CptBluebear's recent activity
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
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Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery has received interest from multiple parties for all or part of company in ~movies
CptBluebear Link ParentThe second Lina Khan was ousted. The laws are there but the enforcement ended when she had to go.The second Lina Khan was ousted.
The laws are there but the enforcement ended when she had to go.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster. in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentHe's supposedly the brains behind Freelancer and it pains me to see Freelancer being tainted by the grift called Star Citizen. Since I also don't believe in the great man theory I just want...He's supposedly the brains behind Freelancer and it pains me to see Freelancer being tainted by the grift called Star Citizen.
Since I also don't believe in the great man theory I just want another Freelancer, Microsoft.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services outage impacts in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentHahaha, that's a good one!Hahaha, that's a good one!
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Comment on Microsoft warns that Windows 10 reaches end of support today in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentDon't do this, huge waste of those spare cycles. Use massgrave.dev to get yourself an LTSC license so you can receive updates for another half decade.Maybe get another antivirus or something. Maybe a firewall. IDK.
Don't do this, huge waste of those spare cycles. Use massgrave.dev to get yourself an LTSC license so you can receive updates for another half decade.
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Comment on Anyone else go to a No Kings rally today? in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentI'd settle for abolishing the monarchy of the Netherlands too though, even if they're just overpaid stick figures. No, scratch that, especially because they're overpaid stick figures with their...I'd settle for abolishing the monarchy of the Netherlands too though, even if they're just overpaid stick figures. No, scratch that, especially because they're overpaid stick figures with their name being the sole selling point. Receiving tax payer money for just being called king is oppression in another jacket. No Kings rings fine to me.
But.. in the spirit of the march I think tyrants fits better.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentThere is an irreconcilable bridge between the political alliance and what the locals think of the rowdy marines. The former is how Japan is an active and willing participant. The country of Japan,...There is an irreconcilable bridge between the political alliance and what the locals think of the rowdy marines. The former is how Japan is an active and willing participant. The country of Japan, not the citizens of just Okinawa, find it beneficial to work together at a military level with other countries to the point of developing the shared next generation fighter jet (GCAP), has both naval and land military drills with the Americans and other NATO allies, and strongly favour American presence as an NK and China deterrence.
The latter is a tourism problem.
I suppose to put it simply, I'm being what I fear is pedantic (I'm sorry about that) because it is like saying 'America is an active an eager and eager ally to Israel.'
Yes that's exactly it and what was likely meant when they questioned the "keep in line" argument. Geopolitically you speak about the countries, sometimes even the name of the capital, to get the point across you're talking about the geopolitical entity that we consider a country. Not the citizens.
It's no different than saying Russia invaded Ukraine. Trying to absolve the average citizen of the crime of the government is laudable but also often futile and sometimes even detrimental. Besides that, colloquially and contextually we also understand that American citizens don't monolithically support Israel when someone says that America supports Israel. The distinction is usually unnecessary to point out.
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Comment on YouTube has a new video player in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentThat's the business idea of continuous improvement. Everything can be changed or improved at any point in time and we should continuously look for opportunities to do so. It's part of my job...That's the business idea of continuous improvement. Everything can be changed or improved at any point in time and we should continuously look for opportunities to do so.
It's part of my job description, continuous improvement, and while it has its merits, you mostly see wasteful efforts towards something that needs no change.
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentI was about to say the same. I had this page open for a while and decided to refresh before posting and it just so happens you posted about Starsector. It'll probably scratch their itch!I was about to say the same. I had this page open for a while and decided to refresh before posting and it just so happens you posted about Starsector.
It'll probably scratch their itch!
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Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentYou'd think so, but almost immediately with the launch of the first ROG Ally competitor to the Steam Deck it became abundantly clear that a lot of the appeal is how good SteamOS feels and how...You'd think so, but almost immediately with the launch of the first ROG Ally competitor to the Steam Deck it became abundantly clear that a lot of the appeal is how good SteamOS feels and how important it is that the system is unlocked for everyone that wants to tinker with it.
Aside from that flexibility, for your regular user it appears that the incredible turnkey power and ease of use of the Steam Deck outweighs many of the performance gains other handhelds may have over the Deck.
I for one think the Steam Deck is the better product even with middling specs and lastly, the price is also agreeable.
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Comment on US Feds seize record-breaking $15 billion in Bitcoin from alleged scam empire in ~news
CptBluebear Link ParentWasn't using seized crypto the plan of the crypto sovereign wealth fund?Wasn't using seized crypto the plan of the crypto sovereign wealth fund?
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentOh I didn't mean it to be dismissive of people liking Nijntje, my daughter goes nuts over it, just that I have a hard time understanding why that specific piece of media went as big as it did....Oh I didn't mean it to be dismissive of people liking Nijntje, my daughter goes nuts over it, just that I have a hard time understanding why that specific piece of media went as big as it did. It's very retrograde in its "family values" and I bite my lip when I read another Nijntje book to my daughter and it's more 1920s mores.
But I recognize what my late brain could not so I want to say I'm sorry. I used my opinions to diminish what others experience. I truly think you, and others, should enjoy it in the way you want.
The Miffy-Nijntje thing is just my own hangup too, I can't call it Miffy since it was called Nijntje for me for decades. -
Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
CptBluebear Link ParentI will never understand the hyper popularity of Nijntje outside of the Netherlands. I barely understand it in the Netherlands, let alone the raving madness of the Japanese to build an entire fake...I will never understand the hyper popularity of
MiffyNijntje outside of the Netherlands. I barely understand it in the Netherlands, let alone the raving madness of the Japanese to build an entire fake town dedicated to the ridiculously outdated Nijntje.It is a decidedly frivolous means of spending untold billions. Another city dedicated to an almost 100 year old drawing of a bunny which has seen almost no modernization to get with the times is sure to become immediately useless when built.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
CptBluebear Link ParentThat's still going!? Look, I'm not some Tolkien purist. Not at all. I think the movies were awesome but that's about it. The Rings of Power show is annoyingly mid as a Lord of the Rings story, but...That's still going!?
Look, I'm not some Tolkien purist. Not at all. I think the movies were awesome but that's about it.
The Rings of Power show is annoyingly mid as a Lord of the Rings story, but regardless of the LOTR sauce it's just actively bad as a tv show. I quit the first season before the end, only begrudgingly watched the last episode for unimportant reasons, and promptly dropped it again.
I initially read your post as if you wanted to uncancel it which, no, is not philanthropy.
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Comment on Ten years since my last PC build - Help me spec a quiet mATX rig in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentThat website claims up and down that they're not to be taken at face value and to do your own research. Which, truth be told, is good advise. But they've been so useful for so long I often just...That website claims up and down that they're not to be taken at face value and to do your own research. Which, truth be told, is good advise.
But they've been so useful for so long I often just take their advise at face value anyway.
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Comment on If AI can diagnose patients, what are doctors for? in ~health
CptBluebear Link ParentI understand the sentiment but the "AI" they use and train for this hyper specific pattern recognition is not your run of the mill LLM a la GPT. These are far more capable of sifting through...I understand the sentiment but the "AI" they use and train for this hyper specific pattern recognition is not your run of the mill LLM a la GPT. These are far more capable of sifting through thousands of images and recognize when it matches a certain pattern of disease. Doctors then verify if the system is correct because false positives happen.
Even with false positives, these systems are far less likely to just automagically come up with nonsense.
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Comment on Blast at Tennessee munitions plant leaves eighteen missing, possibly dead in ~news
CptBluebear Link ParentOne safety mistake 11 years ago does not constitute a history of safety problems, you'd call that a single safety incident. No factory is perfectly safe, more so when it's ammunition. It appears...One safety mistake 11 years ago does not constitute a history of safety problems, you'd call that a single safety incident. No factory is perfectly safe, more so when it's ammunition. It appears they've been running a decent shop for at least a decade.
I also don't know the context of that incident. It could've been lax safety standards, it could've also been an employee disregarding protocol.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump’s 100% China tariff triggers $20b wipeout, 1.6m crypto traders liquidated in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentAn economy's fucked sentiment should have crypto increase as trust in the dollar erodes but that's not happening. If it functions as advertised you'd see people flee to gold (check) and bitcoin...An economy's fucked sentiment should have crypto increase as trust in the dollar erodes but that's not happening. If it functions as advertised you'd see people flee to gold (check) and bitcoin (no check).
My post was made about crypto specifically, I'm not necessarily finding it odd that a massive decoupling of markets is met with panic. People panicking about the market is a tale as old as
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Comment on US President Donald Trump’s 100% China tariff triggers $20b wipeout, 1.6m crypto traders liquidated in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentI know this, but ask a cryptobro what the merits are of bitcoin and they'll tell you it's not fiat currency. But it behaves the exact same way. So it's in no way protection against devaluation of...I know this, but ask a cryptobro what the merits are of bitcoin and they'll tell you it's not fiat currency. But it behaves the exact same way. So it's in no way protection against devaluation of the dollar/euro/rmb. Why even use it then? At this point -well, a lot earlier actually- it's just a speculative asset with enough volatility to wipe out your pension in an hour. Also called gambling elsewhere.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump’s 100% China tariff triggers $20b wipeout, 1.6m crypto traders liquidated in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentWhich is fucking stupid. The one supposed benefit of bitcoin is that it's not fiat and not connected to fiat currency. Why does it follow the stock market then!? If it was an alternative to...Which is fucking stupid. The one supposed benefit of bitcoin is that it's not fiat and not connected to fiat currency. Why does it follow the stock market then!? If it was an alternative to currency it would go up!
I'm just happy he's just unlikable and not actively annoying.
Unlikable I can work with, there's a well established reason he's maladjusted and rude and his actions so far make sense within the story being told and within his personality. And it's been a continuing trend within anime for a while now, but decisive action and faster paced action-reaction is always a plus. Anime can sometimes feel like such a time waste when the protagonist is unable to clue together 2 and 2 for an entire episode, this mostly refrains from that trope.
In fact, the slow(er) pace of the story is welcome. Shounen stories end up losing themselves in the plot quite often, but the world building and the character exposition -villains too- is given some time to breathe, which is likely doing legwork for the later episodes. It's at least doing something somewhat different from other Shounens.