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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Notcoffeetable Link ParentI think that's a reasonable take. I fanboy Miyazaki a bit so I tend to read interviews I can find. Around the release of Shadow of the Erdtree he did some more in depth ones. A theme he returned...They have to be more clear in their trailers what their games are supposed to be before we all get our hopes up... This time they used a new IP which made it even less clear it's a multiplayer thing.
I think that's a reasonable take. I fanboy Miyazaki a bit so I tend to read interviews I can find. Around the release of Shadow of the Erdtree he did some more in depth ones. A theme he returned to several times is that he's really trying to grow the talent at From and in that vein he was cautioning people that different ideas were going to be coming out of From in the name of supporting new designers/directors and the ideas they wanted to realize. (edit: holy run on sentence batman. sorry not sorry)
So that's all to say... I'm not very surprised that this and Nightreign feel like departures from the norm.
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Notcoffeetable Link ParentNo apologes necessary, I got the jokes but didn't know what I was looking for. NEW FROMSOFTWARE IP is probably the biggest news and will make me preorder a Switch 2 if it's an exclusive. Edit:...No apologes necessary, I got the jokes but didn't know what I was looking for.
NEW FROMSOFTWARE IP is probably the biggest news and will make me preorder a Switch 2 if it's an exclusive.
Edit: looks like it's a 2026 launch so I won't have to preorder.
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Notcoffeetable Link ParentWhat are we talking about here? I won't be able to watch the direct but I'm hyped and don't know what to googlelegally distinct bloodborne 2
Lies of EldenborneWhat are we talking about here? I won't be able to watch the direct but I'm hyped and don't know what to google
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Notcoffeetable LinkA friend was live texting the announcements. I'd like to see a Zelda or 3d Mario, the rest of this stuff is neat but I'm not sure it's enough to make me preorder. Will have to watch the direct...A friend was live texting the announcements. I'd like to see a Zelda or 3d Mario, the rest of this stuff is neat but I'm not sure it's enough to make me preorder. Will have to watch the direct later today to see if anything else stands out.
Sounds like $449? About inline with predictions I saw elsewhere; a bit steep but a steam deck can't (easily) play first party Nintendo games.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable Link ParentI don't doubt that he'd put together an interesting version, and it would probably work well for TOS. But to my mind his style leans into a gritty, western style of film. But I don't really like...I don't doubt that he'd put together an interesting version, and it would probably work well for TOS. But to my mind his style leans into a gritty, western style of film. But I don't really like TOS and as a TNG kiddo I'm not sure if Tarantino's sensibilities match with the vision of utopia I value in Star Trek.
I'd watch it, which is more than I can say about any other Star Trek films.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable Link ParentI'm on a Cowboy Bebop rewatch alongside listening to JeffJeff's Bizarre Adventure watch through from a couple years ago. Pierrot le Fou is on the docket tonight and I've been looking forward to...I'm on a Cowboy Bebop rewatch alongside listening to JeffJeff's Bizarre Adventure watch through from a couple years ago. Pierrot le Fou is on the docket tonight and I've been looking forward to it!
I liked the live-action.. it very much missed a lot of what makes the anime special but it was a fun diversion. I'm glad they didn't get to realize their version of Ed. I like Ed in the anime but the live action bit they showed was awful.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable Link ParentIn the vein of anime, I'd like to see Jean-Luc Godard (rip) do Cowboy Bebop. There's some clear Godard -> Bebop inspiration, heck there's even an episode Pierrot le Fou which shares a name with a...In the vein of anime, I'd like to see Jean-Luc Godard (rip) do Cowboy Bebop. There's some clear Godard -> Bebop inspiration, heck there's even an episode Pierrot le Fou which shares a name with a Godard film!
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable Link ParentI remember hearing about that.. but it's such a weird combination. For me peak star trek looks like it was filmed in a La Quinta meeting room with two bureaucrats arguing some ethical or moral...I remember hearing about that.. but it's such a weird combination. For me peak star trek looks like it was filmed in a La Quinta meeting room with two bureaucrats arguing some ethical or moral question in front of a judge who is clearly over it.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable LinkI'd like a Tarantino Hotline Miami. And I'll take LoTR era Peter JacksonxGuillermo del Toro collab for a Elden Ring/Dark Souls film.I'd like a Tarantino Hotline Miami.
And I'll take LoTR era Peter JacksonxGuillermo del Toro collab for a Elden Ring/Dark Souls film.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
Notcoffeetable Link ParentI was trying to think of what Denis should do and yes this is perfect 🙌.I was trying to think of what Denis should do and yes this is perfect 🙌.
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Comment on Hey parents, how many of you read vs. tell stories before bedtime for your kids? in ~life
Notcoffeetable LinkI don't think your 3.5 year old is stunted because they can't yet visualize stories. There are many many many excellent children books at different points on the spectrum. Does he have an interest...I don't think your 3.5 year old is stunted because they can't yet visualize stories. There are many many many excellent children books at different points on the spectrum.
Does he have an interest in Dr. Seuss? Another favorite of mine at a young age was The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone. You could also look at Richard Scarry or Berenstain Bears all have great visuals and some sense of story.
Edit: some people also just struggle with mental visualization (aphantasia), my partner is one. But she is also a voracious reader.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
Notcoffeetable Link ParentThe guy behind it claims that his "New Force" explains the EmDrive, just check out the article on TheDebrief as cited in OP.The guy behind it claims that his "New Force" explains the EmDrive, just check out the article on TheDebrief as cited in OP.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
Notcoffeetable Link ParentThe cited The Debrief article is even more damning. Apparently they have perpetual motion:The cited The Debrief article is even more damning. Apparently they have perpetual motion:
“We can see some of these things sit on a scale for days, and if they still have charge in them, they are still producing thrust,” he told Ventura. “It’s very hard to reconcile, from a scientific point of view because it does seem to violate a lot of energy laws that we have.”
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Comment on It’s Boulder! Sundance exits Utah for 2027 move to blue state Colorado. in ~movies
Notcoffeetable LinkGlad to see it. One way we fight authoritarian trends is by show them the costs of their hateful ideologies. Also, I love film and Boulder is a pretty quick drive for me!Glad to see it. One way we fight authoritarian trends is by show them the costs of their hateful ideologies.
Also, I love film and Boulder is a pretty quick drive for me!
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Comment on Things progressives get wrong in ~society
Notcoffeetable LinkWe need to be clear-eyed that there is a bait-and-switch at play: the DNC did not run a progressive candidate. They ran a center-left institutionalist and gave her 100 days to run against a...We need to be clear-eyed that there is a bait-and-switch at play: the DNC did not run a progressive candidate. They ran a center-left institutionalist and gave her 100 days to run against a previous president. She rallied from behind and lost by one of the thinner historical margins. Now the democratic apparatus is throwing up their hands saying "see we tried everything, we lost because of pronouns."
If we actually want to run a progressive platform there's a congresswoman in NY and senator from Vermont that know what that actually looks like.
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Comment on What keeps you up at night? in ~talk
Notcoffeetable LinkMortality, life feeling like it's whizzing by and I don't have functional brakes. A fear I'm going to wake up and joyful life events that have yet to happen are already going to be in the rearview...Mortality, life feeling like it's whizzing by and I don't have functional brakes. A fear I'm going to wake up and joyful life events that have yet to happen are already going to be in the rearview mirror.
There's also been a lot of change in my life over the last 6 months: engaged, first home purchase. I'm also about 2/3 of our household income; we have savings for several months maybe a year if I were to work to cover groceries and utilities. This transition to a settled life is weird for me; I'm comfortable kinda floating along. I'm good at this too though I just don't want to lose my identity.
Also my dogs aging. If I ever have to cry on command that's an easy way to get me misty eyed.
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Comment on Are you tech-savvy enough? in ~tech
Notcoffeetable Link ParentYou've got something else going on and you're doing the same thing linux detractors do. My personal macbook can unplugged (closed but not off) for at least a month without draining its battery.Because I am tech-savvy enough, I actually know why: it's far, far too sensitive to various inputs while in sleep mode. So I bump my desk and it jiggles the mouse by two pixels, or turn my bluetooth headphones on across the house, and it wakes up and then happily idles until the battery dies, which takes a lot less than the 60 hours between Friday night and Monday morning. But Apple doesn't get any benefit of the doubt for making deliberate design decisions which make their products behave badly!
You've got something else going on and you're doing the same thing linux detractors do. My personal macbook can unplugged (closed but not off) for at least a month without draining its battery.
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Comment on Are you tech-savvy enough? in ~tech
Notcoffeetable (edited )Link ParentAgreed. Spinning up my Linux box is akin to pouring out a puzzle or wrenching on a project car. I started with Linux about 23 years ago compiling kernels and running apache servers. I also ran NT...Agreed. Spinning up my Linux box is akin to pouring out a puzzle or wrenching on a project car. I started with Linux about 23 years ago compiling kernels and running apache servers. I also ran NT and IIS at the time. I do like the power of Linux. But it continually gets in its own way.
Last year I had some oldish hardware and decided to spin up a server with nginx and nodejs. It was actually seamless. Except that the onboard wifi chip was one specific batch of intel chips which are not supported. Also the monitor I had didn't work so I had to pull an old vga monitor out of the basement. And then run a 100 foot ethernet cable across the house to plug the system in so that I could set it up at a desk since that wifi didn't work. Then I was an idiot and was running some git commands wrong and I thought my SSH was borked. At which point I took a break and then went back a couple weeks later and saw my obvious error.
Which is all to say, yeah sure, skill issue. I had fun, but I would not call my time very productive.
OTOH, SteamOS on the SteamDeck is awesome. Best linux system I've ever used. I also like OSX, I think the author is overstating how much a mac laptop is "locked down." You can do quite a lot in the terminal.
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Comment on New hard / mil SciFi read recommendations requested - just finished a marathon series in ~books
Notcoffeetable LinkThe Expanse Series by James SA Corey. We've had plenty of debates on how hard it is but it definitely ticks the mil box. It's a 9 book series that I highly recommend. If you want to get into a new...The Expanse Series by James SA Corey. We've had plenty of debates on how hard it is but it definitely ticks the mil box. It's a 9 book series that I highly recommend.
If you want to get into a new series, James SA Corey has The Mercy of Gods (first volume of a trilogy I believe) out which I enjoyed along with it's companion novella Livesuit.
The Imperial Radch Trilogy by Ann Leckie. Imperial expansion is a pretty big theme. Highly recommend it if you like Le Guin.
I haven't yet seen any promo materials so I'll defer to you in the case of messaging. Trailers should tell you some basic things. Whether a game is required multiplayer is one of those things.