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Have you shared your own posts from platforms like this (or Mastodon) with others you know offline (besides your partner)? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is this part of your sibling goofing routine?

Besides money or valuables, what items or info would you be pleasantly surprised to find? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anywhere it's generally okay to look/find things

How did you park there, old son? in c/youcantparktheremate@feddit.uk
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Is this a rare car tree, upon which the cars grow?

How exactly do insurance deductibles work? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why is this all so convoluted and, seemingly, legal? Is this purposely convoluted to obfuscate illegal activity?

Russia built covert trade channel with India, leaks reveal in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago

Covert? Isn't India one of few countries consistently and unabashedly trading with Russia? Is this covert in the open secrets sense?

Should bot comments contribute to the comment count for regular users? in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

I think separating them improves the user experience for regular users, which I think counts as a real advantage. As I wrote in the body text:

As-is seeing an indication of a comment for a post only for it to turn out to be a bot is slightly disappointing at best, and mildly confusing at worst when their display has been disabled.

It's a small detail, but small details add up when it comes to the user experience.

What do you use to label/tag similar looking cables? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

If I just wanted to label it, colored tape. I don’t know if colored masking tape is ideal – my experience has been that masking tape left on a surface for a long time leaves some goo, though Goo Gone might get that off. But I suspect that it’d stay on the thing for a long time.

Yeah, the gooey factor is one of the only reasons I've been somewhat iffy on using masking tape for this purpose. However if it holds up to where it doesn't need replacement, could be a nonfactor all things considering.

How do we get "normies" to adopt the Fediverse? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

By automated reporting do you mean something like filters on the backend to flag offensive posts per some custom settings?

Which anime do you enjoy with a mostly adult cast of characters? in c/anime@ani.social
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

For anyone else perusing this thread, don't sleep on this one! It's a solid recommendation. I'd watched it prior to seeing this comment, and its art style is slick as hell with an interesting story to boot.

Which anime do you enjoy with a mostly adult cast of characters? in c/anime@ani.social
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

This was harder to answer than I thought, pushing up to 20 eliminates a lot of contenders I think.

Maybe so, though that's why I tried to relax it with 18 and older as well as mostly vs only adults. If there's some younger characters I don't mind, but I thought I'd ask about anime with a primary cast of older characters for a little change of pace.

Appreciate the suggestion!

What would be your advice for finding work or changing jobs today? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Opinions on sites like LinkedIn or similar in your region for work? Do you have a profile set up and maintained as semi-obligatory? Or do you prefer a separate professional site for networking? Both?

Which long-running comedies would you recommend? in c/animation@lemm.ee
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

King of the Hill is definitely an acquired taste. Some episodes are easy to bounce off of, but after a few you might find yourself enjoying it. Good suggestion!

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Are online social networks and social media the same or distinct from one another? (lemm.ee)
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How do you go about appreciating, and keeping up with things? (lemm.ee)
 

By appreciating I mean taking the time to take something in more thoroughly than skimming, while also not letting oneself lose track of what's happening around them.

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What are some of the more popular non-commercial cultural things you're aware of? (lemm.ee)
 

This could be things that once were commercialized but are now public domain, or have largely resisted commercialization to this day. In this context I mean this as aiming for profit and being sold/monetized.

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What fiction are you currently reading, or looking forward to coming out? (lemm.ee)
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Which movies have you watched recently and felt like talking about? (lemm.ee)
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Which shows do you think ended too soon, or went on too long? (lemm.ee)
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Do phone number requirements for account sign-ups effectively deter/mitigate spam? (lemm.ee)
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What are some things you think tech people presume others know, and know how to do? (lemm.ee)
 

It's helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we're each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

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Advice for mending/repairing holes along seams in pants? (lemm.ee)
 

Despite trying different fits and brands of pants, I keep running into the problem of them eventually getting holes in them, typically around the seams of the crotch where of course you least want them. The rest of the pants are generally fine, so it feels like a waste to toss them, but I'm not sure how well one might be able to fix such holes right along seams...

Any guidance on this? Thanks in advance!

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How might one co-opt bad faith methods to spread helpful, good information instead? (lemm.ee)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/22757703, but revised to try to find less individual focused ideas/responses.

In thinking on the classic Sartre quote concerning the folly of arguing with anti-Semites as if they're arguing in good faith, as well as the Swift quote regarding reasoning being unable to correct an ill opinion one didn't reason themselves into...

It's made me wonder if there might be some ways to play off of these approaches to spread beneficial information more than the harmful info they've otherwise enabled to abound. What might be some ways to pass along helpful or generally benign info without getting as caught in the weeds explaining things, continuing to allow more harmful info to flourish?

For those unfamiliar, here are the quotes in question:“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre

And: "Reasoning will never make a Man correct an ill Opinion, which by Reasoning he never acquired." ― Jonathan Swift.

(This second one takes on various forms.)

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Why does it seem that people dislike recordings of their voice more than photos of themselves? (lemm.ee)
 

Personally, I'm not a fan of either, so it's always been a little interesting to me to run into people that are more averse to hearing a recording of their voice.

(Also is there a dedicated term for audio-only voice recordings? 🤨)

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How might one turn bad faith on its head to help rather than harm? (lemm.ee)
 

In thinking on the classic Sartre quote concerning the folly of arguing with anti-Semites as if they're arguing in good faith, as well as the Swift quote regarding reasoning being unable to correct an ill opinion one didn't reason themselves into...It's left me thinking that perhaps a way to alter the path of those astray is to "play" them out of it, so to speak, but what might this look like?

After all, despite Sartre's last somewhat optimistic sentence, you may easily find that many that argue in bad faith rarely fall silent for long, if at all, when pressed.

For those unfamiliar, here are the quotes in question:“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre

And: "Reasoning will never make a Man correct an ill Opinion, which by Reasoning he never acquired." ― Jonathan Swift.

(This second one takes on various forms.)

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