I can hardly remember the days before I became a man of tungsten.

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I define it by whether something is independently verifiable.

I am told that there are 8* planets in our solar system, and where they are located. If I wanted to, I could buy a big telescope, point it at the sky and find all 8.

I am told that it is possible to boil water through nuclear fission. If I had the means, I could take a number of resources, spend decades researching nuclear physics, build my own test reactor, and verify that this is possible.

I am told that the earth is flat. I could get a pilots license, buy a plane, and fly to Antarctica to see the ice wall. I would find that there is no ice wall, just a number of scientists who are very passionate about ice samples. Therefore, it is not independently verifyable.

I don’t have the money to verify all of these claims, but they are all claims that have been verified by hundreds, if not thousands of independent people and organizations throughout history.

I was like “oh, that’s a cute comic” and then I just started fucking wheezing

Yep. Its just another form of tribalism.

In a similar vein as Meyers-Briggs, Harry Potter houses, and every single buzzfeed quiz.

People are dynamic. We are the product of our experiences, not the position of the planets.

Oh, I need this thread. I’ve been all over the place ever since Mint shut down.

I’ve been trying to find a more privacy-friendy alternative to Discord but I keep coming back to the issue of screen sharing. No other platform does it as smoothly.

The best I’ve found is using Parsec with some virtual audio cables to avoid voice feedback.

Ambient jungle/PlayStation DnB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owldd4hs7wQ

This is so sweet. Thank you for sharing your joy with us.

That is fascinating - thank you for taking the time to share :)

I’ve joined a few of these before and gotten payouts in the range of $100-$350, from Google and Meta.

If you’re a fan of shenanigans, have some friends to play with, and know how to avoid the script kiddies, it can be quite fun.

Recent changes in GTA Online moderation now censor words like “meth” and “cocaine” in chat…

…in a game where large portions of the gameplay are focused around selling meth and cocaine.

Whenever the power goes out I get an immidiate urge to build a blanket fort

Oh this is awesome, how have I never heard of this?

I’m in this picture, and I’m questioning whether I want to be

I’ve had the opposite - they marked me down as having 2 jobs (originally started as a part timer) so I was paying way more than I needed to. Only noticed when my refund went over a grand.

Unless production is down. Then it is often the reverse.

Ah, yes, neoliberals

I scan all my receipts and keep a digital record so that someday I can look back through them all and chart the prices of things I regularly purchased over time

Also useful for the occasional class action