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  1. Comment on Starfield: May update in ~games

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    Thanks!! I'll definitely try that out, it sounds much better than the base game.

    Thanks!! I'll definitely try that out, it sounds much better than the base game.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Starfield: May update in ~games

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    What config changes did you make?

    What config changes did you make?

  3. Comment on "No CGI" is really just invisible CGI in ~movies

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    You would think so, but that's the case with a lot of recent big-budget films. Most notoriously, Avengers: Endgame didn't even have their costume design finalized and they had to add the costumes...

    I'm fairly sure nobody will get a studio to sign off on a multi-million dollar investment without a rock solid storyboard and associated shooting script. When production can costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, winging it and letting the VFX team sort it out just isn't an option.

    You would think so, but that's the case with a lot of recent big-budget films. Most notoriously, Avengers: Endgame didn't even have their costume design finalized and they had to add the costumes in post.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on From the makers of the Monocle, Brilliant Labs releases open source AR Glasses in ~comp

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    I actually preordered one a few weeks ago, and yeah, they're just not doing prescription lenses at all for now. I'm (probably?) not in the first batch but they're saying I'll get shipping info...

    I actually preordered one a few weeks ago, and yeah, they're just not doing prescription lenses at all for now. I'm (probably?) not in the first batch but they're saying I'll get shipping info between June 23 and July 8.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on New evidence found for Planet 9 in ~space

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    No, pretty sure it's a macroscopic quantum object of some kind that's older than the universe itself.

    No, pretty sure it's a macroscopic quantum object of some kind that's older than the universe itself.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Former naturalists/materialists, what changed your view? in ~humanities

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    I don't really see p-zombies and consciousness as contradictory; rather, two ways of describing the same thing. Do apples not truly exist because they're made up of atoms? It's the patterns that...

    I don't really see p-zombies and consciousness as contradictory; rather, two ways of describing the same thing. Do apples not truly exist because they're made up of atoms? It's the patterns that form consciousness, like how atoms in a specific shape form an apple. But to try to define "apple" as a concrete thing when it's really just a word we use to describe the pattern that behaves like an apple seems counterintuitive.

    Similarly, does "consciousness" describe a collection of first person experiences, or does it describe the patterns we've collectively decided are "conscious"? Wouldn't a p-zombie, to itself, appear to have a first person perspective?

    I've rewritten this comment like a dozen times trying to express what I'm trying to say correctly, so sorry if it comes across a little weird lol.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Former naturalists/materialists, what changed your view? in ~humanities

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    Is there a difference between neurons firing in your brain when you see blue and values being increased when GPT-4 sees blue? It may be significantly less complex, but either way there's an...

    Is there a difference between neurons firing in your brain when you see blue and values being increased when GPT-4 sees blue? It may be significantly less complex, but either way there's an amorphous network of signals that has an internal state change after experiencing a certain stimulus.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store in ~games

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    They're easily findable on archive.org, thankfully. Not sure if we're allowed to post the links here?

    They're easily findable on archive.org, thankfully. Not sure if we're allowed to post the links here?

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators in ~games

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    I am concerned by the fact that it uses location data for tracking, at least according to the app page.

    I am concerned by the fact that it uses location data for tracking, at least according to the app page.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on For some Helldivers 2 players, the fascist role-play has gone too far in ~games

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    From my experience, it's not even anonymity that makes it happen, it's just the screen separation. The number of people I've seen posting abhorrent things online using their real names... (Also I...

    From my experience, it's not even anonymity that makes it happen, it's just the screen separation. The number of people I've seen posting abhorrent things online using their real names...

    (Also I couldn't even walk when that was posted, lol.)

    4 votes

  11. Comment on What makes you chew fire? in ~talk

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    Wow, that was... incredibly underwhelming. Couldn't imagine how bad it would be if you were excited for that, that seems crushing.

    Wow, that was... incredibly underwhelming. Couldn't imagine how bad it would be if you were excited for that, that seems crushing.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Generative AI - We aren’t ready in ~tech

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    It took the auto-generated captions from YouTube, which can often include [Music] (sometimes even if there isn't music).

    It took the auto-generated captions from YouTube, which can often include [Music] (sometimes even if there isn't music).

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Denis Villeneuve hates dialogue in film in ~movies

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    I don't really think they need it, it's just what they've been given in big blockbusters for years. There's a reason Dune, Barbie, Oppenheimer and others took off as much as they did: they don't...

    I don't really think they need it, it's just what they've been given in big blockbusters for years. There's a reason Dune, Barbie, Oppenheimer and others took off as much as they did: they don't assume the audience is made of idiots.

    10 votes

  14. Comment on Microsoft Flight Simulator | Dune expansion launch trailer in ~games

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    Re-downloaded flight sim just for this and it was totally worth it. Thopters are incredibly fun to fly.

    Re-downloaded flight sim just for this and it was totally worth it. Thopters are incredibly fun to fly.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Tell me about your weird religious beliefs in ~humanities

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    So basically, you think, therefore you are?

    So basically, you think, therefore you are?

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Introducing Mozilla Monitor Plus, a new tool to automatically remove your personal information from data broker sites in ~tech

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    They still don't even support HDR :/

    They still don't even support HDR :/

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names in ~tech

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    Not OP, but yes, you totally can! Aseprite is a great tool, and one I also use for packs. You can absolutely find a better guide online, but I'd recommend the following to get started: Copy your...

    Not OP, but yes, you totally can! Aseprite is a great tool, and one I also use for packs. You can absolutely find a better guide online, but I'd recommend the following to get started:

    1. Copy your target Minecraft version's jar file somewhere else and rename it to (for example) 1.20.zip. Open it up and extract the assets folder, pack.mcmeta, and pack.png to a separate folder.
    2. That folder is now the vanilla resource pack! You can explore the file structure and find textures you'd like to change.
    3. When you make changes, make sure to save them to a separate folder (but with the same structure and the vanilla one). So VanillaPack/assets/minecraft/textures/item/diamond.png should be moved to YourPack/assets/minecraft/textures/item/diamond.png. Aseprite is perfect for this!
    4. Copy pack.mcmeta to the root of your folder. This will tell Minecraft that your folder is a resource pack. You can edit it to change your pack's name and description.
    5. Personally, I like to edit my resource pack directly in the resourcepacks directory. That way I can easily just hit F3+T in Minecraft to reload the textures immediately.

    I'd check out this guide on the Minecraft Wiki for a more detailed guide. Good luck!

    8 votes

  18. Comment on Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not in ~tech

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    You're not gonna believe this, but they actually sell something like this for $30 on Amazon. Obviously it can be improved by Vision Pro motion tracking, but the technology is there.

    You're not gonna believe this, but they actually sell something like this for $30 on Amazon. Obviously it can be improved by Vision Pro motion tracking, but the technology is there.

  19. Comment on What's a recent queer milestone you've reached? in ~lgbt

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    I retook my driver's license pic for the first time since transitioning! I actually look like myself and it's so nice.

    I retook my driver's license pic for the first time since transitioning! I actually look like myself and it's so nice.

    23 votes

  20. Comment on Single-player games to play with my partner in ~games

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    If you fail your check to grab your tie from the ceiling fan, you overexert yourself, have a heart attack, and die.

    If you fail your check to grab your tie from the ceiling fan, you overexert yourself, have a heart attack, and die.

    2 votes