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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He/him⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the catch! Fixed!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨He/him⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ada’s man speaks like this. Ada’s man has no pronouns. Ada’s man gave up pronouns ever since becoming Ada’s man.

  At first it felt manly. After all, Ada’s man was next to Ada. And Ada only let men next to Ada.

  Still, Ada’s man thinks it’s kinda weird to not be able to use pronouns.

  In fact, Ada’s man sorta regrets the whole thing.

  Ada’s man is often made fun of. Ada’s man has heard he speaks like cavemen. Ada’s man often feels dumb and excluded.

  The worst part is work. Ada’s man had to intervene at work. Ada’s man had to redact reports at work, removing all pronouns. This made Ada’s man feel humiliated. Ada’s man was made fun of by coworkers, bosses, and customers. The caveman comment was repeated again and again.

  However, over time, Ada’s man was accepted. Why? To start with, Ada’s man was a good worker. But more importantly, they (the coworkers) felt Ada’s man was in a toxic relationship with Ada. They knew Ada from Ada’s man and from Ada’s social media. And Ada sounded like an absolute pile of garbage.

  Over time, the cavemen comments stopped. They referred to Ada’s man as Ada’s man. And they saw Ada’s man with pity. They just hope someday Ada’s man would be unshackled from Ada’s man’s Ada.

  Months went by. Ada’s man felt the weight on Ada’s man’s shoulders. This didn’t feel like a good way to live. But Ada’s man is a man, and Ada’s man wants to be with Ada. It’s just that Ada’s man wonders if there could be a different way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  No. I am answering your question. Do you question this answer?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because answering questions is something I am unable to do. In fact, I simply wouldn’t believe it if someone told me I had just answered a question.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Why not?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I question your answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can answer questions and question answers.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, no, I can’t. Although someday maybe I will be able to!

• You can answer questions and question answers.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you do when you're lacking direction in life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Some recommendations that have changed my life and many others’:

  • Learn to WOOP, by Gabrielle Oettingen
  • Learn about the Procrastination Equation and CSI-Approach, by Piers Steel
  • Read and internalize A Liberated Mind by Steven C. Hayes

  With what you described, some ACT values work may help.

  Please let me know if you have questions :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transistors are probably a bit reason we don't live in a steampunk world.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The invention of the transistor never happened in the Fallout universe.

  This makes so much sense. There are computers but they use vacuum tubes!

  What is the in-game explanation for how intelligent robots are? Like, Fallout’s robots aren’t brilliant, but they seem more capable than any mass-market robot today!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here I stand, at 50, wishing I could shit as well as my dogs.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Omg. I had forgotten that. Good times

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how to dust properly⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Static is your friend.

  Buy microfiber dusters and mops. Buy a couple and see if it’s enough. You want to always have clean ones available. So buy more than what you need for a single cleaning session.

  For carpets, you can get a sweeper. They also use static and they’re fantastic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair enough. I was trying to think of another way of saying what I mean and I can’t think of a punchy way of saying it. Do you have one in mind?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair enough. I can’t think of a punchy way of saying what I mean. Do you know what I mean? And how could I have said it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Love it. Thanks for the research and for sharing it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, your username gave me flashbacks lol. Read it in Cuno’s voice

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was quite sure when I originally posted.

  Then someone said it’s “wound” and not “winded”, but the dictionary said either is fine.

  Then you asked me if I was sure. And now I’m not so sure. What do you think?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for pointing it out. I actually had the same question and Merriam-Webster says “wound” and “winded” are interchangeable: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The first “wind” is as in “I donned my wind-breaker because the weather was windy”.

  The second “wind” is as in “I wound up the toy car and, when I released it, it zoomed all the way to the other side of the room”.

• In the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for pointing that out. Indeed the goal is to make a fair comparison. Here’s a better image:

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you and think it’s worthwhile to critically evaluate fonts.

  So what happens if we evaluate cursive font? Well, for most people, loopy cursive is hard to read.

  To understand why loopy cursive is problematic, here’s an excerpt from two experts on handwriting:

  Conventional looped cursive has not held up to modern life and is being abandoned by most adults, because

  • Its decorative loops and excessive joins obscure visual cues,
  • It loses legibility when written quickly,
  • It doesn’t reflect the writing we see in type or on screen, and
  • 100% joined writing is typically slower and no more legible than writing that joins most, but not all letters.

  So loopy cursive sucks, but does that mean that we should straight up ditch cursive altogether? Are there fonts that are quick to write and legible? Turns out, those same experts built a handwriting system, the Getty-Dubay system. Their writing system does not seek to “look pretty and fancy-pants” (to quote you). Instead, their writing system tries to “communicate clearly” (to quote you again). They built something logical and pragmatic.

  How can you be sure of what I’m saying? Well, you be the judge!

  Here’s a picture of the Getty-Dubay fonts, both print and cursive: Image

  Here’s a comparison of different cursive fonts: Image

  If you want more information, here’s a resource you can check out: handwritingsuccess.com/why-cursive/

  So yeah, the way I see it, loopy cursive is hell, and italic-based cursive is the best of both worlds: fast to write and easy to read.

• Phrases like “I am here” or “Are you here yet?” are used today more than in the past because of cellphones.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI has had zero effect on jobs so far, says Yale study⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This study is from 2015.

  Right?

  I think it’s exactly a decade later, 2025. …yale.edu/…/evaluating-impact-ai-labor-market-cur…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are fruits and berries healthy, even though they are mostly just sugar?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fiber. Fiber helps you feel full, so it is harder to over-eat fruit in comparison with chocolate bars, gummy bears, or even fruit juice.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ineed, not my original thinking. I base my thinking on Amartya Sen’s view of human development, Christian Welzel’s view of the human empowerment process, and what I’ve seen in the places I’ve worked at.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love your comment because this is literally what happens with democratization efforts in societies where there are very strict gender roles or religious duties. It is very easy to preach about democracy and freedom, but it is harder to truly expand people’s capabilities. If someone is to truly be themselves, they need a context that truly empowers them to be free.

  Here’s an example I witnessed: I once saw a man lose his house, his job, and his inheritance, because he came out to his conservative family. He went from a comfortable middle class upbringing to being homeless in a matter of minutes. A friend took him in while he found a job, but it was only a matter of time (and money) for him to flee to a more inclusive society.

  In the face of this, perhaps it would be easy to just say “well, at least he found out who truly loved him for who he was”, but we shouldn’t romanticize homelessness, poverty, and severed connections. They’re devastating.

  So what can we do? At a shelter I worked in, we made darn sure people had their a clear path forward before fully leaving their abuse-filled reality. More broadly, we should strive to expand human capabilities.

  Talking is easy. Being capable is harder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a good source to read about thought experiments?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To frame thought experiments and their limitations, Dave Snowden’s Cynefin and perhaps works on pragmatism, contextual functionalism, and relational frame theory, books like ACT in Context.

  Now, as to thought experiments, there’s Daniel Dennet’s Intuition Pumps.

  This is tangential, but maybe you’d be interested in George Lakoff’s framing. Lakoff would argue that frames are at least sometimes exactly the same thing as a thought experiment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I posted a longer response but I think it didn’t get through or something.

  Basically, I look at this from the point of view of Cynefin, and Estuarine Mapping. If you look at base and superstructure elements, you can look at them as ACTANTS of the system.

  Whether you choose base-superstructure or Cynefin just shows that sometimes we can describe the same phenomena in different ways. And I take this idea from both Mary Midgley and Donna Haraway’s positioned knowledge.