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Comment on Splatoon Raiders | Release date revealed — Nintendo Switch 2 in ~games
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
Carrow LinkKeep on Loving You by Cigarettes After Sex, they're kinda like if The Cure slowed down so the cover is almost unrecognizable. They have a fair number of covers in their style. Vanilla Fudge also...Keep on Loving You by Cigarettes After Sex, they're kinda like if The Cure slowed down so the cover is almost unrecognizable. They have a fair number of covers in their style.
Vanilla Fudge also has a good number of covers in their own style of psychedelic blues rock, most notably You Keep Me Hangin' On.
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Comment on Do I need dating apps? (same-sex, a bit of ace) in ~life
Carrow LinkBaby here. I don't speak for us all. The demi folk I've met are more into me than the genitals and make do with what is there. My partner actually identified as lesbian before dating me and...I also honest to god do not know what expectations are regarding trans women. I can't write them off as I've never dated or been romantically interested in a trans woman, but I do fear that the... equipment, for lack of better phrase... might matter to me, and I don't want to offend too late? Is it transphobic to say I'd prefer to date cis women?
Baby here. I don't speak for us all. The demi folk I've met are more into me than the genitals and make do with what is there. My partner actually identified as lesbian before dating me and couldn't really square the circle of why I was the exception until I came out 10 years later. Not to box you in and say you've got to conform, not at all, just saying you may be surprised.
God I can't imagine trying to date now and the difficulties I'd have. But I'd understand if other lesbians weren't on board for sex with me with where I'm at. Ideally, they would see me identify as trans and respectfully not match were it a hard boundary on a dating app.
But like if someone and I developed
reciprocal romantic feelings naturally without going for dating? A good relationship starts with an honest discussion of each others' feelings, and I'd want my situation to be clear in such a discussion. My feelings would probably be hurt if that was the reason not to proceed, I doubt I'd consider them a transphobe, perhaps just closed minded about sex (non-derogatory). There's, uh, plenty of ways to have great sex without my genitals being involved, though I'd hardly be trying to convince them of that if they said not interested, I'd respect that. I'd also understand if they wanted to try despite having reservations, and then they find themselves unable to proceed when it comes down to it -- I'd appreciate the effort and respect their boundaries. Wouldn't be offended unless they were being disrespectful. FWIW, I'm not into what's there either, I'm making do.On my part, I also identify as poly and wouldn't be bothered if my partner wanted to have sex with a person AFAB as well, though she's monogamous and can't comprehend that.
However, I would encourage you to read about the genital changes trans women undergo even without surgery, you may be surprised with what you find, I know I was. Each body is different though, don't expect to know what's going on with a specific person beforehand.
As long as you don't say you don't wanna date trans women because they're not women, you're fine on the transphobia front in my book. It isn't like you're obligated to want to date EVERY woman because you're a lesbian, having some sort of preferences is natural. Just be kind, respectful, and honest.
Again, I'm a baby and don't speak for us all though, maybe trans women that have gone through those trenches have a different perspective.
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Comment on 'Avatar Aang' movie footage seems to have leaked months ahead of Paramount+ premiere in ~movies
Carrow Link ParentIt's really good. Looked like a pretty final cut. Maybe some minor post production work left.It's really good. Looked like a pretty final cut. Maybe some minor post production work left.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentWell hey free sword lady I ain't complaining. Thank you kindly for the Reflections suggestions, I didn't know where to start with those or if any would be episode intermissions so I just started...Well hey free sword lady I ain't complaining.
Thank you kindly for the Reflections suggestions, I didn't know where to start with those or if any would be episode intermissions so I just started with the Rimet Cup and wrapped it last night. It was cute, especially because Melania has been one of my mains.
Oh as far as gameplay goes, I'd say my mains have been Barbara and X. Barbara in no small part because I gave her the "make a 5 star lvl 1 insight 3" item and X because he's the best source of light DMG I've got. Sentinel quickly rose as the shining star once I pulled her though, she's cracked.
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Comment on I love you all in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentI'm glad for you and what you share, don't feel bad, you've got a perspective many of us wouldn't be hearing otherwise -- connecting with a community is why we're on Tildes specifically. I wish...I'm glad for you and what you share, don't feel bad, you've got a perspective many of us wouldn't be hearing otherwise -- connecting with a community is why we're on Tildes specifically. I wish for peace and love to you and yours.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentThanks for the additional info! Christ several hundred seems unsustainable for a gacha but I avoid the space, and good to hear they've got vets and aren't all fresh. Is that why I got Dikke free...Thanks for the additional info! Christ several hundred seems unsustainable for a gacha but I avoid the space, and good to hear they've got vets and aren't all fresh. Is that why I got Dikke free or did I just join during an event?
I'm almost done with chapter 7, so a bit over halfway now I suppose. Gosh I'm never good at picking favorites. I cannot deal when Matilda gets all flustered, her seance for Sonetta was a treat. Sonetta and Marcus are precious. Druvis is so cool, her big chapter 4 moment was H Y P E. Random objects as arcanists has cracked me up, gotta appreciate the first named masc for a good bit is an apple. I was hooked on the Vienna chapter in no small part to Isolde and Kakania.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Carrow LinkI've been playing Reverse 1999 after a recent Infinite Cringe video. It's a gacha game but with a unique premise where a storm is turning time back from 1999. I like their use of magic, many...I've been playing Reverse 1999 after a recent Infinite Cringe video. It's a gacha game but with a unique premise where a storm is turning time back from 1999. I like their use of magic, many systems are too rigid to feel like magic whereas here you never know what trick a new character can wield.
There's also an insane amount of content. It has been my main game for weeks and I'm not even half way caught up on the main story and have barely scratched events. I'll think I have a grasp on how much there is, and then they toss a wholly new game mode in. I'm fond of the characters and the art as well, it's like really gay without having overt romance plots -- no one has said "I'm a lesbian!" but it's evident enough from how they talk and act.
The gameplay itself is fine. Each character has two abilities and an ult, you have a line up of several characters and draw from a deck of their abilities. Like cards can combine for a stronger effect. There's a rock paper scissors system which pushes for horizontal progression, thus grinding more characters and more reason to do character pulls. Most battles can be auto played except boss fights. The auto player is an idiot. There's a ton of different systems that go into a character's overall strength.
I'm pretty certain they've utilized AI in development, I can't fathom how else they've produced this much content as a new studio. Some of the art and text seems like they could've been cleaned up AI output, or could just be amateur art mistakes and clunky writing/translation.
I'd sworn off gacha after the unceremonious shut down of Dragalia Lost (and subsequent offline mode for Nintendo's next shut down mobile game, Animal Crossing), yet here I am. I haven't spent money yet, though the grind is a bit much, but you can't directly sub grinding for money. Banners guarantee a max star character after 70 pulls. I've been given enough currency for >140 pulls so far and they've got a daily free banner right now. Power creep is definitely real here too, I got a lucky pull with a new character and she's just stupid stronger with an entirely different DMG formula doing double the damage of similarly leveled characters and more actions per round. I'm not sure it's that big a deal though, I haven't uncovered a PvP mode and the story has an easy mode.
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Comment on What might be going on with this indie game "fansite"? in ~games
Carrow (edited )Link ParentThe game (currently) doesn't have a web build so it may not be using the Godot backend compatible with them, converting a project from one backend to another would likely trigger issues observed...The game (currently) doesn't have a web build so it may not be using the Godot backend compatible with them, converting a project from one backend to another would likely trigger issues observed like with the lighting, especially for 3D web builds since those have been particularly finicky compared to 2D in my experience.
The game page itself says the game is 20-40min, I'm hard pressed to believe the about page claiming "way too many hours" of anything in the game.
But yes it is tragically easy to decomp Godot games, even using the included encryption method.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
Carrow Link ParentCorrect, here is the not-PDF link. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1155/textCorrect, here is the not-PDF link.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1155/text
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Comment on Harm reduction centered on AI use in ~tech
Carrow (edited )LinkOh, didn't expect a Dr Fatima video to pop up here, I've enjoyed her content for a while starting with colonialism in astronomy. I just watched this one and shared it with my friends yesterday....Oh, didn't expect a Dr Fatima video to pop up here, I've enjoyed her content for a while starting with colonialism in astronomy. I just watched this one and shared it with my friends yesterday. They're the sort of hard line shamers she talks about, I don't expect any to click the video. It's disappointing to see them talk and act the way they have been when I know they're capable of the more empathetic and effective approach described by Dr Fatima. It's frustrating to watch folks I care about get so upset over a topic they refuse to learn about. Their anxiety could be assuaged if they'd engage, learn how to effectively resist and reduce harm. They feel the same AI anxiety she describes so I'm patient; I can only lead a horse to water, not make it drink.
I've tried other tactics, like when I recently tested out the rnj-1 model, I gave them a write-up on its capabilities, cost to run, estimates on cost to train, company background and funding, that sort of thing. I got some engagement there and was able to communicate some of the nuances described here.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
Carrow LinkArticles of Impeachment have been raised https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1155/BILLS-119hres1155ih.pdfArticles of Impeachment have been raised
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1155/BILLS-119hres1155ih.pdf
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Comment on Competence is lonely. Nobody talks about why. in ~health.mental
Carrow LinkI think a key part of this correlation with loneliness is the age group -- 50 to 80. I'm younger than that and I appreciate being the load bearing one because that's job security. Most messages I...I think a key part of this correlation with loneliness is the age group -- 50 to 80. I'm younger than that and I appreciate being the load bearing one because that's job security. Most messages I get are folks going "hey can you help me" with few to none "did you check out the new star trek," I prefer it that way and don't find myself lonely.
This probably in part stems from my previous positions, for instance in construction I'd been told I was getting the mark of the beast for getting vaccinated. And private grad school where I was the only one of two from public university versus the rest of the department that came from private universities and better off families, bitter that they were in my home state and disparaging both my state and background to my face.
But I also think younger generations in general have stronger work life balance and find more connections elsewhere. The idea of the Michael Scott boss viewing the office as his family worked in part because folks knew of someone like that.
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Comment on Tildes in JavaScript-free browsers in ~tildes
Carrow LinkIn your Settings page (found in the sidebar when on your profile page or home page), there is a setting for "Collapse old comments when I return to a topic," turning that off should remediate part...In your Settings page (found in the sidebar when on your profile page or home page), there is a setting for "Collapse old comments when I return to a topic," turning that off should remediate part of your problem.
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Comment on Super Mario Bros. arbitrary code execution glitch discovered in ~games
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Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
Carrow Link ParentDoom dark ages was 'properly' cracked, not HV bypassed like what's described in this article. No need to drop the security protections for it.Doom dark ages was 'properly' cracked, not HV bypassed like what's described in this article. No need to drop the security protections for it.
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Comment on Indie Pass, a PC subscription service for indie games to launch on April 13, 2026 in ~games
Carrow LinkHope they support Linux! Humble also had (has?) some catalogue playable with the pass, but Windows only.Hope they support Linux! Humble also had (has?) some catalogue playable with the pass, but Windows only.
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Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt
Carrow Link ParentThanks :) just nothing was going right over the past week but it's fine now.Thanks :) just nothing was going right over the past week but it's fine now.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentThere's a bonus word they told me I wasn't supposed to find! Edit: I haven't played this before, but the amount of bonus words I'm pulling makes sense given the number of comments I get on my...There's a bonus word they told me I wasn't supposed to find!
Edit: I haven't played this before, but the amount of bonus words I'm pulling makes sense given the number of comments I get on my vocabulary.
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Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt
Carrow LinkYesterday I had typed up my experience this past week but it is mainly one of stress so I'll post the best and cut the rest: My chest started getting sore and a bud is developing :)Yesterday I had typed up my experience this past week but it is mainly one of stress so I'll post the best and cut the rest:
My chest started getting sore and a bud is developing :)
It looks fun, the character options are cute, but it seems lacking in verticality. I can't see myself shelling out $70 for single player open world salmon run.