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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkToday I finished watching the first season of Yuru Camp △. I was looking for something relaxing and perhaps pretty to look at, and well, I couldn't stand the annoying childlike voices all the...Today I finished watching the first season of Yuru Camp △.
I was looking for something relaxing and perhaps pretty to look at, and well, I couldn't stand the annoying childlike voices all the characters have and their usual high-pitched reactions to every mundane thing that happens. The best moments are those with the solo camper Rin, or when she's with Nadesiko. The opening theme alone made me think this wasn't going to be what I was looking for, and I should've heeded it.
Too bad we couldn't have more chill time alone with Rin.
Maybe next I'll get onto my Seirei no Moribito rewatch.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkI'm 9 episodes into season 1 of Yuru Camp △, and I don't know if I'll finish. I thought this series would be relaxing and it occasionally is, but they try to push jokes constantly and all the...I'm 9 episodes into season 1 of Yuru Camp △, and I don't know if I'll finish. I thought this series would be relaxing and it occasionally is, but they try to push jokes constantly and all the dialogue is filled is girls exaggerating emotion with those monosyllabic vocalisations and it isn't calming to watch. It's cringe a lot of the time.
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Comment on Anime studio Gainax files for bankruptcy, and co-founder Hideaki Anno's current studio Khara acquires "Gainax" trademark in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkThis will be shocking to many as we believed they were happy making tomato products. Still at last Anno got something from them.This will be shocking to many as we believed they were happy making tomato products. Still at last Anno got something from them.
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Comment on I'm really tired of trying to be understanding to my right-winger friends in ~talk
Mopeybloke LinkIt must be serious if you cannot identify the country. Maybe try to leave. No point in working for the benefit of such people.It must be serious if you cannot identify the country. Maybe try to leave. No point in working for the benefit of such people.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentYes.Yes.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentI haven't watched it in a while, but most people seem to think it doesn't. It's very slow and drawn out more than it needed. The studio that produced it, Bee Train, was founded as sort of a...I haven't watched it in a while, but most people seem to think it doesn't. It's very slow and drawn out more than it needed. The studio that produced it, Bee Train, was founded as sort of a hospital for animators. Animation quality was lax over there, to allow animators to not overwork while still collecting a pay.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentI listen to the .hack//SIGN soundtrack on the regular.I listen to the .hack//SIGN soundtrack on the regular.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkI am still following Train to the end of the world, but not as invested as I was when it was happier and randomer. Still generally a bright spot of the week. You just never regret watching an...I am still following Train to the end of the world, but not as invested as I was when it was happier and randomer. Still generally a bright spot of the week. You just never regret watching an episode of this.
There are two series I might be watching soon. Rewatch Seirei no Moribito or starting Yuru Camp. I should probably start Camp anyway so I can have something chill to watch.
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Comment on Mozilla is adding vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI to Firefox in ~tech
Mopeybloke Link ParentMy assumptions: bookmarks have become less useful for the majority of people because traffic on the internet has consolidated into a few websites, some with their own system of bookmarks. Youtube...My assumptions: bookmarks have become less useful for the majority of people because traffic on the internet has consolidated into a few websites, some with their own system of bookmarks. Youtube has "watch later" and other playlists, Reddit has saving, etc. There has also been a rise in people that have dozens of tabs open at all times and have browsers set to open old tabs when launched. So it would be that bookmarks aren't a feature many people are using all that much or would like to see improved.
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Comment on Mozilla is adding vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI to Firefox in ~tech
Mopeybloke LinkI'm glad to hear both of those and the recent improved performance of Firefox; even installed it again to test. However, I ain't sure I'll be switching back to main Firefox since Floorp already...I'm glad to hear both of those and the recent improved performance of Firefox; even installed it again to test. However, I ain't sure I'll be switching back to main Firefox since Floorp already has some of these features like vertical tab [and better tree-style tab integration].
The AI stuff seems to be the new meme of the day. I wonder whether this will be feature everyone lets go of in the future. I've barely used it though.
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Comment on Another Chrome vulnerability - dissection of yesterday's zero day bug in ~tech
Mopeybloke Link ParentMaybe Firefox will then. They wouldn't be giving those things up.Maybe Firefox will then. They wouldn't be giving those things up.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkI've just caught up to the latest 2 episodes of Train to the end of the end of world. If you aren't watching this, and want to have some fun, you owe it to yourself to give this one a try. Because...I've just caught up to the latest 2 episodes of Train to the end of the end of world.
If you aren't watching this, and want to have some fun, you owe it to yourself to give this one a try. Because it's fun, and even if you aren't invested in it long term, you'll still hardly regret watching an episode. The series' tone is pretty absurd, though not in a manner that alienates the audience.
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Comment on Manga’s dark side: An interview with filmmaker Sybilla Patrizia in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentWell, they could study the consumption of drawn child porn by people [after all, it's legal in Japan] and see whether it's even strongly correlated with child abuse behaviour. Then refine from...How could a scientist possibly, ethically, study this?
Well, they could study the consumption of drawn child porn by people [after all, it's legal in Japan] and see whether it's even strongly correlated with child abuse behaviour. Then refine from there.
YOUR OPINION, because that's what you wrote, simply your opinion, is that freedom of speech is more important than criminalizing drawn child pornography.
The legal basis for prohibiting something [especially concerning the limitation of physical freedom, like jail] is that the thing harms or puts in undue risk the rights of others. That needs to be demonstrated.
What many people fail to realize is every rights based system is a rights and responsibilities system.
The responsibility is to not put others' rights to harm or undue risk of harm.
Libel and slander are already codified most places.
That's true, and I ain't against any limitations to freedom of speech. I only insist that harm be demonstrated, as that's what limits the power of the government from abridging your rights to unnecessary degrees.
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Comment on Manga’s dark side: An interview with filmmaker Sybilla Patrizia in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentYou can't criminalise it without impinging free speech. It is a speech prohibition after all.You can't criminalise it without impinging free speech. It is a speech prohibition after all.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkI've been watching Train to the end of the world. Finally train otaku have something to look forward to other than getting in the way. This is a currently airing show, and it does not fill the...I've been watching Train to the end of the world. Finally train otaku have something to look forward to other than getting in the way. This is a currently airing show, and it does not fill the Frieren shaped hole in my life. Not sure I need it filled quite yet though.
I've also been trying to get through Manabi straight again. Always lose interest 4 episodes in or such, but this time I'm feeling better about it. I hope I can keep to at least one episode a day. So far failing. This show looked pretty good, and makes me sad UFOtable became a Nasu-joint later. The highlight to me so far is whenever they bring up the claps in the soundtrack, and I actually like the tsundere character in this show. Mei has understandable reasons and doesn't just have a random personality switch!
I've also been catching the weekly Spice and wolf episode. I was never quite in love with the series or sad it stopped back then. On the whole, I'm not sure how much I buy the economy aspects. The haggling scene on episode 3 seemed a bit ridiculous to me and could potentially come to bite Lawrence in the back later on with him getting a much better price on pelts than they were worth with a major trading company whose agent remembers his name and face years after seeing him last.
Some plans for possible re-watches soonish:
- Seirei no moribito
- Mezzo DSA
- REC [only partially watched before]
- Yuru Camp [first time]
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Comment on Manga’s dark side: An interview with filmmaker Sybilla Patrizia in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentThat's anecdotal. What we need for evidence is studies linking the use of such porn to committing child abuse and establishing a causal link. Let's not relax evidence standards because we think...That's anecdotal. What we need for evidence is studies linking the use of such porn to committing child abuse and establishing a causal link. Let's not relax evidence standards because we think the porn in question is disgusting or whatever. Freedom of speech is an important right that should only be limited when its expression harms other people's fundamental rights. There needs to be a better standard for that than one guy said so.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke LinkI have been [re]watching Shinreigari/Ghost Hound. I remember seeing this show as it came out and people talked about it, and it looked awesome to me, both detail and aesthetic. I thought this was...I have been [re]watching Shinreigari/Ghost Hound.
I remember seeing this show as it came out and people talked about it, and it looked awesome to me, both detail and aesthetic. I thought this was what new anime were going to look like. Then they proceeded to look arse for that entire decade.
There is a lot of implied supernatural stuff going on in this anime. It's weird how no "psychological" anime I've seen is as grounded as I'd expect. Seemingly they all go with the notion of there needing to be stuff inexplicable by the unitary view on brain/consciousness, and take that to mean they should have ghosts and the like.
Still, great series so far. I watched all the way back, but it will need to justify itself to current me.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Mopeybloke LinkWrath: Aeon of Ruin came out of early access recently, and I installed it. I was enjoying it, but decided to wait for a patch that possibly fixes the weird stuttering I was encountering. In the...Wrath: Aeon of Ruin came out of early access recently, and I installed it. I was enjoying it, but decided to wait for a patch that possibly fixes the weird stuttering I was encountering.
In the mean time I was looking for a game that I could play on PC with a gamepad, but I found none in my library I want to play at the moment. I don't play "AAA" games, but was looking into Oceanhorn. Maybe I'll pick up on GOG.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Mopeybloke Link ParentIt was easy to overlook that flip phones still exist in Stand Alone Complex because our character all have cyberbrains they can communicate at distance with. Weirdly enough the Solid State Society...It was easy to overlook that flip phones still exist in Stand Alone Complex because our character all have cyberbrains they can communicate at distance with. Weirdly enough the Solid State Society movie from 2007 [which is essentially 3rd gig] flip phones are more prominently featured. Flip phones were more long-lived in Japan though.
Was VR more predictable than touchscreen slabs with cameras and flashlights?
Honestly, smart phones just aren't cool enough to be predicted before they arrive. That's my take on it at least. If you could tell people of the time about smart phones, I don't think they'd be too excited about it. At least not specifically the touch-screen type. Phones were already becoming computers with app stores before touch-screens became the norm. There were a lot of flip-phone games too.
I remember watching the first adaptation of this, which started back in the late 1990's. That one looks so good that it's hard for me to brave the new adaptation. Add to that I don't love HXH so I could be watching anything else.