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Comment on Why did Google Maps have a big black smudge in the South Pacific before 2012? And why did it disappear? And what does it have to do with Captain Cook? And what is a phantom island? | Map Men in ~humanities.history
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Comment on Which food delivery app, in your opinion, is the best? in ~food
AAA1374 Link ParentFor me it was actually the opposite - when I lived in a less densely populated area I found myself using services more because it was so much work to get in my car, drive somewhere, pay, bring it...For me it was actually the opposite - when I lived in a less densely populated area I found myself using services more because it was so much work to get in my car, drive somewhere, pay, bring it back, eat, then feel like shit.
In a more populated area, I find myself willing to walk 20 minutes to a restaurant, eat, then walk back - and the pleasant thing is that I've also gotten an opportunity to walk in while doing it.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
AAA1374 LinkI'm trying to scrap together a basic plan for a documentary style video project. I want to make short form documentaries because it'll allow me to exercise so many of the creative hobbies I've...I'm trying to scrap together a basic plan for a documentary style video project. I want to make short form documentaries because it'll allow me to exercise so many of the creative hobbies I've built up my skills in over the last few years, but I'm having some slight difficulty finding a topic I'm able to start with here. Partially because I've not become super familiar with my surroundings but also just because I've been busy with a full-time job that hasn't really given me any time to rest in the last year.
Then it'll be a matter of principal research, writing, location filming, editing (for the first time in nearly a decade), mixing, and actually publishing it - then not getting discouraged when it's not a particular success. But I genuinely relish the challenge of putting it all together and pushing myself to do more than I ever have before.
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Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentAs a small indie musician, I'd actually be really offended if anybody pirated my music. I'd send you a .WAV file for free if you just asked lmao. In all seriousness, I don't make anything by...As a small indie musician, I'd actually be really offended if anybody pirated my music.
I'd send you a .WAV file for free if you just asked lmao.
In all seriousness, I don't make anything by comparison to an actual job off of my music. It's my hobby, and it's one I'm so glad I have, but I'd rather have people listening to it than paying for it. I'd love to make money off of it, too, don't get me wrong - but I don't expect to. If somebody wants to hear it and doesn't want to pay, I would seriously send them the music myself just because they're interested.
That being said, I would be more upset if it was used for a large scale project, like a game, without some form of agreement between myself and that creator. Listening to my music and using it for your own profit are two totally different things though so that hardly applies in this case.
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Comment on Who's running for US president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and likely candidates — vying for your vote in ~misc
AAA1374 Link Parent1800 was such a complicated and ridiculous affair that it caused the 12th amendment to be passed. My understanding is that the president and vice president election still was not a separate affair...1800 was such a complicated and ridiculous affair that it caused the 12th amendment to be passed. My understanding is that the president and vice president election still was not a separate affair until after this election.
And the Garner one is definitely a gray area but it kind of counts. It's weird, the US is weird, and it smells bad. (Source: live in the US)
Quick edit to add that it shouldn't be surprising a vice president would run against their incumbent president under the older system where both had run for the same office (1796 election to 1800). Dramatically different circumstances than the current thing to be fair though.
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Comment on Who's running for US president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and likely candidates — vying for your vote in ~misc
AAA1374 Link ParentI believe at that point though you're talking prior to vice presidents being chosen as running mates - I think it was actually the election after this (1804, with the 12th amendment) that vice...I believe at that point though you're talking prior to vice presidents being chosen as running mates - I think it was actually the election after this (1804, with the 12th amendment) that vice presidents officially no longer were awarded as second place for presidential elections.
So effectively it doesn't really happen. The only other time I can think of was one of FDR's VPs (Garner?).
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Comment on Starfield - what are your thoughts? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentOhhhhh, yeah I get what you mean. I did notice that and it bothered me a bit too. Even if most of it was useless and empty anyway, it was always nice to have the option to open a random thing. As...Ohhhhh, yeah I get what you mean. I did notice that and it bothered me a bit too. Even if most of it was useless and empty anyway, it was always nice to have the option to open a random thing.
As far as immersion goes, I kind of agree - there are some weird things with the food and drinks but honestly I'm willing to just let it go, they did put fresh apples in ancient unopened crypts in Skyrim.
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Comment on Starfield - what are your thoughts? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentQuick point to mention that at least on PC, you can definitely open a lot of containers by selecting the "transfer" option. It took me about 20 minutes to realize it since I was just grabbing...Quick point to mention that at least on PC, you can definitely open a lot of containers by selecting the "transfer" option. It took me about 20 minutes to realize it since I was just grabbing everything in sight for a while.
I'm not enamored with the game, but since I didn't pay for it I'm not offended - though I was definitely disappointed when I selected the Ronin class only to realize that the early part of the game makes it almost impossible to stealth kill with melee. So my badass build was immediately taken out back and shot in the head with the guns the game clearly wanted me to use.
It's fine though, nothing exceptional in my eyes, but it's not egregious in my experience either. Though I seem to be the only person in that camp.
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Comment on Starfield - what are your thoughts? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentYou're definitely having a worse experience than I, and I was going into it looking for problems. I didn't pay for it to be clear, it's free on Game Pass, but even still I'm surprised at how not...You're definitely having a worse experience than I, and I was going into it looking for problems.
I didn't pay for it to be clear, it's free on Game Pass, but even still I'm surprised at how not bad it's been. I'm playing on low settings in 1080p on a mobile 3060, and it's not had any problems after building shaders (which took like 3 minutes when launching).
I'm not enthralled with the game, it definitely feels a bit hollow to me so far - but combat is fine in my experience, and there's enough character customization that I do think people who enjoy it can get a ton of play time out of it.
Overall, I'm just kind of, "meh" on it. Would've preferred Elder Scrolls VI.
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Comment on Can you sell musicals to someone who hates musicals? in ~movies
AAA1374 LinkI'm actually in almost exactly the same boat. RHPS was the only musical I ever really got into at all for a while. That being said, I used to work at a movie theatre and got to see La La Land for...I'm actually in almost exactly the same boat. RHPS was the only musical I ever really got into at all for a while.
That being said, I used to work at a movie theatre and got to see La La Land for free. I wouldn't have, because I hated musicals, but plenty of people who claimed the same said it was just worth it.
It definitely got me, I loved it - but it didn't ignite anything in me, so I'm curious if anything can. I've put up with plenty of them for the sake of being with people who wanted to watch them, but I just can't enjoy them.
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Comment on What’s a value that you hold but also struggle to live up to? in ~talk
AAA1374 Link ParentI understand this and I don't know if it's just me or what, but it was actually shockingly easy to divorce myself from it. I started by diminishing my exposure to social media and eliminating...I understand this and I don't know if it's just me or what, but it was actually shockingly easy to divorce myself from it.
I started by diminishing my exposure to social media and eliminating anything that directly shoved a lot of politics in my face. Not that I don't keep abreast of the information, but I don't watch videos of highly politically motivated people intended to incense people or anything. This alone meant that my exposure was reduced and I saw that there weren't as many people in my daily life who behaved in ways that raised those concerns.
In addition, I just compartmentalized religions to an extent. I've never really been religious particularly, but I get that religion in all its forms is or was a means of controlling fears. We created Gods and monsters to break the curse of the unknown, and as we conquered the world to make it known - we killed our gods until all that was left was death itself. Right now people are growing fears in different ways, and turning to their one-size-fits-all religion across America.
Their fears are that their way of life is changing, that their community is under threat, that they may not be strictly black-and-white good guys, that there are even just problems that need solving. People are reactionary, and with time will calm down.
Religion isn't inherently an evil - it's a place of community and mutual devotion. The problem is that it's easy to mishandle a bomb, and these communities are currently pent up. But there are a lot of people who aren't so stuck into all of that such that they fail to see the forest for the trees. Plenty of people found religion to make them feel at peace with the things they can't change instead of being angry because they can't change it. In a case where I can assume a person in front of me is delusional and wielding the weapon of indignance or that they're simply trying to find temperance of their fears - I'll choose optimism over malice.
Maybe it's the long standing policy of that assumption that people generally are trying to do the best they can for themselves that means I don't take offense to much. But one way or another, I get the concerns you raise and I hope you're able to find the peace you want as well. Peace and love to everyone in the meantime.
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Comment on Winners: Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year in ~arts
AAA1374 LinkI don't think I liked the overall winner anywhere nearly as much as some of the other shots in the competition. I also feel like the bee was underrated, that bee made me feel something, man. Also...I don't think I liked the overall winner anywhere nearly as much as some of the other shots in the competition. I also feel like the bee was underrated, that bee made me feel something, man.
Also what a fascinating shot to capture light pollution from satellites - it gave me a feeling of morose perversion, as if not even the sky is out of the grasp of our poisonous influence.
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Comment on Best and worst US states to drive in in ~transport
AAA1374 LinkThis kind of matches my experience having driven across the country. Some of the areas they label as having bad infrastructure I don't think were as bad as some other areas. But, giving minor...This kind of matches my experience having driven across the country. Some of the areas they label as having bad infrastructure I don't think were as bad as some other areas. But, giving minor exceptions where I think some places are honestly only marginally better or worse than the results bore out, I actually think this kind of makes sense.
Also just fun for me that the places I told people were bad to drive in I can now give them this map and show them they're just wrong.
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Comment on What's your method for shopping for laptops? in ~tech
AAA1374 LinkI tend to keep my hardware running as long as possible so I don't regularly have to purchase anything, but I did in the last year purchase a new laptop to replace my aging hardware that wasn't...I tend to keep my hardware running as long as possible so I don't regularly have to purchase anything, but I did in the last year purchase a new laptop to replace my aging hardware that wasn't able to do even the light gaming I like to do from time to time.
All I really did was just wait until Black Friday, look at some of the better deals on various websites, then waited a few days for returns to come in on units I was interested in so I could get open box products for even cheaper. I was able to get a $1000+ laptop for around $600.
I think a bigger thing is that generally I keep abreast of what hardware is available and so I know roughly what level I'm looking for. That also helps me get my budget down before I even start looking and often you can filter for specific hardware.
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
AAA1374 Link ParentWell of course not, there's much less variable in something like that. You can produce several bows or guns with fairly consistent standards of quality within enough margin that the results should...Well of course not, there's much less variable in something like that. You can produce several bows or guns with fairly consistent standards of quality within enough margin that the results should be based firmly on quality of competitor.
Horses are living animals, they're never going to be the same no matter what you try to do. At least I don't think so, but I literally know nothing about the sports.
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
AAA1374 Link ParentIs it flat or is there an incline? If it's flat, the top of your driveway to me would just be whichever side you start on at that time (i.e. you're at the top when you start to enter or start to...Is it flat or is there an incline?
If it's flat, the top of your driveway to me would just be whichever side you start on at that time (i.e. you're at the top when you start to enter or start to exit the property, the bottom at the end of that).
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
AAA1374 Link ParentI've also had this thought and to me it's ridiculous to assume that the humans are athletes unless they all have blind draw on horses that were raised by an objective third party and rated...I've also had this thought and to me it's ridiculous to assume that the humans are athletes unless they all have blind draw on horses that were raised by an objective third party and rated independently as athletically similar to one another.
Either that or they all must ride each other's horses in turn to average scores across all horses and see who is the best.
I don't actually know the mechanics of any horse sport, but it just seems ridiculous to me. Clearly the horses are a variable that are difficult to control, so how can you assess that a particular rider is just a better athlete than another?
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Comment on Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentI don't think so, I think the problem was that they were trying to change their reputation and make themselves out to be a reputable media outlet for the tech industry, but fell short in terms of...I don't think so, I think the problem was that they were trying to change their reputation and make themselves out to be a reputable media outlet for the tech industry, but fell short in terms of accuracy blamed (in many opinions) on an overly hectic film schedule that didn't allow for errors to be corrected properly.
People, for better or for worse, like the personalities of LMG.
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Comment on LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery in ~science
AAA1374 LinkThis is the beauty of peer reviewed science - can't say I'm not disappointed a bit about not having a world changing material, but I'm still pleased that in the end, we can trust honest science.This is the beauty of peer reviewed science - can't say I'm not disappointed a bit about not having a world changing material, but I'm still pleased that in the end, we can trust honest science.
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Comment on Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentLargely I agree with your sentiment but I don't think it's so clear cut in this instance. Grand statements require grand evidence - and so far all we have are several (believable, but...Largely I agree with your sentiment but I don't think it's so clear cut in this instance.
Grand statements require grand evidence - and so far all we have are several (believable, but unsubstantiated) claims of abuse. I don't think it's responsible to condemn anybody on the face of simple statements. I'm not saying I don't want to give her the benefit of the doubt, I'm just saying I feel wrong to immediately assume guilt without any sort of evidence or even just a chance for the other party to retort.
To my knowledge, she is the only confirmed former employee to make specific claims regarding sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct/contact, or specific verbal abuse. That doesn't mean she's lying, it just means that we don't even have multiple people (yet) to help corroborate her version of events.
She could be witch hunting, or she could be trying to finally get her voice out when she hasn't felt comfortable doing it before. Until someone can provide evidence one way or the other, it's incredibly not my place to make a judgement on it.
As always, it's so fascinating and entertaining to see Mark and Jay give such a storied glimpse into something most people would never know (or think) about.
I recommend pausing to read the diary at about 3 minutes in just to appreciate the extra work that had no need to be in there but really adds that extra level I've come to expect from Jay Foreman.