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Comment on ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ sets fall 2025 release as Take-Two posts $2.9 billion quarterly loss in ~games
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's right there in the name: toast-, from toast, and -ada, from the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The etymology couldn't be more clear.It's right there in the name: toast-, from toast, and -ada, from the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The etymology couldn't be more clear.
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Comment on Donald Trump - Joe Biden US Presidential debates to take place on June 27th and September 10th in ~misc
MimicSquid Link ParentOk, but the President of the United States doesn't get a neutral outlook, right? Even in the case that something went wrong, they'll have the best possible medical care. Taking a statistical...Ok, but the President of the United States doesn't get a neutral outlook, right? Even in the case that something went wrong, they'll have the best possible medical care. Taking a statistical average and trying to apply it to an individual only goes so far when you know the individual is an outlier on the metrics that were used to generate the data.
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentNow that I would totally believe. That people are clever pattern matching machines, and that they'd attribute their own cleverness to the wrong thing is exactly how it would go down. I like this...Now that I would totally believe. That people are clever pattern matching machines, and that they'd attribute their own cleverness to the wrong thing is exactly how it would go down. I like this hypothesis.
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentI feel like there's a difference between people who are arguing for the physical world being different than it provably is, and the people who are arguing that there's something undefinably more?...I feel like there's a difference between people who are arguing for the physical world being different than it provably is, and the people who are arguing that there's something undefinably more? This isn't well thought out, to be clear. But maybe there is some ineffable something that we can't measure yet. It's super unlikely that such a thing is true on a human scale, but maybe? By comparison, disproving the flatness of the Earth is trivial.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
MimicSquid Link ParentSorry, I was only aiming aiming for a little snide, given that I was able to resolve the confusion of the person I was responding to entirely by quoting the article. I'll take it out, since it's...Sorry, I was only aiming aiming for a little snide, given that I was able to resolve the confusion of the person I was responding to entirely by quoting the article. I'll take it out, since it's really not discussing in good faith. Thanks for calling me out on it.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
MimicSquid Link ParentYou could just as accurately say that the dependence side "rammed through" the vote, knowing that the independence side had a moral concern regarding the timing, yeah?You could just as accurately say that the dependence side "rammed through" the vote, knowing that the independence side had a moral concern regarding the timing, yeah?
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
MimicSquid (edited )Link ParentFrom the linked article: ... ... So their colonial overlords are attempting to dilute their representation at a time when they're actively working towards self-determination, and counter to prior...From the linked article:
Some local leaders fear this change would dilute the share of the vote held by Kanaks, the Indigenous group that makes up about 41% of the population and the major force in the pro-independence movement.
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On Wednesday, a New Caledonia pro-independence leader, Daniel Goa, asked people to “go home”, and condemned the looting. But he added: “The unrest of the last 24 hours reveals the determination of our young people to no longer let France take control of them.”
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In the Nouméa accord of 1998, France vowed to gradually cede more political power to the Pacific island territory of nearly 300,000 people.
So their colonial overlords are attempting to dilute their representation at a time when they're actively working towards self-determination, and counter to prior accords.
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Comment on Jet Lag: AU$TRALIA | Trailer in ~hobbies
MimicSquid Link ParentThere's definitely a few moments each season that I really cringe at, especially the trophy award ceremony, but it's all in good fun, yeah?There's definitely a few moments each season that I really cringe at, especially the trophy award ceremony, but it's all in good fun, yeah?
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentWell those just look delightful.Well those just look delightful.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentAs an aside, what would a taco sandwich even be? Two tostada face to face? A burrito sandwich is even harder. Burrito filling is too loose to be unconstrained between slices of bread. Would you...As an aside, what would a taco sandwich even be? Two tostada face to face? A burrito sandwich is even harder. Burrito filling is too loose to be unconstrained between slices of bread. Would you just put a whole wrapped burrito into a roll as a joke?
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentPractically, there have been extensive tests on dowsing as a technique for finding water, and no one has found proof of it being something that people can do in a double-blind study. If your...Practically, there have been extensive tests on dowsing as a technique for finding water, and no one has found proof of it being something that people can do in a double-blind study. If your theory is that there is some as of yet undefined human capability that makes it possible for people to do so, what is that but faith in an ability that is beyond what is provable using current natural science? A super-natural ability, if you will.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentI was previously an acolyte of the Cube Rule, but you have shown me a better way.I was previously an acolyte of the Cube Rule, but you have shown me a better way.
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentWhat is superstition aside from believing in things that are unprovable or have been disproved? I'm not saying it's a bad thing or a bad trait, but you seem pretty clearly a superstitious person...What is superstition aside from believing in things that are unprovable or have been disproved? I'm not saying it's a bad thing or a bad trait, but you seem pretty clearly a superstitious person in at least this one regard.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentRight? There is a venerable body of rulings on this very issue that the judge entirely ignored. The internet has put in so much time refining the question of "What is a sandwich?", and to have...Right? There is a venerable body of rulings on this very issue that the judge entirely ignored. The internet has put in so much time refining the question of "What is a sandwich?", and to have that work ignored is a slap in the face of food pedants everywhere.
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Comment on Students invent quieter leaf blower in ~engineering
MimicSquid Link ParentPush your representatives to ban the gas ones. It happened in California and even before the official start of the ban pretty much everyone has already switched over to electric blowers. It's so...Push your representatives to ban the gas ones. It happened in California and even before the official start of the ban pretty much everyone has already switched over to electric blowers. It's so much quieter.
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentPetrichor. It's the smell of rain on dry soil, and humans are incredibly sensitive to it.Petrichor. It's the smell of rain on dry soil, and humans are incredibly sensitive to it.
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Comment on Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times in ~news
MimicSquid Link ParentBy the time you're in your 70's your questions about what you're going to do with your remaining lifespan are becoming much more pointed. If you could make some grand gesture that would move the...By the time you're in your 70's your questions about what you're going to do with your remaining lifespan are becoming much more pointed. If you could make some grand gesture that would move the world and advance your goals, it's a lot easier to think about putting your life on the line when you know you don't have many good years remaining. Especially (and to be clear there's no indication that this is the case) if someone with large piles of cash promised that your loved ones would be taken care of in exchange for your grand gesture.
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Comment on Jet Lag: AU$TRALIA | Trailer in ~hobbies
MimicSquid Link ParentThere definitely are. If you look at the previous threads there's generally one top level comment per episode, and people use spoiler tags to discuss.There definitely are. If you look at the previous threads there's generally one top level comment per episode, and people use spoiler tags to discuss.
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Comment on Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times in ~news
MimicSquid LinkLooks like there's a tentative identification of the shooter as someone previously associated with Slovenskí Branci, a pro-Russian militarised group that disbanded for no stated reason in October...Looks like there's a tentative identification of the shooter as someone previously associated with Slovenskí Branci, a pro-Russian militarised group that disbanded for no stated reason in October of 2022.
It's only wasteful if the newly acquired studios make less than one game and then are shuttered to look good on next year's budget, but that would never happen, right?