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I tried Vivaldi on Linux just to find out that it’s not for me. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
We are regressing as a species. in c/linux@lemmy.world
We are regressing as a species. in c/linux@lemmy.world
Successful women are spending hundreds on matchmaker services to find a rich man in c/mensliberation@lemmy.ca
Women on the Tea App Are Red-Flagging Men for Liking Pokémon in c/offbeat@lemmy.ca
[–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that part really shows the entire methodology of the article is bullshit.

And then there’s the phrase. Post after post across the app uses some version of the same line: “he collects women like Pokémon cards.” That’s not a joke somebody made once. That’s the app’s house insult, used so often it might as well ship with the keyboard. The man on the receiving end doesn’t even have to play. You could have never touched a card in your life and still catch this one.

They're proving that this instance of a negative mention of Pokemon doesn't even have to do with someone being interested in the hobby which is the entire premise of the article. But they never mention filtering for this, and then just go on to say that liking Pokemon is the worst hobby stats wise. Not that I'm expecting perfect methodology for something like this, but this is a pretty fucking glaring issue they even openly admit but somehow don't see the problem with it.

Saying someone collects women like Pokemon cards is just an insult about someone being a player, it doesn't have anything to do with someone's hobbies. It could easily be said as collecting women like any other commonly collected item.

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    • Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
    Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
    Your bad art is better than AI slop [Sophie Labelle] in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
    Would an LLM AI model trained wholly on consenting open source projects with a license requiring all derivative works be open source licensed still be problematic? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: 'This essentially saved my life' in c/games@lemmy.world
    [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Many companies hoard IP like dragons hoard gold.

    Going bankrupt? Cool, I'll buy you for pennies on the dollar. What am I doing with your IP? I sit on it with the rest of my IP. Because maybe somewhere in the future I might make a little extra cash off of it. No, I do not intend to ever sell any of the media I own the rights to! I'm too greedy for that, you cannot even look at my IP!

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    In a universe of enshitification, Linux is one of the few things that consistently gets better. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    Big Max Pumpkin Flowers, Take 2 (imgur.com)
     

    A few weeks ago (I think over a month) I posted this pumpkin here. A Lemming (idk what we're calling ourselves) told me that "it should be a lot bigger before it gets it's first flower." I was already nervous that it and all my other plants weren't growing well. After some discussion some fish fertilizer was recommended. I suppose any would've worked but regardless, it's getting really big now.

    The results were pretty dramatic. Nearly overnight it felt like. Every day I've seen visible growth. I'm even seeing the female flower buds so we're getting close to the pumpkin growing stage! The pictured ones are male. The seed pack says scientists hypothesize that the male flowers show up first to get the bees in the area by the time the female ones arrive.

    I've been sending pictures of it nearly everyday to my gardening friend who dreams of becoming a squash farmer when she retires.

    I've been very impressed with this plant. You may even see a small snap in the vine. When it reached the edge of the bed it broke after a big storm. I propped it up a bit with a card board box and it's been fine. No wilting. It was at a 90 degree angle, too.

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    What should someone do when they're laid off? (programming.dev)
     

    US, Georgia if it matters.

    I just got laid off. Oof. Am I missing anything? I've never been laid off or fired before so it's all new to me. Just sanity checking myself.

    1. Tomorrow I'm going to write down all my job responsibilities before I forget them. For updating my resume.
    2. Figure out how to file for unemployment.
    3. Figure out what I need for COBRA benefits.
    4. Print and sign my separation agreement.
    5. Ensure I have access to my paystubs.

    The obvious thing being to start applying for new jobs lol.

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    The Evolution of Trust - An interactive presentation that reshaped my personal philosophy (ncase.me)
     

    First, I strongly encourage you go to go through the demo. It is about ten minutes long. Beware that it does auto play sounds. "Spoilers" are below.

    My wife and I are like a broken record player. Whenever we are in some setting to give people advice (generally a wedding where you write notes for the newlyweds) we give the same advice. "Communicate early and often. It sounds cliche but is very important. Better to risk a small fight now than a big fight later. Don't let frustration fester into resentment." This advice was not directly inspired by this demo but having just replayed through it now I see a lot of the similarities.

    I remember when I first did this demo. I was on the train going to work. At the time I naively suspected that the Always Cooperate strategy would win. Once I was able to look at it more critically and less emotionally I thought something like the Detective might be better to figure out who you can exploit. It was interesting that something as simple as the Copycat wins out.

    And once they introduced miscommunications and your little dude trips on the way to the machine!? I was devastated! Watching those two little dudes cheat each other back and forth forever over something so petty. It gets me emotional. I know it's that sad guitar doing a lot of the heavy lifting in that regard though lol. But seriously, so many times in life it feels like people just get stuck in these cycles of revenge over utterly petty bullshit. Escalation over escalation over escalation.

    So yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say. It's just interesting looking back on this thing that had this big effect on me at the time and seeing how it indirectly influenced very specific advice I give folks today.

    What are your thoughts? This creator has many other cool demos like this but this is the one that I remember the most.

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