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  1. Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games

  2. Comment on Have you ever "homebrewed" fermented beverages? in ~food

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    Yes I do! I made a topic on this last year: https://tildes.net/~food/1b2n/brewing_your_own_rice_wine_makgeolli_doburoku_chojiu_etc Since then I've brewed several small batches of makgeolli, since...

    Yes I do! I made a topic on this last year: https://tildes.net/~food/1b2n/brewing_your_own_rice_wine_makgeolli_doburoku_chojiu_etc

    Since then I've brewed several small batches of makgeolli, since it is incredibly easy and quick to make; the average brew time is around 7-15 days. It's fun using different techniques or ratios of sweet rice with other starches, recently I added some millet as well and it turned out great.

    Also, it's not fermenting, but I made some Japanese umeshu (plum wine) last year out of ripe yellow plums, rock sugar, and corn vodka (very cheap here in Canada). Two batches, one aged for three months and one for six months. Both turned out wonderful, served on the rocks and great for sipping. https://nouka-recipe.com/umesyu/

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Best foreign films and TV shows? in ~tv

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    Documental - Competition program featuring popular Japanese comedians with only two rules; don't laugh, and try to make each other laugh. Really one of the funniest shows I've ever seen, there's...

    Documental - Competition program featuring popular Japanese comedians with only two rules; don't laugh, and try to make each other laugh. Really one of the funniest shows I've ever seen, there's many regional variants but the orignal with subtitles is wonderful.

  4. Comment on The Curse on Showtime/Paramount+ (Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, Bennie Safdie) in ~tv

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    Interested to hear what you think about it too; reactions seem to be really mixed online.

    Interested to hear what you think about it too; reactions seem to be really mixed online.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Service jobs now require bizarre personality test from AI company - 404 Media investigation of Reddit post trend in ~life

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    I once had to sit through an all-day CliftonStrengths assessment with an employer and it was one of the most insulting things I've ever gone through

    I once had to sit through an all-day CliftonStrengths assessment with an employer and it was one of the most insulting things I've ever gone through

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Know a good mix? Drop it here. in ~music

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    Thank you so much, this is me! Years on mp3 blogs and Youtube helped me find lots of these songs/artists. Also, since I'm against concealing tracklists (believe it or not, it's a bigger trend...

    Thank you so much, this is me! Years on mp3 blogs and Youtube helped me find lots of these songs/artists. Also, since I'm against concealing tracklists (believe it or not, it's a bigger trend among DJs), if you follow the "DOWNLOAD MIXES HERE" link, you can download the individual mixes too. You can find the tracklists on each file through the ID3 tag, under Comments.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Know a good mix? Drop it here. in ~music

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    A bunch of mine are available here, click the note icon in the bottom-right corner to see them all: https://tommytone.com/tunes

    A bunch of mine are available here, click the note icon in the bottom-right corner to see them all: https://tommytone.com/tunes

  8. Comment on The Curse on Showtime/Paramount+ (Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, Bennie Safdie) in ~tv

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    Checking in on this, did anyone watch the gripping finale? I thought it was incredible.

    Checking in on this, did anyone watch the gripping finale? I thought it was incredible.

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Back to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the PS3 for a bit. One of the better RPGs I've played, with a stronger adherance to D&D realism. I have a soft spot for Morrowind too, and I've been...

    Back to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the PS3 for a bit. One of the better RPGs I've played, with a stronger adherance to D&D realism. I have a soft spot for Morrowind too, and I've been meaning to try out OpenMW.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. in ~music

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    If I'm not mistaken, this is an common social trend among music collectors in general. For more, see this documentary short on Paul McWhinney; he sold his collection of 2.5 million records in...

    If I'm not mistaken, this is an common social trend among music collectors in general. For more, see this documentary short on Paul McWhinney; he sold his collection of 2.5 million records in 2013. https://www.messynessychic.com/2013/09/10/trying-to-sell-the-worlds-largest-record-collection/

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Largest dataset powering AI images removed after discovery of Child Sexual Abuse Materials in ~tech

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    CSA/CSAM is a bit more specific and less traumatizing to those who have experienced it. This isn't the internet circa 2005 anymore.

    CSA/CSAM is a bit more specific and less traumatizing to those who have experienced it. This isn't the internet circa 2005 anymore.

    6 votes

  12. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    PaRappa the Rapper 2. It's fun as hell.

    PaRappa the Rapper 2. It's fun as hell.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on The myth of the unemployed US college grad in ~life

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    I don't quite understand. More people entering the workforce with university degrees means they have less bargaining power as employees?

    I don't quite understand. More people entering the workforce with university degrees means they have less bargaining power as employees?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on The myth of the unemployed US college grad in ~life

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    Big business always needs low-wage workers, it's in their best interest to convince people that higher education isn't worth it.

    Big business always needs low-wage workers, it's in their best interest to convince people that higher education isn't worth it.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on My doomed career as a North Korean novelist in ~books

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    I can't think of any US president in recent memory that was/is praised as a savior, can you?

    I can't think of any US president in recent memory that was/is praised as a savior, can you?

    4 votes

  17. Comment on We are not creating the "right" kind of AI in ~tech

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    Effort and skill are not the same thing, AI art just looks bad and dystopian. I'm eager to be proven wrong on this, but it hasn't happened yet.

    Effort and skill are not the same thing, AI art just looks bad and dystopian. I'm eager to be proven wrong on this, but it hasn't happened yet.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on We are not creating the "right" kind of AI in ~tech

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    To each their own, but the winning picture showcases the hallmarks of most AI art: gaudy, boring, and completely derivative of existing works. You can't tell me that the amount of skill to come up...

    To each their own, but the winning picture showcases the hallmarks of most AI art: gaudy, boring, and completely derivative of existing works. You can't tell me that the amount of skill to come up with a prompt is the same as painting a landscape or photographing subjects or scenery; these are two very distinct abilities that are not at all equal.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on We are not creating the "right" kind of AI in ~tech

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    I have honestly never seen AI art that is enjoyable or impressive; everything I've seen has been laughably bad, which I guess is entertaining in an underwhelming way. Look no further than Princess...

    I have honestly never seen AI art that is enjoyable or impressive; everything I've seen has been laughably bad, which I guess is entertaining in an underwhelming way. Look no further than Princess Jane for stuff like that. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/princess-jane

    3 votes

  20. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news

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    Only the good die young

    Only the good die young

    6 votes