PelagiusSeptim's recent activity
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Comment on Meta: A Human-Friendly Programming Language in ~comp
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Comment on Catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game in ~games
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentAnd my latin teacher would be proud of me regarding the same question, lolAnd my latin teacher would be proud of me regarding the same question, lol
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Comment on Catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game in ~games
PelagiusSeptim LinkMissed only 3 out of 10, I like this game!Missed only 3 out of 10, I like this game!
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Comment on Horror games to play during October in ~games
PelagiusSeptim LinkI played Night Manor from UFO 50 this month to kick off spooky season, it's a lot of fun! It's a simple point and click adventure game. Relatively short and the survival element gets a bit...I played Night Manor from UFO 50 this month to kick off spooky season, it's a lot of fun! It's a simple point and click adventure game. Relatively short and the survival element gets a bit repetitive pretty quickly, but I enjoy the atmosphere.
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Comment on ‘One Battle After Another’ at $22m+ reps record debut for Paul Thomas Anderson; Leonardo DiCaprio’s eleventh movie to open to $20m+ in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim LinkSaw it for a second time last night. Understandable that it likely won't make back what it cost, hard to market a movie like this, but I encourage everyone to see it! Funny as hell, and it's so...Saw it for a second time last night. Understandable that it likely won't make back what it cost, hard to market a movie like this, but I encourage everyone to see it! Funny as hell, and it's so propulsive that those 2 hr 40 minutes fly by. Everyone gives great performances in this, Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn being standouts. Go see it!
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentOne of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. I'm a big Pynchon fan, and while this was a much bigger divergence from the book than Inherent Vice was, it still really captured the feel of his...One of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. I'm a big Pynchon fan, and while this was a much bigger divergence from the book than Inherent Vice was, it still really captured the feel of his work in many ways. I was very lucky to get to see it in 70mm! I'll be making all my friends see it very soon.✋️🎅
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel to return to ABC on Tuesday after show’s controversial suspension in ~tv
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentCorrect me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Colbert fired by CBS, which is not owned by Disney?Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Colbert fired by CBS, which is not owned by Disney?
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentThey told ABC they wouldn't air Kimmel on their affiliate stations, which is a lot of themThey told ABC they wouldn't air Kimmel on their affiliate stations, which is a lot of them
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Comment on The abundance delusion in ~society
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentI think most of his defenders tend to opine that despite his methods he was at least able to build things, which is now much harder in a world of NIMBYism. I think there is a point to which I...I think most of his defenders tend to opine that despite his methods he was at least able to build things, which is now much harder in a world of NIMBYism. I think there is a point to which I agree with them, I think it is often much too hard to build new things when needed especially in big cities, but when you look at all that Moses did, both his methods and his goals, it's hard to look favorably at the guy.
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Comment on “First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion in ~books
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentEnjoy the 30 grand! I don't know how much potential loss you incurred from having these works stolen but that's gotta be a pretty nice bit of news to get!Enjoy the 30 grand! I don't know how much potential loss you incurred from having these works stolen but that's gotta be a pretty nice bit of news to get!
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Comment on What are some of your favorite Nintendo Switch games? in ~games
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIt was an immediate purchase for me after all the hours I put in on PC. Unfortunately some of the games on the switch version have performance issues, but devs are aware and hopefully will be a...It was an immediate purchase for me after all the hours I put in on PC. Unfortunately some of the games on the switch version have performance issues, but devs are aware and hopefully will be a patch out soon. Incredible game though!
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Comment on Why aren’t armed US citizens overthrowing the current government? in ~society
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentWell, I specified by the Dems for a reason because I wondered if the commenter had specifics in mind, which they answered for me already.Well, I specified by the Dems for a reason because I wondered if the commenter had specifics in mind, which they answered for me already.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
PelagiusSeptim LinkWhile on vacation I finished reading Virginia Woolf's Orlando. It's a lot different than the stream-of-consciousness works of hers I've previously read, but still fantastic! She had such a gift...While on vacation I finished reading Virginia Woolf's Orlando. It's a lot different than the stream-of-consciousness works of hers I've previously read, but still fantastic! She had such a gift for beautiful prose, and I love the character of Orlando and all the wild adventures. Would recommend, also a very funny book.
After that I started reading my next Pynchon tome, Against the Day. I'm a couple hundred pages in, and very much enjoying myself, although I feel a little overwhelmed with all the different locations and characters. Mason & Dixon was a lot smaller scale, this feels more comparable to Gravity's Rainbow but maybe even more scattered. I like the focus on anarchism and the Colorado Coal Wars, and interested to see where else things go.
I also began an ASOIAF reread. I last reread it in about 2021, so it feels fresh enough and it's always a lot of fun looking back on the books through the lenses of theories I've read up on over time, and trying to figure stuff out myself.
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Comment on Why aren’t armed US citizens overthrowing the current government? in ~society
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentWhat would a nonviolent ousting of Trump by the Dems looks like?What would a nonviolent ousting of Trump by the Dems looks like?
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Comment on People with paranoid delusions of being hacked keep asking me for help in ~talk
PelagiusSeptim LinkI wanted to focus on one element of your post here: This is the difference between a delusion that would be considered bizarre and one that would not, but either one can happen with schizophrenia,...I wanted to focus on one element of your post here:
I don't feel like these people are schizophrenic. We've had such people show up before and their delusions are on a different level. One guy thinks a well known actor stole his UFO designs and is trying to get him put in jail.
This is the difference between a delusion that would be considered bizarre and one that would not, but either one can happen with schizophrenia, among other causes of delusions. Either way, if there's some way you can get them to a psych (e.g. "Being under surveillance can be stressful, have you thought about talking to a professional about ways to deal with it?") Is likely better than much you can do for it yourself
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Comment on The Don Martin Dictionary: Onomatopoeia of MAD Magazine in ~comics
PelagiusSeptim LinkThis is a fun project! My dad had a shitload of MAD he kept from when he was a kid in the 70s, and I read them to death. We eventually had to throw them away they were in such bad condition, and I...This is a fun project! My dad had a shitload of MAD he kept from when he was a kid in the 70s, and I read them to death. We eventually had to throw them away they were in such bad condition, and I can claim responsibility for that. Always happy when I see a Mad fan in the wild!
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Comment on Hexen and Heretic remaster by Nightdive was just announced and released at QuakeCon in ~games
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIt should be added for free if you own them on steam already!It should be added for free if you own them on steam already!
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Comment on Hexen and Heretic remaster by Nightdive was just announced and released at QuakeCon in ~games
PelagiusSeptim LinkGlad to see this trend continue! I was kind of hoping to see a remaster of Quake III, but this is just as good for me. I'm happy with Quake Live anyway. It's not much of a surprise after releasing...Glad to see this trend continue! I was kind of hoping to see a remaster of Quake III, but this is just as good for me. I'm happy with Quake Live anyway. It's not much of a surprise after releasing remasters like this for 3 or 4 years running, but always a treat!
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Hexen and Heretic remaster by Nightdive was just announced and released at QuakeCon
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Comment on I've noticed an odd and possibly disturbing trend on Reddit lately in ~tech
PelagiusSeptim Link ParentIt's not live anymore, but you can still look at all the old posts at r/SubredditSimulator. It wasn't really something you could "try out", it was just bots talking to bots, but it's cool and...It's not live anymore, but you can still look at all the old posts at r/SubredditSimulator. It wasn't really something you could "try out", it was just bots talking to bots, but it's cool and often funny to read! Although it certainly feels quaint in comparison to the LLM era we're in now
Sounds very interesting, but I don't recommend they call it that!