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  1. Comment on Recent Downtown shoot in ~creative

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    For the first time in a LONG time I went out with a friend to take pictures just for fun. No serious equipment, no pressure to get it perfect. Just blowing a roll for enjoyment. Here's what came...

    For the first time in a LONG time I went out with a friend to take pictures just for fun. No serious equipment, no pressure to get it perfect. Just blowing a roll for enjoyment.

    Here's what came of it :)

    These are rough dark room prints, but I don't care if they look like crap. I just wanted to have fun with it.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on William Shatner: My trip to space filled me with ‘overwhelming sadness’ in ~space

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    Um.... wow. I really wasn't expecting that. That was a fantastic and authentic interview. It even felt vulnerable. When I heard about that space trip I kind of rolled my eyes at the "rich man...

    Um.... wow.

    I really wasn't expecting that. That was a fantastic and authentic interview. It even felt vulnerable.

    When I heard about that space trip I kind of rolled my eyes at the "rich man space toy" aspect, and including William Shatner seemed like some kind of cliche Easter egg to try and to make it sound "cooler" to everyone.

    That was deep though. I've never seen that side of Shatner, and I'm not sure he's ever shown it before.

    So often when I read the "protecting the earth" rhetoric (which I do support) it feels politicized. It feels trendy, like a band wagon that people want to hop on to so they can show "what crowd" they run with. This is the first statement I've read in a long time that felt more real than that. I could really sense the feelings he described.

    It was genuinely about the earth and humanity as a whole, not just slinging mud or blame to other groups. I wish there were more people speaking like this, in a way that seeks to unite rather than fight.

    Thank you for posting that. It was short, concise, and very moving.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Timasomo 2022: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo

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    I'm taking this as a sign. I've always been a Start Often, Finish Rarely kind of person. Last year I started a novel. This story was/is very important to me, and by some miracle I actually got 50%...

    I'm taking this as a sign.

    I've always been a Start Often, Finish Rarely kind of person. Last year I started a novel. This story was/is very important to me, and by some miracle I actually got 50% through it before losing steam.

    This month is the one year mark since I started that book and this feels like the perfect time to make that big push to the finish line.

    I've got about thirty thousand words left to finish the rough draft, and that's my goal this month. I want to finish the rough draft of this novel.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Any Tilde Town members here? in ~tech

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    Oh cool, is that tilde focused around a particular topic or another general community?

    Oh cool, is that tilde focused around a particular topic or another general community?

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Any Tilde Town members here? in ~tech

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    Oh cool, I knew about the old school public Unix servers and assumed it was inspired by that, but I didn't know about tilde.club or that there were other similar communities.

    Oh cool, I knew about the old school public Unix servers and assumed it was inspired by that, but I didn't know about tilde.club or that there were other similar communities.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Any Tilde Town members here? in ~tech

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    They do have some MUD games on there. I'm honestly impressed with variety of things to do there, it's worth checking out.

    They do have some MUD games on there. I'm honestly impressed with variety of things to do there, it's worth checking out.

    3 votes

  8. Any Tilde Town members here?

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    A few years ago when I was new to tildes a typed tildes.com directly in the URL bar. I realized I'd forgotten the correct domain extension and did a web search for "tildes community" or something...

    A few years ago when I was new to tildes a typed tildes.com directly in the URL bar. I realized I'd forgotten the correct domain extension and did a web search for "tildes community" or something similar.

    One of the results was for tilde town . At the time I glanced over it and thought about joining but I never got around to it. Last July I somehow stumbled over it again and this time I applied to join.

    It's a pretty cool place.

    The idea is that it's a Linux server that each user gets an account on. You then ssh into it - and that's where the community lives!

    They have a chat system, a forum system, microblogging that's private to that community, command line games (some of which are multi-player) and a bunch of other really neat features. Each user even gets a folder in their home directory that let's them serve up public web pages.

    Technically they have about 2,000 registered users, but the number of actual active users seems to be similar to our community here.

    The vibe reminds me a lot of what we have here except that tilde town is casual "slice of life" only and doesn't do news articals at all. Some of their forum posts are similar to our own, with posts for what people are reading and watching and what projects they are working on.

    Ive enjoyed my time there so far and I'd encourage any one who's interested to check it out. My username over there is grendel84, stop by and say hi!

    17 votes

  9. Comment on Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup in ~games.tabletop

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    The ethics of Magnus' actions no longer hinges on the legitimacy of his accusation. Even if we saw conclusive evidence that Hans cheated it wouldn't justify this irresponsible behavior. If you...

    The ethics of Magnus' actions no longer hinges on the legitimacy of his accusation. Even if we saw conclusive evidence that Hans cheated it wouldn't justify this irresponsible behavior.

    If you think someone cheated just say it. He opened the door to massive speculation and he knows what that does.

    It honestly reminds me of the tactics used by US conservative politicians: say enough that people know what you mean but not so much that you can't deny it later.

    Directly making the accusations would place the burden of proof upon him. By letting the public speculate he puts Hans on the defensive.

    He's made the poor guy guilty until proven innocent and that's not right, regardless of whether he was cheating or not.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on What have you learned from going through a breakup? in ~talk

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    I learned that just because two people like each other doesn't mean that they are supposed to be together. I had one serious girlfriend in high school. We broke up after I graduated high school....

    I learned that just because two people like each other doesn't mean that they are supposed to be together. I had one serious girlfriend in high school. We broke up after I graduated high school. The relationship hadn't been dysfunctional, we had enjoyed our time together and still both liked each other a lot.

    But I really had a "gut feeling" that it was time for it to be over. I was the one to break thi gs off and it sucked bad. But less than a year later I met the woman I've now been married to for eight years. I'm glad I trusted my instinct.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Prompt injection attacks against GPT-3 in ~tech

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    This is gonna sound way out and n left field but... I wonder if we could get it to somehow execute arbitrary code this way. It's funny to think about hacking something just by asking nicely!

    This is gonna sound way out and n left field but... I wonder if we could get it to somehow execute arbitrary code this way.

    It's funny to think about hacking something just by asking nicely!

    1 vote

  12. Comment on What's a great recipe with sardines? in ~food

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    Okay, I'm embarrassed to admit that I got sardines confused with anchovies, hence my shock at your described cooking technique! That sounds really cool, I'll have to try making them at home someday.

    Okay, I'm embarrassed to admit that I got sardines confused with anchovies, hence my shock at your described cooking technique!

    That sounds really cool, I'll have to try making them at home someday.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on What are some good ultra-low-spec computer games? in ~games

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    I've got to throw in my voice to Universal paperclips. It sounds odd but it's an awesome game that is really fun. I don't know if you could really say that it has a "story" strictly speaking, but...

    I've got to throw in my voice to Universal paperclips. It sounds odd but it's an awesome game that is really fun.

    I don't know if you could really say that it has a "story" strictly speaking, but it does have a direction that's interesting and thought provoking.

    It takes under 3 (possibly 2) hours to play and is worth it :)

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup in ~games.tabletop

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    I think people let it go because it's entertaining. Everyone talks about drawing in more chess fans, especially young people. Hikaru isn't dumb, he know that drama brings people in. I haven't paid...

    I think people let it go because it's entertaining. Everyone talks about drawing in more chess fans, especially young people. Hikaru isn't dumb, he know that drama brings people in.

    I haven't paid attention to pro chess in at least 6 months, yet here I am talking about it, and talking about Hikaru specifically no less. I haven't watched his videos on this whole debacle, but how many people have?

    Who needs to win tournament prizes when you can get YouTube ad money? Hikaru has a strategy to boost himself at the expense of those around him.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup in ~games.tabletop

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    Thanks for that breakdown! Reading over that reddit thread it seems like Hikaru probably has a lot to answer for as well. It seems like he somehow manages to tangle himself up (apparently...

    Thanks for that breakdown! Reading over that reddit thread it seems like Hikaru probably has a lot to answer for as well.

    It seems like he somehow manages to tangle himself up (apparently intentionally) in all drama surrounding pro chess. He acts like a social media influencer who's all about the clicks.

    Everyone besides Hans seems pretty childish about this, which sadly seems to be more common in pro chess anymore.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on What's a great recipe with sardines? in ~food

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    I'm so sorry but I have to ask; are you making a joke or giving a serious reply? I only ask because it would take a lot of dedication to prep sardines that way!

    I'm so sorry but I have to ask; are you making a joke or giving a serious reply?

    I only ask because it would take a lot of dedication to prep sardines that way!

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup in ~games.tabletop

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    @alf I only follow chess loosely, could you please provide a quick summary of the events and your ur take on them?

    @alf I only follow chess loosely, could you please provide a quick summary of the events and your ur take on them?

    5 votes

  18. Comment on CBS News poll: Of 2,085 adults polled, majority favor maximum age limits for elected officials in ~news

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    Age doesn't guarantee wisdom, and time doesn't guarantee experience. Sometimes instead of 10 years of experience someone has 1 year of experience 10 times.

    Age doesn't guarantee wisdom, and time doesn't guarantee experience.

    Sometimes instead of 10 years of experience someone has 1 year of experience 10 times.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Open source recommendations for a photo/post voting site? in ~comp

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    Thanks for the resource. I went to check out those sites to see the UI and was caught a bit off guard by the content 😲 But the cool thing is that they look pretty easy to modify, so I may just...

    Thanks for the resource. I went to check out those sites to see the UI and was caught a bit off guard by the content 😲

    But the cool thing is that they look pretty easy to modify, so I may just spin one of those up to try it out

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Open source recommendations for a photo/post voting site? in ~comp

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    That's a great point and something I'll get community feedback on. I'm trying to get a group of beta testers together and I'll make sure to get their response on this aspect in particular. Thanks...

    That's a great point and something I'll get community feedback on. I'm trying to get a group of beta testers together and I'll make sure to get their response on this aspect in particular.

    Thanks for this insight :)