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  1. Comment on Neşe Karaböcek - YALI YALI (1977) in ~music

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    Super catchy, I thought it was even older. I got this recommeded from Altin Gün that is a bit revival of that era.

    Super catchy, I thought it was even older. I got this recommeded from Altin Gün that is a bit revival of that era.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Amenra - Aorte-Ritual (2020) in ~music

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    Their acoustic Alive album is really good if you want something more quiet.

    Their acoustic Alive album is really good if you want something more quiet.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Neşe Karaböcek - YALI YALI (1977) in ~music

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    Some cool Turkish pop from the 70s.

    Some cool Turkish pop from the 70s.

  5. Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music

  6. Comment on The state of AI video in ~tech

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    I suspect that while there's gonna be some resistance for a period, we'll mostly just give in to AI video at some point. We'll be like "not me, never ever!" but one day there's gonna be that viral...

    I suspect that while there's gonna be some resistance for a period, we'll mostly just give in to AI video at some point. We'll be like "not me, never ever!" but one day there's gonna be that viral AI show everybody watches and talk about and that is genuinely good, you'll watch a bit get caught and that's it, the doors are opened. Not to sure what to think about it but I wouldn't bet too much money on this not happening, given the trajectory we're on. My only doubt is whether climate change and idiocrasy can still prevent that with a quick collapse, but I think it's gonna take longer.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at night in ~tech

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    I wonder if it would be more efficient to build supermarket from scratch with automation in mind. E.g. put product in standard size baskets, that are inclined during use so customers can reach in,...

    I wonder if it would be more efficient to build supermarket from scratch with automation in mind. E.g. put product in standard size baskets, that are inclined during use so customers can reach in, but can easily be swap in & out to be reloaded. These humanoid robots seems like a hassle, although I get the the appeal of being able to deploy them in existing places.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Was watching a history YouTube video when I realized they are all AI in ~tech

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    Since people are abusing this and making propaganda video for all kind of things I was thinking we should do the same (if you leave them the space they gonna use it and "win"), and make it fun at...

    Since people are abusing this and making propaganda video for all kind of things I was thinking we should do the same (if you leave them the space they gonna use it and "win"), and make it fun at the same time, but when I looked into it it's still a bit costly/time consuming to generate slop videos and also quite soul crushing...

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Okvsho +experience - Where moments wait & Place of Two (Live Session) (2026) in ~music

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    Yussef Dayes style video from some Swiss musicians, pretty good, I like the sax she's pretty good. The video for the first track is also super cool : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUcGECjJDgI

    Yussef Dayes style video from some Swiss musicians, pretty good, I like the sax she's pretty good.

    The video for the first track is also super cool : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUcGECjJDgI

  12. Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk

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    I think one operable definition is to be in top/bottom X% of the population in some way or another, and to be able to demonstrate it to some degree. I think you really need something like that if...

    I think one operable definition is to be in top/bottom X% of the population in some way or another, and to be able to demonstrate it to some degree. I think you really need something like that if you want to say anything of substance, otherwise it's just too vague and error-prone.

    Personally I suspect I could be special in my music listening habits because I've often been in the tail end of the distribution for some metrics (e.g. diversity of genre listened to) on last.fm and Spotify, although I couldn't tell you which % that really corresponds to in the global population.

    I probably did though I was more special when I was young, but it's just realizing there's more people like me that I thought when discovering more of the world than my little region that made it go down. So I went from "I'm the 1%!" to "ha, I'm actually 10%".

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Wikipedia's list of the best video games: how many have you played, and what's missing? in ~games

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    Tried to count but I gave up mid-way, but I played tons of games, maybe 50% of the list ... I'm missing a lot of playstation games though, I was more amiga/nintendo/pc. Games I enjoyed that are...

    Tried to count but I gave up mid-way, but I played tons of games, maybe 50% of the list ... I'm missing a lot of playstation games though, I was more amiga/nintendo/pc.

    Pong, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Populous, Prince of Persia, The Secret of Monkey Island, Super Mario World, Another World, Lemmings, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter II, Micro Machines, Flashback, Mortal Kombat (II?), Super Mario Kart, Myst, SimCity 2000, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Worms, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Duke Nukem 3D, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider, Age of Empires, Diablo, GoldenEye 007, Quake II, Grand Theft Auto, Half-Life, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, StarCraft, Age of Empires II, Heroes of Might and Magic III, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Unreal Tournament, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Counter-Strike, Deus Ex, Diablo II, Max Payne, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

    Games I enjoyed that are missing : MDK, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Natural Selection.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies

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    I tried to watch third one and l had to stop after 3 minutes, maybe l wasn't in the mood but it gave me the creeps.

    I tried to watch third one and l had to stop after 3 minutes, maybe l wasn't in the mood but it gave me the creeps.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies

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    Sex and the City 2 was pretty awful, it's specially painful to see when you remember how good the first season of the show was.

    Sex and the City 2 was pretty awful, it's specially painful to see when you remember how good the first season of the show was.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Yseult - Freak (2026) in ~music

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    Yeah it's super catchy. She's an interesting character too, she was in a French talent show, then did a not so good album by contract, she had one of two hits, then went indie and made a punky...

    Yeah it's super catchy. She's an interesting character too, she was in a French talent show, then did a not so good album by contract, she had one of two hits, then went indie and made a punky album that didn't had that much success, but somehow ended on the Tonight Show and now she seems to target US/international audience with her last two singles.

  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I'm re-listening to Manson's Antichrist Superstar, it aged like fine wine.

    I'm re-listening to Manson's Antichrist Superstar, it aged like fine wine.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    I did a salmon salad tonight, kinda improvised but it was 10/10: Salade : potatoes (small cubes, boiled), fenel (sliced very thin), cucumber (cubed), a bit of red onion, a bit of tarragon, lemon...

    I did a salmon salad tonight, kinda improvised but it was 10/10:

    • Salade : potatoes (small cubes, boiled), fenel (sliced very thin), cucumber (cubed), a bit of red onion, a bit of tarragon, lemon juice, soy sauce, olive oil, a bit of mayo, cumin & coriander seeds, salt & pepper.
    • Yogurt sauce on the side : sheep yogurt, tarragon, fried garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper.
    • Nice piece of grilled salmon on top (with skin)
    • Grilled hazelnut for garnish, couple of sherry tomatoes slices for color.
    • Some slices of toasted sourdough bread.

    I don't want to toot my own horn but I got the vibe I was a the restaurant at some point.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    You check out mine :=

    However, if anyone has new ideas and wants to start something different, inspired by tildes and other communities, I’m interested in hearing you out.

    You check out mine :=

    3 votes