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Comment on How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M in ~lgbt
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Comment on Am I the only who finds raw photography souless? in ~arts
Unsorted LinkThis is less a problem with RAW and more a problem with the editor. In fact, it's not a problem with RAW at all. Take the digital aspect of it out and you can still have the same problem. People...This is less a problem with RAW and more a problem with the editor. In fact, it's not a problem with RAW at all.
Take the digital aspect of it out and you can still have the same problem. People edited film photography long before digital ever became a thing. Even after taking the photo, how the film is developed can change it's look and some famous photographers got rather...creative.
Even now with film, what lab you use to develop it can change how it looks. Not just because of their individual development process, but once they scan the negatives, they can apply their own color corrections to it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Unsorted (edited )Link ParentHonestly, a large part of it is simply what's played around me. Like 99% of everything is WH. The other 1% seems to be split between MCP, Warmachine, Star Wars, and Infinity. I've looked at other...Honestly, a large part of it is simply what's played around me. Like 99% of everything is WH. The other 1% seems to be split between MCP, Warmachine, Star Wars, and Infinity. I've looked at other wargames, and there are others that I'd be interested in trying, but I can't find anyone looking for others to play them in my area (not to mention having structured/dedicated times at LGS).
Your comment did make me do a bit of searching and I came across Black Seas and Oak & Iron. I'd love to play either of those but I don't see anyone around playing those.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Unsorted Link ParentI've been playing with keyboard & mouse. I think I get why you'd say it's unplayable, some of the keybinds are definitely odd. But I think I've mostly gotten used to it by now.I've been playing with keyboard & mouse. I think I get why you'd say it's unplayable, some of the keybinds are definitely odd. But I think I've mostly gotten used to it by now.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Unsorted LinkI've been looking at a lot of Warhammer stuff lately, thinking about getting into it. But for the time being, I picked up Space Marines 2. Only about 45 minutes into the game so not sure how much...I've been looking at a lot of Warhammer stuff lately, thinking about getting into it. But for the time being, I picked up Space Marines 2. Only about 45 minutes into the game so not sure how much I can comment on it, but it's definitely not bad.
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Comment on [SOLVED] How to use Amazon Prime Video with Librewolf ( Firefox Clone ) ? in ~comp
Unsorted LinkI was having problems with Disney+ yesterday. Try disabling DRM, close the browser, re-enable DRM, close browser (probably not necessary here, but doesn't hurt), then reopen and go to Prime. Also,...I was having problems with Disney+ yesterday. Try disabling DRM, close the browser, re-enable DRM, close browser (probably not necessary here, but doesn't hurt), then reopen and go to Prime.
Also, make sure Librewolf is up to date before doing the above.
Edit: Looks like v138.0.0-1 borked the user agent string. If you're on that version, update again and it should pull the fix.
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Comment on Google Wallet adds age verification and more government ID support in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentThis is the problem and the solution isnt age verification or complete denial of access. It's better parenting and better parental controls. Of course, some parents don't care and then are angry...with unrestricted Internet
This is the problem and the solution isnt age verification or complete denial of access. It's better parenting and better parental controls.
Of course, some parents don't care and then are angry that their kids can access things they don't like and demand that someone else do something about it.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Unsorted LinkPut on the Tron soundtrack and remembered how much of a banger that one is. Gotta find more synth orchestral music. Seems like a rather niche genre.Put on the Tron soundtrack and remembered how much of a banger that one is. Gotta find more synth orchestral music. Seems like a rather niche genre.
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentThis was basically the idea behind Chromebooks. If you can keep everything confined to the browser, the OS doesn't really matter.This was basically the idea behind Chromebooks. If you can keep everything confined to the browser, the OS doesn't really matter.
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentWith the shear amount of analytics they're collecting on Windows usage, I imagine it's only a matter of time before they add more tiers on Windows locked behind subscriptions.With the shear amount of analytics they're collecting on Windows usage, I imagine it's only a matter of time before they add more tiers on Windows locked behind subscriptions.
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Comment on Discord in early talks about IPO in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentIt might be better than Teams, but Teams being a MS product and part of Office 365 gives it a huge advantage. Why would a company pay extra for something like Discord when they can get Teams...It might be better than Teams, but Teams being a MS product and part of Office 365 gives it a huge advantage.
Why would a company pay extra for something like Discord when they can get Teams already bundled as part of their O365 subscription?
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Comment on Posteo.de or Mailbox.org - Struggling to find an alternative to Proton in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentJust to point it out: Fastmail does not provide zero-knowledge encryption, while Proton and Mailbox.org (and Tuta) do. Nor is Fastmail end-to-end encrypted. That may or may not matter for you, but...Just to point it out: Fastmail does not provide zero-knowledge encryption, while Proton and Mailbox.org (and Tuta) do. Nor is Fastmail end-to-end encrypted. That may or may not matter for you, but good to at least know before deciding.
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Comment on Stablecoins are non-fungible, bank deposits are fungible in ~finance
Unsorted LinkThis logic that the author uses here is incorrect. He goes from "U.S. dollar bank deposits" to separate "Well Fargo dollars and Chase dollars". You can't do that. They aren't separatable. Sure,...U.S. dollar bank deposits (say Well Fargo dollars and Chase dollars) are fungible with each other. Rather than being independent, they are fused together as homogeneous and singular U.S. dollars.
This logic that the author uses here is incorrect. He goes from "U.S. dollar bank deposits" to separate "Well Fargo dollars and Chase dollars". You can't do that. They aren't separatable. Sure, the physical money is turned into something digital when you hand it to the bank, but it is still US dollars.
A Chase dollar is just as good as a Wells Fargo dollar.
Yes, because they aren't "Wells Fargo" and "Chase" dollars. They are US dollars, that happen to be kept at a 3rd party location (i.e. a bank). Just because they are stored somewhere doesn't change what they fundamentally (and legally) are.
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Comment on How UI helps you hate breakable weapons a bit less in ~games
Unsorted LinkI feel like the saying "You can polish a turd, but it's still a turd" is applicable here. You can gloss-up and make the best UI element ever for a poor game mechanic. It could convey meaning and...I feel like the saying "You can polish a turd, but it's still a turd" is applicable here.
You can gloss-up and make the best UI element ever for a poor game mechanic. It could convey meaning and intent perfectly. It could be a genius solution, never before done. It could receive the highest praise.
But at the end of the day, you still have a bad game element. People are still going to hate it. It will still negatively affect people's experience of the game. The UI doesn't fix that.
That one game mechanic was enough for me to give up playing BotW.
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Comment on California fire facts in ~enviro
Unsorted Link ParentExcept that the fire chief either has her own political opinion of Newsom or her own political aspirations. Because her angle that the budget was cut is extremely misleading....Except that the fire chief either has her own political opinion of Newsom or her own political aspirations. Because her angle that the budget was cut is extremely misleading.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/01/09/karen-bass-cut-fire-funding/
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Comment on California fire facts in ~enviro
Unsorted Link ParentFacts aren't political, so I'm a bit curious why you say he has a political agenda in posting this. Countering lies and bad information isn't political.Facts aren't political, so I'm a bit curious why you say he has a political agenda in posting this. Countering lies and bad information isn't political.
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta's latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview in ~tech
Unsorted Link ParentWe need more blunt and to-the-point headlines like that.We need more blunt and to-the-point headlines like that.
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Comment on Donald Trump nominates Fox News host and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth for US defense secretary in ~society
Unsorted Link ParentThere is a draft executive order going around that would create a group to "review" generals and refer any of the to the President for immediate removal/action against. It would seek to "take...There is a draft executive order going around that would create a group to "review" generals and refer any of the to the President for immediate removal/action against.
It would seek to "take care" of generals that posed such a problem.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Unsorted LinkI walked the John Williams documentary on Disney+ and I've been on a kick listening to his music.I walked the John Williams documentary on Disney+ and I've been on a kick listening to his music.
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost the US election in ~society
Unsorted LinkThere's a lot of focus, and rightfully so, on the DNC and Harris' campaign, but the media als9 played a large role. And it's ironic that now they're able to deflect by keeping their own issues out...There's a lot of focus, and rightfully so, on the DNC and Harris' campaign, but the media als9 played a large role. And it's ironic that now they're able to deflect by keeping their own issues out of the narrative.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was less her treating him like a king figure and more just a complete failure of civic knowledge. People who just genuinely don't understand that EOs don't create new law nor do they apply to anyone except those within the Executive branch.