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  • it doesn't sound like anything abnormal to just completely forget a new password, let alone one part of it. I would not see anything to worry about in this instance. but if you're worried about your memory more generally, how is your sleep? do you get enough, is it restful, do you snore, is your schedule consistent, do you eat before bed? there can also be lots of other common factors like unresolved emotional trauma or depression or neurodivergent traits. additionally, memory is a skill that can be trained if you want to have a good memory.

    again, this incident is not something to worry about. if you feel like there's a pattern, there are many things you can look into but start with your day-to-day state. investigate how your body and mind feel. I can't even begin to get close to saying you may have a particular condition, just want to give some lines of thought you can investigate if you want.

  • US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories

  • sure did. however, that law technically doesn't take effect until Sep 1. however, it seems some employers are already taking advantage of it to harm and kill their employees. also important to note that the temperature in much of Texas can still be well above 90F through the end of October, so Sep 1 is not a meaningful date WRT working through the summer - there will likely be many 100F+ days after this law officially begins.

    https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/14/texas-houston-worker-protest-water-breaks-law/

  • Is discussing our runs appropriate for this community?

  • I'll second this. I'd love to see posts about the green spaces you run through, but for a discussion more focused on the running itself, that would be better suited elsewhere.

  • Is this the year California OKs speed cameras?

  • accelerating because someone is tailgating you is not safe. the only safe response is to get away from them by changing lanes or pulling off the road. if it's impossible to move out of their way, gradually slow down. the faster you're both moving, the harder it is to avoid a crash and the worse a crash will be.

  • There's no way for some humans to have power over other humans and it not go wrong.

  • what you are describing is the tyranny of structurelessness

    and you are correct. structure is impossible to escape. but general hierarchy is not. I'm defining that as a structure in which one party has general powers to control another party, like police.

    the opposite would be specific hierarchy - a structure in which a party has power over other parties only in prescribed circumstances, like a bouncer deciding when a person must leave a bar. within the structure of our society, that bouncer can't leave the bar and start forcing people into or out of other locations. a cop more or less can do that.

    therefore, it's not a given that a "nonhierarchical" society is one of implicit structure. the most successful "nonhierarchical" society would be explicitly structured and would have robust checks and balances through specific hierarchies.

    for example, a subject matter expert should probably have preferential influence on decisions within their subject over non-experts. certain amounts of violence may always be necessary, so perhaps certain resources need guards. those guards would not be deciding policy, but they would be administering a pre-designed system of resource access, with the power to enforce that system if someone is trying to hoard that resource. (I'm not certain force will always be necessary, but it's perfectly believable.)

    the best structures would discourage power accumulation with distributed responsibilities and self-improving systems ("laws" that prescribe their own revisions, theoretically with certain provisions that prevent regression toward allowing power accumulating behavior). these structures are not impossible, they're just difficult to design and they are typically hated by power-seeking parties.

  • Wisconsin governor gets creative with veto, increases public school funding for 400 years

  • agreed, this is a power that should not exist. I'm glad it was used here for good, and I also also recognize that the GOP plays dirty in every way they can, but it is scary that the intent of a law could just be completely rewritten by the governor. let's hope WI can become more robust to abuse before a fascist ever gets elected governor

  • Anyone wanna play a game of chess with me?

  • bit late for me tonight but yes, I'd play with you another time!

  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
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    Freed from prison for a crime he didn't commit, 'Central Park Five' member wins NYC Council race

    apnews.com /article/salaam-central-park-new-york-council-primary-508d317b9dce37fd5635ae6128ceec2d
  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
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    NLRB Accuses Starbucks of “Purge” of Organizer-Workers in Pittsburgh

    truthout.org /articles/nlrb-accuses-starbucks-orchestrating-purge-of-organizer-workers-in-pittsburgh/
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    "Stop Cop City Week of Action" Showed Movement’s Strength Amid Rampant Repression

    truthout.org /articles/stop-cop-city-week-of-action-showed-movements-strength-amid-rampant-repression/

  • When (and why) are posts removed?

  • I think the article could be posted in !technology, but I'll admit that it doesn't seem we have a perfect home for this. A different article with more of an investigative/analytical angle about the same phenomenon would be more appropriate in !news.

  • When (and why) are posts removed?

  • Typically mods try to leave a comment explaining why a post is removed, but sometimes that can get missed. In this case, the article linked is not considered news, but opinion.

  • First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

  • I could, but the article I linked already has.

  • First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

  • There can be a discussion about Aljazeera as an organization, but that has nothing to do with the content of this article.

    And reparations is not only about slavery. This panel wrote 1,075 pages on the subject and it doesn't sound like you even read one article about it before trying to dispute the validity of a reparations program. Again, there can be discussion about how reparations should be handled, but it should start by acknowledging that colossal amount of work that has already gone into the conversation.

  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
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    First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2023/6/30/first-of-its-kind-reparations-panel-issues-report-in-california

  • AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

  • "hallucination" works because everything an LLM outputs is equally true from its perspective. trying to change the word "hallucination" seems to usually lead to the implication that LLMs are lying which is not possible. they don't currently have the capacity to lie because they don't have intent and they don't have a theory of mind.

  • What do you eat that other people think is odd?

  • :) I mix them

  • What do you eat that other people think is odd?

  • The entire apple. Ketchup sandwich. Hummus & rice as a meal.

  • Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States

  • Thanks :) My partner and I talk about Berlin a lot. It seems like an amazing place. I don't know if we'll be able to leave the US for a few years at least though.

  • how has your pride month been?

  • it's been a very stressful month and I haven't gotten out to anything yet. Hoping to go to an event next week, my last chance. I don't usually do much for pride because I'm antisocial but I want to change that.

  • Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States

  • thanks for sharing. I echo a lot of these sentiments. I don't think there's a right answer in a situation like this. we didn't choose to be targets of hatred, we're just dealing with it.

  • The developer of Sync for Reddit is working on a Lemmy app

  • I don't agree. I think it's disingenuous to isolate the decision from the context as if it were made unprompted. it comes across as if you are blaming the admins for something you don't like - if that's not your intent, then what is ?

  • The developer of Sync for Reddit is working on a Lemmy app

  • it may seem that way, but that's not accurate. something had to be done to stem the trolls and lemmy doesn't provide any tools for less severe action.

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    Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States

    truthout.org /articles/anti-trans-bills-spark-mass-migration-as-130-260k-trans-people-flee-home-states/
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    Brilliant Jumping Spider on watering can

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    The Gulf Coast Toad who lived on my porch last year