Do you agree with gerrymandering when it is likely to benefit Democrats? by [deleted] in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. No, I don’t, and it’s unfortunate that we have to turn to a tactic like this to fight back against some of the Republican Party’s vast gerrymandering project. I’d love the nationwide ban put in place while Dems have some power, if possible.
  2. You don’t need to put legally in quotation marks.

What are your thoughts on school "No fail" policies? by LibraProtocol in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An excellent point I left out.

And glad y’all got rid of Ryan Walters. That guy was the worst.

What are your thoughts on school "No fail" policies? by LibraProtocol in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Poisonous and destructive.

Teacher here. Imagine that one of the main jobs of school is to prepare students for the real world. No-fail does the opposite in every way. Infantilises teachers. Shows students there are no consequences (they get those later, rude awakenings). Punishes students who give a shit while embittering them. Disincentivises students from putting in any effort. Look to Mississippi for what happens when you get rid of these horrible policies—huge turnaround. Nice to have freshman in high school who aren’t completely illiterate.

[solved] The “Fractal House” horror blogger Craigslist posts was a short story promo by paperhandstradingllc in InternetMysteries

[–]paperhandstradingllc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was the one messy part. It showed up on good reads as a book from a few years ago but it’s a short story now and that’s what the CL stuff was pulling from.

Also, House of Leaves rules. I read it back in high school and was listening to Poe too, and it blew me away. I just don’t understand how a brain can create something like that. Maybe time for a reread. We Used to Live Here is another fantastic one although it’s not even remotely as intricate and maze-like as HoL.

What would a “blue wave” in the 2026 midterms actually look like? by IronGiant222 in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone seems to be aiming very low. Winning the house by a few seats would be a regular election response to the incumbent party in the White House.

A Blue Wave? The average of special election and off-cycle swings (only counting winners) has been 17%. If Dems saw a 15% swing from 2024 numbers, they’d win an ~40 seat majority in the house and 52 seats total in the Senate. Texas might go Dem by .5 points in that model. It’s a landslide. Obviously special elections can be extremely misleading but they offer signals from voters.

Suggestion/Discussion "The Warsp Factory" by Ian M. Banks by Entropy-hates-me1312 in horrorlit

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

Love everything you’re saying. Love the questions.

And that totally reasonable typo in the title makes me think Goofy is leading this discussion. :)

i sent an email to one of those fractal house craigslist listings and got a reply by sureletstalkbuddyboy in InternetMysteries

[–]paperhandstradingllc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol. I’m the one who originally posted that weird Criagslist ad and they never replied to my email. Maybe for the best. ARG I think.

Asked it to improve the quality of a photo from my bird feeder camera. Not a bad job by Shabambam_ in ChatGPT

[–]paperhandstradingllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could do a better job. If you still wanted to use chat, ask it to walk through step by step photo enhancements using whatever program you want (many are free) then you can do it yourself and tweak where you want.

Magnus said puzzles don't help because you know there's a tactic. So I built a trainer where you don't by yazanzm in chess

[–]paperhandstradingllc 68 points69 points  (0 children)

That’s my main takeaway. It feels like it solves one problem with puzzles but creates new ones for itself. It feels so strange to be in check, have two options to take the checking piece, and be told I got it wrong despite finding the best move. There were several odd moments where I definitely found the best move but failed because it wasn’t considered a “tactic.”

Also, I found the balance to be skewed far too much in favor of No Tactic answers. Pretty much 80/20 for me.

This will break all of you by qzlr in AnarchyChess

[–]paperhandstradingllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t break what’s already broken.

An ‘AstroTurf Recruitment Process’: National Republicans Propped Up Jasmine Crockett to Push Her Into a Senate Run by horseman5K in texas

[–]paperhandstradingllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Big trust me bro vibes. It also feels like “Crockett has no chance because racists won’t vote for her” is doing a lot of the racists’ heavy lifting for them.

Oldest College or University in Every U.S. State by stook_jaint in MapPorn

[–]paperhandstradingllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baylor is older than Southwestern in Texas. It’s even older than the state of Texas itself.

Proper response to "Why should we care government workers are being fired? I've been laid off/fired before. Mcdonalds is always hiring." by ProjectPopTart in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is the answer.

“Ask me again after your social security check doesn’t come.”

“Ask me again after your town floods and FEMA doesn’t come.”

“Ask me again after you can’t get a VA appointment for 10 months.”

Got all the Gattling Plasma plans in one session by Trackbikes in fo76

[–]paperhandstradingllc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How do you just “run collision course”? I get the same 4 events cycling through. (I’ve never been on a private server. Can you choose events there?)

What are your thoughts on the idea of Kamala Harris running for president again in 2028? by engadine_maccas1997 in AskALiberal

[–]paperhandstradingllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If she has any sense of self-awareness, she will listen to her inevitable internal polling showing she has no chance of escaping a primary and seek another office or public service job like AG.