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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
thumbsupemoji Link ParentYeah I know nothing about hydrogen lol, and it's a unique situation so I struggled to find something semi-relatable—I have strong feelings about copyright as well, although maybe more...Yeah I know nothing about hydrogen lol, and it's a unique situation so I struggled to find something semi-relatable—I have strong feelings about copyright as well, although maybe more controversial ones : ) I still don't know who the "we" is in the argument, though, & what I was trying to say I think was : if I announce "I believe this is bad for humanity," and there are people like Eliezer Yudkowsky who are devoting their whole careers to actively saying that right now, & have been for years, then it just feels like saying something really really common & profitable is terrible & guys we gotta stop—again, who's "we"? I'm not trying to be discouraging or despondent, I just don't know what the end goal is beyond agreeing/disagreeing; right now every company is set on coming up with "their" intranet-style version of copilot or gemini or whatever, like nonstandardized light bulbs, but when someone finally makes it affordable & easy to deal with, that's when the user rate is going to shoot way up. So maybe getting to someone involved with that could improve the outcomes there? Idk I don't have answers just questions lol
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
thumbsupemoji Link Parentyou seem reasonable lol—what does anyone actually get from the argument that AI is "wrong" and we shouldn't use it or benefit from it, when giant corporations are 100% going to use it to destroy...you seem reasonable lol—what does anyone actually get from the argument that AI is "wrong" and we shouldn't use it or benefit from it, when giant corporations are 100% going to use it to destroy employment models? Like if I had an opportunity to buy some new hydrogen-powered car that cost $11/year to operate, & everyone was like "No you purchasing that is going to invalidate the work of thousands of oilfield workers who depend on gasoline barrel sales for their livelihood"—idk it feels gross saying it, but what am I really supposed to do individually? No one is going to stop a giant corporation from spending less/making more, and every driving/transport/shipping company will be all over that the second it's feasible (or, if self-driving cars & drone delivery &etc &etc are an indicator, then prob before it's feasible lol). So why do I have to hate the thing, and even if I do then what am I supposed to do about it.
Actually maybe this question is for @Drewbahr lol
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentyeah shooting in the 80s and shooting "The Eighties" look vastly different on film.yeah shooting in the 80s and shooting "The Eighties" look vastly different on film.
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link ParentExactly! You can tell when people love something vs. just trying to make a buck off of it.Exactly! You can tell when people love something vs. just trying to make a buck off of it.
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji LinkHonestly it has been refreshing to see a shift to remakes/sequels/reboots from people who you can tell actually really love & care about the IP they're trying to make money off of, I think largely...Honestly it has been refreshing to see a shift to remakes/sequels/reboots from people who you can tell actually really love & care about the IP they're trying to make money off of, I think largely led by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, Spider-Verse) and whoever convinced Disney to do that Rescue Rangers movie lol. Looking at, like, the 2009 Land of the Lost movie—which, ok, not a sacred cow of a property lol, but still—compared to say the new TMNT movie, there seems to have been a huge shift from cynical too-cool-for-school to genuine love and actual nostalgia for old stories and characters. It may also just be a response to how shitty everything else is getting lol, but it makes me happy so I'll take it.
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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link ParentSo the Duffers are 1984 boys, and it was fascinating to me to see a version of the 1980s that was sort of smoothed over/sensationalized just that little bit—because Seinfeld season 1 aired in 1990...So the Duffers are 1984 boys, and it was fascinating to me to see a version of the 1980s that was sort of smoothed over/sensationalized just that little bit—because Seinfeld season 1 aired in 1990 and that was absolutely still the 1980s lol. Semi-unrelated (or very related depending on whether we're considering which target audiences media producers are targeting) it was also sort of eye-opening to realize that lower-class 90s = middle-class 80s.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentit's ok lol, it's not a big deal, I'm just a speller—folks in the SE aren't historically known for worrying much abotu apostrophes so I think you're good: there was a sign in GA for ages...it's ok lol, it's not a big deal, I'm just a speller—folks in the SE aren't historically known for worrying much abotu apostrophes so I think you're good: there was a sign in GA for ages advertising "Peache's for sale" and I don't even know what to say about that one.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentwhy would you think this lol, @zestier has it sorted but this is the worst urban legend I've ever seen. My mind is being blown that somehow it's possible to get the etymology backwards & claim...why would you think this lol, @zestier has it sorted but this is the worst urban legend I've ever seen. My mind is being blown that somehow it's possible to get the etymology backwards & claim that a word is spelled the way it is pronounced? Like a verbal backronym? idk that's nuts. "Ya" as in "ya dingdong" is 100% a recent addition to spoken English, I'm saying past 30 years, while second-person plural "y'all" comes straight from Latin vos, so that wins by like 2000 years.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentstay classy @DefinitelyNotAFae (when I read it it sounds like I'm being an asshole lol but frfr)stay classy @DefinitelyNotAFae
(when I read it it sounds like I'm being an asshole lol but frfr)
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link ParentI want a linguistics dissertation (are there still linguistics majors) on the relative gender-neutrality of "yinz"I want a linguistics dissertation (are there still linguistics majors) on the relative gender-neutrality of "yinz"
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link ParentYeah I may or may not be understanding what you're saying, maybe @OBLIVIATER is closer, but there is no hormonal change in a dad body that happens when you smell a baby and obv not when you birth...Yeah I may or may not be understanding what you're saying, maybe @OBLIVIATER is closer, but there is no hormonal change in a dad body that happens when you smell a baby and obv not when you birth a child—it can be overwhelming and difficult and definitely life-changing, and it's been truly wonderful but not easy. I recommend Eraserhead to anybody who is willing to watch it lol, as it is the best depiction of that feeling I have seen. What I do think happens is that, often, or again at least for me, having kids changes your perspective on your own life & everything around it so very much, because of exactly that—you do have to work on those feelings yourself a lil bit, but when you do they are real and they are yours, and then, again just speaking for me maybe, you are willing to do and change things for them that you would never do for yourself. So if you're not thinking about it a lot it probably seems like that all just happens.
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Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games
thumbsupemoji Link Parentyou're absolutely right but i just cannot imagine an entire branch of a global consumer entertainment industry, employing thousands, with billions in revenue, being just a side gig for the...you're absolutely right but i just cannot imagine an entire branch of a global consumer entertainment industry, employing thousands, with billions in revenue, being just a side gig for the SAaS/enterprise backbone that is Windows For Corporate—I really believe that's why Microsoft, Adobe, etc don't go after pirates as much, because really they're just training you to use their software at your job one day, where the company is paying them 1000x as much for 999 more license codes.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentyou mean some sort of dirigible? where the only thing that can lift the hulking bronze mass of gears and steampipes is a roaring furnace heating an enormous sac of flammable gases? will you also...you mean some sort of dirigible? where the only thing that can lift the hulking bronze mass of gears and steampipes is a roaring furnace heating an enormous sac of flammable gases? will you also wear a monocle
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
thumbsupemoji Link Parentmy only demand is that in your benevolence all the music in the Sonic levels is played by the best bad garage pop punk band that can be found.my only demand is that in your benevolence all the music in the Sonic levels is played by the best bad garage pop punk band that can be found.
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Comment on What's a product or service that you use but don't want to pay for and why? in ~life
thumbsupemoji Link ParentI think you're absolutely right about the fragmenting—whereas before you could have basic cable, fancy cable, or no cable lol, now there's a whole spectrum. Which is why I put everything on Plex &...I think you're absolutely right about the fragmenting—whereas before you could have basic cable, fancy cable, or no cable lol, now there's a whole spectrum. Which is why I put everything on Plex & just force people I care about to open the dang email with the account I made for them, seriously Mark it's that easy. I even had to start paying Mr. John Plex $7 a month or whatever, just to keep from having to get everybody to use jellyfin or something. So I want Plex to be the service I refuse to pay for, but they know better lol
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Comment on Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes in ~tv
thumbsupemoji Link Parenti felt very clever loli felt very clever lol
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Comment on Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes in ~tv
thumbsupemoji LinkMan if they could just get Bob Iger and Robert Downey Jr back they could Make America 2018 Again, but that's a ridiculous pipe dream that would definitely without fail solve the problems Chapek...Man if they could just get Bob Iger and Robert Downey Jr back they could Make America 2018 Again, but that's a ridiculous pipe dream that would definitely without fail solve the problems Chapek introduced but that will never ever happen.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
thumbsupemoji Link Parentit's kind of an old-timey-sounding thing; not sure if it would have been old-timey enough when Herbert was writing to have that effect, & he wanted to communicate stuffy royalty or something, or...it's kind of an old-timey-sounding thing; not sure if it would have been old-timey enough when Herbert was writing to have that effect, & he wanted to communicate stuffy royalty or something, or if it was just written in old-timey times lol. But my grandma would say "directly" instead of soon, same sense, very confusing.
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Comment on Investment club? in ~finance
thumbsupemoji Link Parent🥲🥲
So glad to see you beat me here to say these things lol – I thought about making a Reddit post, thought about making a top level post here, but this is some solid journalistic reporting and I think you hit it square on.
I haven’t had time to finish it yet, but the two things I would add currently are:
not really an ad, more and elaborate: this game is 100% vibes. I know factually that not everyone loves bomberman 64 style drum and bass music, or pop, punk, guitar, or generally anime, but holy shit, those are like three of my favorite things, probably the only thing I like more than those things would be maybe giant robots (really just a more specific version of anime lol) and deeply, earnestly empathetic stories of human connection and relationships. So if you like any one of those things, you should definitely try this game out, I haven’t paid for a game in ages and I haven’t bought an album in a much much longer time, but this one was worth it for me for sure. I I don’t see the typical development team posts and talking through the process and what not, I gather it’s been a long dev cycle for this one but if anyone knows a way to get in contact with dcell I feel like I need to think someone for sticking with it and making this happen – you can just tell when someone really loves and cares about something they’ve put out. And also, I want as many people to buy it as possible because then maybe they can pull a cyberpunk 2077 edge runners and make this into a killer anime, because yeah, the game part is fine. But the *vibes * lol
Relatedly, when it comes to human connection: I have never played a game where I had such an emotional response to the damn tutorial— not even really the tutorial, the intro… menu? Again, so much love. It’s not perfect but it is def somebody’s baby