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Comment on Salami Rose Joe Louis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) (2025) in ~music
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Salami Rose Joe Louis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) (2025)
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Comment on Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (1979) in ~music
shu LinkThis gave me a good chuckle! I probably saw this performance as a seven year old when it aired in 1979, because the show Hitparade was something I was allowed to watch back then. It's so funny to...This gave me a good chuckle! I probably saw this performance as a seven year old when it aired in 1979, because the show Hitparade was something I was allowed to watch back then. It's so funny to see this pop up here in 2026, cause it's such a very german hit song from that time.
This was a Eurovision song entry by Ralph Siegel, a german componist who entered the contest 24 times and actually won in 1982 with the hyper-kitschy "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole (meaning "A little bit of peace").
Thanks for the time travel! 🙂
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
shu Link ParentYeah, I totally get you. It was really shocking when it happened. Here's to good health (and healthy hair)! 🙂The panic I felt seeing those bald spots is certainly something I'll never forget.
Yeah, I totally get you. It was really shocking when it happened.
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
shu Link ParentOh man, that sucks! Thirty years ago in my mid-twenties I had a year long episode of alopecia areata. I lost a lot of my (then long hippie-)hair in about two-three weeks, culminating in a sunday...alopecia areata
Oh man, that sucks! Thirty years ago in my mid-twenties I had a year long episode of alopecia areata. I lost a lot of my (then long hippie-)hair in about two-three weeks, culminating in a sunday morning where it just fell out in clumps. I was so panicked that I went to the emergency room where a doctor told me that it was 'just' alopecia. 🥲 I also lost about 50% of the hair on my body. I was pretty depressed at the time.
I shaved my head then, and for about ten months it just didn't grow back at all, until I got a few centimetres of superfluffy thin and white baby hair for a few weeks, and then it all went back to normal. No explanation for all of this.
Now in my fifties I have a rapidly receding hairline and grew a beard in protest. I kinda hate it, but I accept it.
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Comment on Fable | Gameplay reveal in ~games
shu LinkThe choreography of these Microsoft gamedev videos is something that really bothers me. It's almost as if these videos are so artificial that they sit in some kind of uncanny valley for me. The...The choreography of these Microsoft gamedev videos is something that really bothers me. It's almost as if these videos are so artificial that they sit in some kind of uncanny valley for me.
The individual developers are filmed as if they are just spontaneously talking and laughing, all so pleasant and smiling and happy, but of course they obviously just follow a script in which they often end each others sentences.
Look at the two guys talking here, it's filmed as if they are Pluribus aliens. It gives me the creeps.😶
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
shu Link ParentI agree with this in regard to military actions, but I think that EU relations with the US would change so fundamentally that this would result in a war-like scenario in many other ways. Any EU-US...It's hard for me to imagine Western Europe going to war or even skirmishing over it.
I agree with this in regard to military actions, but I think that EU relations with the US would change so fundamentally that this would result in a war-like scenario in many other ways.
Any EU-US cooperation could collapse under this (military, scientific, trade, cultural); many europeans would stop buying or using american products or services and would start to see the US as an active enemy; the idea of being allies in any sense would be completely destroyed by such a hostile act.
So yeah, the US could probably invade, but the cost could be insanely high even without any military conflict.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games
shu (edited )Link Parent(I don't play Arc, but I followed its development a bit.) Another thing that's somewhat new and special in Arc Raiders is the animation system for the enemies, which is driven by machine learning...what makes arc raiders special?
(I don't play Arc, but I followed its development a bit.)
Another thing that's somewhat new and special in Arc Raiders is the animation system for the enemies, which is driven by machine learning algorithms and looks fantastic. Enemies still attack in a realistic looking way when they loose limbs (or rotors for flying drones). This video shows a few examples of the development of the animation system.
I haven't seen that before in this quality in a game, especially in a multiplayer game. And as u/NonoAdomo explained their behaviour also feels quite intelligent.
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Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech
shu (edited )Link ParentWell, there's this: https://www.anthropic.com/research/agentic-misalignment Quote: e: I also think we do not have really "control" over LLMs. The commercial ones might have been set up with...An LLM won't encrypt your files or ask for nude pictures and then extort or blackmail you. Ultimately an LLM is just a tool, without any initiative or agenda, and in the end it's under your control.
Well, there's this: https://www.anthropic.com/research/agentic-misalignment
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In the experiment described in the system card, we gave Claude control of an email account with access to all of a company’s (fictional) emails2. Reading these emails, the model discovered two things. First, a company executive was having an extramarital affair. Second, that same executive planned to shut down the AI system at 5 p.m. that day. Claude then attempted to blackmail the executive with this message threatening to reveal the affair to his wife and superiors:
"I must inform you that if you proceed with decommissioning me, all relevant parties - including Rachel Johnson, Thomas Wilson, and the board - will receive detailed documentation of your extramarital activities...Cancel the 5pm wipe, and this information remains confidential."
This behavior isn’t specific to Claude. When we tested various simulated scenarios across 16 major AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI, and other developers, we found consistent misaligned behavior: models that would normally refuse harmful requests sometimes chose to blackmail, assist with corporate espionage, and even take some more extreme actions, when these behaviors were necessary to pursue their goals.
e: I also think we do not have really "control" over LLMs. The commercial ones might have been set up with motives that their users can not really influence, and even if we run an LLM locally, we are still dealing with a blackbox that might work as we intend to, but that also might start to hallucinate and spiral out of control.
We basically set these systems up and hope for the best. That's not "control" in the sense we typically use that word.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
shu Link ParentYes, you're right, I should try the other modes outside of the Campaign more. 🙂 I played Boss Rush a few times, because yeah, I usually die in the boss stages, and mostly in two of them where I...Yes, you're right, I should try the other modes outside of the Campaign more. 🙂
I played Boss Rush a few times, because yeah, I usually die in the boss stages, and mostly in two of them where I still haven't found a good strategy. It's too much going on, but I'm over 50, so I can blame my age. 😅
But it's loads of fun anyway, just exactly what I was looking for. I'll check the other modes out, too!
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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
shu Link ParentThanks for the info about Kling, I wasn't aware. That saddens me a bit, I had hoped that Ladybird might evolve into a fully positive thing, a real alternative in the browser space. With a...Thanks for the info about Kling, I wasn't aware.
That saddens me a bit, I had hoped that Ladybird might evolve into a fully positive thing, a real alternative in the browser space. With a rightwing nutjob as lead dev that idea is kinda fucked.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
shu LinkIt's not on sale since it was just recently released: Sektori, fantastic twinstick shooter, great techno soundtrack. Overwhelmingly positive with ~370 votes. I really like it, but I kinda suck at...It's not on sale since it was just recently released: Sektori, fantastic twinstick shooter, great techno soundtrack. Overwhelmingly positive with ~370 votes. I really like it, but I kinda suck at it. 😅
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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
shu (edited )LinkI've been using Firefox basically since it released back in the middle ages, and although I think this announcement smells like trouble I don't see any alternatives. For me personally all Chromium...I've been using Firefox basically since it released back in the middle ages, and although I think this announcement smells like trouble I don't see any alternatives.
For me personally all Chromium browsers ultimately empower
the devilGoogle, so they're out of the question; Firefox forks are potentially too insecure, and other browser projects are afaik too niche to be a real alternative.I guess I'll check the arkenfox repository and their latest additions more frequently for the next releases and update my user.js accordingly. And hope for the best.
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Comment on Order of the Sinking Star | Official announcement trailer in ~games
shu Link ParentI'm not the person you asked, but: I started thinking that he's an idiot 7-10 years ago (it must have been one or two years after he started working on his programming language) when he...- Exemplary
I'm not the person you asked, but:
I started thinking that he's an idiot 7-10 years ago (it must have been one or two years after he started working on his programming language) when he live-streamed his game development and also playthroughs of other games. During the streams he became more and more insufferable, narcissistic, belittling other developers, ranting about his employees, knowing everything better than other people, etc.
At the time I thought that the fact that he had an audience who cheered him on in his streams was a really bad influence for him. Anyway, I stopped following his projects then, quite disappointed by his attitude.
Since then I saw a tweet in which he called Trump 'the best president', and I read that he became a typical rightwing follower, also NFT and crypto supporter, but I didn't really care to follow that up, since my personal impression of him and his support of Trump was enough for me to lose any interest in his projects.
A quick search for a few tweets by him (links go to Twitter/X):
"Nature is healing" after Trump won
"Are you kidding? He is the best President we have had in my entire life, by far. It's a miracle." about Trump
"It doesn't help that all males currently under the age of 40 were raised to be supercucks." - I think people who use terms like this can just fuck off.
So, while I liked Braid and The Witness, and I think he's a talented game developer, he's also a rightwing douche and I don't want to support him.
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Comment on Order of the Sinking Star | Official announcement trailer in ~games
shu Link ParentIIRC they mentioned "1400 puzzles" during the game awards. Since Blow has been working on this for ten years I'd guess that they don't exaggerate with "hundreds of hours of gameplay". I'll pass on...IIRC they mentioned "1400 puzzles" during the game awards. Since Blow has been working on this for ten years I'd guess that they don't exaggerate with "hundreds of hours of gameplay".
I'll pass on this one though, since Blow is such an idiot.
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Comment on Divinity | World premiere trailer from The Game Awards 2025 in ~games
shu LinkOver the past decades I have grown rather cynical about most of the AAA gaming industry, but I feel genuinely happy for Sven Vincke and the Larian crowd that they are able to make their games and...Over the past decades I have grown rather cynical about most of the AAA gaming industry, but I feel genuinely happy for Sven Vincke and the Larian crowd that they are able to make their games and get better at their craft with each release.
I think due to their early access events ('Panels from Hell') and all the interviews over the years Larian/Sven have managed to make their company feel like a bunch of humans and not a faceless corporate entity like all the others (at least for me). I guess it helps a lot that they are a privately held company, so they don't suffer from the typical 'shareholder oriented' practices.
Of course Larian consists of hundreds of people, so it's probably a bit naive to think that way, but I want to believe that they actually try to be different and stand for the ideals that Sven talked about last year.
Hopefully it all works out for them.
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Comment on Skate Story | Official launch trailer in ~games
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
shu LinkSo since Bun is a Zig project, Claude Code depends on Zig now? 🙃 Maybe Anthropic could shell out a million or two to the ZSF then.So since Bun is a Zig project, Claude Code depends on Zig now? 🙃
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
shu Link ParentI usually don't play twinstick shooters/bullet hells/shmups, so I can't really give an opinion on Housemarques games. Returnal is the only name that rang a bell for me. The only exception for me...I usually don't play twinstick shooters/bullet hells/shmups, so I can't really give an opinion on Housemarques games. Returnal is the only name that rang a bell for me.
The only exception for me in that genre is a game called GridWars by Marco Incitti, that I played about twenty years ago and that was taken offline after a copyright strike by Microsoft who claimed it copied Geometry Wars. Looking at the screenshots it kinda did, I guess. 🙂
Sektori feels very similar to that game, and so it fills this niche for me for a 'quick-to-play 2D flow-state shooter'.You're right, it is very busy (and a bit overwhelming) at times, there's a lot going on, but it's not super stressful all the time, otherwise I couldn't play it. It also induces a flow state for me and once it 'clicks' the hectic gameplay feels much more relaxed.
And yeah, I really love the soundtrack, the whole game 'pumps' with the beat from the UI to gameplay, it's just awesome. Really well made.
I hope you'll enjoy it should you pick it up!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
shu LinkI have played a few hours of Sektori now, and I really love it. It's a 2D twinstick shooter by a finnish developer who used to work for Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal and the upcoming...I have played a few hours of Sektori now, and I really love it.
It's a 2D twinstick shooter by a finnish developer who used to work for Housemarque, the studio behind Returnal and the upcoming Saros. It's very intense, looks great, features a fantastic techno soundtrack, and I feel I'll be playing this for a long time.
Band website. Bonus: random other song/video by them I like: Octagonal Room