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Comment on How many remakes have ever actually lived up to or surpassed the original? in ~movies
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Comment on How many remakes have ever actually lived up to or surpassed the original? in ~movies
rahmad LinkThis is an odd one, but the Broderick+Lane+Thurman+Farrell version of the Producers is pretty great, and that's several layers of remake-deep...This is an odd one, but the Broderick+Lane+Thurman+Farrell version of the Producers is pretty great, and that's several layers of remake-deep...
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Comment on In Tokyo for a couple of days, inviting recommendations in ~travel
rahmad Link ParentA single vote was not enough. Teamlab is stunning. Don't rush it. I watched the whole cycle in the mirrored spotlight room -- like an hour long loop. Beyond worth it. I'd also just save some time...A single vote was not enough. Teamlab is stunning. Don't rush it. I watched the whole cycle in the mirrored spotlight room -- like an hour long loop. Beyond worth it.
I'd also just save some time to get lost in Tokyo Station. It's a small underground town, great food, lots of interesting little shops, amazing people watching and cultural inhalation.
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Comment on The Ghost in the Shell | 2nd teaser trailer in ~anime
rahmad Link ParentI'm a combination of blown away, and needing more...like, acid... man...I'm a combination of blown away, and needing more...like, acid... man...
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Comment on For the atheists of Tildes, do you feel the need to show gratitude for comforts of your life and how do you do it? in ~talk
rahmad LinkI try and distribute food, maybe a few hundred bucks worth of pizza, wings and soda, to the homeless, whenever seems opportune.I try and distribute food, maybe a few hundred bucks worth of pizza, wings and soda, to the homeless, whenever seems opportune.
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Comment on writeshite.com - an exquisite corpse style writing game I made in the pandemic in ~games
rahmad LinkI was bummed that I couldn't browse galleries for inspiration or laughs. I think you need a gallery of galleries.I was bummed that I couldn't browse galleries for inspiration or laughs. I think you need a gallery of galleries.
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Comment on The masterful design of the two-liter plastic soda bottle in ~engineering
rahmad Link ParentUnsure if the grass comment is religious in nature, or a commentary on how deeply human activity has shaped the genetic makeup of the natural world around us. Interesting thought exercise either way.Unsure if the grass comment is religious in nature, or a commentary on how deeply human activity has shaped the genetic makeup of the natural world around us. Interesting thought exercise either way.
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Comment on Speculative fiction recommendations featuring fabric or fiber arts? in ~books
rahmad LinkSo it sounds like you need a book for bingo purposes, but if your interest extends outwards into general fictional expressions of the fabric arts, I recommend Loom by Lucasarts.So it sounds like you need a book for bingo purposes, but if your interest extends outwards into general fictional expressions of the fabric arts, I recommend Loom by Lucasarts.
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Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech
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Comment on ‘Pokémon Go’ video game maker Niantic acquired by Scopely for $3.5 billion in ~games
rahmad Link ParentOn Apple I think it's always been published by Toolbox AI, since before Niantic acquired it. https://nianticlabs.com/news/scaniverse?hl=enOn Apple I think it's always been published by Toolbox AI, since before Niantic acquired it.
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Comment on ‘Pokémon Go’ video game maker Niantic acquired by Scopely for $3.5 billion in ~games
rahmad (edited )Link ParentIt seems like you're looking for the wrong thing? I see Scaniverse just fine in the app store, with Niantic as the publisher. LinkIt seems like you're looking for the wrong thing? I see Scaniverse just fine in the app store, with Niantic as the publisher.
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Comment on What's the best counter argument to "Well, if I don't do it somebody else will" in ~talk
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Comment on WANDERSTOP | PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S launch trailer in ~games
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Comment on What are your favorite books with an unreliable narrator? in ~books
rahmad Link ParentAmazing book. Terrible and sad backstory. Great recommendation. The first piece of writing from him, I forget it's name -- more novella length -- also a good read.Amazing book. Terrible and sad backstory. Great recommendation. The first piece of writing from him, I forget it's name -- more novella length -- also a good read.
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Comment on Dystopian book recommendations in ~books
rahmad LinkI recently was recommended Jennifer Government, and it's a very different take on dystopian, and fast paced and fun. It's a book that really 'commits to the bit.'I recently was recommended Jennifer Government, and it's a very different take on dystopian, and fast paced and fun. It's a book that really 'commits to the bit.'
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Comment on What are your favourite time-loop based books, movies and video games? in ~talk
rahmad LinkI didn't expect to enjoy this movie as much as I did -- it came across initially as sort of low-brow/b-movie fare, but Boss Level is a really fun watch, with good performances, solid script and...I didn't expect to enjoy this movie as much as I did -- it came across initially as sort of low-brow/b-movie fare, but Boss Level is a really fun watch, with good performances, solid script and tight direction and editing.
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Comment on DeepSeek R1 reproduced for $30: University of California Berkeley researchers replicate DeepSeek R1 for $30—casting doubt on H100 claims and controversy in ~tech
rahmad Link ParentCounterpoint: A regime you don't like will likely find a way to acquire the things you don't want them to have -- or find effective workarounds. The thing being open source or closed source...Counterpoint:
A regime you don't like will likely find a way to acquire the things you don't want them to have -- or find effective workarounds. The thing being open source or closed source doesn't particularly change that.
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Comment on Your favorite game OSTs in ~games
rahmad (edited )LinkI'll show my age here, but the Iconic game soundtrack of my youth (besides, of course, Mario) was Full Throttle, by Lucasarts. What a rocking album that game was set to. Great voice acting too. It...I'll show my age here, but the Iconic game soundtrack of my youth (besides, of course, Mario) was Full Throttle, by Lucasarts.
What a rocking album that game was set to. Great voice acting too. It all just came together so well.
In terms of other great soundtracks, Gunpoint, Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery, Grim Fandango and recently, Astrobot, come to mind.
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Comment on 2 January is National Science Fiction Day (in the US)! What are some sci-fi films you feel are particularly memorable or that you return to regularly? in ~movies
rahmad LinkGattaca hasn't been mentioned yet, and that's a lovely, lovely film. Minority Report, not the best film ever, was still pretty prescient and worthy of mention.Gattaca hasn't been mentioned yet, and that's a lovely, lovely film.
Minority Report, not the best film ever, was still pretty prescient and worthy of mention.
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Comment on Pornhub is now blocked in almost all of the US South in ~tech
rahmad Link ParentThe net effect may end up being: no real change in the amount of pornography being ingested in these states, across all age ranges, but a marked increase in network and piracy savviness. If so......The net effect may end up being: no real change in the amount of pornography being ingested in these states, across all age ranges, but a marked increase in network and piracy savviness.
If so... net positive?
The Equalizer and Man on Fire -- I saw these remakes first, but generally liked them more.