Nemo

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

Media Monkey is pretty robust.

Maybe too robust.

There's a lot of customization options, is what I'm saying.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 21 hours ago

No? The majority of my coworkers are also multilingual. They travel more often than I do.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Baseball, easy.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

That's closest to mine, honestly. More of a beige and black hounds tooth, though.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago

So, memories are pretty malleable, and there are already techniques to influence how people remember things. It's frightfully easy for a trained interrogator to ask leading questions that cause the interrogatee to alter their own recollections.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have been commuting by bicycle in the US (Sioux Falls, SD and Chicago, IL) for thirty years, from age twelve to forty-two. It has never been a point of conflict with anyone in my life, law enforcement, or employers. I really don't know what you mean by "controversial" here; it doesn't match my experience.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How long are your blocks? In Chicago a block is one furlong.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 days ago

You can also use it to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas, eg:

Attendees included Michael Simps, chair of the oversight committee; Allison Charles, VP of outreach; and Yasmin Blort, a local activist.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

I'd say Hufflepuff were the ones who valued hard work and coöperation; Slytherin and Ravenclaws were much more individualistic, and even Griffindor puts an emphasis on the actions of individuals and small groups led by individuals.

Ravenclaws were intellectual and curious more than intelligent — some of them act quite stupid, just like real life academics.

Slytherins valued not just tradition and money but status in general and social skills and cunning.

Griffindors prized bravery and strength. Honestly, the most like Slytherin in that they're fiercely tribal in defense of their champions, and view success as more important that method.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Well, the Slytherin in the books were largely social conservatives as written — old families who did things old ways and didn't want to change or accept the new people.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's twelve blocks each way. You got this.

 

Neither seems to be inspired by the other, but share a lot of imagery and mechanics. Do they both owe a common precursor? Or is it the collective unconscious at work?

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