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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I'm playing through Stellar Blade for the first time -- about to head to space elevator, for folks who have played the game before. I knew going in that the game had some valid critiques, but wow...

    I'm playing through Stellar Blade for the first time -- about to head to space elevator, for folks who have played the game before.

    I knew going in that the game had some valid critiques, but wow was I unprepared for just how... uninspiring the voice work is. The English VAs just feel like they're phoning in the entire game, and it's incredibly frustrating. The combat is awesome -- a good fight has a really good flow state to it, even if some of the enemies are stupid and cheap -- and I'm really liking the world building, but the hyper focus on "LOOK HOW SEXY THE ANDROIDS ARE" and the inability for literally anyone to actually sound excited about something is a major downer.

    I know that Yoko Taro (director of Nier:Automata) said that he believes Stellar Blade is a better work overall than N:A, but I'm just not seeing it (outside of being able to dress up your character in skimpy outfits. SB does win in that category). I'm a big fan of N:A and the the Nier universe, and while there are many parallels, I do appreciate where Stellar Blade is carving new ground -- I just don't think it's as good as many folks seem to think it is.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    There's never too late to the party! Somehow this post is on the front page again, and I will happily take a listen. Thanks for the suggestion!!

    There's never too late to the party! Somehow this post is on the front page again, and I will happily take a listen. Thanks for the suggestion!!

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    Both of these are incredible songs, but they don't meet the requirement of being post 2000 :(

    Both of these are incredible songs, but they don't meet the requirement of being post 2000 :(

  4. Comment on The literary world’s DEI checklist in ~books

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    I just disabled JS with ublock origin on desktop and the whole thing loaded perfectly. Granted, it was kind of a waste, but it did load.

    I just disabled JS with ublock origin on desktop and the whole thing loaded perfectly. Granted, it was kind of a waste, but it did load.

  5. Comment on Using ASCII art to prove that I, not an LLM, wrote something in ~tech

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    Never heard of this channel, but also, what the hell, Tom7? What the hell. Very impressive way of tackling the problem.

    Never heard of this channel, but also, what the hell, Tom7? What the hell. Very impressive way of tackling the problem.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Using ASCII art to prove that I, not an LLM, wrote something in ~tech

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    I'm claiming that mostly they can't generate something where each line is the same length, and the ASCII art (that is topical and relevant to what you're writing about) is the cherry on top. (And...

    I'm claiming that mostly they can't generate something where each line is the same length, and the ASCII art (that is topical and relevant to what you're writing about) is the cherry on top.

    (And there's a little bit of yelling at the world thrown in there too.)

  7. Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech

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    I mourn my Pixelbook. It's a beautiful machine. I installed Ubuntu on it after ChromeOS stopped getting updated, but then it bricked and it's been collecting dust. Even though the screen was 4:3,...

    I mourn my Pixelbook. It's a beautiful machine. I installed Ubuntu on it after ChromeOS stopped getting updated, but then it bricked and it's been collecting dust. Even though the screen was 4:3, I loved using it. The keyboard had incredible feel.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Using ASCII art to prove that I, not an LLM, wrote something in ~tech

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    Every single freakin' time.

    Every single freakin' time.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Using ASCII art to prove that I, not an LLM, wrote something in ~tech

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    I knew someone was going to point that out before I fixed it The build that fixed it failed before I noticed, and it's re-running now. >_< edit: it's fixed now!

    I knew someone was going to point that out before I fixed it

    The build that fixed it failed before I noticed, and it's re-running now. >_<

    edit: it's fixed now!

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Using ASCII art to prove that I, not an LLM, wrote something in ~tech

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    This is a blog post that I spent the last two months working on. I've run into a situation at work where there are several people who aggressively vibe-code all the things, and while I think that...

    This is a blog post that I spent the last two months working on. I've run into a situation at work where there are several people who aggressively vibe-code all the things, and while I think that LLM usage is helpful in some cases, I don't believe that outsourcing your brain to it has any real usefulness. This post is about the techniques that I've adopted at work, and the history behind them, for proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the documentation I write is by me and me alone.

    I'd love to know your thoughts!

    11 votes

  12. Comment on A computer mouse that you control with your tongue in ~comp

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    That's absolutely incredible. I do a lot of work with custom-building gaming devices for folks with various types of movement disabilities at a children's hospital, but I never thought about...

    That's absolutely incredible. I do a lot of work with custom-building gaming devices for folks with various types of movement disabilities at a children's hospital, but I never thought about something that might go inside the mouth entirely. I'm gonna have to look more into this.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on I’ve ‘run out’ of notes on TickTick in ~tech

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    Joplin is where I dump my brain. I've got somewhere around 700mb of data in there.

    Joplin is where I dump my brain. I've got somewhere around 700mb of data in there.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    That's a spectacular solo, thank you!!

    That's a spectacular solo, thank you!!

  15. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    You win the award for "wildest genre mashup" so far today. I... like it? I think?

    You win the award for "wildest genre mashup" so far today. I... like it? I think?

  16. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    And I love them all! The sax was much more popular pre-2000, which is why I'm using that as the date cutoff :(

    And I love them all! The sax was much more popular pre-2000, which is why I'm using that as the date cutoff :(

  17. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    That's a fabulous song, but it doesn't fit the requirement of being released post 2000 :(

    That's a fabulous song, but it doesn't fit the requirement of being released post 2000 :(

  18. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    I'm always open to exploring! I will listen to all of these, thank you so much for the recommendations!

    I'm always open to exploring! I will listen to all of these, thank you so much for the recommendations!

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

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    Excellent choice, and it's already on the list!

    Excellent choice, and it's already on the list!

  20. Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas?

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    I've been working on a playlist for a while of rock / pop songs with sax solos. The rules are: Must be from this millennium sax can't be a primary instrument pop or rock genres preferred Here's...

    I've been working on a playlist for a while of rock / pop songs with sax solos. The rules are:

    • Must be from this millennium
    • sax can't be a primary instrument
    • pop or rock genres preferred

    Here's what I've got so far: https://link.deezer.com/s/323YPvabsQgEuS8BOTCXj

    27 votes