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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
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Comment on Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ in ~tech
Kopper Link ParentI know you've already gotten several replies about this by now, but there's one specific thing I haven't seen mentioned. Suppose AI-generated CSAM is legalized. We're moving into an era where...I know you've already gotten several replies about this by now, but there's one specific thing I haven't seen mentioned. Suppose AI-generated CSAM is legalized. We're moving into an era where high-end AI generation is becoming increasingly realistic. Normalizing the possession of a near-identical replication of an illegal thing makes it infinitely harder to prosecute individuals who have the authentically illegal thing.
Suppose a man is caught with a hard drive full of terabytes of genuine CSAM. He says "Officer, this is actually all AI generated, so everything here is legal." -
Comment on Books: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~books
Kopper Link ParentThat's odd, I picked up a physical copy.That's odd, I picked up a physical copy.
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Comment on Books: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~books
Kopper Link ParentHave you read Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky? I discovered that one recently and it's immediately my favorite of the year. It's part of a short series, with the fourth and final book...Have you read Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky? I discovered that one recently and it's immediately my favorite of the year. It's part of a short series, with the fourth and final book coming out in a few months.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Kopper Link ParentHis was the only bond I didn't finish. I 100%'d the game and was still barely starting his relationship. He just never shows up :(His was the only bond I didn't finish. I 100%'d the game and was still barely starting his relationship. He just never shows up :(
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Kopper Link ParentThe starting classes for Elden Ring surprisingly don't differ too much, really just starting equipment and some stats. After 25-30 levels or so, you'd be hard-pressed to find a difference between...The starting classes for Elden Ring surprisingly don't differ too much, really just starting equipment and some stats. After 25-30 levels or so, you'd be hard-pressed to find a difference between most. The exception to that is the magic and faith classes, which have some starting equipment that is much harder to come by at lower level.
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Comment on Project Hail Mary | Official trailer in ~movies
Kopper Link ParentI believe they're using an actual puppet for Rocky, and I'm very excited about that. Considering how Rocky is described as looking like mostly inorganic material I feel like the best way to...I believe they're using an actual puppet for Rocky, and I'm very excited about that. Considering how Rocky is described as looking like mostly inorganic material I feel like the best way to portray him is with inorganic material.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Kopper Link ParentIf it makes you feel any better, I don't know a single person who hasn't cheesed the Capra demon. The dude really cannot navigate stairs at all and he's such a pain in the ass otherwise.If it makes you feel any better, I don't know a single person who hasn't cheesed the Capra demon. The dude really cannot navigate stairs at all and he's such a pain in the ass otherwise.
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Comment on I seem to have a much different, worse experience of Dragonflight's story than most WoW players—why? in ~games
Kopper LinkIt's possible you aren't as invested in the dragon story since you joined WoW later in the game. The dragon aspects were a huge part of the story in WotLK and were obviously the central part of...It's possible you aren't as invested in the dragon story since you joined WoW later in the game. The dragon aspects were a huge part of the story in WotLK and were obviously the central part of Cataclysm. The Dragonflight story felt like closure for a decades long story arc so I can see why it might not be as engaging if you're coming to it fresh.
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Comment on What can be done about the Supreme Court of the United States? in ~society
Kopper Link ParentConversely, flawed systems left unchecked also result in incomprehensible horror. Some of the darkest stains on modern history are from evil people running rampant through government.Conversely, flawed systems left unchecked also result in incomprehensible horror. Some of the darkest stains on modern history are from evil people running rampant through government.
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Comment on Scavengers Reign (2023) - Best sci-fi I have seen in years, aside from Dune in ~tv
Kopper LinkI also only watched it once I heard about its cancellation. It was such a refreshing show. Voice acting was amazing and so were the designs. It kept me guessing for the entire season, at no point...I also only watched it once I heard about its cancellation. It was such a refreshing show. Voice acting was amazing and so were the designs. It kept me guessing for the entire season, at no point did I have a firm grasp on what would ever happen next.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Kopper Link Parent(granted I haven't finished it yet) but I love how viscerally the book captures the psychology of the characters. All the different customs/ideas/fears feel so believable the way they're presented.(granted I haven't finished it yet) but I love how viscerally the book captures the psychology of the characters. All the different customs/ideas/fears feel so believable the way they're presented.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Kopper Link ParentA lot of Bradbury's stuff gives me the "Old man yells at clouds" impression, but I keep reading them because they're written so beautifully, F451 in particular.A lot of Bradbury's stuff gives me the "Old man yells at clouds" impression, but I keep reading them because they're written so beautifully, F451 in particular.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Kopper LinkThe Caves of Steel by Asimov. It's a murder-mystery set in a dystopian world where the whole population of earth lives in huge megacities and has to subsist off of yeast grown in vats. Amusingly,...The Caves of Steel by Asimov. It's a murder-mystery set in a dystopian world where the whole population of earth lives in huge megacities and has to subsist off of yeast grown in vats. Amusingly, the cause of the dystopia is that the population reached the utterly absurd, unsustainable total of 8 billion people.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 27 in ~news
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Comment on Scientists figured out why orcas have been sinking boats for the last four years [turns out it's juveniles just having fun] in ~science
Kopper Link ParentWe just need boats to be able to scream in pain whenever something hits them.We just need boats to be able to scream in pain whenever something hits them.
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Comment on What video games have had you taking real-life notes? in ~games
Kopper LinkI see Book of Hours and Cultist Simulator already mentioned, so I'm left to recommend Lobotomy Corporation. It's essentially a worker management game in a similar vein to SCP Foundation where...I see Book of Hours and Cultist Simulator already mentioned, so I'm left to recommend Lobotomy Corporation. It's essentially a worker management game in a similar vein to SCP Foundation where you're tasked with containing dangerous creatures and anomalies while also extracting power from them.
There are many, many ways that your workers can die. Carelessly setting the wrong worker to a task can get them immediately murdered, so you end up having to keep quick notes as your facility grows larger and more dangerous. -
Comment on What video games have had you taking real-life notes? in ~games
Kopper Link ParentI adore Book of Hours for this because it makes you feel like an actual librarian/researcher when you're taking notes on esoteric interactions. I looked at my scribbled notes after I finished the...I adore Book of Hours for this because it makes you feel like an actual librarian/researcher when you're taking notes on esoteric interactions. I looked at my scribbled notes after I finished the game and it just looks like deranged ramblings.
I saved my note pages so that I can revisit the game in three or four years, after I've long forgotten everything about it, and pretend that my notes were left by my predecessor in Hush House. -
Comment on Weighing in on "Man or Bear" - from a woman that left society to the Alaskan wilderness in ~life.women
Kopper Link ParentI don't mean to make you feel bad for expressing your opinion. I'm seeing now you have a lot more faith in the human race than I do, and that's definitely not a bad thing.I don't mean to make you feel bad for expressing your opinion. I'm seeing now you have a lot more faith in the human race than I do, and that's definitely not a bad thing.
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Comment on Weighing in on "Man or Bear" - from a woman that left society to the Alaskan wilderness in ~life.women
Kopper Link ParentI'm really struggling to figure out how you arrived at "misogynistic men are victims, too." Is that in reference to them receiving pithy comments, or what you called reverse sexism? Or is that...I'm really struggling to figure out how you arrived at "misogynistic men are victims, too."
Is that in reference to them receiving pithy comments, or what you called reverse sexism? Or is that meant more in the way of "product of their circumstances," where you are assuming they were surrounded by misogynists and thus became one themselves?
Either way I really can't agree with the sentiment. People who mistreat others, or people who consider half the population to be inherently lesser than them, should expect to experience some kind of negative experience. A lot of them probably won't.
Still, that kind of mindset is a choice. The last thing that misogynists deserve is sympathy.
I've always interpreted that as an age or mobility thing, like an ex-athlete transitioning to coaching little league after his knees go out or something. My dad worked in his field for 30 years and eventually lost his medical clearance for it, so now he's an instructor for new trainees in the same field.