The_Blackthorn's recent activity

  1. Comment on You are horrible people in ~life

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    For what it's worth, I just posted it because I thought it might generate some more nuanced discussion in a more place like tildes. I place myself in the gray area in the middle with this issue. I...

    This terrible, sanctimonious, thoughtless article has been making the rounds recently on the various Canadian subreddits and it would be disappointing to see its ideas get any traction here. (NB: nothing against OP, we can share articles for a variety of reasons.)

    For what it's worth, I just posted it because I thought it might generate some more nuanced discussion in a more place like tildes.

    I place myself in the gray area in the middle with this issue. I think we can probably both agree, calling 911 to complain about the alert is inappropriate. That said, like you said yourself, I'm not sold on the forced "presidential alert" as being the best carrier of this information. That kind of alert should really only be used for immediate threats to the life of the citizenry and used as rarely as those events happen.

    Most people were in a position where they had absolutely zero chance of being able to help

    I think it should be noted that a tip from someone who received the alert directly led to the capture of the father.

    14 votes

  3. Comment on The long-awaited moment... Dracula theme added! Oh also, the site is publicly visible now (but let's not be too noisy about it yet). in ~tildes.official

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    What kind of improvements and additions are you wanting for the docs site? I'm a technical writer for $megacorp and can lend a hand if needed. I poked around the static site repo, but didn't see...

    What kind of improvements and additions are you wanting for the docs site? I'm a technical writer for $megacorp and can lend a hand if needed. I poked around the static site repo, but didn't see any specific contribution requests other than not touching legal and privacy stuff.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Aquaman’s Jason Momoa joins killer cast of Denis Villenueve’s ‘Dune’ in ~movies

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    I with you on that count. It's so out there, but has some great moments. That said, a proper big budget two-part adaption is exactly what the book needs. I'm so pumped to see it get a full treatment.

    although TBH, for all their flaws, I am still pretty fond of the old David Lynch movie

    I with you on that count. It's so out there, but has some great moments. That said, a proper big budget two-part adaption is exactly what the book needs. I'm so pumped to see it get a full treatment.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on The long-awaited moment... Dracula theme added! Oh also, the site is publicly visible now (but let's not be too noisy about it yet). in ~tildes.official

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    The Dracula theme is amazing. Thank you for your hard work on this site; it's really coming together.

    The Dracula theme is amazing. Thank you for your hard work on this site; it's really coming together.

    11 votes

  6. Comment on Reddit releases more details about the upcoming changes to Reddit Gold in ~tech

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    Oh, man I could totally see that. "Comment every day this week and get 10 coins!"

    Oh, man I could totally see that. "Comment every day this week and get 10 coins!"

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series in ~tech

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    No thanks. I watch Netflix because ads are intolerable. The autoplay videos on the landing screen are bad enough.

    In a statement given to Ars Technica, Netflix described the change as follows: "We are testing whether surfacing recommendations between episodes helps members discover stories they will enjoy faster." The reasoning, Netflix's statement says, comes from its last controversial decision: to add auto-playing videos, complete with unmuteable audio, while browsing through Netflix content.

    Netflix offered one major rebuttal to at least one Reddit claim, pointing out that the ads for Netflix content are entirely skippable.

    No thanks. I watch Netflix because ads are intolerable. The autoplay videos on the landing screen are bad enough.

    23 votes

  9. Comment on Observatory by Mozilla in ~comp

  10. Comment on Where even Walmart won't go: How Dollar General took over rural America in ~finance

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    There are a handful of things that are worth it to get at the dollar store but the vast majority is overpriced poorly made crap that doesn't save anyone any money in the end.

    There are a handful of things that are worth it to get at the dollar store but the vast majority is overpriced poorly made crap that doesn't save anyone any money in the end.

  12. Comment on Subpoena for app called ‘Discord’ could unmask identities of Charlottesville white supremacists in ~tech

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    Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the Washington Post's readership has no idea what Discord is.

    Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the Washington Post's readership has no idea what Discord is.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on What are your most trusted news sources and why? in ~news

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    I get The Economist through my library and find it to be a good recap of the weekly news around the world. I find it to be fairly moderate politically with maybe a slight right bent.

    I get The Economist through my library and find it to be a good recap of the weekly news around the world. I find it to be fairly moderate politically with maybe a slight right bent.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on The Outline “slams” media for overusing the word in ~misc

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    I also nominate "slap" when the media talks about tarrifs. It's like they're describing a Three Stooges skit half the time.

    I also nominate "slap" when the media talks about tarrifs. It's like they're describing a Three Stooges skit half the time.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Slack is acquiring (and discontinuing) HipChat and Stride from Atlassian in ~tech

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    I use MS Teams at work and have no problems with it. I honestly kinda prefer it to Slack, especially where threading is concerned, but Slack does seem more polished in superficial ways. I can't...

    I use MS Teams at work and have no problems with it. I honestly kinda prefer it to Slack, especially where threading is concerned, but Slack does seem more polished in superficial ways.

    I can't imagine companies with local HipChat deployments are going to be happy - that was its big advantage over Slack (and it's integration into Atlassian products)

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Casual Conversation thread - for random chit chat and nonsense that doesn't fit elsewhere. in ~talk

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    I'm next door in Nova Scotia and love it - a completely different pace of life than you will find elsewhere. The humidity lately is a bitch though.

    I'm next door in Nova Scotia and love it - a completely different pace of life than you will find elsewhere. The humidity lately is a bitch though.

  18. Comment on What's your monthly internet access bill? (And why does your ISP suck?) in ~talk

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    $120/mo (CAD) after tax for 150Mbps down, 150Mbps up, and an unlimited cap. Expensive, but the upload is very nice.

    $120/mo (CAD) after tax for 150Mbps down, 150Mbps up, and an unlimited cap. Expensive, but the upload is very nice.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - Just... try to relax a bit in ~tildes.official

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    Unrelated, but has there been any thought on having a hard user limit? Something high, but not so high as to run into reddit problem. I'm not really for or against, but was just thinking about how...

    Unrelated, but has there been any thought on having a hard user limit? Something high, but not so high as to run into reddit problem. I'm not really for or against, but was just thinking about how to maintain a community atmosphere. Though I imagine that would come with its own set of issues.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Disenchantment | Official trailer in ~tv

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    This looks fantastic with a lot of heart. A little more Futurama than Simpsons, but it's still a combination of the two.

    This looks fantastic with a lot of heart. A little more Futurama than Simpsons, but it's still a combination of the two.

    6 votes