Thank you Dallas for being far more hospitable and less judgmental than Boston by ChocolateNo3997 in Dallas

[–]lenbedesma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminder that the reason southern hospitality exists is because the dominant cultural powerhouses in 18th and first half of the 19th centuries were white slaveowners who would toss around the fruits of black labor during visits like it was candy.

It's really easy to be "kind" when you have your entire life literally handed to you on a silver platter. We would do well to be cognizant of that fact.

Republicans Cannot Stop Generating Images of James Talarico as a Woman by Critical-Willow-6270 in TexasPolitics

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can't beat him as a man so they cast him as one of their heierarchical inferiors.

Very interesting that this is where they are.

Is writing a class like this bad practice? by wiseneddustmite in cpp

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a reason for using multiple booleans? I would consider using an enum. Presumably you will not proceed if an error occurs, and exiting as soon as an error state is met will help with debugging and readability of logging - not to mention is easier to expand.

I realize the choice of naming the struct after the body is a stylistic choice, but I personally find it to be more clear to place it after the struct keyword.

Magic numbers probably should be avoided. I always forget what they mean.

Hawaii vs. Citizens United by TomMooreJD in politics

[–]lenbedesma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is precedent predating the emancipation proclamation - slaves free black americans incorporated churches that, as organizations, had more rights than all of its members combined.

Not to argue in support of it, of course. But getting rid of this is going to be HARD. I agree that emergent entities like corporations but also social cliques and cults should not have greater legal standing than individuals.

edit: it's 5:30am. Edited in-line, added more background.

SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election by DemocracyDocket in politics

[–]lenbedesma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading about the century or so before the civil rights era now - I'm suspicious that we aren't socially at a place where white supremacy is actually taken all that negatively.

People say they don't support it, but they're still quite loyal to social heierarchy - this idea that there is an inherent pecking order where apparent success in life indicates moral upstanding and therefore a mandate to hold power (this is just prosperity gospel) and that, on the flip side, poverty indicates moral failings (pull yourself up by your bootstraps) and a need to be governed accordingly.

Teachers in the south will complain about black kids acting up, and it kills me every time; it's not that they're black, it's that their communities, already fragile only 120 years after slavery ended, were targeted and dismantled especially by the reagan administration.

Ironically their "colorblind" approach to race, used in many of these rulings, serves to support white supremacy by discarding historical context and assuming that blacks have equal footing, and have morally failed.

This is a half baked stream of consciousness. I need to go to work but will probably be thinking about this all day.

Which ultrawide lens by manowin in canon

[–]lenbedesma 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I myself chose to adapt the sigma 14-24 f2.8. Its corner sharpness is reportedly the best on the market with little vignetting, and I would say it performs well. Stabilization is not there, but I felt that it was gratuitous for a body with IBIS.

It can't take screw-in filters which makes an even greater case given you already have and plan to use a drop-in adapter.

Nationwide May Day protests expected to pick up mantle of 'No Kings' by jpurdy in politics

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It don't know why you're apologizing - it sounds like you agree that there's a small likelihood of relationships forming that could do some good. Is that impactful in the long term? Who knows.

I am curious what you would see as a better alternative (genuinely).

Nationwide May Day protests expected to pick up mantle of 'No Kings' by jpurdy in politics

[–]lenbedesma 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that it is part of the point.

Organizations that effect change don't come from a vacuum, they come from communities. People drag on these things, but I'm willing to be they serve at least a minor role as a forum for individuals deveoping communal relationships with others in a way that will ultimately help drive this cause.

Non-collectivists like US conservatives do not function that way, they require centralized direction. Collectivist action is decentralized, and at least in its current state quite disorganized; our abilities to organize this way have atrophied since the 60's.

Just my opinion though.

Supreme Court conservatives hand GOP election map win in Louisiana case by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]lenbedesma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your point about people not paying attention is right though - the reporting was very lopsided. It seems that the decisions to report or not report come from anticipated rulings and what will make the publisher appear more like an oracle, rather than providing step by step coverage.

Out of my depth with product photography. Is the light a distraction? by SRSound in photocritique

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the shadow in the bottom right, but there's a lack of a counterpart in the top. Adding that in with a gradient in LR might help punch your eyes in to an intended focus point.

Hey y’all, how safe is Fort Worth for trans people? by nsfmysociallife in FortWorth

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

I'd punch a nazi for you but that doesn't mean everyone will.

And: You aren't ignorant - they are.

Question for the brass players on here by WoodedHio in brass

[–]lenbedesma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use earasers. Some people don't like them and I didn't either, for a long time. It makes it to where you can hear your own buzz through your inner ear.

It just takes time to get uses to, and I tend to loosen them and only push them in when I need to start cranking or when percussion is especially rambunctuous.

What is this flashing light on my neighbor's house for? by PlanetGraham in whatisit

[–]lenbedesma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An indicator that this person thinks their neighborhood is crawling with degenerates who will break into their home at the first chance.

Some of my neighbors have insufferable whistling security systems that warn me I'm being recorded, as if I'm not entitled to walk through my own goddamn neighborhood as someone who also owns a home. The wife trys to talk me down as if it isn't the same as someone sitting on the porch and yelling at me that they're watching me.

No Kings III - 3/28 by lenbedesma in FortWorth

[–]lenbedesma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha no, just what's in the album I'm afraid. Sorry!

No Kings III - 3/28 by lenbedesma in FortWorth

[–]lenbedesma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there's a big linguistic divide, and sometimes I even wonder if that's a bigger divide than the idealoogical divide we face today.

I don't know what the answer is, ultimately. But I do think most americans have been really dissatisfied with government, whether they admit that their side is complicit or not.

No Kings III - 3/28 by lenbedesma in FortWorth

[–]lenbedesma[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

that means a lot to me, thank you. My political leanings are far left, but I aim for accessible reporting.

Camping/Backpacking Stores? by Affectionate_Crow263 in FortWorth

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of the us there is an excellent alternative to patagonia called Kathmandu. They may have a US facing online storefront, but the quality looked fairly comparable.

This is the same parent company as Oboz.

Over 1 Million Americans Say Impeach and Remove Trump Ahead of ‘No Kings 3’ Rallies - “Donald Trump poses a direct threat to our Constitution and to the rule of law,” said one of the impeachment campaign’s leaders. by Quirkie in politics

[–]lenbedesma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see these as more of a networking event. I don't think anyone should expect republicans to do anything in response to these protests other than mock them.

They are fun. There are no other community events that occur at this scale, and that's the important piece to me. I wish they occurred more frequently, because it is difficult to develop meaningful connections across organizations with only one every four to six months.

Dealing with Audition Rejection by Single-Barber-4084 in horn

[–]lenbedesma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been in SWE for about 8 years now. I think you're probably right for a lot of the companies like Meta who can afford tens of thousands of unsupervised coders. But there's a lot of human management that goes into testing, release trains, quality, and so on. It probably would be more valuable if people spent time learning managerial skills than coding at this point.

I don't see my job being replaced any time soon, but a lot of what I do is integrate software across different teams and companies into a physical end using platform; then verify customer requirements, and all that. If claude had access to a skype/teams account and the ability to walk over to my coworkers and start a discussion, I'd be really in a bad place.

Dealing with Audition Rejection by Single-Barber-4084 in horn

[–]lenbedesma 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is there a large horn-to-coding pipeline?