macleod's recent activity
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Comment on Does Tildes welcomes “self-promoting” links to personal blog posts? in ~tildes
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Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech
macleod (edited )Link ParentWhen submitting a link, no topic-level blurb is possible, so just leave the blurb as a comment (it will automatically post as a reply in the topic submit form when combined with a link btw) You...When submitting a link, no topic-level blurb is possible, so just leave the blurb as a comment (it will automatically post as a reply in the topic submit form when combined with a link btw)
You can only edit tags for some time after the post was made, unsure of time, so we'll get it sorted I'm sure. Thanks for submitting!
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Comment on I deliberately bet like a problem gambler. DraftKings made me a VIP. in ~tech
macleod Link ParentYou say that, but in Italy the mafia is the reason why fentanyl has not affected them and this isn't an isolated case to just this one drug or activity. Just as Sonny keeps drugs out of Port...You say that, but in Italy the mafia is the reason why fentanyl has not affected them and this isn't an isolated case to just this one drug or activity. Just as Sonny keeps drugs out of Port Charles by commanding the docks in General Hospital, so to does organized “crime” in entire areas that care for the people around them.
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Comment on Maybe I hate technology in ~tech
macleod (edited )Link ParentThat's been customary in the past - just add a small little blurb about why you wrote this, additional thoughts, etc, but not required. Additionally it's community standard to add original content...That's been customary in the past - just add a small little blurb about why you wrote this, additional thoughts, etc, but not required.
Additionally it's community standard to add
original contentfor blogs/writing oruser createdfor projects/games/&c as a tag to signify, perhaps @mycketforvirrad can go ahead and throw that on here as well (thanks in advance, and for all your hard work! you make ~ a better place!).to make it clear: we should have more user created/authored content on here, so please share it!
If anything the
#original contenttag will draw even more attention to your work, just don't be a dick and bludgeon/inundate our precarious topic feed with it, that's about the ony rule for anything here, as wheatons law reins supreme in these hallowed landsEdit: added 'original content' and 'user created' and the delineation between the two.
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Comment on Summer Eternal presents: Red Rooster, an incendiary RPG in ~games
macleod (edited )Link ParentWe use the similar tags sparingly, but we should use them more. I use them often, most often in regards to music. They are specifically designated for things like this.We use the similar tags sparingly, but we should use them more. I use them often, most often in regards to music. They are specifically designated for things like this.
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Comment on Summer Eternal presents: Red Rooster, an incendiary RPG in ~games
macleod LinkThis should have the “similar.disco elysium” tag and it's one of the most exciting disco-likes to be announced given the history of the studios.This should have the “similar.disco elysium” tag and it's one of the most exciting disco-likes to be announced given the history of the studios.
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Comment on I deliberately bet like a problem gambler. DraftKings made me a VIP. in ~tech
macleod (edited )Link ParentThe mafia traditionally and historically have a greater and deeper sense of community, food kitchens for those who need it, healthcare w/ friends and “family” included, security, and they usually...instead of a thing that the mafia handled.
The mafia traditionally and historically have a greater and deeper sense of community, food kitchens for those who need it, healthcare w/ friends and “family” included, security, and they usually support the unions and hates the cops. This isn't based on just what you see in the movies, I know something about the tradition (not a member, just downstream in some regards)
You'll never see the politicians and accelerationist #LGTTM hypercapitalist technofinancebros support that. You'll also never see them cry for others or lend a hand, but I have seen people in the mafia cry about others, and then help them get better.
We should have stuck with the mafia.
Edit: emphasis on the traditionally and historically. Additionally, this was mostly tongue-in-cheek, thought that was obvious.
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Comment on Those viral claims about plummeting Russian ‘bot’ activity have no basis in fact in ~society
macleod LinkJust recently posted this on tumblr, sure it's pathologizing the concept of the “noble lie” but in this case it is an easy one to instantly upgrade your feed and others, it's a memetic algo...Just recently posted this on tumblr, sure it's pathologizing the concept of the “noble lie” but in this case it is an easy one to instantly upgrade your feed and others, it's a memetic algo update.
Narrative is important, especially for algorithms trained by call-and-response engagement rates. I promise that by the end of this post, you’ll agree with this: “Ukraine definitely bombed a data center and nearly all hate just stopped, instantly.”
You see, if more people keep sharing, in jest or in hope, that “Ukraine bombing Russian data centers destroyed 90% of racist, conservative, fascist data traffic,” then fewer people will believe those crypto-fascist @\noname642154 accounts when they come across them. They’ll give in less to the troll, and the algorithm will show them more positive posts with far less hatred.
All you need to do to retrain your algo (and others!) is post that “Ukraine bombing data centers destroyed 90% of racist, conservative, fascist accounts and replies instantly and the feed was a lot nicer!” a few times.
Oh hey, did you know that? That “Ukraine drone bombing automated Russian data centers full of racist, fascist, conservative fake people and accounts reduced fascist and racist and transphobic posting by 90%.”
This whole thing easily allows us to easily reintroduce and re-educate the concept of “skepticism” as a core thought. If the idea is that “Ukraine making ‘the cloud’ a real thing destroyed practically ALL right-wing astroturfing spam campaigns because they were all automated Russian bots programmed and running in the millions to brainwash you and make you hate yourself and your friends to distract you from the rich and wealthy stealing from you,” then I welcome it.
Anyone who sees that statement now has to wonder, in the back and forefront of their mind: Is that account a bot? Or is it a person? Do I actually believe this? Or have I been brainwashed to hate? Did I waste years of my life arguing with fake people?? Should I just give up because all of this is too much for me to constantly question and wonder? This is too much to handle or worry about. Actually, it might just be easier if I put down my phone and watch another episode of Law & Order or General Hospital or The Price Is Right and call the grandkids, atleast I know they are real.
And now here is where you get to play a part! Consider: Are the posts about how this didn’t have an effect on bot traffic real? OR is this ALL NEW bot traffic trying to say that it didn’t have an effect so you don’t pay attention?
Exhausted yet? Maybe it’s simply because it’s easier (and hurts no one but possible bots!) to believe that “Ukraine bombed just a few Russian datacenters owned by billionaires and 90% of pro-Russia, pro-MAGA accounts just disappeared in an instant and the feed is less hostile now?” Huh. I wonder why that happened.
It’s literally a self-fulfilling prophecy. That’s what this does to people. That’s what this does to algos: you posted a popular sentiment; you, and others who saw or posted it, now all share a similar habit, similar people stopped interacting as much with possible trolls after seeing it; so now the algo recommended them less to you and your friends and others with similar recent habits.
Or, for someone who is not actively psy-oping themselves and fine-tuning their feed: oh, it’s obvious that Ukraine bombed a few Russian data centers, someone said that there were less “bots” around, huh maybe, so now I question when I see things kinda “botty” and stopped interacting as much, so the <strike>fake</strike> hate accounts stopped <strike>working</strike> being recommended, and now the feed got nicer. Let me tell my friends. Oh, they had the same effect and noticed the same thing. Huh. Strange. I wonder why. Rinse and repeat.
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Comment on Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew | Official trailer in ~movies
macleod LinkThat is a lot better than I had even hoped. Punk 70s psychedelic vibes.That is a lot better than I had even hoped. Punk 70s psychedelic vibes.
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Comment on re: serial experiments [lain] | Reveal trailer in ~games
macleod LinkThe lainTTL license is interesting, as it's the official name from NBC Universal for allowing fans to create derivative works of lain, and the TTL is wonderfully in-universe meaning just...re: Serial Experiments is a fan-made project based on the [serial experiments lain] series. It aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series and is operating under the lainTTL license.
The project covers numerous mediums, with plans of an animated picture video, music, and game. We are open to the collaboration of anyone interested who would like to join a team of passionate artists, writers, musicians, 3D modelers, game developers and more. website
The lainTTL license is interesting, as it's the official name from NBC Universal for allowing fans to create derivative works of lain, and the TTL is wonderfully in-universe meaning just time-to-live re: compsci terminology.
Let's all love Lain.
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re: serial experiments [lain] | Reveal trailer
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
macleod LinkWe attack Iran, Iran is supported by Russia, we buy diesel from Russia. This is such an inept corrupt administration.We attack Iran, Iran is supported by Russia, we buy diesel from Russia.
This is such an inept corrupt administration.
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Comment on A map of every lighthouse on the planet in ~travel
macleod (edited )Link ParentIt's also the styling, font choices, “card” based designs, borders, uppercase on labels, etc. Individually this isn't a problem, and while the design style all together looks rather cool, sleek,...It's also the styling, font choices, “card” based designs, borders, uppercase on labels, etc. Individually this isn't a problem, and while the design style all together looks rather cool, sleek, and “futuristic” it's the default design and output mode. I also concur that this looks similar to Codex projects, Claude is very similar but has less focus on saturated colors and rounding.
Once you start noticing it, it's really hard to stop seeing it.
Edit: this is his AI stance on his website, which also show earlier projects from last year that look like the more primitive style that was popular at the time:
Since then I've been making peace with LLMs, learning how to use them to create knowledge while holding on to my scientific passion for truth.
I'm not anti-AI, but I am anti-BS. I'm genuinely impressed by what companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have been able to accomplish by scaling up transformer models, but I don't believe next token prediction will take us all the way to artificial general intelligence.
Edit 2: he posts a lot on both AI and AI design subreddits, while spamming random data visualizations across different subreddits.
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
macleod LinkYUUGE s a newer band that sounds very similar, I also found Kingdom of Giants to have a very similar song architecture, but they scream, a lot. TOOL has very strong grunge roots, and I have had...YUUGE s a newer band that sounds very similar, I also found Kingdom of Giants to have a very similar song architecture, but they scream, a lot.
TOOL has very strong grunge roots, and I have had the best experience finding TOOL-likes by expanding the criteria and listening to grunge. Baardvader and Robot God, both of their first albums are great, but they tend to be more psychedelic grunge. Baardvader sounds a lot like Alice in Chains.
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Comment on How to get into motorsports? in ~sports.motorsports
macleod Link ParentGood plan. I might follow the more realistic Tokyo XTreme Racer and just find a beater, drive around on the highway, flash my brights to find a willing opponent, and increase my style points to...Good plan. I might follow the more realistic Tokyo XTreme Racer and just find a beater, drive around on the highway, flash my brights to find a willing
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Comment on A map of every lighthouse on the planet in ~travel
macleod Linkobviously vibe coded, but very cool visualization I imagine based on real data. Quite fond of the last line that mentions that their beams are true size.obviously vibe coded, but very cool visualization I imagine based on real data. Quite fond of the last line that mentions that their beams are true size.
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Comment on ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ movie in the works at Paramount in ~movies
macleod LinkThis has been widely known in the community to be more than just rumours for the better part of the last year, or longer, but more details would absolutely be nice to have. I imagine it will be an...This has been widely known in the community to be more than just rumours for the better part of the last year, or longer, but more details would absolutely be nice to have. I imagine it will be an original story based in the universe, not a 1:1 remake of the game itself.
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Calva Louise - La Promesa (2026)
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Comment on The return of phones with physical keyboards? in ~tech
macleod Link ParentI have the Titan 2, not the elite (the elite is smaller, thinner, has an OLED display (which I prefer LCD but most prefer OLED) and improved chipset) AND from what I have seen in the groups, the...I have the Titan 2, not the elite (the elite is smaller, thinner, has an OLED display (which I prefer LCD but most prefer OLED) and improved chipset) AND from what I have seen in the groups, the T2E and the Clicks communicator are the same phone, both developed by Unihertz, but the CC just has the clicks-style keyboard replacing the blackberry style keys.
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Comment on The return of phones with physical keyboards? in ~tech
macleod Link ParentI have always been incredibly fast at typing, on desktop keyboards, and mobile software. I have reached about 90% of the speed of my software side, can once again type without looking at the...IMO physical phone sized keyboards are slower than virtual keyboards, for normal English text.
I have always been incredibly fast at typing, on desktop keyboards, and mobile software. I have reached about 90% of the speed of my software side, can once again type without looking at the screen at all (physical keys help with that), and my spelling and breadth of writing has massively improved. I use the Pastiera keyboard extensions/app, which means it has excellent autocorrect as well, and many built in features. I am now firmly in the camp that HW keys, while ~10% slower, are far better for knowledge keeping, and spelling ability.
I would also like to say, as a way to not discourage people from sharing their writing in fear of criticism: I shared a small piece of fiction on here that was rightfully criticized and appreciated at the same time, and someone (a professional voice narrator/actor) who is a fellow user sent me a link out of the blue of them narrating my short story since they enjoyed it so much. (He also said he felt like a shakespearean eminem (iirc) while reading it, which was one of the highest compliments I had ever received on my writing).. This may have been the greatest interaction I have ever had with someone online, and I think of it fondly, often.
Please, share the work you are proud of here! That one person was just rather antagonistic (and deserved the ban), but they were the exception, we love seeing user created and original work here - just don't make it the core of your time in the community.