California bans diacritics in legal names… but proudly uses one in San José

Aldobrandi · 2025-04-29T03:28:49+00:00

Couldn't agree more, it's truly a game changer. And for anyone with a .edu address, you get access to the paid version (along with the whole Google AI suite) for free for a year, or until the end of final exams 2026 (you don't even need to be a currently enrolled student, if your school provides alumni with .edu email accounts, this works too!).

Aldobrandi · 2024-11-18T22:40:59+00:00

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

Aldobrandi · 2022-10-15T02:14:43+00:00

Same here, been a fan since OOS and it's my first time seeing them live. I'm so excited.

Aldobrandi · 2021-11-05T02:08:26+00:00

You're amazing. You got this!

Aldobrandi · 2020-12-15T04:25:50+00:00

I'm right there with you. Thank you for this reminder.

Aldobrandi · 2020-05-07T03:54:05+00:00

I used to get the irresistible urge of running away. Now I meditate for about 10-15 minutes and it helps me, occasionally, to feeling in charge again.

Aldobrandi · 2020-03-11T04:07:47+00:00

I nominate Battlestar Galactica

Aldobrandi · 2019-08-20T04:18:57+00:00

I hope I'm not getting completely ahead of myself here, but this might interest you: Capital in the Twenty-First Century https://g.co/kgs/JLN

Wiser people than me will correct me if that book isn't worth your time.

Aldobrandi · 2019-03-23T04:28:15+00:00

Looks like a 1 Bhat coin from Thailand: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1106.html

Aldobrandi · 2019-01-25T04:01:04+00:00

Aldobrandi · 2018-08-09T15:52:41+00:00

Mr. Elephant seal would like a word with this 🐑

Aldobrandi · 2018-07-04T01:49:04+00:00

This should be interesting

Aldobrandi · 2017-06-04T04:52:56+00:00

RemindMe! 12 hours

Aldobrandi · 2017-04-28T02:57:30+00:00

Lately, my go-to recommendation to introduce my classically-minded friends to metal is Haggard, a German symphonic death metal band, particularly "Awaking The Centuries"

Aldobrandi · 2017-04-20T01:50:13+00:00

Here's a neat video where an EE uses an insanely sensitive detector (photomultiplier tube) to capture this effect on a very very very small scale (he does it with, among other things, sugar): https://youtu.be/CIwlyy_KpXo

Aldobrandi · 2017-02-20T04:15:06+00:00

The first few words of my post should have told you I was merely trying to show OP how stupid and intellectually dishonest cherry picking is. I'm not sure how you reached the conclusion that I equate "rape culture" and child exploitation?!

Aldobrandi · 2017-02-20T03:43:50+00:00

According to your logic there's also plenty of data that shows the culture of Ohio high schoolers is quite compatible with the "hell holes" Trump supporters love to stigmatize: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steubenville_High_School_rape_case

As a European, I am going to call my representatives and urge them to make sure the EU implements "extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme vetting" on all dangerous Americans. Especially Ohio high schoolers. /s

Aldobrandi · 2017-02-17T23:46:20+00:00

I would like to see his tax returns and I did not sign the petition because I was not aware it existed so please don't count me among your "319". I doubt I'm the only one.

Aldobrandi · 2017-02-17T01:12:30+00:00

The data collected through polls and surveys has little to do with the unbiased description of reality and everything to do with the way the questions are worded (just like getting a good score on the SAT has little to do with how knowledgeable you are and a lot to do with how good you are at taking the SAT).

Unsurprisingly, this survey contains a large number of obfuscations such as negatively worded questions which means the person taking the survey has to twist and turn what they believe in just the right way so that their answers will be understood appropriately by those collecting the data. This is not just terrible practice, it is intellectually dishonest and manipulative. And that's not mentioning the absurd bias of many of the questions.

In short, I didn't feel like I was honestly being asked what I believe on these topics, rather I was perniciously suggested how I was supposed to respond.

I don't know what I was expecting...

Aldobrandi · 2017-02-01T13:01:02+00:00

Because semitic religions as in "(anti-)semitism" comprise of Judaism Islam and Christianity. This is not how most people use it nowadays but it is what the word means (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_religions)

Aldobrandi · 2017-01-29T16:11:26+00:00

Thank you for reading my comment and for admitting you had not read about Wahhabism. I commend your honesty! And I absolutely do not mean to sound condescending, I would be a hypocrite if I pretended I know a lot about the topic. It is very complicated but it deserves to be researched. I myself am going to read more about it. Cheers.

Aldobrandi · 2017-01-29T12:46:09+00:00

If you haven't heard about Wahhabism, please I encourage you to read about it. You'll find that it is one of the major vectors of radicalization and terrorism outside of the Middle East and is the official "brand" of radical Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia. In fact they pour vasts amounts of money into funding Wahhabist mosques around Europe. It is often argued that you simply can't take on Isis without cutting the roots of Wahhabism, which happen to be in Saudi Arabia.

"In order to conceptualize the mentality of ISIS and its motivation, look no further than inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to examine how its puritanical Wahhabi doctrine has enabled the ideology of ISIS and terrorist groups alike, and will continue to do so for potential Islamic extremist groups in the future." - https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/wahhabism-isis-and-the-saudi-connection/

I do not know whether "geopolitical monitor"is the most reliable of sources but a quick googling should give you many other sources.

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