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Comment on Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘dialog’ society in ~society
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Comment on Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘dialog’ society in ~society
Lapbunny Link ParentWhat about the thousands of documented emails, dozens of court cases, and released or leaked testimony about these people having handled, solicited, or raped girls?This isn't significantly different from pizzagate or q-anon in my opinion.
What about the thousands of documented emails, dozens of court cases, and released or leaked testimony about these people having handled, solicited, or raped girls?
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Comment on Starboard — Portmaster games, on your Android in ~games
Lapbunny LinkThank you for posting, I have to keep an eye on this. I'm switching from an Analogue Pocket to a Thor (shipping this week!) and I suspect I'm gonna lean on something like this program...Thank you for posting, I have to keep an eye on this. I'm switching from an Analogue Pocket to a Thor (shipping this week!) and I suspect I'm gonna lean on something like this program...
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
Lapbunny Link ParentThe Cylinder Must Remain Unharmed (2031)The Cylinder Must Remain Unharmed (2031)
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
Lapbunny LinkI sometimes instinctively slap my ass going out the door. But I don't forget my wallet, goddammit!I sometimes instinctively slap my ass going out the door. But I don't forget my wallet, goddammit!
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Comment on Steins;Gate Reboot releasing October 29, 2026 in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentI only watched Steins;gate and read an LP of some of the other routes, so you'd have to direct me on how much of a problem this actually is... They mention improved pacing, which I find is often a...I only watched Steins;gate and read an LP of some of the other routes, so you'd have to direct me on how much of a problem this actually is... They mention improved pacing, which I find is often a huge, huge barrier to some people recommending older visual novels. S;G is like 15 years old and I wouldn't be surprised if there's some consensus on what could flow better? Granted that's about how old the Windows release of YU-NO was when I played it, and I think some of the friction of the save system there gives the game its character. Based on what I saw of the d-mail system I imagine it's the same...
(An aside, re remakes - Tsui no Sora or Tsukihime?)
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Comment on What is your eleventh favorite video game? in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )LinkAccording to a particular list I made a while ago, I put Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue at 11th! There are some problems with it and MMBN getting like six entries across the GBA lifespan (twelve,...According to a particular list I made a while ago, I put Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue at 11th! There are some problems with it and MMBN getting like six entries across the GBA lifespan (twelve, really! fuck!) - dumb fetch quest padding, boss refights etc. But I love so much about MMBN's aesthetic and narratives about cyberterrorism in an optimistic series for kids. These games felt like you'd never hit the bottom of 'em; the story was solid in 3, but the insane amount of post-game content runs you another whole length of the game itself, and that's before you dig into PvP. 6's multiplayer is much better, but I adore 3's postgame too much.
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Comment on Where The Wild Things Are - by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen in ~books
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentI'd never read The Lorax until I did a few years ago to my son and cried a little. It's something to get bombarded with messages of things like environmentalism or the freedom to do whatever you...I'd never read The Lorax until I did a few years ago to my son and cried a little. It's something to get bombarded with messages of things like environmentalism or the freedom to do whatever you want by media, but that someone can put it in a way even a young child could empathize with can get covertly strong. Hits even harder when you're trying to impart that on them...
My favorites picture book(s) is the compiled The Bunny Planet by Rosemary Wells, which is just about kids having bad days, but good god is it soothing and a wonderful reminder that a bad day can't take your whimsy, imagination, or love away.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Lapbunny LinkPATH OF RADIANCE ENJOYER SPOTTED, all racists get an Aether to the face...ther. That's not it. You know what is? Path of Radiance, oh yeah.PATH OF RADIANCE ENJOYER SPOTTED, all racists get an Aether to the face...ther. That's not it. You know what is? Path of Radiance, oh yeah.
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Comment on Queer joy - Share what makes you happy, proud or loved in ~lgbt
Lapbunny Link ParentQ U E E R M A G N E T I S M I've got a particular friend group that's slowly become more and more out over like two decades. The little bits of support and visibility grow into the ability for...Q U E E R M A G N E T I S M
I've got a particular friend group that's slowly become more and more out over like two decades. The little bits of support and visibility grow into the ability for everyone else to become more and more honest and comfortable about being ourselves.
That's all because of you!!
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Comment on Queer joy - Share what makes you happy, proud or loved in ~lgbt
Lapbunny LinkLast year at this time it felt like people felt way more empowered to be dickheads about their negative relationship with pride. This year, everything feels... Normal? Any negative noise is...Last year at this time it felt like people felt way more empowered to be dickheads about their negative relationship with pride. This year, everything feels... Normal? Any negative noise is getting drowned out, my company had a pride table giving out rainbow swag today on full display and I didn't hear any weird commentary on it, any negative chatter I hear about it on social media seems to more broadly attacking duplicitous corporations rather than people, and everything just seems to be a little less asshole this year. Not sure if this is everyone's experience rn, but it's making me feel a little better and more safe.
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Comment on Am I a rampant consumer or racing/flight sim hobbyist in the making? in ~games
Lapbunny LinkI'd figure out the list of games you're really interested in playing and work backwards to what you need, then get half-decent used HOTAS/wheel/hardware that would work so you can prototype it...I'd figure out the list of games you're really interested in playing and work backwards to what you need, then get half-decent used HOTAS/wheel/hardware that would work so you can prototype it ASAP. If something isn't sufficient, and you want to upgrade, then you can just sell it for what you paid and move up to something better before you get too far.
Just as a note, retro gaming isn't always made for top of the line, or more modern, or "better", gear. For example, if I try to play Outrun 2 on my Thrustmaster T300 it very quickly goes past the original 180 degree movement and you don't get the lock-to-lock slamming feel of drifting hard; it's vague and difficult to play when it rotates farther. My old PS2-compatible Driving Force that I got for my... 12th or whateverth birthday is more appropriate. (On that note, holy fuck me.)
I've considered building something like this and petered out at the conceptual stage. Part of my problem was that I like shmups and I wanted to have a variable pivoting screen for vertical games like Ikaruga; I quickly realized it would start getting very custom for a 1P+2P setup and I bailed out. If you're more dedicated than I, power to you. But the more you try to accommodate the myriad hardware gimmicks of a typical arcade, the more this spirals through scope creep. (Where's your motor for Afterburner, huh???)
I do, though, do sim racing via time trial stuff in Assetto Corsa and my 15 y/o Driving Force obviously wasn't cutting it. So I invested ~$700 in said Thrustmaster T300, the shifter, and a frame to mount it five years ago. I've been using it on and off since then, quite happy with the purchase. But also, I'm sure someone somewhere else is perfectly happy having spent like $200 on a used T150 they're flogging every single night, and someone elsewhere is happy with their crazy-ass $5000 cockpit they used once. Maybe set your budget now and ask yourself this: if you get only one good play of a game out of it, would you be happy with the money and time you spent building it? Then go all-out.
(Also remember that people are particular about these kinds of setups and probably won't pay anywhere near your cost to build if you ever decide to sell, just a warning...)
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Lapbunny Link ParentYeah, aside from straight-up motion sickness (sorry you had that!) the zero-g navigation can be a difficult point to get over for people who don't jive with the three-axis navigation for any...Yeah, aside from straight-up motion sickness (sorry you had that!) the zero-g navigation can be a difficult point to get over for people who don't jive with the three-axis navigation for any kinesthetic reason.
I've also had a friend who dropped it because the time limits made them anxious. I feel like they're a necessary part of the experience (and kind of ""solve"" themselves as the general conceit, at least as I take it), but I can understand not wanting to keep going. There's also a mod if that bit bugs anyone who bounces off.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentIf you don't mind me asking, do you appreciate or actively seek media that flirts with that phobia as a possible outcome or topic? I remember you mentioned it in a previous discussion thread! (And...If you don't mind me asking, do you appreciate or actively seek media that flirts with that phobia as a possible outcome or topic? I remember you mentioned it in a previous discussion thread! (And I find that interplay of fear and art really fascinating - forgot to mention DDLC as, tl;dr, one of my favorites...)
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Comment on Looking for headphone recommendations in ~music
Lapbunny Link ParentMy XM5s needed a few firmware updates to work out some weird behavior (mainly Teams calls getting wonky), but I love them for audio, comfort, a 3.5 jack, and ANC. Obviously not anywhere near OP's...My XM5s needed a few firmware updates to work out some weird behavior (mainly Teams calls getting wonky), but I love them for audio, comfort, a 3.5 jack, and ANC. Obviously not anywhere near OP's price MSRP, but I wouldn't be surprised if you could find an open box or refurb pair of XM3 or XM4 phones around $200.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Lapbunny (edited )LinkOuter Wilds. I had a major existential crisis after COVID lockdown, where basic society falling out seemed to make everything feel awfully pointless. Outer Wilds genuinely felt like a religious...Outer Wilds. I had a major existential crisis after COVID lockdown, where basic society falling out seemed to make everything feel awfully pointless. Outer Wilds genuinely felt like a religious experience in the face of that. I don't know if a piece of art, let alone a video game, will ever do that for me again. Also game-wise and narratively it's just damn good and so easy to recommend to anyone.
Shoutouts to Katawa Shoujo (which was a giant mirror I desperately needed for my own identity in assorted ways), Undertale and Deltarune (which are the best celebration of the medium itself), Melee (a monument to human folly), Ever17 + 999: Nine Persons, Nine Hours, Nine Doors (opening my head to looking at narratives in different ways), Pokémon Legends: Arceus (because you're never too old to feel like you're five again), Resident Evil Remake (which feels like Mikami put the inner workings of my frontal lobe on a GameCube disc), and Sonic Adventure 2 (my favorite most video gamey video game).
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Comment on A man died and all I've got left of him is a porn CD in ~life
Lapbunny LinkThank you for feeling like you can write this here and share. It's a nice reminder that no matter how silly or trivial these interactions seem, they stick with others and keep you alive. I had an...Thank you for feeling like you can write this here and share. It's a nice reminder that no matter how silly or trivial these interactions seem, they stick with others and keep you alive.
I had an internet friend who I went on a few trips with since he was IRL friends with someone I visited every now and then. I forgot my anime con badge in his car, so he unexpectedly shipped it over to me and wrote me a hand-written letter along with talking about how he's looking forward to the next time we meet up. Also about Cat Planet Cuties, an extremely trashy ecchi show, since it was a random topic there.
He died very unexpectedly after from a motorcycle accident. Even though we hadn't spent all that much time together, I think about him a lot. Very earnest dude who went out of his way just a little unnecessary extra bit to be more personal... Kinda thing can sit in your head.
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Comment on Controller suggestion? Hand is locking up. in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentSo I've got an OG Xbox, and ironically I haven't used it for much besides Steel Battalion - but I'm gonna give an OG-USB adapter a try with one of my controllers to see how it goes. Thank you!So I've got an OG Xbox, and ironically I haven't used it for much besides Steel Battalion - but I'm gonna give an OG-USB adapter a try with one of my controllers to see how it goes. Thank you!
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Comment on Controller suggestion? Hand is locking up. in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentI don't know, Mina is pretty good. :^) (Will definitely consider asking my doctor about RSI options, though.)Putting controllers down for several weeks should definitely be step one.
I don't know, Mina is pretty good. :^)
(Will definitely consider asking my doctor about RSI options, though.)
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Controller suggestion? Hand is locking up.
Hey, so I've used an XBone controller for... God knows how long. I've been playing Mina the Hollower and realized that it's causing some pain along the muscles going from the top of my left middle...
Hey, so I've used an XBone controller for... God knows how long. I've been playing Mina the Hollower and realized that it's causing some pain along the muscles going from the top of my left middle and ring finger past my wrist; I've got piano fingers and kinda grip the analog pretty hard, so my fingers are going past 90° holding the thing and I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be doing this anymore.
I think if I had a bigger controller I'd be fine? I'm trying my arcade stick, but it's not great for fine motion like the analog. Does anyone have any experience with having to move out of their usual controller due to pain, and what did you do?
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I never said they were. You, on the other hand, compared an issue with extensive evidence, including clear documented connections to the highest level of ruling class and multiple convictions, to two conspiracies with no legal evidence I'm aware of that anything of the sort actually exists or happened.