ANuStart's recent activity
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society
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Comment on Why are Russians who oppose the war not taking to the streets? in ~society
ANuStart LinkA really good (or ex really good) friend of mine married a Russian woman 10 years ago. Most anti-Putin, anti-Trump guy I've ever met About a year before the war they moved from NY to St....A really good (or ex really good) friend of mine married a Russian woman 10 years ago. Most anti-Putin, anti-Trump guy I've ever met
About a year before the war they moved from NY to St. Petersburg. Saw him a few times and nothing too unusual and he still held the same views.
A few months into the Ukraine war I can hardly recognize the guy, my old friend. The propaganda is so heavy and so constant, to him and his wife Ukraine is the most corrupt country on earth second only to any nation that's a part of NATO. The deaths of innocent people that once upset him on the whole makes him happy as long as they are Ukrainian.
Propaganda is so fucking scary and dangerous, and at this point I just wish I could have my friend bacj
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
ANuStart Link ParentYou can tell the people that produced ff14 also did this one and were too scared to try something new. It's like they had a cool story to tell and a successful system and they were like welp take...You can tell the people that produced ff14 also did this one and were too scared to try something new.
It's like they had a cool story to tell and a successful system and they were like welp take that system, make it single player and stretch the story out. How should we fill in the rest of world and pad the game play? No idea. Just make sure it's tedious and unrewarding
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
ANuStart LinkI got Satisfactory and holy shit what a game. I'm seriously impressed by what the devs have accomplished here My only issue with it is the same issue I have with games like this, and it's totally...I got Satisfactory and holy shit what a game. I'm seriously impressed by what the devs have accomplished here
My only issue with it is the same issue I have with games like this, and it's totally on me... I'm not very imaginative/creative so I quickly hit a wall with these games or stop playing do the paralysis from all the options
Also enjoying Returnal
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
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Comment on Any Tildes android app? in ~tildes
ANuStart LinkI think the reddit is fun guy is developing oneI think the reddit is fun guy is developing one
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Comment on Which board games have you all been playing this week (to 2nd July)? in ~games.tabletop
ANuStart LinkI'm going to give Ironsworn: Starforged a shot. I don't have a very active imagination sadly, so I'm hoping to get something out of thisI'm going to give Ironsworn: Starforged a shot. I don't have a very active imagination sadly, so I'm hoping to get something out of this
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Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech
ANuStart LinkThe timing of all this in relation to the US elections I feel like is not a coincidence. Musk has an obvious political bias and fucking with Twitter hamstrings many peoples platform while giving...The timing of all this in relation to the US elections I feel like is not a coincidence. Musk has an obvious political bias and fucking with Twitter hamstrings many peoples platform while giving him the ability to favor others
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Comment on Video game recommendations in ~games
ANuStart Link ParentI don't know what I am missing with this game because on paper it checks off the right boxes But after some time with the game, every mission feels the same so I don't have any motivation to keep...I don't know what I am missing with this game because on paper it checks off the right boxes
But after some time with the game, every mission feels the same so I don't have any motivation to keep playing it.
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Comment on Any BBS sysops here from back in the day? in ~comp
ANuStart LinkI hosted a TriBBS server at home, loved sharing files and door games and shit like that. Recently I was hosting an Enigma1/2 server, it's modern software that runs on NodeJS and connected it to...I hosted a TriBBS server at home, loved sharing files and door games and shit like that.
Recently I was hosting an Enigma1/2 server, it's modern software that runs on NodeJS and connected it to DoorParty which is awesome. I might have to put it back up
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Comment on The four best Reddit alternatives: As Reddit melts down, users are fleeing to lemmy, kbin, tildes and more in ~tech
ANuStart LinkTildes is my favorite and Kbin a close second. There's one called Discuit that looks really promising and is really snappy that I hope takes off as I like it more than Squabbles but it is pretty...Tildes is my favorite and Kbin a close second. There's one called Discuit that looks really promising and is really snappy that I hope takes off as I like it more than Squabbles but it is pretty bare bones at the moment
Exciting times for content aggregation
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Comment on GenX, what is a music video that you feel best represents us? in ~music
ANuStart LinkThe Cranberries - Zombie will always resonate for meThe Cranberries - Zombie will always resonate for me
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Comment on Settling in to new social media patterns after the "Rexxit" in ~tech
ANuStart LinkI joined Kbin and Tildes and they both are pretty great I like the tailored discussions in Tildes the most but the shoot-from-the-hip chaos of Kbin and the fediverse is kind of fun, although...I joined Kbin and Tildes and they both are pretty great
I like the tailored discussions in Tildes the most but the shoot-from-the-hip chaos of Kbin and the fediverse is kind of fun, although there's quite a few things about it I don't like in general
But once third party apps die this week I don't see myself going on reddit much
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Comment on Wagner head says group standing down after claims of deal in ~society
ANuStart LinkI've been confused by things before, but this definitely tops the listI've been confused by things before, but this definitely tops the list
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
ANuStart LinkI've started a new routine that I think I like more Every day I'll do 20 minutes of Tabata on the bike in the morning Every other day I'll use my lunch break to do PPL, just got a new flat bench...I've started a new routine that I think I like more
Every day I'll do 20 minutes of Tabata on the bike in the morning
Every other day I'll use my lunch break to do PPL, just got a new flat bench for the garage gym so I'm excited to start that.
Prior to this I was just doing random bike rides and starting strength but SS really fucked me up, your weight increases so fast and I didn't notice how bad my form was getting until I couldn't walk anymore.
PPL has been great though so far!
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Comment on Super Mario RPG - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 in ~games
ANuStart LinkI'm losing my shit, one of my favorite games everI'm losing my shit, one of my favorite games ever
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Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv
ANuStart LinkI could watch Scrubs and Firefly and never get sick of itI could watch Scrubs and Firefly and never get sick of it
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Comment on What does your self-hosted server setup look like? in ~comp
ANuStart Linkrdt-client sounds really cool I've been using a service called plex-debrid that lets me mount my debrid account as a folder for Plex streaming that I've really liked This sound like the next...rdt-client sounds really cool
I've been using a service called plex-debrid that lets me mount my debrid account as a folder for Plex streaming that I've really liked
This sound like the next iteration of that
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Comment on What was your first programming language, what languages do you know now, and what tips do you have for those trying to learn any of those? in ~comp
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Comment on What's the most unexpected thing you've stumbled upon on the internet? in ~tech
ANuStart Link ParentThe fact that this page isn't absolutely lousy with ads is so refreshingThe fact that this page isn't absolutely lousy with ads is so refreshing
I think one thing many are missing here is Kamala wasn't up against ONLY a well organized Trump.
She was fighting on numerous fronts against an overwhelming amount of Propaganda designed to influence how you vote or to not vote at all
Russia, China, Iran are just a few of the major players that spend an inordinate amount of time and money to infiltrate social media and push a narrative to influence your political views, if you're hooked on Instagram you more than likely are being deliberately fed pro Trump propaganda or propaganda to disenfranchise you so you don't vote
Then you have extremely powerful people like Elon Musk who own the largest social media platform amplifying this same propaganda.
Then you have more liberal sites like reddit where it's just an echo chamber, but again there's so many bots leading you to believe everything is ok and the Democrats can't lose that you might not go out and vote.
These are very powerful nations with very powerful people that have a ton of experience in the psychology of propaganda, Putin in particular is a master of this craft. These adversarial nations want nothing more than to destabilize western nations, especially the US and Donald Trump is a catalyst to that.
No matter where you turn for information you can't escape it, the rich and powerful side with conservatism and authoritarianism to protect their wealth and keep us hurting so it's too costly for us to demand change. There's very few if any places to turn now for accurate information.
It's no surprise people voted for him because the only viewpoint of Donald Trump they have is the reality being fabricated around him.
People voted for Donald Trump because they were led to believe that the problems they have (real or imagined) are caused by one side and the amplified message is that only he can fix those problems.
Hopefully those same voters will have the self awareness to recognize and push back when they realize that he has no plans or intention of helping anyone