Fiachra's recent activity
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Comment on The boy that cried Mythos in ~comp
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Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space
Fiachra Link ParentIf we built our cities denser and less car-dependent, a lot more land area would be "remote" enough to be free from light pollution. It would also help with a host of other problems.If we built our cities denser and less car-dependent, a lot more land area would be "remote" enough to be free from light pollution. It would also help with a host of other problems.
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Comment on How long would a society comprised of video game protagonists survive? in ~games
Fiachra LinkThe entire earth would instantly devolve into the island in PUBG. The last human on earth would be declared winner winner chicken dinner and then starve to death some time later, if joyriding...The entire earth would instantly devolve into the island in PUBG. The last human on earth would be declared winner winner chicken dinner and then starve to death some time later, if joyriding vehicles over rough terrain doesn't kill them first.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
Fiachra Link ParentI think that's just the result of people giving up on getting economic or material improvements from their politicians. All you're left with is the culture war. The second Mamdani offered New York...I think that's just the result of people giving up on getting economic or material improvements from their politicians. All you're left with is the culture war. The second Mamdani offered New York actual solutions to material problems, the culture war couldn't touch him.
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Comment on Forget the AI apocalypse. Memes have already nuked our culture. (gifted link) in ~tech
Fiachra Link ParentI do allow that my take was shallow and directed more at a general trend than this article in particular. However the headline contextualises the contents of the article (which I did read before...I do allow that my take was shallow and directed more at a general trend than this article in particular. However the headline contextualises the contents of the article (which I did read before replying, for the record) as being in opposition to the assertion that AI brainrot is a problem. AFAIK it's common for writers to not pick their own headlines, but that doesn't change my criticism: the headline presents a headass thesis statement which the article fails to deliver on.
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Comment on Forget the AI apocalypse. Memes have already nuked our culture. (gifted link) in ~tech
Fiachra LinkIf brainrot is the real problem, then AI, which allows brainrot to be produced at a vastly greater scale by anyone with money, regardless of agenda, should be considered a massive problem. I'm...If brainrot is the real problem, then AI, which allows brainrot to be produced at a vastly greater scale by anyone with money, regardless of agenda, should be considered a massive problem.
I'm genuinely so exhausted with this same take all the time, "X isn't the problem because Y was already happening" yeah buddy that's how every crisis happens, a new event puts stress on systems which widen the existing cracks and flaws.
The UK had child poverty before Brexit. US politicians served big business interests before Citizens United. Dinosaurs were dying before the meteor.
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Comment on United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel in ~finance
Fiachra (edited )LinkThis is one of those weeks when decades happen EDIT: on further reading this seems to be just another milestone in a gradual decline in OPEC's power over the years and not in fact related to the...This is one of those weeks when decades happen
EDIT: on further reading this seems to be just another milestone in a gradual decline in OPEC's power over the years and not in fact related to the pressures on UAE caused by the Iran war
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Comment on What is Mastodon for? in ~tech
Fiachra Link ParentIMO it's a middle ground between the "town square" concept of sites like twitter (a concept that has failed if you ask me) and the highly siloed nature of apps like discord and WhatsApp.IMO it's a middle ground between the "town square" concept of sites like twitter (a concept that has failed if you ask me) and the highly siloed nature of apps like discord and WhatsApp.
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Comment on Hungary’s new leader reveals Viktor Orbán diverted Hungarian taxpayer funds toward bankrolling CPAC in ~society
Fiachra LinkThese crypto-fash who present themselves as against globalism are the most internationalised political conspiracy in the fucking world.These crypto-fash who present themselves as against globalism are the most internationalised political conspiracy in the fucking world.
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Comment on Indie Pass, a PC subscription service for indie games to launch on April 13, 2026 in ~games
Fiachra Link ParentWe're about to see a boom in the game counterpart of those ten minute skits on Facebook that constantly hint that something salacious is about to happen.We're about to see a boom in the game counterpart of those ten minute skits on Facebook that constantly hint that something salacious is about to happen.
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Comment on World of Warcraft rogue server TurtleWoW agrees to end operations in court settlement in ~games
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Comment on Students develop faux but sexy robotic sage grouse to strut their stuff in an effort to move a Grand Teton National Park breeding-ground lek away from jets in ~science
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Comment on Humans are losing the fight against flying fish in ~enviro
Fiachra LinkImagine surviving the great emu war just to see your home overrun by flying fish. Only the dead have seen the end of war.Imagine surviving the great emu war just to see your home overrun by flying fish. Only the dead have seen the end of war.
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Comment on China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader in ~society
Fiachra Link ParentIf there ever was a time to invade while Taiwan's biggest ally is otherwise occupied...If there ever was a time to invade while Taiwan's biggest ally is otherwise occupied...
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Comment on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail in ~tech
Fiachra Link ParentIMO that's the opposite of advocating for violence. If people aren't given a legitimate political avenue to meet their needs, they will just act outside the political system. A socialist revival...IMO that's the opposite of advocating for violence. If people aren't given a legitimate political avenue to meet their needs, they will just act outside the political system. A socialist revival would prevent the kind of desperation that leads to crazy acts like this.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
Fiachra LinkI would struggle to think of anything more detrimental to the way I enjoy tildes and its general vibe. Consider me an extremist anti-inline-imageist.I would struggle to think of anything more detrimental to the way I enjoy tildes and its general vibe. Consider me an extremist anti-inline-imageist.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra Link ParentSo many memories! Many of them kind of bad, if these examples are any indication.So many memories! Many of them kind of bad, if these examples are any indication.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra Link ParentThat's the classic, with the no 2 spot going to waffle house closures being used to track hurricanes. There was a Dublin newspaper that would send someone up to the roof once a week after Brexit...That's the classic, with the no 2 spot going to waffle house closures being used to track hurricanes. There was a Dublin newspaper that would send someone up to the roof once a week after Brexit happened, to count the number of cranes visible as an indicator of how much business we were poaching from the UK.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
Fiachra Link ParentIs that second paragraph supposed to be a list of reasons they can't do it again? Because they definitely could do it again, and now would be a great time for it.Is that second paragraph supposed to be a list of reasons they can't do it again? Because they definitely could do it again, and now would be a great time for it.
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Comment on Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy in ~finance
Fiachra LinkI love these goofy little indicators people come up with.I love these goofy little indicators people come up with.
"Blue WKD has crashed the stock market. Millions will suffer."