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Comment on Movie fatigue in ~movies
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
kovboydan (edited )Link ParentI stopped watching the NFL completely after the Saints x Rams No Call in the Playoffs. I don’t believe in any other conspiracies but I’ll entertain the “NFL is Rigged” conspiracy. Telenovela level...I stopped watching the NFL completely after the Saints x Rams No Call in the Playoffs. I don’t believe in any other conspiracies but I’ll entertain the “NFL is Rigged” conspiracy.
Although both the NFL and Robey-Coleman admitted a penalty should have been called, league commissioner Roger Goodell determined that the no-call was an act of human error by the referees and not enough to reverse the game's outcome.
Five days after the game, the NFL fined Robey-Coleman $26,739 for the play. The fine was an admission the play should have been called a personal foul for an illegal hit on a defenseless receiver.
The win advanced the Rams to Super Bowl LIII against the AFC Champion New England Patriots, the franchise's first Super Bowl since the then-St. Louis Rams advanced to and lost Super Bowl XXXVI after the 2001 season, also against the Patriots.
Telenovela level scripted drama.
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Comment on Patagonia sues drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement in ~lgbt
kovboydan Link ParentAnd attorneys fees. Which shouldn’t be that much right now, but still a lot more than $1. Thanks for sharing the complaint @Carrow. IP isn’t my thing but I can’t see this getting past summary...They're suing for $1 in damages.
And attorneys fees. Which shouldn’t be that much right now, but still a lot more than $1.
Thanks for sharing the complaint @Carrow. IP isn’t my thing but I can’t see this getting past summary judgment given how stupid the alleged infringement is.
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Comment on There's a hundred illegal erections in the hills behind my parents' house in ~hobbies
kovboydan Link ParentThis was incredibly interesting to read. Thank you for sharing it with us. Balancing democratic access and protecting wild spaces is tough. If you want semi-related subculture drama, there’s lot...This was incredibly interesting to read. Thank you for sharing it with us. Balancing democratic access and protecting wild spaces is tough. If you want semi-related subculture drama, there’s lot of drama about pitons/bolting routes for climbing (in the US but possibly elsewhere too).
And, thank you for combining erections and tramps in such a surprising, unconventional manner.
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Comment on When did your preferred fighting game franchises peak? in ~games
kovboydan LinkSoul Caliber peaked in 1999 when it was ported to Dreamcast. Smash Bros peaked on N64 not GameCube. I can’t defend these positions, but I feel strongly about them.Soul Caliber peaked in 1999 when it was ported to Dreamcast. Smash Bros peaked on N64 not GameCube. I can’t defend these positions, but I feel strongly about them.
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Comment on Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ in ~tech
kovboydan (edited )Link ParentAre you sure this was real? “Student Services” are common in higher education and that rebrand would seem to be an effort to align the language across functional domains? Also, it’s a thing at...Are you sure this was real? “Student Services” are common in higher education and that rebrand would seem to be an effort to align the language across functional domains?
Also, it’s a thing at universities, e.g. University of Alberta.
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Comment on Excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present in ~books
kovboydan Link ParentI think the shade thrown at adverbs is from things like: But like all words, they can be used well.I think the shade thrown at adverbs is from things like:
Bob said excitedly, “Yay! I’m so excited to eat cake!”
Then Bill replied sadly, “But I’m so sad I can’t eat red velvet cake.”But like all words, they can be used well.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
kovboydan Link ParentJellyfin is super easy to spin up. Infuse is the best client on tvOS.Jellyfin is super easy to spin up. Infuse is the best client on tvOS.
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Comment on What has changed as you've gotten older? in ~talk
kovboydan Link ParentIf you drive 500 miles at a constant speed of 75mph instead of 70mph, you save less than 30 minutes. It’s really not worth it. 70 vs 80 is still less than an hour, and you may as well do 75 and...If you drive 500 miles at a constant speed of 75mph instead of 70mph, you save less than 30 minutes. It’s really not worth it.
70 vs 80 is still less than an hour, and you may as well do 75 and avoid the increased risk because it’ll only take about 24 minutes extra.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
kovboydan Link ParentI was trying to figure out how to say Consider Phlebas is readable but only if you’re big on reading complete series. It’s like Ringworld Engineers by Nivens: I don’t really want to read this, but...I was trying to figure out how to say Consider Phlebas is readable but only if you’re big on reading complete series. It’s like Ringworld Engineers by Nivens: I don’t really want to read this, but I will because I need to read it to finish the series.
You can skip a book or two in the series and not really miss much; just like with Le Guin, the books are “in a universe” but they’re definitely readable stand alone, too.
The Use of Weapons is great for so many reasons, but I can’t really talk about those reasons without spoilers. I enjoy Games but it’s distant second to Weapons.
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
kovboydan Link ParentI don’t think it’s LLM, because it has subordinate clauses as (primary?) clauses, etc. LLMs write better, basically. To me it feels like an ESL / Englisch als Fremdsprache author trying to write...I don’t think it’s LLM, because it has subordinate clauses as (primary?) clauses, etc. LLMs write better, basically. To me it feels like an ESL / Englisch als Fremdsprache author trying to write in corporate / „thought leader“ speak.
Given the consistent lack of definite articles in certain places, I’d guess Turkish but that’s a wild, unsubstantiated guess.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
kovboydan Link ParentUse of Weapons by Banks is one of my favorite books. It’s one of the few books with “weird” structures that I can confidently say used it well. The Culture Series is good reading, right behind Le...Use of Weapons by Banks is one of my favorite books. It’s one of the few books with “weird” structures that I can confidently say used it well.
The Culture Series is good reading, right behind Le Guin and a few other for “universes.”
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Comment on Startups in Berlin in ~finance
kovboydan (edited )Link ParentI don’t want to be harsh or get into the content really, but I guess I’ll try to provide good faith constructive feedback: the writing is sort of not that good, not in like a “there’s no argument...I don’t want to be harsh or get into the content really, but I guess I’ll try to provide good faith constructive feedback: the writing is sort of not that good, not in like a “there’s no argument or support” way, but in like a “that’s not a sentence way.”
Rents still reasonable by any European standard, a genuinely international crowd, a creative energy you could feel without quite being able to name it. Founders started arriving.
The first sentence isn’t a sentence, unless this is meant to be stream of consciousness. Maybe. The second sentence is the end of the first sentence (but probably not really because I think a semi-colon would be kk).
With rents still reasonable by
anyEuropean standards, a genuinely international crowd, and a creative energy you could feelwithout quite being able to name it, founders started arriving (in Berlin); capital (followed).I appreciate the effort you know, so I’m really just trying to offer constructive feedback.
Edit: There are plenty of ways to edit that paragraph to make it flow and be “correct.” This was just a hasty edit to demonstrate what I meant.
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Comment on Why is it so hard to get an ADHD diagnosis? How do you find a good psychologist? in ~health.mental
kovboydan Link ParentDiagnostically speaking, I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to develop it later in life. You can cope until you can’t, but that’s not the same as turning ADHD as an adult. You’d still have,...But it is extremely rare to develop ADHD later in life
Diagnostically speaking, I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to develop it later in life. You can cope until you can’t, but that’s not the same as turning ADHD as an adult. You’d still have, for example, report cards that say “good student but fails to complete assignments” because it’s a neurodevelopmental disorder.
TBI’s not included, but yeah. You’re right.
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Comment on Why so many people are going "no contact" with their parents in ~life
kovboydan (edited )Link ParentThat assumes parents "raise" kids for 18 years. My mother left me, as in moved to different cities or states, with my abusive father multiple times between 3ish and 15ish. He was abusive to her...That assumes parents "raise" kids for 18 years. My mother left me, as in moved to different cities or states, with my abusive father multiple times between 3ish and 15ish. He was abusive to her too, but she definitely left me with him all those times for me. Should I forget that and pretend she “raised” me for 18 years even if she was never around? Is she entitled to a relationship?
Parents don’t deserve shit, they earn it.
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Comment on Why so many people are going "no contact" with their parents in ~life
kovboydan Link ParentI‘ve forgotten my father exists for about 20 years, unless someone asks me about him or he finds my new address and sends me packages. I hope he got help and I hope he’s happy, but there’s no way...You may feel safer feeling nothing at all about them. That's a therapeutic journey and it's going to be incredibly relevant to what type and intensity of abuse happened.
I‘ve forgotten my father exists for about 20 years, unless someone asks me about him or he finds my new address and sends me packages.
I hope he got help and I hope he’s happy, but there’s no way I’ll ever take the risk to find out. I also can’t remember him without a strong physical stress responses, so it’s not that I feel safer, it’s that I don’t physically feel panic.
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Comment on Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals in ~comp
kovboydan LinkI can’t remember life before oh-my-zsh/9k. I know I wasted countless hours, but I can’t remember why it was so important to me.I can’t remember life before oh-my-zsh/9k. I know I wasted countless hours, but I can’t remember why it was so important to me.
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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
kovboydan Link ParentIt was 30 minutes of anecdotes and “feels” that concluded with the cancellation of “cados.” I appreciate you posting it but I also recognize I wasted 30 minutes.It was 30 minutes of anecdotes and “feels” that concluded with the cancellation of “cados.” I appreciate you posting it but I also recognize I wasted 30 minutes.
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Comment on Is British English actually better than American English? in ~humanities.languages
kovboydan Link ParentI append “, if I cared at all” to it so it works without the negation when I hear it / read it. I’m a “whom” Stan but I could care less about caring less, if I cared at all.I append “, if I cared at all” to it so it works without the negation when I hear it / read it.
I’m a “whom” Stan but I could care less about caring less, if I cared at all.
Double Indemnity and Hustler from that list are both solid films if you’re comfortable watching super old stuff.