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Comment on Meta wins emergency arbitration ruling on tell-all book, Careless People by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams - book promotion to be limited in ~books
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Comment on Meta wins emergency arbitration ruling on tell-all book, Careless People by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams - book promotion to be limited in ~books
Dr_Amazing Link ParentWhat's the best way to stay on top of this? I enjoyed the Ministry of The Future, discussion, but I just happened to stumbled across the thread after having recently read the book.What's the best way to stay on top of this? I enjoyed the Ministry of The Future, discussion, but I just happened to stumbled across the thread after having recently read the book.
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Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech
Dr_Amazing LinkDDG works just fine for me. But I finf myself starting to use perplexity more and more often. It's really good at combining a few search results into one readable answer.DDG works just fine for me. But I finf myself starting to use perplexity more and more often. It's really good at combining a few search results into one readable answer.
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Comment on What's a feeling you sometimes experience that you don't have a name for? in ~talk
Dr_Amazing LinkWhen I feel like I should be doing something productive but don't have the motivation. So I do an activity that isn't that enjoyable but also isn't that productive. When I decide not to make a...When I feel like I should be doing something productive but don't have the motivation. So I do an activity that isn't that enjoyable but also isn't that productive.
When I decide not to make a frivolous $20 purchase, but later have to make an unexpected $40 purchase. Then I feel justified to make the $20 purchase since it's comparatively smaller, even though I have less money than I did earlier.
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI never read the manga but my understanding is that there's a whole subplot almost completely unmentioned in the show, about people randomly knowing how to build specific ultra high tech machines.I never read the manga but my understanding is that there's a whole subplot almost completely unmentioned in the show, about people randomly knowing how to build specific ultra high tech machines.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkI've been absolutely obsessed with Backpack Hero. A fun little roguelike about stuffing items in a backpack. You know games with a grid based inventory system where you try to arrange everything...I've been absolutely obsessed with Backpack Hero. A fun little roguelike about stuffing items in a backpack.
You know games with a grid based inventory system where you try to arrange everything to hold as much as possible? The game is basically that. You always seem to have more stuff than space so you have to choose what weapons, armour, potions etc to keep.
But the arrangement is also important. Some items have better stats when touching certain other items, or not touching them. Some do different things depending on their rotation.
Once you've got everything arranged you use the items in turn based battles and dungeon encounters.
Between dungeon dives you bring your loot back to a town you're slowly rebuilding. Some items have no use in the dungeon but will have benefits in town. So you need to decide how much space you can space for treasure. Some items can be upgraded unlocking new items that can be found in the next run and townspeople will give you bounties where you start with specific equipment.
It's very easy to keep doing just one more run until it's suddenly 2:00 in the morning.
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI loved Full Metal Panic when I first saw it in highschool. Rewatching it as an adult, it's so sad how the protagonist is clearly suffering from extreme PTSD. Poor kid can't get a haircut without...I loved Full Metal Panic when I first saw it in highschool.
Rewatching it as an adult, it's so sad how the protagonist is clearly suffering from extreme PTSD. Poor kid can't get a haircut without worrying the barber is going to kill him, and people are treating him like shit for being too jumpy.
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
Dr_Amazing Link ParentYeah the very low framerate style was really distracting to me.Yeah the very low framerate style was really distracting to me.
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Comment on Looking for lighthearted action anime in ~anime
Dr_Amazing LinkKonosuba is mostly a fantasy show playing on tropes from RPGs and fantasy anime. But it tends to go heavy on sex jokes in a way that makes it hard to recommend without a heads up.Konosuba is mostly a fantasy show playing on tropes from RPGs and fantasy anime.
But it tends to go heavy on sex jokes in a way that makes it hard to recommend without a heads up.
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
Dr_Amazing LinkI think the real answer here might be to stop trying. Ever since Facebook, everyone seems to be trying to be a community for everyone. So Twitter and reddit are full of serious political...I think the real answer here might be to stop trying.
Ever since Facebook, everyone seems to be trying to be a community for everyone. So Twitter and reddit are full of serious political discourse, memes, shitposts, pictures of what they ate for dinner and pretty much anything else. Then all these people who came to the platform for different reasons and use it in different ways, are all being thrown into the same giant room to get all annoyed at eachother.
When I think of good communication I was part of, they all had a common theme. Like a comedy board that maybe had a movie subsection. Or a forum for video games that also had a current events section.
Even if the topics varied, the people who joined the board all came for the same general reason, or had some sort of common interest.
I just don't think you can find that in a giant one size fits all site.
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Comment on Random amusing Tildes meta photo in ~tildes
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIf you're in a hurry you can always watch the Sesame Street version https://youtu.be/ksL_7WrhWOc?feature=sharedIf you're in a hurry you can always watch the Sesame Street version
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Comment on Digg is relaunching under Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI agree with most of these. I'd soften 4 to say AI content should be labeled. I draw a big line between a bit account and a guy going "look at this cool picture I made with AI." I don't see 5...I agree with most of these.
I'd soften 4 to say AI content should be labeled. I draw a big line between a bit account and a guy going "look at this cool picture I made with AI."
I don't see 5 helping. That basically just leads to 4chan which is like the king of problematic communities.
Best run community I've been in, is still Something Awful, which had both draconian mods and a paid barrier to entry. But I don't know how much you could scale that up. -
Comment on German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI recall a story where a guy was visiting his adult daughter who had moved countries. During a conversation with the border agent he mentioned he was going to help paint a room or hang some...I recall a story where a guy was visiting his adult daughter who had moved countries. During a conversation with the border agent he mentioned he was going to help paint a room or hang some shelves or something.
Got turned away as he was taking away work from a citizen.
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Comment on German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI'm guessing she actually had the tattoo equipment with her. In Canada we have a Cops style reality show about border control agents and I've seen almost the exact same situation. Only they either...I'm guessing she actually had the tattoo equipment with her.
In Canada we have a Cops style reality show about border control agents and I've seen almost the exact same situation. Only they either let them through with explicit instructions not to do work, or turn them away.
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentA while back I thought I'd make a youtube channel focusing on the sort of longer form content I'd been enjoying at the time. Made my first video and was pretty happy with it. 0 views. Like not a...A while back I thought I'd make a youtube channel focusing on the sort of longer form content I'd been enjoying at the time. Made my first video and was pretty happy with it. 0 views. Like not a single person watched it that I didn't give a direct link.
I wasn't expecting instant success, but it was especially discouraging and I basically gave up there.
Months later and I think to check on it. It's got like 20 more views and one very encouraging comment. I think maybe I'll give it another go, put together a few more videos. Then I realize I can't remember any of the account info or passwords I used. I wrote it all down when I started, but I long since cleared it out.
I know an account with one video and one subscriber isn't exactly a huge loss, but I'm still feeling pretty dumb about the whole thing.
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Comment on I've been enjoying a few tropes in 1970s TV shows in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentArcher used to play with this a lot with characters complaining that they had to book an appointment with a neurologist after getting knocked out. Archer also suffered from tinnitus from...Archer used to play with this a lot with characters complaining that they had to book an appointment with a neurologist after getting knocked out.
Archer also suffered from tinnitus from constantly having guns fired right next to his ears.
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Comment on Jonathan Goldstein joins Pushkin Industries to revive acclaimed “Heavyweight” podcast in ~misc
Dr_Amazing LinkThis is great to hear! I absolutely loved Heavy Weights, but honestly I didn't even realize it had ended. Once they went Spotify exclusive, it kind of fell off my radar.This is great to hear! I absolutely loved Heavy Weights, but honestly I didn't even realize it had ended. Once they went Spotify exclusive, it kind of fell off my radar.
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Comment on I've been enjoying a few tropes in 1970s TV shows in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIn a lot of cases it's been replaced with choking the person out, which feels a little more plausible.In a lot of cases it's been replaced with choking the person out, which feels a little more plausible.
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Comment on I've been enjoying a few tropes in 1970s TV shows in ~tv
Dr_Amazing LinkThe bad guy is kidnapping a woman or holding her hostage. By loosely holding onto one of her arms, he has rendered her completely helpless as he drags her towards certain doom. Also the hilarious...The bad guy is kidnapping a woman or holding her hostage. By loosely holding onto one of her arms, he has rendered her completely helpless as he drags her towards certain doom.
Also the hilarious thing where someone gets captured and tied to a chair. It's always like two coils of rope looped lazily around their upper arms.
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Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkBorn in 1984 so there's not a ton of gaming to choose from that's before my time. I grew up with a C64 and most games on that didn't hold up too well. There's not a lot from before that I could...Born in 1984 so there's not a ton of gaming to choose from that's before my time. I grew up with a C64 and most games on that didn't hold up too well. There's not a lot from before that I could see myself getting excited to play.
That would be great thanks!