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  1. Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv

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    I'd like to recommend The Plot Against America for more about this. It's not the best show that David Simon has made, but it's still good!

    [1] - which was around a third of Americans before we entered the war, not to mention Nazis based their ideology on American racial hierarchy

    I'd like to recommend The Plot Against America for more about this. It's not the best show that David Simon has made, but it's still good!

  2. Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games

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    Too slow but I did get it lol https://i.ibb.co/QFg7PM54/image.png However I NOPED the fuck out of there at level 19 fuck that omg nope nope nope

    Too slow but I did get it lol https://i.ibb.co/QFg7PM54/image.png

    However I

    NOPED

    the fuck out of there at level 19 fuck that omg nope nope nope

  3. Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv

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    Seems like at least half a dozen of these points are fulfilled now. Struggling to understand point 11 though: Anyone can help me understand what "educated to become a hero" means?

    I think this is point 4 on Umberto Eco's Ur-Fascism essay.

    Seems like at least half a dozen of these points are fulfilled now.

    Struggling to understand point 11 though:

    "Everybody is educated to become a hero", which leads to the embrace of a cult of death. As Eco observes, "[t]he Ur-Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death."

    Anyone can help me understand what "educated to become a hero" means?

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv

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    It may be illegal but does that doesn't matter anymore right? I am not all that knowledgeable about the legal system over there nor am I American, but.. even if lawsuits and court cases happen...

    It may be illegal but does that doesn't matter anymore right? I am not all that knowledgeable about the legal system over there nor am I American, but.. even if lawsuits and court cases happen from this, the system is so extremely slow that it will be many months (years?) before anything comes of it. And even if there was a way to get a quick ruling, it would just be overturned because the supreme court is also corrupt to the core. It's becoming clear as day to me that they get what they want 90% of the time.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech

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    Reminds me of using Rainmeter!

    Reminds me of using Rainmeter!

  6. Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech

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    I thought it left a lot to be desired from the start, never liked it at all - I have the criticism that I know others have expressed before that it looks like Windows Vista or even worse. I will...

    iOS users, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this update.

    I thought it left a lot to be desired from the start, never liked it at all - I have the criticism that I know others have expressed before that it looks like Windows Vista or even worse.

    I will halt updates to my phone for as long as possible. Equal parts because I find it ugly, and also that it's a 13 so I'm afraid of battery and performance issues.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech

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    All the transparency blur is really just a strain on the eyes too. The colours beneath it (in the image from their own page of the music player for example) drags the eyes away and made me need to...

    All the transparency blur is really just a strain on the eyes too. The colours beneath it (in the image from their own page of the music player for example) drags the eyes away and made me need to search for the button I'd want (pause) instead of it being obvious like in the past where it'd be black on white, high contrast, super obvious. This example in particular reminds me of what Spotify did a couple of years ago: they removed all color from their drop down menus, forcing you to search through the list every single time when you want to find a button, because all of them are small and look way too similar - also akin to what google did with their buttons which has been memed about a lot.

    I did a year of graphic design and while it wasn't at the highest level, at least I learned that this type of design is supposed to first and foremost be functional - but for some reason, these big tech companies all ignore that. I truly don't get it and to be honest I highly doubt that the iOS designers even like it themselves lol

    8 votes

  8. Comment on ‘The Pitt’ wins Drama, ‘The Studio’ wins Comedy, and ‘Adolescence’ wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmy’s in ~tv

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    I kind of dislike Seth Rogen, having always found his comedic style a little bit unpleasant or his acting kind of bad so I've had no interest in the show. Can't say I know any of these names...

    I kind of dislike Seth Rogen, having always found his comedic style a little bit unpleasant or his acting kind of bad so I've had no interest in the show. Can't say I know any of these names either but I'll take your word for it and yeah, in that case, then it's not surprising.

  9. Comment on ‘The Pitt’ wins Drama, ‘The Studio’ wins Comedy, and ‘Adolescence’ wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmy’s in ~tv

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    Is The Studio really all that good? 13 wins, really..? IMDB has it at 8.1/10 which yeah, that's up there, but for example Andor sits at 8.6 and The Pitt sits at 8.9. Approaching a 9/10 score on...

    Is The Studio really all that good? 13 wins, really..?

    IMDB has it at 8.1/10 which yeah, that's up there, but for example Andor sits at 8.6 and The Pitt sits at 8.9. Approaching a 9/10 score on IMDB is very rare meanwhile ~8/10 is really quite common for tv shows.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    I think it got kind of re-popularized in the mainstream because it was in a Netflix show. Bella Ciao - La Casa de Papel

    I think it got kind of re-popularized in the mainstream because it was in a Netflix show.

    Bella Ciao - La Casa de Papel

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    Man inciting violence became a victim of violence.. violence lobbyists didn't like it. It's an eye roll alright....

    Man inciting violence became a victim of violence.. violence lobbyists didn't like it.

    It's an eye roll alright....

    8 votes

  12. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    I am in a very odd way relieved that it is a young white male.

    I am in a very odd way relieved that it is a young white male.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech

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    Mobile or desktop, I am actually holding my breath! Hoping they can revive the late 00's, early 10's forums feeling.

    Mobile or desktop, I am actually holding my breath! Hoping they can revive the late 00's, early 10's forums feeling.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University in ~health.mental

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    Anecdotally, it is true. I find myself using self-checkout a lot more than I thought I would. Never thought I'd see the day because when they started popping up, I felt reprehension about them....

    Anecdotally, it is true. I find myself using self-checkout a lot more than I thought I would. Never thought I'd see the day because when they started popping up, I felt reprehension about them. But now, I choose them over a human cashier probably 9 times out of 10 - this phrasing they use is spot on for me: "conserving emotional resources."

    I do also have social anxiety and other mental health issues that are not limited to loneliness, but yeah I can only nod along to also this (emphasis mine): "Dr. Yan added, "Loneliness can reduce an individual's confidence in talking to others. While human interaction is essential to society, in certain situations, technology can feel like a less emotionally taxing and a more manageable and appealing path for people who suffer from loneliness.""

    30 votes

  15. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    For others like me who never heard of him, he was basically a maga influencer. article:

    For others like me who never heard of him, he was basically a maga influencer. article:

    Charlie Kirk was one of the most high-profile conservative activists and media personalities in the US and a trusted ally of President Donald Trump.

    In 2012, at the age of 18, he co-founded Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a student organisation that aims to spread conservative ideals at liberal-leaning US colleges.

    His social media and eponymous daily podcast often shared clips of him debating with students about issues such as transgender identity, climate change, faith and family values.

    19 votes

  16. Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech

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    Bookmarked this as I ponder about getting them - thank you so much for the in depth reply!

    Bookmarked this as I ponder about getting them - thank you so much for the in depth reply!

  17. Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech

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    Have had similar phone upgrade history as you funny enough. Samsung Galaxy S (the first one!) -> Nexus 5 -> Samsung Galaxy A50 -> iPhone 13. Likely going to wait to upgrade until 18 or maybe even...

    Have had similar phone upgrade history as you funny enough. Samsung Galaxy S (the first one!) -> Nexus 5 -> Samsung Galaxy A50 -> iPhone 13. Likely going to wait to upgrade until 18 or maybe even 19.

    irt. the small phone thing, it's kind of hilarious going back to take a look at my Nexus 5 how tiny it is compared to iPhone 13. The size of it is cute in comparison!

    with my exception being the Airpods Pro 3. Better ANC because of foam tips? I'll pick up some Comply tips

    Curious about what other thoughts you have on these Airpods! Was gifted a set of 2's a couple of months ago and returned them specifically because I knew 3 would come out soon and wanted to wait for them.

  18. Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech

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    That's probably just your own algorithm though right? Either using the app on an android phone which then recommends ragebait to you based on that alone, or maybe you've watched some tech stuff...

    That's probably just your own algorithm though right?

    Either using the app on an android phone which then recommends ragebait to you based on that alone, or maybe you've watched some tech stuff about other companies than Apple and then again it recommends you engagement bait. I don't have TikTok but I do use Instagram and I have an iPhone and I can't say I've ever seen that type of content!

    Social media algorithms are a helluvadrug and kinda scary.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech

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    Didn't consider different devices! Definitely many use cases between all of these sizes, you're right. I only have my 6" iPhone 13 or a 27" desktop computer. Only if I go proper traveling do I...

    Didn't consider different devices! Definitely many use cases between all of these sizes, you're right. I only have my 6" iPhone 13 or a 27" desktop computer. Only if I go proper traveling do I dust off my 14" laptop. But I rarely do. So more than 99% of the year, it's between the phone and the big stationary at home, no in between haha

    Off-topic a bit: I was also in a gacha hell (AFK Arena) for a long time and I'm happy to report I finally found something better to play with Pokémon Go. Although I live in the middle of a city so I have tons of resources all the time so that's the only reason it's playable every day. Could not be said for when I lived in the suburbs back when it came out 9 years ago. Basically unable to play it back then unless you had it open on the phone the whole time and made it your 1 activity. Right now it's oftentimes just passively logging walking distance through the iOS health app that it imports when next you open the game.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech

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    But for a hundred different subreddits, all with hundreds of thousands if not millions of users? It just kind of blows my mind that even if it's actually possible to moderate all of that (with mod...

    But for a hundred different subreddits, all with hundreds of thousands if not millions of users?

    It just kind of blows my mind that even if it's actually possible to moderate all of that (with mod teams), why would you even bother sitting on that many subreddits like this?

    9 votes