Corin's recent activity
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Comment on What are some old (20+ years) anime series that stood the test of time? in ~anime
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Comment on Chinese armed police truck convoy rolls into Shenzhen, across the harbour from Hong Kong in ~news
Corin Link ParentI'm concerned that Europe & the US, weakened and distracted by internal political strife, may not act, even if something awful is captured on video.I'm concerned that Europe & the US, weakened and distracted by internal political strife, may not act, even if something awful is captured on video.
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Comment on A question about design and comment threads in ~tildes
Corin LinkI'm surprised LIs aren't being used. It seems like a natural fit for that content.I'm surprised LIs aren't being used. It seems like a natural fit for that content.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make tildes completely text-based? in ~tildes
Corin Link ParentThat tildes isn't cluttered is the point I was trying to make. The 'waterfall' of text isn't any more or less readable by its nature. It all depends on how blocks are arranged and relate to each...That tildes isn't cluttered is the point I was trying to make. The 'waterfall' of text isn't any more or less readable by its nature. It all depends on how blocks are arranged and relate to each other.
You don't need a graphic to break up text. You can break up text with space.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make tildes completely text-based? in ~tildes
Corin Link ParentCounterpoint:The logo and favicons add a touch of color and serve to break up the waterfalls of text;
Counterpoint:
“Confusion and clutter are the failure of design, not the attributes of information.” – Edward R. Tufte
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Comment on Suggestion: Make tildes completely text-based? in ~tildes
Corin Link Parentsvg is only text in as much as a jpeg or png is?svg is only text in as much as a jpeg or png is?
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Comment on Votes on the left in ~tildes
Corin LinkThat seems like a needlessly complicated, and labour intensive, feature. Is there a reason they should be on the left for everyone? Should the vote number be read before the title or something...That seems like a needlessly complicated, and labour intensive, feature.
Is there a reason they should be on the left for everyone? Should the vote number be read before the title or something like that?
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Comment on Solo: A Star Wars Story discussion in ~movies
Corin LinkI loved it, it was joyous and small in a way that really took advantage of the edges of the Star Wars universe. Donald Glover was perfect, I liked the younger and dumber Han, and that robot was...I loved it, it was joyous and small in a way that really took advantage of the edges of the Star Wars universe.
Donald Glover was perfect, I liked the younger and dumber Han, and that robot was the best.
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Comment on Solo: A Star Wars Story discussion in ~movies
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Comment on Suggestion: Find a new name for "Vote" button in ~tildes
Corin LinkI feel like a lot of these can be interpreted in the same way as upvoting is often interpreted as "I agree with this" rather than "this is useful". I'd prefer something more explicitly stating...I feel like a lot of these can be interpreted in the same way as upvoting is often interpreted as "I agree with this" rather than "this is useful".
I'd prefer something more explicitly stating that this is a useful comment instead of one you agree with.
[this is useful +] or something similar...
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Comment on Suggestion: Find a new name for "Vote" button in ~tildes
Corin LinkI feel like a lot of these can be interpreted in the same way as upvoting is often interpreted as "I agree with this" rather than "this is useful". I'd prefer something more explicitly stating...I feel like a lot of these can be interpreted in the same way as upvoting is often interpreted as "I agree with this" rather than "this is useful".
I'd prefer something more explicitly stating that this is a useful comment instead of one you agree with.
[this is useful +] or something similar...
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Comment on So far this site has been mostly politics-averse, but I am curious if I am alone as an MAGA/Trump voter/supporter in a sea of reddit mods in ~talk
Corin (edited )Link ParentThat does seem to be a particularly American outlook. The US seems (from outside) to be tired of its own politics which I find very disturbing. However I would argue that, although the internet...That does seem to be a particularly American outlook. The US seems (from outside) to be tired of its own politics which I find very disturbing.
However I would argue that, although the internet has allowed humanity to speak collectively, it has slowed the pace at which collective decisions are made.
Edit: not sure how this got double posted, soz.
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Comment on So far this site has been mostly politics-averse, but I am curious if I am alone as an MAGA/Trump voter/supporter in a sea of reddit mods in ~talk
Corin Link ParentThat does seem to be a particularly American outlook. The US seems (from outside) to be tired of its own politics which I find very disturbing. However I would argue that, although the internet...That does seem to be a particularly American outlook. The US seems (from outside) to be tired of its own politics which I find very disturbing.
However I would argue that, although the internet has allowed humanity to speak collectively, it has slowed the pace at which collective decisions are made.
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Comment on What do you do to become better at your craft? in ~talk
Corin LinkTo getter better at my job (designer) every few tasks I add an extra constraint. I find it forces me to look at things from different angles.To getter better at my job (designer) every few tasks I add an extra constraint.
I find it forces me to look at things from different angles.
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Comment on What's something new that you're watching that's good? in ~tv
Corin Link ParentThat sounds really interesting, I'm loving the Handmaid's Tale so I'll give this a watch too. Thanks for the reccomendation.That sounds really interesting, I'm loving the Handmaid's Tale so I'll give this a watch too. Thanks for the reccomendation.
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Comment on What's something new that you're watching that's good? in ~tv
Corin (edited )LinkI'm catching up on season 5 of Vikings and I'm very much enjoying it. Vikings is an odd beast though, and I do have some mixed feelings about it. In one sense I am happy The History Channel is...I'm catching up on season 5 of Vikings and I'm very much enjoying it. Vikings is an odd beast though, and I do have some mixed feelings about it.
In one sense I am happy The History Channel is making content like this, rather than Ancient Aliens or some such thing. But on the other hand it is clear that much of the minutiae present is not 'historical' even though the overarching narratives are.
I wish there was some effort to explain what is and isn't fictional. I used to watch a French cartoon called 'The mysterious cities of gold' which included a little 5 minute documentary that explained the real historical discoveries that had inspired the events depicted in the show. I feel like something similar could be worthwhile here, although I guess the history is only a Wikipedia search away...
Legend of Galactic Heroes is the most wonderfully dense and sprawling space opera I've ever read or watched. It has such an interesting way of zooming right out to survey the economics, politics and war of billions of people and then effortlessly zoom in on some tiny minutiae of a single person's life and then zoom right back out again.
I've never quite seen a story with a scope of this size before.