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Comment on Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
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Comment on SQ Swing: Live A Live Megalomania (RF Remix) (2025) in ~music
culturedleftfoot Link(No, not Megalovania from Undertale) I only just found out that Square Enix has digitally released a big 119-track grab bag of their SQ album series, and it's even available on Steam: I've only...(No, not Megalovania from Undertale)
I only just found out that Square Enix has digitally released a big 119-track grab bag of their SQ album series, and it's even available on Steam:
SQ Music series features official remixes of iconic SQUARE ENIX game soundtracks, created by artists who respect game music. This soundtrack compiles tracks from 11 albums (Love SQ, Chill SQ, More SQ, SQ Chips, Cafe SQ, Beer SQ, Battle SQ, SQ Chips 2, Cure SQ, SQ SWING, Last SQ).
I've only played like 3 or so Square Enix games, so I have no nostalgia for most of the songs featured in the collection, but usually those albums were good for at least one or two really killer tracks per disc. I'd never even heard of Live A Live before first coming across this piece (though it seems like it was an interesting game for the time, actually). The original version from Yoko Shimomura is a banger of a battle theme, but this remix is such a freaking jam, it gives it a whole different spin.
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SQ Swing: Live A Live Megalomania (RF Remix) (2025)
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Radjoe Sewlogam - Ariya Ariya (1990s)
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Comment on African Imperial Wizard exposed by Xiu Xiu as a middle-aged white guy in Africa-themed KKK cosplay in ~music
culturedleftfoot Link ParentIt's more that white people who get it in their head to cosplay as some other ethnicity tend to express racial ignorance and/or outright racism in a few usual ways that are recognizable when you...It's more that white people who get it in their head to cosplay as some other ethnicity tend to express racial ignorance and/or outright racism in a few usual ways that are recognizable when you have some familiarity with the culture being misrepresented. They typically have no nuanced ideas about how other ethnicities actually think about white people or refer to them, so even their pretend reverse-racism or whatever looks incongruous. You know when someone who isn't in on the joke tries to add on to it and just comes off weird? Yeah, that.
I'm supposed to hear the name African Imperial Wizard and believe that the Ku Klux Klan matters enough to supposed Angolan tribesmen for that to be their subversive indie industrial band name? Kanye might be the one to fool me, but I'll take those odds every time.
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Comment on African Imperial Wizard exposed by Xiu Xiu as a middle-aged white guy in Africa-themed KKK cosplay in ~music
culturedleftfoot Link...I don't think anyone who has any meaningful relationships with black people would expect an act called African Imperial Wizard to be anything other than white....I don't think anyone who has any meaningful relationships with black people would expect an act called African Imperial Wizard to be anything other than white.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
culturedleftfoot (edited )Link ParentIt is entirely that, and that's a conversation that I get pressed into a lot when discussing likes and dislikes, because it's easy to come off as hipster without explanation. I end up having it...Sounds like this is simply about having a different way to enjoy movies. Most people watch them for entertainment
It is entirely that, and that's a conversation that I get pressed into a lot when discussing likes and dislikes, because it's easy to come off as hipster without explanation. I end up having it multiple times before people insist on recommending me stuff. My viewpoint is that, essentially, the majority of mainstream media is made for people who are looking to destress after working long hours at jobs they don't like, etc. so they just want to relax, to turn their brains off. I don't know about movies-as-art because I'm not especially a cinephile, but the media I seek out and enjoy in any format are at least trying to say something, or trying to engage with interesting ideas - I'm looking to turn my brain on. Typically, this is the point in the convo where they hum with understanding and then make it a point to find something they like to recommend to me. It doesn't help that lots of the things I use as examples of the things I do like, they often haven't heard of before. I tend to get better results online through forums like these, usually in smaller quantities but more accurate to my taste.
I don't feel any guilt about it or anything - I'm very comfortable trusting my own instincts rather than someone else's advice. But not leaving room to be surprised or simply wrong is not a great habit to have, and it costs time that I don't like feeling that I wasted. I guess maybe there's a broader conversation about malleability/evolution of preferences and what I might think of as general levels of self-awareness that could possibly be had... like, I'll say I haven't had a particular food since I was younger because I didn't like it, and people will ask how I'm sure I don't like it now, and it always seems the most absurd question to me - I've always known quite clearly why I like something or not, and it doesn't have anything to do with my age... but that's an argument for another day.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
culturedleftfoot Link ParentI mean, I figured it was meant to look boring, but maybe it's too effective if it actually bored me out of watching it? Too effective for me, anyways.I mean, I figured it was meant to look boring, but maybe it's too effective if it actually bored me out of watching it? Too effective for me, anyways.
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Comment on Strange YouTube watch-tracking behavior in ~tech
culturedleftfoot Link ParentIf you're asking if I have a regular "watched video" mark while logged out, i.e. for the vids I actually do watch, yes. For me YT will only track videos as watched during the same browser session....If you're asking if I have a regular "watched video" mark while logged out, i.e. for the vids I actually do watch, yes.
For me YT will only track videos as watched during the same browser session. I do use a dedicated browser container for Youtube though, and if I close that all of container's tabs and go back to YT, there's no history.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
culturedleftfoot LinkI used to work at a movie theater and was notorious among staff for being "elitist," in that I was and still am very particular about what I choose to watch (odd brush to be tarred with...I used to work at a movie theater and was notorious among staff for being "elitist," in that I was and still am very particular about what I choose to watch (odd brush to be tarred with considering it was an arthouse cinema but whatever). As such, the majority of popular films and franchises miss me entirely, and I had the least film knowledge among them all. However, I usually end up hearing/seeing something referenced enough to know the gist of it. At one point, a manager recommended me Mike Judge's Idiocracy in reference to the Trump administration, and his previous film Office Space as a satire of the experience of working in corporate America. I told him they really didn't look like my cups of tea, but he insisted, citing their resonance with multiple conversations we'd previously had. So I put them on my to-watch list with very low priority.
After years of dismissing it, I struggled through watching Idiocracy maybe three or four months ago, and I was probably saddened more than anything that what was considered absurd 20 years ago was actually so prescient. A couple days ago, I finally got around to watching Office Space... or at least I attempted to. I fell asleep after 20 minutes (I wasn't particularly tired or anything), then woke up and gave it another shot. I made it through 45 minutes and turned it off. I just couldn't do it. Like Idiocracy, I didn't find it funny at all - which is fine, I guess, everyone's sense of humor is different - but upon reflection I realize the cinematography was really boring to me as well. I don't know if it's a stylistic or even thematic choice, because I recall a similarity to Idiocracy in that regard, or that's just how his stuff is, but the visual language being so uninteresting was a subtle kind of discomfort I've not previously consciously realized.
In the end, I'm left really annoyed - probably with myself, more than anything - because I try to be an open-minded person, but practically anytime I follow someone's recommendation despite my misgivings, I don't enjoy it, I don't learn anything, and I feel almost dumber for the experience. I generally do my best to be clear and specific about my tastes beforehand to avoid wasting people's time, and I tend to get considered pretentious as a result. Bleh.
To be clear, this is not some existential problem I'm having, it's just that dealing with what feels like a catch-22 gets old.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
culturedleftfoot Link ParentI watched 12 Angry Men for the first time about 2 months ago. My reaction can be summed up as, "Yeah, it's a classic alright!" I love when something actually lives up to its billing.I watched 12 Angry Men for the first time about 2 months ago. My reaction can be summed up as, "Yeah, it's a classic alright!" I love when something actually lives up to its billing.
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Comment on Strange YouTube watch-tracking behavior in ~tech
culturedleftfoot LinkIf the other responses haven't convinced you yet, you're not crazy. The same has happened to me off and on for maybe more than a year now, in videos that show up in my search results for queries...If the other responses haven't convinced you yet, you're not crazy.
The same has happened to me off and on for maybe more than a year now, in videos that show up in my search results for queries that I know I haven't looked up before and for videos that I have no interest in and thus wouldn't ever be in my results. I don't use YouTube signed in, I don't have browser cookies, I have various anonymizer features enabled, and I use VPNs, so I figured my activity was occasionally getting lumped in with someone else's somehow, but I guess it's more likely to be a bug or some half-implemented feature behind the scenes.
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Comment on TSN's top fifty greatest curling shots and moments in ~sports
culturedleftfoot Link ParentSee, this is why it's tricky - I wouldn't call either of darts or billiards a sport myself. I can't claim to be the biggest or most knowledgeable fan of curling, but I think even though the lead...See, this is why it's tricky - I wouldn't call either of darts or billiards a sport myself.
I can't claim to be the biggest or most knowledgeable fan of curling, but I think even though the lead might not need a lot of athleticism to throw, those sweepers work the ice! Also, I thought about it some more and realized bowling is probably a better analogue for curling than billiards/pool, or I suppose boules/bocce... and I think of bowling as (maybe barely) a sport, but not boules or bocce. Don't ask me to tell you why though, lol.
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Comment on TSN's top fifty greatest curling shots and moments in ~sports
culturedleftfoot LinkApologies to the Canucks among us, I'm sure you've seen this a bunch of times. I actually just watched it on TV and since I'd never watched curling outside of international competition, it was...Apologies to the Canucks among us, I'm sure you've seen this a bunch of times. I actually just watched it on TV and since I'd never watched curling outside of international competition, it was cool to watch.
This made me think of @Dr_Amazing's thread the other day. Do you think of curling as a sport? I say yes, yet I think of it as essentially pool/snooker on ice and I think of pool as a game and not a sport. Weird.
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TSN's top fifty greatest curling shots and moments
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Comment on Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown in ~music
culturedleftfoot Link ParentI'm conflicted. I'm all for making scalping difficult (or even illegal) and limiting resale prices, but tying ID to tickets encroaches on privacy. I imagine there's some way to legitimatize resale...I'm conflicted. I'm all for making scalping difficult (or even illegal) and limiting resale prices, but tying ID to tickets encroaches on privacy. I imagine there's some way to legitimatize resale in the case of regifting, changed plans, emergencies, etc.?
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Comment on Hytale is saved! in ~games
culturedleftfoot Link ParentSo, as someone who'd never heard of this before, can you tell me if I have this right: Hytale is essentially a fantasy-focused Minecraft-like MMORPG that started out as a mod/server within...So, as someone who'd never heard of this before, can you tell me if I have this right:
Hytale is essentially a fantasy-focused Minecraft-like MMORPG that started out as a mod/server within Minecraft before the people behind it decided to make their own game, which got bought by Riot, then canceled, then got bought back by the original devs and is now being released after all?
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Comment on 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea. in ~tech
culturedleftfoot Link ParentFunnily enough, now that YouTube has this collaboration feature to assign multiple channels to the same video, it looks like they've started reuploading to Caught In Providence last week and...Funnily enough, now that YouTube has this collaboration feature to assign multiple channels to the same video, it looks like they've started reuploading to Caught In Providence last week and connecting it to Judge Caprio's personal channel as well.
cc: @cfabbro
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
culturedleftfoot (edited )Link ParentI've used an SNES controller maybe twice ever so I can't really remember for sure, but any controller I use now I hold all the way into my palms, and I think I would have done the same then. I've...I've used an SNES controller maybe twice ever so I can't really remember for sure, but any controller I use now I hold all the way into my palms, and I think I would have done the same then. I've done the most gaming on DualShock controllers though so it's possible that shaped my habits after the fact. I used to hold NES controllers more like the way you do but since those were smaller, substantially lighter, and had way less inputs, I don't know how much that mattered. I quite liked the Ultimate 2 otherwise, it's a shame.
It makes sense that there's at least some level of variation in how people hold controllers, so of course designs should take that into consideration. I'd wager your style is the minority nowadays though. Even looking at the actual announcement video you don't see anyone holding it that loose.
Edit: Also worth considering is where/how you sit. I'm typically in an office chair, resting my elbows on the armrests and the controller in my lap, giving my forearms a wider approach. If I were on the sofa or just didn't have armrests, I'd probably hold the controller out further and straighter, resting it more on or past my knees, and I wouldn't get any pain like that. Ergonomics and product design is interesting!
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
culturedleftfoot Link ParentMy immediate question was actually the shape of the controller, because the handles look slightly too straight, i.e. not flared out enough to avoid having those wrists turned inward and...My immediate question was actually the shape of the controller, because the handles look slightly too straight, i.e. not flared out enough to avoid having those wrists turned inward and potentially brushing the trackpads. What's worse is that that wrist position is not ergonomic at all and becomes painful over time. The 8bitdo Ultimate 2 controller I tested earlier this year is pretty close in shape and that quickly made my forearms hurt... considering how popular that is, I must not be hardcore enough.
But as kaffo said, they've probably tested it to hell and back so this is probably all moot.
Wait, what? Did I get my times wrong? I'm waiting for the race to start on Sky Sports now... don't tell me this is being showed delayed 🤦