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Comment on Scattered thoughts on the absurdity of existing in ~talk
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Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI worked at a games store when Gran Turismo came out. It was a in a busy pedestrian mall in the middle of the city and we had a huge rear projection screen in the front window playing the "cinema...I worked at a games store when Gran Turismo came out. It was a in a busy pedestrian mall in the middle of the city and we had a huge rear projection screen in the front window playing the "cinema mode" playback of race.. People (most men, and mostly business men, let's face it) would literally walk past, double take, come back and just stare.
They would then come into the store, ask "What game is that?" and we would hand them a Playstation, Gran Turismo, a dual shock controller and a memory card and they would pay at the counter. I am not even kidding. It was like fish in a barrel.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games
DoubleSupercool Link ParentBushido Blade remains my favourite fighting game ever, and I don't really like fighting games at all. The tenseness of the fights as you wait, switch stances, feel out your opponent and then...Bushido Blade remains my favourite fighting game ever, and I don't really like fighting games at all.
The tenseness of the fights as you wait, switch stances, feel out your opponent and then STRIKE STRIKE, game over.
Or, in the case of me and a mate, me taking out his legs and him rolling around the dojo for ages as I vainly try and end him but keep missing.
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Comment on Travelling to Japan for eleven days in May. Stay in Kyoto or Osaka other than Tokyo? in ~travel
DoubleSupercool LinkAlternative take: stay in Kobe. It's a nicer city and you can get to both Osaka and Kyoto very easily. It's a lot more chill and has great food. Personally I don't recommend staying in Kyoto, but...Alternative take: stay in Kobe. It's a nicer city and you can get to both Osaka and Kyoto very easily. It's a lot more chill and has great food.
Personally I don't recommend staying in Kyoto, but that's just me.
Also, most conbeni food is usually not healthy at all, unless you make a conscious decision to get salad type things, or noodles with basic dressings (not ramen). Most foods are usually high sodium and high calori.
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Comment on The DVD biz has circled the drain for years. In 2024, it goes down the tubes. in ~movies
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI have bad news for you: it's not your decision. Oh, you "won't accept it"? Well, we are taking it away after you have paid. What are you going to do about it? Answer: the obvious thing, as you say.the one thing I will not accept
I have bad news for you: it's not your decision. Oh, you "won't accept it"? Well, we are taking it away after you have paid. What are you going to do about it?
Answer: the obvious thing, as you say.
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Comment on The DVD biz has circled the drain for years. In 2024, it goes down the tubes. in ~movies
DoubleSupercool Link ParentThat's it. The entire point of digital downloads, SAAS, subs etc (from a corporate perspective) is expressly that you DON'T own it. It is very clear that you have a licence that can be taken away...That's it. The entire point of digital downloads, SAAS, subs etc (from a corporate perspective) is expressly that you DON'T own it. It is very clear that you have a licence that can be taken away at any point in time for whatever reason.
Regardless of the quality of digital ownership, it only exists in the ether at the behest of the gatekeepers. You are paying real money for a thing that cannot be owned.
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Comment on Reddit is letting power users in on its IPO in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI just got a bot message inviting me, as an non American, to go in for the IPO.I just got a bot message inviting me, as an non American, to go in for the IPO.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentOf course. As has been noted by others though, it's not so easy to pirate a car. Digital products, by their nature, are more in danger of this and those sectors have to approach the problem...Of course. As has been noted by others though, it's not so easy to pirate a car. Digital products, by their nature, are more in danger of this and those sectors have to approach the problem differently. For the most part, they have chosen not to.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
DoubleSupercool LinkI just bound my first book. I printed out an open source RPG system in registers, folded, stitched and glued them up. Then, made a kludged version of book cloth and cut and bound the cover and...I just bound my first book. I printed out an open source RPG system in registers, folded, stitched and glued them up. Then, made a kludged version of book cloth and cut and bound the cover and attached it. End result, a one off copy.
Next stage is prepping and painting a set of classic D&D character classes for playing the RPG. Fighter, Cleric, Wizard, Thief, Elf, Dwarf, Halfing.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI would rather give 3 creators on Patreon $5 a month than pay Google anything.I would rather give 3 creators on Patreon $5 a month than pay Google anything.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool (edited )Link ParentThe problem, as I see it, is that studios and labels just fundamentally cannot, and will not, abandon the thinking that it is their duty to charge as much as they can for providing as little as...The problem, as I see it, is that studios and labels just fundamentally cannot, and will not, abandon the thinking that it is their duty to charge as much as they can for providing as little as they can at every single turn. If you make legitimate content fairly priced and easy to access, most people say "fair enough" and pony up. But it's just the endless, endless nickle and diming, trying to squeeze more revenue at every opportunity that just drives people to abandon morality because . . . well, are the corporations being moral? No. Well, then, fuck them.
This could clearly be seen in Australia, a country that had one of the highest piracy rates in the world due to ludicrous prices of physical media, or hamstrung by licensing deals that restricted content. When Netflix finally came up, the piracy rates fell off a cliff because it was EASY and FAIRLY PRICED. Of course, every studio now wants their own slice of the pie and Netflix jacked up the prices, so piracy is on the up again.
People aren't stupid and they know when they are being screwed, and they rightfully feel few qualms about trying to save a few bucks here, when they are being pressed on every side.
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Comment on The Xmas music playlist at my job is awful; give me your best non-traditional holiday songs! in ~music
DoubleSupercool LinkThey Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit And hangs around with me and my wife Now I can't help but feeling jealous Each time she climbs on his knee And she...They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard
Once a year, my friend puts on a red suit
And hangs around with me and my wife
Now I can't help but feeling jealous
Each time she climbs on his kneeAnd she stands beneath the mistletoe, screaming
For him to stand beneath the mistletoe, screaming
Now I can't help but feeling jealous
Each time she climbs on his knee
Why must she climb on his knee?I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
She kissed him once and whispered in his ear
I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
I wish he would go
He's breaking up my homeShe always had this twisted side to her
But she'd never drag my name around town
But lately she's been humming cheating songs
And I don't like that fat guy around
No I don't like that fat guy aroundI saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
She kissed him once and whispered in his ear
I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
I wish he would go
He's breaking up my homeI saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
Thrilling (thrilling)
Christmas (Christmas)
Trembling fearI saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
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Comment on Are we in "late stage" capitalism? What's next? in ~talk
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI would say that the inherent problem, in its most absolutely distilled form, is that the people who are producing the goods and services for purchase, ie the labor, are not able to reap the...I would say that the inherent problem, in its most absolutely distilled form, is that the people who are producing the goods and services for purchase, ie the labor, are not able to reap the advertised benefits of the system. The people advertising the benefits are the only ones benefitting.
Until the people who actually provide labor and purchase things have had enough, it will continue. Give people enough to distract them, or convince them that one day they will have a shot at the ring, and they will vote against their self interests forever.
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Comment on Terrible, terrible movies? in ~movies
DoubleSupercool Link ParentThe theatre trailer for Kung Pow made it look absolutely terrible. We saw it later on DVD and almost couldn't breathe from laughing so much. One of the most quotable movies ever. "Swingin" the...The theatre trailer for Kung Pow made it look absolutely terrible. We saw it later on DVD and almost couldn't breathe from laughing so much. One of the most quotable movies ever.
"Swingin" the chaaiiin, swingin' the chaaain, swinging the chaaiiiiiin"
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
DoubleSupercool LinkI live in Japan. I had the entire volleyball team yelling at me in alarm the one time I was so tired I forgot to take off my outside trainers and walked into the foyer to the gymnasium . . .I live in Japan. I had the entire volleyball team yelling at me in alarm the one time I was so tired I forgot to take off my outside trainers and walked into the foyer to the gymnasium . . .
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
DoubleSupercool Link ParentIt depends on the restaurant and place though. I don't take my shoes of in Japan at the hospital when I got for checkups. I do at my little dental clinic (wear the provided slippers). I don't take...It depends on the restaurant and place though. I don't take my shoes of in Japan at the hospital when I got for checkups. I do at my little dental clinic (wear the provided slippers). I don't take my shoes off at most restaurants, but if there are Japanese rooms (tatami), then absolutely.
I imagine at the very least it has something to do with keep the space you live in clean. Given that floors traditionally acted as the place to sit and sleep, who in their right mind would want to do that in a filthy place?
As you say that, culturally deeper, it seems to be a division of spaces. Inside / outside. A place for work vs the private space of home. The fact that you need to take sports shoes off outside and use different sports shoes inside the gym speaks to that, as does things like "designated areas of concrete connecting buildings" being designated as "okay for indoor shoes to walk on" (seen in several of my schools). So, THIS concrete is bad, but the concrete inbetween these lines is clean? Yes.
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Comment on What music documentaries have you enjoyed? in ~music
DoubleSupercool LinkThe Sparks Brothers I will admit I had never heard of Sparks before, but I will watch anything Edgar Wright puts out, since his days making Spaced. The first talking head was Beck. If Beck says he...I will admit I had never heard of Sparks before, but I will watch anything Edgar Wright puts out, since his days making Spaced. The first talking head was Beck. If Beck says he likes/respects a musician or group, I am willing to listen. It's an amazing story of two brothers who basically stuck to their guns, didn't blow it all during the tough times, and kept at it.
I have since come to love Sparks and their ethos and managed to see them live last year.
"By nature of the relentless absurdity of existence, it wouldn't make a difference whether it ever happened or not, when all is said and done."
No, it makes absolutely no difference, cosmically, if I had ever existed.
However:
a) I do exist
b) I believe/understand at some level that I exist in this scheme of things
c) My brain cannot possibly understand the enormity of the cosmos and my place in it
d) I can however experience and enjoy the now, despite "knowing" that I will one day die, but that concept still being alien to me
e) I can try and bring happiness and peace to myself and those around me.
What does my head in is that we are so cosmically insignificant and have been given a chance to experience a tiny fragment of this, and so many people are utter cunts.