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Comment on What would cause moral panic if invented today? in ~talk
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Comment on What is your favorite old news article? in ~news
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Comment on What would cause moral panic if invented today? in ~talk
jakomus LinkSchools. Think about it: the government requires you to send your child away every day to a building where they will be told how to think by strangers and graded for their performance, and you are...Schools.
Think about it: the government requires you to send your child away every day to a building where they will be told how to think by strangers and graded for their performance, and you are responsible for getting them there on time, picking them up on time, making sure they do their homework, and if you neglect any of this then you can have your kids taken away from you.
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Comment on The AI art apocalypse in ~arts
jakomus Link ParentI think the disdain is warranted, because the complete lack of empathy towards traditional artists has been astonishing. This is a disruptive technology, so it's understandable that those who have...Probably the biggest problem I had is that this is somebody that clearly does not like the AI art community. He speaks with disdain towards them the entire time.
I think the disdain is warranted, because the complete lack of empathy towards traditional artists has been astonishing. This is a disruptive technology, so it's understandable that those who have been disrupted are lashing out, and the reaction to that from the AI community has been surprise at best, and mockery at worst.
Sadly because the technology is out there, fully functional and impossible to stop, people are free to be as inconsiderate as they want. It's not like anybody can take their toys away from them if they're behaving badly. The victims have no recourse. So it seems fair to me that tech bros should get all the disdain they deserve, because social shaming is the only tool to keep them in check.
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Pokemon - What is your favourite game in the series and why?
My favourite game is Crystal Version for the Game Boy Color. I've been playing Pokemon since the beginning - Red and Blue. I loved the original games, and as a kid I saw the hype for the release...
My favourite game is Crystal Version for the Game Boy Color. I've been playing Pokemon since the beginning - Red and Blue. I loved the original games, and as a kid I saw the hype for the release of Gold/Silver online. Gold/Silver's release is easily the most excited I've been for anything in my life. When they finally came out in the west, they hit all my expectations and more. The introduction of genders, time-based events with a visible day/night cycle, new types, new Pokemon, held items and so much more made the games a hugely more in-depth experience compared to the originals. No other game in the franchise has offered such a marked improvement over the previous to date.
Crystal, being a third version, is essentially an enhanced version of Gold and Silver. It doesn't blow them out of the water, but what it does add is nice. Animated sprites, some feature refinements and an improved storyline makes it the quintessential Gen II game in my opinion.
Remakes of Gold/Silver - with some Crystal features included - exist in the form of HGSS for the Nintendo DS. A top five Pokemon game in it's own right, I like it slightly less because they don't have quite the same vibe the originals had. This is almost entirely due to nostalgia, but it's what I believe.
Do you agree? Do you disagree entirely? Share with us your favourite Pokemon game and why.
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Comment on What is your favorite old news article? in ~news
jakomus LinkMan living in fear of South West super-badger the size of a large pig I've had the original link bookmarked for years but sadly it leads to nothing - luckily the Wayback Machine has it. The phrase...Man living in fear of South West super-badger the size of a large pig
I've had the original link bookmarked for years but sadly it leads to nothing - luckily the Wayback Machine has it.
The phrase "suddenly there was a badger" lives rent-free in my head. Also describing the teeth being "as long as a lemonade bottle is wide" is a bafflingly specific comparison.
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Comment on The new Barbie movie used so much pink paint on set that it caused an international shortage, according to its production designer in ~movies
jakomus LinkIt was a specific shade of pink as far as I understand. Saying that the entire world ran out of pink is an exaggeration.It was a specific shade of pink as far as I understand. Saying that the entire world ran out of pink is an exaggeration.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
jakomus LinkI hacked my 3DS following the shutdown of the eShop so I've downloaded a ton of games from series I've never played before. I've played a bit of Dragon Quest VIII and I'm quite enjoying it. The...I hacked my 3DS following the shutdown of the eShop so I've downloaded a ton of games from series I've never played before. I've played a bit of Dragon Quest VIII and I'm quite enjoying it. The only JRPG I've played is Pokemon and I've been told this is a good next step at getting into the genre.
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Comment on When was the golden age of the internet to you? in ~tech
jakomus Link ParentI think you're spot on but I would extend the time period up to 2007. I think that is the year you can point to and say "the old internet died here". A lot of the big social media sites had...I think you're spot on but I would extend the time period up to 2007. I think that is the year you can point to and say "the old internet died here". A lot of the big social media sites had established themselves and were growing exponentially, and the reveal of the iPhone was the death blow.
To be clear, I'm absolutely not saying that's what teachers do, just how people would react if the modern school system was suddenly proposed all at once in the modern day.