Yeah it was very frustrating to experience and I regret perpetuating the problem. Though in my defense it was mainly when I was a petulant teenager lol by my 20’s I cut that shit out

It’s why gatekeeping is so fucking stupid. What? You don’t want more people listening to your favorite music or watching your favorite show? You don’t want more people to relate to? Congratulations, mission accomplished!

I loved listening to punk/metal when I was younger but that was definitely a nasty habit I picked up. I don’t know how it is these days, but in the 90s and 2000s there was very much a tendency to call anybody who didn’t pass your arbitrary litmus test a “poser.” Pretty baked into the culture at the time. You had to tear down other people to assert how authentic you were.

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Interesting. Feels like that thing people used to add to FB comments back in the day that did nothing but in the case of AI I could see it maybe doing something. I’ll be looking into it - thanks!

I find most landlords if you start pushing for addendums do one of two things: they immediately shut down, which is usually an indicator they’re going to be difficult anyway. Or they don’t care enough and they’ll wave it away just to get you in the door, especially when the clause you are disputing is insignificant and looking for someone else could cost them 5x or more what that little clause was worth anyway because of a missed month.

This is obviously contingent on a lot of things. Do you need to move now? Is it incredibly difficult to find anything and this checks off every other box? Etc. But just something to consider if you have room to abandon ship on a rental you find.

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Why are you putting a CC license on your comments?

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There are a lot of ways to define what qualifies as Democracy: is it the mere presence of voting? Is it the impact of that voting? Is it equal/ universal voting rights? Is it the ability to enforce voting outcomes? Or the ability for voters to choose what is voted on?

You’re broadening the scope of the conversation so much that it’s losing any meaning or focus.

So if there are only 2 people on the ballot, and you don’t want either, what are your options?

How many people who are upset about this do anything about it the other ~3.5 years we aren’t about to enter the general?

Getting who you want on a ballot and representing you takes work. There are a ton of elections other than the president as well and you can make a difference in those elections. Hell half the people upset about it don’t even vote in the primaries I bet. You can simply look at turnout to see that.

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Have you looked at the specs?

I am also perplexed by the product but there are no affordable headsets offering their resolution/framerate combo. And with OLED screens? Nah, not even close.

The Mac mini/studio are far from “meh” and are actually more competitively priced than Apple usually sets. I’d argue the mini in particular is notable for the firepower it brings at its price points.

This is a great post with great resources. Thanks for sparking this - got some books I’ll be grabbing!

Was this tanker safe?

I was more referring to the other tankers.

I don’t know, sometimes I put that when I think people are going to assume I am trolling/stirring the pot when I am, in fact, genuinely curious. I use it in particular when I am engaging with something I don’t feel like I know a lot about. though I understand how the term has become loaded because bad actors will feign ignorance/curiosity in order to hide their intentions and make the person there talking to look bad

I’m fine with them in no backyards. They are corporate waste the way people treat them 90% of the time. If people were better about them (and wore helmets!!!) and the companies actually lifted a finger to keep them out of waterways and blocking sidewalks then I’d be down to have them here.

I get you were trying to cleverly call me a NIMBY but please actually read what I am writing. Including the original comment. I was very clear.

Seemed directed at me, my bad.

edit: whelp egg on my face on this one. Wasn’t even directed at me.