Thank you for that!
I think I can say it now, except I keep wanting to put a Scottish "ch" at the end of Llangrannog instead of a "g" sound.
As an Android user, I completely agree with this statement but probably for different reasons.
I just tried to pronounce the name of that place, and now my tongue hurts. Beautiful picture.
Never watched it because the characters all look creepy to me. I remember other kids watching "Speed Racer" back in the 70s, so I referred to as "that crappy Japanese animation style" until I learned the name for it when it really took off in the US after around 2000.
I know that makes me something of a Philistine. I'm aware that it has a rich history and millions (billions?) of devoted fans.
It still creeps me out, though.
My understanding of the history of the fediverse, such as it is, is that it was initially used by marginalized groups. Specifically LGBTQ people who felt (and in fact were) persecuted on other platforms.
Trans rights are a core issue to many people here. This is likely why your take is being met with outright rejection by so many.
... And that's the same year I graduated high school...
The default is an enshittified feed that shows you algorithm-chosen content. To see the old version of facebook, tap the menu in the upper right corner, then select feeds, then select friends.
I've been going there less and less lately. They started putting ads in the notifications section as well.
Nor am I. I'm also not the sort of person who expresses their comments in absolute terms.
I can see your comment, and I don't think that everybody on .ml is a troll. They just seem to have an awful lot of them, and I have no idea what the reason is. People arguing in bad faith, etc.
I enjoy reading the comments, but the top comments from most of the .ml-origin posts always seem to degenerate into name calling, and very quickly at that. The criticisms other people have called out further down in this thread sound accurate to me.
And clearly it isn't just me seeing this, since somebody is downvotimg your perfectly polite posts in this thread. (It isn't me.)
I found that things became much more pleasant on here when I blocked hexbear. I recently blocked lemmy.ml as well, but I may reverse that if I find that I'm missing too much good content.
I'm open to other ideas on how to mostly avoid people who love conflict or argue in bad faith.
My suspicion is that there are a few instances either controlled by bad actors or indifferent to them. Blocking those can make lemmy a much better place if you aren't interested in conflict on this platform.
And if you enjoy arguing or just want to hone your debate skills against trolls, you can do that, of course.
You can block entire instances. I blocked hexbear and lemmy.ml, and my feed became MUCH more pleasant to read. The vast majority of trolls seem to be on those instances.
So what I love about Lemmy now is that comment threads rarely turn toxic like they do on Reddit.
China just ignores violations of foreign copyright by their industries. They enforce Chinese copyrights.
That is my experience too. It's because there is no distinction between posts and comments, I think. It's about as interesting as my sms chats with friends would be to strangers.
Isn't that Scientology in a nutshell?
Thank you for posting that. It was well-written, and did a great job clarifying both why previous polls were inaccurate, and why they're likely better now. I was particularly interested to read that the margin of error may be about double what is reported.
You should make this a top level post in this group. It is worth discussing on its own.
*bullshit
*delusional
This is a side effect of deregulation of both corporations and the stock market. I think that we're going to see the pendulum swing towards more regulation and consumer-friendly policies here in the US. I don't see that lasting for the long-term, though. There are too many vulnerabilities in the political system that allow asshole billionaires to manipulate it.
I ordered from SmokingPipes.com in the US. They carry a lot of different tobaccos.
These are some ideas around blending, but include thoughts around the individual blends. All of these are bulk tobacco rather than tinned. You can you can probably tell that I prefer Virginia tobaccos. 🙂
Tobacco tasting notes
Stoved Virginia
Smooth and brown-sugar-like on the retrohale, with a hint of smokiness. Like a sweet barbecue sauce with none of the sour campfire flavor some blends have. Very tasty on it's own. Should blend well with some of my hot-pressed favorites, or as a base for something with a bit of citrus or tartness to balance the heavy mouth-feel. Maybe a bit of lemon peel?
Yorktown blend
It looks like a very light Virginia, but tastes slightly darker than that. Mostly light and smooth with a little bit of sweetness and hay. This might blend well with a hot-pressed Virginia, to sweeten it without adding too much complexity.
Mac Baren rustica ready rubbed
I found this pretty hard to light. It's probably just too wet it needs to dry out a little bit before I smoke it again. When I can keep it lit, it reminds me a lot of Mac Baren's pure Virginia blend, which is excellent. The nice thing is I can buy this in bulk. I think this is going to be worth an 8 oz reorder, but I want to try it after drying it out a bit to make sure.
Windsail Silver
This tastes like a very medium Virginia blend. No real smokiness, maybe a hint of hay, and that typical Virginia retrohale. On the retrohale it's not nearly as deep as something like an evening flake, but still satisfying. Probably a good one if I want just a light smoke, or better still a good base for blending.
Night Slice
Pre-Lite, it smells a lot like evening flake, or luxury twist flake. Not surprising, given the maker. The flavor is much lighter than the other Stokkebye blends. Complex, and interesting. Toasted nuts and hay, It became spicier the longer I smoked the bowl. I'm really enjoying it, and I will l want to get some more of this. It's very good, but I think if I age it a year or two it will be fantastic.
Louisiana Perique
Dis heeyah tase like de Virginia, but wit a hint a da fahn madiro see-gar. Will add complexity to anything I mix it with. It smokes really well on its own, too!
Broken Scotch cake
This Burns really really well. Stays lit for quite some time. Overall flavor is standard Virginia, maybe a bit of spice but just a tiny bit. Probably best mixed with something with some dark character, like Stoved Virginia.
Brown Flake Unscented
Smoooooth smoke. Burns amazingly well. A bit of spice and vanilla. MUST BLEND this. It will be a great base. Maybe a little perique, a bit of navy flake, and just a hint of Stoved Virginia. It doesn't need much. It develops nicely on its own. Still smooth, but a bit more spice halfway through a bowl. The finish is like a navy flake. Maybe top it with a small amount of the above instead of mixing?
Kendal #7
This didn't leave any lasting impression. It was sort of a "yeah, it's a ribbon cut virginia". It will be fine as a minor additive if I want to round out a blend & the cut of the other tobaccos is compatible.
It's a step forward, but there is still a long way to go for full legalization.
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I haven't found anything calling this crank science, although it does make some rather sweeping claims. One is that dark matter does not exist, and another is that the universe is 27 billion years old.
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-universe-dark.html
I have read several articles like this one.
https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-confirms-there-is-something-seriously-wrong-with-our-understanding-of-the-universe
They all seem to be saying that there is a "crisis in cosmology", where different measurements can't reconcile what the value of the hubble constant is.
Then I watched this video last night that seems to be saying it's all just tweaking different models.
https://youtu.be/2pux7v9qJ58?si=ux3zBSHR-vvsz9qY
I'm not entirely sure if they're talking about two slightly different things. (Hubble's constant, and the predicted age of the universe.) Or if the "crisis" is really just a misunderstanding, or just clickbait tactics. Any informed opinions on the subject?
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