Grzmot's recent activity
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Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Webcomic of the author's experience in an abusive school that was a part of the Troubled Teens Industry in ~life
Grzmot Link ParentThank you for posting this awesome webcomic! I was glued to my screen and read all 100 chapters in the span of 4 days. It was horrible to read while he was in it, and afterwards it was still...Thank you for posting this awesome webcomic! I was glued to my screen and read all 100 chapters in the span of 4 days. It was horrible to read while he was in it, and afterwards it was still gut-wrenching to see Joe's long road the recovery. Especially the multiple shroom trips. Holy shit bro who the fuck pops shrooms and just drives across the continent... I was hoping at any point for him to try and go clean but he just never did. I'm happy it ended well for Joe, what an ordeal. I felt a lot of relief in the last chapters, and it was funny to come across explanations for some annoying things about the comic I noted earlier. I disliked the completely random detours a lot of the chapters took and it was endearing to read how he did it to not be bored of working on it.
There's also some wonderful pieces of art in this comic, the typesetting course really paid off for Joe. The moments when someone screams and the words just go all over the screen or spiral are harrowing and effective moments where intense emotions are conveyed. It's wild that like the first 40ish episodes were drawn on a fucking laptop track pad of all things.
I watched the Paris Hilton documentary about Provo Canyon when it came out and was shocked, I think it was a major blow to the troubled teen industry given that it benefits from secrecy. You send the child you failed to raise there and receive a compliant, broken young adult back that is barely functioning, but they're so terrified they'll obey anything so mission accomplished I guess.
Sorry for the necro, but I just wanted to appreciate you personally for introducing me to a piece of media that touched me significantly.
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Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop
Grzmot Link ParentAround 2016 the EU made it mandatory to provide everyone with roaming data if you were travelling in the EU. The GDPR, although a beraucratic beast, is overall a positive because it's the first...Around 2016 the EU made it mandatory to provide everyone with roaming data if you were travelling in the EU. The GDPR, although a beraucratic beast, is overall a positive because it's the first kind of law that even tries to put a value onto personal data.
It did also give us USB-C on everything fairly recently.
I don't get this doom and gloom, especially since you're being awfully vague? There's a shitton of massive improvements that have ongoing effects like obviously the single currency and the free movement of people and goods. Those are effects that are still here. If the EU went away in "the early 2010s", those effects would disappear and we'd all be a lot worse off.
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Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop
Grzmot Link ParentEspecially since the way Temu imported packages into the EU already felt like the company was complying with the law already felt abusive... There's must've been a better, more targeted way to...Especially since the way Temu imported packages into the EU already felt like the company was complying with the law already felt abusive... There's must've been a better, more targeted way to deal with the problem.
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Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop
Grzmot LinkThis entire shitshow really is one of the classic EU dilemmas. Brussels wants to unify packaging laws in the union, and the member states resist because it's giving away power to the EU. The end...This entire shitshow really is one of the classic EU dilemmas. Brussels wants to unify packaging laws in the union, and the member states resist because it's giving away power to the EU.
The end result is the worst of both worlds. The states retain their various differing laws around sending packages and disposing of packaging waste and the EU adds a mandatory layer of beraucracy on top that's just gonna completely fuck over everyone.
I hate all of this, and the worst thing is that the original intent was even good. If there was a single EU instance to register with this would be way less trouble and likely was the original intent of the law before it got watered down into lava.
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Comment on Fixing a Framework laptop bricked by a BIOS update in ~tech
Grzmot LinkPretty wild that this still happens in 2026. BIOS flashing has been around for decades, I've never had issues with it from multiple vendors.Pretty wild that this still happens in 2026. BIOS flashing has been around for decades, I've never had issues with it from multiple vendors.
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Comment on Elon Musk on tomatoes in ~food
Grzmot Link ParentI mean we've known for a while that he has no taste so this just confirms it. :DI mean we've known for a while that he has no taste so this just confirms it. :D
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Comment on Zero roadkill as Amazon canopy bridges secure 15,000 crossings in ~enviro
Grzmot LinkWhat a lovely iniative! It really seems like the ideal solution. Reducing roads and relying on public transit would be most ideal, but it's not always possible in areas that are very sparsely...What a lovely iniative!
It really seems like the ideal solution. Reducing roads and relying on public transit would be most ideal, but it's not always possible in areas that are very sparsely populated. Not sure how much this applies to the areas mentioned in the article, though.
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Comment on You can vote on the design of the next Euro banknotes! in ~design
Grzmot Link ParentSwiss franks are vertical and I think it does make sense. If you count them or hold them in your hand, the vertical one is more natural. I do also hope the birds win.Swiss franks are vertical and I think it does make sense. If you count them or hold them in your hand, the vertical one is more natural.
I do also hope the birds win.
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Comment on European Parliament approves new rules for gene-edited plants in ~enviro
Grzmot Link ParentI'm not too sure to be honest. As a certified EU stan this is one of the biggest flaws of the EU. The need to overregulate has choked a lot of stuff out. Sometimes it's good, but sometimes it's...I'm not too sure to be honest. As a certified EU stan this is one of the biggest flaws of the EU. The need to overregulate has choked a lot of stuff out. Sometimes it's good, but sometimes it's also bad.
That being said, GMO is very unpopular in the population. I doubt this will change much.
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Comment on European Parliament approves new rules for gene-edited plants in ~enviro
Grzmot Link ParentI'm not a lawyer, but the way I'd go about it is to use a pre-existing similar change to a plant that occurred through selective breeding. But it would be a difficult argument either way.Also, "edits that could have occurred through conventional breeding"? That feels like a difficult argument to make. How would that even be proven?
I'm not a lawyer, but the way I'd go about it is to use a pre-existing similar change to a plant that occurred through selective breeding. But it would be a difficult argument either way.
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Comment on What did banning Airbnbs in New York City accomplish? in ~finance
Grzmot Link ParentAnd yet the educated rational(ish) voter inhabiting the same reality is the basis of democracy. A basis that has never really existed after WW2 saw the rise of secular democracies throughout the...And yet the educated rational(ish) voter inhabiting the same reality is the basis of democracy. A basis that has never really existed after WW2 saw the rise of secular democracies throughout the west.
Before it was education, now it's been joined by the disaster that is the recommendation algorithm and the fake alternate realities that it traps its consumers in.
I do agree that despite the justified flak that politicians get about lying all the time, a lot of that is just compromises watering down the vision, but those compromises are necessary to democracy.
It's a circle I was never able to square.
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Comment on What did banning Airbnbs in New York City accomplish? in ~finance
Grzmot Link ParentPopulism is necessary in any system where the popular vote rules. Educated rational types love to think that people are dispassionate robots that dissect the position of every party on every issue...Populism is necessary in any system where the popular vote rules.
Educated rational types love to think that people are dispassionate robots that dissect the position of every party on every issue but it's just not how it works. Most folks that even show up to the urn decide on vibes and promises alone.
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Comment on Chat control 1.0 passes even though majority actually voted against in todays vote in ~society
Grzmot Link ParentThe last 167 times the EU tried to get this through it got to varying stages of completion before one measure or another stopped it. The ultimate boss so far has been the EU supreme court which so...The last 167 times the EU tried to get this through it got to varying stages of completion before one measure or another stopped it. The ultimate boss so far has been the EU supreme court which so far has shot this shit down, at which point the EU watered down the law and the thing started all over again.
This has been going on for close to a decade now, someone in there really fucking wants this to happen.
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Comment on Zig creator weighs in on the Bun Rust rewrite in ~comp
Grzmot Link ParentVenture capital is tightly tied to the enshittification pattern that swallowed the entire industry because of the amount of money sloshing around. Everyone just wants growth at all costs in hopes...Venture capital is tightly tied to the enshittification pattern that swallowed the entire industry because of the amount of money sloshing around. Everyone just wants growth at all costs in hopes of getting bought out and the race to profitability that comes afterwards makes everything worse for users.
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Comment on Chat control 1.0 passes even though majority actually voted against in todays vote in ~society
Grzmot LinkThis entire affair has been an utter disgraceThis entire affair has been an utter disgrace
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Comment on Modern, abstract art makes me angry in ~arts
Grzmot LinkFeeling some level of disdain towards abstract art is pretty standard for a normie but then why engage with it? You can just not walk into those exhibitions if they make you angry. Or is your...Feeling some level of disdain towards abstract art is pretty standard for a normie but then why engage with it?
You can just not walk into those exhibitions if they make you angry.
Or is your point a much more severe one, that abstract art should not exist, hence your anger? That would be unreasonable.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Grzmot Link ParentEspecially since taking the country over would require military action and make hated among the population. The sort of action that solves this is a long occupation that no military is equipped to...Especially since taking the country over would require military action and make hated among the population. The sort of action that solves this is a long occupation that no military is equipped to deal with, because it's not their primary job. It failed in Afghanistan and it would fail here.
It seems like for some fucked up reason, a lot of the Ethiopian population outside of Tigray wants to kill them all. That's years long deprogramming you'd have to do right there.
That being said the fact that western politicians aren't even paying lip service and condemning the actions verbally is a fucking joke.
I just don't know what to even do here other than basic political sanctioning which would scarcely stop the murdering going on in the moment. It's a horrifying read start to finish.
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Comment on What's an itch you were finally able to scratch? in ~talk
Grzmot Link ParentGood on you! I started biking to work in the warmer months a couple years back. It's great because we have a shower at work so you don't even feel disgusting the rest of the day.Good on you!
I started biking to work in the warmer months a couple years back. It's great because we have a shower at work so you don't even feel disgusting the rest of the day.
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Comment on Despite important changes to Norway's consent law last year, there is a severe lack of understanding of the issue across society, experts say, from children to teenagers to prosecutors in ~society
Grzmot Link ParentYeah! You wouldn't need to keep it softcore, you could totally show kink or something harder and passionate, but in respectful ways that shows the steps leading up to it. Remove the taboo and...Yeah! You wouldn't need to keep it softcore, you could totally show kink or something harder and passionate, but in respectful ways that shows the steps leading up to it. Remove the taboo and educate at the same time.
AFAIK the current state is that you have to:
have a representative in every single country you want to ship that is liable for your packaging
pay the fees that every single country imposes to ship to that country.
This is a major barrier to the free movement of goods principle that is a founding pillar of the EU. There are also zero exemptions to this law. Most of these laws establish minimums precisely so that tiny and small businesses sending a few packages don't have their entire profits eaten up by the fact that they want to ship to the whole EU, which is again, one of the major pillars of the EU. Even the GDPR has these as far as I understand.
If the PPWR harmonized packaging laws in the EU and created a single spot for businesses to receive representation and certification for the whole of the EU/Schengen zone then it would be a whole different story.