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If you could live in any other country (besides the one you were born in and/or presently live) which would you choose? Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

I like many things about Japan, but not the work-a-holic culture.

When should kids start using social media? Australia's government proposes age limit of 16 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been in online communities since shortly after my 10th birthday and this has never once been a problem.

Most of my friends when I was a teenager were people I met online. It was beyond a reasonable doubt good for me to be on the Internet during that time because it was the only place where I fit in, where I could be myself.

If I ever have kids, I hope they fit in better than I did offline, but if they don't, there is no way I am going to prevent them from socializing in online communities.

When should kids start using social media? Australia's government proposes age limit of 16 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

At whatever age they want to.

holy shit why would you deprive kids of (often their only way to have any) social contacts and think you're the good guys

USA Folks: Why is Trump called by his last name, and Harris by her first? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Hillary was called that because there are many people called Clinton, including her much more famous and successful husband.

X Is a White-Supremacist Site in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Another author who doesn't make the important distinction between moderation and censorship.

Series: What's your favorite [Gameboy/GameBoy Color] soundtrack or at least one that is worth experiencing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

boring in comparison, Celadon City is truly one of the greatest melodies I know of in any game

Series: What's your favorite [Gameboy/GameBoy Color] soundtrack or at least one that is worth experiencing? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Celadon City from the Pokémon games

Censorship is getting out of hand in c/[email protected]
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xkcd #3007: Probabilistic Uncertainty (xkcd.com)
 

"One popular strategy is to enter an emotional spiral. Could that be the right approach? We contacted several researchers who are experts in emotional spirals to ask them, but none of them were in a state to speak with us."

https://explainxkcd.com/3007/

What's the longest you've ever had to wait in line to vote? Where in the world? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

~1 minute here in Austria, usually it takes longer to find the right room than to wait in line when I've found it

Linus Torvalds kicked the Russians out of Linux, now they're creating a sovereign Linux community in Russia — Ministry of Digital Development steps in in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (6 children)

That happens relatively rarely. Remember the protests in recent years in Thailand, Hong Kong, Iran? They went exactly nowhere.

TIL that "28 U.S. Code § 1498 - Patent and copyright cases" allows the US government to ignore patents and copyrights without permission or license. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The article only mentions patents, not copyrights.

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xkcd #3006: Demons (xkcd.com)
 

Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

https://explainxkcd.com/3006/

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xkcd #3005: Disposal (xkcd.com)
 

We were disappointed that the rocket didn't make a THOOOONK noise when it went into the tube, but we're setting up big loudspeakers for future launches to add the sound effect.

https://explainxkcd.com/3005/

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xkcd #3004: Wells (xkcd.com)
 

well well well, if it isn't a new xkcd

You do have to be careful, though--sometimes, instead of water, you hit this free fuel that you can sell for a lot of money instead.

https://explainxkcd.com/3004/

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xkcd #3003: Sandwich Helix (xkcd.com)
 

The number one rule of string manipulation is that you’ve got to specify your encodings.

https://explainxkcd.com/3003/

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xkcd #3002: RNAWorld (xkcd.com)
 

Disney lore: Canonically, because of how Elsa's abiogenesis powers work, Olaf is an RNA-only organism.

https://explainxkcd.com/3002/

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xkcd #3001: Temperature Scales (xkcd.com)
 

In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

https://explainxkcd.com/3001/

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draw.io no longer free and open source software since August 27, 2024 (github.com)
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draw.io no longer free and open source software since August 27, 2024 (github.com)
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xkcd #3000: Experimental Astrophysics (xkcd.com)
 

Our experiment will be expensive, but we believe it will produce important spin-offs, especially if we manage to hit the sun from the right angle.

https://explainxkcd.com/3000/

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xkcd #2997: Solar Protons (xkcd.com)
 

If any of you want to meet some cool local oxygen atoms, I can introduce you!

https://explainxkcd.com/2997/

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xkcd #2996: CIDABM (xkcd.com)
 

There's a heated debate over whether the big island of Tierra del Fuego should qualify for membership.

https://explainxkcd.com/2996/

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