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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act in ~society
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentWell, the wonderful (sarcasm) thing about the US gov't is it doesn't have to make any change either. Obama's administration (it's since been mothballed) created it to allow the public to bring...Well, the wonderful (sarcasm) thing about the US gov't is it doesn't have to make any change either. Obama's administration (it's since been mothballed) created it to allow the public to bring topics that they were obligated, even if self imposed, to respond/discuss. Still carries more weight than an NGO petition that can be completely ignored.
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Comment on Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act in ~society
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentThanks for insight. So if the NGO petition carries no weight and there is a way to petition the German gov't directly, why isn't the latter being used to voice opposition to this instead?Thanks for insight.
So if the NGO petition carries no weight and there is a way to petition the German gov't directly, why isn't the latter being used to voice opposition to this instead? -
Comment on Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act in ~society
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentDoes that petition carry any actual weight in Germany? As an example, the Obama Administration created "We the People" where people could create and sign petitions to get the administration to...Does that petition carry any actual weight in Germany?
As an example, the Obama Administration created "We the People" where people could create and sign petitions to get the administration to directly respond to them.
The popular Change.org petition site on the other hand is completely useless and holds zero actual weight other than making armchair activists feel like they've done something by doing less than the minimum. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AugustusFerdinand LinkBurning through the last of the random-ass-requirement wanderers in Tokyo Xtreme Racer an excellent nostalgia bomb from the old games. Have put way too many hours into the Iron Nest: Heavy Turret...Burning through the last of the random-ass-requirement wanderers in Tokyo Xtreme Racer an excellent nostalgia bomb from the old games.
Have put way too many hours into the Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator demo and enjoying every moment of it. Looking forward to the full game and an expanded story already hinted at in the demo.
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Comment on Digger | Official trailer in ~movies
AugustusFerdinand LinkThis looks like a mix of Tropic Thunder, Don't Look Up, Idiocracy, and a Wes Anderson movie with a heavy sprinkling of current issues for the plot. I'm here for it.This looks like a mix of Tropic Thunder, Don't Look Up, Idiocracy, and a Wes Anderson movie with a heavy sprinkling of current issues for the plot.
I'm here for it. -
How private equity ruined American youth sports
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Comment on An oil boom, a supermarket opportunity and decades of adaptation transformed the taco from a Tex-Mex import into one of Norway's most beloved traditions in ~food
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentSame aspect applies. Tex-Mex isn't "authentic" in any respect, but you will find Mexicans in a good Tex-Mex place and none in a bad one.Same aspect applies.
Tex-Mex isn't "authentic" in any respect, but you will find Mexicans in a good Tex-Mex place and none in a bad one. -
Comment on An oil boom, a supermarket opportunity and decades of adaptation transformed the taco from a Tex-Mex import into one of Norway's most beloved traditions in ~food
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentBecause the quality control of an ethnic restaurant is people of that ethnicity eating (or if bad, not eating) there and there simply isn't a sizeable Mexican population in Europe to check these...Because the quality control of an ethnic restaurant is people of that ethnicity eating (or if bad, not eating) there and there simply isn't a sizeable Mexican population in Europe to check these places. While a decade old I doubt much has changed from this report by the Mexican government that states that near-as-makes-no-difference 98% of Mexicans living abroad are in the US. 103k Mexicans in all of Europe isn't enough to authenticity check Mexican restaurants there.
Not to mention that Mexico is a vast country with highly varied cuisine, so "authentic" is going to be highly variable depending on where the chef is from, what the customer expects, and what local tastes will allow. -
Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
AugustusFerdinand LinkOver the past month I have watched all three Avatar movies. I watched the first in theaters, in 3D, back when it was released. Had not seen the other two until now, started by re-watching the...Over the past month I have watched all three Avatar movies.
I watched the first in theaters, in 3D, back when it was released.
Had not seen the other two until now, started by re-watching the first.They are the most predictable pieces of drivel I think I have ever seen.
The visuals were new and interesting when the first came out, but even that got old after half an hour. Everything being bright and blue and pink and green isn't something to carry a franchise or should even be making money at this point.James Cameron is a hack.
He reads TV Tropes like it's a playbook.
He peaked at Terminator 2 and hasn't done anything worth a damn since.
He shouldn't be allowed on a movie set again. -
Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero | Official teaser in ~movies
AugustusFerdinand LinkCannot. Wait. I just finished (probably, maybe, but probably not as thinking of adding more and Godzilla knows my artist wants to add more) my thigh sleeve Godzilla tattoo.Cannot. Wait.
I just finished (probably, maybe, but probably not as thinking of adding more and Godzilla knows my artist wants to add more) my thigh sleeve Godzilla tattoo. -
Comment on Looking for feedback and just art criticism of my work in ~creative
AugustusFerdinand LinkI like Gash, I think it conveys what you're looking to do and works well. I think it would work better with a larger crack in asphalt. I do not like Bound, perhaps it would work better in person,...I like Gash, I think it conveys what you're looking to do and works well. I think it would work better with a larger crack in asphalt.
I do not like Bound, perhaps it would work better in person, but the link doesn't have enough definition in the picture to tell it's thread sewn to an image and just looks like costume store chains laid over limbs. Would possibly be better if it was more like Gash in that the thread is more obvious, isn't just black, and the thread goes to the edge of the image. Would also work better if you had sewn shackles or something along those lines instead of just chain. Asphalt is essentially two dimensional, limbs are three as they have a depth visible in the picture that the asphalt does not, making the thread to bind the limbs more difficult to pull off and so making the thread look merely laid upon them instead of actually binding them.
So from a practical standpoint, Gash works as I believe it to be a stitched repair of a wound, Bound does not as I do not see the thread binding the limbs. -
Comment on Gåte – Oskorsreia (2026) in ~music
AugustusFerdinand LinkDon't speak Norwegian so don't understand a word they're saying, but music is often enjoying the mouth noises being made, so that's fine. Digging this song for sure and has to be the first time...Don't speak Norwegian so don't understand a word they're saying, but music is often enjoying the mouth noises being made, so that's fine. Digging this song for sure and has to be the first time I've seen a Nyckelharpa played in a hard rock/metal song.
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Comment on Modern, abstract art makes me angry in ~arts
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentSo either the restorationist, presumably chosen for the confidence in ability to restore a Rothko, did a poor job or the comments about the restoration "not being right/lacking depth/blah blah...I find it hard to see this angle. I would argue that a skilled restorationist being unable to recreate the work that is infront of them is akin to a skilled musician being unable to replicate music that they're listening to. Even if it's an iterative/improvisational process (which is to say nothing about the skills that informed the decisions that rothko was making behind closed doors), I would imagine two musicians of similar skill would be able to copy one another.
So either the restorationist, presumably chosen for the confidence in ability to restore a Rothko, did a poor job or the comments about the restoration "not being right/lacking depth/blah blah blah" are full of it and likely of the sort that would complain no matter what since that it is no longer "original". Since I'm highly doubting the museum would trust a Rothko to any restorationist found on the street, it's likely the latter.
That said, there's still nothing in your video to defend colour-field painting as not lazy or that creation of a color to take the effort stated. -
Comment on Modern, abstract art makes me angry in ~arts
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentEffort involved does not make something "art". Period. Nor does your video justify colour-field painting as not lazy or state that "incredible amounts of effort" were performed to create the...You should really watch the video I linked above. I think calling colour-field painting "lazy" is a great example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Many of these painters are putting incredible amounts of effort into getting the particular qualities of their work.
Effort involved does not make something "art". Period.
Nor does your video justify colour-field painting as not lazy or state that "incredible amounts of effort" were performed to create the paintings, just that the ingredients included were/are difficult to replicate from a restoration standpoint because there were no notes or records of what was used to make the color. My grandmother didn't write down any of her cooking recipes either, as a result it is difficult to perfectly match the flavors of my youth with her. That doesn't mean that my grandmother's grilled cheese sandwich is art or that there was "incredible amounts of effort" in her family favorite soup either. -
A California farmer is giving away tons of nectarines that he’s not allowed to sell
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Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentHey now! That only happens when I, not great at puns, attempt to pun at her, who is great at puns, and it's actually a good pun.Hey now! That only happens when I, not great at puns, attempt to pun at her, who is great at puns, and it's actually a good pun.
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Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentSure, but it's less specific, doesn't have the away baby that really allows the emphasis to grow as you make the statement. My wife knows and I want to make it clear that I'm staring at her...Sure, but it's less specific, doesn't have the away baby that really allows the emphasis to grow as you make the statement. My wife knows and I want to make it clear that I'm staring at her fantastic ass.
"go" is more subtle, subtlety isn't the point here, the point is that often enough she'll giggle and then back up to put her ass in squeezing range before she then leaves to go do whatever she originally intended to do. -
Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
AugustusFerdinand LinkOne frequently used on my wife is when she's walking away, often after I drop a terrible joke: Hate to see you leave, but love to watch you walk away baby! It gets louder and more aggressive as...One frequently used on my wife is when she's walking away, often after I drop a terrible joke:
Hate to see you leave, but love to watch you walk away baby!
It gets louder and more aggressive as each word of the second half is said aloud.
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Comment on Could I travel back in time? How physics tackles the paradoxes – with Jim Al-Khalili in ~science
AugustusFerdinand Link ParentI thought about that as well with another response, but my thought there was if time is a track and you can move along it and moving backwards just puts you on the track earlier where the earth...I thought about that as well with another response, but my thought there was if time is a track and you can move along it and moving backwards just puts you on the track earlier where the earth was also at that same place could mean that maybe time travel isn't an individual option?
My thought there was if time was linear and we're all moving through it that a time machine wouldn't move you back in time, but would move us all back in time.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer, in true-to-its-roots fashion, has zero multiplayer involvement. It's just you, your machine, and the road (and the other racers who don't want you to be faster than them). If you played and enjoyed the earlier games, specifically Zero, you'll enjoy this one as well. I do wish it had more cars (it has 69 vs Zero's 165) as I am a car enthusiast (to say the least), but Zero also used unlicensed cars while aside from a few custom cars, the new version is primarily licensed cars.
Iron Nest is beautifully solitary, nary a detail is missed or overly difficult to grasp, the aesthetics and design choices are spot on and there are so many small touches that show how well the game is thought out to fit the theme. While I do wish I had some more outside views than the tiny window at the front of the turret (a window that closes automatically when you fire the massive artillery), I also understand that having such would ruin the simulation aspect of the game, so I respect the choice. Just a world I'd like to explore for sure. In fact I came across it/Steam suggested it to me at the same time it suggested Dust Front and due to aesthetics, I honestly thought they were from the same team and one was an RTS and the other being in the mobile artillery. Played both of course, and Dust Front is also on my wishlist now for when it is released.
Two things to add:
The tutorial stages that get you accustomed to how to run the thing do not prepare you for the feeling of urgency once the enemy starts firing back.
With not-insignificant effort, I can make a relatively decent cup of dieselpunk coffee.