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  1. Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes

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    ...i couldn't find a mechanism to filter content from users short of a browser-side plug-in, which is really just a hack... ...i think that's by design, but it does discourage my engagement,...

    ...i couldn't find a mechanism to filter content from users short of a browser-side plug-in, which is really just a hack...

    ...i think that's by design, but it does discourage my engagement, possibly also by design...

    10 votes

  2. Comment on 40 Players, 3 Traitors - A Battlestar Galactica megagame in ~games

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    ...so, like, a braunstein?..

    Megagames are essentially tabletop rpgs but with a large number of people, a team of GMs instead of just one, and everyone having different objectives/affiliations so it becomes a negotiation game for the most part.

    ...so, like, a braunstein?..

  3. Comment on Reminder to myself that my employer does not give a shit about me in ~life

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    ...a few years ago i just quit caring; i show up or don't depending upon how i need to take care of myself and just make the time to keep my responsibilities well-tended regardless of my personal...

    ...a few years ago i just quit caring; i show up or don't depending upon how i need to take care of myself and just make the time to keep my responsibilities well-tended regardless of my personal schedule...i track my time and then worry about accounting for it after the fact...

    ...back when i managed operations at my last studio, i simply told everyone that i'll treat them like adults as long as they manage their responsibilities accordingly; that's not the policy at my current studio but i've broken them into accepting it if they want to keep me around, and they do...

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Blade Runner 2099 | Official teaser in ~tv

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    ...i missed the 2049 trailers and didn't realise harrison ford was going to be in the film until he showed up on-screen; probably improved the viewing experience going in cold...

    ...i missed the 2049 trailers and didn't realise harrison ford was going to be in the film until he showed up on-screen; probably improved the viewing experience going in cold...

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Blade Runner 2099 | Official teaser in ~tv

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    ...but: imagine that revolution fails despite the protagonists' grandest ideals and most-earnest efforts, and ultimately means f*ck-all in the grand scheme of things; now that's a blade runner...

    ...but: imagine that revolution fails despite the protagonists' grandest ideals and most-earnest efforts, and ultimately means f*ck-all in the grand scheme of things; now that's a blade runner plot...

    ...if the very act of believing in something greater than yourself is doomed from its outset, and you have to figure out how to move on from that, you have some thematic meat to chew on...throw in some metaphysical contemplation and situational metaphor, season with future-shock character studies, and produce everything to drip with environmental immersion...

    ...anyway, i'm at work and haven't had a chance to watch the teaser, nor do i have much faith in amazon productions, but the short films associated with 2049 were fantastic and illustrate how the concept can work...

    4 votes

  6. Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech

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    ...'breaking the social contract' so succinctly articulates the offense i take from LLM slop; i'll probably incorporate that phrase into my rant-lexicon...

    ...'breaking the social contract' so succinctly articulates the offense i take from LLM slop; i'll probably incorporate that phrase into my rant-lexicon...

    2 votes

  7. Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech

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    ...did you use em-dashes in your written correspondence prior to LLMs establishing a 'standard tone' for sentence structure?..i worry that i'm picking up bad habits from reading it so often of late...

    ...did you use em-dashes in your written correspondence prior to LLMs establishing a 'standard tone' for sentence structure?..i worry that i'm picking up bad habits from reading it so often of late...

  8. Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech

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    ...every time former staff have asked me for a recommendation letter, i've taken the time to thoughtfully articulate my experiences working with them and carefully compose a survey of their...

    ...every time former staff have asked me for a recommendation letter, i've taken the time to thoughtfully articulate my experiences working with them and carefully compose a survey of their strengths tailored to the specific application for which they've requested it; this isn't a trivial endeavor and can consume a half-day of my time to do the exercise justice...

    ...i like to think that it works well, as they've always gotten the position for which i've recommended them, but in the face of AI slop submissions and evaluations i'm inclined to no longer bother...

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Looking for a Bluetooth car stereo deck that is simple and not ugly in ~tech

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    ...you can also get a bluetooth module which connects to your radio antenna; no direct input required, simply tune your radio to the designated frequency...

    ...you can also get a bluetooth module which connects to your radio antenna; no direct input required, simply tune your radio to the designated frequency...

  10. Comment on Looking for a Bluetooth car stereo deck that is simple and not ugly in ~tech

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    ...i think porsche just rebrands harman becker head units, but yeah, they're pricey regardless: most of their business is OEM rebranding these days, not sure if they sell under their own name...

    ...i think porsche just rebrands harman becker head units, but yeah, they're pricey regardless: most of their business is OEM rebranding these days, not sure if they sell under their own name anymore...

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Looking for a Bluetooth car stereo deck that is simple and not ugly in ~tech

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    ...used to be denon was my go-to for a clean OEM look but, unless you can find an old head-unit, i think they exited the mobile audio market a couple of decades ago...i think you can still find...

    ...used to be denon was my go-to for a clean OEM look but, unless you can find an old head-unit, i think they exited the mobile audio market a couple of decades ago...i think you can still find new-stock harman becker head units with a lot of digging, although distribution is challenging; i had to import mine from a small shop in switzerland...

    ...i can't vouch for their fidelity, but have you checked out retrosound for something which matches your car?..they're pretty clean-looking and feature modern bluetooth support...

    ...for carplay support you're pretty much stuck with a large full-color display, but browsing the 150-something models at crutchfield, some are fairly discreet...a few years ago i saw a true single-DIN carplay head unit (with a wide, short display) but i can't seem to find it now...

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies

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    ...that's exactly what the comics did with hickman's secret wars: pull all the sprawling disparate continuities into a single amalgam marvel universe where they all coexist going forward, and...

    My assumption is this film is meant to be a sendoff to the current MCU and the Sony X-Men universe so they can reboot it all.

    ...that's exactly what the comics did with hickman's secret wars: pull all the sprawling disparate continuities into a single amalgam marvel universe where they all coexist going forward, and entrust the authors to kind of squint and work together without worrying too much about conflicting canon...

    ...this film looks to be adapting hickman's time runs out plotline leading up to secret wars, which was masterfully written...

    4 votes

  13. Comment on 2,871 abandoned and little-known US airfields in ~transport

  14. Comment on 2,871 abandoned and little-known US airfields in ~transport

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    ...there was a period of time when residential developers marketed general aviation airstrip neighborhoods as the next big amenity of suburban affluence in similar fashion to golf course...

    ...there was a period of time when residential developers marketed general aviation airstrip neighborhoods as the next big amenity of suburban affluence in similar fashion to golf course developments; i think the trend died out by the early eighties but you can still find a few operating in older neighborhoods, usually hidden-away, largely forgotten, subsisting on HOA fees akin to neighborhood parks, pools, or tennis courts...

    9 votes

  15. Comment on 2,871 abandoned and little-known US airfields in ~transport

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    ...i moved around a lot as a kid and frequently lived near small airfields; i occasionally browse this site to identify old places which no longer exist, trace their evolution, and try to sense...

    ...i moved around a lot as a kid and frequently lived near small airfields; i occasionally browse this site to identify old places which no longer exist, trace their evolution, and try to sense remnant footprints in the substrate of modern development...

    9 votes

  16. Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech

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    ...so many mixed reactions to that mulling through my mind; well-stated...

    ...so many mixed reactions to that mulling through my mind; well-stated...

  17. Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech

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    ...i'd question whether machine-generated code is free of legal encumbrances; it's never a clean-room implementation...

    ...i'd question whether machine-generated code is free of legal encumbrances; it's never a clean-room implementation...

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech

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    ...oh it has been ever since high-level languages supplanted assembly, but i've never heard it explicitly labelled as such before now, and the term seems especially apt in the face of vibe coding...

    ...oh it has been ever since high-level languages supplanted assembly, but i've never heard it explicitly labelled as such before now, and the term seems especially apt in the face of vibe coding...

    14 votes

  19. Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech

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    "artisinal code" ...i guess that's a thing, now...

    "artisinal code"

    ...i guess that's a thing, now...

    42 votes

  20. Comment on What are some of the weirdest events and moments in comic books? in ~comics

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    ...in howard the duck #16, steve gerber essentially suffers a creative breakdown, goes all dave sim for an issue, and they publish it: seventies marvel was wiiilllllllld, man... (this was back...

    ...in howard the duck #16, steve gerber essentially suffers a creative breakdown, goes all dave sim for an issue, and they publish it: seventies marvel was wiiilllllllld, man...

    (this was back when marvel still ran bullpen production and before direct distribution, natch)

    4 votes