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  2. Comment on Carmageddon: Rogue Shift | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    Made by the studio behind RedOut (I && II), so this is likely going to be incredible.

    Made by the studio behind RedOut (I && II), so this is likely going to be incredible.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled? in ~life

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    There you go, it's because the definition criteria is skewed. Of course they're going to have anxiety or depression in an elite high stress environment. ADHD is just about par for the course for...

    Most of these students are claiming mental health conditions and learning disabilities, like anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

    There you go, it's because the definition criteria is skewed. Of course they're going to have anxiety or depression in an elite high stress environment. ADHD is just about par for the course for some of the most intelligent highest level min-maxing intelligent and motivated people.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) (Au5, Savant, Fractal, Prismatic remix) (2013) in ~music

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    posting because I linked to it in this comment on the brief history of complextro, and figured its a fun one to post and have archived here.

    posting because I linked to it in this comment on the brief history of complextro, and figured its a fun one to post and have archived here.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Jorts - December (2018) in ~music

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    Always wished complextro had taken over back in the early brostep days, we almost had it, then didn't, then it rebranded as 'melodic dubstep' through artists like Ramses B, Mitis, and Seven Lions,...
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    Always wished complextro had taken over back in the early brostep days, we almost had it, then didn't, then it rebranded as 'melodic dubstep' through artists like Ramses B, Mitis, and Seven Lions, and then it quietly went away (most won't know/remember this, but complextro for a short period of time was thought to eventually overtake brostep).1

    After nearly twenty years complextro is finally starting to become more popular in EDM, but under the name "color bass" which is the same thing as complextro, just with a smidge more in-your-face bass (Au5 and Chime are the current leaders there if you're interested!). Other artists who were in the same formative era was Prismatic and Fractal, they all often worked with each other. Including with Savant on this incredible remix of Scatman.

    This song is really colorful with a little bit of vaporwave (ala Saint Pepsi, and a lot of Macross 82-99) in the mix - it's great. Thanks for sharing!

    1 and technically complextro is itself a direct evolution of electro house (which was an evolution of electro and house music, where electro itself was an evolution of house!), with complextro originally being defined as 'electro house with (dubstep) bass' (thus the 'complexity' of it in production and sound design).

    Rawrberry or Dead Cat Bounce were excellent (short-lived) artists in those older days before it solidified into complextro, then melodic dubstep, and now color bass.

    edit: can we throw the tags color bass and vaporwave on this post?

    edit 2: added links, improved writing, added more history and details - because why not!

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Japan unveils human washing machine, now you can get washed like laundry in ~tech

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    One of the reasons Japan is by far the expert in robotics and consumer automation is because of their aging population. This is very obviously designed for the elderly and disabled, and by god i...

    One of the reasons Japan is by far the expert in robotics and consumer automation is because of their aging population. This is very obviously designed for the elderly and disabled, and by god i want ten.

    28 votes

  9. Comment on New community suggestion: ~tech.electronics in ~tildes

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    Yes. This is exactly why I feel it should be ~electronics

    Yes. This is exactly why I feel it should be ~electronics

    4 votes

  10. Comment on New community suggestion: ~tech.electronics in ~tildes

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    If anyone is in the mood, please fix the title on this to remove the programming addition.

    If anyone is in the mood, please fix the title on this to remove the programming addition.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Hacking a weird (retro) TV censoring device in ~tech

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    This was in response to Technology Connections video here about the company, usage, and general history on the device.

    This was in response to Technology Connections video here about the company, usage, and general history on the device.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on New community suggestion: ~tech.electronics in ~tildes

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    Yeah, I even post there, forgot it for a moment, I even updated the log pretty soon after posting lol, it was an afterthought anyway for ~electronics

    Yeah, I even post there, forgot it for a moment, I even updated the log pretty soon after posting lol, it was an afterthought anyway for ~electronics

    5 votes

  14. New community suggestion: ~tech.electronics

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    Every once in awhile I have one of these ideas, but this one I think would be incredibly fun and interesting to have: ~electronics or (~tech.electronics || ~engineering.electronics), , programming...

    Every once in awhile I have one of these ideas, but this one I think would be incredibly fun and interesting to have: ~electronics or (~tech.electronics || ~engineering.electronics), , programming || ~tech.programming. forgot momentarily that ~comp was a thing.

    Not as a community for tech news or product discussions (we have ~tech for that) but for electronics research, electronic hobbies/diy, ideas, Q&A, etc etc. With our seemingly higher than average hard tech professional community on here I think this would be great and really bring a new type of content into our fold that could be interesting and and exciting.

    I've brought up ~hardware before, but I think ~electronics is more widespread, could include anything to do with electronics: PCBs, computers/desktops, sound/audio, lighting, robotics, electrical work, etc.

    While I was writing this I realized, and was quite surprised that we don't have something like ~tech.programming on here either, maybe that should be one as well to consider. ~comp is a thing, I post there.

    19 votes

  16. Comment on Views on over-posting? in ~tildes

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    Please do, that way it dilutes the activity feed with how often I post. In fact, more of us should be doing this to dilute the share of posts I make on here. Please, I beg of you, this would make...

    Please do, that way it dilutes the activity feed with how often I post. In fact, more of us should be doing this to dilute the share of posts I make on here. Please, I beg of you, this would make me feel so much better. This is a win-win for both of us @Aerrol.

    11 votes

  18. Comment on Daft Punk Saw It Coming (Director's Cut) in ~music

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    Posting the Patreon (free) link, as the YT upload had its audio randomly cut due to the DMCA even though this exists in the fair use category. Plus, it feels better to link to something not on the...

    Explore how the duo used machines to protect their humanity, how they rediscovered emotion through live musicianship, and how their final evolution revealed a paradox.

    A poetic journey of speed, identity, creativity, and legacy.

    Posting the Patreon (free) link, as the YT upload had its audio randomly cut due to the DMCA even though this exists in the fair use category. Plus, it feels better to link to something not on the centralized platform.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, European Court of Justice rules in ~lgbt

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    Assuming this then must be done through soft-state political stress?

    The judges note that their decision does not compel member states to amend their domestic legislation to recognise same-sex marriage, instead obliging them to recognise marriages lawfully concluded in another EU country.

    The procedure must be applied "without distinction" or additional hurdles.

    Assuming this then must be done through soft-state political stress?

    2 votes