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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In finland, you can record any conversation that you are a part of, without asking.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can you point me to the law that allows that?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Laws operate by restriction, not allowance. That which is not prohibited is permitted.

The probibitions on recording only apply to third parties. If you are part of the conversation, (or the participants have no expectation of privacy) it is permissible for you to record that conversation.

[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] 0xKesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Am I reading the correct bit?

Chapter 24, section 5 - Eavesdropping

A person who unlawfully listens to or records with a technical device

  1. a discussion, talk or other sounds of private life, where these are not intended for his or her knowledge and which occur or arise in a place covered by the right to domestic privacy, or
  2. secretly, elsewhere than in a place covered by the right to domestic privacy, talk that is not intended for his or her knowledge or for the knowledge of any other third parties, where the circumstances are such that the speaker has no reason to believe that a third party is listening shall be sentenced for eavesdropping to a fine or to imprisonment for at most one year.

An attempt is punishable.

This to me seems like it reads against what you are saying no?

EDIT: And actually, isn't this more about an unknown third party anyway?