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  1. Comment on An appeal to the community for non-algorithmic recommendations in ~talk

  2. Comment on Introducing two new PebbleOS watches! in ~tech

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    Just get a radio synchronized watch! I love my Casio gw-m5610. Has solar as well.

    Just get a radio synchronized watch! I love my Casio gw-m5610. Has solar as well.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Hollywood’s IP dilemma | Whether it’s “Novocaine,” “Mickey 17” or the “Oceans” director’s latest, audiences are slow to show up for original films in ~movies

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    I love that we are having a resurrection of smaller movie theaters. There is a smaller local theatre just 1 km walk distance from me and the tickets are only 11 euros without having to buy...

    I love that we are having a resurrection of smaller movie theaters. There is a smaller local theatre just 1 km walk distance from me and the tickets are only 11 euros without having to buy vouchers in bulk (like with the bigger chains). There's almost always room as well just going spontaneously.

    Mickey 17 fell flat for me. Midway it just devolved into very generic sci-fi territory. It didn't explore the themes at all I was expecting. Too many characters that weren't developed enough. Ruffalo was great but it got old quickly, as did the other jokes. Solid 6/10 because Pattinson was great.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on “ALL YOU NEED IS KILL” | Teaser trailer in ~anime

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    I think there were like two pictures besides the cover so illustrated sounds quite generous :D. I feel like these older LNs don't have much difference with novels. Light novel is just pretty much...

    The original work was light novel illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe

    I think there were like two pictures besides the cover so illustrated sounds quite generous :D.

    Also light novels are not that popular of a format in the west (they are worst parts of novels and comics put together imo).

    I feel like these older LNs don't have much difference with novels. Light novel is just pretty much a publishing format, that tends to gravitate towards certain types of stories. Modern LNs are pretty much amateur young adult fiction, which is very much a popular genre in the west.

    That said, I read the original Japanese LN last year, so excited to see where this goes. Looks like it'll follow the books plot closer, but I'm not really a fan of the art style.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life

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    Opposite for me. Constant decline. Work sucks compared to studying and the loss of freedom and time isn’t worth the money. Cannot escape the feeling of having to ”become something” so it’s hard to...

    Opposite for me. Constant decline. Work sucks compared to studying and the loss of freedom and time isn’t worth the money. Cannot escape the feeling of having to ”become something” so it’s hard to live in the moment and enjoy stuff. Adulthood is just more responsibilities and everything is worse. Miss the feeling of not having be depended on.

    19 votes

  6. Comment on The co-opted Chinese word that broke risk management - crisis is not danger plus opportunity in ~humanities.languages

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    Oh yeah the Japanese love their four mora abbreviations. Like how "family restaurant" or famirī resutoran (ファミリーレストラン) becomes famiresu (ファミレス).

    Oh yeah the Japanese love their four mora abbreviations. Like how "family restaurant" or famirī resutoran (ファミリーレストラン) becomes famiresu (ファミレス).

    1 vote

  7. Comment on The co-opted Chinese word that broke risk management - crisis is not danger plus opportunity in ~humanities.languages

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    The Japanese wikipedia page does list that as a possible etymology/destructuring, but it would never be written like that. It’s almost always in kana (or rarely in kanji).

    The Japanese wikipedia page does list that as a possible etymology/destructuring, but it would never be written like that. It’s almost always in kana (or rarely in kanji).

    2 votes

  8. Comment on The co-opted Chinese word that broke risk management - crisis is not danger plus opportunity in ~humanities.languages

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    Except in this case the sound is not the same. You’re thinking of the きょ in 巨人 and きょう in 恐竜. Kyou vs. Kyo. Of course there are some cases like you described but just wanted to point out that this...

    Except in this case the sound is not the same. You’re thinking of the きょ in 巨人 and きょう in 恐竜. Kyou vs. Kyo. Of course there are some cases like you described but just wanted to point out that this is not one of them :)

    8 votes

  9. Comment on Books I read during 2024 that were published during 2024 in ~books

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    I can't even comprehend how anyone could pick up anything in that speed let alone process it. That has to have some impact in the experience and retainment.

    I can't even comprehend how anyone could pick up anything in that speed let alone process it. That has to have some impact in the experience and retainment.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? in ~life.men

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    Math is pretty universally regarded as the most difficult subject, so I don't think the notion is completely groundless. While I agree somewhat with your arguments, ending all your posts with...

    Math is pretty universally regarded as the most difficult subject, so I don't think the notion is completely groundless. While I agree somewhat with your arguments, ending all your posts with basically "only assholes think like that" is pretty passive-aggressive.

    EDIT: With difficult I mean with what students seem to have the most trouble with.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? in ~life.men

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    I don't think that's fair. I think it's a pretty common view, since a lot of people probably feel Biology had a lot more rote memorization and less things you had to "get" compared to physics or...

    I don't think that's fair. I think it's a pretty common view, since a lot of people probably feel Biology had a lot more rote memorization and less things you had to "get" compared to physics or math. Depends on your definition of easy, of course. Personally I enjoyed the types of challenges in other subjects more.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    What put me off a bit was the balance. It seemed to me that the best strategy was to just level up and get jokers for the high card or pair easy hands. Wasn't really worth it to go for the more...

    What put me off a bit was the balance. It seemed to me that the best strategy was to just level up and get jokers for the high card or pair easy hands. Wasn't really worth it to go for the more complex hands, which would have been fun. Maybe that's a balance issue that has been fixed a bit, but I saw similar complaints even among reddit and hardcore players.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on The 2024 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs December 19 - January 2) in ~games

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    I also can't stand the romance ones. From the same developer Spike Chunsoft, AI: Somnium Files is my favorite VN I've played. It's a detective mystery sci-fi VN. What I found refreshing is having...

    I also can't stand the romance ones. From the same developer Spike Chunsoft, AI: Somnium Files is my favorite VN I've played. It's a detective mystery sci-fi VN. What I found refreshing is having a 30+ protagonist for once :D. He's a bit of a perv, but me and my partner both found it hilarious. The cast is great.

    There are some "gamey" elements but those also have a lot of reading and are like light puzzle solving. Highly recommended.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on The 2024 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs December 19 - January 2) in ~games

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    Ace Attorney runs amazing. Limit the TDP and frame rate and you can eek out almost 8 hours of gametime! I was hesitant to play the steam version since I vastly prefer the old pixel graphics but...

    Ace Attorney runs amazing. Limit the TDP and frame rate and you can eek out almost 8 hours of gametime! I was hesitant to play the steam version since I vastly prefer the old pixel graphics but oddly enough I got used to the HD ones and don't find it an issue anymore.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on The 2024 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs December 19 - January 2) in ~games

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    Been eyeing this one. I loved Frozen Synapse and this looks similar. Would you say that’s a good comparison for the mechanics if you’ve played it?

    Been eyeing this one. I loved Frozen Synapse and this looks similar. Would you say that’s a good comparison for the mechanics if you’ve played it?

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Yeah, I bounced off the first one. The cut and dry explaining removed some of the "fantasy" for me. Unfortunately I couldn't finish Kingkiller either; maybe we just have different tastes.

    Yeah, I bounced off the first one. The cut and dry explaining removed some of the "fantasy" for me.

    Unfortunately I couldn't finish Kingkiller either; maybe we just have different tastes.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I bounced off Mistborn and some other Sanderson's books, but maybe I should give WoK a chance. I just have so many other established series on my to-read list that I don't see that happening very...

    I bounced off Mistborn and some other Sanderson's books, but maybe I should give WoK a chance. I just have so many other established series on my to-read list that I don't see that happening very soon with my track record with him 😅

  18. Comment on Kobo for a casual reader in ~books

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    Apparently many people had buttons where you had to press exactly in the center for it to register. Maybe we have different definition of quick, as the Libra has the same processor and I would not...

    Apparently many people had buttons where you had to press exactly in the center for it to register.

    Maybe we have different definition of quick, as the Libra has the same processor and I would not in a million years call this "quick".

  19. Comment on Kobo for a casual reader in ~books

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    Unfortunately it doesn’t work on the 2E without freezing once in a while :(. Additionally the Asian language support I hear is quite difficult to get working and requires some hacky workarounds.

    Unfortunately it doesn’t work on the 2E without freezing once in a while :(. Additionally the Asian language support I hear is quite difficult to get working and requires some hacky workarounds.

  20. Comment on Kobo for a casual reader in ~books

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    I got the Clara 2E and was really disappointed what a drag the UI is. Like 4 times out of 5 it doesn't even register a page turn. Selecting text is a chore, where I sometimes spend several tries...

    I got the Clara 2E and was really disappointed what a drag the UI is. Like 4 times out of 5 it doesn't even register a page turn. Selecting text is a chore, where I sometimes spend several tries highlighting the characters I want. Half the time I just give up. My Kindle from ten years ago was a smoother experience..

    I was looking at the Libra as I really would have liked physical buttons, but several reviewers said the buttons weren't that great.