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  1. Comment on Three months free subscription to Lightspeed Magazine in ~books

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    Lightspeed Magazine, a premier short story publication, is currently making available three months of subscription for free. No credit card info is required, only an email address. They've...

    Lightspeed Magazine, a premier short story publication, is currently making available three months of subscription for free. No credit card info is required, only an email address.

    They've published a ton of amazing speculative short fiction I love and are definitely worth checking out. Highlights include:

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Is there a digital D&D that is turn-based and go at your own pace? in ~games.tabletop

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    There are also forums set up which are far superior for asynchronous play in my experience, rather than having to scroll endlessly through Discord messages. I've been playing a variety of TTRPGs...

    There are also forums set up which are far superior for asynchronous play in my experience, rather than having to scroll endlessly through Discord messages. I've been playing a variety of TTRPGs via play-by-post for a couple of years now, and it's great for gaming at your own pace.

    10 votes

  4. Comment on I'm visiting the region you're from, what's your favorite food I should try? in ~food

  5. Comment on How are you dealing with AI generated results in your searches? in ~tech

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    Yeah, the text search results for DDG are subpar, but for some reason their image search returns far less AI generated works than Google does. Perhaps the AI compilation websites are not hitting...

    Yeah, the text search results for DDG are subpar, but for some reason their image search returns far less AI generated works than Google does. Perhaps the AI compilation websites are not hitting its SEO, since it's a more niche search engine.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on The 2024 /r/Fantasy book bingo challenge thread in ~books

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    Hmm, I was really amped about doing this challenge last year, then the third party app wipe killed off much of my motivation to participate on reddit. Since you've shared the bingo card here,...

    Hmm, I was really amped about doing this challenge last year, then the third party app wipe killed off much of my motivation to participate on reddit. Since you've shared the bingo card here, let's see if I can muster up some of the old enthusiasm.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Which anime or manga transcend the boundaries of genre and medium? in ~anime

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    As someone else who loves melancholic stories like Yokohama Shopping Trip, I would recommend watching the Mushishi series as well. Some of episodes really carry a similar tone and feel to them.

    As someone else who loves melancholic stories like Yokohama Shopping Trip, I would recommend watching the Mushishi series as well. Some of episodes really carry a similar tone and feel to them.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books

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    No, I can't say I have. That's not a pairing I would have expected.

    No, I can't say I have. That's not a pairing I would have expected.

  9. Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books

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    Kazuo Ishiguro's A Pale View Of Hills might invoke a similar atmosphere.

    Kazuo Ishiguro's A Pale View Of Hills might invoke a similar atmosphere.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books

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    Works for Railsea, The Scar and Iron Council too, all by the same author.

    Works for Railsea, The Scar and Iron Council too, all by the same author.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on The Great Automatic Grammatizator by Roald Dahl (1954) in ~books

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    Yeah, that was a fun bit of metacommentary.

    Yeah, that was a fun bit of metacommentary.

  13. Comment on Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer in ~books

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    Awesome. I used to do mini reviews of my favourite short stories too on reddit when I still posted there. Been considering whether I wanted to repost them here one of these days. I will definitely...

    Awesome. I used to do mini reviews of my favourite short stories too on reddit when I still posted there. Been considering whether I wanted to repost them here one of these days. I will definitely check out your website to find out any gems I've not read before.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer in ~books

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    I really love Naomi Kritzer's writing, particularly because of how much heart and hope they contain. Her stories never fail to give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

    I really love Naomi Kritzer's writing, particularly because of how much heart and hope they contain. Her stories never fail to give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on SAG-AFTRA strikes deal for AI voice acting licensing in video games at CES 2024 in ~tech

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    I don't think AI will take away the desire to share creative works. Just look at people going around posting their AI generated works in the current day. Whether hand-drawn or prompted, that's...

    I don't think AI will take away the desire to share creative works. Just look at people going around posting their AI generated works in the current day. Whether hand-drawn or prompted, that's still the same urge to express one's thoughts or imagination to the world. AI may not be specific in that person's vision, but that's no different from an artist not being skilled enough to paint exactly what's in their head.

    Now will AI decrease the desire for the average person to seek out other people's works? I'd dare say yes, but no one has the right to dictate other people's preferences in terms of what they enjoy. If someone doesn't care to distinguish between AI or human art, finding both to be equal, that isn't a wrong opinion.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on SAG-AFTRA strikes deal for AI voice acting licensing in video games at CES 2024 in ~tech

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    Mind elaborating what you mean? I am sympathetic toward those who are against AI on the basis of their livelihoods being threatened. That's completely different from saying that giving everyone...

    Mind elaborating what you mean? I am sympathetic toward those who are against AI on the basis of their livelihoods being threatened. That's completely different from saying that giving everyone the means to generate artistic works via AI is an overall negative. Why is it a bad thing if anyone can direct the movie of their dreams?

    6 votes

  18. Comment on MSI's new monitor uses built-in AI to flag enemy positions for you in LoL in ~games

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    That's a different way of thinking about it. When I say level playing field, I'm thinking of players starting off with access to the same information and same resources, not that they end up...

    That's a different way of thinking about it. When I say level playing field, I'm thinking of players starting off with access to the same information and same resources, not that they end up performing at the same level to the competitors. Yeah, there already is some disparity because of factors like ping, but stuff like aim assist in other games is banned for a reason.

    5 votes

  19. Comment on MSI's new monitor uses built-in AI to flag enemy positions for you in LoL in ~games

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    That's hardly a consolation for the vast majority of players given that they're only playing on the competitive ladder, yeah? Participation in LAN tourneys only make up a very small portion of the...

    That's hardly a consolation for the vast majority of players given that they're only playing on the competitive ladder, yeah? Participation in LAN tourneys only make up a very small portion of the playerbase, who are then denied a level playing field in the only context where they play.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Is fandom.com actually getting worse? in ~tech

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    Absolutely. I remember the days when we had gamepedia UI before they got bought out by Fandom. No ugly yellow sidebar, no random unrelated wikis showing up as suggested pages, the search box being...

    Absolutely. I remember the days when we had gamepedia UI before they got bought out by Fandom. No ugly yellow sidebar, no random unrelated wikis showing up as suggested pages, the search box being just a simple box instead of a pop up screen. I wish more people would migrate to alternatives like Miraheze for future gaming wikis, but there's the issue of SEO fuckery that makes them hard to take off versus the two big F* wiki platforms.

    9 votes