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Comment on We’re seniors. It’s not our responsibility to fix the housing supply. in ~society
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Comment on We’re seniors. It’s not our responsibility to fix the housing supply. in ~society
DeaconBlue LinkWhat are these quick blurbs meant to add to any discussion? It is mostly "we figured it out 30 years ago so you will figure it out too" with one or two paragraphs of fluff.What are these quick blurbs meant to add to any discussion? It is mostly "we figured it out 30 years ago so you will figure it out too" with one or two paragraphs of fluff.
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Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech
DeaconBlue Link ParentOkay, the Jerry Chen post is the start and it is unavailable to view without an account. Now at least I follow the thread despite it seeming pretty random to me still. The name "Jesse Singal" also...Okay, the Jerry Chen post is the start and it is unavailable to view without an account. Now at least I follow the thread despite it seeming pretty random to me still.
The name "Jesse Singal" also meant nothing to me until seeing this thread so I guess I am just not the intended audience.
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Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech
DeaconBlue Link ParentI don't follow the thread format. What exactly is the post "WAFFLES" a response to? Parts of the page say that you need an account to view them, so I am clearly missing some context.I don't follow the thread format. What exactly is the post "WAFFLES" a response to?
Parts of the page say that you need an account to view them, so I am clearly missing some context.
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Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk
DeaconBlue Link ParentThat song is played over broadcast radio and in fact has been played at my place of work over the speakers, so it isn't that NSFW.That song is played over broadcast radio and in fact has been played at my place of work over the speakers, so it isn't that NSFW.
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Comment on ‘Reading Rainbow’ to return, with new host Mychal Threets in ~tv
DeaconBlue Link ParentMolly of Denali and Skillsville were both killed already. I can only hope that Reading Rainbow gets a few more people to care.Molly of Denali and Skillsville were both killed already. I can only hope that Reading Rainbow gets a few more people to care.
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Comment on ‘Simpsons’ movie sequel sets summer 2027 release date in ~movies
DeaconBlue Link ParentShe was elected to lead, not to read. Being an infant is fine.She was elected to lead, not to read. Being an infant is fine.
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Comment on ‘Simpsons’ movie sequel sets summer 2027 release date in ~movies
DeaconBlue Link20 years after the first movie, which itself was something like 17 years old when it was released. Bart is one very, very old child. Elmo has him beat by a few years, but I don't know how to...20 years after the first movie, which itself was something like 17 years old when it was released.
Bart is one very, very old child.
Elmo has him beat by a few years, but I don't know how to compare monster lifespans with human.
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Comment on UK's Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks in ~transport
DeaconBlue Link ParentSerious question, what does "held to account" mean in this context? Are any of the situations that you listed actually against any UK laws? If not, isn't holding them accountable just kind of...Serious question, what does "held to account" mean in this context? Are any of the situations that you listed actually against any UK laws? If not, isn't holding them accountable just kind of firing them and getting them out of the corporate structure?
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Comment on Making DND maps in ~games.tabletop
DeaconBlue Link ParentI didn't come up with it. It was stolen directly from Out of the Abyss. The premise is that the party finds themselves in a beholder's lair, which is a long vertical shaft with a bunch of hallways...I didn't come up with it. It was stolen directly from Out of the Abyss. The premise is that the party finds themselves in a beholder's lair, which is a long vertical shaft with a bunch of hallways all coming out of it at random heights with rope bridges connecting them. As they fight, the beholder will use eye rays to break the bridges that the players are on, forcing them to get creative with placement and figure out how to get within range.
The fight is not fun for a melee heavy party.
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Comment on Making DND maps in ~games.tabletop
DeaconBlue LinkBefore I started my current multi-year campaign in the Underdark, I went on Patreon and found about a dozen map creators who listed having Underdark maps, threw five bucks at each of them, and...Before I started my current multi-year campaign in the Underdark, I went on Patreon and found about a dozen map creators who listed having Underdark maps, threw five bucks at each of them, and collected them all into a big folder.
They are of varying quality and style, but it has allowed me to make up pretty much every situation that I could want in Foundry.
I will say that nobody had a good map for an ever-changing labyrinth with prebuilt walls that shifted as players moved. Also nobody had a good 3D map for a beholder fight in a long vertical shaft. Maybe I am asking too much to use the tool in ways it is explicitly not designed for, though.
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Comment on New Jersey theme park puts animatronic dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace as it shuts down in ~tech
DeaconBlue LinkHuh, those cost less than I would have expected. I don't know how much I expected, exactly, but it was definitely over the cost of a new macbook.Huh, those cost less than I would have expected. I don't know how much I expected, exactly, but it was definitely over the cost of a new macbook.
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Comment on Looking forward to Apple Container/Containerization tool in macOS 26, an alternative to Docker in ~comp
DeaconBlue Link ParentI honestly assumed that it was some jargon I had not heard of meaning "third party tool bought and integrated into the first party toolkit" since so many big software things (salesforce being...I honestly assumed that it was some jargon I had not heard of meaning "third party tool bought and integrated into the first party toolkit" since so many big software things (salesforce being hilariously bad at it but doing it constantly) upgrade their offerings this way.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help in ~society
DeaconBlue LinkAs of the time of this post, it has been 5926 hours since the 24 hour clock started on the current president ending the Ukraine/Russia war as was promised.As of the time of this post, it has been 5926 hours since the 24 hour clock started on the current president ending the Ukraine/Russia war as was promised.
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Comment on Libghostty is coming in ~comp
DeaconBlue Link ParentI refuse to click the link but I am pretty confident that it is the Standards one.I refuse to click the link but I am pretty confident that it is the Standards one.
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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
DeaconBlue Link ParentDespite? You mean his market advantage of despicable labour practices and selling dangerous goods!(isnt Bezos one of the richest men in the history of humanity despite his despicable labour practices and selling dangerous goods?)
Despite? You mean his market advantage of despicable labour practices and selling dangerous goods!
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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
DeaconBlue Link ParentMost people would opt to not deal with that, so the shipping costs don't matter. You are an anomaly in that you actually went through the inconvenient motions.and that saved them money HOW exactly
Most people would opt to not deal with that, so the shipping costs don't matter. You are an anomaly in that you actually went through the inconvenient motions.
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Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation in ~tech
DeaconBlue Link ParentThere is no scenario where nobody thought about it. It is surely on a backlog somewhere, listed as "not MVP"There is no scenario where nobody thought about it.
It is surely on a backlog somewhere, listed as "not MVP"
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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
DeaconBlue LinkDoesn't matter - any brand goodwill that they had has been thoroughly burned. I ordered fuses by reputable brands and got what amounted to rolls of pennies from an alphabet soup company - they did...Doesn't matter - any brand goodwill that they had has been thoroughly burned.
I ordered fuses by reputable brands and got what amounted to rolls of pennies from an alphabet soup company - they did not blow at the advertised load. That will burn a house down. It took me months to get a refund and the product stayed up.
They were happy to ship these for years to people. People that trusted the product that they ordered would be the one that they received. People that very well may have now lost their homes or loved ones because Amazon wanted to save a couple cents on shipping.
There is no scenario where they would ever be held accountable for it, either. The investigation would find a faulty fuse and that would be the end of it.
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Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation in ~tech
DeaconBlue LinkThe best part of this is that the "normal user" solution (per the article) of reinstalling the operating system would not work either. It would just do the same thing. The actual normal user would...The best part of this is that the "normal user" solution (per the article) of reinstalling the operating system would not work either. It would just do the same thing.
The actual normal user would just go buy a new computer because normal users in the modern day do not know how to reinstall an operating system.
I mean the entire article is just quick blurbs.