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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Teaser in ~movies
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Comment on Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in ~movies
Jona37an LinkNot sure that this warrants a new post, but it was an interesting read related to this whole mess. NPR on the AOL & TimeWarner Merger/Warner Bros. CurseNot sure that this warrants a new post, but it was an interesting read related to this whole mess.
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Comment on Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future in ~tech
Jona37an LinkThis is super cool. Anything that can potentially save time affordably and with simple repairs seems to be on a good track. I like how they reworked parts thinking about challenges in more remote...This is super cool. Anything that can potentially save time affordably and with simple repairs seems to be on a good track. I like how they reworked parts thinking about challenges in more remote areas to materials and repairs.
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Comment on Supergirl | Official teaser in ~movies
Jona37an Link ParentSuperman is basically the opposite of that. My guess is Supergirl will be working through a lot of her trauma in this one and come out more heroic, but still “edgier” than Supes.Superman is basically the opposite of that. My guess is Supergirl will be working through a lot of her trauma in this one and come out more heroic, but still “edgier” than Supes.
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Comment on Dell CEO pledges $6.25 billion to ‘Trump accounts’ for American children in ~society
Jona37an Link ParentI am also curious, as I’ve got an 8 and a 4 year old. This is the first I’ve seen about these accounts at all.I am also curious, as I’ve got an 8 and a 4 year old. This is the first I’ve seen about these accounts at all.
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Comment on Warner Bros. auction poised to recast Hollywood with Paramount, Comcast and Netflix vying for the prize in ~movies
Jona37an LinkSeems unlikely based on the article, but the idea of more WB stuff at Universal parks is interesting. I wonder what that would do to Six Flags license agreements? Regardless, the price of one of...Seems unlikely based on the article, but the idea of more WB stuff at Universal parks is interesting. I wonder what that would do to Six Flags license agreements? Regardless, the price of one of those streaming services is going to jump up more than they’ve all already incresed.
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Comment on Moana (2026) | Official teaser in ~movies
Jona37an Link ParentIt would have been so cool if they'd just made a live action sequel instead. Oh well.It would have been so cool if they'd just made a live action sequel instead. Oh well.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - We are Legion (We are Bob) - How is it going? in ~books
Jona37an LinkDoesn’t seem to be an audiobook on Hoopla or Libby, so I’m likely out this month.Doesn’t seem to be an audiobook on Hoopla or Libby, so I’m likely out this month.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Jona37an Link ParentPokemon ZA is so fun and all I'm playing. I didn't like the old Pokemon games, which I'd only tried on emulators, probably because I don't like random encounters. Pokemon Violet was the first...Pokemon ZA is so fun and all I'm playing. I didn't like the old Pokemon games, which I'd only tried on emulators, probably because I don't like random encounters. Pokemon Violet was the first mainline game I purchased, and I really enjoyed it (no random encounters - you can see the Pokemon).
That said, I like ZA waaaay better. Active battles instead off turn based is great! A lot of people have mentioned that it's more like the anime, which I totally agree with. I watched a lot of that as a 10-12 year old when it was first on, and this feels like what I expected Pokemon to feel like.
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
Jona37an Link ParentThis was a good recommendation because it read similar to fiction, which honestly made some of the stories even more… maybe a mix of surprising and weighty? That whole truth is stranger than...This was a good recommendation because it read similar to fiction, which honestly made some of the stories even more… maybe a mix of surprising and weighty? That whole truth is stranger than fiction really landed in a lot of this.
Whatever this genre is was new to me. I’m not into true crime or historical fiction or biography/history, which all felt semi-present, but this was fascinating. I learned a ton and hit Wikipedia a few times for pictures and extra bits of biographical info.
As always (new for y’all), I would time travel forward, not backward. The past always sounds terrible. People just put whatever into everything - it’s amazing more people didn’t die!
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
Jona37an Link ParentI can see what you’re saying, but it felt like she was just being precise to me. Hard for me to really judge, though, because I listen to everything at 2x and all voices sound weird.I can see what you’re saying, but it felt like she was just being precise to me. Hard for me to really judge, though, because I listen to everything at 2x and all voices sound weird.
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Comment on The same-name club made up entirely of Shirleys is dying out in ~life
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Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport
Jona37an Link ParentThat explains sooo many of the Cybertrucks I've seen. I wondered why so many had wrap jobs or business ads on them.That explains sooo many of the Cybertrucks I've seen. I wondered why so many had wrap jobs or business ads on them.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Jona37an LinkLet's find out how true to life Jurassic Park really is...Let's find out how true to life Jurassic Park really is...
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Comment on ‘Tron: Ares’ stumbles with $33.5 million debut in ~movies
Jona37an Link ParentI saw Tron: Legacy five times in theaters, and events came together that allowed me the time to go see Ares this weekend without any other family obligations... I watched Deep Pocket Monster try...I saw Tron: Legacy five times in theaters, and events came together that allowed me the time to go see Ares this weekend without any other family obligations...
I watched Deep Pocket Monster try to collect full sets of Pokémon cards on YouTube instead.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - The Poisoners Handbook by Deborah Blum - How is it going? in ~books
Jona37an LinkOh good, the audiobook is on Hoopla. I’ll get to it after Moby Dick (I’m halfway through the audiobook, never made it past chapter 3 reading).Oh good, the audiobook is on Hoopla. I’ll get to it after Moby Dick (I’m halfway through the audiobook, never made it past chapter 3 reading).
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Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport
Jona37an Link ParentAnecdotally, I’d say it’s cultural. I’m from and in Texas, and we just don’t ever expect pedestrians. There’s probably also a latent racism/classism about how people just have cars (which actually...Anecdotally, I’d say it’s cultural. I’m from and in Texas, and we just don’t ever expect pedestrians. There’s probably also a latent racism/classism about how people just have cars (which actually means trucks and SUVs) and “poor” people don’t have those (they need to “pull themseleves up by their bootstraps” and get a car, and other trash).
We lived in Philadelphia for a year, and it was almost culture shock at how easy it was to walk, how the drivers just waited for you, how people just walked out into the street with full belief that cars would stop for them. I rode the bus that year because it was waaaay more convenient, and I learned to be so much more “aggressive” a pedestrian.
Since much of the south US is built for cars and not people vs old cities/regions that had to adapt to cars, I imagine that’s a huge part of it.
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Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport
Jona37an Link ParentMan, I’m going to miss our Fit whenever it’s day comes. Have a 2007 that we got in 2012. Also, we have our kids at a private school, and it is SOOOO hard to turn out of the parking lot because...Man, I’m going to miss our Fit whenever it’s day comes. Have a 2007 that we got in 2012.
Also, we have our kids at a private school, and it is SOOOO hard to turn out of the parking lot because everyone else has a giant truck or SUV - I can’t see through them!
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Comment on The Oatmeal: A cartoonist's review of AI art in ~comics
Jona37an Link ParentI think you’re on to something with art vs. content. Content and Imagery seem interchangeable in the top level post.I think you’re on to something with art vs. content. Content and Imagery seem interchangeable in the top level post.
Haha, I love what you said there. Yeah, it’s basically just any event comic ever now. Earth shattering consequences that get rebooted/reset/retconned/retooled for the next time there needs to be a big event.