loads of games need co-ordinated access to specific resources, from chess to the 2001 release of Halo. Doesn’t mean they’re not games.
The line between games and sports is entirely arbitrary, and changes from person to person.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
The imaginary hypothetical outcome is the version of you that would have happened without beatings. You stated that you felt corporal punishment had a positive impact on many aspects of your personality. What are you comparing it to? A hypothetical alternative version of you that hadn’t been beaten.
Bad faith markers:
No previous post or comment history. First post is on a contentious topic. Sentiment of the post is unusual - “I don’t support it, but I was abused for an unusually long time and I think it was good for me”. Call to action is particularly baity - “am I just rationalising”.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
First of all, I want to make clear that I strongly suspect that this is not a genuine post, and has been posted on bad faith.
But to answer the question, the truth is that it’s impossible to know. You’re comparing a known outcome to an imaginary hypothetical one.
The real question to ask is, even if it was the case, do the ends justify the means?
Is it ever ok for an adult to physically attack a child in their care over, let’s face it, trivial matters?
- Comment on If trump shaved his head and didn't wear any makeup do you think you would recognize him? 1 month ago:
This alternative Trump totally looks like he could be leader of the UK Conservative party.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 1 month ago:
I’d group Audi drivers and BMW drivers into the same class of obvious driving.
Just yesterday I saw an Audi swoop from the slow lane straight into the fast last between two tightly-spaced cars in the middle lane. Without indicating.
From a technical point of view, I’ll admit it was an impressively small gap to sneak through, but it probably gave the second car in the middle lane a heart attack.
- Comment on How wil people react if Trump is right about Tariffs? 1 month ago:
The big difference between the US and China is that China is often close to the bottom of the supply chain.
America doesn’t have the infrastructure already in place to supply the raw materials and basic essentials to manufacturers.
Until this is the case (and I’m phrasing it optimistically but the reality is it never can be the case), all manufacturers have to pay extra just to have access to the things they need to produce their goods.
This cost is passed on to the consumer.
Like another commenter pointed out, there just isn’t a domestic supplier of many products. Crucial rare earth metals and various other minerals just aren’t available. Heck, to my knowledge, there isn’t even a domestic manufacturer of light bulbs anymore.
Without putting anything in place before implementing these tariffs, he’s guaranteed that prices will go up on almost everything.
- Comment on Are most people here left-wing? 1 month ago:
Come on, that’s not true. We just want to “re-educate” you guys
- Comment on I don't have any kids or anything but want some one day. I grew up under the fog of 9/11. How do you go about explaining terrorism and evil to young kids without storybooking it? 1 month ago:
I don’t know what to tell you. When it comes to school shootings, it’s politics all the way down. There’s a reason that the US is the only developed country selling bullet-proof gear in the back-to-school section.
- Comment on I don't have any kids or anything but want some one day. I grew up under the fog of 9/11. How do you go about explaining terrorism and evil to young kids without storybooking it? 1 month ago:
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Question is about explaining terrorism to kids.
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Kids go to school.
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School shooters famously also target schools.
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Kids are aware of terrorism due to the constant threat of a school shooting.
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- Comment on If you could add, remove, or alter one single bodily function, what would it be? 1 month ago:
Sleep. It used to take up nearly a third of my life. Since having Long COVID, it’s closer to half my life.
Honestly, think of what we could get done if we had all that extra time…
- Comment on Other than Canada and Australia, which countries are best alternatives to traveling to the USA? 1 month ago:
Can personally attest to Denmark having loads of English speakers.
I encountered exactly one person in my travels there who did not speak fluent English.
I’d learned a little, so I tried to use Danish to order things, ask directions etc, and everyone replied in perfect English.
- Comment on Are the Roman numerals based on what your hand look like when you count? 1 month ago:
Back to the Future’s “Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan” begs to differ. 🖖
- Comment on Why is a two-party system considered democratic? 2 months ago:
That’s exactly why so many countries around the world roll their eyes when America bangs on so much about democracy.
It’s a marketing thing. Look around the world. Find any country with the word “Democratic” in the name, and odds are you’ll find a poor excuse for a democracy.
The actual democracies in the world don’t feel compelled to keep repeating the fact.
The reality is that America is only really a democracy in the loosest sense of the world. All you need to do is look at how often the wealthiest candidate wins to see that it’s true. Or how often the person with the most votes loses. Or how unregulated lobbying actually is. Or the insane amount of power the President actually has. The power doesn’t lie with the people - it lies with the super-rich.
Sorry if that came off as really negative! America has a lot of good stuff going for it, but its implementation of democracy is not one.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
If you’re thinking yoga retreats etc, I’d consider building an Earthship or two first. They’re totally eco-friendly, almost hobbit-like buildings. They fit the vibe and would give you a base of operations for future plans.