[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 7 points 4 days ago

I, too, am curious about this whole Hossenfelder imbroglio that I'm first hearing about.

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The column actually backs up the hed, as abhorrent as it is at first, second and third glances.

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Yep. Every point is on point.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 65 points 2 weeks ago

You don't have to be trans to be fucking terrified. Trump somehow always underperforms in the polls, but we've now seen what this country truly is, and I want none of this. Already working on possible alternatives.

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Buckle up folks, here we go!

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What's interesting here is not that Buttigieg is thoughtful and introspective. I mean, he is, but what strikes me here is the extent to which Hasan Minhaj has grown. Jon Stewart is some sort of journalism whisperer. Bring in comedians, then teach them news.

Who doesn't watch John Oliver every week? Who doesn't watch Stephen Colbert? Dude fucking found people who weren't ready yet but saw potential. I didn't like any of them on The Daily Show, but he's doing something we don't see.

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Wow, is this cycle doing some interesting things. I've never really much cared one way or the other about Schwarzenegger, but this impressed me, as it meets me where I am:

“I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he wrote. “That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognise our country. And you are right to be furious.”

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Some days, continuing to read the news can be stressful.

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It's always weird trying to determine if things like this will be a flop or a serious societal issue.

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Paging the Dental Don Juan of Detroit (headsuptheblog.blogspot.com)

Full disclosure: the author is a colleague I've known for almost two decades. But his takes have often inspired mine: There's always someone who knows more than you.

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[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 53 points 4 months ago

Here's an idea: How about zero days?

I admittedly don't get how this is even a thing, having bought unlocked phones for prepaid service going on 14 years now. Wait for a sale on a phone, get a high-end device for like $800 (financing always available), and pay $200 once a year for service.

It's appalling to me that people think more than $17/month for cell service is reasonable.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 50 points 6 months ago

Poorly thought-out Facebook posts are forever; coverage of city council malfeasance from two years ago, not so much.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 47 points 10 months ago

For an article that tries to push a groupthink narrative to work, the people using the "discouraged" product need to believe the "encouraged" one has feature parity with zero downsides.

I guarantee that no one is accidentally using Firefox because they're unaware of the alternatives.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 44 points 11 months ago

This is the sort of deep learning I can see benefiting society, as opposed, to say, summarizing Great Expectations for an essay.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 51 points 11 months ago

At this point, the goal is to normalize the rhetoric. He's been very effective at being able to downplay things by having said them for years. We know his playbook; he's continuing to follow it.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 63 points 1 year ago

So, IBM walks into a Nazi bar, and after six drinks, slurrs to the bartender, "What's with all the swastikas?"

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 102 points 1 year ago

Friendly reminder that Thunderbird is a great way to handle multiple email accounts on the desktop.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 46 points 1 year ago

As to conspiracies, it's not really the businesses, it's the property.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 48 points 1 year ago

"Not enough people are paying at $11.99. We need to charge more."

Just because landlords think they can push through 16% price hikes doesn't mean everyone got a 16% raise. So they're trying to steer people from uBO by ... enticing them with higher prices?

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 49 points 1 year ago

Beau has three videos out on it already. He's really good for context on military things.

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