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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThe Valdemar Collegium Chronicles subseries in particular are also very YA. Still have a lot of love for Valdemar but they definitely do feel their age sometimes. I'm adding the others I read to...The Valdemar Collegium Chronicles subseries in particular are also very YA. Still have a lot of love for Valdemar but they definitely do feel their age sometimes.
I'm adding the others I read to my list because then my ranking is there 😅 not trying to steal your thunder
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Comment on Book recommendation request: Fantasy book about university similar to The Name of the Wind? in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )LinkI've Read (with emoji for ranking) ❓Vita Nostra: I have no idea what happened in this book, but magical school 👎🏼Ninth House: Yale but magic secret society 👍🏼Legendborn: Regular college but...I've Read (with emoji for ranking)
❓Vita Nostra: I have no idea what happened in this book, but magical school
👎🏼Ninth House: Yale but magic secret society
👍🏼Legendborn: Regular college but magical secret society
👍🏼👍🏼Scholomance: Magic school, not college, with a 50% survival rate, and 0 teachers. Still better odds than outside
😐Atlas Six: Magic secret society that I truly don't remember if it's in college or just "dark academia" vibes
👍🏼Wizard of Earthsea: wizard school on islands
👍🏼To Shape a Dragons Breath - not college but excellent story about an indigenous dragon "rider" (the dragon is very small) in a colonial European school by an indigenous author.
👍🏼💜Discworld's Unseen University subseries - I love discworld but mostly these don't deal much with the academic day to day, or the students.
👎🏼The Magicians: Magic college. I found this miserable with miserable characters.Not read:
Tam Lin: A retelling of the ballad in college
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Comment on What does the word "cancelled" mean to you? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI used to hear canceled used in that way, And now I only hear it in association with cancel culture in the way you describe, like woke. I'll admit I've not heard Gen Z use it in a long time. But...I used to hear canceled used in that way, And now I only hear it in association with cancel culture in the way you describe, like woke. I'll admit I've not heard Gen Z use it in a long time. But also genuinely not really seen it used by millennials in conversation either.
It always seemed more millennial to me anyway but also when Gen Z talks about people they just say all the bad stuff. I heard a teen explain who Mr Beast was to her mom and other than using "SA" for sexual assault, she actually gave a very good summary. Canceled never came up. (I work with Gen Z so I hear them at a lot)
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentConsidering Google's Gemini just lied to me again today, I'm not sure you'd want to trust the link or the answer. You might be fine, but you might notConsidering Google's Gemini just lied to me again today, I'm not sure you'd want to trust the link or the answer. You might be fine, but you might not
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentSure but everyone has their line, and that line is generally set by a complex weighing of the company itself, the politics around it nationally and locally, the personal beliefs of that...Sure but everyone has their line, and that line is generally set by a complex weighing of the company itself, the politics around it nationally and locally, the personal beliefs of that individual, the level of inconvenience to their lives, and the awareness of and the amount of importance placed on each.
I don't shop at Hobby Lobby due to their bullshit at banning coverage of birth control just to sue over the ACA and then generally being very Christian and like, stealing artifacts IIRC. I also have multiple other local craft store options and need craft supplies less often than I used to.
There are people with the same general values as me that do shop at Hobby Lobby, because their other option is basically Amazon, and that's worse for them. Or because in the manager at their local Michael's failed to fire the homophobic employee that called a friend a slur. Or because the issues that bother me about HL have never registered to them because they're younger than me. They may also feel that their business doesnt matter in the scheme of things and they express their values in different ways. It's all weights on a scale but none of our personal little weights to each are identical.
It would be difficult for an American living in America to boycott all American companies. But they might try I suppose (probably for a YouTube video). Someone elsewhere may feel that Russia's existing fake elections and war for territory are still currently worse than the US's fragile elections and war for all the other reasons we do war things. Or it may be that they can easily avoid Russian products, but less so American ones.
It's not all or nothing for most people. And probably never will be.
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI just learned today too! I looked through BotW as an example and it was pretty good I think. Much smaller sample of games than shows or moviesI just learned today too! I looked through BotW as an example and it was pretty good I think.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentProbably depends how popular they are in Russia or how popular Kagi is for the sort of people who also upload military documents on discord to prove which tanks aren't being correctly started out...Probably depends how popular they are in Russia or how popular Kagi is for the sort of people who also upload military documents on discord to prove which tanks aren't being correctly started out in a video game.
Or, maybe, mostly, Russia doesn't care about it. Idk.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentOh sure, I really like Broadway musicals and musical theatre in general. This just isn't my thing. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be other people's thing or I'd want to ban it because it makes me...Oh sure, I really like Broadway musicals and musical theatre in general. This just isn't my thing. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be other people's thing or I'd want to ban it because it makes me personally uncomfortable with my squishy gender.
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Comment on How To Train Your Dragon | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentIt'd be really awful to do that to Nico Parker who's receiving all sorts of hate for not being Scandanavian. I mean she's also multiracial, and some people think it's fine because she's like,...It'd be really awful to do that to Nico Parker who's receiving all sorts of hate for not being Scandanavian. I mean she's also multiracial, and some people think it's fine because she's like, "mostly white" but she's not blonde so, it's really about the "authenticity." (Just because /s)
No other actor is Scandanavian either, but that doesn't come up. TBH I bet they're not even hiring real dragons.
(I'm annoyed at this fandom rn)
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Comment on The Lonely Island - Here I go (ft. Charli XCX) (Uncensored version, 2024) in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parent"My Dad's not a phone!" "A big blue watery road" Lyrics do that to me too."My Dad's not a phone!"
"A big blue watery road"Lyrics do that to me too.
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'd not actually call those reasons - less privacy, not having regulation - wins personally. But I just wonder if that same algorithm basically opens data up to the government. And to be fair...I'd not actually call those reasons - less privacy, not having regulation - wins personally.
But I just wonder if that same algorithm basically opens data up to the government. And to be fair that's true everywhere, but I can at least pick which governments get my info. (I don't use Kagi, so this is just academic for me)
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's not financially/location-wise an option for me right now to go to their live shows. I'm pretty sure if I met Brennan or my favorite author (Seanan McGuire) or anyone I'd be speechless and...It's not financially/location-wise an option for me right now to go to their live shows.
I'm pretty sure if I met Brennan or my favorite author (Seanan McGuire) or anyone I'd be speechless and embarass myself.
I met the guy that played Marcus in Babylon 5 and while this was like... 15 years ago, he was still older than he'd been in the show and seemed like life had been a bit rough. I was still toungetied and made a fool of myself.
I just live vicariously through others mostly while trying not to be parasocial about it.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link Parent(FYI, "cis" isn't an acronym) Yes, I don't really enjoy loud concerts and stuff either. It's a combo of things. But man I wish I could play at a table with Brennan and Aabria (and Ericka!, and ...)(FYI, "cis" isn't an acronym)
Yes, I don't really enjoy loud concerts and stuff either. It's a combo of things. But man I wish I could play at a table with Brennan and Aabria (and Ericka!, and ...)
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'm familiar with it from both the psych history and Rocky Horror! But I don't see folks use it as a label for themselves around here. I have seen it mostly with older British men who identify as...It was at one point a mainstream psychology/medical term... but that is no longer the case, and it's considered derogatory these days. But there is definitely a "taking it back" aspect to people self-identifying with it these days too. Plus, there is also "I'm just a sweet transvestite, from Transsexual, Transylvania." being a rather famous line from Rocky Horror Picture Show that is oft repeated by LGBT+ people of every stripe. ;)
I'm familiar with it from both the psych history and Rocky Horror! But I don't see folks use it as a label for themselves around here. I have seen it mostly with older British men who identify as "transvestites." Not many, so I wasn't sure if that has just lingered in the culture more there or not.
p.s. Every person I have heard say something like drag just not being their vibe, who has then attended a drag night, has changed their tune. They're just so much damn fun it's really hard not to fall in love with everything about them. So IMO you should get thee to a drag show! :P
I've been. I was literally working at an informational table at Drag Bingo last Monday. So, the whole thing where I worked through why I was uncomfortable with high femme performance and how it was related to my gender identity as a non-binary, demi-gender woman is actually what's going on.
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentOops. Well, still useful for other folksOops. Well, still useful for other folks
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Comment on Is there a site where I can check if a game has multiple endings or missable stuff without spoilers? in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkSo you say miserable stuff, if you mean things that could be upsetting or triggering, Does the Dog Die does have video games. Not sure if multiple endings is one of the options to look forSo you say miserable stuff, if you mean things that could be upsetting or triggering, Does the Dog Die does have video games. Not sure if multiple endings is one of the options to look for
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Comment on The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy? (gifted link) in ~games
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFwiw it's been that way for a while. It is probably more about tracking you for advertising and trying to get you as a subscriber in the future. But you know, every little bitFwiw it's been that way for a while. It is probably more about tracking you for advertising and trying to get you as a subscriber in the future.
But you know, every little bit
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Comment on Should I stop using Kagi because they do business with Yandex? in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentGenuine question: is that uniqueness potentially why there might be a higher risk of the Russian government having access to/using those pictures for nefarious purposes?Genuine question: is that uniqueness potentially why there might be a higher risk of the Russian government having access to/using those pictures for nefarious purposes?
On acid and shrooms and maybe visited by real space aliens.
Scholomance but if you the reader are the POV character from The Yellow Wallpaper
Scholomance if it was built in the tower/tunnel staircase thing from Annihilation (the book)