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by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: Saved post notifications

I share your sentiment. Saving a post doesn't necessarily mean I want to follow its comments, and vice versa. I think it would be better to have a separate "follow" function for posts and threads, but that could get quite cluttered. Ideally we should balance simplicity and ease of use with functionality, but I don't know precisely how.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Six Italian scientists have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila.

Yes, seriously. I would not want to be a seismologist if it meant I was responsible for the earthquakes I study.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: The Recovery Act's Effect on Renewable Energy

He wanted to have his cake and eat it too -- attacking the stimulus because it was politically advantageous for him to do so, while also benefiting from the relief that the stimulus provided.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: What are your top 5 albums of all time

That's a pretty tall order! I am far from being very well versed in musical history, and my musical tastes are still rapidly developing, so I wouldn't feel confident giving anything close to a definitive list. But here are some albums I have consistently enjoyed over the last few years (despite changing tastes) and which still get heavy rotation from me today:

- "Dive Deep" by Morcheeba - "Resurrection" by Common - "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" by A Tribe Called Quest - "Blue Lines" by Massive Attack - "The Score" by Fugees

I really love music that feels textured, organic, warm, and a little rough around the edges. It may be that I'm just looking in the wrong places, but I find it difficult to find music like that lately. Lots of bands seem to be moving toward clean, smooth and cloudy sounds -- which I like, sometimes, but are outside of my comfort zone. If anyone has any recommendations for me -- old or new -- let me know! One recent release that I've really been enjoying is Wax Tailor's "Dusty Rainbow from the Dark," which drew me in immediately.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Hey Hubski -I'll Be Away For a Bit

Share some pictures when you come back!

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: How English sounds to non-English speakers -- a short film in fake English

Ha, I didn't even realize the song was in a different language. I thought it was made up, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckwnRT9RCmg

It's beautiful, isn't it? I don't know why they chose it, but I want to find more music like this.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: What's your favorite episode or moment from the TV show Arrested Development?
"Has anyone in this family even seen a chicken?"

I need to watch the whole series again to satiate my TV comedy fix until the next season of 30 Rock comes out. :)

Does anyone have any other recommendations? Preferably something that's available on the web?

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: Hubski gets a refresh.
What a refreshing refresh! I've been in and out lately, noticing the small changes here and there along the way but this one is so dramatic that I just have to comment!

My first impression is that it looks great -- very clean and modern -- but I'm no longer sure how to read my hub. My natural instinct is to read down the first column and then move to the next, but that requires me to scroll down and then back up which isn't optimal on my small screen. Reading from left to right feels weird, too, because the tiles aren't aligned. Either way, my eye moves around the page a lot and I'm not quite sure where the focus is.

I like the direction you're going; it just needs a few tweaks. If I were less tired I might offer some suggestions, but for now I should sleep.

Edit: As an aside, the "related posts" section of the page shows up under the comment box for me. Do you know how I can fix that? I'm on Chrome / OS X Lion.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: If 6.9B people lived in one big city...
Interesting indeed. I'm used to hearing figures on how much space the world's population would take up if they were standing shoulder to shoulder. It's nice to have a visual representation that's actually grounded in something I can picture and imaging living in.
by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Atheism and Oppression
You might find secular humanism interesting if atheism seems unfulfilling to you.
by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Woman demanding care at St. Mary's hospital is arrested for trespassing, dies in jail
Almost certainly, yes. The final sentence sums up the whole article in a nutshell: "My sister is not here today because people passed judgement."

People looked at her and saw a crazy homeless junkie with poor insurance. It's sad that she was never able to get the mental and physical help she needed. Still, it's hard for me to feel too angry at the doctors and officers involved. They gave her the standard treatment and unfortunately didn't find anything pressing, so they assumed the worse. Seeing thousands of similar cases in their line of work wore their compassion down to apathy and indifference which seem even more monstrous in retrospect. Fuck, this whole story has me conflicted. I don't know what to feel or who to blame. It's all so frustrating.

by scarp  ·  link  ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: Some small changes.
I've always thought that the dotted yellow-ish lines that denote comment indentation are an odd color that stick out from the site's otherwise cool* color scheme. I think the blue-gray color used for the banner would be more fitting. That's just my personal opinion on general aesthetics.

*as opposed to warm; not Fonzie cool

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