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Comment on ente.io as a Google Photos alternative? in ~tech
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Comment on Throwback Thursday: Let's talk old flash and memes! in ~talk
winnietherpooh Link ParentI'd forgotten I even knew the llama song, and am horrified that I still have it down word and pitch perfect. Similar songs also burned into my high school brain that will never vacate: We Like The...I'd forgotten I even knew the llama song, and am horrified that I still have it down word and pitch perfect.
Similar songs also burned into my high school brain that will never vacate: We Like The Moon (also responsible for the Quiznos spongmonkies fever dream) and Magical Trevors 1-5.
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Comment on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official trailer in ~movies
winnietherpooh Link ParentI have not, but I'll absolutely check it out! Thank you for the rec!I have not, but I'll absolutely check it out! Thank you for the rec!
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Comment on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official trailer in ~movies
winnietherpooh LinkAs someone who has read and reread every Agatha Christie novel (and short stories), I absolutely love the Knives Out movies. If I could throw money at Rian Johnson to keep making them for as long...As someone who has read and reread every Agatha Christie novel (and short stories), I absolutely love the Knives Out movies. If I could throw money at Rian Johnson to keep making them for as long as he wanted to, I absolutely would. Very psyched for this!
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Comment on Use this magic bullet to shoot yourself in the foot. Or: borg vibes. in ~society
winnietherpooh Link ParentI just really wanted to thank you for sharing this. This article hit me on a very personal level and really nailed the defeatism I'd slid into throughout the past year and provided a small shake...I just really wanted to thank you for sharing this. This article hit me on a very personal level and really nailed the defeatism I'd slid into throughout the past year and provided a small shake to the shoulders. It's absolutely going into my bookmarks!
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Comment on ‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests in ~science
winnietherpooh (edited )LinkAs someone who got very into backyard chicken keeping over the pandemic, I knew this occurred in chickens (hens developing rooster characteristics like spurs/sickle feathers/crowing, and no longer...As someone who got very into backyard chicken keeping over the pandemic, I knew this occurred in chickens (hens developing rooster characteristics like spurs/sickle feathers/crowing, and no longer laying eggs), but had no idea it extended into such a variety of bird species! I had previously assumed the change was potentially triggered due to flock dynamics (missing a roo, being the top hen) but I guess not. I love learning something new each day :)
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Comment on Project Hail Mary | Official trailer in ~movies
winnietherpooh LinkGoing to dredge up a year old comment to update it with: this is still coming out on my birthday, therefore my hype levels are still set to MAX 😎 "I put the NOT in astronaut" is also possibly...Going to dredge up a year old comment to update it with: this is still coming out on my birthday, therefore my hype levels are still set to MAX 😎
"I put the NOT in astronaut" is also possibly something I am going to custom print on a sticker and slap on every one of my water bottles.
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Comment on The split of Gen Z towards the right in ~society
winnietherpooh LinkThis is a bit of an anomaly for me: I rarely submit topics, let alone political ones, but this landed in my inbox today, and I found it so well-balanced and thought-provoking that I thought Tildes...This is a bit of an anomaly for me: I rarely submit topics, let alone political ones, but this landed in my inbox today, and I found it so well-balanced and thought-provoking that I thought Tildes might as well.
I'm not on social media whatsoever myself and thus (I suppose) am growing steadily more alienated from the rest of the world and solidly entering my Old Fart era. That being said, I 100% get the feelings of general depressive "life is a scam" or "I don't belong", and I can see how a party could very effectively tap into that and how the Democratic party isn't.
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The split of Gen Z towards the right
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Comment on Why I rebuilt ProseMirror’s renderer in React in ~comp
winnietherpooh LinkOh my gosh, this brought me back. 10+ years ago I worked on the custom WYSIWIG editor for Time magazine's CMS backend, but I assure you it was much less snazzy than this (a lot less React, a lot...Oh my gosh, this brought me back. 10+ years ago I worked on the custom WYSIWIG editor for Time magazine's CMS backend, but I assure you it was much less snazzy than this (a lot less React, a lot more jQuery :')
This was a delightfully detailed blog post - you have an amazingly clear way of laying out the underlying problems that makes it feel like we're debugging with you :) Although I'm sure it was much more arduous in real life. The code snippets and live editors were also seriously impressive!
As an aside, any recommendations for OSS projects in need of front-end contributors along this vein (frontend, React)? I have some extra time on my hands this year I'd love to put to use!
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Comment on Polyamory, visibility, and public perception in ~lgbt
winnietherpooh LinkAs a first generation immigrant that hid the fact I was dating someone outside of my race until I was 25, I suppose I'm simply inured at this point to the reality that my very religious family...As a first generation immigrant that hid the fact I was dating someone outside of my race until I was 25, I suppose I'm simply inured at this point to the reality that my very religious family will never know (and is happier not knowing) the whole of me.
I tend to extend this blasé lens to acquaintences and even some friends - most don't need to know or aren't interested in knowing every gory detail of my life. I also use the gender-neutral term "partner", so references or anecdotes usually fly under the radar.
For those who've picked things up from context clues (or seen me bring both partners to events), I've yet to really feel any overt judgment (just the usual internal social anxiety over being liked). That being said, I live in a very liberal west coast metro that's essentially poly on easy mode, so I'm probably just very lucky there.
I will say I've had one friend (in a very mono marriage) make a drunken text pass one time, but I shut that shit down real quick and distanced myself. And that kind of thing happens to non-poly folks as well, so yeah, just people being people, I think.
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Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv
winnietherpooh Link ParentAnother Moringmark fan in the wild!! Their comics give me so much life :) I personally liked Amphibia overall a bit more than TOH (Hop Pop is hysterical), but the ending also similarly suffered...Another Moringmark fan in the wild!! Their comics give me so much life :)
I personally liked Amphibia overall a bit more than TOH (Hop Pop is hysterical), but the ending also similarly suffered from rushing sadly!
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Comment on The Lonely Island - Here I Go (ft. Charli XCX) (Uncensored version, 2024) in ~music
winnietherpooh LinkThe Lonely Island being back is hands down one of the top highlights of my 2024. I recently rewatched Pop Stars: Never Stop Never Stopping and it is still hysterical almost a decade later!The Lonely Island being back is hands down one of the top highlights of my 2024. I recently rewatched Pop Stars: Never Stop Never Stopping and it is still hysterical almost a decade later!
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Comment on Ryan Gosling movie 'Project Hail Mary' set for Spring 2026 in ~movies
winnietherpooh LinkAs someone who loved Project Hail Mary (committing sci-fi sacrilege: more than Three Body Problem), Lord & Miller, and Ryan Gosling's latest comedy roles, I feel like all my birthdays just came at...As someone who loved Project Hail Mary (committing sci-fi sacrilege: more than Three Body Problem), Lord & Miller, and Ryan Gosling's latest comedy roles, I feel like all my birthdays just came at once.
checks article: Holy crap it is literally releasing on my birthday. This movie is my birthday present.
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Comment on React: Some comments from a beginner in ~comp
winnietherpooh Link ParentWriting frontend/UI tests is more of an art than a science. The thing to ask is: what is your goal with the test? Is it to catch UI regressions, or test conditional logic/rendering, or test click...Writing frontend/UI tests is more of an art than a science. The thing to ask is: what is your goal with the test? Is it to catch UI regressions, or test conditional logic/rendering, or test click UX, or something else? That determines what kind of assertions you need to write and why.
If you just want a basic "something rendered", you can simply use snapshots. I'm not a huge fan of snapshots as they're typically brittle and frequently not actually looked at by devs, but they're not bad to have for a basic "it renders" test.
To be honest, if you're doing heavy UI or pattern testing (e.g. this style rendered with this prop) you're better off with Storybook or visual regression screenshots, but I doubt you need that level of fidelity or confidence this early on :)
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Comment on Keanu Reeves joins 'Sonic 3' as Shadow in ~movies
winnietherpooh LinkI didn't have this on my 2024 bingo card but I am nevertheless here for it.I didn't have this on my 2024 bingo card but I am nevertheless here for it.
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Comment on React: Some comments from a beginner in ~comp
winnietherpooh LinkJust curious, what rendering library are you using for React tests? If it's Enzyme, consider switching to React Testing Library instead as Enzyme is basically unsupported/unmaintained at this...Just curious, what rendering library are you using for React tests? If it's Enzyme, consider switching to React Testing Library instead as Enzyme is basically unsupported/unmaintained at this point. I also find RTL's test assertions and getByText utils very handy.
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Comment on React: Some comments from a beginner in ~comp
winnietherpooh Link ParentAgreed that I've found Redux overly verbose, but I'm not often working in very complex app-wide state. For those who are, check out Kea.js, which is a nice layer on top of redux that makes reading...Agreed that I've found Redux overly verbose, but I'm not often working in very complex app-wide state. For those who are, check out Kea.js, which is a nice layer on top of redux that makes reading and writing it far more hook-like!
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Comment on "Civil War" discussion thread in ~movies
winnietherpooh LinkThat was the most riveted and stressed I've been while watching a movie in a long while (I'm not really a horror or war movie person, but the concept of this really grabbed me). I really loved how...That was the most riveted and stressed I've been while watching a movie in a long while (I'm not really a horror or war movie person, but the concept of this really grabbed me).
I really loved how much it did with so little. The small details and jarring glimpses into a terrifyingly possible world. I thought it was an interesting and probably smart choice not to dive into the politics of the sides or the why of the war, but to focus on the realities of it instead (the horror and the laughter - both incredibly powerful tools).
I was bothered like so many others by Lee's death as it felt so anticlimactic and so pointless. And then I read a comment online that helped me realize that the pointlessness was the point (thinking back to earlier in the movie where Lee was wondering if she'd done any good at all). The other journalists - Jessie, Tony, Bohai, and even Joel - are shown to be adrenaline junkies that make fatally stupid choices. Moreover, they're in it for the glory or the money shot, and not for humanity or integrity or any kind of greater purpose.
And of course: the sound design and photography were absolutely fantastic. That all said, I don't know if I'll ever want to watch this again if I'm not in a very fatalistic mood - I guess we'll see what November brings.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel is almost great? in ~games
winnietherpooh Link ParentCould not agree more with this as a long-time Zelda fan. Thank you for the excellent write-up! As much as I enjoyed BOTW, I'm hoping Nintendo moves away from it for the next Zelda.Could not agree more with this as a long-time Zelda fan. Thank you for the excellent write-up! As much as I enjoyed BOTW, I'm hoping Nintendo moves away from it for the next Zelda.
Also an Ente user that switched due to degoogling. Not sure I can answer all your questions as I'm fairly minimalist when it comes to photos (currently only using 2GB and ~1.5k photos), but happy to give my personal anecdotes on the few questions I can answer!