How do you get better at debate without necessarily doing a debate?
  • Zachariah Zachariah 1h ago 100%

    Studying philosophy can help. Try writing your take on what you’ve studied. Offer it for critique and try to understand any flaws that were pointed out.

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  • Is my reaction weird?
  • Zachariah Zachariah 1h ago 100%

    Please put an NSFW tag on this. I was on the train and when I saw this I had to start furiously masterbating. Everyone else gave me strange looks and were saying things like “what the fuck” and “call the police”. I dropped my phone and everyone around me saw this image. Now there is a whole train of men masterbating together at this one image. This is all your fault, you could have prevented this if you had just tagged this post NSFW.

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  • Why is it always so dark in Apple stores?
  • Zachariah Zachariah 4h ago 100%

    Better version:

    Q: Why is it so stuffy in the Apple Stores?

    A: No Windows.

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  • Arctic’s biggest update, v0.4.2.3 is ready for testing on TestFlight.
  • Zachariah Zachariah 4h ago 100%

    Yeah, it’s a great app. I’m glad it’s around since Apollo is no more (and reddit is dead to me).

    I’d suggest you have a tip history on the tip page, so we can see if we’ve tipped and how much so far.

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    Atlanta News 13h ago
    Jump
    On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely
  • Zachariah Zachariah 13h ago 50%

    nah, they’re almost the same:
    one has convicted felons
    one is a convicted felon

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  • Is gnome.org down for anyone else?
  • Zachariah Zachariah 1d ago 100%

    And all the “is it down for not just me” sites are useless:

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  • Arctic’s biggest update, v0.4.2.3 is ready for testing on TestFlight.
  • Zachariah Zachariah 1d ago 100%

    Perfect. That is similar to Voyager. I have a new daily driver now!

    And I decided to leave a tip. Cool confetti!

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  • Arctic’s biggest update, v0.4.2.3 is ready for testing on TestFlight.
  • Zachariah Zachariah 1d ago 100%

    🎉

    Beautiful!

    edit: I think the only thing Voyager has that Arctic doesn’t is the “select post/comment text” feature. Unless I just missed it.

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  • Anon has priorities
  • Zachariah Zachariah 2d ago 100%

    a lunar eclipse only takes a few hours

    not all night

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  • Obama Mocks Trump’s Competence: ‘You Would Be Worried If Your Grandpa Was Acting Like This’
  • Zachariah Zachariah 2d ago 100%

    If something is true, more than one person can reach that conclusion.

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  • Solar panels between railway tracks?
  • Zachariah Zachariah 2d ago 100%

    They make a better roof over the tracks that the train passes under than being on the ground. They could even be tilted to better face the sun.

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  • The ‘Switch-Hitter’ Junipers: Two Ways of Training
  • Zachariah Zachariah 2d ago 100%

    Most junipers have two types of foliage, a needly foliage and a non-needly. Often these two foliage types are seen on the same plant. Other times the needle-type foliage is only apparent when young or in times of stress, and the cord-like foliage (or mature foliage) is seen when everything is physiologically rosy and stable.

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    no context Zachariah 2w ago 89%
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    Is this plate cool or hot?
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    I see more and more posts that are just a link to a video, post, or article. There’s no text in the description. I’d like to see some of the article quoted and/or a brief reason this is currently being posted to Lemmy. When it’s just a link, the cynical part of me thinks it’s just an SEO bot—especially if the account never posts any comments. What are some ways to encourage posts that are more engaging? Or should I just ignore, downvote, and/or block those doing this kind of posting?

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    One point twenty-one jigawatts!
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    edit: Thank you to all who answered! I’m amazed at how many ways you came up with to answer this.

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    I have a computer running what I think at the time was called Ubuntu Server (no GUI) that I installed Xfce on, making it essentially Xubuntu. I did this because it allowed me to use `mdadm` to set up RAID (4 drives; RAID 5) _during_ the OS install. My OS lives on an NVME drive, and I have my raid mounted at /Files. I have lots of data in my RAID, and much (but not all!) is backed up to the cloud. There would be both emotional issues and lots of time required to fix things if I lose the RAID or the data on it. (I am realizing as I write this that I put off upgrading so long, I can probably copy all the data to one 20TB drive (oof! That’s expensive) since they’ve gotten about as big as my 21.83TB volume.) How safe is it to take the OS up on this offer? ``` New release '20.04.6 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. ``` How hard is it to reestablish the RAID if it forgets it exists? Is there anything else I can do to make this more likely to “just work”? (Like: don’t do it over ssh) Are there other factors I am not thinking of?

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    funny signs Zachariah 3mo ago 25%
    CHIKIN. I FUK NO UK NO

    CHIKIN. I FUKN O UKN O

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    Microblog Memes Zachariah 4mo ago 90%
    “How do you like that? The guy gets laid more times dead than I do alive.”

    Toot: https://mstdn.social/@Skepticat/112718078627379974

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    Social Skills Zachariah 4mo ago 66%
    Why does this community have no sidebar description?

    Will we have one soon?

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    I have two complaints about Firefox Focus on iOS: First, when typing into the address bar, you must finish and tap “search” or “go” or else all you typed will go away if you switch to another app and back again. Firefox Focus shouldn’t forget what you’re doing unless you hit the garbage can icon or force close the app. Second, if you’re typing, and you tap anywhere I’ve marked in red in the screenshot, it erases the search/url text you’ve typed, and you have to start over. It didn’t used to do this when Firefox Focus first came out. It would be fine to put a garbage can icon somewhere in that area, but the area now that deletes what you’re typing is _bigger than the keyboard_, and I’ve mis-tapped there way too many times.

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    Political Memes Zachariah 4mo ago 93%
    Fair and Balanced
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    https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/fresno-homeowner-starts-fire-trying-to-kill-spider/

    > “We get it, we don’t like spiders either, but it’s never a good idea to use a blow torch or any other flammable device for pest control,” firefighters said in a social media post.

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    Scoop The Poop Zachariah 5mo ago 75%
    No!
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    I peeled it off, and there is no reside on the item, nor did was there any damage to the label. I had to stick it back down on each side to get the photo, but it pealed right back off in perfect condition again. If this can be done, why aren’t all labels like this?

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