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  1. Comment on Last Week Tonight full episode library coming soon to YouTube in ~tv

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    In addition to what @rosco said, there was a whole thing where old episodes were taken off Max for that exact same line of reasoning, so this may be a response to that.

    In addition to what @rosco said, there was a whole thing where old episodes were taken off Max for that exact same line of reasoning, so this may be a response to that.

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  4. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    Okay, let's get into the weeds on children's entertainment. My major issue with the ending Two things that kind of annoy me about the magic decision. In universe, we have no idea of the...

    Okay, let's get into the weeds on children's entertainment.

    My major issue with the ending

    Two things that kind of annoy me about the magic decision. In universe, we have no idea of the implications of turning off magic across all of everything. Ponyhead and her family seemed to survive it well enough, but they made a point of having some of the counsel members of magic no longer be alive due to that decision. That's also a decision that Star made for every creature in existence without input, and if the show's message is that the monarchy shouldn't unilaterally make decisions to make their subjects lives worse in the name of their own values and pride, then it's a bit of a mixed message in the finale.

    Out of universe, it's kind of a "flip the table" solution to governance and revolution that so happens to work out, and the show frames it as entirely the right thing to do because magic is the tool of the oppressors and if you take it away the world is better off for it." Maybe that's true, but it needs to be better established and not brought up and an option at the end of the penultimate episode. Maybe it would have gone down better if this was something of last resort, or explicitly the Royal Magic was cut down as opposed to all magic across all creation, or it was the only way to stop the death spell, but as presented, the whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth.

    Not to take anything away from you, your feelings and how the characters were represented, this is how I feel and I thought it landed sour.

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  5. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    Also, because I completely put it out of my head, Disney's X-Men '97 has been pretty good and is headed towards a 3 part season finale.

    Also, because I completely put it out of my head, Disney's X-Men '97 has been pretty good and is headed towards a 3 part season finale.

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  6. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    Even then, I don't really thinks it sticks the landing because it wanted to tackle deeper material than it really knew how to, and the ending is infamous among the fandom for not really landing as...

    Star vs Evil does calm down on the "random" humor as the plot ramps up and the character needs to grow up. Unfortunately, it's a case of "it gets good by season 3".

    Even then, I don't really thinks it sticks the landing because it wanted to tackle deeper material than it really knew how to, and the ending is infamous among the fandom for not really landing as intended.

    Second "A Place further than the Universe" and "Violet Evergarden" though.

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  7. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    A bit of a sidebar, but a lot of the cartoons mentioned are part of the Flapjack Family, in that a lot of the show runners worked on the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack....

    A bit of a sidebar, but a lot of the cartoons mentioned are part of the Flapjack Family, in that a lot of the show runners worked on the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

    https://www.reddit.com/gallery/188sq8k

    I can vouch for all the featured cartoons, if any catch your interest.

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  8. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    In that vein, Regular Show is the precursor show and is still available for streaming in it's entirety rather than being taken out back braids the barn for a quick buck.

    In that vein, Regular Show is the precursor show and is still available for streaming in it's entirety rather than being taken out back braids the barn for a quick buck.

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  9. Comment on US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform in ~tech

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    On one hand, this casts a shadow across any online outreach by the Biden campaign, and the youth vote will be skeptical forever, especially if you don’t elaborate on what TikTok is doing that is a...

    On one hand, this casts a shadow across any online outreach by the Biden campaign, and the youth vote will be skeptical forever, especially if you don’t elaborate on what TikTok is doing that is a matter of national security and not just “trust me bro.” On the other hand, youths are notorious for staying home, and the campaign so far has been a series of “triple dog dares” to not vote and let the country fall to darkness or whatever. It a good thing that the 2024 election is the only one that matters and no other election will decide the fate of the country.

    Figures the one thing we get bipartisan support on in this country is to cut off access to social media the United States doesn’t have soft power over. Really shows what the score is on this whole World Wide Web experience.

    11 votes

  10. Comment on New evidence found for Planet 9 in ~space

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    It’s a consequence of demoting Pluto, that our Solar System has to have nine planets, so a new one will come out from the aether and somehow the science will justify it. The Pizzas must be served!

    It’s a consequence of demoting Pluto, that our Solar System has to have nine planets, so a new one will come out from the aether and somehow the science will justify it. The Pizzas must be served!

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  11. Comment on The Wednesday Pull - April 24, 2024 in ~comics

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    I come bearing gifts! This is a one week promo for GlobalComix for their library service from a recent Reddit feature in /r/comics. The most recent comic I read was Ultimate Spider-Man #4, as my...

    I come bearing gifts! This is a one week promo for GlobalComix for their library service from a recent Reddit feature in /r/comics.

    The most recent comic I read was Ultimate Spider-Man #4, as my brother has a pull on Kindle and we share libraries. This book was weird by Marvel standards, not being built around a fight or even much of an external conflict so much as a dinner date Spidey has to attend that is deeply, deeply uncomfortable for him and the audience. Very similar energy to the scene from Homecoming where Toomes is driving his kid and Spidey to Homecoming, talking around stuff, I know you know, good stuff. I like a book where Spidey is green, and the juggling of his lives between Peter Parker and Spider-Man isn’t just scheduling but a morality question. Do the right thing, but how much, and too what end? That’s still a new question for this iteration of the character, and I appreciate the viewpoint.

    My legacy pull is Monstress, and I’m just starting with Book Two, aka Volume 4, aka Chapter 19. This art is incredible, the world is fleshed out, they throw a lot of characters and world building at you but the nature of it being a road show means that as long as your main characters are alright, you’re gonna have a pretty good time, and Maika Halfwolf is an interesting character to be around.

    Finally, I want to add at least one webcomic to this roundup, so here is the latest from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. That’s probably not where all children’s books come from, but I have noticed a couple.

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  13. Comment on "We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game" in ~games

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    I know that it's not exactly official support procedure, but making a stink on /r/playdateconsole, or @playdate on Twitter/X, or the Official Dev Forums might be a quick way to get more attention....

    I know that it's not exactly official support procedure, but making a stink on /r/playdateconsole, or @playdate on Twitter/X, or the Official Dev Forums might be a quick way to get more attention. Sucks that you have to do it that way, but more eyes on it.

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  14. Comment on You can now translate sign language automatically with these amazing Raspberry Pi glasses in ~tech

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    This is not an end all be all solution to ASL translation and can't really be done in real time for standard vocabulary, but it is a good first step in an unexplored area on a project not intended...

    This is not an end all be all solution to ASL translation and can't really be done in real time for standard vocabulary, but it is a good first step in an unexplored area on a project not intended to be an end product. I look forward to see where the devs of this are five years from now.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple in ~tech

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    I have an Oculus Go with an explicitly unlockable Bootloader and contributed to the Magisk build for it, so if you know anyone with the know how to make a Lineage VR ROM, let me know.

    I have an Oculus Go with an explicitly unlockable Bootloader and contributed to the Magisk build for it, so if you know anyone with the know how to make a Lineage VR ROM, let me know.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Hades II - Technical test sign ups now available in ~games

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    I haven't put in that much time with the tech test, but what they gave us feels like Hades. You have a new super bar, that refreshes in between rooms, the upgrade engine seems similar, but they...

    I haven't put in that much time with the tech test, but what they gave us feels like Hades. You have a new super bar, that refreshes in between rooms, the upgrade engine seems similar, but they don't give us anything beyond the first biome and not all of the dialogue portraits are there yet. Controls feel like Hades, boss feels like Hades, not a lot to say otherwise.

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  19. Comment on Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple in ~tech

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    One thing that would deeply increase the value for me would be adding Google Play Services and allowing access to other streaming services apps outside of Netflix and YouTube. But as far as...

    One thing that would deeply increase the value for me would be adding Google Play Services and allowing access to other streaming services apps outside of Netflix and YouTube. But as far as Horizon OS, I hope it's better supported than Daydream VR was with it's one partner headset and three some years of support.

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  20. Comment on Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple in ~tech

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    There was a Microsoft/Oculus partnership though.

    There was a Microsoft/Oculus partnership though.

    6 votes