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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (June 2026) in ~health.mental
CannibalisticApple Link.......I think our dog just died. No, she definitely died. I just... FUCK. She had possibly the worst 72 hours of her life. She was unable to walk after getting home from getting her teeth cleaned..........I think our dog just died.
No, she definitely died.
I just... FUCK.
She had possibly the worst 72 hours of her life. She was unable to walk after getting home from getting her teeth cleaned on Thursday. Then yesterday and today she was doing better. We were joking about her getting back to her old self, barking at mom taking out recycling.But she's had a cough. The vet at the cleaning said she might have allergy-induced bronchitis, and recommended benadryl. So tonight we gave her 50mg around 8 PM because her cough came up, and... Fuck. She was panting so hard she was huffing, her whole body was shaking. It came in spurts.
We called the on-call vet at 10 PM, he said if it was the benadryl we could only wait it out. It's Saturday/Sunday, so we'd have to find a 24 hour clinic and that seemed like a life or death thing. And it didn't seem life-or-death to me yet.
Except that might have been seizures.
I was actually writing a post asking for tips to alleviate her breathing discomfort because she seemed to be having a flare-up. Then she went to the kitchen and splayed out, and I checked on her and she seemed exhausted, and... I think she had a seizure. By the time I grabbed my mom and we came back.....
Just... Fuck. FUCK.
We have her in a box. The on-call vet will meet us at the hospital in about half an hour.
I wish I'd listened to mom about it possibly being seizures. I wish I woke her up when Zoey rejected the benadryl. I wish mom had listened to me when I said to only give her 25 mg and not 50. And I wish I hadn't mentioned that last part to mom just now.
Just... FUCK.
She was only seven. Dad called her a "ten-year dog" and she SHOULD have had more than ten years. She should have died at an old age like all our other dogs. Instead, her final days were spent scared even before tonight, and then tonight.....
We fucked up tonight.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
CannibalisticApple (edited )LinkHey everyone, back with keys! This took a bit longer than planned. (EDIT: .......something very bad and sad just happened. Deleting the original text because.... FUCK.) ANYWAYS! I return with many...Hey everyone, back with keys! This took a bit longer than planned. (EDIT: .......something very bad and sad just happened. Deleting the original text because.... FUCK.)
ANYWAYS! I return with many keys! Most of them are the same as the last giveaway. I literally copied and pasted the list, removing the claimed keys, and am trusting I didn't miss anything. So no particular rules this time. First come, first serve! Though optional: tell me the weirdest or craziest game you can remember playing. Or the one from your childhood that feels most like a fever dream.
Starting off with keys with a time limit!
Old keys from kfwyre! Whether they work is pretty up in the air. I think after this round, I'll just remove them from the giveaway list.
American Fugitive
Chroma Squad
Nuclear Dawn
Pushover
Reventure
Super Panda Adventures
Tropico 3: Steam Special Edition
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector\Humble Keys Expiring September 30th! So last chance!
Banishers: Ghosts of Eden
WarpipsHumble Keys Expiring December 30th! So they'll probably come back for the holiday giveaway.
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
On Your Tail
Spirittea (Note: I can personally vouch for this one as pretty relaxing once you get into it.)And the main list!! All from Fanatical so presumably don't have a time limit.
Aeon Drive
Animal Rescuer
Autonauts
Conarium
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (NOTE: I gave this one to BailerAppleby originally who couldn't redeem it, but later discovered it was in their library. So... it may work after all!)
Don't Touch This Button
Dreamscaper
Forests, Fields and Fortresses
God’s Trigger
Imagine Earth
Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
Internet Cafe Simulator
Light Fairytale Episode 1
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Monster Slayers
PAGO FOREST: DRAGON’S REVENGE
SUMMERHOUSE
Sunblaze
The Last Federation
The Ramp
The Tenants
Tinytopia
We Were Here Expedition: The FriendShipLastly: the Beholder Series. A full collection,
Beholder
Beholder Blissful Sleep DLC
Beholder 2
Beholder 3So yeah. Thanks to @kfwyre for posting the thread as always, and I hope people can find some games they want!! :D
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 28 in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentSadly, not too often, and they tend to be pricey on the eshop. Generally $60 first-party titles go to $40, not sure how much they discount the pricier games off the top of my head but I believe...Sadly, not too often, and they tend to be pricey on the eshop. Generally $60 first-party titles go to $40, not sure how much they discount the pricier games off the top of my head but I believe they typically just go for $20 discounts at max. This is about the time of year for that sale, but the release date is recent enough that they may not include it.
You may want to keep an eye out on retailer prices rather than the eshop, as they can get bigger discounts.
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus - Ep 9: Remember in ~tv
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI don't think there was any special story to Queenie's abstraction. They seemed to be the last two of the original group, which was naturally a HIGHLY stressful experience and I think just reached...I don't think there was any special story to Queenie's abstraction. They seemed to be the last two of the original group, which was naturally a HIGHLY stressful experience and I think just reached her limit.
Unless you mean her actual counterpart. She was happily married to real-Kinger, pretty sure the social media posts belonged to their daughters.
That said, I don't think abstraction is meant to tie into "redemption" like with Caine's return, but more just a physical manifestation of how mental health can reach a breaking point. That, and serving as an analogue for death.
I was so sure that Pomni might be able to pull Jax out and undo the abstraction, especially since it was so recent compared to all the other abstracted characters, but no. Genuinely sad about that. Jax's abstraction has been coming for a long time, but that flashback sequence just... Really hit hard. That talk with Ribbit was some of the rawest voice acting I've ever heard. I have some bigger thoughts I'll go into in another comment.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentUpdate from watching the national news: Gracie has been found! A helicopter found her 4 miles from the ranch, but 50 miles by car, so they're putting a team together to retrieve her and bring her...Update from watching the national news: Gracie has been found! A helicopter found her 4 miles from the ranch, but 50 miles by car, so they're putting a team together to retrieve her and bring her home.
Also I wonder if the workers are Animal Crossing fans...
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentOkay but the article that the AI pulled from is hilarious. Almost a shame it's made up, I like the idea of the Vatican vampire-proofing Trump's coffin just in case.Okay but the article that the AI pulled from is hilarious. Almost a shame it's made up, I like the idea of the Vatican vampire-proofing Trump's coffin just in case.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThe Vale: Shadow of the Crown has actually been on my wishlist for a while now, so I'd appreciate that one!The Vale: Shadow of the Crown has actually been on my wishlist for a while now, so I'd appreciate that one!
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Comment on ‘Donkey’: Eddie Murphy ‘Shrek’ spinoff sets summer 2028 release in ~movies
CannibalisticApple Link...You know, weirdly enough this somehow feels like it could have better potential than Shrek 5, at least. As far as comic relief characters go, Donkey feels actually fairly solid and capable of......You know, weirdly enough this somehow feels like it could have better potential than Shrek 5, at least. As far as comic relief characters go, Donkey feels actually fairly solid and capable of standing on his own without Shrek as a direct foil. Just need to have the right surrounding cast for him to play off of.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link ParentYou don't have to be poor to be unable to afford demolition and reconstruction, or major renovation projects to make a house more suitable for extreme heat. I don't know what house ownership is...You don't have to be poor to be unable to afford demolition and reconstruction, or major renovation projects to make a house more suitable for extreme heat. I don't know what house ownership is like in Europe, but here in the US there are plenty of homeowners who are comfortably middle-class but still can't afford large-scale projects without saving up for years. We also have many homeowners who are poor, to the point we have the term "house poor" to describe people whose houses consume the majority of their income.
For many people, it's more feasible to make adjustments and smaller renovations as the funds and opportunity arise. And even then, those sorts of projects take a LOT of time to do right, time that can have you totally displaced from your house. Installing AC is one of those things that may be the best option because it's the one they can afford at the time without having to move to a hotel or other house. Again, I don't know what Europe is like, but surely home ownership isn't restricted to the uber-wealthy who can easily afford to renovate or rebuild a house at any given time.
I'll be blunt: your comments and responses are coming off as judgmental and almost snobbish towards people who have or want AC. I want to re-emphasize, everyone's situation is different. You can bear the heat just fine, but not everyone can. The conditions in your area may be more tolerable than an identical house a mile away due to factors like surrounding foliage and buildings to block out the sun, and even being in a different microclimate. The commonly suggested tricks to deal with heat without AC may not be available as options for reasons ranging from affordability, time constraints, the house's location and internal setup, and more. Even when people can do those tricks, they might not be enough on their own to make a meaningful difference.
And everyone's heat tolerance is different. Some people can't bear extreme heat for legitimate medical reasons, while others just don't handle heat well.
I get that AC isn't a magical solution and there are long-term solutions that should be prioritized. Those fixes take time and money though, and in the meantime, these heat waves are going to continue. I prefer the path that has less people potentially die from heatstroke because they don't have the means or ability to update their house, especially when there's an available option that they CAN afford.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI'd say the necessity depends on a mixture of local humidity, the building's construction, the surrounding area, and your personal tolerance for heat. If you're in a top-floor apartment with no...I'd say the necessity depends on a mixture of local humidity, the building's construction, the surrounding area, and your personal tolerance for heat. If you're in a top-floor apartment with no surrounding trees or architecture to block out direct sunlight, and a building that just traps heat? A fan and cold drinks may not be enough. And not everyone has the option or means to tear down a house not built for heatwaves and build something better.
One fun anecdote that comes to mind is how when my mom was a college student in the 70's, her campus got a new dorm building that had rooms with AC. Students with asthma got priority because heat was an actual health concern for them, and they became very popular on hot days.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThis makes me wonder if there could be a market for "aesthetically pleasing" AC units that fit historic building exteriors without being an eyesore...Slapping a bunch of air conditioning units on them will ruin the aesthetics.
This makes me wonder if there could be a market for "aesthetically pleasing" AC units that fit historic building exteriors without being an eyesore...
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Comment on Nvidia announces liquid cooling system that promises to reduce electricity consumption and cut water use by up to 100% in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentStill waiting for an opportunity to use "on the third, mutated hand" someday.Still waiting for an opportunity to use "on the third, mutated hand" someday.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 22 in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentHe's also trying to accuse vandals of causing the damage rather than the shoddy "renovation" itself and several arrests have been made. Including a 67-year-old Olympic canoeist who'd reached into...He's also trying to accuse vandals of causing the damage rather than the shoddy "renovation" itself and several arrests have been made. Including a 67-year-old Olympic canoeist who'd reached into the water to feel the peeling paint.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link...So, the article and headline have been updated to say 40 people have drowned. And the Louvre and Eiffel Tower are closing early due to the heat. My mom also reported hearing about one train in......So, the article and headline have been updated to say 40 people have drowned.
And the Louvre and Eiffel Tower are closing early due to the heat.
My mom also reported hearing about one train in the UK stopping mid-route because the engineer just reached their limit. Don't know how true that one is, but London's trains are largely shutting down or delaying service due to the heatwave.
To everyone in Europe, please be safe and try to stay somewhere cool!
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThat number immediately seemed generous to me. I don't remember the temperature or humidity that day, but I distinctly remember going to the library with my grandmother in high school. We parked...People often point to a study published in 2010 that theorized that a wet-bulb temperature of 95 F (35 C) – equal to a temperature of 95 F at 100% humidity, or 115 F at 50% humidity – would be the upper limit of safety, beyond which the human body can no longer cool itself by evaporating sweat from the surface of the body to maintain a stable body core temperature.
That number immediately seemed generous to me. I don't remember the temperature or humidity that day, but I distinctly remember going to the library with my grandmother in high school. We parked fairly close to the entrance, so a very short walk we'd made dozens, if not hundreds of times.
By the time we got inside, I was completely winded and we needed to pause to just catch our breaths. Just from a short walk. And while I can't remember the exact temperature, I knew it wasn't as extreme as other days that summer where I'd been able to walk just fine. The difference was the high humidity: the combination with the heat made it nearly impossible to breathe.
That's the day where it clicked for me just how dangerous high humidity is. Ever since I've always said I'd prefer 100 F and dry heat over 80 and humid, because at least in dry heat I'm not struggling to just breathe.
A related anecdote: the one time I actually felt like anti-maskers could have a point with that "I can't breathe" line was when we went to New York City in a heat wave in 2021. Temperatures in the 90s, and high humidity, made being outside hellish. I'm pretty sure the reason this one drug store was so crowded was just because people needed out of the heat. We hailed a taxi one day because the subway system was too hot and miserable. At one point my mom and I bought cheap folding fans from a tourist-trap shop to fan ourselves, and it actually helped.
The humid heat made breathing hard enough normally, and the masks made it all worse because it was trapping our breaths against our faces. In retrospect, we might be lucky the pandemic didn't start in a heatwave because I think a lot more people would have eschewed masks because they'd genuinely struggle to breathe with them.
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Comment on Celebrating 30th wedding anniversary - AMA in ~life
CannibalisticApple LinkCongratulations!! I hope you get another 30 years of bliss! How long did it take for you two to decide you found "the one"? Was there any special moment/memory that it just clicked?Congratulations!! I hope you get another 30 years of bliss!
How long did it take for you two to decide you found "the one"? Was there any special moment/memory that it just clicked?
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Comment on If AI is sentient then so is ‘Age of Empires II’ in ~tech
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI question insects on some level. I know that butterflies were proven to retain memories as caterpillars by a 10-year-old Japanese boy, who first got curious because he noticed that butterflies...I question insects on some level. I know that butterflies were proven to retain memories as caterpillars by a 10-year-old Japanese boy, who first got curious because he noticed that butterflies he'd raised from caterpillars would fly back to him when he tried to release them. Which is super sweet and adorable, and highlights to me that the caterpillars/butterflies at least recognized him and considered him "safe".
On a personal level, I remember one stinkbug at our old house spent probably half an hour just crawling up and down a charging cable slung over the end table. It'd reach one end, turn around, crawl the other way, then turn around and repeat. It could've easily hopped off at any point after reaching a dead end, or onto the table while the cable crossed over it, but it seemed totally content to just crawl endlessly until I caught it to take outside. We had a lot of stinkbugs get in that house, but none of them behaved like that. The only explanations I can come up with are some variation of it either found that fun, or it was particularly stupid, both of which imply some level of thought/intelligence.
Of course, we may very well just be reading too much into it. Humans have an instinct to humanize everything. But who knows? Our understanding of sentience is automatically biased towards... Well, brains. Insects may have some different form of "sentience" and/or consciousness that we haven't considered.
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Comment on What happened to the 50ft M&M Statue of Liberty? in ~engineering
CannibalisticApple LinkQuoting the description because it sums up the video very well. This is a highly humorous about one man's hyper-fixation on something absolutely silly and trivial, resulting in near...In 2007, a 50ft M&M dressed as the Statue of Liberty appeared on the Hudson River in New York, next to the real Statue of Liberty. And despite it being an incredible feat, there are barely any images of it and it remains to be fairly undocumented. After accidentally discovering her (M&M Lady Liberty), I instantly needed to know more, but more importantly, I needed to know: where was the colossal M&M Statue of Liberty sculpture NOW? This video is me recounting my detective-like investigation into the statue, as I try to solve the age-old unsolved mystery that only I appear to care about.
Quoting the description because it sums up the video very well. This is a highly humorous about one man's hyper-fixation on something absolutely silly and trivial, resulting in near journalist-level investigations that involved emailing people and using LinkedIn to contact Mars executives for any clues. I think what really sells it is his largely calm, near deadpan delivery even as he references how it ridiculous this whole thing is while slowly descending into obvious madness.
I think my favorite line from the whole video: "Who the f[bleep] doesn't see a 50 foot Lady Liberty M&M and take a picture?" (Which, fair question. For a marketing stunt, they dropped the ball with this one in terms of promoting it.)
He also did a follow-up video after receiving tips from a viewer.
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What happened to the 50ft M&M Statue of Liberty?
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Jusant looks fun to me!
As for sports, alas I am not into them. Instead, I'll share one of the few things that caught my interest from the World Cup: Apparently Harry Kane was cursed by a Ghanaian witch doctor to perform a bit worse, and famous psychic Uri Geller has gotten in on the action to remove the curse.
Also to anyone else: I had a blast playing Gotham Knights, and Where the Water Tastes Like Wine has its atmosphere on point, though I couldn't get into it. That opening though was spectacular. (I may need to retry it sometime...)