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Comment on What is the horrible phrase my wife learned from her grandpa? in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music
eggy LinkI personally use plex (specifically plexamp) and I really like it. I use last.fm for scrobbling and finding new music (but honestly I have mainly gone based on pure recommendations from friends,...I personally use plex (specifically plexamp) and I really like it. I use last.fm for scrobbling and finding new music (but honestly I have mainly gone based on pure recommendations from friends, and its been great). I don't know enough about alternatives to last.fm to determine if self-hosting is worthwhile. In terms of getting new music, I buy cds, and flacs online, and acquire the other stuff when I can.
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Comment on The male glance [2018] in ~tv
eggy Link ParentYou might know this, but for others not only are orchestra auditions performed behind a curtain, but they are also performed on carpet because just hearing the clicking of high heels can lead to...You might know this, but for others not only are orchestra auditions performed behind a curtain, but they are also performed on carpet because just hearing the clicking of high heels can lead to discrimination!! So crazy. What is the Ursula le Guin essay?! would love to read it :D
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Comment on Introducing Beeper Mini - get blue bubbles on Android in ~tech
eggy Link ParentI (an android user) only care about it when my friends with iphone give me crap because they cant use their group chats with me. I truthfully couldnt care less about any of it, I am just glad...I (an android user) only care about it when my friends with iphone give me crap because they cant use their group chats with me. I truthfully couldnt care less about any of it, I am just glad they'll shut up about it now. I agree though it is such a non-issue to me.
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Comment on Six months from now this channel stops in ~tech
eggy Link ParentI think you are right, I was unable to find anything of note in the newsletter, but that certainly makes sense. He also makes references to it in his videos periodically so its not like hes hiding...I think you are right, I was unable to find anything of note in the newsletter, but that certainly makes sense. He also makes references to it in his videos periodically so its not like hes hiding it or walking back. Good thinking!
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Comment on Six months from now this channel stops in ~tech
eggy Link ParentOh interesting, I am not sure why. I have been subscribed to his newsletter, so I can go back and check if he said anything there. It won't be till later today thoughOh interesting, I am not sure why. I have been subscribed to his newsletter, so I can go back and check if he said anything there. It won't be till later today though
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Comment on Do you have or know of fun domain names? Do you think it's worth having them? in ~tech
eggy Link ParentIt looks like it still works sort of? U can't use https and it takes u to a scene from the daredevil movie that has the song playing in the background!It looks like it still works sort of? U can't use https and it takes u to a scene from the daredevil movie that has the song playing in the background!
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Comment on What are your "must-read" books? in ~books
eggy Link ParentI second all of these! State and Rev is so so so good. If anyone ends up reading these I also recommend Engel's Socialism: Utopian and Scientific as wellI second all of these! State and Rev is so so so good. If anyone ends up reading these I also recommend Engel's Socialism: Utopian and Scientific as well
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Comment on What are your "must-read" books? in ~books
eggy LinkSurprised no one has mentioned it but The Will to Change by bell hooks, or honestly anything by hooks, All About Love, Where We Stand: Class Matters, Belonging they're all so good. I'm Afraid of...Surprised no one has mentioned it but The Will to Change by bell hooks, or honestly anything by hooks, All About Love, Where We Stand: Class Matters, Belonging they're all so good.
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya is also really good.
Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti is a classic
I also really liked Blood in My Eye by George Jackson
Feminism for the 99% by Arruzza Cinzia as well!
Sorry someone said it was very male heavy and these aren't exactly good stories (insofar that they aren't fiction), but personally I could not put any of these down I just kept reading and reading. Hope you enjoy and I have taken down so many of these recs! Thanks everyone :D -
Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news
eggy Link ParentI don't know how unbiased you can say it is, in my opinion though it is as historical of an understanding as you can get, but I guess one could argue that the author is biased, it is just hard to...I don't know how unbiased you can say it is, in my opinion though it is as historical of an understanding as you can get, but I guess one could argue that the author is biased, it is just hard to say biased towards humanity? Anyways I digress, the book Palestine, Israel, and the U.S. Empire is a great primer on the matter.
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
eggy Link ParentOne Step From Eden may be my favorite game of all time, I am not very good at it, but damn I can play that game for hours. Super excited for the new game just need to find some friends to play...One Step From Eden may be my favorite game of all time, I am not very good at it, but damn I can play that game for hours. Super excited for the new game just need to find some friends to play with, hopefully they are about as good as I am lol
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Comment on Autoenshittification: How the computer killed capitalism in ~finance
eggy LinkI think enshitification is cool and all (I mean not literally, but you know), I am just a little frustrated because as someone who studies social theory and enjoys technology, it feels like people...I think enshitification is cool and all (I mean not literally, but you know), I am just a little frustrated because as someone who studies social theory and enjoys technology, it feels like people in the tech world are obsessed with trying to invent something new out of something that already exists. Enshitification isn't a new concept, it is just the profit motive that drives capitalism. The profit motive incentivizes making your product shittier so that you can make more money. They just don't make x like they used to is a real sentiment because they really don't. Enshitification is a cool word to describe the process that is inherit to capitalism, but it ultimately describes nothing new, and frankly in my personal opinion, obfuscates the real issue at hand, that being the profit motive. It is for all intents and purposes written in to the our economic system that products will auto enshitify themselves. Maybe it is most prominent in technological circles because much like any culture related to technology or the internet it moves so quickly that something that would normally last a lifetime (a cultural paradigm) could last only a few years.
Just my two cents as someone in the social theory world, enshitifcation feels very surface level, very liberal, insofar that it doesn't explain why products feel like they're becoming shittier. The reason products are shitty is because the company making them is trying to make as much profit as possible, and if it is a public company than really the companies job is delivering an ever increasing profit to shareholders, which is without fail unsustainable unlimited profit growth in a finite world is impossible and yet they continue trying leading to products becoming shittier and shittier.
I have been thinking about this for a while now so I hope it made sense, and I mean no hate, I am just hoping we can all dig a little deeper, look for the problem at the source rather than where we are now. :)
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Comment on Image hosts of choice? in ~tech
eggy Link Parentyupp me too, its nice to have that and the paste app all quickly available and at least the url is a little fun lol.yupp me too, its nice to have that and the paste app all quickly available and at least the url is a little fun lol.
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Comment on Wendover Productions on Nebula in ~tech
eggy Link ParentI subscribed because a lot of the creators I followed posted to it. I mainly use it to watch jet lag videos early lol. Tbh I don't use it all that often but with the sheer number of creators I...I subscribed because a lot of the creators I followed posted to it. I mainly use it to watch jet lag videos early lol. Tbh I don't use it all that often but with the sheer number of creators I watch who are a part of it I'm more than happy to continue to subscribe. I'd like to move away from using YouTube in general so this is a nice backup.
I also agree the video was basically an infomercial, but idk there's something about sam he just makes everything so interesting and I just love him and his writers (minus a few things they're certainly not perfect).
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Comment on What podcasts are you listening to? in ~hobbies
eggy LinkPodcast about list has been the only podcast I can listen toPodcast about list has been the only podcast I can listen to
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Comment on Netflix subscriptions jump as US password-sharing crackdown begins in ~tv
eggy Link ParentIf I understand correctly, Netflix mainly cancels the shows so they don't have to pay residuals to writers. I believe they only have to do that for streaming when the show reaches three seasons....If I understand correctly, Netflix mainly cancels the shows so they don't have to pay residuals to writers. I believe they only have to do that for streaming when the show reaches three seasons. This is also one of the demands of the current WGA strike, and not necessarily the fault of pirates.
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Comment on The Digital Transportation Archive in ~transport
eggy LinkThis is really cool! It reminds me of those old national park posters you can get, I don't remember how I just remember my friend showing me how they printed it on to a poster for their room.This is really cool! It reminds me of those old national park posters you can get, I don't remember how I just remember my friend showing me how they printed it on to a poster for their room.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
eggy LinkI got Pokemon infinite fusion going on my steam deck last week and have been playing that in my (little) free time. It's interesting so far takes a bit of configuring to get work correctly but I...I got Pokemon infinite fusion going on my steam deck last week and have been playing that in my (little) free time. It's interesting so far takes a bit of configuring to get work correctly but I think I've got it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
eggy Link ParentI haven't heard of Moxfield but I am going to check it out! Some of my fondest memories were playing edh with friends on tabletop during the early pandemic!I haven't heard of Moxfield but I am going to check it out! Some of my fondest memories were playing edh with friends on tabletop during the early pandemic!
I am really dying to know what it means, if you put whatever you typed in google translate it sounds like "crapple J" which is very different i think. I hope someone can figure this out