Nivlak's recent activity
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Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv
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Comment on Portland Airport grows with expansive mass timber roof canopy in ~transport
Nivlak LinkI work a couple miles away from that airport. Never thought I would want to go visit but now I do. That setup is beautiful.I work a couple miles away from that airport. Never thought I would want to go visit but now I do. That setup is beautiful.
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Comment on If our worst fears about Donald Trump play out, how will we know when it's time to leave? in ~society
Nivlak Link ParentI agree and quite honestly if my black and colored ancestors stayed here through Jim Crow and everything that came with that, I don’t think I could ever face them again if I decided to leave the...I agree and quite honestly if my black and colored ancestors stayed here through Jim Crow and everything that came with that, I don’t think I could ever face them again if I decided to leave the country because of my perception of the people in power. My life now is 1000% better than many of my ancestors lives and I just cannot throw all of their sacrifice and death away because I feel a certain type of way.
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Comment on Thoughts on Donald Trump, America and what this all means in ~society
Nivlak Link ParentThis is a tale old as time. There are biblical stories of people not wanting to be ruled by a king, overthrowing him, and then assigning another person to in fact act as king. America itself was...This is a tale old as time. There are biblical stories of people not wanting to be ruled by a king, overthrowing him, and then assigning another person to in fact act as king. America itself was born out of not wanting to be under monarchy rule but we just can’t help but drift back in that direction in one way or another. People need to have a “king” or something equivalent, it’s baked into the dna at this point.
Also anyone who has not read George Washington’s farewell speech should take a gander. He correctly predicted 200+ years in advance that a 2 party system would lead to an authoritarian rising up and taking power for themselves and never giving it back. We are 95% the way there.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nivlak Link ParentI think once you unlock the true endings in ac6 you will see the full story they had planned. It’s quite good imo. The game is just so damn fun as well. Buttery smooth mechanics and weapon combos...I think once you unlock the true endings in ac6 you will see the full story they had planned. It’s quite good imo. The game is just so damn fun as well. Buttery smooth mechanics and weapon combos that would make gundam fans blush.
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Comment on No one’s laughing now: ‘Joker Folie à Deux’ falls down with $39m-$40m opening: How the sequel went sideways in ~movies
Nivlak LinkWhen subverting expectations goes wrong. The director himself has said he has no interest in the DC universe and only took on DC intellectual property to bring more eyeballs to his movie. This...When subverting expectations goes wrong. The director himself has said he has no interest in the DC universe and only took on DC intellectual property to bring more eyeballs to his movie. This feels similar to the 4th matrix which the wachowskis implied in the film itself the studio wanted another matrix and was going to do it with or without them so they said “oh yeh here’s your movie chumps”.
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Comment on ‘SNL’ debut cast and crew look back on fifty seasons in ~tv
Nivlak (edited )LinkI always thought MadTV was a better sketch show than snl but they never had the budget snl had. I miss that show.I always thought MadTV was a better sketch show than snl but they never had the budget snl had. I miss that show.
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Comment on Tesla Cybertruck owners shocked that tires are barely lasting 6,000 miles in ~transport
Nivlak Link ParentI catch a lot of Uber and Lyft in my city and the Tesla drivers are ALWAYS using the acceleration to the max. I assume it’s a mix of getting times down and of course the great feeling of speeding...I catch a lot of Uber and Lyft in my city and the Tesla drivers are ALWAYS using the acceleration to the max. I assume it’s a mix of getting times down and of course the great feeling of speeding down the road but it feels like I’m side kick in a rally race every time.
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Comment on I've been to all fifty states, and I've unexpectedly fallen in love with these seven cities in ~travel
Nivlak Link ParentHaha this is great. I actually was born and raised in ft worth and much of what you say is true depending on your demographic. I grew up in a poor Mexican family so I saw a different side of that...Haha this is great. I actually was born and raised in ft worth and much of what you say is true depending on your demographic. I grew up in a poor Mexican family so I saw a different side of that town. I still have some family there but I have not been back in years. There are lots of run down areas in ft worth. I’m assuming the writer of this piece was only in the tourist environments which of course will always be nice.
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Comment on I think I'm moving to Austin, TX in ~life
Nivlak LinkAustin is pretty similar to Portland,OR or Seattle even. If you like eating out, concerts, live shows, etc, you will like Austin. It’s skews younger but still lots of families and family events. I...What things should I expect? What should I seek?
Austin is pretty similar to Portland,OR or Seattle even. If you like eating out, concerts, live shows, etc, you will like Austin. It’s skews younger but still lots of families and family events. I have not been there for many years (also native Texan) but from what I’ve heard not much has changed except COL and the population has increased.
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Comment on An important update on Concord - "At this time, we have decided to take the game offline beginning September 6, 2024" in ~games
Nivlak LinkI’m still playing The Finals while everyone fights over hero shooters 🤷I’m still playing The Finals while everyone fights over hero shooters 🤷
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nivlak Link ParentHave you played The Finals? It has grown on me. I play it weekly.Have you played The Finals? It has grown on me. I play it weekly.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nivlak Link ParentI feel you about MW3 campaign. But I have really enjoyed the multiplayer in this game. It takes me back to the early 2000s FPS scene before battle royale became the big thing. I played war zone...I feel you about MW3 campaign. But I have really enjoyed the multiplayer in this game. It takes me back to the early 2000s FPS scene before battle royale became the big thing. I played war zone once I think and it was ok. I spent years playing apex and was never really satisfied with the experience until they added TDM and other non BR modes so that’s how I felt about war zone.
This is the first COD game I have bought in over 10 years so maybe that’s why it feels fresh and fun. I can tell most people who bought MW2 feel jaded and cheated because they dropped MW3 a year later and still charged money for it. I doubt I’ll buy another COD game as long as MW3 is active.
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Comment on Has sexual content invaded too much of the internet? in ~tech
Nivlak LinkI have no issue with sexual content being present, it’s been around since I was a kid in the early 90s. Kinda became normalized over time. “Sex sells” is something I heard pretty early on and it...I have no issue with sexual content being present, it’s been around since I was a kid in the early 90s. Kinda became normalized over time. “Sex sells” is something I heard pretty early on and it made sense so that was it for me really. I will say I was completely caught off guard by YouTube allowing full topless nude “breastfeeding tutorials” with what seems to be a large selection of childless onlyfans models. No age restrictions, just a disclaimer at the start and you’re good.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election in ~news
Nivlak Link ParentGeorge Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796"One of the expedients of Party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions & aims of other Districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies & heart burnings which spring from these misrepresentations. They tend to render Alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal Affection. ... ...
"I have already intimated to you the danger of Parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on Geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, & warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party, generally.
"This Spirit, unfortunately, is inseperable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human Mind. It exists under different shapes in all Governments, more or less stifled, controuled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy."The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissention, which in different ages & countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders & miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security & repose in the absolute power of an Individual: and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
"Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight) the common & continual mischiefs of the spirit of Party are sufficient to make it the interest and the duty of a wise People to discourage and restrain"It serves always to distract the Public Councils and enfeeble the Public
Administration. It agitates the Community with ill founded Jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot & insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence & corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions.
Thus the policy and the will of one country, are subjected to the policy and will of another.
"There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the Administration of the Government and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty. This within certain limits is probably true--and in Governments of a Monarchical cast Patriotism may look with endulgence, if not with favour, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in
Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate & assuage it. A fire not to be quenched; it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming it should consume."“However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitions, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterward the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion”
George Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796
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Comment on CrowdStrike code update bricking Windows machines around the world in ~tech
Nivlak Link ParentWas this something that was easy to catch? Or was this an advanced error that no one could have seen? I am a complete laymen on this topic. I’m just trying to gauge how preventable this was or if...An update to a configuration file (here called a channel file) issued at 04:09 UTC on 19 July 2024 conflicted with the Windows sensor client, causing affected machines to enter the blue screen of death with the stop code PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.[10][11][12]
Was this something that was easy to catch? Or was this an advanced error that no one could have seen? I am a complete laymen on this topic. I’m just trying to gauge how preventable this was or if there was no chance of seeing it coming.
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Comment on Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment in ~society
Nivlak Link ParentThat makes total sense, although they say it’s disputed in definition. But this only raises more questions that I’m sure someone has already answered. The general idea seems to be those with more...That makes total sense, although they say it’s disputed in definition. But this only raises more questions that I’m sure someone has already answered. The general idea seems to be those with more guns/sticks/swords and legal authority to kill people, make the rules. And it’s usually the state - or is it; it can only be the state.
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Comment on Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment in ~society
Nivlak Link ParentGot any stats on this? Interesting proposition.You quite literally cannot have a country without the state establishing a monopoly on violence.
Got any stats on this? Interesting proposition.
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Comment on Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment in ~society
Nivlak Link ParentJB also has plenty of lucrative projects coming up, including follow ups to the wildly successful Mario movie. I think he is trying to protect his image moving forward as a result.JB also has plenty of lucrative projects coming up, including follow ups to the wildly successful Mario movie. I think he is trying to protect his image moving forward as a result.
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Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment
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Disney does not care about these issues at all unless they can make some money. That’s why they cut queer scenes when they send movies to China, Middle East, etc. they also minimize the presence of black people when marketing to China and whoever else they think will not like it. They are about making money at all costs. There is no integrity with these corporations.