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Comment on The end of reading is here in ~books
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Comment on Jamie Hyneman on MythBusters fame and why he and Adam Savage never socialized in ~tv
slade Link ParentI've noticed this as well. I started a thread some months ago asking folks a question about how they get through books they don't like. The first response was from a community fixture, tagged...Also, another side-meta discussion: I really dislike the way people have used the "Exemplary" tag lately. It should never be used as a super-upvote, and that's obviously what happened here.
I've noticed this as well. I started a thread some months ago asking folks a question about how they get through books they don't like. The first response was from a community fixture, tagged exemplary, was very brief, and began by invalidating the premise of my question. I welcomed the opinion but the exemplary tag really confused me and disengaged me from the thread and that user in general.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections in ~tech
slade Link ParentI would get passionately behind this. I hate app-only services that I don't have a choice in using. I hate the audacity and laziness and cheapness of it.I would get passionately behind this. I hate app-only services that I don't have a choice in using. I hate the audacity and laziness and cheapness of it.
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Comment on Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses in ~tech
slade Link ParentI think the honest answer is because rug pulling has been legitimatized for years, and they no longer have an incentive not to.I think the honest answer is because rug pulling has been legitimatized for years, and they no longer have an incentive not to.
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Comment on Odd gestures in public in ~tech
slade LinkI have a really hard time with this kind of writing. It begins with the premise that nobody exists who doesn't suffer from screen compulsion, or if they do, that this article isn't for them. I get...Screen compulsion is a widespread problem -anyone who says they don’t have it just hasn’t realized it yet.
I have a really hard time with this kind of writing. It begins with the premise that nobody exists who doesn't suffer from screen compulsion, or if they do, that this article isn't for them. I get what the author is trying to say but this is a really off-putting way to start.
Overall I think this is an interesting discussion about a long ongoing phenomenon: technology changes the way we interact and it does it really quickly, and really unevenly. I've never seen these gestures myself but I'm sure someday very soon they will be ubiquitous.
Things seem very fragmented now, where your choice of technology significantly impacts how you interact socially with others (including cases like this, where you're not intending to interact with others, but their unfamiliarity with what you're doing makes it an interaction). And with how quickly technology changes, these paradigms of interaction also change quickly as you cross tech garden walls.
Memes being the most contemporary example of how technology has changed the way we communicate. Many of today's memes would likely be as nonsensical to someone a century ago as random arm ticks are to sometime who isn't familiar with the smart watch ecosystem.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
slade LinkThis was always coming. They have no incentive to support the old site. I'm only surprised it didn't happen years ago when reddit went mask-off about just being an IPO machine.This was always coming. They have no incentive to support the old site. I'm only surprised it didn't happen years ago when reddit went mask-off about just being an IPO machine.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’ fall to earth with $68m worldwide opening in ~movies
slade Link ParentMy read on their comment was more innocuous: that comic book readers and comic movie watchers are very different demographics. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the sentiment, since I haven't...My read on their comment was more innocuous: that comic book readers and comic movie watchers are very different demographics. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the sentiment, since I haven't seen the movie.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’ fall to earth with $68m worldwide opening in ~movies
slade (edited )Link ParentFor me, a good superhero movie was always about the traditional hero arc (underdog protagonist loses, gets powers, wins, fan service action scenes, big blockbuster showdown, power ballad over...- Exemplary
For me, a good superhero movie was always about the traditional hero arc (underdog protagonist loses, gets powers, wins, fan service action scenes, big blockbuster showdown, power ballad over credits), with an indulgent dose of justice fantasy. It was always a formula with limited life, and it's definitely been squeezed to where what would have been a good superhero movie to be twenty years ago would now feel extremely formulaic and trite.
I also can no longer connect with the justice fantasy, whether due to age or just the current state of the world.
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Comment on Re-watched the Bourne Trilogy after several years, I understand now why it was so influential in ~movies
slade Link ParentI was definitely one for whom the shaky cam was too much. It didn't make me nauseous or anything, but made the action a lot harder to follow and it felt like it was replacing good choreography...I was definitely one for whom the shaky cam was too much. It didn't make me nauseous or anything, but made the action a lot harder to follow and it felt like it was replacing good choreography with hard to track scenes.
I specifically remember a flight scene where, after it was done, I was like... I think he just killed somebody with a rolled up magazine?
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
slade LinkI find mine pretty low maintenance. I seasoned it once years ago, it's due for another, but with proper technique it still is pretty non stick and washes fine. I only really use cast iron any more.I find mine pretty low maintenance. I seasoned it once years ago, it's due for another, but with proper technique it still is pretty non stick and washes fine. I only really use cast iron any more.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
slade Link ParentThat's my response any time my very naive mother tells me "things won't get that bad" in response to my lamentations for the future. Things already are "that bad" in many ways for many people....That's my response any time my very naive mother tells me "things won't get that bad" in response to my lamentations for the future. Things already are "that bad" in many ways for many people. What she really means is things won't get that bad for us, which is also arguably wrong, but even if true it doesn't bring me much comfort.
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Comment on How funerals keep Africa poor in ~life
slade LinkI feel this at a visceral level.Kinship societies are actively hostile to economic growth, because economic growth undermines the basis of kinship
I feel this at a visceral level.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
slade LinkOf course, months after I buy a new Roku TV. Honestly I'd just stop watching tv entirely if it weren't for my kids. Roku already inserts a lot of suspiciously conservative and religious ads into...Of course, months after I buy a new Roku TV. Honestly I'd just stop watching tv entirely if it weren't for my kids. Roku already inserts a lot of suspiciously conservative and religious ads into the home page so I can't wait to see how much more overt it gets, and the countless countless conversations I'll have with my kids to explain how evil this shit is.
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Comment on Jumping spiders shouldn’t be this smart in ~science
slade LinkI can't wait to watch this. I've been obsessed with jumping spiders for a long time. I have a long list of anecdotes about smart and social interactions with jumpers.I can't wait to watch this. I've been obsessed with jumping spiders for a long time. I have a long list of anecdotes about smart and social interactions with jumpers.
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Comment on Casual viewing - Why Netflix looks like that ~30+ min read in ~movies
slade Link ParentSure you can.I can't fault the company for yielding to the addictive properties of mobile phones and social video like TikTok installed on them.
Sure you can.
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Comment on Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers in ~tech
slade Link ParentFor sure. I hope it wakes us up to a whole new way of thinking about accountability. I've long ranted about the dangers and societal harms of The Algorithm.For sure. I hope it wakes us up to a whole new way of thinking about accountability. I've long ranted about the dangers and societal harms of The Algorithm.
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Comment on Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers in ~tech
slade Link ParentThis seems like extremely common sense. You're either quoting someone else's writing or writing something yourself. If they want the freedom that comes with "AI isn't stealing, it's creating...This seems like extremely common sense. You're either quoting someone else's writing or writing something yourself. If they want the freedom that comes with "AI isn't stealing, it's creating something new" necessarily includes "my business is creating and publishing novel content", and of course a business should be responsible for the content it publishes.
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Comment on Winners of the 2025 International Obfuscated C Code Contest in ~comp
slade Link ParentThat would be a fun linting rule, though. "❌ Code not shaped as a lightning bolt"That would be a fun linting rule, though. "❌ Code not shaped as a lightning bolt"
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Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food
slade Link ParentI find that PB and toast make for a pretty dry combo. Maybe that's why for you, too?I find that PB and toast make for a pretty dry combo. Maybe that's why for you, too?
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Comment on The user is visibly frustrated in ~tech
slade Link ParentPossibly. I don't recall, to be honest. I think part of it might have just been my assumption that live people don't exist on commercial websites.Possibly. I don't recall, to be honest. I think part of it might have just been my assumption that live people don't exist on commercial websites.
This is why I don't think post-literature is a thing.
As I see it, for as long as there has been a choice in how we receive information, some people have chosen reading out of necessity and others out of preference. The phase we're moving into is one that accommodates people who do not prefer reading, and allows them to remain illiterate.
But when I compare modes of communication, there's a few different ways of looking at it. Maybe I prefer visual or aural stimulation. Maybe I remember letters better than sounds. Those are two reasons why I might prefer reading even if there are other options available.
But as someone who likes to read, the most compelling argument for me is pacing. My dad proselytizes to me about audiobooks, and this is the reason I always give for why I can't enjoy them. I need to read at my pace. I need to stretch out a paragraph for 10 minutes if it's a really good one, and quickly devour others. If a book doesn't have those paragraphs that I want to reread and pause and ruminate on, then it's not a good book to me.
I suspect there will always be people who want to consume at their own pace, and reading uniquely lets you do that. I know audio lets you skip around, but I think that's a very different experience.