Your whisky preference is indeed correct.

I like this idea a lot, but I wouldn’t want it to be an either/or setting. It’d be perfect if I could set my swipe gesture to hide on upvote, and the upvote button to just mark as read on upvote. Or even just a different swipe gesture for each, would be awesome. Usually I want a post to go away immediately, so I do a lot of vote and hide swipe gestures one after the other. But sometimes I’m weird and want to leave a post in my feed in case I want to go back to it.

For me, if I read a post in a browser instead of the app, and then switch to the app those posts are marked as read, so greyed out a little, but aren’t hidden in the app. I’ve noticed it a lot, and it’s kind of annoying, but it may not be exactly what you’re describing. Pretty sure they persist as read but unhidden in the app even on refresh, which maybe is a bug? Hard to say.

Omg those pupils…better watch out, they’re definitely planning something evil…

I recently asked myself similar questions about two friends I knew for about 15 years. I thought I had been close with them, but I quickly answered No to all of them (plus a bunch of follow-ups I asked myself), and realized they were never real friends, or at least hadn’t been for a while, they were just people who were accustomed to seeing me and sometimes making plans together.

I always felt anxious after hanging out with them, never felt like they listened to or cared about anything I said, never remembered my preferences or things about my personal life from visit to visit, never believed me when I said I knew something, etc etc. It’s easy to get used to this kind of thing and to think it’s normal and healthy, but it was so exhausting and frustrating for me that I finally gave up and haven’t talked to them in over a year.

Sometimes these types of questions are super helpful in evaluating longstanding relationships as well as new ones.

The drinking water systems in the United States are so precarious and vulnerable, that I’m genuinely shocked we haven’t had more widespread issues with the water supply. The systems are made up of thousands of locally-managed interconnected intakes and outflows, and oversight is spotty and combative.

Please use a water filter. And thank your local utilities and maintenance people for their hard work keeping us alive.

Lol that’s a totally understandable and relatable flub. It’s one of those things that’s only relevant when you already know it’s there and what it means. Otherwise there’s no reason for your brain to think twice about it, so you subconsciously file it away with the most common meaning for NA. And every time you see it in passing you inadvertently reinforce that meaning. I find myself doing that shit all that time. The eureka moment sure is fun though! Our brains are wild.

I watched this a couple months ago and the song still randomly pops into my head every so often. Really cool show, with an exceptional intro.

You’re not paranoid, it’s a real pattern, and that pattern is racism. Some white people, in their wildest dreams, can’t imagine how a person of color might get a role instead of a white person. It’s not about skill, it’s not about creativity, it’s not about the quality of the film. It’s just blatant racism.

Remember how the little mermaid live action movie started getting shit before it was even released? That was because the lead actor was black, and peoples’ imaginations are so underdeveloped that they couldn’t see that she is legitimately an amazing talent who played the role just as well if not better than any white lady could have. Now, live action Disney remakes are stupid, so maybe that’s not the best example, but it’s all just racism.

I dunno, I thought she was pretty awesome in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Borderlands sucked, yeah, but it wasn’t her fault imo.

Wow, this is awesome. We have very similar tastes. I’m currently working my way through Le Guin’s bibliography, and I’m consistently impressed by her style and timelessness. She was a master of the craft.

I think I like Banks a lot more than you do. It’s been a while since I finished the Culture series though, so I might need to do a reread of some of the earlier ones. But his post-scarcity concepts, technology/ship design, and the way he tackles such massive stories, are my absolutely favorite. I loved every single book in that series. Though I do agree some of his main characters can come off as a bit dull.

There’s quite a few on there I haven’t heard of before, so I’ll definitely be saving this for my To Read list. Thank you!!

I pay $50 a month for 10 Gigabit fiber. Truly unlimited, no caps or throttling, and I can use my own equipment without issue. I can’t even fully take advantage of the ridiculous speed I have available with my current devices. But I can use a quarter of its potential and it’s still the fastest internet I’ve ever had. I used to pay three times this amount for way shittier service. It’s the one good deal out of all my bloated utility expenses.

They’ve had the physical stuff covered for a long time, but imagine the socially and emotionally charged atmosphere that must come with having to film something personal and intimate with a coworker. Both actors might have spouses at home, maybe they’re super close friends off camera, maybe they’re playing a different sexual orientation than their own. Who knows. People are messy. Everyone thinks about sex a little differently, so when you add all these things into a work environment, having a third party there whose job it is to prepare the actors and crew for exactly what’s going to happen when the camera is rolling, keeps things professional and makes sure each actor’s wishes are respected. Seems like a win for everybody.

If it makes everyone involved more comfortable, they’ll probably do a better job at making whatever tv show or movie they’re on, and it will be more entertaining for us. Plus, we as viewers can be relatively confident that none of the actors did anything they didn’t want to do.

Fuck yes, I’ve been waiting for a 4K Dark City for years. Can’t wait to rewatch it.

Same here! I was pretty skeptical but it ended up being a lot of fun. I wish it was longer. It definitely has strong TNG vibes, and you can really feel the weight of being captain in some of the scenes. Highly recommend this for any Trek fan, despite the super janky mechanics.

Not only is no help available, but the Dept of Ed has been pestering borrowers to re-certify their Income-Driven Repayment plan, since Biden’s SAVE plan is blocked by the courts leaving the shitty IDR as the only option for those who can’t afford their full payments (most people, I’d assume). But if you go to the page where you do the recertification, you’ll find that the forms have all been taken down.

It’s purposeful, to cause the maximum amount of pain to the most number of people who are the least likely to be able to handle it. I think a lot of them actually do want to burn it all down, and screw all the people who are harmed in the process. That’s what they want their legacy to be. They don’t want people who aren’t already wealthy to benefit from education.

Charred fatty goose breast.

Blew my mind.

This one is a little challenging, and there’s not a ton of research out there, but food sensitivities/allergies aren’t caused by people’s ethnicity or background, but their allergies can be adaptations to environmental and sociocultural stimuli, which can be passed down through families, which could subsequently impact what food they decide to eat.

This article might help explain it better, but there’s a bit of a gap in the research into allergies and genetics, though I’m by no means an expert. Here’s a relevant quote:

Research in general, however, suggests that a complex interplay of socioeconomic, environmental, cultural, and systemic health inequities may influence higher prevalence rates of food allergies in certain marginalized populations.

It doesn’t, really. Tales From the Loop was a methodical and pretty deep exploration of human nature. I loved that show. Electric State is a basic human vs robot story with some fun action and not a lot of depth. The main similarity is big robots. It was still enjoyable to watch, I definitely recommend checking it out, but it’s pretty superficial.

Quality coffee is one thing I will gladly pay a high premium for. The amount of enjoyment it gives me every day is worth it. I buy from a place I trust that pays growers a higher average price directly, so I don’t feel guilty about supporting awful labor practices.

I pay $48 dollars for 3 pounds of single origin, freshly roasted super-high quality beans. That lasts me 6 weeks. Split those 3 pounds into 42 mornings making a full chemex, and each full pour-over brew comes to $1.14.

That’s affordable to me, but I’m an absolute snob, so you could easily half that for lower quality beans. As long as the climate allows it, and my money doesn’t go straight to modern slavery, I’ll always happily set aside a portion of my income for my daily ritualized joy.

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