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futurebird, (edited ) to random
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The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

ghast,
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@futurebird You don't get to redefine words.

threat, to random
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recently we discussed kagi search engine which is paid search engine giving you better results and tooling. as subscriber i was asked is it worth it? which is traditional reddit trope.

trying an experiment, i tried search results for various terms in all of the big-data corpo engines and kagi won every time.

the free account is 300 searches for you to try. however one can exhaust this in a few hours depending on their search skillset and objective.

so, yes it's worth it.

ghast,
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@threat I recommend it.

jason_w_karpf, to ai
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How New Science Fiction Could Help Us Improve AI - Scientific American

Fascinating article about organizations trying foster positive sci-fi stories about AI. Good reason why AI sci-fi is mainly negative—more plausible given humankind’s record AND more interesting. My upcoming book The HONOR System is case in point.

@bookstodon @religion https://apple.news/AXoC6_0DHQ8yjy44u1K4rLA

ghast,
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@jason_w_karpf

That's called not having a spine.

@bookstodon @religion

ghast,
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@jason_w_karpf

So legitimate hazards discussed in golden age scifi are just to be ignored, because feelgood garbage can be made?

This is repugnant on every level.

@bookstodon @religion

ghast,
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@jason_w_karpf

Oh, you're a xtian. No wonder you have a vapid stance.

@bookstodon @religion

ghast,
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@jason_w_karpf

"More doctors smoke Camel cigarettes"

Don't fuck with me.

@bookstodon @religion

ghast,
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@firefly

Hope you're near your fainting couch.

@jason_w_karpf @bookstodon @religion

gabriel, to random

Attacking the demos to save democracy is a definite sign we have malevolent and totalitarian governments.

ghast,
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@gabriel I guess I'd have to ask you to define "demos", then. Perhaps I misunderstood.

ghast,
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@gabriel Does this not imply republicans are against (representative) democracy?

ghast,
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@gabriel Thank you very much.

wjmaggos, (edited ) to internet
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made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.

It's the core of our problems here. All our issues with harassment and scolding arise from the fact that a few people are now able to do crap online that they wouldn't get away with without repercussions offline. Most of us will never do this shit cause of our empathy, at least once we understand the issues involved. But a few unconstrained jerks will ruin any party.

ghast,
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@wjmaggos I'm confident in being able to destroy you. Objectively you probably won't last an entire minute.

Does that make my argument right? No.

But you're an intellectual coward.

You can't fight, you can't think. You're a failure as a human.

wjmaggos, (edited ) to random
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thinks there's too much coming from the left regarding not wanting to hear right-wing opinions or letting their kids run free, but he wants more of it regarding porn, social media use and anger at Israel. Unless you put yourself in spaces that allow others to call you on it, most people will think they are being entirely consistent.

ghast,
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@wjmaggos Liberals demonstrate no integrity. Fani, our southern border crisis, the Biden crime family, mass censorship, the so-called covid "vaccines". You claim men and women are interchangeable.

Liberals demonstrate no curiosity. You take what the media give give you with complete credulity. You are incapable of honest discourse.

Liberals demonstrate no empathy. You brag about double-digit abortions, sacrifice the living ones to the "trans" cult, disarm people, cultivate rape.

Try again.

ghast,
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@wjmaggos The term " " is an oxymoron.

fitheach, to Dogs
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First tick of the year (on , not me).

ghast,
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@fitheach Wow, that's really early.

matthew, to random
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Do you have any experience or recommendations on using the note taking method?

ghast,
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@matthew Never heard of it. But looks like Obsidian would be ideal.

I found Obsidian unusable garbage, but clearly some like it.

ghast, to random
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@mk

You're kidding, right?

@obihahn

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@mk

My position is that humans are complex systems.

Your comment ignores:
>What you eat matters
>The state of one's digestive system matters
>One's overall nutritional gaps matter
>Activity level matters

@obihahn

gabriel, to random

How does this make the browser better?

RE: https://hachyderm.io/users/hi_mayank/statuses/112452092155528099

ghast,
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@gabriel It just doesn't.

I'm with you, but it's ranting bullshit at this point.

matthew, to random
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There's no way to completely avoid being controversial. No matter what stance or public position you take, there's going to be a sizeable opposition.

Try to figure out what you think is right and true and then attempt to be consistent with that.

Adjust, if needed, as you find out more.

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@Pendragon

I see it a different way.

One's position should be able to withstand criticism and investigation. I don't want to believe the wrong thing.

Additionally, being able to shrug off controversy when facts have been challenged are an indication of one's character.

@matthew

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    ghast,
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    @gratefuldread Maybe no one cares about the claim?

    ghast,
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    @gratefuldread Yeah, fighting to claim country music is the way to go about that.

    LMAO

    GTFO, clown.

    beexcessivelydiverting, to books
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    Wait, What? A Black Version of 's Classic ‘’ Gets an Update for the Culture

    https://www.theroot.com/wait-what-a-black-version-of-jane-austens-classic-ha-1851281945

    @bookstodon
    @romancelandia

    ghast,
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    @beexcessivelydiverting @bookstodon @romancelandia Disgusting.

    gabriel, to random

    It used to be that a good browser was one that worked with every website, more and more it seems like the more webites a browser breaks (for privacy) the better it is.

    ghast,
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    @gabriel In no small part due to Microsoft giving standards the double middle finger.

    queerscifi, to fantasy
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    Today's release: Jessamyn Kingley's MM fantasy romance Touched by Destiny:

    Gabriel Wolfebrier believes his honor is forever tarnished. For the first fifteen years of his resurrected life, he did whatever his necromancer told him. They were friends. Family. So, Gabriel asked no questions as he helped...

    https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-touched-by-destiny-jessamyn-kingley/

    @MMbookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks @bookstodon

    ghast,
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    @queerscifi @lgbtqbookstodon

    "Queer" is already delusional fantasy.

    ghast, to random
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    Perfect.

    How Tyrants Force Compliance

    . Episode: https://soundcloud.com/newdiscourses/how-tyrants-force-compliance . Media: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1803091386-newdiscourses-how-tyrants-force-compliance.mp3 . New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 88

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