Grimalkin's recent activity
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Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv
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Comment on Fallout | Official trailer in ~tv
Grimalkin Link ParentI can't disagree, as I enjoy the slow-drip method of watching as well. But it's so much fun to spend multiple continuous hours engaged in a show you really like, so I hope that is true here.I can't disagree, as I enjoy the slow-drip method of watching as well. But it's so much fun to spend multiple continuous hours engaged in a show you really like, so I hope that is true here.
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Comment on Fallout | Official trailer in ~tv
Grimalkin Link ParentThat's awesome, I guess I know what I'm doing on April 12th and possibly 13th depending on what time I start bingeing them.That's awesome, I guess I know what I'm doing on April 12th and possibly 13th depending on what time I start bingeing them.
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Comment on Fallout | Official trailer in ~tv
Grimalkin LinkVery impressed with how this looks. I've loved Fallout since the original came out and would love to not be disappointed in this adaptation. I look forward to the premiere in April.Very impressed with how this looks. I've loved Fallout since the original came out and would love to not be disappointed in this adaptation. I look forward to the premiere in April.
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Comment on Generative AI - We aren’t ready in ~tech
Grimalkin LinkKyle Hill generally makes good-to-great videos, but this one stuck out to me as extremely impactful. I'm still digesting what I'm feeling after watching it, but I'm definitely experiencing a type...Kyle Hill generally makes good-to-great videos, but this one stuck out to me as extremely impactful. I'm still digesting what I'm feeling after watching it, but I'm definitely experiencing a type of anxiety I only ever feel when reading about the massive changes that have taken place in our natural environment over the 20th and 21st centuries and how the speed of those changes will likely only increase over time.
It's a fascinating and scary time to be alive but the latter emotion takes up much more of my headspace than the former it seems.
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Generative AI - We aren’t ready
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Comment on What is the most reliable and affordable form of storage medium to use as a backup drive for your computer? in ~tech
Grimalkin Link ParentDoes age of the HDD matter? I have a 15 yo backup HD that still runs fine (albeit slowly) and of course the size is an issue at this point, but should I retire it completely and buy a new HDD? Are...Does age of the HDD matter? I have a 15 yo backup HD that still runs fine (albeit slowly) and of course the size is an issue at this point, but should I retire it completely and buy a new HDD? Are there particular brands that are recommended?
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Comment on Doug Liman says he’s boycotting SXSW premiere of his Jake Gyllenhaal film ‘Road House’ to protest Amazon MGM bypassing theaters for Prime streaming release in ~movies
Grimalkin Link ParentPirate it, enjoy it, and then keep your thoughts to yourself. Win-Win-Win.Pirate it, enjoy it, and then keep your thoughts to yourself. Win-Win-Win.
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Comment on We and our 756 partners process personal data to in ~tech
Grimalkin Link ParentIt's super frustrating, I'm just learning this about Ghostery too. It's hard not being completely cynical towards almost everything we see online.It's super frustrating, I'm just learning this about Ghostery too. It's hard not being completely cynical towards almost everything we see online.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
Grimalkin Link ParentI did the same re: price, then decided to just spend the money (I think it's a $300 Apollo model) and I still use it 15 years later.I did the same re: price, then decided to just spend the money (I think it's a $300 Apollo model) and I still use it 15 years later.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2023) in ~health.mental
Grimalkin Link ParentS.A.D. hit me hard this year and I definitely understand. I'm not much of a crier but I've felt about 85% of the way toward tears multiple times in the past couple of weeks. Do you use an SAD...S.A.D. hit me hard this year and I definitely understand. I'm not much of a crier but I've felt about 85% of the way toward tears multiple times in the past couple of weeks.
Do you use an SAD light and take VitD supplements? If not I'd recommend it, as they are very helpful for moderating the symptoms.
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Comment on Revenge of the nerds is a fantasy, it’s the jocks who have more successful careers in ~life
Grimalkin Link ParentMore than a couple I'd bet, great point.More than a couple I'd bet, great point.
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Comment on What do you think the NY Jets should do now? in ~sports.american_football
Grimalkin LinkI think they have this year only to make a solid run at a Super Bowl, so they should do whatever they can to try and accomplish that. But I saw a list of available veteran QBs and it is...not...I think they have this year only to make a solid run at a Super Bowl, so they should do whatever they can to try and accomplish that. But I saw a list of available veteran QBs and it is...not encouraging to say the least.
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Comment on Ozempic cuts alcohol cravings. Liquor companies aren’t ready. in ~health
Grimalkin Link ParentIt certainly does, and it's Bloomberg so the chances go up even further.Does it also kind of feel like an advertorial for Ozempic?
It certainly does, and it's Bloomberg so the chances go up even further.
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Comment on The profound loneliness of being collapse aware in ~enviro
Grimalkin Link ParentI also have nieces and nephews and struggle internally when I think of what they may have to deal with in their adult lives. I want to help them, to prepare them and yet there is only so much I...I also have nieces and nephews and struggle internally when I think of what they may have to deal with in their adult lives. I want to help them, to prepare them and yet there is only so much I can do at this point unfortunately.
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Comment on The profound loneliness of being collapse aware in ~enviro
Grimalkin Link ParentI don't make concrete predictions because there is so much changing on such a large scale and so quickly that it is impossible to do properly...but the trends become obvious as you go regardless....I don't make concrete predictions because there is so much changing on such a large scale and so quickly that it is impossible to do properly...but the trends become obvious as you go regardless. But I will look forward to August 2028 to revisit what we have discussed here and see where we are at.
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Comment on Black Mirror: Favorite episodes in ~tv
Grimalkin Link ParentI watch it every Christmas, and it's the only Xmas tradition I bother with anymore. Such an exceptional episode, great in so many ways.I watch it every Christmas, and it's the only Xmas tradition I bother with anymore. Such an exceptional episode, great in so many ways.
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Comment on The profound loneliness of being collapse aware in ~enviro
Grimalkin LinkI feel great empathy for so many in this thread. There's much discounting, many feelings, and so many assumptions about what people are sure they know. And yet so little actual understanding about...I feel great empathy for so many in this thread. There's much discounting, many feelings, and so many assumptions about what people are sure they know. And yet so little actual understanding about where things stand globally and environmentally.
I would ask those here right now to make a note to look back on this thread in, say, 3-5 years time and see if you feel similarly to how you do currently. We are on the downhill slope at the moment but so many can't recognize it (and also won't recognize it) and I only hope they truly understand what a terrible spot we're in during the coming years so it isn't so much of shock when their quality of life declines considerably in the future.
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Comment on Expert reaction to a paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in ~enviro
Grimalkin (edited )LinkI'm so saddened. I wish important articles/opinions like this were more available and accepted in the 80's, and then immediate action was then taken as we could have avoided many of the feedback...I'm so saddened. I wish important articles/opinions like this were more available and accepted in the 80's, and then immediate action was then taken as we could have avoided many of the feedback loops that we are experiencing now.
But if wishes were fishes, etc etc
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Comment on Why is Elon Musk doing what he is to Twitter? in ~tech
Grimalkin Link ParentI would absolutely pump the brakes on that line of thought until he is actually experiencing consequences of his actions and is unable (in one way or another) to win an election. Thusfar he is...Now that Donald Trump's political career is over and he is about to be sentenced
I would absolutely pump the brakes on that line of thought until he is actually experiencing consequences of his actions and is unable (in one way or another) to win an election. Thusfar he is still a free man, the leading Republican candidate for 2024 and his opponents in the primary are all way behind him in popularity.
That said: Go legal system go! I look forward to watching the various cases against him continue to unfold, as he has a lot to answer for.
Station Eleven fits the bill I think. It's a story filled with much beauty and much pain, and some really good performances from the lead actors.