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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
culturedleftfoot Link ParentWell, look at this. You previously recommended me Undone about 3 years ago, and I did like it! When I posted after finally having watched it, you mentioned Scavengers Reign, and I'm absolutely...Well, look at this. You previously recommended me Undone about 3 years ago, and I did like it! When I posted after finally having watched it, you mentioned Scavengers Reign, and I'm absolutely sure I would have looked that up to see what it was you were referencing, but... maybe it just didn't catch my eye back then? So weird.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
culturedleftfoot LinkAfter watching Common Side Effects a couple weeks back, I looked up the creators' other work and found a rabid cult following for Scavengers Reign. I'm five episodes in, and I like it so far, it's...After watching Common Side Effects a couple weeks back, I looked up the creators' other work and found a rabid cult following for Scavengers Reign. I'm five episodes in, and I like it so far, it's quite intriguing. The creative team has clearly put effort into conceptualizing alien flora and fauna, with phenomena that aren't explained, just demonstrated and have to be taken at face value. My quibble is that they don't go radical enough IMO, as most designs have some parallel to an existing animal or plant here on Earth. It's a critique I have of most sci-fi I come across (which is not a huge amount, to be fair). I don't see very many instances of things that seem dangerously incomprehensible in shows or movies, but I imagine there must be some famous example or three in literature that is yet to be adapted. I suppose it's a tough tightrope to walk and not lose your audience.
With that said, I'm pretty much hooked and I'm surely going to finish the series within the next week or so.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
culturedleftfoot LinkFinally watched Common Side Effects last week, after first seeing the pilot a year ago. Really good show, with quality character writing and some stellar voice acting performances. I saw the...Finally watched Common Side Effects last week, after first seeing the pilot a year ago. Really good show, with quality character writing and some stellar voice acting performances. I saw the influence of Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, and Masaaki Yuasa in certain parts - three of my favorite animators. Also, whoever the music coordinator was did not miss once with the featured songs!
I was not expecting it to span multiple seasons when I started, so it'll be interesting to see where they go from here... I've seen mention of plans for 20 seasons, and despite the quality I don't know if this will garner enough viewership to support a quarter of that.
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
culturedleftfoot Link ParentThat would make the American usage the exception then =PSeems to be a British English difference (and thus often the English learned in many countries where it's a second language)
That would make the American usage the exception then =P
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
culturedleftfoot Link ParentI didn't grow up with that terminology, so I didn't know the difference either until I sat down and thought about it fairly recently, but it seems I still got it wrong! My rationale was that a...Well I don't know the difference between a button down shirt and button up shirt either.
I didn't grow up with that terminology, so I didn't know the difference either until I sat down and thought about it fairly recently, but it seems I still got it wrong! My rationale was that a button-down would be a shirt that typically got buttoned from top to bottom, and a button-up would be one that got buttoned from bottom to top (AKA a polo shirt)... but they apparently both refer to types of dress shirts differentiated by the collar.
When you say "most places" what do you mean?
AFAIK, "shirt" in most of the English speaking world refers to a dress shirt or a casual shirt with buttons all along the front, not a t-shirt or A-shirt or anything else.
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
culturedleftfoot LinkThe stuff that needs to be ironed, yes. Dress shirts, slacks, etc. If I have a t-shirt or sweater that has wrinkles from the way it was stored, I'd do a quick pass on those too, but that's not a...The stuff that needs to be ironed, yes. Dress shirts, slacks, etc. If I have a t-shirt or sweater that has wrinkles from the way it was stored, I'd do a quick pass on those too, but that's not a matter of course. The objective is to avoid looking like I took my clothes out of a bottle, as my mom would say.
I can't imagine anyone doing this regularly
I'm guessing this is a generational thing since clothing styles and dress codes have grown more casual over time, but I don't get how/why anyone wearing formal or business attire daily would NOT be ironing their clothes with some regularity. When I worked in a business casual setting with a younger crowd (or at least younger than me), the staff marveled at the fact that my khakis had a crease everyday and they could tell I ironed my pants. I myself was aghast when I hired an assistant manager in his early to mid 30s, and for his first week, all his shirts had the crease lines from the folds from the store. I guess he didn't even wash them after buying them.
(The staff also marveled at the fact that my clothes always matched, color-wise... I had never previously paid much attention to how other men dressed but that made me realize how many people here don't actually coordinate their colors in some sensible way when they put together their outfits, and how often their colors clashed or their shoes didn't match. Women too!)
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Comment on Do you iron your clothes? in ~life
culturedleftfoot Link ParentI'm guessing shirt here means a button-down (shirt), as opposed to a button-up (shirt) or a t-shirt. That's what it specifically refers to in most places, I think.I'm guessing shirt here means a button-down (shirt), as opposed to a button-up (shirt) or a t-shirt. That's what it specifically refers to in most places, I think.
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Comment on What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story? in ~talk
culturedleftfoot Link ParentControversially (in large sections of the US, anyway) expressed the next day as "Some People Push Back" - On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. That was essentially my reaction while watching the...on a fairly lefty university campus on the other side of the world there was an undercurrent not quite of the US deserving the attacks but a significant feeling of we could see something coming and a lack of surprise
Controversially (in large sections of the US, anyway) expressed the next day as "Some People Push Back" - On the Justice of Roosting Chickens. That was essentially my reaction while watching the news reports come in on morning TV after the first tower was hit, and even while seeing the second tower get hit in in real time as well.
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Comment on 'The Ghost in the Shell' just ended, what are your thoughts? in ~anime
culturedleftfoot LinkSidebar - having not watched it myself (yet), how highly does anyone recommend it?Sidebar - having not watched it myself (yet), how highly does anyone recommend it?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
culturedleftfoot LinkI'm about 8 hours into Outer Wilds. I kinda like it so far - mostly I like the commitment to creating a whole solar system and a physics system to go along with it - but I don't think I've gotten...I'm about 8 hours into Outer Wilds. I kinda like it so far - mostly I like the commitment to creating a whole solar system and a physics system to go along with it - but I don't think I've gotten hooked by the story quite yet. I've explored more by following my own curiosity at stuff I see than by following clues, so I've found a bunch of stuff that is probably too far ahead of the breadcrumbs I've gathered for me to properly appreciate. I'll keep at it but this seems like it might be a slow burn.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
culturedleftfoot Link ParentYou can say that again. Not to discourage you, but I've got just over 600 hours in Enter the Gungeon and I still have one or two things left on the to-do list. I haven't played it in a few years...Now I can get there fairly consistently. I know there is more to the game.
You can say that again. Not to discourage you, but I've got just over 600 hours in Enter the Gungeon and I still have one or two things left on the to-do list. I haven't played it in a few years at this point, so I doubt I'll ever properly finish the Ammonomicon, but it was still great fun for me. I think the mix of charm and humor in the game kept pulling me back in to play, even beyond the actual gameplay mechanics being super solid. It's a shame that it doesn't seem to sing to you in the same way. I've experienced a similar situation of my own recently after playing Revita for a few weeks though, and as much as I find it interesting, I'm not having enough fun to see how far the rabbit hole goes.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Hunting for a movie in ~movies
culturedleftfoot Link Parent@vord I've become unreasonably invested in this mystery and have convinced myself that this is the answer you're looking for. Don't leave me hanging@vord I've become unreasonably invested in this mystery and have convinced myself that this is the answer you're looking for. Don't leave me hanging
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What's a show you love that's from before your time?
Before your time = you weren't old enough to otherwise follow the zeitgeist at the time the show was made. If you grew up watching reruns of The Honeymooners with your grandparents or something,...
Before your time = you weren't old enough to otherwise follow the zeitgeist at the time the show was made. If you grew up watching reruns of The Honeymooners with your grandparents or something, that still counts.
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Comment on Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent | Official trailer in ~anime
culturedleftfoot LinkI would pay big money to somehow get a 4K release of the original Mononoke series. I maintain that it belongs in some sort of animation hall of fame.I would pay big money to somehow get a 4K release of the original Mononoke series. I maintain that it belongs in some sort of animation hall of fame.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
culturedleftfoot Link ParentPlaying a bunch of Sonic 1 and especially 2 was a core part of my formative gaming experiences. Beat them both multiple times with my neighbor. I tried playing Sonic Mania last year and I SUCKED....Playing a bunch of Sonic 1 and especially 2 was a core part of my formative gaming experiences. Beat them both multiple times with my neighbor.
I tried playing Sonic Mania last year and I SUCKED. It looks and feels exactly like the games I remember, but I was absolutely hopeless. Granted, I only gave it about three hours, but it was embarrassing enough that I just let it be.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
culturedleftfoot LinkIn the past month I've put close to 40 hours into Revita, which I received through @cheep_cheep's generosity in a recent key giveaway. I wouldn't have guessed I've spent damn near a full work week...In the past month I've put close to 40 hours into Revita, which I received through @cheep_cheep's generosity in a recent key giveaway.
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
I wouldn't have guessed I've spent damn near a full work week playing this just since July, because I'm not sure that I'm enjoying it that much. I'm very intrigued by the premise and themes (the bosses you fight are the five stages of grief, there's allusions to you possibly being in some sort of underworld or purgatory), and the mechanic of swapping health for power-ups keeps an interesting tension throughout, but the feeling I'd walk away with at this point is grind rather than fun. I feel like I've been on a treadmill, slowly unlocking items that all seem kinda cool and probably would make for crazy runs once they're all available, but in the meantime I constantly feel underpowered unless I get a combo of relics that more or less carries me. It's a shame, because there seems to be a TON of content in here - eight different weapons, hundreds of relics that affect gameplay and synergize in various ways, over 100+ secrets/achievements, etc. and it has a bunch of reviews calling it super underrated.
The only other twin-stick roguelike/lite I've played is Enter The Gungeon, and while I have more than 600 hours sunk into that, it never felt anywhere near this grindy, even before the updates/rebalances that made the game much easier. I feel like I'm seeing some clear influence from EtG in the design (others have compared it more to the Binding of Isaac, so maybe it's just roguelike tropes in general, I dunno) so I'm not sure why this one is missing the mark for me. I'll keep giving it a go for a bit, as I'd really like to see the endings, get the full story, etc. but I don't think I'd enjoy putting in the time to get good enough to unlock everything myself.
Aside from that, I'm still also playing V-Rally 4, which has kept me entertained for the past year and more. It has the perfect simcade balance to scratch my racing itch and enough variety in the track layouts and race types to keep things interesting. I really like that it rewards practice and mastery of the mechanics without needing to go full Dirt Rally 2.0 sim rig.
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Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech
culturedleftfoot (edited )Link ParentPlot twist: RoyalHenOil fed this thread into ChatGPT to come up with a comment that would both justify LLM usage and elicit sympathy from us, and voila. This shadow of distrust that we must now...Plot twist: RoyalHenOil fed this thread into ChatGPT to come up with a comment that would both justify LLM usage and elicit sympathy from us, and voila.
This shadow of distrust that we must now take with us into practically every encounter with text is the exact contract-breaking that post_below is talking about.
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Comment on What self-help / personal development books did you find valuable? in ~books
culturedleftfoot LinkThe Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. The author describes it as the self-help book that makes the other self-help books work, and I tend to agree. I imagine the content is along the lines of Atomic...The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. The author describes it as the self-help book that makes the other self-help books work, and I tend to agree. I imagine the content is along the lines of Atomic Habits (I haven't read that one) - it preaches the value of consistency in small disciplines over time, the accumulation of small decisions that compound over time in the same way that compound interest grows your savings account. As someone who didn't remember experiencing failure often when I was young (and therefore didn't learn to work to overcome it), it was an illuminating read and helped me recontextualize many things that I considered to simply be innate talent or natural ability.
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Comment on What self-help / personal development books did you find valuable? in ~books
culturedleftfoot Link ParentPeople who dismiss things in such a manner often don't acknowledge the difference between knowing something intellectually and internalizing it on a fundamental level. There absolutely are books...I've read many times that it's the ultimate example of a book that could have been a paragraph, or a blog post, etc.
People who dismiss things in such a manner often don't acknowledge the difference between knowing something intellectually and internalizing it on a fundamental level. There absolutely are books that are inflated beyond necessity, but it could also be that whatever specific book they're complaining about just wasn't meant for them.
Ooh, amazing! I love to see the "first draft" vs. the final vision. Makes me wonder if there's any kind of junior animator showcase like the anime industry does with the Young Animator Training Project.