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  1. Comment on Is there an estimate of when sub-tildes are going to start being added? in ~tildes

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    You can see Deimos's reasoning here in the docs. I'd recommend reading it over because it answers quite a few questions like this.

    You can see Deimos's reasoning here in the docs.

    Groups are not "owned" by users, and (at least for now) can not be created by users. This may change in the future, but the lack of user-created groups initially will make it simpler to keep the hierarchy organized, as well as concentrate activity in fewer groups while the site is still small.

    A small set of active groups is far better than a large set of inactive ones, and the hierarchy will allow different subjects to easily split into more specific groups as activity increases.

    I'd recommend reading it over because it answers quite a few questions like this.

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  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~anime

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    I don't see Katanagatari mentioned much outside of niche discussion, although it does appear to have slightly over 100 thousand members on MAL. Perhaps I just 'missed the boat' with regards to...

    I don't see Katanagatari mentioned much outside of niche discussion, although it does appear to have slightly over 100 thousand members on MAL. Perhaps I just 'missed the boat' with regards to it's earlier popularity. Either way, if you can get past the lengthier dialogue, I'd recommend giving it a try if you've not already seen it.

    Kaiji is also in my experience a less popular anime, focusing on increasingly high-stakes and absurd gambles. Extreme, but gripping enough to keep you interested. Although the art style is certainly unique...

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  3. Comment on What OS do you use and what are your favourite programs? in ~comp

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    Still using OpenBSD as my primary OS, it's been solid in terms of stability and updates. Favourite program? Probably going to be boring and say my terminal emulator, st. Second most favourite...

    Still using OpenBSD as my primary OS, it's been solid in terms of stability and updates. Favourite program? Probably going to be boring and say my terminal emulator, st. Second most favourite would probably be (again, boring) dmenu as it integrates so well with dwm for searching applications. I'm quite excited to try fiddling with unwind as well, it promises to fix the most annoying issue I've had with unbound, capture portals.

    Secondary OS, I've switched from Void to Gentoo. No particular reason as both worked well for what I needed, but at the time an online friend was having difficulty installing Gentoo so I went through the procedure myself to help them out. Favourite program there is the only application it's used for, Minecraft ;).

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  4. Junji Ito's "Shiver" collection

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    I recently purchased Junji Ito's Shiver collection, which has nine of his self-descirbed "best" shorts inside: Used Record Shiver Fashion Model Hanging Blimp Marionette Mansion Painter The Long...

    I recently purchased Junji Ito's Shiver collection, which has nine of his self-descirbed "best" shorts inside:

    • Used Record
    • Shiver
    • Fashion Model
    • Hanging Blimp
    • Marionette Mansion
    • Painter
    • The Long Dream
    • Honored Ancestors
    • Greased

    And while overall I would say the collection was well worth the £16 it cost, I will say I was somewhat disappointed in the varying "shivers" delivered by each short.

    For example, I found the Fashion Model short to be quite frustrating: compared to the creativity and build up of horror present in some of the other shorts such as Hanging Blimp, it was essentially "creepy looking lady is serial killer". Others such as Used Record seemed as though there was a lot of wasted story.

    Meanwhile, some such as Marionette Mansion did a grand job of building a suspenseful atmosphere and The Long Dream was certainly scary to dwell on.

    I understand variable impact on the reader is to be expected for so many different works, but for what Ito described as nine of his best I was a little disappointed.

    Outside of this collection, the only work of Ito's I have seen is the one where people enter holes carved out for their bodies (which for the record I also enjoyed).

    Are others familar with Junji Ito's work? Recommendations for his or similar artists work would be very welcome.

    Edits: paragraphing.

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  6. Comment on How did you come across Tildes? in ~talk

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    I think I represent the majority of current users by saying I found out about Tildes from Reddit. Specifically someone in the comments recommending it as a Reddit alternative, thought it sounded...

    I think I represent the majority of current users by saying I found out about Tildes from Reddit. Specifically someone in the comments recommending it as a Reddit alternative, thought it sounded cool so I emailed Deimos and here we are.

    Overall I still use Reddit the most because it has the most content, but Tildes is probably a close second especially for actual discussion.

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    I bow before ye.

    I bow before ye.

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    102 I'll stop here because reddit's working again

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    I'll stop here because reddit's working again

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    Hoo boy I'm too embarrassed to show my face on /r/counting again.

    Hoo boy I'm too embarrassed to show my face on /r/counting again.

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    90. Cheers rate limiting kicked in a bit there. edit: fucked up my one job.

    90.
    Cheers rate limiting kicked in a bit there.

    edit: fucked up my one job.

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