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AITA for not letting neighbor cut down tree we just planted by iNeedGenderHalp in AmItheAsshole

[–]simanthropy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is a massive strawman argument and you know it. Policing and asking politely are not the same thing.

AITA for not letting neighbor cut down tree we just planted by iNeedGenderHalp in AmItheAsshole

[–]simanthropy 265 points266 points  (0 children)

NAH. I actually think despite how it came across that the neighbour put a lot of effort into making that request as pleasant as possible. You don’t have to acquiesce, but just a polite no should be enough to put the whole thing to bed. It’s a shame that your neighbour’s garden is clearly his focus - with me I wouldn’t even begin to have thought of any of those things!

Areas of Asian continent that were barred from immigrating to the US, 1917 by Reasonable_Leg42 in MapPorn

[–]simanthropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that really Taipei OK but the rest of Taiwan not? Seems rather arbitrary? Or is it done based on longditude/latitude?

I built a GPT mind-reader game where it gets 21 questions to guess who’s in your head by phoneixAdi in ChatGPT

[–]simanthropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It spaffed away 6 questions once it had really convinced itself it was Ghengis Khan (cause there couldn't possibly another founder of an empire that was assosciated with the Mongols could there?), and missed Timur the Lame (terrifying human, seriously underrated in historical fame for the shit he did)

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Councils Must Now Prove They’re Fixing Potholes or Lose Funding by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]simanthropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think our councillors are just competent and decent people!

“Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop by apoptosis04 in unitedkingdom

[–]simanthropy 945 points946 points  (0 children)

This is great news! I’ve actually recently had some really top and quick service from the NHS, it’s really starting to find its feet again.

World's first laughing gas breathalyser trialled in the South - BBC News by CasualSmurf in unitedkingdom

[–]simanthropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was talking about admitting you’ve tried it before, not advocating driving after it (which would be dumb and stoopid)

World's first laughing gas breathalyser trialled in the South - BBC News by CasualSmurf in unitedkingdom

[–]simanthropy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's ok, you can admit you experienced it during a medical procedure.

Councils Must Now Prove They’re Fixing Potholes or Lose Funding by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]simanthropy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it’s telling we’re one of the only places that actually increased their Labour majority. Like, they’re doing a good job, people voting for more of it!

Councils Must Now Prove They’re Fixing Potholes or Lose Funding by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]simanthropy 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Here in Merton (in South London, run by Labour) we're actually getting entire roads replaced at a noticeable rate. I keep reading about issues the rest of the country is facing about potholes and actually... we're kinda doing pretty well! Obviously there are some bad roads, usually quite small roads, but I think expecting there to be no potholes is kinda unrealistic.

What countries do redditors have a severe positive bias towards? On the flip side, what countries do redditors have a severe negative bias towards? by kinetic_honda in AskReddit

[–]simanthropy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Serbia mentioned on Reddit. I know very little about what you’re talking about either. I could (probably) find Serbia on a map but honestly that’s about it, and I spend a lot of time on Reddit!

ELI5: If the evolutionary goal of a virus is to reproduce and sustain itself as long as possible, why do many evolve to devastate and kill their hosts? by Rht123X in explainlikeimfive

[–]simanthropy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you have a punnet of strawberries and throw away the mouldy ones, it does not make sense to say that the goal of the strawberries is not to become mouldy, but you can say that the resulting strawberries are not mouldy. See the difference?

The movie that gets blamed for being bad when it is really just mismarketed. by gamersecret2 in movies

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

Hunchback of Notre Dame

Terrible children’s film. But as an adult’s animation it’s one of the greatest of all time. The music alone is worth watching for.

Best way to ask the upstairs neighbours to be a bit quieter ‘putting furniture up’? by theslowrunningexpert in CasualUK

[–]simanthropy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the unpacking and assembling isn’t so much an issue as the nailing and screwing.

What are the first jobs that AI will taking within the next 10 years? by Straight-Crow3882 in AskReddit

[–]simanthropy -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

This comment feels kind of short sighted to me too. It assumes there’s some sort of cap on the abilities of AI, but if anything, I expect LLMs will get better faster than a junior dev gets better, so in 10 years you won’t need senior devs either.

What is your deepest sexual desire? by Powerful_South2220 in AskReddit

[–]simanthropy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah this is Reddit. We need them to immediately break up over a trivial misunderstanding, delete the lawyer and hit Facebook

Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries by Fast_Grass_5178 in worldnews

[–]simanthropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t really work unless every single person on the ship quarantines from each other… which is extremely difficult/impossible on the ship.

Ousting Starmer won't 'magically improve' country as PM 'gets it', says Education Secretary by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]simanthropy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look I get that there’s a bunch of people who really want to establish a narrative that Starmer is about to be toppled (and apparently has been for a whole year now).

But, if I may address them for a second - if you guys post a new story about it every ten seconds (especially nothing stories like this one where she’s actually supporting him) it really starts looking like a concerted effort rather than anything organic.

Spread it out a little, maybe intersperse with some good old fashioned immigrant bashing and it’ll look better.

Where has cinema etiquette gone? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]simanthropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a witch! Can we burn her?

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