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Cake day: July 1st, 2023
  • donuts@kbin.socialtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Instead of only voting for one candidate we should be able to upvote or downvote each candidate
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    9 months ago

    As a note, Ranked Choice still has bullet voting. About 30% of voters in a ranked choice election bullet vote.

    I think that stat could easily be attributed to a lack of familiarity with what is, to a lot of people, a new and different method of voting. You’d be surprised how many people don’t adequately read or understand directions.

    In other words, what you’re describing isn’t inherent to the system itself and it could be much worse.

    I’d guess that the number of people who bullet vote will decrease as the level of education and familiarity around “new” voting systems like RCV increases.

  • donuts@kbin.socialtoWorld News@beehaw.org•Gaza woman tells Al-Jazeera Hamas stealing all the aid
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    10 months ago

    I’m not conflating anything. Just posting well-sourced and unbiased, objective historical record. Kind of odd how riled up that made you… (Remember, you’re entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.)

    Frankly I’m not really interested in your interpretation of that history, especially since you don’t seem to have a very good or nuanced grasp of it in the first place. There are plenty of smart, informed and qualified people who have written on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. No offense but I’ll probably check out what they have to say before I check in with you.

    Anyway, have a good one!

  • donuts@kbin.socialto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Shitter rule
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    11 months ago

    Meh, to me BlueSky is really just the dude who made Twitter deciding he wanted to try making Mastodon too.

    Don’t get me wrong, it’s certainly better than “X” at this point, but I prefer Mastodon and the Fediverse in every way. (Features, community, population, etc). If BlueSky was compatible with ActivityPub then it’d be easy to recommend, but it seems unlikely for now at least.

  • donuts@kbin.socialto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•rule
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    11 months ago

    1. If you’re calling for a specific reason, like ordering food or whatever, write down what you want (plus any questions you have) ahead of time.

    2. If they ask you something that you’re not expecting or don’t understand, it’s ok to take a bit of time to think or ask them what they mean.

    3. Practice your intro or write it down if you need to. Something as simple as “Hello, I’m calling to make an appointment with Dr. Jones”, or “Hi, I’d like to place an order”, or whatever.

    4. And as a general anxiety tip, know that it’s always worse just before you do something. Most of the things we worry about never end up happening, and sometimes when they happen they aren’t that big of a deal.

    5. Take a second to remind yourself that what you’re doing is super normal, and so is making mistakes or being a bit awkward. The people who you’re talking to are used to dealing with all different kinds of strangers on the phone, including a lot of people with anxiety, hearing/speaking problems, etc.

  • donuts@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•When was a game's price worth it to you?
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    11 months ago

    I don’t consider my gaming in terms of price/time because that just encourages buying games that suck away my time.

    So true and well said.

    I love playing a 70 hour From Software game or a 50 hour JRPG as much as the next guy. But some of my favorite games of all time are old classics like Super Mario World or Zelda: OoT, which can probably be completed in a single session or two if you know what you’re doing. And there have been some truly great, but short, indie games over the years.

    Then there are also sim games and arcade/fighting games that had great reliability and you can get many hours out of if you like them.

    In the end, as long as the game is fun and satisfying, I don’t care how long it lasts.