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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
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Comment on The Don Hertzfeldt Collection is now on Dropout in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentFor years I've just had my tv hooked directly to a computer. Whenever I do an upgrade, my old PC gets moved to the TV. I just have a firefox window with a bunch of tabs left open to all the...For years I've just had my tv hooked directly to a computer. Whenever I do an upgrade, my old PC gets moved to the TV. I just have a firefox window with a bunch of tabs left open to all the streaming sites. No screwing around with smart TVs, ads, apps or anything. Plus it's easy to launch steam since it's all right there.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI really like this one. I had a lot of trouble with the idea that it was big enough to live in but also easily pulled with pedal power.I really like this one. I had a lot of trouble with the idea that it was big enough to live in but also easily pulled with pedal power.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThis author has one of the most positive portrayals of humanity I've ever read. The idea that everyone just immediately agreed to give the robots their rights ajd shut down the factories, is...This author has one of the most positive portrayals of humanity I've ever read. The idea that everyone just immediately agreed to give the robots their rights ajd shut down the factories, is probably the most fantastic thing in the book.
Theres a similar element in the Wayfarer series. In that one humanity realizes that greed and ego has resulted in a Earth so polluted that they will need to flee into space. Apparently with little conflict everyone goes full communist to a moneyless society free of almost any sort of hierarchy
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI might. I was a little disappointed in this one. But I also felt like it ended right when I was starting to get into it.I might. I was a little disappointed in this one. But I also felt like it ended right when I was starting to get into it.
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Comment on Survey: The temperature in my room now is _____ and it feels _____ in ~talk
Dr_Amazing LinkMy entire house shares one temperature setting. So when my wife upstairs turns on the AC to get it to a comfortable temperature, my office down in the basement gets positively chilly.My entire house shares one temperature setting. So when my wife upstairs turns on the AC to get it to a comfortable temperature, my office down in the basement gets positively chilly.
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Comment on Atari makes Universal movie deal for ten iconic game properties in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkSuddenly remembered this 20 year old fake trailer for a Tetris movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE_1KlWFJyA Really hoping for something like this.Suddenly remembered this 20 year old fake trailer for a Tetris movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE_1KlWFJyA
Really hoping for something like this.
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Comment on Atari makes Universal movie deal for ten iconic game properties in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI really want to know what you do with a Pong movie. Is it like a future death sport where each player is in one of the paddles? Is it about a kid in the 70s who's about to play the most important...I really want to know what you do with a Pong movie. Is it like a future death sport where each player is in one of the paddles? Is it about a kid in the 70s who's about to play the most important pong match of his life?
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI always like pointing to this reddit post that I feel does a good job of summing up how the two versions stack up https://www.reddit.com/r/BikiniBottomTwitter/comments/13xk3lu/comment/jmj3nfg/I always like pointing to this reddit post that I feel does a good job of summing up how the two versions stack up
https://www.reddit.com/r/BikiniBottomTwitter/comments/13xk3lu/comment/jmj3nfg/
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThe new design is actually pretty old at this point. But yeah pretty much anyone that started with the old design hates it. Mostly for functional reasonsThe new design is actually pretty old at this point. But yeah pretty much anyone that started with the old design hates it. Mostly for functional reasons
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentDoesn't Marvel actually have a Starfox they could useDoesn't Marvel actually have a Starfox they could use
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentNo marvel character moment will ever match the excitement I felt when Starfox appeared in the Mario movieNo marvel character moment will ever match the excitement I felt when Starfox appeared in the Mario movie
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Comment on Peter Jackson says the next film he’s directing is “The Adventures of TinTin 2” in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkOh nice! I have no idea how the first movie was so overlooked. It was great but it felt like no one noticed.Oh nice! I have no idea how the first movie was so overlooked. It was great but it felt like no one noticed.
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Comment on What are some of the weirdest events and moments in comic books? in ~comics
Dr_Amazing LinkI always loved the "what if" books. What if Flash Thompson got bit by the radioactive spider instead of Peter? He'd go mad with power and become a super villain. Peter Parker would use his science...I always loved the "what if" books.
What if Flash Thompson got bit by the radioactive spider instead of Peter?
He'd go mad with power and become a super villain. Peter Parker would use his science abilities to defeat him and become an Ironman style non-powered superhero.What if Frank Castle died and his family survived?
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Comment on ‘Moana’ flounders with $43 million debut, among weakest of Disney’s live-action remakes in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt seems like 90% of people feel this way about all of these remakes. I haven't actually seen one yet so I cant speak to how good or bad they are. But it sure seems like no one is asking for theseIt seems like 90% of people feel this way about all of these remakes. I haven't actually seen one yet so I cant speak to how good or bad they are. But it sure seems like no one is asking for these
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Comment on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey and the rise of the single issue filmgoer in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI'll admit I never actually saw the Ghostbusters with the female cast, but I still think most of the backlash was that it starred women. Maybe it actually was that bad. But look at what came out...I'll admit I never actually saw the Ghostbusters with the female cast, but I still think most of the backlash was that it starred women. Maybe it actually was that bad. But look at what came out around the same time:
A bad Robocop remake, a bad Ninja Turtles remake, a ton of bad Transformers remakes, a bad GI Joe remake and probably like 10 others I'm forgetting. Sure they were panned and clowned on, but none of them saw the level of absolute contempt that the movie with all the women did.
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Comment on Mesh LLM: distributed AI computing on iroh in ~comp
Dr_Amazing LinkIve got a few old computers sitting around not doing anything. (One runs my tv but thats it) I might play around with trying to get this up and running. Though I'm not sure what the advantage is...Ive got a few old computers sitting around not doing anything. (One runs my tv but thats it) I might play around with trying to get this up and running. Though I'm not sure what the advantage is for an individual user thats just occasionally using the free version of chatgpt anyway.
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Comment on Blog owners, do you write under your real name, or under a pseudonym? in ~hobbies
Dr_Amazing LinkIm a teacher so nothing I post online uses my real name. Even my social media uses a similar but different name. Just enough to make it harder to Google me directly. Everything else from forum...Im a teacher so nothing I post online uses my real name. Even my social media uses a similar but different name. Just enough to make it harder to Google me directly.
Everything else from forum accounts to gaming handles to my YouTube channel uses a pseudonym. But thats just how it worked back in the day.
Im struggling with this a bit now. My youtube channel has seen some recent success and Im thinking about getting into streaming. But it considered pretty necessary to show your face, something I've been avoiding.
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Comment on Readers rate poems worse when they believe they're written by AI, despite their ability to detect AI being no better than chance in ~humanities.languages
Dr_Amazing LinkThis is hardly surprising. I cant count the number of times Ive seen comments on AI pictures or videos that basically say "oh wow this is really cool! Oh wait it's AI? In that case I hate it." It...This is hardly surprising. I cant count the number of times Ive seen comments on AI pictures or videos that basically say "oh wow this is really cool! Oh wait it's AI? In that case I hate it."
It doesn't help that people who dislike/ avoid AI tools are some of the least skilled at identifying AI content.
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Comment on Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThis is me for so many shows. At the end of season 1 I'm dying for more. Season 2 rolls around and I barely remember the show existed, let alone all the characters and various subplotsThis is me for so many shows. At the end of season 1 I'm dying for more. Season 2 rolls around and I barely remember the show existed, let alone all the characters and various subplots
Yeah I'm pretty ok with that. Personally I think a little more traffic would be nice. I only check in once or twice a week and it's pretty common for the half the active posts to be the same. But I can't name a new feature I'd want to see implemented