Definitely read on asexuality, it broadens the understanding of sexuality in a way that benefits everyone. Also, I think you should separate what you feel from what you do and biological needs. You may feel certain kinds of attraction, you might have an urge for sexual release, maybe you prefer sex to solo masturbation, you can just choose one activity without feeling the need to do that specific activity.

Think about cake. Do you like all kinds of cake? Do you ever crave cake? Do you sometimes just crave something sweet and cake is a good option? Maybe you don’t think about cake, but you know that you will like it of it’s offered from time to time or as part of an experience with someone else. Finally, do any of that get labels? Probably not, but understanding yourself will make you happier. Personally, I go for definitions instead of labels, and that you have already provided. Just expand it - everyday.

I don’t think that’s a good parallel. Some people genuinely want to help and don’t know how, so a spreadsheet is perfect for that situation. Other people feel an obligation to help, so seeing other people jump in will make them act as well.

Before reading the rest of the article, I thought that it’s okay being the friend that most always initiates conversation, but not the one that absolutely always does that. If (all) your friends that frequently hear from you don’t stop to wonder what happened after weeks of silence, that’s not an asymmetry issue, that’s people not caring.

The thought that we need to get our friend’s attention the same way creators do popped into my head and I hope it’s just something silly I can’t shake off. There’s another thought, though. Being that kind of friend doesn’t allow you to have any depressive episodes or risk falling down more than you should with a supposedly support system around you.

This is the first time I had to consider that condoms made of natural rubber is not the norm everywhere.

There’ll be people that see this as a good thing and not exploitative at all. We are absolutely too used to the people above taking two kidneys and forcing us to pay for the life support they provide that them asking kindly for just one kidney feels OK.

The human brain is not capable of formal logic at this stage.

Kay said she was also concerned about the presence of adverts on some newer, discounted Kindle devices, and how these might alter the reading experience.

Some people still insist you have options and that the market change because of organic choice. You don’t and it doesn’t. Companies are subtle and gently guide you to where they want when it works. When it doesn’t, they push you while thanking you for your support.

To offer some perspective. The Linux kernel will now stop supporting a CPU from 1989.

The distinctions between automation-assisted text production and writing may not matter to you. If so, fair enough, but I also wonder what you’re doing here. Go wallow in the infinite universe of slop. If you don’t want an infinite universe of slop, maybe these distinctions matter more than you think.

Language is math and semantics at the most basic level. And a lot of patterns we manipulate in different ways. Experienced writers probably approach their work more systematically than beginners, which is math, logic, structure. Writing is not magical, even if the process is subconscious.

I believe that AI writing will always be limited and eventually bland without human feeding it creativity. That said, the discussion I find more important is not who deserves an ephemeral title, but the nature of the final product itself. We already have varying degrees of non-food, now we have a new kind of non-text.

And non-texts have been present since writers were paid by the word and inflated their works so they wouldn’t starve. They are there to satisfy SEO and our attention spam. We play the language game and adapt to new rules all the time, begrudgingly if we get aesthetically displeased.

People say AI writing is terrible, but people love horrible things all the time. It’ll probably not be good for them and make it hard to appreciate something different and totally human created with time, but that has also been happening before more automated tools. It’s not a tech problem.

I believe your heart is on the right place, and would risk the same for your convictions, but analyse from a practical point of view. Is the discussion dominating this post on topic or off topic? When should arguments have stopped in name of be(e)ing nice?

I believe what you want is the part called “autenticidade”, which is a test to check that the votes inputted are the ones registered.

https://www.tre-sp.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2025/Outubro/eleicoes-2026-voto-eletronico-e-auditavel-conheca-recursos-de-seguranca-da-urna

It’s the official government site from Brazil in Portuguese.

I guess judges in Brazil really are that bad as a class to feel so surprised someone is claiming them to be just another regular worker, in the USA.

The secret is going beyond making logical sense to regular people. How does an executive can make it look like their job matters? By offering solutions to problems that don’t exist. They can just pay someone to manipulate numbers and have accomplishments on their résumé.

Is the only purpose of the project creating a gov site that foreign governments will have to potentially block? Alternatively, it’s just a silly idea that people with power and little knowledge are able to realize.

I think people around here could listen to the whole album if they chose to at FNAC.

I guess it’s a bakeless pizza.

I read this 20 years ago and, for the first time, it feels 20 years was not that long ago. Great manga. Atmosphere is really 70 percent of it, and the art. So many silent chapters. One thing that people might really appreciate is it’s really transhumanist, or post human. The themes might reflect our society, but they are not really us.

So, they know you are doing something wrong but don’t care, until they care? I believe the judges would rule against the corporations for allowing it repeatedly. They effectively forgive a debt every new purchase.

If not here, I don’t know where. If you don’t understand the technology is being overhyped, it’s just a silly joke that doesn’t reflect reality.

Well, if i had any interest in answering phones, I wouldn’t have dismantle them in the first place. Or, for younger folks, the risk of losing contact for installing a custom OS in your phone is not that big.

I’m sorry to jump in out of nowhere, but this argument can be used against your top comment in this thread. Some people listen to single tracks, others to whole albums. Am I missing something? I thought you two were just comparing points of view, not trying to decide who was right.

I finally realized that all the fact checkers that were fired in other places are now probably working at The Onion.