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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
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Comment on Is it possible to build a sustainable image and video hosting service? in ~comp
Antares Link ParentI’d be very interested in that data, and depending on what it is I may know someone interested in it!I’d be very interested in that data, and depending on what it is I may know someone interested in it!
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Comment on What do you look for in cooking related YouTube content? in ~food
Antares LinkAs a different take from most of the other top comments, I generally don’t go to YouTube for food education, or recipes. It is much easier for me to use and refer to text based recipes or...As a different take from most of the other top comments, I generally don’t go to YouTube for food education, or recipes. It is much easier for me to use and refer to text based recipes or instructions while I am actively cooking. Instead, my YouTube food videos tend to be entirely entertainment based, and if I see something worth trying, that’s an absolute bonus.
Dancing Bacons goes to a lot of unique and interesting street food vendors, unique restaurants and cook at home type foods. The creators partner (who my partner and I lovingly refer to as Mrs. Bacons) has an infectious smile and laugh, and we enjoy seeing them enjoy food.
Mythical Kitchen is the intersection of incredible food knowledge and absolute stupidity that’s infectious. Chef Josh has this unhinged chaotic ADHD energy that is endlessly entertaining to watch, and while they can do shitpost foods like a three course tasking menu out of Gatorade, you can also see that they actually do have a lot of knowledge, that they use to make the most ridiculous shit.
Imamu Room and Xiaoying Cuisine both fall under the kind of ASMR cooking that is really enjoying to watch while relaxing and not wanting to actually pay close attention to what is going on.
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Comment on It feels like there's no song of the summer 2023 in ~music
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Comment on Terrible, terrible movies? in ~movies
Antares Link ParentDid I mention that the last 30 minutes of the movie is in bad 3D with the blue and red glasses, and the characters diegetically tell you when to put them on?I honestly might watch this movie just to see this because I cannot picture a way to frame this in which the scenario is not completely bonkers.
Did I mention that the last 30 minutes of the movie is in bad 3D with the blue and red glasses, and the characters diegetically tell you when to put them on?
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Comment on Terrible, terrible movies? in ~movies
Antares LinkLook, Freddy's Dead is not a good movie. It is easily the worst Nightmare on Elm Street film (a series that I give credit for always trying something new, even if it doesn't do it well. With the...Look, Freddy's Dead is not a good movie. It is easily the worst Nightmare on Elm Street film (a series that I give credit for always trying something new, even if it doesn't do it well. With the exception of the remake, it is a series that always swung for the fences with some wild shit/aesthetic that really makes them feel fresh and worth watching in a way any of the bad Friday the 13ths or Halloweens don't.) and it makes no sense. Freddy is basically Bugs Bunny in it, and it is full of incredibly bad acting and ridiculous moments that don't come close to landing, and yet.
And Yet.
It is one of the campiest horror movies I've ever seen. It feels like if you asked John Waters movie to make a sequel in a series he knew nothing about.
At one point, Freddy dresses up as the Wicked Witch of the West and flies around on a broom, and when I watch it I think, "Yes, this is what this monsterous child murderer would do, this makes perfect sense."
I find the NOES films some of the most rewatchable 80s slashers because they are all so interesting and different tonally, and this is the summation of that ethos. It is a horrible movie. Freddy Krueger gets a NES Power Glove at one point to murder a teenager. Its plot is paper thin and makes no sense if you give it even a second of consideration.
I will watch it gladly whenever I see it on TV.
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Comment on Terrible, terrible movies? in ~movies
Antares Link ParentBlack Dynamite is a fantastic movie. Have you seen the animated sequel? The pimp council scene is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen.Black Dynamite is a fantastic movie. Have you seen the animated sequel?
The pimp council scene is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
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Comment on Terrible, terrible movies? in ~movies
Antares Link ParentI just wanted to tell you that I love the 2016 Blair Witch movie. I'm spoilt though, I saw it as a free screening under the original name, and it was a packed room full of horror fans. The moment...I just wanted to tell you that I love the 2016 Blair Witch movie. I'm spoilt though, I saw it as a free screening under the original name, and it was a packed room full of horror fans. The moment we realized what it was the theatre erupted. It was one of the best vibes i've ever had movie going.
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Comment on ‘People are simply not buying them’: That’s a wrap for Fantales in Australia in ~food
Antares Link ParentI see them constantly at Five Below, FYI. My partner loves them so I make sure to pick them up for them.I see them constantly at Five Below, FYI. My partner loves them so I make sure to pick them up for them.
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Comment on Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case in ~news
Antares Link ParentThese are the things that stick in public conciousness now (15 years later) but this is not representative of the controversy at the time. His frank admission of drug use in high school and...The most they had against Obama is the birth certificate thing and that he wore a brown suit. I'd rather that be the most republicans can run around with.
These are the things that stick in public conciousness now (15 years later) but this is not representative of the controversy at the time. His frank admission of drug use in high school and college and the Jeremiah Wright controversy to name two more prominent ones.
Time has simply healed those wounds in a way that they've not yet done so for Hunter Biden.
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Comment on Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case in ~news
Antares Link ParentThere are exploitative issues such as this in literally every family in America (and probably the world). There is no perfect politician because we have such a warped view of what a politician...While I agree, I just wish that democrats could foresee this kind of time wasting distraction by republicans and not put up candidates that have these kind of easily exploitable things associated with them.
There are exploitative issues such as this in literally every family in America (and probably the world). There is no perfect politician because we have such a warped view of what a politician is/should be.
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Comment on I'm out of the loop, what is up with The Legend of Zelda ? in ~games
Antares Link ParentPretty sure that botW and ToTK broke the timeline again.Pretty sure that botW and ToTK broke the timeline again.
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Comment on Free wiki farm Miraheze will shut down in ~tech
Antares Link ParentWikia is really a horrible option nowadays. I wouldn't recommend period.Wikia is really a horrible option nowadays. I wouldn't recommend period.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump demands Republican rivals pledge to pardon him … or else in ~misc
Antares Link ParentWe know at minimum he showed data including maps on active conflicts to a journalist. It’s in the indictment.We know at minimum he showed data including maps on active conflicts to a journalist. It’s in the indictment.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump demands Republican rivals pledge to pardon him … or else in ~misc
Antares (edited )Link ParentThis is a real minimization of the absolute damage classified documents could cause if they fall in the wrong hands. At the very least, based on the indictment we know that Trump was showing maps...This is a real minimization of the absolute damage classified documents could cause if they fall in the wrong hands.
At the very least, based on the indictment we know that Trump was showing maps and data on active military conflicts to multiple people without security clearance. That information can directly lead to the deaths of thousands in the wrong hands.
Based on everything that we know of trump he loves flattery and showing off. These documents are at the highest levels of classification. If they’re important enough to impress people, they’re important enough to be dangerous.
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Comment on Dungeons and Drag Queens debuts a fabulous, fearsome foursome in ~games.tabletop
Antares Link ParentI will say, that Dropout is the most watched streaming service in my house. All of the shows are basically appointment TV for me and my partner, and at $5 a month it’s easily the best value I have.I will say, that Dropout is the most watched streaming service in my house. All of the shows are basically appointment TV for me and my partner, and at $5 a month it’s easily the best value I have.
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Comment on Dungeons and Drag Queens debuts a fabulous, fearsome foursome in ~games.tabletop
Antares Link ParentBleem is an amazing storyteller. Pretty much every D20 season has its first episode on YouTube if you want a taste. Some of my favorites include : https://youtu.be/REnc_wXkHnc A Crown of Candy is...Bleem is an amazing storyteller. Pretty much every D20 season has its first episode on YouTube if you want a taste. Some of my favorites include :
A Crown of Candy is Game of Thrones meets Candyland.
Neverafter is deep horror based on classic fairy tales
A Court of Fey and Flowers is regency era Fairy bullshit. Brennan is a player in this one, and a delight to watch.
Misfits and Magic is if four American teenagers were sent to Hogwarts and called out the ridiculousness of it.
The Unsleeping City is an NYC based urban fantasy.
There are more, this is just a selection of my favorites.
Edit: I want to add that my favorite aspect of D20 is that the seasons are manageable (being maximum of 20 or so episodes) so it doesn’t feel like an insurmountable challenge like CR does.
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Comment on According to Reddark, ~6k of 8,800 subreddits are still dark including four of the largest seven by subscriber count in ~tech
Antares Link ParentI want to point out that while in theory this sounds nice, in practice at that point in history the internet was ridiculously expensive for the average family/person and unobtainable. Part of the...The Internet was a better place when barrier to entry was a keyboard and a mouse and setting up a 56k connection
I want to point out that while in theory this sounds nice, in practice at that point in history the internet was ridiculously expensive for the average family/person and unobtainable. Part of the reason why there was so much “less” moderation at that point was because there were magnitudes less people on the internet.
Per this website, there were 4 billion people on the internet in 2020, and only 400 million in 2000. (FWIW, 1997 was when I first got in home internet that could be used on a regular basis, and there were only 120 million people with access. I was quite lucky.)
The halcyon days you are reaching for is one where only the absolute wealthiest and most privileged had constant access to the internet, and even then there was constant moderation, it was just far less obvious to you.
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Comment on Invite-only is a brilliant idea and I'd like to have it for longer than planned in ~tildes
Antares Link ParentSorry to burst your bubble, but double dick dude was fake. He was made up to promote and sell the creators fetish erotica.Sorry to burst your bubble, but double dick dude was fake. He was made up to promote and sell the creators fetish erotica.
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Comment on According to Reddark, ~6k of 8,800 subreddits are still dark including four of the largest seven by subscriber count in ~tech
Antares Link ParentThey are well within their right. However, the counterpoint to this is that then the users are also within their right to delete their content, get angry and leave. This is what happened with Digg...I don't think Reddit is under any obligation to cater to it's users. If they reopen all subreddits under new management they are well within their rights. What's on the site is theirs to do with as they please.
They are well within their right. However, the counterpoint to this is that then the users are also within their right to delete their content, get angry and leave. This is what happened with Digg and numerous other social media in the past.
The "direct user" form of money making that Reddit (and Twitter with Blue) are attempting right now is, to be blunt, doomed to failure. API access will never make a substantial amount of revenue for a social media company, because the users aren't supposed to be the customers, they're the product. A thriving ecosystem of happy users is the best thing a social media company can have to ensure profitability through advertising and other monetization means. So yes, they absolutely can go down this road, but the amount of goodwill and social capital it will burn from the users who bring the most content to their website (via the 1% rule) will do incredible harm to their company in the long term.
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