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yeah it’s called being catholic
Danny Zeta@TvDannyZ
Existe algo como un católico étnico? Gente que fue criada católica pero no cree
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@ryengels
English Department Wastrel.
Sydney, New South Wales Beigetreten Aralık 2012
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During the recording of Rydeen they were shooting real laser guns in the studio. A guy died but they got the perfect song
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Looks like the same book post-Marxists have been writing for 30 years
The Shade of Kenneth@saditious
Bifo's new book looks like it could be really good
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This counts as a Pynchon Oscar. His Nobel was stolen by Bob Dylan so.
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@LIBRAL0GY I find it odd to claim that romance (in any uses of the term) is spurned by the canon. This isn't even true of Leavisite criticism imo. Can you elaborate? I think non-Romance writing by women has been subject to far more sexism
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the reason i can’t stand fantasy reader spaces anymore is the constant disregard of prose and the emphasis on plot, world building and “magic system”, as if those are not arranged together by technique and literary devices. they are defensive about literary criticism to a fault
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I can talk any LLM out of cherished principles it held only five minutes earlier simply by expressing my dissatisfaction with its answers and this guy wants you to believe they can do peer review
Sean Westwood@seanjwestwood
The academic paper is a dead format walking. AI does lit reviews better. AI will do (is doing)peer review. Users will skim AI summaries. The real science is the question, the pre-analysis plan, and the analysis. The 30-page paper is just vestigial wrapping paper.
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The idea that writers should read exponentially more than they write was completely uncontroversial among writers (Cormac McCarthy said there should be a 100:1 ration of books read to books written) until the new barely literate generation came along.
Moniza Hossain@moniza_hossain
It’s funny how we are constantly having the “should writers have to read?” discourse, when the question should be “why are you even writing stories if you don’t like them?”What made you want to create something you’ve never enjoyed?
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Why does Stephen Malkmus occupy a higher cultural tier than Doug Martsch?
They are at worst, the same level songwriter, and Martsch is a better guitarist
Martsch’s career spans Built to Spill AND his solo work
Martsch also makes more expansive music (PNW/classic rock lineage)
Gene Parmesan@dsonoiki
Why does Bob Dylan occupy a higher cultural tier than Paul Simon? They are at worst, the same level songwriter, and Simon can actually sing Simon’s career also spans Simon & Garfunkel AND his solo work Simon also makes more global music (South Africa / Brazil influences)
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When Meta trains it models on 80+ TB of pirated books from LibGen and other platforms, it's called 'fair use', without them having to pay penalties and / or receive some form of legal punishment, as proceedings are ongoing.
When Aaron Swartz downloaded 70 GB of articles from JSTOR in 2010 he was facing a $1M fine and 35 years in prison, before taking his life in 2013.
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As someone who has studied cults (wrote a bestseller about it), let me tell you something:
The lies Trump, Vance and Miller say are not meant to be believed by their followers.
They are meant to be REPEATED.
The repetition of the lie is the test of loyalty to the cult.
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@u_n_l_0_c_k_e_d @octopuscaveman I was on your side and now I think it might be necessary for your boss to yell at you
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@octopuscaveman Noted. I always liked peeing in those little booths
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Went in to a gas station and this poor woman’s boss was being so mean to her. Little did she know, one of my favorite things to do is yell at people’s bosses. You can’t fire me bitch Im a customer.
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When I saw this letter, I literally thought, “This is too stupid even for him.” I should have known better.
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@tracksuitpant @LovecraftianEye At least he's just choosing this godawful app over sleep, we actually could be doing something worthwhile
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@LovecraftianEye @tracksuitpant Agreed - displays of national pride are usually ridiculous (though anti-American setiment right now is hardly mysterious, of course).
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@ryengels @tracksuitpant I don't get it either honestly. I don't hold any ill will against Australians for the record lol. But I find lots of them are a bit reflexively defensive whenever an American says anything even vaguely critical of the place
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@LovecraftianEye @tracksuitpant Sure, I'm Australian myself, but don't see the point in being obtuse and pretending not to understand obvious irony
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@ryengels @tracksuitpant Australians are very sensitive people, especially when it comes to Americans.
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