ebonGavia's recent activity

  1. Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music

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    That's definitely not just a you thing. I find them mildly interesting musically but the vocals are just nope.

    That's definitely not just a you thing. I find them mildly interesting musically but the vocals are just nope.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1️ in ~test

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    My SO is a Bills fan (as am I, vicariously, as a second team) – definitely a lot of this week. Great game. I thought Ed Oliver probably deserved the game ball. He had some heroic plays to keep the...

    My SO is a Bills fan (as am I, vicariously, as a second team) – definitely a lot of 🫣🫣 this week. Great game. I thought Ed Oliver probably deserved the game ball. He had some heroic plays to keep the defense alive.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Do we have enough NFL fans to warrant weekly discussions? in ~sports.american_football

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    I think this is a great idea. Would love to see more sportsball of all kinds on Tildes – maybe one of the main things I miss from Reddit is old r/nfl etc. It's neat to see a topic like this get...

    I think this is a great idea. Would love to see more sportsball of all kinds on Tildes – maybe one of the main things I miss from Reddit is old r/nfl etc.

    It's neat to see a topic like this get some traction – thanks for posting it.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books

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    I would have to politely disagree - none of these books are old at all.

    so old

    I would have to politely disagree - none of these books are old at all.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    It didn't click with me as hard as something like The Wind-up Bird Chronicles, but it's still good. An interesting writer for sure.

    It didn't click with me as hard as something like The Wind-up Bird Chronicles, but it's still good. An interesting writer for sure.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Rubber pads for stacking laptops? in ~comp

  7. Comment on South Park mocks Donald Trump in ~tv

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    The thing is, South Park has sucked super hard for a number of reasons basically since its inception. It's funny that they're going after Trump, but that's not going to post-hoc excuse their prior...

    The thing is, South Park has sucked super hard for a number of reasons basically since its inception. It's funny that they're going after Trump, but that's not going to post-hoc excuse their prior behavior for me.

    12 votes

  8. Comment on 'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking' in ~comp

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    This part of the story made me sad :(

    the rollback did work

    This part of the story made me sad :(

    3 votes

  9. Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games

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    I did exactly the same thing with GTA III. I was actively playing the game for multiple hours every day and having a blast with it. I spawned in some tanks, messed around for 15 minutes, and never...

    I did exactly the same thing with GTA III. I was actively playing the game for multiple hours every day and having a blast with it.

    I spawned in some tanks, messed around for 15 minutes, and never touched it again.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on Echo Chamber: A context-poisoning jailbreak that bypasses LLM guardrails in ~tech

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    This is hilarious. Did you happen to save the response? I tried it on Gemini and it (gently) told me I'm a crackpot lol.

    This is hilarious. Did you happen to save the response?

    I tried it on Gemini and it (gently) told me I'm a crackpot lol.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Passkey vs smart use of passwords in ~tech

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    Sorry for necroposting. This is the best and most compelling and simplest explanation I've read. I will start using passkeys. Thank you for the detailed but not sales-y write-up.

    Sorry for necroposting. This is the best and most compelling and simplest explanation I've read. I will start using passkeys.

    Thank you for the detailed but not sales-y write-up.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is remastering the 1997 cult classic later this year in ~games

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    It'll be good (unless they screw it up). Goated story, absolutely SSSS++ tier. I honestly have never played a game with such serious, adult, large, and complex themes Goated soundtrack Goated...

    It'll be good (unless they screw it up).

    • Goated story, absolutely SSSS++ tier. I honestly have never played a game with such serious, adult, large, and complex themes
    • Goated soundtrack
    • Goated combat system, which hopefully they will tone down some of the characters like Orlandu, and monks honestly were just overtuned. Still, great great stuff
    • Incredible graphics

    I'm one of those players who repeated the first battle until the entire party was level 99 before moving to the second, though (which actually made the game harder). So ymmv

    7 votes

  13. Comment on Switch 2 - My thoughts (preview event recap) in ~games

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    Thanks very much for a serious review. I'll never get this, but I appreciate keeping up with the space.

    Thanks very much for a serious review. I'll never get this, but I appreciate keeping up with the space.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on In 2025, venture capital can’t pretend everything is fine any more in ~tech

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    I'm glad you liked it and found it validating. Thanks very much for sharing your story; that's super-interesting first-hand knowledge and the kind of conversation I hoped to see when posting it.

    I'm glad you liked it and found it validating. Thanks very much for sharing your story; that's super-interesting first-hand knowledge and the kind of conversation I hoped to see when posting it.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on In 2025, venture capital can’t pretend everything is fine any more in ~tech

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    An insightful overview of the state of VC in 2025. I think the guy is right about just about everything. Spooky times indeed.

    An insightful overview of the state of VC in 2025. I think the guy is right about just about everything. Spooky times indeed.

    13 votes

  17. Comment on Filling a crawlspace with dirt? in ~life.home_improvement

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    I'm not sure I'm imagining your house in its current state correctly, but could you do something with jacks?

    I'm not sure I'm imagining your house in its current state correctly, but could you do something with jacks?

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What is a misconception you are passionate about and would like to clarify? in ~talk

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    Hell even as a liquid it's honestly not very nice

    Hell even as a liquid it's honestly not very nice

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What are the best niche software tools you're using? in ~tech

  20. Comment on PhD timeline in ~society

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    Thanks for posting it. I saw it on Bsky and Lemmy; it deserves discussion here too. Make sure you click on the comic image too.

    Thanks for posting it. I saw it on Bsky and Lemmy; it deserves discussion here too.

    Make sure you click on the comic image too.

    8 votes