mitjak

did it 5 years ago with the PS4 and now a Switch, never looked back. guess i got old and my priorities changed.

> one or more of [Granting Agencies|Journals|Universities] has to be completely torn down and built back up

right, and unless the new institutions are in a financial vacuum, they will remain built on and affected by broader systems, resulting in conflict of interest.

i'm not convinced the issue is GIMP not matching Photoshop so much as it having awkward UX that's hard to adapt to. Also, Photoshop 1.0 was released in 1990 (!)

except an LED is either on or off, but a UI button is always "on"

this, and the easy install process. it almost feels like installing malware.

it is absolutely not. 90% of visible UI is dark grey painted over a black background. a lot of apps also use dark tones too, like dark blue or green.

whatsapp cost money to install??

> My argument is negative emotional stress is one of the crummier types of motivation

i agree. i am jealous of people who find empowerment in struggle this way but insistence on CBT just made me feel more alone. now that I do not feel so hopeless about being able to affect change, i am more able to reach for self-help tools, but i'd argue that it could be dangerous to have it be suggested as the first line of help for someone that's already holed up in self-destructive tools, especially if they lack self awareness.

for sure! i feel a lot more capable of applying the self reflective tools of CBT at this point in time. but it really felt like CBT was consistently suggested to me at a point in time when i just wasn't ready. and it took some (difficult) time to understand that there's nothing wrong with me for not being receptive to it.

just to throw my hat in, I've found CBT difficult to put into practice. a vicious cycle formed as I increasingly blamed myself for not working hard enough to help myself and buckled under the pressure of completing exercises.

psychodynamic approaches and group therapy had much more palpable impact, as the missing piece I think was seeing and relating to others. not being alone and talking through issues made a world of difference compared to applying what felt like mechanical exercises of CBT.

not sure why downvoted, this is valid. while a valid criticism, in the context of the post it's a lengthier equivalent of "i hate X"

such a stunner of a machine. i've cheapened out and got an AKAI deck in the meantime ))

the repetitiveness is the appeal, is all i can say. i hear similar arguments about ambient music. "it's the same chord for 40 minutes", "it's just white noise".

oh yeah. i'm just saying, Apple's audience doesn't necessarily care about tech specs.

i'm not disagreeing with you but, replace "this phone" with "any iPhone" or "any Mac" over the course of post-OS X Apple history.

eh, would Stalin really tell the world the quotes weren't met after all that effort?

not to equivocate but this reminds me of the pro gun control discussion

tech is such a double-edged sword for trans folks. i feel like it both affords opportunity to be recognized for skills but also carries a very heavy potential cost of rejection and ignorance from peers.

cardboard boxes. in closets?!?!

That made me angry too. By a similar rationale, vintage Moog, SC, ARP etc. are insignificant compared to non-programmable Casios of the 80s.

it's def an unserved niche. Rn the answer is basically, niche streaming services (Criterion, OutTV, Shudder, HBO etc), torrents, and DailyMotion+Youtube

I was skeptical but this looks p feature rich already! I love it :)

it's almost like we need a way to aggregate these sites and rate pages based on tags and how many people list their site. maybe not in the traditional del.icio.us sense but also as a potentially self hosted thing.

loving the transparency of this. i'm definitely becoming converted as I'm reading…

Oh you're right, thanks for the correction.

I'm not sold on Fuchsia. The UI harks back a little too much to Java native look-alike widgets which always fell in the uncanny valley for me.

i mean, yes? but also his concerns around clock drift and email notifications are legit.

Nils is so adorably self aware

Glider also has Off Your Face, and Glider itself. The latter especially is a highlight. I personally love Tremelo EP the most.

not sure why you got downvoted. i agree w you.