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  1. Comment on NFL lawsuit bombshell: 'If the Black players don’t like it here, they should go back to Africa and see how bad it is' in ~sports.american_football

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    I'm sorry if I'm hilariously missing something, but why's a journalist suing the NFL and not the actual players that suffered discrimination?

    I'm sorry if I'm hilariously missing something, but why's a journalist suing the NFL and not the actual players that suffered discrimination?

  2. Comment on Canadian court upholds social media sensitivity training requirement for Jordan Peterson in ~news

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    Nobody should be compelled to associate with one another. But some associations also act as gatekeepers to the practice of certain professions. It seems a little excessive this association trying...

    Nobody should be compelled to associate with one another. But some associations also act as gatekeepers to the practice of certain professions. It seems a little excessive this association trying to control the way Jordan Peterson expresses himself on social media. Besides, his most controversial posts on social media is more on philosophical topics than psicological topics, the latter which the association that's persecuting him supposedly regulates.

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    It's kind of an odd choice pairing experienced played with novices. I have not heard of any other online game to adopt such a policy.

    It's kind of an odd choice pairing experienced played with novices. I have not heard of any other online game to adopt such a policy.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Do you always finish games you started? I am overwhelmed with the amount of available games. in ~games

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    I try not to start too many games simultaneously, so that I have more incentive to finish the ones I choose. If the game don't catch my attention in the first hour of gameplay, I abandon it...

    I try not to start too many games simultaneously, so that I have more incentive to finish the ones I choose. If the game don't catch my attention in the first hour of gameplay, I abandon it without much guilt.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Favorite ASMR type? in ~health.mental

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    Brushing noises are the best! A good variant of this kind of sound is shaving sounds. Recently I've also found some ASMR about playing with kinetic sand, and they're very relaxing and easily make...

    Brushing noises are the best! A good variant of this kind of sound is shaving sounds. Recently I've also found some ASMR about playing with kinetic sand, and they're very relaxing and easily make me fall asleep.

  6. Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech

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    Yeah, I read a lot of contradicting information about whether browser password managers are significantly less secure than dedicated ones or not. But as I read reports that the most popular of...

    Yeah, I read a lot of contradicting information about whether browser password managers are significantly less secure than dedicated ones or not. But as I read reports that the most popular of dedicated ones was breached easily (LastPass), I wonder if using one that has fewer users (Firefox Sync) may prove more efficient in evading the interest of hacking groups.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Mame 0.256 in ~games

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    I'm not a big entusiast of Arcade emulation because it's not something I played in real life. Besides, playing arcade games via emulator feels like having a built-in cheat code (infinite coins),...

    I'm not a big entusiast of Arcade emulation because it's not something I played in real life. Besides, playing arcade games via emulator feels like having a built-in cheat code (infinite coins), so there's low stakes.

    I tried MAME once but its pedestrian UI turned me off. Have they improved on this front?

  8. Comment on Video game recommendations in ~games

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    I can't help but think of Obsidian's Outer Worlds when I read this game's title. It's unfortunate both games were released months apart, so there's this confusion.

    I can't help but think of Obsidian's Outer Worlds when I read this game's title. It's unfortunate both games were released months apart, so there's this confusion.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Twitter is now forcing us to create an account. Here's another way of viewing tweets without an account. in ~tech

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    Neat! (pun intended) I alredy knew about this little tool, but I used it mostly to bypass Twitter's javascript bloat. Considering Twitter's new API policy is phohibitely expensive (even more than...

    Neat! (pun intended)

    I alredy knew about this little tool, but I used it mostly to bypass Twitter's javascript bloat. Considering Twitter's new API policy is phohibitely expensive (even more than Reddit's), I'm impressed this site's creator managed to bypass the login prompt. If that's due to a programming oversight on Twitter page, I expect this loophole to be closed sooner or later.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Let's add (and rearrange?) some groups + a few notes about other short-term plans in ~tildes.official

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    The current ~games group is mostly focused on gaming news (which I like, btw). But I'd love if Tildes had a group more focused on retro games. As it's under the gaming umbrella, maybe it should be...

    The current ~games group is mostly focused on gaming news (which I like, btw). But I'd love if Tildes had a group more focused on retro games. As it's under the gaming umbrella, maybe it should be named ~games.retro ?

    Gaming emulators are another niche I find interesting to read about, but as it is very closely related to retro games, It's best to postpone the creation of a group just for this.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says in ~tech

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    I guess sites like Tildes are safe because we don't post the article's summary, and the title is often editorialized by the poster.

    I guess sites like Tildes are safe because we don't post the article's summary, and the title is often editorialized by the poster.

    8 votes

  12. Comment on Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 in ~games

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    Nintendo as a developer may not care, but as a console manufacturer they should: the bigger the power gap between Sony/Microsoft consoles and the Switch, the less likely 3rd Party Publishers will...

    Nintendo as a developer may not care, but as a console manufacturer they should: the bigger the power gap between Sony/Microsoft consoles and the Switch, the less likely 3rd Party Publishers will make Switch ports for their AAA multiplatform games.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 in ~games

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    The Wonder Seed alternate dimension really gave me Super Mario Bros 2 vibes. I tend to believe they're going a little crazier with this game's story just like SMB2. Maybe Bowser isn't the main...

    The Wonder Seed alternate dimension really gave me Super Mario Bros 2 vibes. I tend to believe they're going a little crazier with this game's story just like SMB2. Maybe Bowser isn't the main antagonist this time?

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to license HBO original series to Netflix in ~tv

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    During the long period of time that Netflix was basically the only game in town, people tend to have fonder memories because Netflix was cheaper and they got the license to a lot of content from...

    During the long period of time that Netflix was basically the only game in town, people tend to have fonder memories because Netflix was cheaper and they got the license to a lot of content from other companies.

    Nowadays, the Netflix that we have is the one that rises prices, forbids password sharing, cancel their series after 1-2 seasons without a satisfying conclusion, etc. On every aspect, the multiplication of streaming services offered no obvious advantages to the consumer.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to license HBO original series to Netflix in ~tv

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    When current Netflix streaming rivals didn't have their own streaming platform, the only thing they could do is license their content to Netflix. As they competed against it other for the...

    When current Netflix streaming rivals didn't have their own streaming platform, the only thing they could do is license their content to Netflix. As they competed against it other for the privilege, Netflix got a lot of good content for cheap.

    Now that everyone has their own streaming app, they have some leverage in price negotiations. If they can't license it out, they can at least keep it in-house to strengthen their app. And now that some shows are being pulled simply to avoid paying royalties to the content creators, that's another factor they have to consider in the formula for profitability.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on What are some of the best games for low-spec PC? in ~games

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    If your PC could run games released around the 7th generation of consoles it would be graet, because around that time certain standards such as Xinput and DirectX9+ became solidified, reducing the...

    If your PC could run games released around the 7th generation of consoles it would be graet, because around that time certain standards such as Xinput and DirectX9+ became solidified, reducing the odds of some annoying game compatibility issues. But as that's not the case, I'd stick with emulation in general, and 2D indie titles (metroidvanias are great).

    Unfortunately many PC games from the 6th console generation era are sub-par ports, and a considerable number of them is abandonware these days (=not avaiable through legal stores).

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Rick & Morty will return this year with a new voice actor in ~tv

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    They technically could, but maybe it's not worth the legal risk.

    They technically could, but maybe it's not worth the legal risk.

  18. Comment on What's the best way to make non-English posts on Tildes? Can you? Should you? in ~tildes

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    English not being my native language, I'd rather use this oportunity to practice my output. The Tildes community is still too small to expand to multiple languages, especially as there's only one...

    English not being my native language, I'd rather use this oportunity to practice my output. The Tildes community is still too small to expand to multiple languages, especially as there's only one true "mod" around. As much as I appreciate the "everyone is a mod" philosophy, I think more mods will eventually be necessary for some manual stuff.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Looking for suggestions for games that don't require hand eye coordination or fast twitch reflexes in ~games

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    Any (non-action)RPG and Adventure game will fullfil your criteria. I tend to like Japanese RPGs like the Final Fantasy series. As for Adventure games I'm not too familiar with them, but they were...

    Any (non-action)RPG and Adventure game will fullfil your criteria. I tend to like Japanese RPGs like the Final Fantasy series. As for Adventure games I'm not too familiar with them, but they were more commonly produced in the 90s, so you may need to go retro for the best ones.
    Strategy games are also good, but only the turn-based ones. Some games of this genre overlap with RPG and Visual Novels (Fire Emblem series).

  20. Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk

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    The current Reddit situation is a nice example. Everyone knows it's downright wrong making API access so prohibitively expensive that it locks out all 3rd party apps. This by itself evokes strong...

    The current Reddit situation is a nice example. Everyone knows it's downright wrong making API access so prohibitively expensive that it locks out all 3rd party apps. This by itself evokes strong opinions from redditors. But that's just the first layer of the outrage. The second layer is when Reddit's admins attempt to pretend this was not their intention, and blaming the Apollo dev of things he didn't do (he showed receipts). Of course this layer and other layers like the AMA increasingly makes people emotional and combative. And it's allright to be that way if the situation warrants it. That's just what humans do. As long people abstain from crossing certain lines of good coexistence, being outraged is fine and shouldn't by itself be phohibited.

    6 votes