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Comment on something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~misc
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How do you survive time change?
It's that time of year again. The time where we randomly decide to delay our pets' dinner by an hour for no explicable reason. My dog has been getting antsy and frantic for her 5 pm dinner...
It's that time of year again. The time where we randomly decide to delay our pets' dinner by an hour for no explicable reason.
My dog has been getting antsy and frantic for her 5 pm dinner starting at 4 pre-time change, so time change is going to be rough. Today I fed her at 4:30 EST/5:30 DT (Dog Time), but holding on that long was a challenge with how frantic she gets. We've joked about just leaving the house for an hour or so every day just to evade her. As the week goes on, I fear it may become less of a joke. (No advice needed for the record. We go through this every year, she'll adapt... Eventually.)
So how about the rest of you dealing with time change? How gracefully do your pets accept the sudden schedule change? Anyone else considering just becoming daily regulars at your nearest store?
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Comment on November 2025 Backlog Burner: Week 1 Discussion in ~games
CannibalisticApple LinkAlright, card has been rolled! Mode: Custom Bingo! Finished 0/24 Transformation Restoration Connection Change Quantity Maneuver Love Faith Erosion Perspective Organization Recursion ★ Emergence...Alright, card has been rolled!
Mode: Custom Bingo! Finished 0/24 Transformation Restoration Connection Change Quantity Maneuver Love Faith Erosion Perspective Organization Recursion ★ Emergence Truth Endurance Vulnerability Destruction Harmony Unorthodox Fragmentation Happiness Balance Tradition Fight This will be an interesting one. Part of my goal for this month is to just finally finish some games dang it!! I know I was at the final stretch of Eastward, that's why I got sidetracked by the in-game game since it was my literal last chance to play it. And I also have a ton of games I need to finish like Omori (which I doubt I'll finish this month, but I can at least get back to it), Cassette Beasts, Coromon, Gotham Knights, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, even Portal 2 which I started on one of the other backlog burner events!!
And there's also The Guardian which is on my PS4... And Spider-Man... And Nier: Automata, Persona 5 Royal (after never finishing the original), Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 5, Destroy All Humans...
...I just realized, I think I've only ever completed a single game on my PS4, Stray. And I now have three more games I've yet to touch, along with a few others I downloaded back when they gave away some free games during Covid but never played. And don't get me started on my 3DS library.
So, yeah. I think I'll try to focus on finishing or at least continuing some older games... After I finish the main story of Pokémon Legends Z-A, heh.
Actually, quick question: should a game inside a game count as a separate game? Because Eastward has a game inside it called Earth Born that's a full-fledged game in itself. Which... I just found out can be played as an extra after beating the main game...... *slowly reaches for pillow to scream*
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Comment on Five more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI don't think this escape had a very high level of preparation. They got caught in part due to DNA left at the scene (and they also dropped a whole crown), and the notoriety of the theft pushed up...I don't think this escape had a very high level of preparation. They got caught in part due to DNA left at the scene (and they also dropped a whole crown), and the notoriety of the theft pushed up the timeline for testing that sample as a priority.
Once I heard a mention of DNA I just knew it was over. You get one thief, it won't be hard to find the others from there. And plenty of people would be willing to call in their friends or acquaintances if they thought they were involved in this given the notoriety.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThis one is so ridiculous it actually got a laugh. The article at least. The video... I had to skip through it because it pissed me off. But even the few seconds I did watch had me question how...This one is so ridiculous it actually got a laugh.
The article at least. The video... I had to skip through it because it pissed me off. But even the few seconds I did watch had me question how this got through the quality control stage just for the bill's design alone.
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Comment on Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with King' in ~news
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThanks! I'd seen a comment (possibly one of the deleted ones here) suggesting he couldn't be properly tried in court due to that. Not that I expected there to be enough evidence to justify a trial...Thanks! I'd seen a comment (possibly one of the deleted ones here) suggesting he couldn't be properly tried in court due to that. Not that I expected there to be enough evidence to justify a trial anyway, but if anything new were to come out...
Well, glad to hear it wouldn't have been a roadblock even before revoking his titles.
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Comment on Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with King' in ~news
CannibalisticApple LinkAn update: his titles have now been formally revoked by King Charles and he's being evicted from the royal lodge. He is no longer a prince or part of the royal family. Which I think means he no...He is no longer a prince or part of the royal family. Which I think means he no longer has sovereign immunity and can now be tried in court? Can anyone familiar with British law weigh in on that?
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
CannibalisticApple Link ParentJust goes to show that committing a heist and other crimes can be easy. It's getting away with it that's hard.Just goes to show that committing a heist and other crimes can be easy. It's getting away with it that's hard.
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Comment on OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week in ~health.mental
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI agree that it likely doesn't induce it out of no where, but instead can feed into and exacerbate existing mental health issues. I think part of the problem is how accessible AI is compared to...I agree that it likely doesn't induce it out of no where, but instead can feed into and exacerbate existing mental health issues.
I think part of the problem is how accessible AI is compared to other accelerants, and how it can also actively reinforce it. With drugs, it's still your own mind, but AI basically serves as an external force, and I think there's a subconscious recognition of the difference. That external "validation" can probably speed things up a lot faster.
I also think of how I've used ChatGPT as a soundboard for story ideas to help settle details. Just having a "conversation" can really help get the creative juices flowing and come up with ideas I wouldn't have thought of just reflecting to myself. I imagine it can "help" people with mental health issues explore their worries or delusions in new directions they wouldn't have thought of.
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Comment on Announcing the Backlog Burner event for November 2025: Shrink your unplayed games list this coming month! in ~games
CannibalisticApple LinkI'll be participating again! I think this time, I might dedicate some time to actually finishing some games I left unfinished dang it. I'm particularly thinking of Eastward. I'm at the final...I'll be participating again! I think this time, I might dedicate some time to actually finishing some games I left unfinished dang it. I'm particularly thinking of Eastward. I'm at the final stretch, but got distracted by that stupid arcade game inside the game because I can't play it again after I pass the current checkpoint. I have many other games that I still haven't beaten, because I just... tend to stop, for some stupid reason.
I'll also use this as a push to play my PS4 a bit. I got some games for it I need to try (and others to freaking finish), and I finally hooked it up at a Halloween party with my friends so I can just pop them in!
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
CannibalisticApple Link ParentDepends on how much interpretation you allow. I could see "gooning" be slang for working as henchmen for supervillains.Depends on how much interpretation you allow. I could see "gooning" be slang for working as henchmen for supervillains.
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
CannibalisticApple Link ParentHuh, apparently it didn't show up when I tried entering the tag since I wasn't subscribed to ~humanities.history. It showed up when I searched, but the tag is beneath the cutoff on the search page...Huh, apparently it didn't show up when I tried entering the tag since I wasn't subscribed to ~humanities.history. It showed up when I searched, but the tag is beneath the cutoff on the search page and I figured it was more literal.
I am now mildly disappointed the wizard's curse wouldn't involve a literal monkey's bottom, but at least I get to read a neat article and I'm now subbed to the subgroup!
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
CannibalisticApple Link ParentMaybe we can bring back the writing competition with the already-used obscure tags as the prompts. A wizard cursing someone for gooning over monkey bottoms— Actually wait, what post talked about...Maybe we can bring back the writing competition with the already-used obscure tags as the prompts. A wizard cursing someone for gooning over monkey bottoms—
Actually wait, what post talked about
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Comment on 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea. in ~tech
CannibalisticApple LinkHow could he possibly think that texting someone's phone could de-escalate the situation?? I had to pause there because that just blew me away. Even if he had texted McNally instead of his wife,...The next day, Lee texted McNally’s wife. The message itself was apparently Lee’s attempt to de-escalate things; he says he thought the number belonged to McNally, and the message itself was unobjectionable.
How could he possibly think that texting someone's phone could de-escalate the situation?? I had to pause there because that just blew me away. Even if he had texted McNally instead of his wife, just getting his phone number is alarming.
That aside, I saw the videos as they were released so I knew about the basics and the impending court case. The comments were full of people laughing, me included because... Well, McNally works with The Lockpicking Lawyer. Can't think of a better expert to consult for a court case like this, he'd probably already done research in anticipation of similar claims.
Still good to read a full breakdown and the resolution. The article gives me the impression that Ron Lee was the main instigator, with his employees having to scramble to try to mitigate the backlash. Like the article notes, the video response was pretty professional in tone and could've left off the exchange on a high note. Lee was the one who messaged McNally first with threats, and the court filing felt like just trying to assauge someone's bruised ego.
That said, it's still a bit unsettling to see how McNally's fanbase doxxed Lee's phone number and harassed him and his family (who threatens a freaking child!?). After that, I totally understand why Proven's witnesses were wary of backlash. Even if McNally didn't encourage or condone it, large fanbases can be terrifying when they single someone out as an enemy. I'm also a bit uneasy at how the court opened with the line about thinking Proven's lawyer said his name was "No Idea". The court and judge seemed biased against Proven from the start—which, while Proven didn't have a leg to stand on and the judge probably saw through it as a frivolous case even before reaching the courtroom, just feels a bit bad to me after the actions of McNally's fanbase.
Though I wonder what sealing the case would even accomplish, seeing as we apparently already have that line available on the internet.
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Comment on California Forever clears first hurdle in Suisun City annexation in ~society
CannibalisticApple Link ParentFrom what I know, it's a bunch of billionaires, so I assume the funding comes from... Well, themselves...? I don't know much, but there have been other posts about them and this whole initiative.From what I know, it's a bunch of billionaires, so I assume the funding comes from... Well, themselves...? I don't know much, but there have been other posts about them and this whole initiative.
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Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
CannibalisticApple LinkI think it makes sense, from the aspect of trying to avoid tag clutter. Like food.processed could easily end up being tagged both food and processed food. Same goes for neurons.artificial, someone...I think it makes sense, from the aspect of trying to avoid tag clutter. Like
food.processedcould easily end up being tagged bothfoodandprocessed food. Same goes forneurons.artificial, someone might search for "neuron" so wording it that way means one less tag overall on a post about artificial neurons.Others make slightly less sense, but seem to be more for organizational purposes in the database? There's multiple types of storage, so being able to just add on the specific type to the end makes it easier to compile how many tags involve storage. Doesn't really do much for end users though.
As for source tags, I think the main benefit of the source tags is for filtering purposes. I think Youtube would particularly be blocked by some people who don't care for videos.
By the way, are there lists anywhere of all the hierarchal tags and/or "common" tags on each group? Because that's my biggest challenge with tagging posts. I often end up opening Tildes in other tabs to see if tags exist for other groups that don't pop up on the one I'm posting to.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
CannibalisticApple Link ParentI think it's less about pricing, more about changing inventory. If people buy more vegan food, they'll stock more vegan food and hopefully remove non-vegan food to make room for the new options.I think it's less about pricing, more about changing inventory. If people buy more vegan food, they'll stock more vegan food and hopefully remove non-vegan food to make room for the new options.
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Comment on What are creepy, spooky or scary places you've been? in ~talk
CannibalisticApple Link ParentDon't know if you changed it, but the link worked for me. And downloaded a 930 page PDF, which... Did not expect. On that note, I think the PDF viewer marks page 143 of the document as page 155....Don't know if you changed it, but the link worked for me. And downloaded a 930 page PDF, which... Did not expect.
On that note, I think the PDF viewer marks page 143 of the document as page 155. Thanks for the reference picture!
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
CannibalisticApple Link ParentMy biggest discoveries from when I first read this as a teenager: 1) all alcohol is poison, so we literally poison ourselves for fun; 2) the US government was willing to poison alcohol to deter...My biggest discoveries from when I first read this as a teenager: 1) all alcohol is poison, so we literally poison ourselves for fun; 2) the US government was willing to poison alcohol to deter bootlegging, which probably contributed to some of my perceptions of the government's willingness to harm citizens; and 3) humans like poisoning themselves enough with alcohol that they'd still risk consuming bootleg alcohol knowing it could kill them.
All of those facts combined likely colored my perceptions of humanity as a whole. How so, I can't really say. Sometimes I'll read about people trying to enforce incredibly Puritan views and stances, and just end up chuckling because I remember how badly Prohibition failed.
My favorite anecdote was when the government made a big show of just making industrial alcohol taste bad instead of poisoning it, and had a big press conference where people sampled it... And they downed it easily because they'd been drinking the poisoned bootleg alcohol, so the bad taste wasn't a big deterrent.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
CannibalisticApple Link ParentThe one that's stuck with me from my first reading years ago was the unsolved case of the Shelbourne Bakery, where six people died after arsenic was mixed into pie dough. It was partially because...The one that's stuck with me from my first reading years ago was the unsolved case of the Shelbourne Bakery, where six people died after arsenic was mixed into pie dough. It was partially because of the random nature of it. Most of the murders were very specifically targeted, but that one was murder for the sake of murder. We'll never have proper closure on the motives.
It also might have been because it highlighted a teenage girl, Lillian Goetz, who would have been around my age at the time I read it. The detail of her mother's regrets about not insisting on making her a lunchbox stuck with me enough that I'd thought lunchboxes had been poisoned until rereading the book.
During my first reading I'd looked up the case, and found this blog post by Blum about getting contacted by Lillian's nephew after reading the book. He sent a family photo with young Lillian, and expanded a bit on the pain and agony after her death. Her family and her mother in particular never really recovered. It really shows the sort of holes and wounds murder can inflict.
I don't know enough about the trial to talk about that aspect, but I really do think a major part of Majors getting dragged by media was the fact he was cast as Kang when everything went down. The trial didn't just affect his own career, it impacted plans for the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Which, as a reminder, was quite possibly the biggest movie franchise at the time. He was set to be Marvel's next big villain, so changing plans wasn't exactly trivial like when some TV shows or movie franchises write out a character due to issues with the actor.
So that automatically brought him a LOT more scrutiny than the others, both from professional media and from social media. I don't keep up with celebrity news (I don't think I'd even heard about Shia Labeauf), but the sheer scale of the impact from Kang's actor being caught up in the trial came up in any geek-adjacent space because again, Marvel is a MASSIVE franchise. I honestly don't know if his case would have gotten nearly as much publicity and attention if he wasn't cast in that role.
Him being black may have had an impact (who am I kidding, racists definitely jumped on it), but he was in a position that would've gotten tons of scrutiny compared to the others no matter his skin color.