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Comment on First human transplant of kidney modified to have ‘universal’ type-O blood type in ~health
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentSpoilers: Right before you get Robo is definitely the point where you feel weakest in the whole game. It's very much a thematic choice in alignment with the environment. Things will change.Spoilers:
Right before you get Robo is definitely the point where you feel weakest in the whole game. It's very much a thematic choice in alignment with the environment. Things will change.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentMostly no. It's about taking advantage of it as it comes, as opposed to a game where you get the ability to push and pull enemies into position.Mostly no. It's about taking advantage of it as it comes, as opposed to a game where you get the ability to push and pull enemies into position.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentYou can grind if you want to, but it's not needed. Some fights can be profitable to grind for rare items, but the game is beatable without going out of your way to level up.You can grind if you want to, but it's not needed. Some fights can be profitable to grind for rare items, but the game is beatable without going out of your way to level up.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentOh, nice. I'll have to look those up. I bounced off of Chrono Cross pretty hard; is knowing anything about it necessary for Crimson Echoes or Flames of Eternity to make sense?Oh, nice. I'll have to look those up. I bounced off of Chrono Cross pretty hard; is knowing anything about it necessary for Crimson Echoes or Flames of Eternity to make sense?
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentAbsolutely, but perhaps note that you're spoiling an aspect of the game in your comment. Some people might like to discover that for themselves.Absolutely, but perhaps note that you're spoiling an aspect of the game in your comment. Some people might like to discover that for themselves.
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Comment on Will an AI actress really become ‘the next Scarlett Johansson’? in ~movies
MimicSquid Link ParentAt the very least she'll only do what the skeevy director tells her to do on the screen, as opposed to the varied concerning things that actual teenagers have been enticed or forced to do...At the very least she'll only do what the skeevy director tells her to do on the screen, as opposed to the varied concerning things that actual teenagers have been enticed or forced to do offscreen. To that end, it's not a bad tradeoff.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid LinkI'm definitely in for this one. I'm going to be playing the SNES version emulated with my old copy of ZSNES from the mid 2000s like I did in college. Chrono Trigger was a game I played when it...I'm definitely in for this one. I'm going to be playing the SNES version emulated with my old copy of ZSNES from the mid 2000s like I did in college.
Chrono Trigger was a game I played when it first came out, and I played it to death, as one did it the era of comparative game scarcity that was the 90s. I've probably reached the credits a few dozen times over the years, and it's still a satisfying experience. It's akin to a comfort read at this point. The novelty is gone, but it's more than just the nostalgia that makes me enjoy playing it again. I'm definitely interested in hearing about the experiences of people who've never played it before.
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Comment on Will an AI actress really become ‘the next Scarlett Johansson’? in ~movies
MimicSquid Link ParentBut Betty Crocker is famous because of the baked goods, not the other way around. There's hundreds of mascots who are completely forgotten. Which is not to say that memorable ones aren't valuable,...But Betty Crocker is famous because of the baked goods, not the other way around. There's hundreds of mascots who are completely forgotten. Which is not to say that memorable ones aren't valuable, but it's not automatic.
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Comment on Will an AI actress really become ‘the next Scarlett Johansson’? in ~movies
MimicSquid Link ParentThis AI image has an Instagram dedicated to it; there's no reason that it can't be making (carefully tailored) hot takes and selfies on a daily basis. Almost no parasocial attachment depends on...This AI image has an Instagram dedicated to it; there's no reason that it can't be making (carefully tailored) hot takes and selfies on a daily basis. Almost no parasocial attachment depends on the person's physical presence.
Beyond that, you've never seen AI smut of an actual actress? Anyone of any fame at all gets an AI model made of them that's used for smut. This "actress" will be like every other actress that way.
And like every other famous person, she'll have a shelf life for a given kind of media. At some point the company who owns this model might decide that a snuff film actually will make the most money as they replace it with another model. There's no reason to assume eternal value for a given style of model.
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Comment on New Jersey theme park puts animatronic dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace as it shuts down in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentThe real cost is going to be transport. Sure, you plopped down $2.5k for a life size robot dinosaur. Now what? Disassembly and shipping and reassembly and maintenance will easily be 10x the...The real cost is going to be transport. Sure, you plopped down $2.5k for a life size robot dinosaur. Now what? Disassembly and shipping and reassembly and maintenance will easily be 10x the original cost.
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Comment on Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentI think that they question of how they're handling the provocation is an open one. Are drones hanging around a response worthy of war? If there was a response in Russia, would we hear about it and...I think that they question of how they're handling the provocation is an open one. Are drones hanging around a response worthy of war? If there was a response in Russia, would we hear about it and know it was related to this as opposed to another fuel refinery that just happened to have too many people smoking nearby? The responses can be varied, and not all of them will be visible to the public or publicly tied to the provocation.
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Comment on US Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett explains why she won’t explain her recusals in ~society
MimicSquid Link"If I ever explained myself, people might try to hold me to account for my explanations in the future, so I'm just not gonna do that, and you all can just suck it." Thanks, man. That's exactly how..."If I ever explained myself, people might try to hold me to account for my explanations in the future, so I'm just not gonna do that, and you all can just suck it."
Thanks, man. That's exactly how I want the Supreme Court to manage its business.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
MimicSquid LinkI've been doing Hybrid Calisthenics' Workout of the Day with my wife for a while now, and it's been working well for us because we don't have to be on the same level for a given exercise. As an...I've been doing Hybrid Calisthenics' Workout of the Day with my wife for a while now, and it's been working well for us because we don't have to be on the same level for a given exercise. As an example: Thursday's workout is sets of pushups and leg raises. But what kind of pushups and what kinds of leg raises depend on how strong you are at that exercise. I may be doing incline pushups while my wife is doing knee pushups, and the number of them is based on what we're capable of. That way we can exercise a given muscle group together without needing to be challenged by the same routine so we can both complain about how sore our pecs are tomorrow. The companionship really helps.
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Comment on What it’s like to have your period in prison in ~life.women
MimicSquid LinkIndignity after indignity after indignity. The lack of appropriate sanitary supplies coupled with the shaming of bodily functions by the other inmates and a lack of understanding or sympathy from...Indignity after indignity after indignity. The lack of appropriate sanitary supplies coupled with the shaming of bodily functions by the other inmates and a lack of understanding or sympathy from the guards is a terrible combination. There are so many things wrong with incarceration in the USA, but this is definitely one of them.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentThe first few walls I ran into with Silksong that weren't based on needing more movement tech to deal with a boss were mostly due to me starting to go on autopilot. Different combat styles and...The first few walls I ran into with Silksong that weren't based on needing more movement tech to deal with a boss were mostly due to me starting to go on autopilot. Different combat styles and equipment loadouts can be the difference between a trivial fight and a nearly impossible one. Stopping to think about how my loadout interacts with the bosses' moveset is half the challenge.
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Comment on The reports of UBI’s death are greatly exaggerated in ~finance
MimicSquid Link ParentPolitical popularity? Money that everyone gets is money that's politically toxic to try to reduce or remove. SNAP can be cut because mostly voters aren't poor mothers or children, but if everyone...Political popularity? Money that everyone gets is money that's politically toxic to try to reduce or remove. SNAP can be cut because mostly voters aren't poor mothers or children, but if everyone is getting the money it's a lot harder to walk back the benefit. Not impossible, given recent issues with the health care credits and Medicare, but difficult.
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Comment on I tried to protect my kids from the internet. Here’s what happened. in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentHonestly? I think there's a place for it. Though I'd already seen goatse and many other things on the internet prior to having that subscription, Playboy was something that provided a consistent...Honestly? I think there's a place for it. Though I'd already seen goatse and many other things on the internet prior to having that subscription, Playboy was something that provided a consistent product that my mom could use to talk to me about consent, sex work, the kinds of sexual and emotional relationships that exist in the world, a bunch of stuff. And because it was monthly, it was at a pace where we could have a conversation about one thing at a time. There would be worse tools for parents to use as a backdrop for the more challenging conversations that need to happen during the teenage years.
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Comment on I tried to protect my kids from the internet. Here’s what happened. in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentI did read the articles. It was a perspective into a world very different from my own teenage life, and I think that was helpful.I did read the articles. It was a perspective into a world very different from my own teenage life, and I think that was helpful.
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Comment on I tried to protect my kids from the internet. Here’s what happened. in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentI really appreciate this post, and it makes me appreciate my mom being willing to get a Playboy subscription for me, back when I was a lad and that was still a thing. Your kid is being set up to...I really appreciate this post, and it makes me appreciate my mom being willing to get a Playboy subscription for me, back when I was a lad and that was still a thing. Your kid is being set up to have a better relationship with you and their own sexuality than most, and I wanted to give you kudos for that.
Given what is happening to minorities in China, the fact that this was done on someone who was already braindead rather than someone conscious and unwilling is a significant step up. I agree it's questionable, but it's so much better than the worst case scenario.