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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
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Comment on Minecraft: Java Edition finally adds free peer-to-peer multiplayer and friends list in ~games
ToteRose Link ParentI didn't know this, I only use modrinth app to install mods so never really searched their website but seems icky. Guess who's uninstalling it from all my versions as soon as I get home? lolI didn't know this, I only use modrinth app to install mods so never really searched their website but seems icky. Guess who's uninstalling it from all my versions as soon as I get home? lol
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Comment on Minecraft: Java Edition finally adds free peer-to-peer multiplayer and friends list in ~games
ToteRose Link ParentIs it? I've used Essentials for a while and never really noticed anything weird other than the cosmetics shop and such. Did I miss something?(but it's a bit shady)
Is it? I've used Essentials for a while and never really noticed anything weird other than the cosmetics shop and such. Did I miss something?
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Comment on We should take hantavirus more seriously in ~health
ToteRose LinkI haven't read this specific article, so I'm not responding to every point in it. But I do think we should avoid treating it like "the next COVID." Hantavirus is serious for the people who get...I haven't read this specific article, so I'm not responding to every point in it. But I do think we should avoid treating it like "the next COVID."
Hantavirus is serious for the people who get infected, and Andes virus (the strain linked to this cruise-ship outbreak) can cause severe lung disease. But it does not spread like COVID. Most hantaviruses spread from rodents to humans through contaminated urine, droppings, or saliva; human-to-human spread has only been documented for Andes virus, and even then it is considered rare and usually linked to close or prolonged contact. WHO and ECDC both say this is not the same kind of broad outbreak risk as COVID.
Public-health authorities are already treating it seriously: WHO, ECDC, CDC, and national authorities are coordinating contact tracing, isolation/monitoring, testing, and clinical care for exposed passengers and crew. CDC currently says the pandemic risk from this outbreak and the overall risk to the general public/travelers is extremely low.
So yes, hantavirus deserves medical seriousness, especially for exposed people. But public panic is not useful. The evidence so far points to a dangerous but limited outbreak being managed through known public-health measures: early detection, isolation of cases, clinical management, and contact tracing.
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Comment on Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th in ~games
ToteRose Link ParentIf it wasn't profitable not that many people would be doing it, sadly. People are impatient but also some people may not be able to buy it straight from Valve like most of Latin American countries...If it wasn't profitable not that many people would be doing it, sadly. People are impatient but also some people may not be able to buy it straight from Valve like most of Latin American countries which may be a bigger market.
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Comment on Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th in ~games
ToteRose Link ParentI belive that a lot of people bought the controler just to make profit out of it, that's the main reason products like these goes out of stock day one.I belive that a lot of people bought the controler just to make profit out of it, that's the main reason products like these goes out of stock day one.
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Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk
ToteRose Link ParentIf it helps at all, corn dogs aren't really some transcendent food experience. The ones I've had mostly taste like sweet fried cornbread or a corn fritter, with the sausage mainly there for shape...If it helps at all, corn dogs aren't really some transcendent food experience. The ones I've had mostly taste like sweet fried cornbread or a corn fritter, with the sausage mainly there for shape and saltiness. The corn flavor kind of overwhelms the meat anyway.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
ToteRose LinkAfter a LOT of procrastinating, I finally started watching Solo Leveling, and I've almost finished it in two days because of how hooked I got. Two of my friends have been reading the manhwa since...After a LOT of procrastinating, I finally started watching Solo Leveling, and I've almost finished it in two days because of how hooked I got. Two of my friends have been reading the manhwa since it came out and have been telling me to read it for ages. Then the anime came out and they recommended that too, and when season 2 came out it was the same thing again.
I still don't completely get why there's sooo much hype around it, since it gives me kind of typical isekai mixed with SAO vibes, but I can't deny there's something really addictive about it. I'm saving the last three episodes to watch properly when I have time, because I don't want it to be over too soon.
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Comment on Is British English actually better than American English? in ~humanities.languages
ToteRose LinkLike others have said, there's no objectively better or worse variety of English and it's mostly a matter of preference, exposure or context. In many parts of Europe, we are taught British...Like others have said, there's no objectively better or worse variety of English and it's mostly a matter of preference, exposure or context. In many parts of Europe, we are taught British English, while in much of Latin America, American English is more common because of geography, media influence, etc.
I'm no expert but I believe that even if you tried to choose a better one by asking which is closer to original English, it still wouldn't give a clear winner. British English is geographically closer to where English developed, but American English preserves some older features that later changed in many British accents, especially things like pronouncing the r in words such as car or hard. Some American vocabulary, like fall instead of autumn, also reflects older English usage.
Which one is easier to understand usually depends on what you've been exposed to more, and for many people that's American English because of videogames, movies, music, internet and a looong etc.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #2: What country do you live in? (Results) in ~talk
ToteRose Link ParentHeyyy, I've got one fellow spaniard. Also it's interesting that there's (one) more tilderinos from Portugal than there is from SpainHeyyy, I've got one fellow spaniard. Also it's interesting that there's (one) more tilderinos from Portugal than there is from Spain
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
ToteRose LinkOff-topic... kinda? So… I thought this topic was about actual album covers, as in the artwork, and my mind immediately started wandering through some of my favorite cover art. Then I started...Off-topic... kinda?
So… I thought this topic was about actual album covers, as in the artwork, and my mind immediately started wandering through some of my favorite cover art. Then I started reading the comments and realized everyone was talking about cover songs instead…
But since I already went there in my head, I still kind of want to share a few album covers I love anyway in no particular order other than the order they come into my head:
Breach - Twenty One Pilots
Blurryface - Twenty One Pilots
Tourist History - Two Door Cinema Club
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Saint Motel
saintmotelvision - Saint Motel
DDMN - SAINT PHNXPs: I can take this comment down if it's too unrelated to the topic but I thought it was kinda funny that my brain sidetracked like this.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
ToteRose LinkI've been watching The Summer Hikaru Died, and honestly I'm not really enjoying it that much. It's a bit too weird for my taste, and the pacing feels really slow in a way that makes it feel like...I've been watching The Summer Hikaru Died, and honestly I'm not really enjoying it that much. It's a bit too weird for my taste, and the pacing feels really slow in a way that makes it feel like nothing is properly advancing.
I do understand what it's trying to do with Yoshiki still being attached to Hikaru even though he knows something is deeply wrong, but I can’t really connect with him emotionally, so instead of it feeling tragic or compelling it mostly just feels uncomfortable.
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Specially the scenes where he's touching inside Hikaru also feel really odd to me, they come across as really sexually heavy, and since they're both teens it just feels kind of icky rather than interesting.That said, I do think the animation is beautiful. A lot of the scenes feel very realistic, and that honestly makes the creepy parts even more uncomfortable in a way that is very effective. So even though it's not really working for me overall, I can still appreciate how well made it is and how strong the atmosphere is.
I can definitely see why other people would like it, but for me it just isn't landing (yet?).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
ToteRose Link ParentI couldn't agree more, though I still haven't finished the story yet. The funny thing is, I kind of like these flaws, or at least I find them interesting, especially in a game that seems to warn...I couldn't agree more, though I still haven't finished the story yet. The funny thing is, I kind of like these flaws, or at least I find them interesting, especially in a game that seems to warn you from the very beginning that it isn't trying to be traditionally satisfying. I don't remember the exact line, before your first playthrough you get hit by these lines on a TV: "This is a story about losing your way, not a love story" and then it immediately undercuts that with "All stories are kind of love stories, at least the good ones". Implying they know perfectly fine the story is not perfect, either intentionaly or not, they are aware.
Because of that, a lot of the messiness feels weirdly organic to me. The confusion, the repetition, the characters fumbling through bad communication, the sense that things keep slipping out of your hands. It gives the game this rough, self-sabotaging personality that somehow fits what it's trying to say. That doesn't make the pacing issues or the frustrating design choices any less real, but for me it makes them easier to accept as part of the experience rather than just pure failure.
And honestly, it's kind of wild that a game like this even exists right now, surrounded by all these ultra-studied AAA games that feel so product-focused. Here comes this scrappy, uneven thing with its own soundtrack and album, voice acting, visual identity, and all these details that feel deeply personal. Even when it stumbles, it feels less like something polished by a machine and more like a love letter made by actual people who cared intensely about what they were making.
So yeah, I definitely share your mixed feelings. I can fully see why a lot of people would bounce off it, but at the same time I think some of what feels awkward or broken is also part of why the game feels so special.
Ps: I've spent three or four times more on the arcade mode than the story itself so these flaws aren't as present for me anyway and may be part of why I see them as endearing instead of annoying.
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
ToteRose Link ParentI think I was born a bit too late to have caught them on TV. But I can see it, hammerheads are cool! We get them on our shores pretty often, they're even bigger in real life than what they look...I think I was born a bit too late to have caught them on TV. But I can see it, hammerheads are cool! We get them on our shores pretty often, they're even bigger in real life than what they look like in the cartoon...
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
ToteRose Link ParentDuh, emotional support sharks are still sharks.Duh, emotional support sharks are still sharks.
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What is your favourite shark?
I've been working on an ocean life repository website for work, and I found myself randomly rambling about sharks because they've always been such a fascinating example to me of how evolution can...
I've been working on an ocean life repository website for work, and I found myself randomly rambling about sharks because they've always been such a fascinating example to me of how evolution can keep a very recognizable blueprint while splitting into a ridiculous range of lifestyles.
A whale shark, a thresher shark, an angelshark, a tiger shark, a goblin shark, and a reef shark all still read instantly as "shark", and yet they're doing such different things that it almost feels wrong. Filter-feeding giants, ambush predators, open-water hunters, deep-sea weirdos, tail-whip specialists. All while still sticking to this unmistakable shark... ness?
I've been trying to pin down what I even mean by that "blueprint". Not just body shape exactly, but some deeper structural identity that survives a lot of diversification. Other groups feel a bit like this too. Felines, canines, birds… they can branch into very different niches, sizes, and behaviors while still feeling strongly constrained by a common template. A tiger, a lynx, and a house cat are all very clearly "cat". Wolves, foxes, and chihuahuas are very clearly "dog". Canaries, hawks, parrots, and hummingbirds are all still "bird".
It fascinates me how common this is in evolution: nature finding one robust structure and then radiating outward in very different directions without losing the core design. Not the most morphologically extreme variation possible, maybe, but variation under a very conserved plan.
Sharks just feel like one of the wildest examples of that.
So: what's everyone's favourite shark, and why?
Mine is probably either the lemon shark or the thresher shark because of how smart they are. Lemon sharks are fascinating for their social behavior and learning, then threshers are incredible both for that absurd tail and for feeling like such a weirdly specialized, clever branch of the shark blueprint.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
ToteRose LinkI've been obsessed with this rhythm game called UNBEATABLE and I cannot stop listening to their OST.I've been obsessed with this rhythm game called UNBEATABLE and I cannot stop listening to their OST.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
ToteRose Link ParentI do get where you're coming from, and I think your example is a bit different from a general "hide post history" feature. In your case, you're deleting old comments because they feel stale or no...I do get where you're coming from, and I think your example is a bit different from a general "hide post history" feature.
In your case, you're deleting old comments because they feel stale or no longer relevant, which makes sense. People change, and really old comments may not reflect who you are anymore. Hiding your entire history is a little different, though, because it hides everything, both recent and old.
The other difference is that deleted comments are much harder for the average person to dig back up, while hidden comments (on Reddit) are usually only hidden from your profile. People can still come across them through the original post, replies, or their feed.
So I can understand wanting to clean up old stuff, but I still think "hiding all activity" is a different thing from just removing outdated comments.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
ToteRose Link ParentMaybe this is the case for these two but Meta is now investing a hell ton of money on real ID verifications systems and that's because bots don't sell as good when it comes to ads. Knowing who is...Maybe this is the case for these two but Meta is now investing a hell ton of money on real ID verifications systems and that's because bots don't sell as good when it comes to ads. Knowing who is behind an account and knowing IT IS someone makes your platform value for advertisement way more valuable than just sheer ammount of traffic you get. We'll see which approach seems to be the one that stays afloat... I'm not a fan of either but the internet's enshittification seems unavoidable for these big websites/social medias.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
ToteRose Link ParentI never understood this change. If you're posting things you're ashamed of or that you don't want people to see on your profile why post them to begin with?I never understood this change. If you're posting things you're ashamed of or that you don't want people to see on your profile why post them to begin with?
Same, I'm not a huge fan of pineapple in general. Maybe it's because it's actively trying to dissolve your tongue while you eat it. Cooked or processed pineapple is different, though because I do love a piña colada, but I'm pretty sure the coconut is doing the heavy lifting there.