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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
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Comment on Beer peeps, what have you been drinking? in ~food
streblo Link ParentThat's interesting -- I've heard people say that about cilantro but not about IPAs. What's your thoughts on cilantro? I love both, and thinking about it I could see there being some crossover...They all taste like soap to me.
That's interesting -- I've heard people say that about cilantro but not about IPAs. What's your thoughts on cilantro? I love both, and thinking about it I could see there being some crossover there... But I agree the whole IPA thing is overdone, even though I love them it was getting a bit crazy for a while there. There seems to be more delicious non-IPA craft beers these days, so that's good.
My favourite brewery is Andina, out of Vancouver BC but I currently have no beers in my fridge. My wife and I have been trying to limit ourselves, somewhat successfully, to two drinks a week so it's all hands on deck for the weekly bottle of red.
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Comment on What's your p(doom)? in ~talk
streblo Link ParentIt's an interesting thought. I know people are rightfully concerned about regulatory capture, but one thing that limiting the number of high quality AI models does (if that's even still possible)...Mostly-anonymous sites like this one might need more restrictions where the site admins verify people better, and somehow we'd need to be more selective in what links we share.
It's an interesting thought. I know people are rightfully concerned about regulatory capture, but one thing that limiting the number of high quality AI models does (if that's even still possible) is allowing watermarking to be required on the models most capable of infiltrating and disrupting communities like this one.
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Comment on Introductions | June 2023 in ~talk
streblo Link ParentNeat! I haven't been to Disneyland since I was 7 or 8 (I'm a little bit older than that now) and I still have vivid memories of Jungle Cruise. Well, of lots of Disneyland really. I'm looking...I worked at Disneyland! I used to be a skipper on the World-Famous Jungle Cruise. I also worked as a host at the Tiki Room (fun fact: technically, this is considered part of the Jungle Cruise), a conductor on the Disneyland Railroad, and an "archaeologist" on the Indiana Jones ride they have there (although I hated working Indy).
Neat! I haven't been to Disneyland since I was 7 or 8 (I'm a little bit older than that now) and I still have vivid memories of Jungle Cruise. Well, of lots of Disneyland really. I'm looking forward to returning with my kids one day.
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Comment on Introductions | June 2023 in ~talk
streblo Link ParentTildes is developed and maintained by a single person and I don't think there is an interest in scaling it beyond that. So in addition to whatever social limitations there are, there's also many,...Tildes is developed and maintained by a single person and I don't think there is an interest in scaling it beyond that. So in addition to whatever social limitations there are, there's also many, many technical ones in the way of rivaling one of the biggest websites on the planet.
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Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk
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Comment on What are you looking forward to? in ~talk
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Comment on Another one bites the dust! RARBG abruptly shuts down in ~tech
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
streblo Link ParentSomeone gifted me a copy of Gödel, Escher, Bach a long time ago and while it looks nice on my bookshelf I'm still waiting for a sabbatical or unemployed mid-life crisis so I can even begin to...Someone gifted me a copy of Gödel, Escher, Bach a long time ago and while it looks nice on my bookshelf I'm still waiting for a sabbatical or unemployed mid-life crisis so I can even begin to start reading it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
streblo Link ParentI'm (still) re-reading WoT as well. I think last time I checked in in Dec. '21 I was on The Great Hunt or similar, now I'm just finishing The Path of Daggers. When I was younger I could easily...I'm (still) re-reading WoT as well. I think last time I checked in in Dec. '21 I was on The Great Hunt or similar, now I'm just finishing The Path of Daggers. When I was younger I could easily stay up way too late reading, but now I pretty much cannot finish a single chapter without falling asleep, so progress has been... slow.
Speaking of slow progress, you might find this interesting: https://www.tor.com/series/reading-the-wheel-of-time/
The author has been (very, very slowly) working his way through the books for the first time and providing commentary along the way. He's a very astute reader, picking up on things I wouldn't have the first time through, so it may or may not be for you. But if it's a bit lonely trying to make your way through a series that's decades old while avoiding spoilers this might be nice.
However, DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS. The comments are not spoiler free, they are long time fans enjoying a first read through experience vicariously.
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Comment on Reddit is going to enforce rate-limiting the API's free tier as well as charging for higher rates in ~tech
streblo Link ParentI'm assuming your parsing Tildes html because there's no public API? Is there not a similar path forward for Reddit? (I don't do any web programming, so I really have no idea).I'm assuming your parsing Tildes html because there's no public API? Is there not a similar path forward for Reddit? (I don't do any web programming, so I really have no idea).
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Comment on Reddit is going to enforce rate-limiting the API's free tier as well as charging for higher rates in ~tech
streblo Link ParentNothing gets me high like forum signatures and 200 pages of multiple concurrent conversations squashed into a single thread. ;)A lot of us are just trying to chase that initial high of the late aughts/early-2010s internet before the influx of people with smartphones drowned it in low effort content and "growth hackers" and VCs shitted it up with cash grabs and engagement bait.
Nothing gets me high like forum signatures and 200 pages of multiple concurrent conversations squashed into a single thread. ;)
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Comment on Another one bites the dust! RARBG abruptly shuts down in ~tech
streblo Link ParentToss me an email in a dm, I have an invite sitting there doing nothing. Although not sure if new sign ups are closed, I know they have been in the past for periods of time.Toss me an email in a dm, I have an invite sitting there doing nothing. Although not sure if new sign ups are closed, I know they have been in the past for periods of time.
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Comment on The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers in ~life
streblo LinkFrom the pastor's parenting seminar: I had to manually copy that text from an image, and it actually made me feel sick. That’s so diametrically opposed to my own parenting style it’s impossible to...From the pastor's parenting seminar:
The use of the rod is for breaking the child's will. One way to tell this has happened is to see if they can look you in the eyes after being disciplined and ask for forgiveness.
I had to manually copy that text from an image, and it actually made me feel sick. That’s so diametrically opposed to my own parenting style it’s impossible to fathom willfully treating your child like an object to be broken.
This should be required watching for parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTgahyvBMk4
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Comment on Another one bites the dust! RARBG abruptly shuts down in ~tech
streblo Link ParentIs PTP that exclusive? I don't torrent much anymore but I still have a PTP account from like 15 years ago lol. I had donated to them in the past so I think I'm safe from the occasional purges....Is PTP that exclusive? I don't torrent much anymore but I still have a PTP account from like 15 years ago lol. I had donated to them in the past so I think I'm safe from the occasional purges. It's nice when I want to watch a film I can't find anywhere, although tbh I wouldn't lose too much sleep if I lost access.
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Comment on Disney is staring down the barrel of a no good, very bad year in ~movies
streblo Link ParentI think if you're not including the big brands that's very achievable. Here's a 58'' for $430CAD ~= $320 USDI think if you're not including the big brands that's very achievable.
Here's a 58'' for $430CAD ~= $320 USD
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
streblo Link ParentGlad you're making use of it! It's a pretty good deck builder, definitely a level-up on previous tools. How has Tabletop Simulator been? Is it tedious to resolve effects? I have played free magic...Glad you're making use of it! It's a pretty good deck builder, definitely a level-up on previous tools.
How has Tabletop Simulator been? Is it tedious to resolve effects? I have played free magic on Cockatrice before, but mostly I play spell table these days.
I haven't been playing any magic in the past couple of weeks, but I did put together a new deck: turbofog landstill. No idea if it's any good, it needs some testing. Basically I love the card standstill and want to force it in EDH. The new Jolrael seems ideally suited to taking advantage of standstill so I thought I'd try and make it work. I'm not sure this deck gets there, it's going to struggle if it finds standstill later in the game but that's what the fogs are supposed to be for. Which also kind of reminded me of the old 2018 turbofog standard deck, hence the name. This deck (hopefully) wins the same way, eventually looping Nexus of Fate or Walk the Aeons and smacking everyone with lands.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
streblo Link ParentWhile I wish Moxfield had a diff feature with git style commits for change tracking, it's worth noting they do have a history browser for tracking individual card changes if you browse to 'More' -...I also like keeping track of changes, and while there's no changelog built in to Moxfield, you can use the primer as a changelog so you can remember what changes over time and why.
While I wish Moxfield had a diff feature with git style commits for change tracking, it's worth noting they do have a history browser for tracking individual card changes if you browse to 'More' - > 'View History'. It's not super useful, because if you remove a bunch of cards and replace them with a ton of cards from your considering list it generates way too many pages of changes to be of use. There's also no way to automatically revert to a previous state, you have to do it manually.
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Comment on Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 18 in ~news
streblo Link ParentApologies for the double reply, but it does seem like that Ukraine will also be receiving some Gripens as well: https://twitter.com/nyheternajohan/status/1661702563874447361Apologies for the double reply, but it does seem like that Ukraine will also be receiving some Gripens as well:
https://twitter.com/nyheternajohan/status/1661702563874447361
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Comment on Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 18 in ~news
streblo (edited )Link ParentThis geopolitics decanted episode from a month ago covers the issues you outline fairly well, as well as a few more. Apparently a big issue with the F-16s is that the NATO doctrine assumes air...This geopolitics decanted episode from a month ago covers the issues you outline fairly well, as well as a few more.
Apparently a big issue with the F-16s is that the NATO doctrine assumes air superiority, so the anti-air missiles carried by NATO planes assume a massive amount of kinetic energy coming from the aircraft's height/speed. Ukraine will be limited by Russian S-400 and S-300 so they will be flying very low and the missiles will be fired in very dense air so their range will be limited in comparison to what the sticker says. Which probably means giving them later models to be effective at all, which will invariably find themselves in the hands of the Chinese etc. Given that they are going ahead with this, it will be interesting to see what the solution to this problem is.
The contributor also suggests the Gripen because it's specifically designed to fight Russia in a war where it's outnumbered by flying at low altitudes and landing at dispersed air bases, with electronic warfare packages designed to specifically target Russian planes. The limiting factor appears to be the number of air frames available, I think a number of 16 was optimistically suggested.
I'm leaning towards the assumption that Ukraine doesn't care that much for air-to-air; their air defenses are solid enough and improving steadily,
I think this is the wrong assumption. You should take a look at the podcast above -- Ukraine has been able to mostly sideline the VKS so far in this war, but their involvement has been creeping up and as Ukraine depletes its GBAD stocks their effect on this war will increase. Western solutions like that Patriot are a decent stop gap, but they don't fill the same role as the S-300 and we don't have the supply to maintain them as a fully equivalent solution. The fighters are the solution to this problem, but there are many tradeoffs there as well.
This is my favourite pizza crust recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/detroit-style-pizza-recipe
The recipe for detroit-style pizza is great too, if a little much to have regularly. But the crust, oh my goodness the crust. I use it most of the time I make pizza, and it freezes decently as well.