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Candelestine

@ Candelestine @lemmy.world

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Hello.

  • The New York Times should not be considered a reliable source of journalism.

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  • I don't think the invasion of Iraq can be blamed on the NYT. I think the Bush administration and Al Qaeda get the credit for that one.

    However much is necessary to arrive at the truth.

  • The New York Times should not be considered a reliable source of journalism.

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  • Nobody and no system should be expected to be perfect all the time, I would anticipate some mistakes over a course of decades.

    Have you checked for any times they were critical of US foreign policy within the same timeframe?

  • ‘He checks in on me more than my friends and family’: can AI therapists do better than the real thing? | Counselling and therapy | The Guardian

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  • Eventually, yes, I think it will be. Not yet though, the tech just isn't strong enough atm. But an AI is resistant to the emotional toll, burnout and low pay that a real life therapist has to struggle with. The AI therapist doesn't need a therapist.

    Personally though, I think this is going to be one of the first widespread, genuinely revolutionary things LLMs are capable of. Couple more years maybe? It won't be able to handle complex problems, it'll have to flag and refer those cases to a doctor. But basic health maintenance is simpler.

  • Men Over 30: What's one recipe or dish that you'd consider your go-to

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  • The New York Times should not be considered a reliable source of journalism.

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  • "Consistently" and "in-these-specific-cases" are different things.

  • Almost forgot to look in our own backyard

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  • tbf, discovering Uranus was a lot less deadly before modern icebreaking ships. Age of Sail ships did not do well down there, and the economic incentives of sealing resulted in quite a lot of casualties back in the day. Doing math and peering through telescopes is much safer.

  • Rethinking Moderation: A Call for Trust Level Systems in the Fediverse

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  • Ah. That's too bad, I think that's a worthwhile topic. His hardware is in the Netherlands if I remember right though, so everything has to comply with EU and Dutch law. Or, gone it goes, by necessity. That would need to be hosted on a different server.

  • Rethinking Moderation: A Call for Trust Level Systems in the Fediverse

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  • That's kinda funny. It's still a barrier to entry though, as a niche, technical hobby. It's going to get less crap than, say, a news community, which does not require monetary investment and some genuine interest to engage in.

  • Rethinking Moderation: A Call for Trust Level Systems in the Fediverse

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  • With all due respect, a 3d printing community is going to draw extremely low levels of bullshit.

    Other communities are seeing quite a bit of tomfoolery already. Personally, I do not think attracting all internet denizens equally is a sound strategy for healthy long term growth.

  • U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

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  • Man, I thought they had a containment Instance.

  • U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

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  • Here's a guy named Steve, eating and reviewing one of these humanitarian rations, in case anyone was curious:

    https://youtu.be/iKfWQ3Sij68

    And with really good sound quality too, since they're also ASMR vids.

  • U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

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  • How does the media in a capitalist country work...?

  • U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

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  • 1000 lb bombs are expensive. Napalm is cheap though.

  • 👀👀👀

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  • You can't escape the inter-connectedness of human body systems. Improve something somewhere, something else gets changed too. This is why being a doctor is so hard.

    So, it's only true from a 19th century understanding of science. Which a lot of people admittedly prefer, because of how simplistic it was. It's a lot easier to feel like you understand things if you just ignore all the complex and hard parts.

  • China’s fifth research station in Antarctica sparks concerns about its ambitions

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  • Correct, I am not really approaching this in a dialectical way, I do not fervently ascribe to any specific ideology. I try to take all potential influences into account. Similarly, this does not mean human history is driven by "great men" or somesuch, only that individual decisions do have an influence on events, and should be taken into account.

    I do wish things could exist in such a simple way, where states operated in such a clear-cut manner, but that's just too oversimplified. The world is just messier than that, and individual egos cannot be completely separated from people's choices.

    Sure, states in the abstract do pursue their own interests, though there's a great many very small states that see their interests differently from how larger bodies tend to. This is potentially distinct from the exercise of power though, and is not necessarily imperialism. To qualify as imperialism in a way that fits empires throughout history, I think you need two things: scope and expansion. An embassy, while a means of national power, is not really focused on expansion, but diplomacy. An embassy can be a simple defensive precaution. State media can be, depending on what message it is broadcasting. If it broadcasts a warmongering message, it could easily be imperial in nature. If it's just reporting local news, not so imperial. Curbing other state media is just about stability.

    Nations exist, borders exist. Whether they should or not is more up to those individual peoples that live there, and how they want to set up their societies.

  • China’s fifth research station in Antarctica sparks concerns about its ambitions

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  • No, which is why I have a default position of suspicion towards the words of my own officials. Because they're people, just like me, no better, no worse. They can make mistakes, exercise poor judgement, change their minds, etc etc.

    Not just national power, but expanding national power over people who were not part of your nation. The word is in its roots, people can redefine it into whatever they want, but it still has that historical root. I think this loyalty towards its historical meaning is more valuable than any redefining it for other purposes.

  • Undermining Ukraine: How Russia widened its global information war in 2023

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  • it has the resources and will to outlast the West.

    Yeah, they have sorely underestimated how entertaining dumb internet arguments can be.

  • What are your top 3 purchases of all time?

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  • Just got one--a good, wide-brim, adjustable bucket hat. Shade during the sun, solid protection from the rain, comfortable, and not too difficult to make look decent, if not stylish.

    Don't get me wrong, education, housing, health care etc have all been pretty important too, but hat wins.

  • Here lies the internet, murdered by generative AI | Corruption everywhere, even in YouTube's kids content

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  • tbf, kids content on youtube has been a shitshow for awhile. Here's a short Folding Ideas piece on it, that's equal parts surreal, sad and scary:

    https://youtu.be/LKp2gikIkD8

  • Україна Ukraine @kbin.social
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    Pro-Ukrainian Youtube News/Analysis Sources

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Beginner's Guide to Arguing Constructively

    liamrosen.com /arguments.html
  • Україна Ukraine @kbin.social
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    Russo-Ukrainian War information spaces on Lemmy and beyond

  • AskCulinary @lemmy.world
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    What are your top three must-have cookbooks?

  • Documentaries (Moved to Lemmy.cafe) @lemmy.world
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    Lemming - The Little Giant Of The North (2017)

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
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    Hirokazu Tanaka's Original Tetris theme (Tetris Soundtrack)

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
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    Himekami's Transcending Love (Suikoden III opening theme, PS2)

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
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    Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy VI Terra's Theme SNES Version

  • Deep Rock Galactic @lemmy.world
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    Advice/tips/guides for a new scout?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Where did all this reddit hatred come from?

  • Parahumans @lemmy.ml
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    The Locker - Worm Animated Short

  • MealtimeVideos [Dormant] @lemmy.world
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    15:25

    From Scratch's I Made a 32-bit Computer Inside Terraria

  • Parahumans @lemmy.ml
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    Control - Worm Animated Short

  • Antique Memes Roadshow @lemmy.world
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    This fine young gentleman came in, he would like his dance moves appraised please.

  • DebunkThis @lemmy.world
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    Debunk This: The Council On Foreign Relations is a shadowy cabal that decides US foreign policy

    swprs.org /the-american-empire-and-its-media/
  • Anime @lemmy.ml
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    Bess' Selflessness and the Self in Madoka Magica

  • Video Game Music @lemmy.world
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    Persona 5 Mini Concert - Lyn Inaizumi

  • MealtimeVideos [Dormant] @lemmy.world
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    24:30

    VAGA BOND's Exploring Vorkuta - Russian Ghost Town in Arctic | The Most Depressing Town in Russia

  • MealtimeVideos [Dormant] @lemmy.world
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    8:32

    Something Witty's SAO Abridged Parody: Episode 01

  • MealtimeVideos [Dormant] @lemmy.world
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    8:43

    Dr. Glaucomflecken's The Neurologist Compilation Part 1