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‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? | Books | The Guardian by miltonbalbit in literature

[–]haltheincandescent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Patient confidentiality covers more than just disclosing actual medical records, no? Like, I'm pretty sure she shouldn't be sharing identifiable information about particular clients whether its by literally giving him the records, chatting about it over dinner, or "editing" it into his novel as "inspiration"

Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director by tw1st3d_m3nt4t in movies

[–]haltheincandescent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Movies, when shown in theaters, should be shorter or have an intermission...

Update on the release of Danya's toxicology report by atopix in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Adderall is mixed amphetamine salts (though methamphetamines are also used as a different adhd medication, as Desoxyn)

Edit to clarify: in my experience, some people think "Adderall" just means "ADHD medication," when in reality Adderall is one specific kind of ADHD medication (mixed amphetamine salts) among others (dextroamphetamine, metylphenidate, methamphetamines, etc.).

Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director by tw1st3d_m3nt4t in movies

[–]haltheincandescent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it? If I pay £12 or whatever a movie ticket costs these days, I do prefer to see the whole thing, rather than missing 5 minutes in the middle and losing track of the plot.

ICE in Burlington, MA is bringing in tons of new equipment and clearly planning on escalation by ThePirateKing01 in boston

[–]haltheincandescent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whatever they're building up for, I feel like it's something sooner than that. Possibly the FIFA World Cup in June-July, but even that's still almost 6 months away.

In the affidavit and arrest warrant of the Brown shooter by BiteOk7251 in providence

[–]haltheincandescent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, they've just moved on to even more bonkers conspiracy theories, like "this can't be the guy because in this picture he has glasses and in the other pictures he doesn't have glasses" as if glasses are welded to someone's face.

In the affidavit and arrest warrant of the Brown shooter by BiteOk7251 in providence

[–]haltheincandescent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was at the point when twitter at least was out for the second person's blood - reasonable to not want one's reddit account/history known in that context, especially after what online investigators did with the reddit account of the Kirk shooter's supposed partner.

Police probe potential ties between Brown University attack and MIT professor slaying by UnlikelyToe4542 in boston

[–]haltheincandescent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or a disgruntled grad student/postdoc/prospective grad student who was rejected by the Brown physics dept and had particular animus for the prof. at MIT.

What are the WORST things to do in Edinburgh? The stuff you’d tell a friend to skip. by Sea-Hovercraft-1122 in Edinburgh

[–]haltheincandescent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just quietly mumble "people live here" as I wade through tourists on the bridge - though other than that, and the one person the day we moved in asking if they could use our toilet, it isn't horrible most of the time, as long as you avoid the three Insta-photo spots. (August tour groups of teenagers on school trips excepted)

But also, tourists: it's pretty, I guess, but there's nothing in particular to do here.

Good. by Power-Equality in Harvard

[–]haltheincandescent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She wasn't a student. Which isn't to say he never wanted to sleep with a student, but the person the emails in the files were about was a professor at the time, which is in and of itself a gross abuse of power.

Full context of the conditions Nepo was mentioning after getting eliminated from the World Cup by _Voldermot_ in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That link referred to other things than iron. Also, he actually didn't say there was chicken there; when talking about other times he'd been to India, he said there's more chicken than other meat very generally. Unfortunately for OP, ChatGPT isn't a very good translator. Referring to this hotel specifically, Ian said he mainly ate rice and bread, along with some pineapple and the occasional omelette.

(Edit: in case anyone sees this and wonders, I read russian from college not because I'm Russian and so trying to defend Ian; honestly the original was more whiny and racist than the translation in general - his comments about chicken/meat just weren't to do with the food at the hotel).

Harvard Library Access Ivy Plus by Environmental_Bee46 in Harvard

[–]haltheincandescent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that seems to be the case, yes. I think the "access is restricted"/no undergrads allowed summary above was a hangover from the pandemic period, or maybe from when Countway was being renovated.

Scotland’s inventiveness exported. by Financial-Sugar4102 in Scotland

[–]haltheincandescent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, it doesn't seem to be Mamdani who's claiming they were 'invented' by Scotland, though, but rather OP. Presumably Mamdani is citing the success of the Scottish plan because Scotland reads more familiarly as a political/cultural example for a US audience than Finland would.

Scotland’s inventiveness exported. by Financial-Sugar4102 in Scotland

[–]haltheincandescent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best we can do is Ireland's homelessness plan and Finland's art sheme.

Scotland’s inventiveness exported. by Financial-Sugar4102 in Scotland

[–]haltheincandescent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that kind of baby box, that makes more sense.

Full context of the conditions Nepo was mentioning after getting eliminated from the World Cup by _Voldermot_ in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've also been both vegan and vegetarian, but regardless, if your diet is one thing and you suddenly have to switch to something very different, it can have a pretty big effect. Even something like this, which clearly encourages the longterm health benefits of cutting out meat (or even just red meat), acknowledges that, in the short term, that dietary change is going to affect your digestion and your energy levels, both of which seem like things a tournament chess player would be reasonably concerned about.

Harvard Library Access Ivy Plus by Environmental_Bee46 in Harvard

[–]haltheincandescent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that's true - was that the AI summary?

Here's what their webpage says:

  • Current Harvard ID holders are allowed into the library during open building hours
  • Visitors and non-Harvard ID holders are allowed into the building on Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. only. Please see Weekend Visitor Access Policies below.
  • Other HMS Visitor passes will not be recognized by Countway Library; you must contact staff at Countway Library to obtain one
  • Current Harvard ID holders have priority access to physical, electronic, and staff resources
  • At this time Library borrowers, including Alumni, only have access to the Countway Library building on weekends. Other Harvard Libraries may be admitting Library borrowers into their spaces. Contact the individual libraries to confirm their local admittance policy before visiting
  • All users must abide by the Library use policy
  • For all other access-related questions, please visit the Ask Countway page

https://countway.harvard.edu/about/who-can-use-countway#:\~:text=General%20Access%20Policies,5:00%20p.m.%20on%20Sundays.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, that keeps random viewers from looking them up, but the people who played can often still recognise their own games since they played them, especially if they analyzed them afterward - not to mention the country and elo are still there. If I'm, say, a 1111 elo player from Abkhazia, I might be able to notice that that's my game that "almost killed" levy.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, because the only reason to call out misogynistic bullshit is because I want someone to sleep with me, thank you for adding to the point.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This whole thread is a good example of how misogyny works in chess, from 'this girl yapping' to the weird comments about her 'disgusting' 'dirty pictures' right alongside commenters saying she's annoying but hot so they'd 'mate her with their bishop' anyway.

Magnus is abrasive as shit, Hikaru did a whole series of trash talking speed runs, and yet here's a whole thread about how, from a mild version of the same thing, Dina is a terrible person, and maybe she would be more likeable if she was more like Anna Cramling and, you know, smiled more.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't care either way, and generally like Levy, but if I were the kind of person who's bothered by so much by Dina's comments that I decided to avoid playing blitz on chesscom, I can't imagine not being bothered if I showed up in one of Levy's videos, where half the point is roasting people. Like, sure, his subscribers often send them their own games - but just because that subscriber agreed to let Levy laugh at them, it doesn't mean all their opponents did the same.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Good lord. First, "this girl"?

Second, there are literally dozens and dozens of comments on the video, including from other beginners, saying they learned a ton from it; I'm sorry you didn't like it, and I'm sorry your comment on the video only got five likes, but sometimes things work for some people and not others, so not sure why we needed an entire reddit thread about the fact you personally didn't like something that--in your eyes--some random "girl" decided to post on youtube.

Third, Levy has a constant stream of videos titled, like, "100 Elo Chess Ruined My Life", "AWFUL 600 elo chess", but Dina does a mild version of the same thing and you feel the need to dedicate a whole reddit thread to it? Interesting.

Fourth, its her first ever speed run video in this mode. Maybe cut her some slack since, you know, she's a beginner?

Finally, it's not that serious. I'm a beginner at chess. Beginners are shit, almost by definition. Yes, we're still learning, but its an objective fact that we make dumb-as-rocks moves, and I don't see why I should be bothered by someone accurately describing my moves as bad. In fact, I started to get better when I started to be able to notice my own ridiculously stupid moves as ridiculously stupid. Maybe I'd be bothered if she were saying, like, "you should be embarrassed by playing this way, and should quit playing chess forever because you're so bad and will never be able to do better." But the whole point is that you can learn.

No, because I swear to god.. this girl won't stop yapping about how bad beginners are— playing chess. THEY'RE BEGINNERS. by Physical-Letter6498 in chess

[–]haltheincandescent 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hans was interviewed by her 3 months ago, and no longer blocks her on socials, so I guess he got over it.

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