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  1. Comment on The worlds on fire. So lets just make AI porn. in ~tech

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    My understanding was that porn driving/pushing/strongly-influencing the technology is the myth, but that being early adopters was true. e.g. this /r/AskHistorians post

    My understanding was that porn driving/pushing/strongly-influencing the technology is the myth, but that being early adopters was true. e.g. this /r/AskHistorians post

    7 votes

  2. Comment on The worlds on fire. So lets just make AI porn. in ~tech

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    Porn has consistently been an early adopter of new technologies. AI is just the next thing in a long history that most recently includes VHS and DVD, online payments, streaming and bandwidth,...

    Porn has consistently been an early adopter of new technologies. AI is just the next thing in a long history that most recently includes VHS and DVD, online payments, streaming and bandwidth, video chat, and VR.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Did NPR just shut down support for RSS? in ~tech

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    Playing with a proxy from a few different locations, it seems they're throwing an HTTP 403 Forbidden for anyone outside the US. Edit: just saw your edit. What RSS client are you using? Are you...

    Playing with a proxy from a few different locations, it seems they're throwing an HTTP 403 Forbidden for anyone outside the US.

    Edit: just saw your edit. What RSS client are you using? Are you sure it's correctly using the same VPN that lets you query the feed directly? If that's not the problem, maybe the RSS client is sending some other geographic-related header that is tripping the block.

    8 votes

  5. Comment on The 'Toy Story' you remember in ~movies

  6. Comment on The 'Toy Story' you remember in ~movies

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    My kids are starting to take interest in classic Disney songs, though they aren't quite ready to sit down for a full-length movie. I hadn't considered how they might look different when viewed...

    What’s the right way to see digital movies that were designed for 35 mm film?

    My kids are starting to take interest in classic Disney songs, though they aren't quite ready to sit down for a full-length movie. I hadn't considered how they might look different when viewed today, aside from generally how well the animation or cgi aged. Seeing some of the comparisons of the original digital-to-35mm film versus to the direct digital versions offered by the official DVD/Bluray/streaming options today is troubling; while some lost a bit of charm, or colors are a bit off, others are downright awful.

    I guess it's time to hunt down some hobbyist archival rips/corrections of classic Disney and Pixar films like I've down for the original Star Wars trilogy.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food

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    Gazpacho is one of my favorite soups to make. Dead simple, few ingredients, very flexible, and super quick preparation for a cool, refreshing vegetable soup. It's great on its own with just a...

    Gazpacho is one of my favorite soups to make. Dead simple, few ingredients, very flexible, and super quick preparation for a cool, refreshing vegetable soup. It's great on its own with just a drizzle of good olive oil and a crusty bread for lunch. Grab a few hard boiled eggs and you've got a dinner. Use it in place of a tomato soup with your grilled cheese.

    The NYT "Best Gazpacho" recipe is a great starting place. If your "fresh" tomatoes are the grocery store garbage, use canned instead. A green bell pepper works fine as a sub for the Italian pepper. Different vinegars work fine if you don't have sherry. Taste your onion and garlic and adjust amounts based on how sharp they are on that day (a little extra olive oil can mellow it out if you put too much in). I usually don't bother straining it.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    Often by the time a bystander looks after hearing a honk, the instigating offense is already resolved. The lane drift is corrected, the unsafe merge/cut-off complete, everyone stopped following an...

    Often by the time a bystander looks after hearing a honk, the instigating offense is already resolved. The lane drift is corrected, the unsafe merge/cut-off complete, everyone stopped following an abrupt stop, whatever, so it can look at that point like just an impatient asshole honking.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Looking for movies that combine religion mythology and supernatural elements in ~movies

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    Midnight Mass miniseries fits the bill.

    Midnight Mass miniseries fits the bill.

    The plot centers on a devout and impoverished island community that experiences supernatural events after the arrival of a mysterious priest.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Violent texts from Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general leaked in ~society

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    Or it means that someone who didn't voice had some self awareness, realized their thoughts were getting frenzied to the point of crossing their personal lines, and caught themselves before...

    Or it means that someone who didn't voice had some self awareness, realized their thoughts were getting frenzied to the point of crossing their personal lines, and caught themselves before blurting out things that they would regret or hurt others. It's not "masking" our feelings when we don't say everything that immediately comes to mind unless you believe that every single thought and feeling we have is our "true" self, even if it's inconsistent and compatible from one moment to the next.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk

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    I know quite a few people who did non-profit work at some point in their careers. I can't think of a single one who didn't experience this. Government / civil service also has a bunch of "for the...

    often use that sense of moral superiority or just the feeling of doing good and serving society to overwork and underpay their employees.

    I know quite a few people who did non-profit work at some point in their careers. I can't think of a single one who didn't experience this. Government / civil service also has a bunch of "for the greater good" exploitation. I'll be strongly advising my kids when they enter the workforce to avoid such jobs until they've grown enough in their career to know their own worth, understand the true nature of employment relationships, and to confidently negotiate (and maintain) favorable arrangements.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on DeckFilter: A Steam library companion app in ~games

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    To help get anyone started, here's the short list of addons I use: StartPage - Provides a streamlined, attractive start page instead of dropping straight into the full library list/grid. It's...

    To help get anyone started, here's the short list of addons I use:

    • StartPage - Provides a streamlined, attractive start page instead of dropping straight into the full library list/grid. It's customizable, and by default has rows sorted by most-recently-played and most-recently-added. The background is a slightly blurred image relating to the most recently played game. Far from essential, I find using Playnite feel a lot more polished.
    • DuplicateHider - Not perfect, but does a good job consolidating entries for the same title in different libraries. With all of the bundles and Epic/Gog/Amazon/etc. free games, it's easy to accumulate games on multiple libraries, which show up as separate entries in Playnite (so they can be launched separately). This lets you consolidate down to only one displayed in listings. Also supports manual de-duplication for the things it misses in the automatic process.
    • HowLongToBeat - Pulls in data from HLTB for games as well as upload your playtime (I've not tried the latter)
    • SuccessStory - Achievement support. Integrates with Start Page

    There's a bunch of others for various library support, extra metadata, themes, and functionality. It's worth browsing through the full Addon list

    5 votes

  14. Comment on DeckFilter: A Steam library companion app in ~games

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    I’ve been using Playnite to manage all of my game libraries. Imports and syncs libraries from Steam, Epic, and others. Search, filter, and launch from there instead of having to check all of them...

    I’ve been using Playnite to manage all of my game libraries. Imports and syncs libraries from Steam, Epic, and others. Search, filter, and launch from there instead of having to check all of them separately and deal with their unique interfaces. The search and filtering options are extensive. There’s a bunch of plugins, including one to integrate HLTB data.

    11 votes

  15. Comment on New guidance to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies in ~food

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    That reminds me the news talked about very low peanut allergies in Israel and that one of the most popular snacks there called Bamba is a a puffed corn snack with peanut powder in the flavoring....

    That reminds me the news talked about very low peanut allergies in Israel and that one of the most popular snacks there called Bamba is a a puffed corn snack with peanut powder in the flavoring. Puffed snacks are a common first food for babies since they dissolve on their own after a short while, so infants and toddlers were getting oral exposure early and often.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on New guidance to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies in ~food

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    I feel his pain. I picked up two or three food allergies in my 20s, all of which I really enjoyed. Now they cause itchy tongue, excess saliva, and strong chest cramps. Thankfully no airway...

    I feel his pain. I picked up two or three food allergies in my 20s, all of which I really enjoyed. Now they cause itchy tongue, excess saliva, and strong chest cramps. Thankfully no airway constriction (yet). It's frustrating not just because I loved those foods, but because I have to pay close attention so to avoid accidentally getting some. They're uncommon allergens so they're never flagged, at least one gained popularity over the last decade, there's several different names for the same things as ingredients, and they're sometimes included in nonspecific mixtures/medleys.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on A tower on Billionaires' Row in New York City is full of cracks. Who's to blame? (gifted link) in ~engineering

  18. Comment on Who's tried durian? in ~food

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    Tried durian for the first time in my late 20s on a visit to Malaysia. We were driving back from Cameron Highlands, following a windy road along the mountainside, and came across a small pull-off...

    Tried durian for the first time in my late 20s on a visit to Malaysia. We were driving back from Cameron Highlands, following a windy road along the mountainside, and came across a small pull-off with a durian vendor. The vendor cracked open the spiky fruit – I forget which variety – and we all grabbed a lobe. The smell wasn't the best, but the breezy and cool (well, cool for southeast asia) venue helped a lot. The flavor was interesting in a good way. Creamy, a bit sweet, a hint of banana. Nobody told me about the thin film around the custard-like flesh, reminded me of a thick skin that forms on a soup and was a little off-putting. The folks I was with from the region later complained how it was such a bland batch, which was probably a good thing for a first-timer. I could do without the durian-flavored burps that visited for the next few hours though.

    Since then, I've grown to really like durian. There's so many different varieties with different flavor profiles. They're not the cheapest. Thankfully I don't have a picky refined palate, so practically any durian is good durian to me. I find fresh to be noticeably different than when it's used as an ingredient or frozen, so it's worth trying both even if you don't like one.

    Like @pekt mentioned, there's a number of traditional beliefs around the consumption of durian. I just smile politely when cautioned and reach for another lobe.

    9 votes

  19. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    If you’ve got time, do a few days trial run at home. You might be fine with it!

    If you’ve got time, do a few days trial run at home. You might be fine with it!

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    Speaking for myself, I weight train primarily for health and functional strength. Muscle burns more calories, stabilizes and strengthens joints, building and maintaining muscle early has huge...

    Speaking for myself, I weight train primarily for health and functional strength. Muscle burns more calories, stabilizes and strengthens joints, building and maintaining muscle early has huge benefits for long term active aging, fix imbalances and combat issues of a sedentary day job, be able to tackle any job around the house without struggling, etc. After having kids, I wanted enough strength to comfortably carry and keep up with them as they grow, and to be confident I could get both of them out of physical danger at the same time. There’s a secondary aesthetic goal to look less like a skeleton for my spouse, though she’s always said I was fine.

    Now, I hate weight training, absolutely not what I’d consider a hobby, but it’s the most effective and efficient means to reach those goals that fits in a busy schedule. If I’m going to suffer through it, I absolutely want to maximize the payoff any way I safely can. Smart programming, progressive overload, enough calories, balanced healthy diet, sufficient protein for growth. Protein supplements are an easy way to optimize that last one, especially if I want to eat the same meals as the rest of my family, which might not always meet the threshold.

    8 votes