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Falstaffe t1_j95ekuh wrote
Reply to Conductors and their functions by TerminationClause
This has been a debate for a long time. Some music ensembles eschew a conductor. Generally, though, the value of a conductor lies in deciding on an interpretation of a piece -- it's not all on the page -- and in providing real-time feedback to the performers.
Falstaffe t1_j7t6urq wrote
Reply to Disciples of Hunger by GeneticDeity
“Infidels go in here thx”
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Reply to comment by DuckDuckGoProudhon in Climate activists block main road into The Hague by LaminatedDenim
The leaders only care about their individual gigaprofits, and getting oneself arrested for blocking traffic doesn't even begin to scratch that.
Falstaffe t1_j6b7adv wrote
Reply to comment by marcingrzegzhik in Climate activists block main road into The Hague by LaminatedDenim
They’re only saying what everyone already knows, though, aren’t they? Sure, they’ll feel better because they did something with their aggression, but it’s ritual. We know the message, we know how it’s going to play out, come Monday they won’t have brought the problems any closer to a solution. Pretty disruptive way to be a cliche.
On Friday, I had to undergo a painful medical procedure. On the way, there was a truck accident up ahead which meant that instead of getting to the clinic in 15 minutes, I was on the road for an hour and a half. During that unexpected delay, the painkiller I took for the procedure wore off. I had no more with me and the clinic had none to give me. So I underwent that painful procedure without the benefit of a painkiller. Now, that was due to a truck accident. If that delay had been due to a climate activist deciding I needed to be told that something needs to be done about our fucked-up climate, I would not be very sympathetic.
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Reply to comment by Ideserveit34 in In people with ADHD, how prominent is an attitude of indifference to other people’s emotions and needs (physical, emotional, mental)? by Ideserveit34
No-one’s too old to change. With the right medication and therapy, my wife has become much more active and proactive than she was. While it took time to find a combination that worked, it’s been so worth it.
Falstaffe t1_j2fmwqy wrote
Reply to comment by Ideserveit34 in In people with ADHD, how prominent is an attitude of indifference to other people’s emotions and needs (physical, emotional, mental)? by Ideserveit34
I'm married to an ADD-PI woman. Not indifferent; rather, oblivious -- focussed on what's in front of her in the midst of all the noise in her head. When she realises she's missed something important, she's upset and tries to make things right. That's the prime difference between ADD and narcissism: narcissists never give a shit, ADD people are mortified when they realise what's happened.
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Reply to comment by denyjunctionfunction in Man who slashed stranger’s throat on CTrain avoids federal prison term by I-Am-Not-A-Hunter
You can find that information just by walking into a public library and looking at a copy of Gray's Anatomy.
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Reply to Meta has withdrawn its Galactica AI, only 3 days after its release, following intense criticism. Meta’s misstep—and its hubris—show once again that Big Tech has a blind spot about the severe limitations of large language models in AI. by lughnasadh
So it's no worse than any other language model, the problem was its makers' assumption that it would function as an encyclopedia
Falstaffe t1_itkslu7 wrote
Love that dress
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Reply to What great, classic movie should have a remake, even if most people know the ending? by FreeThinker76
Back when it was released, the scenario of an overcrowded, overpolluted world with food shortages was a cautionary tale. For us, it was 2020.