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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Despite important changes to Norway's consent law last year, there is a severe lack of understanding of the issue across society, experts say, from children to teenagers to prosecutors in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentSocially approved and government funded porn, showing consent and respect in ways that are still hot. I love the idea, and think that pretty much everyone in power is either too uptight or...Socially approved and government funded porn, showing consent and respect in ways that are still hot. I love the idea, and think that pretty much everyone in power is either too uptight or beholden to others too uptight to do it. It sounds delightful, though.
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Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities
MimicSquid Link ParentOf course "assuming post-scarcity" is doing a lot of work here. I and the person I responded to were both talking about that context. It's silly to enter a consensual conversation between two...Of course "assuming post-scarcity" is doing a lot of work here. I and the person I responded to were both talking about that context. It's silly to enter a consensual conversation between two other people and take issue with their mutually accepted basis for the conversation.
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Comment on We can fix the future, Star Trek shows us how in ~humanities
MimicSquid Link ParentAssuming post-scarcity, as it becomes less and less like current NYC, the people who want to live in it as it is now would move to somewhere more like what they want, until a new equilibrium is...Assuming post-scarcity, as it becomes less and less like current NYC, the people who want to live in it as it is now would move to somewhere more like what they want, until a new equilibrium is found. It's not like it's a unique good, it just has a confluence of appealing features.
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentBut downvoted comments on Reddit are automatically hidden after a while, effectively eliminating them from the conversation. People only upvoting one side of the coversation doesn't do that.But downvoted comments on Reddit are automatically hidden after a while, effectively eliminating them from the conversation. People only upvoting one side of the coversation doesn't do that.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 14 in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentThat's definitely a price point where I'm happy to pick up Rebirth.That's definitely a price point where I'm happy to pick up Rebirth.
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Comment on Canada's population drops in first quarter of 2026 in ~society
MimicSquid LinkThis seems like the intended result? The government is limiting further immigration and foreign students, and birth rates alone don't exceed deaths, so the population goes down. Mildly novel, but...This seems like the intended result? The government is limiting further immigration and foreign students, and birth rates alone don't exceed deaths, so the population goes down. Mildly novel, but not a surprise.
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Comment on Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause. in ~health
MimicSquid Link Parent100% agree that land value taxes are necessary. I live in a neighborhood where corporations and foreign investors squatting on empty properties is something like 10-25% of all houses. Real estate...100% agree that land value taxes are necessary.
I live in a neighborhood where corporations and foreign investors squatting on empty properties is something like 10-25% of all houses. Real estate prices continue to rise regardless because the population continues to rise faster than new construction and demand for housing thus also continues to rise. It's possible there's a level at which the empty houses make real estate prices drop, but even with an eerie, half-empty vibe with lots of mysteriously paused refurbishing projects it hasn't happened yet.
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Comment on The man who's spent a lifetime making one, giant map in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentWow, yeah. The world is much bloodier and more eaten by the void than it was 12 years ago.Wow, yeah. The world is much bloodier and more eaten by the void than it was 12 years ago.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentRight? It makes you think.Right? It makes you think.
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Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's an overall cratering of the buying power of the lower and middle classes in the US, doubled down upon by the tarriffs and the removal of tax credits for buying EVs.It's an overall cratering of the buying power of the lower and middle classes in the US, doubled down upon by the tarriffs and the removal of tax credits for buying EVs.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentOk. I'm not going to spoil any puzzles directly, but some of the vibe I picked up over the course of the game will be things that weren't clear at the start. Ready? Ok. So you may have noticed the...Ok. I'm not going to spoil any puzzles directly, but some of the vibe I picked up over the course of the game will be things that weren't clear at the start.
Ready? Ok.
So you may have noticed the overall era of visual design is one of a bygone era. Just as you thought of it as being designed for a Mac, go a step further and think of it as designed for a hardware system from an alternate timeline. The game itself isn't intended for a computer in our reality, it's designed for a different interface in a different place. It's irritating when our expectations for how a system is supposed to work rub up against how the designers built it, but they were building it within their own industrial user interface history. it wasn't built for you.
Does that make it less irritating? More?
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Comment on Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison in ~news
MimicSquid LinkYeah, I can see how a rapist who documents his assaults and his mother who had a close friendship with Epstein might be a difficulty to a royal family who largely coasts by on positive public...Yeah, I can see how a rapist who documents his assaults and his mother who had a close friendship with Epstein might be a difficulty to a royal family who largely coasts by on positive public sentiment from cultural nostalgia. In a way the Crown is lucky that Crown Princess Mette-Marit is dying of a sympathetic illness. It avoids the larger conversation about generations of sex pest behavior in and around the royal family.
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Comment on Singer Oliver Tree dead at 32 following tragic helicopter crash in ~music
MimicSquid Link ParentThe sky is pretty big, but the places people want to fly are close together.The sky is pretty big, but the places people want to fly are close together.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentNo, just enjoyed it enough to go reading up on its development. I'm a game design nerd, and it's got a huge variety of interesting design decisions.No, just enjoyed it enough to go reading up on its development. I'm a game design nerd, and it's got a huge variety of interesting design decisions.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentIt was conceptually designed to use one button and directions for the controls. It's a philosophical constraint, not a mechanical one.It was conceptually designed to use one button and directions for the controls. It's a philosophical constraint, not a mechanical one.
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Comment on Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause. in ~health
MimicSquid Link ParentIt depends on whether you expect the value of the asset to rise. If so, you can just sit there and let the value increase while you ignore it.It depends on whether you expect the value of the asset to rise. If so, you can just sit there and let the value increase while you ignore it.
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Comment on The man who's spent a lifetime making one, giant map in ~games
MimicSquid LinkAnd the companion video on Nebula that shows more behind the scenes.And the companion video on Nebula that shows more behind the scenes.
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Comment on Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause. in ~health
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's actually fairly common to use the loss of expected rental income as a tax break. If a corporation has a house on the rental market and they're posting it for an unreasonable price so it stays...It's actually fairly common to use the loss of expected rental income as a tax break. If a corporation has a house on the rental market and they're posting it for an unreasonable price so it stays empty they can then write off the "loss," lowering their overall taxes. So with clever accounting, an empty property can be providing ongoing value to the corporation while being nothing but a drain and a blight on the community within which it stands.
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Comment on 007 First Light | Fully Ramblomatic in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentMost of his videos aren't anywhere near as laden with innuendo. He's specifically channeling Bond's silly level of playboy status, with a different girl for every movie. He's in fact targeting an...Most of his videos aren't anywhere near as laden with innuendo. He's specifically channeling Bond's silly level of playboy status, with a different girl for every movie. He's in fact targeting an audience in their 40's and 50's.
I'm sharing your feelings on Mina the Hollower's final area. The boss in particular is a significant skill check, and one I ceased enjoying. I spent some time gathering collectables, but it stopped being fun before it made me able to beat the boss, so I stopped playing.