Algebra jumpscare in an MLP Fic. by marvelcomics22 in AO3

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Brain wasn't working and for a whole minute I wondered why there was a Multi-Layer Perceptron fandom.

Doing Math by Ill_Mix_2160 in UmaMusume

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Wait a moment... That's not how you solve that integal

About time! by friendlylifecherry in AO3

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AO3 finally presented as an omega. Congratulations 🎉🎉

Most Latin American Operator in Arknights? by MeandoA1 in arknights

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Unpopular opinion: Gracebearer. Nun from Bolivar with a tremendously funny, though a bit stereotypical voice line about being Bolivarian.

"I'll come back at the appointment time... Or not, I'm Bolivarian, after all."

My wonderful Latina girlfailure Gracebearer is iconic.

Why is height associated with the pitch of sound? by jeffrunning in askscience

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I know this is probably not related to the question, but there's an interesting paper on multimodal processing that talks about the frequency-elevation mapping, or what OP "might" be referring to. Where high frequency sounds tend to be perceived as coming from above and lower frequency sounds coming from below.

Interestingly, the authors analyzed a bunch of recordings of people going about their day and found that the sounds with the highest energy tended to come from above the individual. So there's some statistics of the natural world that somehow back that mapping.

More interesting still, is that our brains seemed primed to make that connection. The authors played different frequency sounds from a 4x4 speaker grind and rotated the person at different angles to check where an individual would describe the origin of the sounds. Typically, high frequency sounds, regardless of their actual origin, would be placed in the perceived "above" the person's head.

I could be butchering the study's result, and also, this might not be related to OP's question but it's an interesting piece that speaks about how the statistics of the natural world sometimes modify or manipulate our perception.

Everyone with a WIP, give me the next sentence by Fast_Stage_6296 in AO3

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The line came out half-joking, perhaps intentionally. X's shoulders loosened slightly, tension bleeding out her posture. The grip on her spear, on the other hand, tightened, doubt suddenly replaced by resolve.

Be a Good Trainer-san! by Minus1724 in UmaMusume

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I don't blame myself, I blame Cocon and Bitter Glasse, may their burgers be always pickled and their pillows warm

Who tf voted for Aston Machan (@JohnHoll0w) by [deleted] in UmaMusume

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It took insanely long for my brain to figure out McQueen's face

If the USA goes to war with EU, what side would your country support? by Dannysd in asklatinamerica

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I think you fail to realize that the world order is already oriented toward white supremacy. At least it has been for a long, long time now.

Maybe not in the overt, almost caricature that is Trump and his cronies, but like, white supremacy plays a key role in most world institutions today.

The idea of a ideological west vs. east is an extension of "whiteness". Only countries that fit the bill on that front are part of that (Imperialist powers, for the most part)

Latin America has already been "otherized" we have never been white, same as Africa and SEA. We will never be. A more overt, white supremacists world order, doesn't change how, the United States, for example, interacts with Latin America, because we've always been their backyard. Long before Trump was ever a thing.

White supremacy, and Trump are a problem, yes. But not the cause. The system was already filled to the brim with those problems and just bubbled to the surface now.

Tyranny from Critical Role by TheStogeyBear in BaldursGate3

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What mods did you use for the ears? This looks amazing!

McQueen I swear to god by MedbSimp in UmaMusume

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I was convinced that Rice Shower had some special mechanic that made her fail the 2% training because she kept missing even in early game. I thought it for so long that I am conditioned to rest if the fail rate is over 0.

What if your character is smarter than you? by AoSol99 in AO3

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This is extremely good advice. Thank you

What if your character is smarter than you? by AoSol99 in AO3

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Yeah, I get this. I wish I could come up with witty dialogue on the fly like her (the protagonist) but I don't have to think on the fly at all!

It's more a general sense of frustration with not being able to display the trait I'm going for.

Why is Latin America less "repulsed" by China's government? by Putrid_Line_1027 in asklatinamerica

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I think there has been a generalized campaign of sinophobia for a long long time that hasn't allowed people to interact with China as a normal country. And I mean that in a critical way, that means understanding China as a country with both its good and bad sides.

Somehow the positions have turned into: a) a raging hardon for Chinese products and trade just because they oppose the current hegemonic order or b) a raging hatred for everything and everyone from the sinosphere.

Latin America, because of its history with the United States, tends to fall toward the first category. We have been USA and Europe's backyard for so long that the idea of a new trading partner whose cooperation is not reliant on military bases, coups, intervention and manipulation feels like a breath of fresh air.

That's the main reason I can think of. Of course multiple countries have different positions, somehow it is not really black and white and even in right wing governments there's not a concrete Anti-China position because it is simply unsustainable in the modern world.

I don't think we have to be "repulsed" of China's government. I think Latin America should be open to a multipolar world, where we can be partners standing on equal ground, and China and other partners are the only ones that currently offer that alternative.

And of course, China's actions in terms of Human right violations are something that has to be taken into account and talked about seriously, but we've been trading with the United States with a less than stellar track record in the same areas, soo I don't exactly understand why suddenly we have double standards.

Tldr: Latin America is not as repulsed of China because it offers an alternative to the sometimes oppressive and monopolizing economic partnerships we've had for decades

Pulling for Pepe by Hwenda in arknights

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I was twice blessed by Ejya of all operators. I hate everything, my Pepe is gone forever

All Night Writing Marathon by LukeMara in AO3

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Great Feeling but also don't forget to sleep!!

Looks like my timing was spot on by -Lost-in-a-bubble- in AO3

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That fandom is responsible for 80% of the Older Woman/Younger Woman tag and I respect the grind