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  1. Comment on Doom in space in ~space

    FlappyFish
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    Does anyone know if they have released screenshots of the gameplay?

    Does anyone know if they have released screenshots of the gameplay?

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

    FlappyFish
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    The poll that you linked to specifically asks the question Whereas, the online safety act applies much more broadly than just for “pornographic material” from here The full act includes...

    The poll that you linked to specifically asks the question

    From everything you have seen and heard, do you support or oppose the recent rules requiring age verification to access websites that may contain pornographic material

    Whereas, the online safety act applies much more broadly than just for “pornographic material” from here

    Platforms are now required to use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing pornography, or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorder content.
    Platforms must also prevent children from accessing other harmful and age-inappropriate content such as bullying, hateful content and content which encourages dangerous stunts or ingesting dangerous substances

    The full act includes restrictions on much more than just porn, such as “bullying” which is such a vague term that I feel could be generalised to pretty much apply to any site.

    The article you linked even mentioned as part of its argument that the change in wording from “pornography sites” to the more general “pornographic material” may have lowered the percentage of people who said they support the act. So what’s to say that if you generalised the wording even more to a representative wording that the majority would disagree with the act.

    7 votes

  3. Comment on My classroom will be AI-free this fall in ~humanities

  4. Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society

    FlappyFish
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    You state that everyone has some cutoff, but why? Why not allow all age groups to vote, from birth to death? If they’re too young, they’ll be incapable (due to being unable to comprehend grabbing...

    You state that everyone has some cutoff, but why? Why not allow all age groups to vote, from birth to death? If they’re too young, they’ll be incapable (due to being unable to comprehend grabbing a pen and, is it colouring a lozenge?) and if they’re a bit older, they’ll probably just vote for what their parents tell them to. I can see why someone, maybe most people, would object to that. but everyone?

    1 vote

  5. Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society

    FlappyFish
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    Technically what you’ve said is wrong (though very slightly). 16 year olds are allowed to drink, I’d say the majority do (just based on experience not stats). What they aren’t allowed to do is buy...

    Technically what you’ve said is wrong (though very slightly). 16 year olds are allowed to drink, I’d say the majority do (just based on experience not stats). What they aren’t allowed to do is buy alcohol (there are other restrictions etc. but not too relevant).

    4 votes

  7. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    FlappyFish
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    I can’t speak for Dogs of War, but Shards of Earth is the best Adrian Tchaikovsky book I have read to date

    I can’t speak for Dogs of War, but Shards of Earth is the best Adrian Tchaikovsky book I have read to date

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Necessities are expensive, luxuries are cheap in ~finance

    FlappyFish
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    Although I agree with your point, I would like to point out that without supporting evidence your graph says nothing to support your point. A decrease of agricultural jobs in America could be due...

    Although I agree with your point, I would like to point out that without supporting evidence your graph says nothing to support your point. A decrease of agricultural jobs in America could be due to many other factors apart from automation (eg. importing foods, increased yields per crop, etc.). However, I do think you’re probably right

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU? in ~society

    FlappyFish
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    Why would that require the UK to ditch the pound?

    Why would that require the UK to ditch the pound?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Which unanswered questions do you want to see an answer for in your lifetime? in ~science

    FlappyFish
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    I believe you’re referring to is a conversation between Planck and one of his professors. link

    I believe you’re referring to is a conversation between Planck and one of his professors. link

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Adolescents' screen time displaces multiple sleep pathways and elevates depressive symptoms over twelve months, Swedish study finds in ~health.mental

    FlappyFish
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    I don’t understand the argument that we need to ban children/teens from accessing social media. That isn’t the problem. It’s the constant access via smartphones that leads to serious problems. I...

    I don’t understand the argument that we need to ban children/teens from accessing social media. That isn’t the problem. It’s the constant access via smartphones that leads to serious problems. I mean how many teens do you see accessing TikTok from laptops/PCs? Surely banning young people from having phones is a much more realistic strategy for a government (and potentially more affective)

    4 votes

  12. Comment on The Great Tildes Archipelago Randomizer - May 8th YAML thread in ~games

    FlappyFish
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    I'm gonna do DOOM, if that's all okay. YAML name: FlappyFish game: DOOM 1993 description: Generated by https://archipelago.gg/ for DOOM 1993 DOOM 1993: progression_balancing: '50' accessibility:...

    I'm gonna do DOOM, if that's all okay.

    YAML 
    name: FlappyFish
game: DOOM 1993
description: Generated by https://archipelago.gg/ for DOOM 1993
DOOM 1993:
  progression_balancing: '50'
  accessibility: full
  goal: complete_all_levels
  difficulty: medium
  random_monsters: random_balanced
  random_pickups: random_balanced
  random_music: shuffle_game
  flip_levels: vanilla
  allow_death_logic: 'false'
  pro: 'false'
  start_with_computer_area_maps: 'false'
  death_link: 'false'
  reset_level_on_death: 'true'
  episode1: 'true'
  episode2: 'true'
  episode3: 'true'
  episode4: 'false'
  split_backpack: 'false'
  backpack_count: '1'
  max_ammo_bullets: '200'
  max_ammo_shells: '50'
  max_ammo_rockets: '50'
  max_ammo_energy_cells: '300'
  added_ammo_bullets: '200'
  added_ammo_shells: '50'
  added_ammo_rockets: '50'
  added_ammo_energy_cells: '300'
  start_inventory: {}
  start_inventory_from_pool: {}
    3 votes

  13. Comment on What is a misconception you are passionate about and would like to clarify? in ~talk

    FlappyFish
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    For your point on people who were medicated at a young age, what’s to say that the cause and effect are the other way round. That’s to say they were put onto medication from a young age as their...

    For your point on people who were medicated at a young age, what’s to say that the cause and effect are the other way round. That’s to say they were put onto medication from a young age as their condition was very severe and therefore noticed earlier on as opposed to them being messed up by the medication?

    9 votes

  14. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

    FlappyFish
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    For turning the excel file into a JSON file, you could export the excel file into a CSV and then write a script to turn that into JSON (which would be easier as CSVs are a very simple format)....

    For turning the excel file into a JSON file, you could export the excel file into a CSV and then write a script to turn that into JSON (which would be easier as CSVs are a very simple format). I’ve never used GDScript so I don’t know how easy it would be to read/write files, but I can’t imagine it would be too hard

    2 votes

  15. Comment on The great Tildes Archipelago multiworld randomizer! Interest thread! in ~games

    FlappyFish
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    Sounds interesting! I’d probably play DOOM

    Sounds interesting! I’d probably play DOOM

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games

    FlappyFish
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    Isn’t celeste entirely keyboard controlled?

    Isn’t celeste entirely keyboard controlled?

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk

    FlappyFish
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    This is brilliant! Do you have any more you could share?

    This is brilliant! Do you have any more you could share?

  18. Comment on Have you ever witnessed the Butterfly Effect? in ~life

    FlappyFish
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    There is in fact one easy way to know what javascript will do before running it. You figure out what a normal language would do. Javascript will do the opposite

    There is in fact one easy way to know what javascript will do before running it.
    You figure out what a normal language would do. Javascript will do the opposite

  19. Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games

  20. Comment on Do you have a game that you love from “before your time?” in ~games

    FlappyFish
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    I adore both Doom (1993) and Half Life which are both much older than I am. I guess a well made, fast paced shooter can never feel clunky

    I adore both Doom (1993) and Half Life which are both much older than I am. I guess a well made, fast paced shooter can never feel clunky

    3 votes