FWIW, being an ex-JW, I’ve very rarely heard any other ex-JW suggest banning them outright. Besides moral concerns, nobody really thinks it would work. By all means, come down on them for specific crimes (like hiding pedophiles), but blanket bans are a no.
Anyone can get wrapped up in a cult, because just about everyone goes through a phase in their life when they would be primed for that mindset. Such as loss of a job with nowhere to go, or loss of a loved one.
Realize that you can’t convince someone to leave in the course of a conversation, but that you can make the little crack that opens up years later.
The loss of the guy at the center of a cult of personality can quickly disperse the cult. Very rarely, they’re able to transition into a cult of an idea rather than a personality. That’s a difficult transition to pull off, and there’s usually planning ahead of time.
There’s not a lot of quick solutions otherwise.
Yeah, and they don’t even have a clue how clueless they are.
Several designers pointed me to Ian Storm Taylor’s article, “Design Tip: Never Use Black.” In it, Taylor argues that pure black is more concept than color. “We see dark things and assume they are black things,” he writes. “When, in reality, it’s very hard to find something that is pure black. Roads aren’t black. Your office chair isn’t black. The sidebar in Sparrow isn’t black. Words on web pages aren’t black.”
Taylor was correct. The problem is applying it badly. You can back off from absolute black and white while still having good contrast. This is especially true for dark mode.
The author later compares things to newspapers, which are traditionally black on white. Except not quite; newsprint paper isn’t bleached white, and I’m guessing the ink isn’t quite as deep black as it first appears, either.
More importantly, there’s an important distinction between newspapers and computer screens. Newspapers only reflect light around them, while screens give off their own light. This means screens can be significantly brighter than the environment around them.
That’s why dark mode works so well. It keeps the bright points on the screen to the parts you need.
Maybe, but they’re also fucked if we disappear. Corn as we know it is so far removed from the native plant that it can’t spread itself around without us.
Truth. The end stage of Half Life 2 is my example of this. It’s not especially difficult, but grabbing a jackbooted thug with the enhanced gravity gun and throwing them at another jackbooted thug is damn good entertainment.
Right, and it’s sort of a historical quirk, as well. You always need to compare your speed to what came before. That logic stretches back to computers that did not use 8 bits per byte, but still communicated over various channels to other computers.
And then there’s just plain marketing. Not just that it makes the number 8 times higher, but that any one ISP that chose to advertise in MBps rather than Mbps would suddenly look like they’re slower. It needs to be mandated for everyone as a regulatory rule or it just won’t work at all.
You sound like the reason women choose the bear.
Salt participates in chemical reactions of cooking beyond just being salty. You do notice in other ways.
I know someone who had to go on a salt-free diet for a while. She said that she once broke down crying because of how bland everything tastes.
My wife also has an aunt who’s doctor told her to cut back on salt. She interpreted that as no salt, ever. You can always tell what dish she brought to dinner.
Funny how I never seem to have these issues with fems and non-binary people. Even the ones who grew up masc. In fact, most of the problems there are a direct result of really shitty behavior from men and trying to cope with it.
Instead of going “not all men”, maybe try to point out shitty behavior? Maybe one day, we can get past all this.
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Try an experiment: go on Fetlife and setup a profile as a fem. Start collecting DMs. It might be enlightening.
And by your own definition, you’re also the worst.
Yes, you’re very smart.
There are definitely things we can do with more power. Real time ray tracing for the entire scene, no upscaling tricks, at 1440p and 120fps would be amazing.
Outside of games, hardware that can solve protein folding would have massive implications for healthcare. Think of all the new drugs pharmaceutical companies can create and then upcharge 10000%.
It’s most useful because it’s popular. I can travel to the other side of the country, find a local game shop, and sit down at a group and have a shared understanding of the rules.
I know that feeling. Years ago, I was really tempted to give up arguing with audiophiles and try to make money off them instead. Didn’t do it because I have too many morals.
But I wouldn’t judge you for grifting MAGA. Make that guy with a confederate battle flag tattoo on his Fetlife profile pay up.
Oddly enough, MAGA-themed sex toys may be an untapped but highly lucrative market. Cock ring with an eagle attached? Coming to a cringy Fetlife profile near you.
Jokes on them, the nearest Boston Market to me is in another state.
As a pansexual man, men are the worst. If it wasn’t mandated by evolution, I don’t know why women would put up with us.
Jet engines.