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Comment on Atari makes Universal movie deal for ten iconic game properties in ~movies
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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
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Comment on Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentAbsolutely loved the Wayfarers series. Book two is the only time I've literally been moved to tears by a book.Absolutely loved the Wayfarers series. Book two is the only time I've literally been moved to tears by a book.
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Comment on Your AI is not a tool in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentAny Canadians who were kids in the 90s will know him as the "media is the message" guy from the heritage minutes.Any Canadians who were kids in the 90s will know him as the "media is the message" guy from the heritage minutes.
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Comment on Humble Bundle - John Scalzi collection benefiting World Central Kitchen in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentAgent to the Stars is about a film agent who gets contacted by a group of aliens who want him to help manage their image and make a plan for them to reveal themselves to humanity. Its a neat idea...Agent to the Stars is about a film agent who gets contacted by a group of aliens who want him to help manage their image and make a plan for them to reveal themselves to humanity.
Its a neat idea but probably my least favorite of his books that I've read.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - June 2026 - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI just finished it today and I'd say its basically required. Its not a sequel. Its the second half of the storyI just finished it today and I'd say its basically required. Its not a sequel. Its the second half of the story
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - June 2026 - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentOh thanks that actually made this much more readable.Oh thanks that actually made this much more readable.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - June 2026 - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentPretty much every page had a few footnotes. "It's not my fault this happened." [1] *1 - Ok so maybe it actually is my fault. It was fine when I could glance down to the bottom of the page. But my...Pretty much every page had a few footnotes.
"It's not my fault this happened." [1]
*1 - Ok so maybe it actually is my fault.
It was fine when I could glance down to the bottom of the page. But my epub copy of the sequel is putting all the footnotes at the end of the chapter. So I'm seeing them long after I forgot the context for them. I'm not sure how an audio book would handle them, but it sounds like it's just reading them right away.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - June 2026 - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentHouse of Leaves for the abuse of footnotes. I didn't mind it too much when I was reading a physical book, but I'm using an e reader tk read tbe sequel and it's getting kind of annoying how it's...House of Leaves for the abuse of footnotes. I didn't mind it too much when I was reading a physical book, but I'm using an e reader tk read tbe sequel and it's getting kind of annoying how it's formatted.
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?