Drewbahr's recent activity
-
Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
-
Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
Drewbahr LinkI think continued antagonism towards certain lines of discussion. When you get greeted with "I was wondering when you would show up" in a topic, it's not exactly welcoming. I don't submit many...I think continued antagonism towards certain lines of discussion.
When you get greeted with "I was wondering when you would show up" in a topic, it's not exactly welcoming.
I don't submit many topics here, but I do participate. It's a small enough community that's people's behaviors can become expected or predictable. But I'm not a fan of it becoming hostile.
-
Comment on Use AI this election in ~society
-
Comment on Use AI this election in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentHow are you improving the site with this comment?How are you improving the site with this comment?
-
Comment on Use AI this election in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentI think eugenics marks a line in the sand for some. Like me. It's not purity testing to oppose eugenics, and those that believe in it.I think eugenics marks a line in the sand for some. Like me. It's not purity testing to oppose eugenics, and those that believe in it.
-
Comment on Use AI this election in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentDonating a kidney is irrelevant to the fact that he's a eugenicist.Donating a kidney is irrelevant to the fact that he's a eugenicist.
-
Comment on 'The report's so stupid': The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling US Democrats in ~society
-
Comment on What movies become better by having a bus suddenly come out of no where and hit someone? in ~movies
Drewbahr Link ParentIt was supposed to be serious ... ish. Not somber or depressing, but sudden and pitiless. It was definitely funnier than I think they intended it to be.It was supposed to be serious ... ish. Not somber or depressing, but sudden and pitiless.
It was definitely funnier than I think they intended it to be.
-
Comment on What movies become better by having a bus suddenly come out of no where and hit someone? in ~movies
Drewbahr LinkI'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Meet Joe Black. When I think of a bus randomly hitting someone, that's the first movie that comes to mind Well, turns out I misremember the scene. It...I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Meet Joe Black. When I think of a bus randomly hitting someone, that's the first movie that comes to mind
Well, turns out I misremember the scene. It doesn't involve a bus. Still funny though.
-
Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
Drewbahr LinkI'm happy I locked in at $80. Jesus Christ. I mean, what exactly does Plex offer that's worth $750? I'm genuinely asking. I only use it to stream content I own to my own devices. I understand they...I'm happy I locked in at $80. Jesus Christ.
I mean, what exactly does Plex offer that's worth $750? I'm genuinely asking. I only use it to stream content I own to my own devices. I understand they have their own streaming media offerings, but like ... are they trying to compete with Netflix? And if so, what do they think their users actually use their software for?
-
Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
Drewbahr LinkI love pineapple on pizza. I love pizza, I love pineapple, they're great together. It may also be the most truly international food item ever created. I will never not post this when this comes up...I love pineapple on pizza. I love pizza, I love pineapple, they're great together. It may also be the most truly international food item ever created.
I will never not post this when this comes up in conversation. It's from the podcast "The Anthropocene Reviewed", where author John Green (The Fault In Our Stars) reviews various facets of the human-centered experience on a five-star scale. This episode is about viral meningitis, and pineapple pizza.
The story of the pineapple is in many ways the story of the Columbian exchange. It was a valuable commodity cultivated almost entirely by colonized or enslaved people. The literal fruit of their labor exported by wealthy colonizers to be consumed by even wealthier aristocracy. This economic inequality built into European pineapple production and consumption did not go unnoticed at the time. In 1799 a concerned pineapple consumer wrote, "What right has one man to eat a pineapple for which he gave a Guinea, when another is starving for want of a half penny worth of bread?".
That question still resonates as most global pineapple production continues to rely on low-wage labor. The globalism of pineapple pizza in particular goes even deeper, stretching across much of the world because Hawaiian pizza was invented in 1962, in Canada by a Greek immigrant who was inspired by Chinese cuisine to put a South American food on an Italian dish.
That went on to become most popular not in Hawaii but in Australia where at least according to a survey printed in pizza marketing quarterly, pineapple is the single most popular pizza topping, and yes there is a magazine called Pizza Marketing Quarterly.
-
Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentA system can be corrupt. It isn't just people. See: policing in the USAA system can be corrupt. It isn't just people.
See: policing in the USA
-
Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentI would argue that Trump's presidency should pull the blinders off of the remaining white Americans that believe we're "past" racism. It won't, but I sure wish it would.I would argue that Trump's presidency should pull the blinders off of the remaining white Americans that believe we're "past" racism.
It won't, but I sure wish it would.
-
Comment on Public backlash after Utah county approves 62 sq miles of development sites for data center in ~tech
Drewbahr Link ParentBut the voters literally didn't vote for this. This wasn't voter approved.But the voters literally didn't vote for this. This wasn't voter approved.
-
Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentThe first statement in the transcript is "did woke go too far?" So I don't think the title of the podcast is all that editorialized. The disconnect is in what "woke" means. To you, to the authors,...The first statement in the transcript is "did woke go too far?" So I don't think the title of the podcast is all that editorialized.
The disconnect is in what "woke" means. To you, to the authors, to me, to anyone. What does it mean? Why is some "wokeness" cringey, and some of it not-so? What makes the difference?
Why is being "earnest" a bad thing?
Politics is absolutely about persuasion, and if I were trying to be persuasive, I would be using different language. It just so happens that I'm not really trying to be persuasive here. I'm not trying to convince you, or anyone, about "wokeness" - because the topic is ridiculous on its face. It's a right wing bogeyman being trotted out at this point, and I'm not going to take it seriously, so to speak.
So now, if we're changing topics from "what the article says it's about" to "what I think the article is about" then we're having a different discussion. Maybe I got hung up on the title, but I'm also not impressed by the content of it either.
You don't need to tell me to be charitable about the American electorate. My family goes back hundreds of years in this country. So does my wife's family. But our familial experiences are vastly different. The fact that this country embraced Trump twice is informative. What the SCOTUS is doing, is informative. What Black and Asian and various other non-white people say about their experiences, their realities, is informative.
I listen to them.
And I agree with DefinitelyNotAFae - "real" change comes from within. You can be presented with every fact under the sun, in so many different ways, but ultimately it's up to you (the audience) to make that change yourself. I can't make anyone listen to me. Even if I phrase my thoughts in a completely different manner, there's zero guarantee that it works.
The rhetoric I'm using, is the rhetoric that worked on me.
-
Comment on Help - Steam Link inconsistent across different games in ~games
Drewbahr Link ParentArtemis is a... fork? I dunno, maybe the wrong term, but it's related to Moonlight. I have a friend who tried Sunshine and Moonlight and it didn't work well at all for him, but Sunshine and...Artemis is a... fork? I dunno, maybe the wrong term, but it's related to Moonlight.
I have a friend who tried Sunshine and Moonlight and it didn't work well at all for him, but Sunshine and Artemis did. I'm just happy there's some options in this space.
-
Comment on Help - Steam Link inconsistent across different games in ~games
Drewbahr LinkI'll have to dig around for specific help on Steam Link, so I must apologize in advance ... however, I've never gotten Steam Link to behave well at all. If it isn't issues like what you're facing,...I'll have to dig around for specific help on Steam Link, so I must apologize in advance ... however, I've never gotten Steam Link to behave well at all. If it isn't issues like what you're facing, it's others - poor latency, low image quality, and other issues.
What I did instead was, I installed Sunshine on the host machine, and installed Moonlight on the device which I was going to be using to play the game. While the initial setup may be a bit time-consuming, given that you're running an atypical OS (Bazzite) I'm going to guess that you're more tech-savvy than I am - and that said, I didn't find the setup to be that complicated or challenging to implement.
I even found a video that appears to explain how to set this all up on Bazzite itself. I haven't watched it myself, as I'm at work and haven't the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVKmQTkLvLYI hope someone comes through and explains the specific issue with Steam Link for you, though.
EDIT TO ADD:
Looks like there's some years-old discussions on the issue:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam_Link/comments/mbqyor/support_steam_link_just_displays_black_screen/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/506500/discussions/0/343785574529836515/ -
Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentIf people had listened to the people who are far more patient and eloquent than I, I wouldn't still be shouting about it. And yet, here we are. I'll never say I'm the most effective about this...If people had listened to the people who are far more patient and eloquent than I, I wouldn't still be shouting about it.
And yet, here we are.
I'll never say I'm the most effective about this topic, and there's always room for improvement in messaging. But as you said, it takes two people, and if the people that shared stuff like this transcript would take a step back and consider whether it's adding to the discourse, or just noise intended to start a flight, we'd be in a better place still.
-
Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
-
Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
Drewbahr Link ParentI was taking a break, right up until you replied to a days-old thread. I'm not distressed. I'm sick of having the same conversation over and over again, for years. And this is the same...Maybe a break is due?
I was taking a break, right up until you replied to a days-old thread.
I'm not distressed. I'm sick of having the same conversation over and over again, for years. And this is the same conversation. Every part of it. And we'll keep having this conversation, for generations to come, until this country has an actual reckoning on its racism.
I do, and I did. They're still up.