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Comment on Revisiting the GBA Castlevania Games (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, and Aria of Sorrow) in ~games
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Comment on Heat death of the internet in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentI started paying for Kagi search this year, it's definitely $11/mo better than Google, and they have guides for setting Kagi as default search engine for all browsers and platforms.I started paying for Kagi search this year, it's definitely $11/mo better than Google, and they have guides for setting Kagi as default search engine for all browsers and platforms.
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Comment on Tales of the Shire | Official announcement trailer in ~games
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Comment on The great Serengeti land grab in ~enviro
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Comment on I have an issue with the 3 Body Problem in ~tv
cutmetal Link ParentI think you're right that they should have addressed this. The sophonts could have zoomed around at the speed of light checking out local star systems until a suitable, empty one was found....Why don't they just pick suitable uninhabited star system in vicinity and colonize space which is better long term strategy anyways?
I think you're right that they should have addressed this. The sophonts could have zoomed around at the speed of light checking out local star systems until a suitable, empty one was found. Guessing they just couldn't come up with a satisfying answer so they just ignored it and left it to us.
Best I can do is: alien reasoning? They found a planet they liked and judged the risk of fighting humanity to be less than the risk involved with waiting to fund another planet?
Or: maybe the sophonts only last 500 years, so long enough to get to earth but it would be a risk to only get 1000 light-years of exploration to find another suitable host planet? I might have gone with that one, actually.
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Comment on Sorry. Your car will never drive you around. in ~transport
cutmetal Link ParentWhat is this "comment box" thing you're doing?What is this "comment box" thing you're doing?
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Comment on AI models found to show language bias by recommending Black defendents be 'sentenced to death' in ~tech
cutmetal Link ParentI mean, yeah. If we really care to do this, why not run the defendant's statement through another AI that will formalize the language they use?I mean, yeah. If we really care to do this, why not run the defendant's statement through another AI that will formalize the language they use?
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Comment on 350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? in ~finance
cutmetal Link ParentI think you're right, but I also think that, as places become less liveable, fewer people will live there, and in worsening conditions. It might take 100 years to get there, or it might take 10,...I think you're right, but I also think that, as places become less liveable, fewer people will live there, and in worsening conditions. It might take 100 years to get there, or it might take 10, idk. Or maybe we pull a rabbit from the hat and arrest climate change, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that.
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Comment on 350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? in ~finance
cutmetal Link ParentIt will happen. As climate change progresses, eventually people living in high-risk places won't have any options left for insurance, and so people won't be able to get mortgages, and these places...It will happen. As climate change progresses, eventually people living in high-risk places won't have any options left for insurance, and so people won't be able to get mortgages, and these places will become depopulated as they fall into ruin. I think building codes will be abandoned too, and you'll see a thinned-out remaining populace living in unpermitted, ramshackle shanties and in the decaying, patched together husks of older buildings.
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Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games
cutmetal Link ParentWe'd play the same way! The mechanical rules of the Risk game are in stone, but anything goes in the social sphere - alliances, treaties, betrayals, misdirection etc. Lots of feelings got hurt,...We'd play the same way! The mechanical rules of the Risk game are in stone, but anything goes in the social sphere - alliances, treaties, betrayals, misdirection etc. Lots of feelings got hurt, haha. Man, those were the days.
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Comment on Tell me about your weird religious beliefs in ~humanities
cutmetal Link ParentKind of reminds me of The Egg. https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.htmlKind of reminds me of The Egg.
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Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life
cutmetal Link ParentTrue, my comment could have been a little more generous. Editing.True, my comment could have been a little more generous. Editing.
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Comment on I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test in ~life
cutmetal (edited )LinkThe photos were incomplete, removing the actual question being asked of the candidate....- Exemplary
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OP on reddit cropped all those photos to removephotos were incomplete, removing the actual question being asked of the candidate.(Edited: OP may have cropped for karma, or maybe OP was viewing the test in some webview that didn't show the question header.)
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Comment on No, aliens haven’t visited the Earth. Why are so many smart people insisting otherwise? in ~space
cutmetal Link ParentMan I feel the same way as you do! Those "leaks" sound so interesting, I'd love to read about them if you have any links handy.Man I feel the same way as you do! Those "leaks" sound so interesting, I'd love to read about them if you have any links handy.
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Comment on No, aliens haven’t visited the Earth. Why are so many smart people insisting otherwise? in ~space
cutmetal Link ParentI don't recommend you watch the Lazar "documentaries" on Netflix and/or Prime, but if you do then by the end you'll see how the guy is a total crank. He has his followers go sit out and look at...I don't recommend you watch the Lazar "documentaries" on Netflix and/or Prime, but if you do then by the end you'll see how the guy is a total crank. He has his followers go sit out and look at the night sky, says you can "will" UFOs to appear, and they point at every moving light in the sky as evidence of this.
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Comment on Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the first scroll! in ~comp
cutmetal LinkWow that was an amazing read, well-worth reading it all in spite of the length. I can't wait to learn about what these guys uncover as they progress through the rest of the library!Wow that was an amazing read, well-worth reading it all in spite of the length. I can't wait to learn about what these guys uncover as they progress through the rest of the library!
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Comment on How Cory Doctorow got scammed (and why AI will make it worse) in ~finance
cutmetal (edited )LinkReading this, all I could think was: I wonder how much the credit union actually appreciated Cory Doctorow's "help"? Were they thinking, yeah this is great, this guy knows what he's talking about...Reading this, all I could think was: I wonder how much the credit union actually appreciated Cory Doctorow's "help"? Were they thinking, yeah this is great, this guy knows what he's talking about and can help us harden our systems. Or: OMG, this fucking writer, why couldn't it have been anyone else to get scammed so we could move on with our day.
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Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music
cutmetal LinkJohn Frusciante, sometime guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has a prolific solo career. Some of it is profound and some is trash. Some of it is somewhat similar to the more subdued Chili...John Frusciante, sometime guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has a prolific solo career. Some of it is profound and some is trash. Some of it is somewhat similar to the more subdued Chili Peppers output, so if you like the vibe on By The Way but aren't in love with the funky aspects or Anthony Kiedis, check this out. The best albums are:
- To Record Only Water For Ten Days (third? solo release, first good one, and I think first where he was sober. Shredding, soaring guitars, vocals, drum machine, lo-fi recording, a masterpiece)
- The Will To Death (it's an electric guitar but it feels like an acoustic album)
- The Empyrean (concept-y album, this is John at his most when his most was most good)
- Inside of Emptiness (this is what drugs feel like to me)
But, if solo projects don't count as side projects, then check out Ataxia, which was a band John formed with the guy from The Mars Volta and the guy who replaced John in the Chili Peppers. They released two albums (EPs maybe?) and are solidly in the top half of the Frusciante pantheon.
And now for something completely different - if you like Sleep or High on Fire, Matt Pike did vocals (and guitar I think?) for a band called Kalas that released a single album, and it's so fucking good. If you're even vaguely interested then you'll probably like it.
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Comment on What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back? in ~space
cutmetal Link ParentGod, Poe was singular. The man had a handle on the darkness.God, Poe was singular. The man had a handle on the darkness.
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Comment on How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media? in ~talk
cutmetal Link ParentRight? It's such a shame too, the guy's content was unique. Uncle Bumblefuck over-committed to his crazy.Right? It's such a shame too, the guy's content was unique. Uncle Bumblefuck over-committed to his crazy.
I'm actually replaying CotM right now, for the first time since when it originally released on GBA! Nearly done with it, and I have to agree with basically everything you said. How in the world did they think that double-tap to run was a good control scheme?
On difficulty, I didn't have too much trouble with the double dragons, managed to beat them before getting the "health recharge" DSS ability. After dying a few times I figured out that you can stand in the middle and jump over their head swings. I also figured out early on how overpowered the cross toss is, and that helped a lot. So far, the hardest part for me has been climbing the tower with the bloody swords and marionettes. Back in the day I remember getting frustrated on the final boss and quitting, hopefully I can finally finish the game now, 20 years later!