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Comment on What anime do you think could have strong crossover appeal if correctly publicized? in ~anime
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Comment on What anime do you think could have strong crossover appeal if correctly publicized? in ~anime
talklittle I pretty much agree with this. Anime shines brightest when it tells stories that will never be mainstream, but that may strike a chord with specific viewers, deeper and stronger than a story that...I pretty much agree with this. Anime shines brightest when it tells stories that will never be mainstream, but that may strike a chord with specific viewers, deeper and stronger than a story that tries to appeal to all.
Air (2005) is a melancholy story, about a traveler who arrives at a small seaside town in Japan, on his search for a winged girl from a fairytale his mother told him as a child, before she died.
It does everything well. It's paced perfectly at 12 episodes (much better pacing than Clannad by the same creators). But some people still won't connect to it. Might find it boring, sad as that is for me to imagine.
It's not a show you put on with friends in the living room. Not because there's anything raunchy or weird, but because it's a low-key and deeply personal story.
That's the magic of anime. Show it to your friends and they won't get it. But you know that, out there, there are thousands of people like you, who feel the same things you feel.
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Comment on When do you listen to podcasts? in ~life
talklittle I'm looking at text on screens way too many hours a day, so now getting back into audiobooks, partly inspired by this post—thanks! At the end of the day, eyes tired, I'd previously find myself...I'm looking at text on screens way too many hours a day, so now getting back into audiobooks, partly inspired by this post—thanks! At the end of the day, eyes tired, I'd previously find myself playing music while doing mindless scrolling or casual gaming. Now I'm trying to substitute audiobooks, still clicking mindlessly on things to keep my hands occupied.
It feels great like I'm not wasting my brain cycles; my eyes might be tired but mind awake.
I had put down the second book of The Three Body Problem, but now getting back into it via audiobook. The narrator does a fantastic job. Does all the accents and everything. It's more enjoyable this way than the book version IMO.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Thanks, these are some good ideas for future quality-of-life improvements I'll consider. (No guarantees though.) As part of it I'd have to play around to find a good balance, and also would need...Thanks, these are some good ideas for future quality-of-life improvements I'll consider. (No guarantees though.) As part of it I'd have to play around to find a good balance, and also would need to add configuration settings to turn them on/off.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Thanks for the feedback. There's definitely some work that needs to be done around very deeply nested comment threads.Thanks for the feedback. There's definitely some work that needs to be done around very deeply nested comment threads.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle That's right. Maybe I'll call it 1.0 after adding the topic submission feature. 1.0 doesn't mean feature complete, but I think all the critical functionality will have been added at that point.That's right. Maybe I'll call it 1.0 after adding the topic submission feature. 1.0 doesn't mean feature complete, but I think all the critical functionality will have been added at that point.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
talklittle Thanks for hosting. I suck at Minecraft but it was great seeing the ridiculously impressive things people made, and everyone's been incredibly nice and helpful there whenever I joined. Out of...Thanks for hosting. I suck at Minecraft but it was great seeing the ridiculously impressive things people made, and everyone's been incredibly nice and helpful there whenever I joined.
Out of curiosity, is there any (popular and well tested) way for someone to take the world file and host a read-only version on the web? I came across this GitHub project, minecraft-web-viewer, which looks like exactly what I'm asking for, albeit an early alpha version. But it seems fairly unknown based on the low GitHub activity.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Thanks a lot! I've been spending a decent amount of time on polish, so your recognition means a lot. Topic sorting was an important missing feature. People should try sorting by New once in a...Thanks a lot! I've been spending a decent amount of time on polish, so your recognition means a lot.
Topic sorting was an important missing feature. People should try sorting by New once in a while; it's a good way to see interesting topics that are getting fewer interactions.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle That's not a bad idea at all. I too have been thinking lately how votes on topics seem underused, and how traditional forums often gauge interest by view counts instead. Big numbers going up feels...That's not a bad idea at all. I too have been thinking lately how votes on topics seem underused, and how traditional forums often gauge interest by view counts instead. Big numbers going up feels good. (View counts might not jive with Tildes' privacy philosophy though.) Encouraging more voting is a good idea in general.
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Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (March 2024)
This is a recurring topic for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app, which is currently in alpha testing. I'll summarize the previous month's updates at the start of each topic, so people can...
This is a recurring topic for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app, which is currently in alpha testing.
I'll summarize the previous month's updates at the start of each topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care about more frequent updates and user feedback.
Recently:
iOS v0.11.2 (Mar 8, 2024): Fixed crashes in Inbox under the Comments tab.
Android and iOS v0.11.0 (Mar 3, 2024)
- Added sort options for topics
- Tap username on comment, and topic OP, to view profile
- View markdown of topic OP
- Fixed minor UI bugs
- (Android) Fixed wrong profile showing via bottom tab, after logging into a different account
Android and iOS v0.10.0 (Feb 15, 2024)
- View and send private messages
- Added button to send private message from a user's profile
- Added "Tap to refresh" when a feed is empty
- Show posted time in topic OP
- Renamed bottom tab to Inbox (instead of Notifications)
- (Android) Removed animation when using bottom tabs
- (Android) Fixed crash when replying from a user's profile
- (iOS) Fixed crash toggling Details in topic OP
- (iOS) Fixed layout bugs with markdown tables
- (iOS) Fixed UI bugs when replying in a user's profile
- (iOS) Fixed minor UI bugs and crashes
Last month's topic: February 2024
Where to get it
Android version on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklittle.android.tildes
iOS version on TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mpVk1qIy
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Comment on Tumblr to begin selling user content to AI generative service companies, opt-out will be per blog in ~tech
talklittle I think there are two camps (aside from the third, indifferent camp) that feel angry/betrayed about this. One camp may have believed that the company was a steward of their content. They may have...I think there are two camps (aside from the third, indifferent camp) that feel angry/betrayed about this.
One camp may have believed that the company was a steward of their content. They may have given a pass to the monetization methods that existed at the time the content was published (e.g. banner ads), while believing the company would act in the interests of the creators, such as pursuing copyright claims against other parties using the content in an unauthorized way.
These creators may not have expected the company would claim ownership and resell the content to other parties, who can then use the content in pretty much an untraceable way, any way they want.
Another camp may have published content in almost the opposite spirit as the first camp, and yet still feel betrayed by the company. They may have posted their content publicly, wanting it to be available to all for almost any purpose, including AI training. However, they may see this sale as a step toward the company gatekeeping who gets to see and use the content, without any input from the content creator. Beginning the process of converting a public park to a walled garden.
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Comment on Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content in ~tech
talklittle Sadly yes. Every publicly facing website has its data up for grabs, and the scraping companies believe they can get away with it for the most part regardless of legality. I wonder if this trend...Sadly yes. Every publicly facing website has its data up for grabs, and the scraping companies believe they can get away with it for the most part regardless of legality.
I wonder if this trend will trigger a resurgence of private communities. It's not a 100% deterrent but would raise the barrier significantly.
Otherwise I imagine some opinionated people may decide to opt out of the Internet as a communications platform entirely. This is very sad to me.
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Comment on Does anyone else have posting anxiety? in ~tech
talklittle Maybe we can start by identifying some common reasons for the anxiety. Then we can think of how to work past those. A few reasons I can think of: Fear of getting corrected and looking stupid. Fear...Maybe we can start by identifying some common reasons for the anxiety. Then we can think of how to work past those.
A few reasons I can think of: Fear of getting corrected and looking stupid. Fear of being ignored. Not wanting to repeat a conversation that's already happened. Not wanting to be pulled into a back-and-forth, because writing the first comment was already so much effort.
We could dive into each of those in depth. But my general advice would be: just do it! It's the same with real life social anxiety. It takes some failures, and it can be the worst feeling when you have a self-inflicted bad interaction and it ruins your day. With the right attitude of wanting to improve, and pushing forward through the failures, we can learn from each one and gradually improve. In that sense, the faster you post, the faster you will improve, and the good interactions hopefully wash away the bad ones.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
talklittle IMO it would make sense to locate the courthouse in a semi-remote area. That way a defendant could be instantly dropped into a bottomless pit if found guilty. There might come a need for jail...IMO it would make sense to locate the courthouse in a semi-remote area. That way a defendant could be instantly dropped into a bottomless pit if found guilty. There might come a need for jail cells in the vicinity also.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Android and iOS v0.10.0 (Feb 15, 2024) View and send private messages Added button to send private message from a user's profile Added "Tap to refresh" when a feed is empty Show posted time in...Android and iOS v0.10.0 (Feb 15, 2024)
- View and send private messages
- Added button to send private message from a user's profile
- Added "Tap to refresh" when a feed is empty
- Show posted time in topic OP
- Renamed bottom tab to Inbox (instead of Notifications)
- (Android) Removed animation when using bottom tabs
- (Android) Fixed crash when replying from a user's profile
- (iOS) Fixed crash toggling Details in topic OP
- (iOS) Fixed layout bugs with markdown tables
- (iOS) Fixed UI bugs when replying in a user's profile
- (iOS) Fixed minor UI bugs and crashes
The Android update is available now on Google Play, and the iOS update is under review for a TestFlight release.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Thank you for the feedback! I'm happy to hear the app is running smoothly on the iPhone SE. I've done a lot of my testing on an old 2013 iPhone 5s running iOS 12, so performance has been a big...Thank you for the feedback! I'm happy to hear the app is running smoothly on the iPhone SE. I've done a lot of my testing on an old 2013 iPhone 5s running iOS 12, so performance has been a big focus for me. It's been really time consuming actually, so I'm glad that effort has paid off for somebody!
That is a good point about the color contrast. It's difficult because I want to deemphasize certain buttons—I don't think a collapse button should stand out as much as a username, for example—but I do want to strike a better balance with visibility and accessibility. I'll have to investigate that more.
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Comment on Test 3 in ~test
talklittle GoodGood
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2024) in ~tildes
talklittle Sure, added to my todo list. For comments and possibly topic OP. But will still be under the Actions menu on the main topics feed, since that layout is condensed (too close to topic title) and the...tapping the profile name
Sure, added to my todo list. For comments and possibly topic OP. But will still be under the Actions menu on the main topics feed, since that layout is condensed (too close to topic title) and the username doesn't always show on topics.
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Comment on Test 3 in ~test
talklittle Just replying 4Just replying 4
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Comment on Test 3 in ~test
talklittle Just replying 3Just replying 3
I'd second the recommendation of Violet Evergarden. It's pretty and will give you feels.
If you like Midnight Diner (nice!) then the anime Nana might be up your alley. It's about a starry-eyed 20-year-old woman who moves to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend. On the train ride there, she makes friends with another woman the same age, who's in a band. It's about friendships and relationship drama, basically a small town girl in a big city story. It's an incredibly popular manga.
I think there are a lot of great emotional anime/manga stories written by women for a female audience—"shoujo" stories, to contrast with stereotypical "shounen" anime targeted at teenage boys. Of course among that is a lot of overly pandering product too. But that would be one place to start the search.