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  1. Comment on Username has changed from @drannex to @macleod in ~talk

  2. Comment on I went to America's road trip hell in ~travel

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    YouTuber Phil Edwards visits Breezewood, Pennsylvania, the source of this meme. He discusses the history behind the photograph, the town, and the highway policy that made the town what it is. I...

    YouTuber Phil Edwards visits Breezewood, Pennsylvania, the source of this meme. He discusses the history behind the photograph, the town, and the highway policy that made the town what it is.

    I posted in ~travel since the video is about a travel hub and American highway policy. If it fits better somewhere like ~history, feel free to move it.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025 in ~games

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    Thanks for the giveaway! I'll take Bruno the whale🐳, everyone thinks he's big and scary but he's really a big softie once you get to know him!

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    I'll take Bruno the whale🐳, everyone thinks he's big and scary but he's really a big softie once you get to know him!

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Disney and Universal vs. Midjourney: A landmark copyright fight over genAI in ~tech

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    Funny you mention Hatsune Miku specifically, since a friend recently informed me that her character design is actually licensed for non-commercial use, which means you're legally allowed to use...

    Funny you mention Hatsune Miku specifically, since a friend recently informed me that her character design is actually licensed for non-commercial use, which means you're legally allowed to use her design for fan art and such if you don't make money off it. They do explicitly state that you need permission to make money off of the design or use it for a business purpose, which many people definitely do anyways. https://piapro.net/intl/en_for_creators.html

    Copyright definitely lasts way too long, and we can see in fantastic unofficial fan projects what we could have with reduced copyright, as opposed to the very lackluster official remakes or sequels we get from copyright holders. At the very least, it'd be nice if more iconic characters went the Miku route allowing non-commercial fan art officially.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Xbox handheld device "essentially canceled" in ~games

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    Important context for anyone reading the headline: they're talking about a Microsoft first party handheld, not collaborations like the Xbox ROG Ally that just got announced.

    Important context for anyone reading the headline: they're talking about a Microsoft first party handheld, not collaborations like the Xbox ROG Ally that just got announced.

    33 votes

  7. Comment on Spaceballs 2 | Announcement in ~movies

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    I remember this was already announced this time last year, I wonder why they didn't post a big video announcement until now? It also seems a lot of people didn't hear about it the last time, since...

    I remember this was already announced this time last year, I wonder why they didn't post a big video announcement until now? It also seems a lot of people didn't hear about it the last time, since I'm seeing a lot of people surprised about this.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Hollow Knight Silksong featured in ROG Xbox Ally | Reveal trailer in ~games

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    In today's Xbox Games Showcase, the reveal for the Xbox branded Asus ROG Ally primarily featured Silksong gameplay. In the livestream, Microsoft also confirmed Silksong will be available at launch...

    In today's Xbox Games Showcase, the reveal for the Xbox branded Asus ROG Ally primarily featured Silksong gameplay. In the livestream, Microsoft also confirmed Silksong will be available at launch (so, it will come out before or on the release date of the handheld) later this year, and it will be on Game Pass.

    Full livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/oPa7KaQXp8g

    9 votes

  10. Comment on Andor discussion thread in ~tv

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    For anyone unaware, "BBY" means "Before Battle of Yavin", which is the climax of A New Hope where they blow up the Death Star. There's also ABY for "After Battle of Yavin". A New Hope is the...

    For anyone unaware, "BBY" means "Before Battle of Yavin", which is the climax of A New Hope where they blow up the Death Star. There's also ABY for "After Battle of Yavin". A New Hope is the established "year zero" for Star Wars and BBY/ABY shows up all over the wiki.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on Avengers Doomsday and Secret Wars delayed in ~movies

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    “Doomsday” is now set to debut on Dec. 18, 2026, moving about seven months off of its originally slated date of May 1, 2026. To match, the follow-up “Avengers: Secret Wars” is moving its release to Dec. 17, 2027, after previously being set for May 7, 2027.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on What happens after dying in tutorials? in ~games

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    This scenario is actually canon to Zelda. If Link dies in Ocarina of Time, it results in Link to the Past and the NES games happening, while his success leads to Twilight Princess and Wind Waker....

    This scenario is actually canon to Zelda. If Link dies in Ocarina of Time, it results in Link to the Past and the NES games happening, while his success leads to Twilight Princess and Wind Waker.

    This is definitely a retcon they made because they weren't sure how to include the older games in the timeline, and it's weird they address this situation for Ocarina of Time but not for any other game, but it's what they went with.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Alex Garland confirmed to direct live-action ‘Elden Ring’ movie from A24 and Bandai Namco in ~movies

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    This director and studio choice is basically like Nintendo actually getting Studio Ghibli to make an animated Legend of Zelda movie like how everyone always mentions. Elden Ring also already has...

    This director and studio choice is basically like Nintendo actually getting Studio Ghibli to make an animated Legend of Zelda movie like how everyone always mentions.

    Elden Ring also already has worldbuilding and a cast of characters made by a famous fantasy author, and it leans into cinematic moments with visual spectacle and dramatic music. It's honestly a perfect candidate for a movie adaptation.

    I'm glad they went with a serious writer, director, and studio to do it justice. They could have easily gotten a crappy studio and writer/director to save money, or went with an "ironic"/self aware Elden Ring movie kinda like the official Manga, but they luckily didn't do that. Elden Ring works really well in parody since it's so over the top, but if we're spending big bucks for a big screen movie I'd want it to be played straight.

    As you said, the big question is which story to tell. The clear choice is to depict The Shattering. Maybe they could show those events from the perspective of a random soldier overwhelmed in this war full of demigods. It is possible we get a direct adaptation of John Eldenring fighting rats in the sewers to become Elden Lord, but if they do that it would be fun to see your idea of multiple different tarnished competing for the crown.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Republicans pass bill stripping transgender Americans of health care in ~lgbt

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    Like OP said. Plus, I doubt people would assume votes for anti-lgbt news posted to a site's lgbt page are supportive. Worst comes to worst you can leave a comment clarifying you don't support it...

    Like OP said. Plus, I doubt people would assume votes for anti-lgbt news posted to a site's lgbt page are supportive. Worst comes to worst you can leave a comment clarifying you don't support it (as you did).

    6 votes

  16. How would rings realistically affect living on a planet? [worldbuilding]

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    Ever since I was a kid, I thought planetary rings were cool, and whenever I scribbled a non-specific alien planet I would give it rings. Lately I have been worldbuilding for a story, and naturally...

    Ever since I was a kid, I thought planetary rings were cool, and whenever I scribbled a non-specific alien planet I would give it rings. Lately I have been worldbuilding for a story, and naturally I gave the world rings. But since I made that decision, I've paid more attention to rings in other sci-fi I watch.

    There's a lot of sci-fi planets out there with their own Saturn-esque rings. Very often it's just there for the vibes. In the opening to Rogue One, for instance, Galen Erso's farm is on a planet with rings, but this doesn't really come up or affect the plot in any way. I forgot this until I recently rewatched the movie. Similarly in the Foundation series on Apple TV+, even though the protagonist is from an ocean planet with rings (that are beautifully rendered), the rings never really come up. The endless ocean ends up driving both plot points in the show and the superstitious culture of the people who live there, but the ring does not. Maybe this is discussed more in the Foundation books but I'm not familiar with those.

    Sometimes rings end up being plot relevant, like in Alien Romulus, where instead of being set dressing, the rings are an obstacle that can cause the space station to crash. Still, the rings don't directly impact the planet or the people who live there. The thing that more directly affects the colonists' lives is the atmosphere blocking the sunlight instead.

    What really got me thinking was when I saw this Sci-Show video a few months ago about research that Earth possibly had rings about 450 million years ago. The rings lowered the overall global temperature and caused more extreme summers and winters due to light reflecting off of them. This made me realize rings can add quite a lot to the actual worldbuilding, since besides from the obvious cultural impact on any humanoid life, it can cause big environmental changes as well. This is pretty obvious when you consider how The Moon can do many things that affect life on Earth such as the tides.

    Of course there's nothing wrong with stories hand waving away these types of questions, but it's interesting when stories like Three Body Problem take these tropes like living in a multi-star system and consider how that would mess with the people living there.

    Astronomy nerds and sci-fi fans of Tildes, are there any other interesting ways rings would affect life on a planet?

    34 votes

  17. Comment on Zootopia 2 | Teaser trailer in ~movies

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    This was the first thing I thought of as well. It seems pretty common that when a series has a villain go to jail instead of getting killed off, either they'll escape eventually or there will be a...

    I wonder if she could be serving in some sort of 'Hannibal Lecter' style role in the sequel, with Judy and Nick having to turn to her for some sort of intel.

    This was the first thing I thought of as well. It seems pretty common that when a series has a villain go to jail instead of getting killed off, either they'll escape eventually or there will be a scene like this where the hero goes to them for intel. I enjoyed seeing that trope in Legend of Korra, just as a random example. It can be fun to see how an established villain reacts to the new kid on the block, or to give them more time to interact with the hero(es). Billwether didn't get a ton of screentime, especially not as a villain, so it's not the worst idea to give her villain side an extra scene. The character's still alive, so might as well use them!

    2 votes

  18. Comment on If you could travel back in time and bring one thing back to the modern day, what would it be? in ~talk

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    I'm sure Max Miller will be willing to buy it from you
    1. Profit off the ancient cookbook recipes

    I'm sure Max Miller will be willing to buy it from you

    8 votes

  19. Comment on Kingdom Hearts Missing Link is cancelled in ~games

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    It's definitely common practice for spinoffs to have lore, sometimes even awesome lore. The big difference is how important seeing those spinoffs is for knowing what's going on in the next big...

    It's definitely common practice for spinoffs to have lore, sometimes even awesome lore. The big difference is how important seeing those spinoffs is for knowing what's going on in the next big "numbered" entry. You can watch Star Wars episodes 1-9 without seeing any of the spinoff material and know what's going on. You might need to see Star Wars spinoffs to understand other Star Wars spinoffs, but not the main movies. If you don't look up the lore from Union Cross, Birth By Sleep, and Dream Drop Distance before playing KH3, you'll not know who half of the characters are and why you should care about them.

    My worry is that all the backstory will just be trashed.

    Yeah, I worry that to. I hope anything they planned can be reworked into other projects, or if they really can't do that, at the very least they can do a cutscene movie.

    I feel like we actually get more lore in the side stuff than we did in KH3, but I may be misremembering.

    Yeah, a lot of KH3 was wrapping up plotlines I feel. The big lore thing I remember was the big reveal at the end

    KH3 ending spoiler

    that Xigbar was a big mastermind the whole time, and is really that Luxu guy from Union Cross.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Kingdom Hearts Missing Link is cancelled in ~games

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    I am very glad that I don't need to look up the cutscenes or watch a 2 hour lore video about yet another mobile game to keep up with this series. They really let this series get out of hand...

    I am very glad that I don't need to look up the cutscenes or watch a 2 hour lore video about yet another mobile game to keep up with this series. They really let this series get out of hand treating every spinoff entry's story with the weight of a numbered title. As JordanM said, it's been that way ever since the second game, but now that most of the major stuff is ported to modern consoles/PCs now's a good time to slow down on that practice.

    On the other hand, I bet there was a lot of artistic effort that was put into this project which has now gone to waste. Yoko Shimomura said she wrote some songs for this game which she hopes we will still be able to hear someday. I also wonder what they will do with any story threads they originally intended to be covered in this game, if they'll be shoehorned into KH4 or frantically removed from the current plan or what.

    8 votes