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The /r/ShittyLifeProTips moderation team has been destroyed. Reddit admins publicly solicit the community for replacements.
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"Please use at least 3 sentences". I can't even.
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The /r/ShittyLifeProTips moderation team has been destroyed. Reddit admins publicly solicit the community for replacements.
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"Please use at least 3 sentences". I can't even.
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Its been one day without Reddit
Honestly, I'm pretty excited about being a "pioneer" (sorry to those who have been here for longer). I never commented much on Reddit, but plan to contribute more here.
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First Canadian trial successfully uses phage therapy to stop life-threatening UTI caused by superbug
To save a click: 72-year-old woman cured of a treatment-resistant e-coli infection in a study led by Dr. Greg German, an infectious disease physician at St. Joseph's Hospital, part of Unity Health in Toronto. She had been suffering from it since age 65.
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There's no such thing as a conservative intellectual — only apologists for right-wing power
"Everybody I disagree with is a dumbass." Thankfully, the world is more complex than that.
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Do you think that dating is hard sometimes...?
Only "sometimes"? I think it's more like "always".
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Epiphany - most people are not qualified to operate a car
I don't think people should drive for the simple reason that for most of history, we never experienced traveling at such high speeds. We don't have the reaction time required to handle that, especially when the stakes are so high.
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Lemmy.world status update 2023-07-04
Thank you for all your hard work!
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What are some good hobbies/interests for someone in their mid thirties to pick up?
I'm not sure if there's a more rewarding hobby than language learning. It opens up an entirely new culture and endless possibilities for friendship, hobbies, and opportunities. I cannot imagine my life without any of my language.
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Giving this a shot
Great idea for a community
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CRA issuing one-time grocery rebate payments July 5
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Actually that's not true. See https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/goods-services-tax-harmonized-sales-tax-gst-hst-credit/grocery-rebate.html
Please note it is possible you may be entitled to the Grocery Rebate, but not the July GST/HST credit or vice versa.
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TIL the average man picks his nose around four times a day
Is that it? I definitely do it in the bathroom when nobody else is around multiple times a day.
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When we go swimming and spend extended time in water, do the little bugs who live on our skin suffocate and die?
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Yes, but not to the extent of redditors.
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The price of a cinema ticket in this day and age. No wonder people aren't going to the cinema anymore.
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Where? I'd love to go to one if you don't mind sharing.
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Anyone using Anki here?
It's not what you're asking but I figured to offer my thoughts on Anki to make the community more active.
I think Anki is a tool that can be effective but is not an absolute necessity. Personally, I find Anki reviews to be torturous and has always been the worst part of my routine, to the point of putting me off learning entirely. I've replaced Anki and all other forms of vocab review with extensive reading for a few years now, and am having a much more enjoyable time and don't find my progress to be hindered. Anki is probably good to drill in the first couple hundred words, but don't fall into the trap of using it religiously and making language learning a chore.
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What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?
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Unfortunately this might not be something from Reddit. It could be universal to all human communities. People want to feel that they are in the right but not be questioned, when countering opposing arguments is the way to truth.
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Victoria council approves residential towers up to 21 storeys at north end of downtown
That's great! I hope we can have more and more higher-density housing so the town can become more walkable in the future. A step in the right direction.
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China kindergarten stabbing: Six dead in Lianjiang
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Something happens. Let's make it about America!
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How much do you tip for beer?
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I agree with you completely. The only people I tip higher than 15% are my hairdresser and one restaurant I frequent, because these people bothered learning my name/face so it feels more personal than the average place. Everyone else gets at most 15%.
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In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days
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I'm so smart because I can see flaws with my country. So much better than all those normies.
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How much do you tip for beer?
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You're right. I was just taken aback.