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Comment on Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it. in ~transport
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Comment on What are your favorite ways to measure your own health? in ~health
Akir LinkI like the completely subjective question “how do I feel today?” I think you might be conflating health with fitness. Fitness can be considered part of health, but it’s certainly not all of it;...I like the completely subjective question “how do I feel today?”
I think you might be conflating health with fitness. Fitness can be considered part of health, but it’s certainly not all of it; theres a lot more to even just the physical portion of health.
The subjective question I ask myself is actually a pretty good way to think about health because it’s a good measurement of how well I have been taking care of myself overall. If I’m not taking care of myself - if I am eating crappy food, if I am not sleeping enough, if I am not taking my medications on time, if I take a day of not doing anything - I am going to start to feel crappy by the next day.
I don’t think this works for everyone though. A few years ago I wouldn’t have realized there is a difference because I didn’t do all the healthy lifestyle things so I would not have had a sensible baseline to compare against. But it works for me specifically because I also have a lot of mental holdups that make me feel bad emotionally if I don’t do these things, because failing those things is counter to my goals.
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
Akir LinkI really hate to say it but I’m probably going to skip this first session because I have tried to play this game in the past and I just couldn’t vibe with it. It requires the exact kind of...I really hate to say it but I’m probably going to skip this first session because I have tried to play this game in the past and I just couldn’t vibe with it. It requires the exact kind of patience types that I don’t have. I’ll give it another good faith chance though.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Akir Link ParentI see we are following the same logic as Uglymug Epicfighter.I see we are following the same logic as Uglymug Epicfighter.
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Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters in ~food
Akir Link ParentI wrote a diatribe on fast food pricing already. These companies are showing off that pricing is a game, and they are very much intent on winning that game.I wrote a diatribe on fast food pricing already. These companies are showing off that pricing is a game, and they are very much intent on winning that game.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir Link ParentI considered that but I didn’t want to interrupt someone to fumble around and hurt myself, even if they were just futzing around. Maybe I could have asked the guy who was socializing to help me...I considered that but I didn’t want to interrupt someone to fumble around and hurt myself, even if they were just futzing around.
Maybe I could have asked the guy who was socializing to help me out, but the guy had a hitler mustache so I didn’t want to be around him.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Akir Link ParentI actually went back and asked my husband what his opinion of the game was and his words were, verbatim, “It’s good as long as I can cheat.” I guess he is kind of cute after all. 😁I actually went back and asked my husband what his opinion of the game was and his words were, verbatim, “It’s good as long as I can cheat.”
I guess he is kind of cute after all. 😁
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir LinkI'm starting to get frustrated by some of the people in the gym who hog equipment. I went to the gym early today figuring that I would try to use the smith machines for the first time, only to see...I'm starting to get frustrated by some of the people in the gym who hog equipment. I went to the gym early today figuring that I would try to use the smith machines for the first time, only to see that they were all taken. I got on an elliptical until there was an opening. But in the end, I actually did a full 20 minute round without anyone ever getting off. Of the people on the four smith machines in the gym, one was a lady who did a grand total of ONE set for the entire time, one was improvising different exercises in between their sets, and another had their junk set around it while they went around doing different exercise machines and talking to people.
In that whole time only one person actually got off one of them and someone got to it before me. Everyone who uses them monopolizes them for long periods of time so there's basically no chance for me to ever give it a chance. For a machine that I was already intimidated to try, I've basically given up on it now.
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Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters in ~food
Akir LinkI have to say that one of the major benefits of giving up fast food a few years ago is not having to deal with AI drive-through nonsense. There are videos all over tiktok about how terrible they are.I have to say that one of the major benefits of giving up fast food a few years ago is not having to deal with AI drive-through nonsense. There are videos all over tiktok about how terrible they are.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Akir Link ParentBoy, I don't think I'm qualified to relay such messages. When it comes to video games, my husband is basically the little brother I never had because he loves to play them but he is pretty bad at...Boy, I don't think I'm qualified to relay such messages. When it comes to video games, my husband is basically the little brother I never had because he loves to play them but he is pretty bad at them. Often times if he's playing a skill-based game he will hand me the controller to do the hard parts for him, even if it's a game I have zero experience with. When he plays RPGs, he grinds for the entire game and skims through the dialog, which is the exact opposite of how I play them. He played through the entirety of Symphony with infinite HP and hearts and he is playing through Aria with infinite HP and MP plus max luck. To be fair though, maxing out on luck really helps having to grind for souls, though.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Akir Link ParentI'm actually fine with playing the more popular games in general; this is just really more of my current mood. It just so happens that I just finished a playthrough of Symphony of the Night the...I'm actually fine with playing the more popular games in general; this is just really more of my current mood. It just so happens that I just finished a playthrough of Symphony of the Night the other day and my husband is currently playing Aria of Sorrow right now.
But one of the reasons why I'm kind of apprehensive about playing the popular games is that I have no idea what I'd say about it. I generally wouldn't want to post "yeah, it's about the same as it was when I played it last.*
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Akir (edited )LinkThe Colonel’s Bequest (5) Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden - Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa (5) Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls) (5) Racing Lagoon (5)The Colonel’s Bequest (5)
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden - Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa (5)
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls) (5)
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
Akir Link ParentI never implied you did; I was just listing an extreme.I never implied you did; I was just listing an extreme.
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
Akir Link ParentI agreed with you at first, but after thinking for a little bit I think we're kind of dooming software to be inefficient buggy messes if we don't put any stress on knowing fundamental computing...I agreed with you at first, but after thinking for a little bit I think we're kind of dooming software to be inefficient buggy messes if we don't put any stress on knowing fundamental computing basics. I'm remembering when I first got serious about writing enterprise level code reading a book about writing good Java code and realizing that the coding style I had developed up to that point was very inefficient because of some behind-the-scenes stuff happening.
Granted, I don't expect most programmers to need to know very low-level things like specific hardware instructions, and some of them might not even need to understand things like bitwise operations even. Programmers need to be somewhere between "builds a CPU from TTL chips" and "strictly a vibe-coder", and that not only depends on the situation, but it's debatable even within specific scenarios.
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Comment on Retro Video Game Club brainstorming and planning topic in ~games
Akir Link ParentI was worried something like this might happen; that's why I suggested restrictions that discourage nominations. For this time, I think having more votes might work, but I think eliminating all...I was worried something like this might happen; that's why I suggested restrictions that discourage nominations. For this time, I think having more votes might work, but I think eliminating all but the top n (maybe dozen) after this round so we don't have so many games to comb through next time.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir Link ParentI don’t know if you’ll enjoy the anime after reading the manga. The thing that I’m enjoying the most out of it is that it’s kind of a rollercoaster that is really hard to predict. So here’s to...I don’t know if you’ll enjoy the anime after reading the manga. The thing that I’m enjoying the most out of it is that it’s kind of a rollercoaster that is really hard to predict. So here’s to hoping that I’ll enjoy whatever you were expecting not happening. 😅
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Akir LinkI nominate Lord Monarch. Any version will do, but there is a free version for 16 bit windows still on Falcom's website you can play right now, or we could do the upgraded Sega Genesis one which...I nominate Lord Monarch. Any version will do, but there is a free version for 16 bit windows still on Falcom's website you can play right now, or we could do the upgraded Sega Genesis one which has a silly story added to it, with an english fan translation patch available for it. It's a very simple strategy game that has mechanics that are very unique.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir Link ParentI've become too invested in the anime (I find it hard to not love anything that comes out of TMS), so I'm holding out until we get an ending out of it. But I honestly kind of want to read the...I've become too invested in the anime (I find it hard to not love anything that comes out of TMS), so I'm holding out until we get an ending out of it. But I honestly kind of want to read the manga just to look at the art. All of the samples I've seen of it are amazing.
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Comment on I asked Michelin chefs how they cook ramen in ~food
Akir Link ParentIt’s also really annoying when you are out at a buffet and you have to go flag a worker and ask “are these carrots vegan?”It’s also really annoying when you are out at a buffet and you have to go flag a worker and ask “are these carrots vegan?”
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
Akir Link ParentThis is why I really hate the idea of companies being "tech companies". There are very few companies in this world who should be called "tech companies" and the vast majority of them are the...This is why I really hate the idea of companies being "tech companies". There are very few companies in this world who should be called "tech companies" and the vast majority of them are the boring ones who are contracted to write enterprise code and maintain networked appliances. Netflix, Uber, Spotify, and other companies like them are all service companies. They don't make money on writing the software, they make money on providing the service. In the meanwhile it's getting hard to find places where I don't hear people complaining about tech being involved in places where it's not needed or wanted.
This doesn't at all invalidate your point, but "upstart" doesn't really describe Tesla anymore. They've been selling cars for the greater part of a decade now and their most popular models eclipse every other EV in terms of sales.