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I lost my wife earlier this year. She died unexpectedly in her sleep. I wish so badly I had something like this from her. Knowing that she considered her life well lived would mean the world to me. But of course that’s not possible, or highly unlikely, when someone dies suddenly. I guess that’s the trade off for not having to see her slowly waste away from a degenerative disease, for not having all my recent memories of her set in a hospital.

But fuck, I wish I had that. This was so nice to read, and must be a great comfort to her family in the midst of devastation.

Really? I’ve had employers pay for my Jetbrains subscription.

My first impulse on seeing the word “quantum” was to assume this was some weirdo wellness guru. But no, a legitimate use of quantum! Outstanding!

That’s a pretty strong reaction to HR wanting more diversity. I wouldn’t call that a “new shiny ideology of the moment” either. Affirmative action dates back to reconstruction.

I think the fallacy here is that there’s a single best applicant for any given position. There are often multiple qualified candidates, why shouldn’t race or gender be a factor if you’re just going to choose arbitrarily anyway.

In her case, though, she’s literally been involved in neo-fascist politics since she was a teenager. She’s spoken glowingly about Mussolini and Almirante. Maybe it would be more accurate to call her a neo-fascist, but regardless, it’s not hyperbole.

Does criticizing someone because they’re a fascist count as identity politics these days?

I was getting that as well, it's loading for me now if you check again.