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  1. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 29 in ~news

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    There is no such thing as "Too Online": A piece by Justin Robert Young putting forward that Desantis' Twitter Spaces rollout was actually pretty successful because there is no longer a mass media...

    There is no such thing as "Too Online": A piece by Justin Robert Young putting forward that Desantis' Twitter Spaces rollout was actually pretty successful because there is no longer a mass media consensus, building a base out of large niches is good, and in a post-Trump primary, chatter is power.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Suggestion: New tag for "Evergreen" posts in ~tildes

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    Can't really name a thread in particular. Maybe the sense of nostalgia would better spent if there was a one year later update thread for notable events or a revisiting thread for opinions and...

    Can't really name a thread in particular. Maybe the sense of nostalgia would better spent if there was a one year later update thread for notable events or a revisiting thread for opinions and recommendations.

    1 vote

  3. Suggestion: New tag for "Evergreen" posts

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    Tildes has a lot of threads that are not time dependant, be they asks, surveys, recommendations and hypotheticals. Should we make an effort to give these posts an evergreen tag, and maybe even...

    Tildes has a lot of threads that are not time dependant, be they asks, surveys, recommendations and hypotheticals. Should we make an effort to give these posts an evergreen tag, and maybe even auto bump them back into circulation after a few years?

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Comcast introduces NOW TV as a cable alternative in ~tv

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    Tell me cord cutting is a thing without telling me cord cutting is a thing.

    Built using cross-company innovation and technology from Xfinity, Peacock, Sky and Xumo, NOW TV is the first streaming offering in the market to combine a live TV streaming service, free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, and a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service.

    Tell me cord cutting is a thing without telling me cord cutting is a thing.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Thoughts on brinkmanship with the US national debt? in ~finance

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    Long as we get a movie about a rag tag group that has to steal the coin, I'm cool.

    Long as we get a movie about a rag tag group that has to steal the coin, I'm cool.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on How do you imagine society would develop if dragons existed? in ~talk

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    Would hypotheticals be a good tag? Or hypotheticals.high concept?

    Would hypotheticals be a good tag? Or hypotheticals.high concept?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Ten reasons to live on a boat in ~life

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    Feels like you could tighten up the lines, put some sad guitar chords behind it and you might have something here.

    Feels like you could tighten up the lines, put some sad guitar chords behind it and you might have something here.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on This free TV comes with two screens - Would you give up your data in exchange for a free TV? in ~tech

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    I have done some dumb stuff for free, and presumably there are many college grads and moving folks who could use a free tv.

    I have done some dumb stuff for free, and presumably there are many college grads and moving folks who could use a free tv.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk

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    Sup nerds? I'm yet another one of the older guard dropping in to talk to the new folks. I was previously in a call center tech support environment but I'm currently in Autonomous Vehicle Testing...

    Sup nerds? I'm yet another one of the older guard dropping in to talk to the new folks. I was previously in a call center tech support environment but I'm currently in Autonomous Vehicle Testing through some random quirk of fate, and trying to work on a comic book with my brother where we would love to get around to it if either of us had the time.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on The age of the superhero is over in ~movies

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    I think it's a little early to ring the bell on the MCU, it's had dry periods before and will remain an institution that defines cinema for years if not decades even if it's not the only game in...

    I think it's a little early to ring the bell on the MCU, it's had dry periods before and will remain an institution that defines cinema for years if not decades even if it's not the only game in town. As far as the genre, Marvel is superheroes for a lot of people, and maybe DC will get a cut of that pie, but the mythic hero has always been a crowd pleaser across Action movies, Westerns, Epics and High Fantasy, I don't see that going anywhere, and superheroes are probably the best genre to tell those sorts of stories in at the moment.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Bluesky is Jack Dorsey’s attempt at a Twitter redo and it’s already growing fast in ~tech

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    Maybe it's time to revisit hooking up Tildes with ActivityPub compatibilities?

    Maybe it's time to revisit hooking up Tildes with ActivityPub compatibilities?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Gwenpool makes an important discovery in ‘Love Unlimited: Gwenpool’ #47 in ~lgbt

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    Gwenpool has recently come out as asexual within the most recent installment of the Love Unlimited comic on Marvel Unlimited, and the internet has opinions. As Gwenpool's deal is that she was...

    Gwenpool has recently come out as asexual within the most recent installment of the Love Unlimited comic on Marvel Unlimited, and the internet has opinions. As Gwenpool's deal is that she was magically transported from a world like ours to the Marvel Universe, everything she does is inherently performative, and she's poked at getting into a relationship when she's on a team book, or proposing a threesome with the Richards to stay relevant, and crushing on her faves. But none of these have moved past suggestions and into genuine fulfillment for herself. She doesn't seem to have "butterflies" around people unless someone has literally swooped down and saved her life, and those didn't last once they started a relationship, so she's still trying to figure things out. How much of Gwenpool is her performance, compared to the authors intent, the fandom, or her true intentions, whatever form they might take? Outside of internet chatter, is this an angle you are interested in for this character?

    1 vote

  15. Comment on I'm working on a mobile app for Tildes: Three Cheers for Tildes! in ~tildes

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    I've made a habit of keeping a launcher on my machine that's just a webview to Tildes, since I can't make bookmarks with my launcher unfortunately. Please let me know when you're ready for action....

    I've made a habit of keeping a launcher on my machine that's just a webview to Tildes, since I can't make bookmarks with my launcher unfortunately. Please let me know when you're ready for action. Also, themes, plz.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority in ~games

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    So, how does Microsoft appeal this one? Cloud Gaming hasn't really proven to be the future, and as long as the speed of light is a thing, it's going to be an issue for twitch happy games where...

    So, how does Microsoft appeal this one? Cloud Gaming hasn't really proven to be the future, and as long as the speed of light is a thing, it's going to be an issue for twitch happy games where reaction is important. While you can't prove a negative, you can't deny that Microsoft is building an advantage in this space in the event it does take off.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Bye bye blue checkmarks: Twitter removes legacy verifications in ~tech

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    Twitter has also blocked search if you aren't logged in, kneecapping Nitter and Fritter, and that has gone somewhat under reported.

    Twitter has also blocked search if you aren't logged in, kneecapping Nitter and Fritter, and that has gone somewhat under reported.

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech

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    I think that they're going to lose a bunch between Sync, Apollo, and all the other third party clients that will go paid after the API lockup.

    I think that they're going to lose a bunch between Sync, Apollo, and all the other third party clients that will go paid after the API lockup.

    6 votes