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Opaque

not able to be seen through; not transparent; impenetrable to light hard to understand; not clear

Ed Tubb

@edtubb.bsky.social

Am I right that the GTA’s temperature forecast for today has dropped by ~10C since yesterday?

I presume that’s because the air is opaque?

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Beguile

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

@torontomovieguy.bsky.social

In Front of Your Face (2021) – Hong’s (of course) delicately beguiling film, punctuated by more-explicit-than-usual expression of belief

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Empirical

based on or concerned with observation and experience (rather than just a theory); experiential; hands-on

Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv)

@socpaperbot.bsky.social

Different missions linked with different structures, yet similar hierarchies: Factors Differentiating U.S. Agency Organizational Structures from 2004-2021 Organizational structure matters in all organizations, but we have little empirical understanding of how organizational missi
#sociology link

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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

yuyuko@glass-mountain-sys

@asriel.balloon.moe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LCjjX86NMs?v=5LCj...

Watched this while thinking about conversations I've had about media literacy, as well as the dissonance between commentary about the consumption habits of young artists vs. how many young artists I've been absolutely blown away by as of late

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Anachronism

A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists (especially something that is conspicuously old-fashioned)

Chris B

@burchris.bsky.social

I guess I'm an anachronism for not wanting the movies I love to get prequel TV series.

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Leery

to be cautious or wary due to some realistic suspicions you have; guarded; wary; careful

@jmartinez.bsky.social

I am leery of philosophers because they love to tell you what to do. I find them too white —too European.

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Tortuous

full of twists and turns (typically used to describe winding dangerous roads) excessively long and complex (typically describing a convoluted argument)

TovahR 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲

@tovahr.bsky.social

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iuyGx5pPREk&is=57wQC8ivRbdjs5cq?v=iuyG...

Sidney Blumenthal & Sean Wilentz review the SCOTUS term w/Stephen Vladeck, of Georgetown Law & author of “The Shadow Docket,” to explain the political nature of the court’s recent decisions, its tortuous twists & turns to reach results the conservative majority wanted.

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Catholic

including a wide variety of things; all-embracing

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@machi2ns.bsky.social

What I find quite interesting is that the modern left-right divide has ended up with a leftwing that is arguably 'conservative' in many ways.
Its a little humorous that youd find radical-left queer zoomers agreeing with the catholic pope on anything, let alone something concerning technology

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