fuzcat.bsky.social
Own time: fountain pens, journaling, and mountains of books. Dedicated ttrpg player.
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Completely this.
We planned ours, but knowing any stats reveals the chance of plans going awry.
Parenthood really is not for everyone, but with the right societal support, as part of supporting every person for the bottom couple layers of Maslow hierarchy, there will be enough who do.
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They never talk about reducing misogyny though (for instance, men doing more housework!).
Funny that.
www.weforum.org/stories/2021...
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They really don’t.
They talk about wanting “traditional gender roles” without asking whether any gender role should include “being a total jerk to 51% of the population.”
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Agree
I want immigration policies that bring people in. It made us stronger for decades.
I am also a strong believer in free childcare schooling, and extended maternal/paternal leave for all. We tried childcare for all 80 years ago, and it worked.
We can afford and benefit from both together.
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Soon enough of my pens will be empty that I can put Yama-Budo back in my Benu.
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If you need it to be permanent, I’d say Platinum Carbon Black or DeAramentis Document inks. I’d dye is ok, Pilot Iroshizuku inks are winners.
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This is just inane. Generating fundamental data that’s required for multiple laws and policies to work is a core function.
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I do like how this districts solution works for any kid that does not want to change in front of others. Really hard to argue against it without revealing yourself as a nitwit.
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That had a lot going on. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow. Can’t unsee it
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Same. I have seen a meme just rip through protest space without an obvious seed, but bots or a specific podcast seems a simpler explanation. Especially given how amazingly broad and well attended the protests today were.
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I agree with all of this. A production system is incredibly complex, and you need both skilled line workers and planners/managers that built and learned the details of the specific system together. That does not make them friends, but nothing substitutes for time spent building.
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Our media has spent the last few years telling us that MAGA was organized, and we were not. Seeing protests, calling campaigns, letter campaigns demonstrates power and that yes, we are organized as well. That’s a gateway to people with more power deciding whether it’s safe to break ranks.
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Fantastic!
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Very cool!
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Sounds exactly like someone who made it big, and now thinks they are competent when they are really just lucky.
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I had the same reaction. These people are not subtle and say exactly what they are going to do.
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My usual go tos of writing postcards and calling legislators seemed too slow given the time limit.
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Sure looks like it
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I am paying attention, but it’s not clear what someone out of state can do.
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So many flames. Starting to think it’s my permanent state.
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Same!
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Our local water is particularly hard, so I do a final rinse with distilled if it’s going to sit for a while. Not sure that’s needed, but we have plenty on hand for other reasons.
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Yeah. This was not on my dance card for this year.
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They also think that their immense wealth and skill in a very narrow area like tech indicates superiority over everyone in all domains.
I suspect they believe that they are in control, and can just flip the switch back on when the time comes. Based on a reading of history, they are incorrect.
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This was worthy. I totally miscalled it last night, and was very happy to listen today.
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That is delightful phrasing
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I as well
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This was the opposition I wanted to see.
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Concur on them turning the opposition knob, then wanting to see how the voters take it.
The democratic coalition had some voters targeted by fash who decided to sit the last election out. I assume Booker is watching to see if this makes the coalition hang together, or fracture.
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Well done
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You are so spot on with this
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Thank you for the pointer. Both have classically been reliable.
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I am both pleased that people are showing up and slightly snarky that I’m not seeing the crowds in headlines. The headlines will come if we and the leaders keep putting in the work.
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That seems totally fair.
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Me too. I like some Rush, but I find Tom Sawyer maddening.
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I heard an interview with Peart in his later years where the interviewer asked about the whole Ayn Rand thing, clearly expecting some libertarian fanboy answer, and he responded he was into all sorts of weird stuff, at that age.
I enjoyed that.
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Very, very slowly deleting all my posts, reposts, and replies
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I am laboriously deleting posts and replies before the account. I don’t know if it will help, but it seems to perhaps double the chance of getting the data out of the training set.
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Their coalition will fracture, as a common characteristic of tech bros is not playing well with others. Every one of them has a deep need to always be right in all things. Mistakes are the fault of inferior underlings, while success comes from their own merit. That does not lead to sharing power.
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A potential solution is similar to the US - shore up norms to prevent free the equivalent of Citizens United and the easy flow of money via crypto, but then be ready to recognize where the current norms and laws don’t work, and can’t react fast enough.
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My non-expert read is that the same techniques would apply in a decentralized system. They would need to attack each sub component in isolation, using the insiders, power groups, and lobbyists in each EU country to open it up for massive amounts of money to drive policy.