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  1. Comment on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, killed in helicopter crash in ~news

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    Why do you feel like it cold not have been accidental? Helicopters crash all of the time.

    Why do you feel like it cold not have been accidental?

    Helicopters crash all of the time.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, killed in helicopter crash in ~news

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    The context I was thinking of was moderated social media. A number of moderators on various platforms frown upon emotional expressions of the demise of bad people.

    if you're not a public agency and just a private citizen, I think it's safe to take a cue

    The context I was thinking of was moderated social media. A number of moderators on various platforms frown upon emotional expressions of the demise of bad people.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, killed in helicopter crash in ~news

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    Is everyone too cautious to write how they feel about his death?

    Is everyone too cautious to write how they feel about his death?

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Meet Iran′s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (2021) in ~misc

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    Meet him, he has just been pronounced dead.

    Meet him, he has just been pronounced dead.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Fecal microbiota transplant: Inside the black market for human poop in ~health

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    I read at one time that the feces used doesn't have cancer cells filtered out. Is this still the case?

    I read at one time that the feces used doesn't have cancer cells filtered out. Is this still the case?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Donald Trump - Joe Biden US Presidential debates to take place on June 27th and September 10th in ~misc

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    That has always been the way he has responded.

    That has always been the way he has responded.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Donald Trump - Joe Biden US Presidential debates to take place on June 27th and September 10th in ~misc

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    How they handle pushback from debate interviewers and the other candidates. One of the reasons Trump dodges debates. He can't handle scrutiny. Also, he doesn't have answers and he knows it.

    How they handle pushback from debate interviewers and the other candidates.

    One of the reasons Trump dodges debates. He can't handle scrutiny. Also, he doesn't have answers and he knows it.

    17 votes

  8. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    A casual thread on the Internet inviting people to shoot the shit about a movie franchise -- not a PhD defense. :-)

    A casual thread on the Internet inviting people to shoot the shit about a movie franchise -- not a PhD defense. :-)

    3 votes

  9. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    In which order? :-)

    I felt like I needed a shower and a nap after Fury Road

    In which order? :-)

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Time blocking, do you do it? in ~health.mental

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    Yah, if your attention span is shot 25 minutes can be too long, especially for a task you dislike.

    Yah, if your attention span is shot 25 minutes can be too long, especially for a task you dislike.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Time blocking, do you do it? in ~health.mental

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    I've used the Pomodro technique, which is similar, when I am doing something I really don't want to do. I shorten the intervals. Every 15 minute block becomes an achievement, with a check mark as...

    I've used the Pomodro technique, which is similar, when I am doing something I really don't want to do. I shorten the intervals. Every 15 minute block becomes an achievement, with a check mark as a reward.

    In my experience, once I start something motivation and enjoyment comes.

    To help get through the discomfort of starting I promise myself ( and mean it ) that I only have to do the task for a ridiculously small mount of time, like 5min ( also less sometimes ).

    8 votes

  12. Comment on Raw milk easy to obtain despite bird flu warning, FDA interstate ban in ~food

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    Raw milk is supposed to be about better health, yet its fans are ignoring basic safety/health issues. Given that I would say it is about "religion" or orthorexia, not healthier nutrition.

    Raw milk is supposed to be about better health, yet its fans are ignoring basic safety/health issues. Given that I would say it is about "religion" or orthorexia, not healthier nutrition.

    16 votes

  13. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    No point in arguing over subjective tastes. Fury Road just sort of felt flat to me.

    No point in arguing over subjective tastes. Fury Road just sort of felt flat to me.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    Lacks the vitality of the old Mad Max movies, IMHO

    Lacks the vitality of the old Mad Max movies, IMHO

    1 vote

  15. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    Very little Max in the movie. It doesn't feel like the original Mad Max movies.
    1. Very little Max in the movie.
    2. It doesn't feel like the original Mad Max movies.
    2 votes

  16. Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies

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    I saw the first of these movies. It was interesting as it's own thing about from the Mad Max movies. In my opinion, it was not a Mad Max movie.

    I saw the first of these movies.

    It was interesting as it's own thing about from the Mad Max movies. In my opinion, it was not a Mad Max movie.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Students invent quieter leaf blower in ~engineering

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    I noticed this as my state is phasing out gas powered leaf blowers, and there has been an amazing amount of "blowback" ( pun intended ) by the grounds keeping industry. Gas powered leaf blowers...

    The team started working last September. They hoped to improve an electric or battery-powered leaf blower, which is already much quieter than the notorious gas-powered ones, where the sound can carry over an average suburban block.

    I noticed this as my state is phasing out gas powered leaf blowers, and there has been an amazing amount of "blowback" ( pun intended ) by the grounds keeping industry. Gas powered leaf blowers where scheduled to be phased out for pollution concerns. People who are not grounds keepers consider the reduced noise of electric leaf blowers to be a happy side effect.

    22 votes

  18. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (May 2024) in ~health.mental

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    I ended up taking the day off of work. The day went pretty fast. I calmed down and got a full nights sleep. Thanks for replying.

    I ended up taking the day off of work. The day went pretty fast. I calmed down and got a full nights sleep. Thanks for replying.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk

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    Never had it. Pigs are supposed to one of our closest genetic relatives after chimpanzees, so I imagine it tasted like ham.

    Never had it.

    Pigs are supposed to one of our closest genetic relatives after chimpanzees, so I imagine it tasted like ham.

  20. Comment on How did people correct for inaccurate time pieces in the past? in ~humanities.history

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    I read something awhile back similar to your thoughts as far as medieval Europe went. The farmers got up with the sun. My guess is that not many people had precise deadlines. "Get that cart of...

    I read something awhile back similar to your thoughts as far as medieval Europe went.

    The farmers got up with the sun. My guess is that not many people had precise deadlines.

    "Get that cart of turnips to me whenever Wednesday afternoon".

    1 vote