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  1. Comment on The meaning of 'hack' in ~tech

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    id1: Friar Tuck... I am under attack! Pray save me!

    id1: Friar Tuck... I am under attack! Pray save me!

    3 votes

  3. Comment on ‘Donkey’: Eddie Murphy ‘Shrek’ spinoff sets summer 2028 release in ~movies

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    How they keep milking this property is beyond me, but I guess it makes some people happy? I've never heard anything negative about anything past the second movie (which I saw in theaters, to my...

    How they keep milking this property is beyond me, but I guess it makes some people happy? I've never heard anything negative about anything past the second movie (which I saw in theaters, to my grandfathers disgust after seeing it), so that's something.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities

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    She talks about this in the video, it appears that the credit system is for use when needing to trade or work with (or appease) other planets and organizations that rely on currency, such as the...

    But, as a contradiction, there are multiple times in TOS, TNG, DS9 and VOY where "federation credits" are referenced in relation to buying and selling things. It's clear there's some form of currency. It's not clear how you actually get that currency and what exactly it's used for. I think that's what @V17 was referring to.

    She talks about this in the video, it appears that the credit system is for use when needing to trade or work with (or appease) other planets and organizations that rely on currency, such as the ferengi.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Tides Eye | Trailer in ~movies

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    Not really, it's just we are ridiculously low on new pirate-type media, especially movies. Plus, it's an indie film without any major backers, which is exciting in itself for how high quality this...

    Not really, it's just we are ridiculously low on new pirate-type media, especially movies. Plus, it's an indie film without any major backers, which is exciting in itself for how high quality this looks.

    Edit: They also have been documenting their filming on socials in real time for awhile, and that extreme behind-the-scenes process is cool to watch happen.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Tides Eye | Trailer in ~movies

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    When a rebellious pirate and a sworn monk-warrior battle over a legendary relic, they are captured by a common foe and must survive deadly storms, ancient rivalries, and each other.

    ⚔️ Shot on real ships with real steel
    🌊 Practical stunts and real locations
    🎬 Directed by Alexandra Celestin and Ryan Chidester
    🏴‍☠️ Produced by Celestin Productions

    7 votes

  9. Comment on ISOTOPE WARS - Part 0 (Full Pilot Episode) in ~tv

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    This was incredible. Voice acting is dodgy, but outside of this - the sounds, the minimal exposition, the style, just incredible and mesmerizing.

    This was incredible. Voice acting is dodgy, but outside of this - the sounds, the minimal exposition, the style, just incredible and mesmerizing.

  11. Comment on Godot 4.7 released in ~games

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    wait, is that a three.js rendered animation developed from godot in that mast header? at first I thought it was a video, but looking at the source looks like its a canvas element with a three.js...

    wait, is that a three.js rendered animation developed from godot in that mast header? at first I thought it was a video, but looking at the source looks like its a canvas element with a three.js embed??

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Disclosure Day | Official teaser in ~movies

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    Just watched this. Fairly decent. Felt like a movie that would have come out around the time of Jumper or Knower in the aughts. The religious aspect was rather grating and boring, but it doesn't...

    Just watched this. Fairly decent. Felt like a movie that would have come out around the time of Jumper or Knower in the aughts.

    The religious aspect was rather grating and boring, but it doesn't take center stage and ends without any of it.

    This is certainly a sequel to ET and Close Encounters of Third Kind.

    I would suggest checking it out if you liked those last two movies.

  15. Comment on Kingdom Hearts IV | Gameplay teaser trailer in ~games

  16. Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society

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    The culture was forced, reddit repositioned themselves from being an alternative of facebook, to trying to become facebook with their IPO, and that requires complete brand participation and ownership.

    And the culture changed to not have a problem with it, either. Can't remember if the rule was ever explicit, but I vaguely remember admin's talking about that not being allowed.

    The culture was forced, reddit repositioned themselves from being an alternative of facebook, to trying to become facebook with their IPO, and that requires complete brand participation and ownership.

    8 votes

  18. Comment on Premature optimization is fun sometimes in ~comp

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    Premature optimization is honestly one of my favorite things when designing a system, or working in lower level systems languages, at the very least I have the hope that it will save me time (and...

    Premature optimization is honestly one of my favorite things when designing a system, or working in lower level systems languages, at the very least I have the hope that it will save me time (and memory!) in the future, the midway is that it gives me a slightly worse headache of figuring out why it was done that way, and the worst (and sometimes for the better) is that it stops me from even working the project at all o because the optimization work is such a big task when designing - "ugh, this is so convoluted why do any of it anyway?" *closes program*

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Recommendations for e-ink tablets? in ~tech

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    I have the Boox Go 7, an android E-ink tablet that is by far the best reading focused machine I have ever used. With that said, my sister is staying with me over the summer and she has the Boox...

    I have the Boox Go 7, an android E-ink tablet that is by far the best reading focused machine I have ever used.

    With that said, my sister is staying with me over the summer and she has the Boox Note Air 4c tablet (Color) e-ink tablet for when she is taking notes for class + doing rounds as a veterinarian and the quality on that thing is incredible. The visual depth, the battery life, how smooth and perfect the stylus and note taking is, is just incredible and makes me incredibly jealous (don't tell her).

    3 votes

  20. Comment on A man died and all I've got left of him is a porn CD in ~life

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    I won't have much to say other than than this being just a wonderful write up, and at the very least he left you with a rather intimate collection.

    I won't have much to say other than than this being just a wonderful write up, and at the very least he left you with a rather intimate collection.

    6 votes