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Comment on Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent in ~society
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Comment on Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent in ~society
Minori Link ParentDems other big winner in Virginia's governor tacked moderate for her campaign. She focused on kitchen table issues and called out her opponent for obsessing over trans people instead of real...Dems other big winner in Virginia's governor tacked moderate for her campaign. She focused on kitchen table issues and called out her opponent for obsessing over trans people instead of real issues affecting voters.
Mamdani won in NYC, but a majority of voters also said his policies were unrealistic in exit polls.
I think the bigger takeaway is that Democrats should focus on what's popular. They have winning messages that appeal to broad swathes of the US, and they should stick to them.
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Comment on Tips for becoming a tea person in ~food
Minori Link ParentOatmilk is great, with good body and foam factor for tea lattes (if you buy the right oat milk).Oatmilk is great, with good body and foam factor for tea lattes (if you buy the right oat milk).
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Comment on Tips for becoming a tea person in ~food
Minori Link ParentIt's a little bit like an IPA I'd say? Don't expect the same body as a beer or coffee. It's a unique experience. I'd say they're light yet pungent.It's a little bit like an IPA I'd say? Don't expect the same body as a beer or coffee. It's a unique experience. I'd say they're light yet pungent.
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Comment on Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason in ~anime
Minori Link ParentEven for dubs, translated signs are super useful, and bad typesetting is still distracting. It's somewhat necessary to pirate for older dubs too.or watch anime primarily dubbed, I suppose
Even for dubs, translated signs are super useful, and bad typesetting is still distracting. It's somewhat necessary to pirate for older dubs too.
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Comment on Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason in ~anime
Minori (edited )Link ParentYou're mostly right. Only some big series like One Piece have simultaneous international releases. Though for those big series, there's a thriving market for acquiring early (usually Chinese)...The first, and probably most notable, aspect is that anime already gets same day translations. With manga, I don't believe this is the case at all. So there's an incentive to beat the official translations; you get a lot more prestige, or ad revenue, or whatever it is the translators are chasing by simply staying ahead of the official translation.
You're mostly right. Only some big series like One Piece have simultaneous international releases. Though for those big series, there's a thriving market for acquiring early (usually Chinese) copies then rapidly translating them before the official release.
Most the new fansubs I see pop up are things from before Crunchyroll became such a big player. Other times, they're just restylized, upscaled, or fixed versions of a fansub that someone else released. Other times, they're just Crunchyroll/Netflix/whoever's official subs with proper typesetting and signing.
Yep, it's kind of disappointing, but also the signs are the thing that Netflix et al are most likely to fuck up. Even for dubs, it can be worthwhile to find a good release with translated signs. It's shockingly common for the dub to have no sign translations if a show is less popular...
¹I have no doubt manga translators have some standards and put a lot of work into making sure it's all readable and fits with the art. However, I do believe they occasionally use a less legible font at times in order to convey certain emphasis or tone. Something the original Japanese version is likely doing as well.
I've worked as a cleaner for manga fanslations, so I can answer this! It's very very involved if you go all-in on translating everything. The biggest example is sound effects. The Japanese love their sound effects, and it takes a lot of time to carefully remove and replace them. Sadly, I don't have any typeset examples on hand, but I have a few screenshots of a couple panels I cleaned. I was a complete novice when I did these two panels, so you can find some inconsistent gradients and patterns if you zoom in.
Ignoring sound effects (as many official releases do), cleaning is still required for panels where the words are directly written on the art. If they're not in a speech bubble, it takes time and skill to properly erase and replace.
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Comment on Obesity rate declining in US. Use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss has more than doubled since early 2024. in ~health
Minori LinkThis is fantastic! I'm really hopeful that we'll see broad public health benefits. I haven't seen much data from other countries, but GLP-1 agonists should even help reduce government spending in...This is fantastic! I'm really hopeful that we'll see broad public health benefits. I haven't seen much data from other countries, but GLP-1 agonists should even help reduce government spending in countries with more socialised healthcare systems.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
Minori Link ParentI thought of the exact same Key and Peele skit for #2. It's great that people are comfortable sharing their desires: shame and stigma suck. It's difficult because America is way too puritan in my...I thought of the exact same Key and Peele skit for #2. It's great that people are comfortable sharing their desires: shame and stigma suck. It's difficult because America is way too puritan in my opinion, but there should definitely be some norms and expectations around what should or shouldn't be shared in public.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
Minori Link ParentThis just reminds me of my hot take that having a flag for everything is silly. I don't like the colors on the lesbian or gay male flags, and it feels bad to atomize every queer group into their...This just reminds me of my hot take that having a flag for everything is silly. I don't like the colors on the lesbian or gay male flags, and it feels bad to atomize every queer group into their own special nation.
I don't have any issues with the term LGBTQ since it's historically significant and the Q encompasses everything. The rainbow flag is also fine since it's inclusive of everyone under the rainbow or any part of the queer spectrum.
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Comment on New guidance to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies in ~food
Minori LinkI'm still sad as an adult with a peanut allergy. It was discovered on a plane when I was an infant. My mother gave me a peanut M&M, and I apparently swelled up like a red balloon, almost caused an...I'm still sad as an adult with a peanut allergy. It was discovered on a plane when I was an infant. My mother gave me a peanut M&M, and I apparently swelled up like a red balloon, almost caused an emergency landing.
I'm glad the new guidance is leading to fewer allergies, but there's a part of me that's disappointed knowing that people will have fewer reasons to be accommodating to peanut allergies (like ice cream shops that don't use peanuts).
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori Link ParentI assume that Steam incorporates something like this for recommendations? They're probably basing it on purchases, reviews, and playtime. I like the Steam recommendations under "players like you...I assume that Steam incorporates something like this for recommendations? They're probably basing it on purchases, reviews, and playtime. I like the Steam recommendations under "players like you love these unplayed games in your library."
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Comment on Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say in ~tech
Minori Link ParentTo add to this, AWS has SLA's (service level agreements) with customers where they guarantee specific thresholds for latency, availability, uptime, etc. If a major service like DynamoDB is down...To add to this, AWS has SLA's (service level agreements) with customers where they guarantee specific thresholds for latency, availability, uptime, etc. If a major service like DynamoDB is down for more than 5 minutes (99.99% uptime), Amazon loses tens of millions of dollars.
They already have massive financial incentives to keep an extremely high operational standard. Adding a legal penalty wouldn't necessarily improve their uptime. As others have mentioned, there's plenty of competition in cloud services. Companies have lots of alternatives for hosting. AWS isn't a monopoly.
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Comment on Death in D&D 5e, the various revival spells, and their impact on the game in ~games.tabletop
Minori Link ParentInterestingly, this was encouraged and somewhat expected in the first couple D&D editions. It's also part of why classes were race-locked, to make characters more interchangeable. Players were...When your character die, you shit out another character and (in typical party convention these days) they're the same power level. Personally, I always enjoy dying, since it's an opportunity to pull out a different build.
Interestingly, this was encouraged and somewhat expected in the first couple D&D editions. It's also part of why classes were race-locked, to make characters more interchangeable. Players were expected to occasionally roll new characters when dungeoneering went sideways.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster. in ~games
Minori Link ParentThis is part of why Nintendo has impressed me so much. Nintendo has some legendary game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, yet they've also fostered a culture of creativity that...This is part of why Nintendo has impressed me so much. Nintendo has some legendary game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, yet they've also fostered a culture of creativity that creates newer hits like Splatoon and Mario Wonder.
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori Link ParentExtremely relatable. You've perfectly captured a common feeling for me. I think it's good that you're aware of this and acknowledge hobbies can be cyclical for people. Most every dev would love to...There are times when I've opened up my game library and thought, "I don't feel like playing any of these" but I have come to believe this problem actually has nothing to do with the available selection and wouldn't be solved by having some other, "just right" game, it's a psychological one
Extremely relatable. You've perfectly captured a common feeling for me. I think it's good that you're aware of this and acknowledge hobbies can be cyclical for people.
I'm taking indie devs' word of the problem's existence in good faith because, probably by it's very nature, I can't tell if it's observable by an end user such as myself.
Most every dev would love to get more attention on their project, but attention is a hot commodity. If most end users are currently satisfied with the products they're finding, buying, and playing, it's hard for me to say whether discoverability is a problem for users? Of course, devs would like users to find and play their stuff instead, so there's some tension there.
In the past for instance I have very deliberately searched specific itch.io tags and categories, but I know that's not the norm for the mainstream who kinda need something to show up at a trailer showcase to know it exists.
Same, and I've found some hidden gems this way. Like it's easy to find good, obscure visual novels via VNDB. For example, I really enjoyed a random ecchi horror series from the 2000s called Yami no Koe.
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori Link ParentThat Steam Hidden Gems list kind of reminds me of YouTube starting to recommend videos with only a hundred or dozen views. Maybe it leads to some duds, but it does seem like a clever way to...That Steam Hidden Gems list kind of reminds me of YouTube starting to recommend videos with only a hundred or dozen views. Maybe it leads to some duds, but it does seem like a clever way to encourage competition and surface hidden gems.
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
Minori Link ParentYou're right that most NASA funding isn't pork, and I completely agree with you that SpaceX contracts have been really efficient and effective. I tried to do some more research and found older...You're right that most NASA funding isn't pork, and I completely agree with you that SpaceX contracts have been really efficient and effective.
I tried to do some more research and found older sources that indicate explicit pork via earmarks was maaaaaybe 3% of NASA's budget in 2003. I also found a 2011 post about Congress' inefficient funding allocations for NASA that were intended to shield jobs in Congress members' districts: https://cei.org/blog/blame-congress-and-pork-not-nasa/
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori (edited )Link ParentI have a fair number of friends and family members added as friends on Discord. They usually have status sharing enabled, so I can see what they're playing on Steam. This lets me indirectly learn...I have a fair number of friends and family members added as friends on Discord. They usually have status sharing enabled, so I can see what they're playing on Steam. This lets me indirectly learn about games like Megabonk or Deep Rock Galactic.
I also occasionally play multiplayer games, so I might snag a new small game or two to play with friends (these social games are usually short-lived but enjoyable for a few hours for a few dollars). For example, Rounds or PEAK.
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Comment on “No one asked for this reboot”: ‘Tron’ may mark end of Jared Leto’s franchise-leading days in ~movies
Minori Link ParentMy memory is that he had more screen time in suicide squad, but his Joker polled very poorly with screening audiences causing his runtime to be cut down. I believe this is why there was also such...My memory is that he had more screen time in suicide squad, but his Joker polled very poorly with screening audiences causing his runtime to be cut down. I believe this is why there was also such a mismatch between how much he appeared in marketing versus the film.
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentPer usual, Apple are a bit behind the curve on that. Google Translate has supported live conversation translations for a few years. They're okay.Per usual, Apple are a bit behind the curve on that. Google Translate has supported live conversation translations for a few years. They're okay.
Off topic, Hasan was barred from Mamdani's upstairs election party, and I think it's mildly hilarious. So many streamers always try to make the moment about themselves.