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Ops links are broken!

So it has come to my attention that the links to my archive stuff are broken. I was wondering if an archive of hashtags and my different blogs would be better, so that stuff doesn't break again.

So should I make a #hashtag archive?

Yes, that be helpful.

I don't use it but I won't mind seeing it.

Nah save yourself the work.

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#poll

odyver

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 2 days 9 hours

odyver

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

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odyver

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 2 days 10 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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Nothing is off topic when it comes to us, happy pride month, my fellow asexuals 💜

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Pick up your ticket for Pride!

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Voting ended onJun 7

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erasemej3

Being on time is nice, but it does come at a cost. I would rather take a delay when it comes to safety. So even if the story seems all fun and quirky, its true implications are way more serious.

#Youtube

me----irl

Reblog if you think the person you reblogged this from deserves to be happy.

fibromyalgicaf

Edited to add: Since a lot of people are reblogging this original post, I'm adding the updated version I did that incorporates the intersex circle...

I know intersex people are still getting excluded in a lot of LGBTQIA+ spaces (let alone wider society) and I think it's crucial to show this group is included in the statement that we all deserve equal rights.

feekins

Has this been done already or

yesornopolls

Is a hamburger technically a sandwich??

Yes

Voting ended onJun 1

sistersorrow

No technically about it, it's a sandwich by every metric

If you want discourse, you have to ask if a HOTDOG is a sandwich

noir-renard

Unpopular opinion, but no, a hamburger is not a sandwich.

Can you eat it while playing cards? Not without making a mess, which defeats the original purpose of a sandwich.

If you ordered a beef sandwich and someone brought you a hamburger, would you think "Ah yes this is exactly what I asked for"? No. Even if you didn't mind, that doesn't mean it's the same.

Last but not least, an essential part of a hamburger is the bun. If you put a burger patty on sandwich bread, it is no longer a burger.

Just as rabbits and hares are similar but not the same, so too so burgers and sandwiches share traits while being inherently different.

As for hot dogs, I'd argue they go in the middle of a venn diagram with sandwich on one side and hamburger on the other. It goes on a bun. You can eat it while playing cards. I also think no one would be happy to think of a hot dog as a cross between a sandwich and a burger (I'm definitely not happy about it), and in the true spirit of compromise everyone should walk away vaguely disgruntled.

ansixilus

Yeah, that opinion's unpopular because it's simply incorrect.

The original point of a sandwich is "can you eat it with one hand while gambling with the other", there's no addendum "without making a mess." Eating is messy. Additionally, for many burgers you very well could eat them one-handed without much mess. Meanwhile, a staggering number of "proper" sandwiches will gladly fall apart if you're careless about it, like say using fewer than all your hands on it. Just because Carl's Jr advertises the messiness of their burgers doesn't mean it's intrinsic to burgerhood.

Next point, "if you ordered an X sandwich and someone brought you a Y sandwich, would that be what you asked for" well obviously not. Just being made of the same material is not enough to be the same ingredient. Tofu and edamame are both soybeans, but they're obviously prepared differently. Ditto for a ground beef patty vs sliced beef roast. Doesn't mean they aren't both valid sandwich ingredients.

For the bun, two parts: First, who says a sandwich requires sliced bread? Bun sandwiches are very much a thing, and I'm pretty sure the Earl of Sandwich would have been just fine with it. If you serve a brioche sandwich on wonderbread, that's a failure of a brioche sandwich, but that doesn't mean it's a category failure, it's a failure of the cook. Second, there *are* burgers served on sliced bread. That is very much a thing, niche, but not forbidden.

Burger is sandwich on all points. You can argue if you want, so long as you don't mind that you'll be wrong.

noir-renard

My stars, what is your damage😭 😂 I said my opinion was unpopular and gave my reasoning for it, mostly because I can see it's not gonna win this poll and thought some might wonder why anyone would vote "no". I never said you or anyone else had to agree with me. An opinion is inherently subjective, but I love arguing about things that don't ultimately matter, genuinely I think it's fun. So please believe I am saying this in good faith and not to upset you—I assume you must also enjoy the fun of arguing, since you so thoroughly went through my points. If you actually are upset, please turn away now. I'm not here to make enemies. Just explain myself.

The first point: messiness. If you're gambling at your table with your cards and your chips and you don't care if it all gets covered in hamburger grease, or cheese, or condiments, you do you. Most people would not be so happy about it. You can't eat anything at gambling tables in Vegas, sandwiches or otherwise, so perhaps that is moot, but my original point in bringing up cards and burgers is that sandwiches got their name from a guy who wanted to keep playing cards and eat without interruption. He didn't invent the sandwich, but he popularized it by his habits. Burgers are inherently messy, and I maintain that you can't eat one and play games at the same time. Sandwiches, by contrast, are not inherently messy. Some are, yes, like a French Dip, or a Philly cheese steak, but that is a feature of a type of sandwich and not a sandwich by definition. Now you might say "well if you agree sandwiches can be messy and burgers are messy then that negates your whole point about burgers not being sandwiches", but just because things can share features doesn't mean they're the same. Buffalo wings are messy and you can even eat them with one hand, but that doesn't make them a sandwich either.

I feel I should additionally clarify why I maintain that burgers are always messy: it's because of the beef and, more importantly, the fat. When you cook beef, the fat melts, and it's gonna drip out of the sandwich no matter what (unless it's cold, but arguing that a cold burger isn't messy feels like needless hair-splitting because burgers are eaten hot). By definition, burgers are made of beef, and though you can make them with turkey or chicken or soy, those are a variation on burgers. And while we're speaking of definitions, yes, I know the dictionary says a burger is a kind of sandwich, but this discussion is about why I don't consider hamburgers to be sandwiches, not the dictionary. I am not trying to change your mind, or Merrium-Webster's.

Next, my point about a beef sandwich is thus: IF you were to describe a burger as a sandwich, it would be a beef sandwich. It's made of beef. If we're going to argue technicalities (and clearly we are), then you can't deny that I'm right about that. As for a comparison to tofu and edamame, honestly it sounds like you're agreeing with me. Something being made of the same base materials does not the same thing make them is the whole basis of my reasoning for burgers not being sandwiches.

As for the next point, of course bun sandwiches are a thing. I never denied that. Perhaps I thought the point was obvious, but I will explain further. Sandwiches are not defined by the kind of bread they're on, but burgers are. Sandwiches—even the specific kinds that are on certain kinds of bread—are flexible to the extent that bread substitutions can be made without changing the fact that it is still a sandwich. Burgers, by contrast, are always on buns.

An additional point I will add, because I think it's relevant: if burgers and sandwiches are truly the same thing, it would be reasonable to assume you can order a burger everywhere sandwiches are sold and vice versa. True, some places do carry both, but they are on separate sections of the menu, and not universally found at dining establishments that specialize in one or the other.

You can continue debating with me if you wish, because I am having fun and hope you are too, but you will not change my mind, because again: this is a matter of opinion, not fact. It's simply not that deep.

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