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Comment on What is your Mandela effect moment? in ~movies
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Comment on Epic Games Store will support Linux "soon" in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentThey recently said they were going to look at porting Galaxy to Linux and "we're working on it". That said, I'm hanging in just fine with Heroic for GOG, Epic, and Amazon and it works fine. At...They recently said they were going to look at porting Galaxy to Linux and "we're working on it". That said, I'm hanging in just fine with Heroic for GOG, Epic, and Amazon and it works fine. At this point I'm not even sure what it would add beyond more reliable cloud save syncing but I want to be clear I'm for it regardless.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentIt's interesting because I bought Bloodborne on release in 2016 and had a similar issue, just couldn't get the feel for the different style of combat. Put it down for literally 10 years--I picked...It's interesting because I bought Bloodborne on release in 2016 and had a similar issue, just couldn't get the feel for the different style of combat. Put it down for literally 10 years--I picked it back up this past February--and just blasted through it with a Skill build using the Saw Spear.
My hubris made me pick up Sekiro again right after that and I got completely humbled pretty much right away.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentI finally twigged on to the "mash block" early on (vs holding block) but 1) not everything can be blocked and it's not always clear what can be and what can't and what needs a special counter, and...I finally twigged on to the "mash block" early on (vs holding block) but 1) not everything can be blocked and it's not always clear what can be and what can't and what needs a special counter, and 2) my fault is regardless I can't seem to get the timing down in any case.
I say that as someone who was an absolute Parry God in Dark Souls--Gwyn only takes 60 seconds because you only need like 3 parries total with a sufficiently upgraded weapon, which is trivial to land if you practice, and I was a beast with it in PVP. Not sure where I'm missing it here.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentOh, that is good to know. I thought I was kind of on a rail and there weren't other options. Now I'm wondering where else I can go. Which means I'm probably going to beat my head against it yet...Oh, that is good to know. I thought I was kind of on a rail and there weren't other options. Now I'm wondering where else I can go. Which means I'm probably going to beat my head against it yet again soon.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
deathinactthree LinkSekiro. I've tried many times since it came out but I am a Souls vet and I just can't play it the same way. I have no idea how to not get dogwalked by trash mobs by the time I get to Hirata...Sekiro. I've tried many times since it came out but I am a Souls vet and I just can't play it the same way.
I have no idea how to not get dogwalked by trash mobs by the time I get to Hirata Estate. I've tried to start over a dozen times, watched YT vids, just can't make it happen.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
deathinactthree (edited )Link ParentI agree 100% with everything in this excellent comment, and the only thing I have to add is: I'll be honest, one of the reasons I love it here is that it feels "complete" rather than "stagnant",...I agree 100% with everything in this excellent comment, and the only thing I have to add is:
Seeing that the site's technical side is effectively in stasis does bring me a bit down, in part because I love it here and would love to see it keep improving
I'll be honest, one of the reasons I love it here is that it feels "complete" rather than "stagnant", both on the desktop side and the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app (someone please remind me who built it so I can edit in some kudos).
[EDIT: @talklittle, your app is absolutely fire, hell yeah, thanks to those that reminded me]
What I mean is, to your point, the value of Tildes is primarily social. I'm only speaking for myself but compared to all the alternatives out there (and like many, I've looked) this site feels like it has everything it needs to have as a platform. There's not a single feature on this site that I wish it had but doesn't. The features it could have feel like they would eventually degrade everything you're praising. Some may disagree, but the things it doesn't have strike me as a feature, not a bug.
The only bummer for me personally is that it feels "final" in the sense that @Deimos making the post at all rhetorically implies that there's an expectation that the site will die "sooner rather than later", whatever that ends up meaning in practice. But I get why it was said.
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Comment on What are your favourite anime and/or manga? in ~anime
deathinactthree LinkFull Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Combination of light and heavy, a lot of jokes but when it's real it's real. It's my favorite blend of "lol" and 'oh God, fuck, oh no"Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Combination of light and heavy, a lot of jokes but when it's real it's real. It's my favorite blend of "lol" and 'oh God, fuck, oh no"
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Comment on Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentHell yeah. I think there's going to be a future moment where this is true but you would definitely know better than me on when that is. But I'm really looking forward to it.Hell yeah.
I think there's going to be a future moment where this is true but you would definitely know better than me on when that is. But I'm really looking forward to it.
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Comment on Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) in ~games
deathinactthree LinkThis hits hard. The question of the current digital age of AI slop, and AAA studios trying to go all-in. For the record I do think an indie revival will happen (if it hasn't already) but it's...When ordinary game designers are laid off en masse thanks to the arrival of the “Rip-O-Bot”—when that happens, will you still have enough drive and originality left in you to beat robots like those?
This hits hard. The question of the current digital age of AI slop, and AAA studios trying to go all-in.
For the record I do think an indie revival will happen (if it hasn't already) but it's going to be worse before it gets better. "Shorter games with worse graphics by better paid developers" (-Mattie Lubchansky) is gonna be a thing but it's gonna take some time to shake out.
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Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games
deathinactthree LinkSomeone already mentioned Joust and I have to echo that it's a legitimately fun game as it is. Would also vote for River Raid, an endless vertical shooter on the Atari 2600 that gets increasingly...Someone already mentioned Joust and I have to echo that it's a legitimately fun game as it is.
Would also vote for River Raid, an endless vertical shooter on the Atari 2600 that gets increasingly frantic the farther you get. I don't think you'd quite call it a bullet-hell but you can kinda see it from there once you get past a certain point. But it's incredibly fun to kill time with.
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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
deathinactthree Link ParentAs someone who lives in Seattle and loves water scents and also the smell of basalt, I have to check this out immediately! (The Hermes I mean)As someone who lives in Seattle and loves water scents and also the smell of basalt, I have to check this out immediately! (The Hermes I mean)
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Comment on What’s something that didn’t work for you? in ~talk
deathinactthree Link ParentFollowing up on this to say I did finally get the machine. I'm only two nights in but my snoring/apnea has been reduced to absolutely zero according to my spouse. For now, I can't say my sleep...Following up on this to say I did finally get the machine. I'm only two nights in but my snoring/apnea has been reduced to absolutely zero according to my spouse.
For now, I can't say my sleep quality is hugely better because I'm still getting used to having something on my face so it keeps waking me up whenever any adjustment in position causes an air leak, which has been often, but even the second night was better than the first. I will probably look at switching masks because I went with the "easier" under-nose version and I probably need the full-nose to account for my unconscious shifts, but I'll give it a fair shake first as I have 90 days to change it.
But it is good to be able to not keep waking myself (or my partner) up by snoring, I think this is a net positive even now, and will probably only get better.
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Comment on Consequences of advertising and enshittification on the Internet in ~tech
deathinactthree Link ParentFull disclosure, I work in e-commerce advertising, though I do not work for or with any of the platforms mentioned in the thread. I have, but refuse to anymore, for reasons I'll probably get into...Full disclosure, I work in e-commerce advertising, though I do not work for or with any of the platforms mentioned in the thread. I have, but refuse to anymore, for reasons I'll probably get into in some other comments as they're not germane here.
The statistical reality, for better or worse, is that two things are as true as they are counterintuitive to people like us, because I also prefer my ad load to be zero and go to great lengths to keep it that way. (I assure you the irony is not lost on me.)
First, most people actually do view advertising as a net benefit to expose them to new products and services. You'd think it'd be a minority but it isn't according to multiple studies. Importantly, this is true only as long as the advertisements are both relevant and not stupid like what we call "chum bucket" ads ("Click here for the #1 weight loss secret doctors don't want you to know") so it depends on good creative and good targeting algorithms, which aren't guaranteed.
Second, something people often complain about regardless of platform is seeing the same ads over and over again, even for things they just bought! Unfortunately every study on the subject (again, barring irrelevance or stupidity) shows that repetition will result in higher conversion over time. It doesn't make intuitive sense, but it works. You can argue it's manipulative, or if the algorithm is actually doing its job, you can argue that it's just keeping the balloon in the air until the customer is in the right frame of mind to buy.
Is this a great state of affairs? Who knows. But it's why in meat space billboards and seeing the same commercial on TV every ad break has existed for nearly a century. It seems wild even to me that this is what people seem to want, but if it didn't work, no one would do it.
Note this has nothing to do with the OP's premise about class separation on platforms or Dead Internet Theory, I'm only responding to the idea of why people actually like ads.
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026: Hidden gems in ~games
deathinactthree Link ParentOkay, wow. It looks like NBA Jam mixed with Power Stone. This is an immediate buy.Okay, wow. It looks like NBA Jam mixed with Power Stone. This is an immediate buy.
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Comment on Graduated again, not sitting in a field this time, AMA in ~talk
deathinactthree Link:extreme Tom Ellis voice: What do you desire? By which I mean what do you want to do with your degree?:extreme Tom Ellis voice: What do you desire?
By which I mean what do you want to do with your degree?
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
deathinactthree Link ParentAh, lol. Well you may well understand then. While that is very broadly true, there is enough space spread out between them and many major metropolitan areas (Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas/Houston,...I live in one of the few countries that are physically bigger than the US lol.
Ah, lol. Well you may well understand then.
don't the vast majority of Americans live on the East or West coast?
While that is very broadly true, there is enough space spread out between them and many major metropolitan areas (Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas/Houston, Minneapolis, Atlanta, etc) that there's still a very large number of people even accounting for the lower population density once you add them all together. It's still fewer people depending on how much you stretch the definition of "coast", but still a force to be reckoned with, doubly so once you factor in gerrymandering, as our last election just showed.
But in terms of the "first group vs. the second group", it's more about distance from each other and urban vs. rural, rather than being on a coast or not--even in a coastal state like California or Oregon or Washington or Florida, you can be several hundreds of miles from any major city. For one example: Crescent City, CA is directly on the Pacific Ocean but is a 7-hour drive in any direction to get to the nearest major population center such as Portland, OR or San Francisco. And all of that space between SF and Portland is full of the "first group" from my comment and tend to skew conservative. A very large physical chunk of the geography of California is populated by people who don't typically encounter people from the second group, the kind of people who are trying to raise the alarm to the first group but it falls on deaf ears because they're like, "what? Yeah gas is pretty high right now but I haven't seen any of this stuff you're talking about except for you people constantly yelling about it on television and the Internet".
I know all of this is oversimplifying reality a bit but that's my basic take on it.
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Comment on Accessible forms of poetry for journaling? in ~creative
deathinactthree Link ParentLook for the poems you like yourself, then look up the restraints and what makes them work. I recommend Hoagland's Real Sophistikation as a primer, or Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffman if you...Look for the poems you like yourself, then look up the restraints and what makes them work.
I recommend Hoagland's Real Sophistikation as a primer, or Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffman if you want to start on Hard Mode (which is good! I wrote my graduate thesis on poetry off of it) and go from there.
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
deathinactthree LinkI'm of the personal opinion that it's a "yes but also no" kind of thing. For people like you that are outside of the US, one of the things that tends to get lost in the conversation literally just...I'm of the personal opinion that it's a "yes but also no" kind of thing.
For people like you that are outside of the US, one of the things that tends to get lost in the conversation literally just how physically big the US actually is. It's entirely possible to live in the middle of nowhere and not have these things affect you very much beyond possibly the cost of gas and groceries. It's all stuff you simply don't see very often in your own personal life, even if you traveled 500 miles in any direction from your home. Seriously. So all of it can seem quite a bit alarmist if you're in that kind of situation: you don't know any trans people, probably very few gay people, don't interact much with the immigrant population, etc etc. You might grumble about the recent price of fuel or bananas but you also just sort of assume that it's all temporary and will be switched out with the next administration and just carry on going to your job and spending time with your family. Because, for a large chunk of the US, atomized as we are, that's the way it's been our entire lives. Stuff gets better, stuff gets worse, the cycle goes round and round but your own life is more or less the same on balance.
On the other hand, for people like me who live in a major metropolitan area, this stuff is all much more immediate. I know a lot of trans people, gay people, disabled people, minorities, or any combination of the above in my personal life for whom the policies of the current administration are disastrous. I know people that have been harassed by ICE or the police. I know people who can't get the critical health care that they need that they used to be able to get just 2 years ago, whether it's because they simply can no longer afford it, or it's been outlawed entirely. I live in one of the most ethnically diverse ZIP codes in the country, so when ICE shows up, we come out to protest not just because it's a principle but because families are being attacked, split up, and arrested right in front of you. So are the protesters.
For a lot of people in my immediate orbit, it's an actual crisis, not just something you see in a 2 minute package on the evening local news. For us, it's not just watching two sports teams spar it out from a distance, it's stuff that we deal with every day. It's on our doorstep.
The distance between the first group and the second is pretty vast, literally. People in the first group could easily be 1500 miles from anyone in the second group and never interact. As a result, the first group sees a bunch of echo chambers in the news and online, and I can't even judge them for that (though I admit I do, a little). The second group needs the awareness and solidarity and channels to organize. If that makes sense.
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Comment on What’s something that didn’t work for you? in ~talk
deathinactthree Link ParentUnfortunately nowhere yet--turns out it takes forever to get a machine. For context, I originally started this process back in December. Couldn't get the initial consultation until March. Didn't...Unfortunately nowhere yet--turns out it takes forever to get a machine.
For context, I originally started this process back in December. Couldn't get the initial consultation until March. Didn't get the actual home sleep study kit until June 1st. My follow-up where I learn if I can actually get a CPAP is next week. Who knows how long after that to actually be able to pick up a machine, much less learn how it'll work for me.
It's been frustrating. Hoping it's worth it.
I saw it in the theater and remember the same thing, and it is absolutely not just your imagination.
EDIT: He even stubs the cigarette out in his own blood.