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  1. Comment on Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets and pepper spray in ~news

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    I believe that it means they will give up the license on July 1st of this year, rather than retroactively from July 1st of last year.

    I believe that it means they will give up the license on July 1st of this year, rather than retroactively from July 1st of last year.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I read Virginia Woolf's The Waves over the last week, and it is just amazing. It's certainly more difficult than her other works I've read, and more abstract, but it is incredibly beautiful. Now I...

    I read Virginia Woolf's The Waves over the last week, and it is just amazing. It's certainly more difficult than her other works I've read, and more abstract, but it is incredibly beautiful.

    Now I am starting the first book of the Bobiverse for an IRL book club. I'm not loving it so far, but part of that is probably just whiplash from going from some of the best prose I've ever read to this fairly standard stuff. I am keeping an open mind however! I'm glad to be starting this book club, even if not everything in it will be my favorite it will be good to discuss things I'm reading with people in person.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What's a battle that nobody knows you're fighting? in ~talk

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    Oh then in that case I'm surprised! You might message Deimos and see if he can get you some invites

    Oh then in that case I'm surprised! You might message Deimos and see if he can get you some invites

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What's a battle that nobody knows you're fighting? in ~talk

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    Looks like you just joined last month, I think they get refreshed by Deimos every so often so last time probably happened before you joined.

    Looks like you just joined last month, I think they get refreshed by Deimos every so often so last time probably happened before you joined.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies

  6. Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies

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    I don't really have an issue with piracy, I do it myself, but I think this is a bad parallel. It's like saying you saw a commercial on TV for the circus and got excited to see it, and therefore...

    It wouldn't make sense for a street performer to ask for a fee when I cann't help but see them when passing by. Just as it doesn't make sense for Netflix to ask for a fee for viewing the series they made me want to watch through extensive ad campaign.

    I don't really have an issue with piracy, I do it myself, but I think this is a bad parallel. It's like saying you saw a commercial on TV for the circus and got excited to see it, and therefore you are entitled to sneak in. The street performer cannot make you pay because they are literally doing the performance, that's not the same as advertising.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies

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    I tend to agree. I love the souls games, but we have gotten 7 of them since 2009! Many franchises don't get that many at all, and if they do often don't maintain that level of quality. Sure, it's...

    I tend to agree. I love the souls games, but we have gotten 7 of them since 2009! Many franchises don't get that many at all, and if they do often don't maintain that level of quality. Sure, it's disappointing that the next game won't be quite in the same vein, but I think it's no surprise that miyazaki may want to switch things up creatively a bit. I have no doubt we'll see more souls games in the future, so I'm not worried. I think with all forms of entertainment people can sometimes get a bit entitled, but it's important to look at what you already have!

    1 vote

  8. Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies

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    The Duskbloods is their next major game, it may be multiplayer focused but that's what Miyazaki is working on, unless they assign someone else to direct a Souls game like they did when he was...

    The Duskbloods is their next major game, it may be multiplayer focused but that's what Miyazaki is working on, unless they assign someone else to direct a Souls game like they did when he was working on Bloodborne I think we probably won't hear anything until Duskbloods is out.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on US begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz in ~society

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    Perhaps China would be stupid enough to do that. I don't expect they would, but I also don't think it would somehow cause WW3 if they did.

    Perhaps China would be stupid enough to do that. I don't expect they would, but I also don't think it would somehow cause WW3 if they did.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on US begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz in ~society

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    That oil is very nice for them sure, but if they expect the ship to be stopped by a blockade, they aren't getting that oil.

    That oil is very nice for them sure, but if they expect the ship to be stopped by a blockade, they aren't getting that oil.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on US begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz in ~society

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    Why would China send a ship through, knowing there is a blockade?

    Why would China send a ship through, knowing there is a blockade?

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Intelligent people are better judges of the intelligence of others in ~science

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    Cool feature, just checked and it works in 3 Cheers as well!

    Cool feature, just checked and it works in 3 Cheers as well!

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Inherent Vice is a lot of fun! And it makes a little more sense than the film since there is a section set in Las Vegas that didn't end up making it.

    Inherent Vice is a lot of fun! And it makes a little more sense than the film since there is a section set in Las Vegas that didn't end up making it.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Understandable about Ulysses, it's not for everyone. I would recommend checking out Dubliners if you haven't, it's his collection of short stories and considerably more accessible than Ulysses. I...

    Understandable about Ulysses, it's not for everyone. I would recommend checking out Dubliners if you haven't, it's his collection of short stories and considerably more accessible than Ulysses. I would say the last story (novella really), "The Dead," is just as important a work as his other novels, but a hell of a lot easier to read! Rest of the stories are great too.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Thanks for info! I think I will likely go with Sound and the Fury since it's one I own, but I have acquired a taste for the high modernists so the challenge is part of the appeal. Light in August...

    Thanks for info! I think I will likely go with Sound and the Fury since it's one I own, but I have acquired a taste for the high modernists so the challenge is part of the appeal. Light in August I've heard recommended a lot so that will certainly be on the list as well!

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Finally finished Against the Day. Of Pynchon's tomes, it's probably my least favorite, or about on par with V. That being said, it was still an enjoyable experience, and I suspect with just how...

    Finally finished Against the Day. Of Pynchon's tomes, it's probably my least favorite, or about on par with V. That being said, it was still an enjoyable experience, and I suspect with just how diffuse the plot is it would benefit more than most of his from a reread.

    I also read Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds. This is an interesting one, it follows the life of a young author as well as the novel he is working on, which is about a novelist who moves all his characters into the hotel he is living in, when they decide they don't like him controlling him and rise up. This is a very funny book! It took a while to figure out how it was structured, and I was bored by some earlier portions that parody Irish folklore, but once it got going it held me and I read through it very quickly! The James Joyce influence is apparent, a lot of sections reminded me of the Ithaca chapter of Ulysses.

    After that, prompted by nothing other than the similarity of the names, I picked up a collection of the stories of Flannery O'Connor. I've only read a few stories, but have enjoyed all of them so far! "A Good Man is Hard to Find" was the only one I had heard of before, and it did not disappoint. The southern gothic thing really works for me and I think this will push me to finally read some Faulkner pretty soon.

    Now I am reading Giovanni's Room, the second work of James Baldwin I've checked out. I'm only in Part 1 but clear that this will be similarly devastating to Another Country. God, Baldwin really can put a sentence together!

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Wikipedia:AI or not quiz in ~tech

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    The answer is at the bottom of each article

    The answer is at the bottom of each article

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Michael Hafftka releases all of his ~3800 paintings as Creative Commons, explicitly for use in training AI in ~arts

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    Did he make that claim? I don't see how it matters for the purposes of this release

    Did he make that claim? I don't see how it matters for the purposes of this release

    7 votes

  19. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2026) — Version 1.5 can search for posts in ~tildes

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    Search is the one thing I've been waiting on, I really like how you implemented it! Very slick

    Search is the one thing I've been waiting on, I really like how you implemented it! Very slick

    14 votes

  20. Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages

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    20/20! There's a few of these that I might spell incorrectly at first if I was writing them myself, but very easy when I can see all variations.

    20/20! There's a few of these that I might spell incorrectly at first if I was writing them myself, but very easy when I can see all variations.

    8 votes