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Comment on Kings of the losers in ~life
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkSuper Mario RPG It was my first experience with that jrpg style of game and honestly I was worried that if I ever played it again I'd hate it. Nope got the rerelease for the switch and got six of...Super Mario RPG
It was my first experience with that jrpg style of game and honestly I was worried that if I ever played it again I'd hate it. Nope got the rerelease for the switch and got six of seven stars in one weekend. -
Comment on Tildes Survey #7: What is your gender identity? (Results) in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIf men's cut underwear was more comfortable.... I do have some new boxer briefs cut for women and they're great, and would fit pads and such... albeit they're too long to wear under my "fuck off...If men's cut underwear was more comfortable....
I do have some new boxer briefs cut for women and they're great, and would fit pads and such... albeit they're too long to wear under my "fuck off around the house and to the Dollar General" shorts in the summer as I found out yesterday. But if it's that hot I should probably wear the briefs anyway.
Half my pockets are fake, the rest are either two small to use or if I dare put anything in them bigger than a chapstick, they make my pants slide down off my non-existent ass.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #7: What is your gender identity? (Results) in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBecause the patriarchy took them away! But really it's so true. My cargo sweatpants are gender affirming.Because the patriarchy took them away!
But really it's so true. My cargo sweatpants are gender affirming.
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E11: "Survivors" - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIn general the centauri are modeled after the Roman empire with the aesthetics of the Napoleonic era. Londo's hair and makeup were going to be more common - the hair kept going up as a joke before...In general the centauri are modeled after the Roman empire with the aesthetics of the Napoleonic era.
Londo's hair and makeup were going to be more common - the hair kept going up as a joke before they landed on it and the pointed teeth and eyebrows - but it was a lot of work for the makeup crew.Not sure if there was any direct influence or if a makeup crew person saw a picture that inspired them or Jurasik had some inspiration. Haven't seen that from JMS or other folks.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #7: What is your gender identity? (Results) in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentPersonally I loved seeing how many folks were "Simple Label" but complicated text box. Gender is often complicated! Whether because gender roles can be dumb, or social rules about presentation...Personally I loved seeing how many folks were "Simple Label" but complicated text box.
Gender is often complicated! Whether because gender roles can be dumb, or social rules about presentation being tied to gender being dysphoric or euphoric or because when you started poking your gender with a stick it didn't feel as binary as it used to!
I don't use gender queer or GNC often personally but I think I could. Because I poke it with a stick often.
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Comment on The user is visibly frustrated in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentReal "Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line" energy.Real "Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line" energy.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah it's all about what form of government they have, not necessarily size iirc. And some colloquial cities are actually towns - Town of Normal vs City of Bloomington - and some rich ass suburbs...Yeah it's all about what form of government they have, not necessarily size iirc. And some colloquial cities are actually towns - Town of Normal vs City of Bloomington - and some rich ass suburbs are Villages. Plus then there's the Townships which exist to handle shit mostly between municipalities but not always and they're different from counties for some reason.
But I live in a little semi-rural village, and have a township with a different name that runs the fire dept, and a third name for a county (which is different from some of my fellow residents' county) and things are weird.
But maybe a bit like learning the gender of french objects hearing the "wrong" label is noticeable
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying? in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkI have for once! I'm trying to get back in the gameI have for once! I'm trying to get back in the game
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Comment on Have you tried Pewdiepies' self-hosted AI workspace, Odysseus? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI think this was not all of YT culture. His videos were literally never recommended to me for example (Mr Beast still isn't) and so it's just worth noting that you could have been actively on YT...but around that time youtube's culture was all about edgy humour.
I think this was not all of YT culture. His videos were literally never recommended to me for example (Mr Beast still isn't) and so it's just worth noting that you could have been actively on YT and not engaged in/watched that type of edgy racism/etc.
I suspect it had a lot to do with people's age and interests at the time he was making that content.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAuthors are terribly keen about having their works uploaded into LLMs of any sort. Hence the ongoing lawsuits and all. Mandatory LLM use would possibly be enough to break Amazon's grip on ebook...Authors are terribly keen about having their works uploaded into LLMs of any sort. Hence the ongoing lawsuits and all.
Mandatory LLM use would possibly be enough to break Amazon's grip on ebook publishing. Possibly.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkOne full week without an ER trip. A win. The new personal assistant is excellent. A godsend. I have a sovereign citizen student at work making their own life difficult. Everyone acts like the...One full week without an ER trip. A win.
The new personal assistant is excellent. A godsend.
I have a sovereign citizen student at work making their own life difficult. Everyone acts like the student is scary, I'm just concerned we'll have to physically evict them and that sucks.And planning to go to the farmers market this weekend. SNAP gets doubled there with the extra being for fruits and veggies. And we're just starting to get some good produce.
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Comment on Alternatives to a straw hat in ~life.style
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThat is an interesting distinction. Our local city departments use firefighter entirely. I even double checked to see if they distinguish between paramedics and firefighters and they don't list...That is an interesting distinction. Our local city departments use firefighter entirely. I even double checked to see if they distinguish between paramedics and firefighters and they don't list the staff separately. (All our firefighters are paramedics and the ambulance is run by the fire depts. I don't know how many operate solely as one or the other.)
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Comment on Have you tried Pewdiepies' self-hosted AI workspace, Odysseus? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentThank you kindly! I have only ever been vaguely aware of PewDiePie and probably would have asked a similar question if AI anything was of interest to me. Btw, you dropped a sentence in your third...Thank you kindly! I have only ever been vaguely aware of PewDiePie and probably would have asked a similar question if AI anything was of interest to me.
Btw, you dropped a sentence in your third paragraph, unless it got fixed while I was writing this message. Edited to fix my voice to text
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentGot it, it's very much an incredibly wealthy outlier, from what I can see. And I'm not sure whether its township taxes them, or if it's just getting county taxes and nothing separate. It's just...Got it, it's very much an incredibly wealthy outlier, from what I can see. And I'm not sure whether its township taxes them, or if it's just getting county taxes and nothing separate.
It's just about how you slice the numbers then, the rich 12k resident village is counter balanced by the poorer ones. I think county as the category makes the most sense personally, not because the numbers line up in a particular way just because it seems like that's the most relevant to rates. Even my village has different rates depending on which county you end up in. (School districts play in too).
Neither of you would be wrong, it just depends on how you use the data.
Fwiw Naperville is the 4th largest city in the state (for folks unaware), calling it a town compared to a village like Winnetka made me giggle.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentWhat are you using for Illinois? Illinois Property Tax Rates 2026 I'm not sure what towns (or cities) have a median tax rate over 25k here?What are you using for Illinois?
Illinois Property Tax Rates 2026
I'm not sure what towns (or cities) have a median tax rate over 25k here?
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Comment on Have you tried Pewdiepies' self-hosted AI workspace, Odysseus? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentNo, I said don't want to discuss this with you because of your recent comments to me and others about it. Please stop ascribing other motives to me when I've been explicit. Thanks. Edit: actually...No, I said don't want to discuss this with you because of your recent comments to me and others about it.
Please stop ascribing other motives to me when I've been explicit. Thanks.
Edit: actually just stop ascribing motives to me at all.
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Comment on Have you tried Pewdiepies' self-hosted AI workspace, Odysseus? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThose were multiple occurrences, the last one (and everything I was referring to) was a topic and no, it's been a long while ago and I believe the topic was deleted but I don't recall in what...Those were multiple occurrences, the last one (and everything I was referring to) was a topic and no, it's been a long while ago and I believe the topic was deleted but I don't recall in what manner. More recently there was a YT channel with some very racist things posted that were removed.
But this is off topic and frankly you were quite rude to me and others about this a week ago, so I'm personally not really interested in engaging you further on this topic here.
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Comment on Have you tried Pewdiepies' self-hosted AI workspace, Odysseus? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentI've absolutely felt insulted, had my time wasted and read a whole blog from a Christian nationalist white supremacist linked from here. Asking a question is not out of line. Vord has been around...I've absolutely felt insulted, had my time wasted and read a whole blog from a Christian nationalist white supremacist linked from here. Asking a question is not out of line. Vord has been around for a while and is well aware of the community.
My point here is that Vord didn't insult you or your motives, just asked some clarification about a famous person with a bad reputation.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 18: Stateside Scramble | Trailer in ~hobbies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'll figure it out, or not!Does that matter?
Not at all! It'll still be funI'll figure it out, or not!
I don't think it fails. Setting aside he's got experience in this, he's theoretically helping them understand that it's not being "too picky" it's that they're looking for what they want and trying to use various criteria to narrow down those ten thousand stapler options, and someone else is berating them for not looking for something else - which definitely doesn't make them want to look at a blue stapler. The blue stapler isnt owed shit.
And maybe red is a favorite color so they really do care about that. Or maybe it was just an arbitrary filter, but being bitter about that doesn't help anything. It puts them in the shoes of women in an otherwise nonthreatening/non sex based situation.
I can't tell without a lot more detail but based on my knowledge, I'll give the guy with experience working with the population the benefit of the doubt in lieu of additional information.