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Comment on All main Disney animated canon films are going to be destroyed and you can save five, which five do you pick? in ~movies
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Comment on What were your favorite games that you played this year, and why? in ~games
feanne LinkI played No Man's Sky for the first time this year and really loved it! I enjoy survival/crafting/building/exploring gameplay in general, especially with beautiful visuals. NMS has some gorgeous...I played No Man's Sky for the first time this year and really loved it! I enjoy survival/crafting/building/exploring gameplay in general, especially with beautiful visuals. NMS has some gorgeous landscapes. I also didn't think I'd enjoy the spacecraft piloting part of it so much, but once I got a hang of the flight controls I really enjoyed flying through pretty skies and cosmos.
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Comment on South Korean researchers convert cancer cells back into normal cells in ~health
feanne LinkFoundational technology to make cancer cells revert to normal cells Date: December 23, 2024 Source: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Summary: A research team has...Foundational technology to make cancer cells revert to normal cells
Date: December 23, 2024
Source: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Summary: A research team has developed a groundbreaking technology that can treat colon cancer by converting cancer cells into a state resembling normal colon cells without killing them, thus avoiding side effects.
As someone who is neither a doctor nor a scientist, I'd love to learn from others who are more knowledgeable whether this is actually promising or not really.
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South Korean researchers convert cancer cells back into normal cells
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Comment on Transparent bamboo: A fireproof and waterproof alternative to glass in ~engineering
feanne Link ParentSo interesting to learn that it's similar to the natural process of wood petrification(?) Thanks for sharing!So interesting to learn that it's similar to the natural process of wood petrification(?) Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2024 in ~games
feanne Link🎄 I've just released the holiday update for my tiny cozy virtual pet sim, Pocket Kitten. If playing with pixel kittens and decorating the space sound like your idea of fun, I'm happy to gift you...🎄 I've just released the holiday update for my tiny cozy virtual pet sim, Pocket Kitten. If playing with pixel kittens and decorating the space sound like your idea of fun, I'm happy to gift you (first person to comment reply) the game. After commenting just send me a PM!
Note: The game has a free demo online. I would be gifting you the full version which is a downloadable program for your desktop (Mac, Windows, or Linux). I have only tested the game myself on my own desktop, Mac OS 12.7.
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
feanne Link ParentMine's from a local seller (PH), the sheets are labeled as 300 thread count Pakistani cottonMine's from a local seller (PH), the sheets are labeled as 300 thread count Pakistani cotton
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Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk
feanne (edited )LinkCrisp cotton bedsheets and duvet cover, I just love the feel of crisp cotton fabric against my skin! Also, this new sun hat I just bought, it has a sort of shawl / mini-cape attached so it has the...Crisp cotton bedsheets and duvet cover, I just love the feel of crisp cotton fabric against my skin!
Also, this new sun hat I just bought, it has a sort of shawl / mini-cape attached so it has the bonus effect of making me look like a witch. Then when I go indoors I can pull the hat part down my back and keep the shawl part around my shoulders to stay cozy.
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Comment on Private school - worthwhile/good idea for not rich people? in ~life
feanne LinkMiddle / upper middle class family background in a third world country. Parents worked hard to send me to a religious private all-girls school all the way until high school. Then I went to a...Middle / upper middle class family background in a third world country. Parents worked hard to send me to a religious private all-girls school all the way until high school. Then I went to a public university-- which I chose, against my parents' wishes, because they wanted me to attend the same private university they went to. But they were easily persuaded by the fact that the public university's tuition fees were so small (it was largely government-subsidized) plus it's one of the top universities in the country anyway, on par with private.
I agree with commenters who've said that you're paying for the network. Though in my case, I feel like I was able to network more during university and especially after university. (I'm still great friends with people I met through gradeschool and high school, but I think our fields are generally just different enough that we don't really give each other professional benefits.) I think you could definitely network outside school too-- extracurriculars, hobbies, local community stuff. Religious groups, if you're into that. (I turned out to be an atheist so the religious aspect of my schooling was essentially wasted on me... it actually turned me off of religion lol)
I still do think that my private education helped with networking indirectly, mainly because it taught me (by immersion) to speak and present myself in an upper / upper middle class way? Speaking a language is one thing; speaking it with a particular accent, knowing the slang, pop culture references, etc.-- that all helps a lot with networking too. But again, that's something that could still be picked up outside of school.
One thing I definitely don't recommend is a gender-exclusive school. While it was kind of fun, in its own way, to be in an all-girls school... it mostly just made me super awkward around guys until later on in university. I don't have brothers and don't have cousins near my age so I simply did not know how to interact with guys my age during all my time in an all-girls school. Just seems like an unnecessary social handicap.
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Comment on Scaling pixel art in ~creative
feanne LinkThis is so helpful and concise! Thank you for sharing.This is so helpful and concise! Thank you for sharing.
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
feanne Link ParentHappy you enjoyed + wow, happy you got to identify some bottles! That's so cool. What kind of bottles were they?Happy you enjoyed + wow, happy you got to identify some bottles! That's so cool. What kind of bottles were they?
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
feanne (edited )LinkDome Keeper is a fun little game that fits the bill! Dig deeper to mine resources, unlock quality-of-life improvements, upgrade your base to defend against waves of attackers. Lovely visuals,...Dome Keeper is a fun little game that fits the bill! Dig deeper to mine resources, unlock quality-of-life improvements, upgrade your base to defend against waves of attackers. Lovely visuals, satisfying playstyle, small and easy enough to quickly pick up but can keep you occupied for a long time.
For longer games I recommend the following. These are mostly resource-gathering base-building games that you can sink hundreds of hours into:
- Oxygen Not Included - space colony survival - "life support system" / "energy, ventilation, and plumbing" the game
- Don't Starve Together - cutesy goth/horror art style, survival game
- Terraria - block-based pixel art game, crafting / base-building / fighting
- No Man's Sky - explore, survive, and build in a procedurally generated universe
- Subnautica - explore, survive, and build in an alien underwater world
- Graveyard Keeper - very grindy, dark humor - Stardew-Valley-esque village life RPG/sim where you learn the many ways you can make use of corpses
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Comment on Looking for eclectic and little-known websites that bring joy in ~health.mental
feanne Linkhttps://sha.org/bottle/ - Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website - An employee of the US Bureau of Land Management created this in 2003 and continues to maintain it after...https://sha.org/bottle/ - Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website - An employee of the US Bureau of Land Management created this in 2003 and continues to maintain it after retirement.
https://milk.com/ - Surprisingly, this domain has never been owned by a big business. It's always been the personal website of programmer Dan Bornstein, who says that he won't consider selling it for less than $10 million. It includes his music, his favorite recipes, and a random kitten photo that changes every hour. Circa 1994.
https://purefelinity.com/ - A 20-year-old online virtual pet game that simulates real cat genetics. Mostly text, plus site-generated cat illustrations.
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
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Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games
feanne (edited )LinkI made Pocket Kitten, it's a virtual pet sim where you just take care of kittens and decorate the space. The game is playable online for free on browser on mobile or desktop (no ads) /...I made Pocket Kitten, it's a virtual pet sim where you just take care of kittens and decorate the space. The game is playable online for free on browser on mobile or desktop (no ads) / downloadable for desktop ($2). You just collect hearts (the in-game currency) to get more kittens and items (mostly decorative). No need for twitch reflexes. Nothing bad happens if you don't interact with the kittens, they'll just be hanging out on the screen.
I'd also recommend Cloud Gardens, a very peaceful game where you turn abandoned ruins into overgrown gardens. You just click to grow plants at your own pace.
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on I have a specific question about returning to your creative side after a long hiatus in ~creative
feanne LinkCreate any semblance or portion of your idea using low-stakes materials and processes. For example, sketching with a ballpoint pen on a table napkin or the back of a receipt. Or even just type a...Create any semblance or portion of your idea using low-stakes materials and processes. For example, sketching with a ballpoint pen on a table napkin or the back of a receipt. Or even just type a description of the piece in your phone notes app.
The goal is not to create a polished masterpiece, it's just to get any portion of your idea out of your mind and into an expressed form, whether physical or digital.
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Comment on The Legend of Vox Machina Seasons 1 and 2 in ~tv
feanne LinkI love the Vox Machina animated series so much, it's so much fun! The characters are so hilarious and endearing. I wish the DnD film could have had this level of adult humor too (though I...I love the Vox Machina animated series so much, it's so much fun! The characters are so hilarious and endearing. I wish the DnD film could have had this level of adult humor too (though I understand why it didn't)
Beauty & The Beast - My all-time fave overall
Mulan - My fave music, every single song is so good
Cinderella - I love that asshole cat too much
Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent is iconic
For my last pick it's a toss-up between Hercules (I love the music) and Emperor's New Groove (it's hilarious).
I'm ok with letting go of all the 3D films. There were some good ones but I really prefer 2D animation.