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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
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Comment on ‘The Pitt’ wins Drama, ‘The Studio’ wins Comedy, and ‘Adolescence’ wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmy’s in ~tv
mayonuki Link ParentI am Luke warm on Seth Rogen, but this felt like a passion project where he got a big blank check to make something he loved with a bunch of friends and it was ambitious and came out great.I am Luke warm on Seth Rogen, but this felt like a passion project where he got a big blank check to make something he loved with a bunch of friends and it was ambitious and came out great.
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
mayonuki LinkI had not heard of this game until listening to an episode of My Perfect Console with Jordan Mechner as the guest. The episode does a great job going through the production of the game and how...I had not heard of this game until listening to an episode of My Perfect Console with Jordan Mechner as the guest. The episode does a great job going through the production of the game and how ambitious it was. Jordan Mechner is an extremely creative person. I'm excited to give this a try as I grew up with a lot of adventure games.
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentResponding to join! Thank you for organizing this!Responding to join! Thank you for organizing this!
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentWow I was thinking about nominating Laura Bow 2 The Dagger of Amon Ra. It is a game I grew up with and have hardly seen mentioned anywhere despite how revered Sierras other series are. I have not...Wow I was thinking about nominating Laura Bow 2 The Dagger of Amon Ra. It is a game I grew up with and have hardly seen mentioned anywhere despite how revered Sierras other series are. I have not played the first one yet. After playing through Night Manor in UFO 50, I’m definitely interested in trying this out.
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
mayonuki Link ParentTo clarify the post you are replying to says nothing about the thoughts of people over 40. It is about what people here in general the market of people under 40 are interested in. If Spotify is...To clarify the post you are replying to says nothing about the thoughts of people over 40. It is about what people here in general the market of people under 40 are interested in.
If Spotify is integrated with discord it has a lot of data on how popular discord is. It seems reasonable they would like to cut out a third party platform and offer their own solution.
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Comment on Peacemaker season 2 opens by retconning Zack Snyder's Justice League out of existence in ~tv
mayonuki Link ParentThat is absolutely spoiler for some people. Have you never heard someone say “don’t tell me how it was, I want to see it first?” A good illustration of this is if you are interviewing someone for...That is absolutely spoiler for some people. Have you never heard someone say “don’t tell me how it was, I want to see it first?”
A good illustration of this is if you are interviewing someone for a job in multiple rounds, it’s generally bad practice for early rounds to spoil later rounds by giving their impressions and thoughts before those later rounds are conducted.
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Comment on Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis" in ~books
mayonuki Link ParentI wonder what the sales tax rate is on most types of items. 25% seems really high, especially for books. I hope the American government doesn’t feel inspired by this.I wonder what the sales tax rate is on most types of items. 25% seems really high, especially for books. I hope the American government doesn’t feel inspired by this.
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
mayonuki Link ParentWhat are these costs though? How much does it really cost to run an llm once the model is made and the servers are running? Does anyone have actual figures for this?What are these costs though? How much does it really cost to run an llm once the model is made and the servers are running? Does anyone have actual figures for this?
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
mayonuki LinkLove to see Ed’s articles. Could someone explain once the data centers and housing are bought, will costs dramatically go down for AI companies? Or will this be an ever accelerating arms race?...Love to see Ed’s articles. Could someone explain once the data centers and housing are bought, will costs dramatically go down for AI companies? Or will this be an ever accelerating arms race? This is the one explanation for why burning through this much capex is possible if it’s just to build infrastructure.
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Comment on Who’d be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games
mayonuki LinkSomewhat related, there is currently a book club covering the UFO 50 games on a weekly basis on the podcast Eggplant Presents. The podcast and the discord community are both excellent. They are...Somewhat related, there is currently a book club covering the UFO 50 games on a weekly basis on the podcast Eggplant Presents. The podcast and the discord community are both excellent. They are about 85% done, however.
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentI am in the same boat. To be honest I am really proud to have finished Dark Souls without summons. Beating O and S took a long time for me. I spent like a weekend on it. (Maybe 6 hours or so) and...I am in the same boat. To be honest I am really proud to have finished Dark Souls without summons. Beating O and S took a long time for me. I spent like a weekend on it. (Maybe 6 hours or so) and I needed to take a few walks outside to calm my nerves down and stuff. It felt so good when I did it. It’s not really a feeling I’ve had playing games since I was much younger. (I can get a rush playing age of empires online, but that feels like an endless path of loss and wins with elo balancing. I think it’s too much of a toxic feeling for me). Because of how I felt with dark souls I really want to get through Elden ring the same way. I often wonder if it’s worth it at all.
Side note: I had a similar feeling playing through onion delivery in ufo 50. When I first tried that game I thought this is so obtuse and the controlls are so unnatural. But over the course of a week trying to beat it before a weekly podcast of ufo 50 games came out I learned so much about the game. I got into flow states driving. I memorized more and more locations on the map. It’s like I could feel my brain making connections about how to get around that city. It was amazing and I felt so accomplished when I did it after getting closer and closer through the week!
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentHaha I worked hard to get that tail too. And then I never used it once. One of my stronger memories of my dark souls play throughs. I stuck with the claymore the entire time once I got it about a...Haha I worked hard to get that tail too. And then I never used it once. One of my stronger memories of my dark souls play throughs. I stuck with the claymore the entire time once I got it about a third of the way through or so.
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Comment on Huge fines after drone surveillance catches Californians with illegal fireworks in ~news
mayonuki Link ParentTo me it’s like parking enforcers writing tickets.To me it’s like parking enforcers writing tickets.
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Comment on ‘Elio’ box office flop: Why can’t Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
mayonuki Link ParentI think this is the heart of the problem. If you showed me the preview without Pixar or Disney animation studios intros I would not be able to guess who made this. Maybe Pixar moved to be more...Pixar used to be very distinct from what the rest of Disney is doing
I think this is the heart of the problem. If you showed me the preview without Pixar or Disney animation studios intros I would not be able to guess who made this. Maybe Pixar moved to be more like disney after the success of Frozen. But so much of everything, the plot and art styles etc. are so generic looking to me.
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Comment on ‘Elio’ box office flop: Why can’t Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
mayonuki Link ParentCould you explain why you mean by the term being a dog whistle? I tried to read the medium post but it is walled off for me. I can’t find much else about it other than John K being the one who...Could you explain why you mean by the term being a dog whistle? I tried to read the medium post but it is walled off for me. I can’t find much else about it other than John K being the one who came up with the term.
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Comment on ‘Elio’ box office flop: Why can’t Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
mayonuki Link ParentI believe tv marketing (14m) is less than ten percent of the total marketing budget (150-200m). There are still people advertising on tv, but the spend is way less.I believe tv marketing (14m) is less than ten percent of the total marketing budget (150-200m). There are still people advertising on tv, but the spend is way less.
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Comment on Duolingo is replacing human workers with AI in ~tech
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Comment on Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic. in ~food
mayonuki Link ParentCould someone with more knowledge of journalistic ethics clarify this for me. If she is not working, is she still not allowed to accept a free meal? In what circumstances, can she go out with...Could someone with more knowledge of journalistic ethics clarify this for me. If she is not working, is she still not allowed to accept a free meal? In what circumstances, can she go out with friends and they pay? She had already paid her friend, so it would be her friend who would be paying. Is a critic not allowed to go to events at restaurants that are not paid?
Tiny setting, but on Apple laptops I immediately swap ctrl and Spock’s button functionality. I rarely set caps lock on but the caps lock key is so much larger! I got used to it being that way with a Japanese keyboard layout and could never go back.