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  1. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I mean, the shining is a horror novel for sure.

    I mean, the shining is a horror novel for sure.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Internet use statistically associated with higher wellbeing, finds new global Oxford study in ~tech

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    Fair enough. I ought to read it myself rather than rely on other commenters, bad habit

    Fair enough. I ought to read it myself rather than rely on other commenters, bad habit

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Internet use statistically associated with higher wellbeing, finds new global Oxford study in ~tech

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    Your first point is good, but in regards to your second point, as saturnV mentioned below, basic needs being met and income were both variables that were controlled for.

    Your first point is good, but in regards to your second point, as saturnV mentioned below, basic needs being met and income were both variables that were controlled for.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news

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    Legal nitpick: preponderance of evidence is the legal standard used in civil cases. Criminal cases generally have a higher standard, "beyond a reasonable doubt". Not that that's always rigidly...

    Legal nitpick: preponderance of evidence is the legal standard used in civil cases. Criminal cases generally have a higher standard, "beyond a reasonable doubt". Not that that's always rigidly applied by juries, but that's the standard.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography in ~tech

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    "Joanne Jang, an employee at the San Francisco-based company who worked on the document, told the US news organisation NPR that OpenAI wanted to start a discussion about whether the generation of...

    "Joanne Jang, an employee at the San Francisco-based company who worked on the document, told the US news organisation NPR that OpenAI wanted to start a discussion about whether the generation of erotic text and nude images should always be banned from its products."

    Seems the image generator is very much part of this discussion.

    14 votes

  6. Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music

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    I'm not advocating voting for joe biden, only explaining my reasoning for doing so. I've made my choice based on my conscience, you should do the same. If that means not voting or voting third...

    I'm not advocating voting for joe biden, only explaining my reasoning for doing so. I've made my choice based on my conscience, you should do the same. If that means not voting or voting third party for you, you should do that. Like I said, I've done the same thing in the past.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music

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    If that's what works for your conscience, do what you gotta do. For me, if I am taking the action (or inaction) that will be worse for the Palestinian people, that is what will weigh on me....

    If that's what works for your conscience, do what you gotta do. For me, if I am taking the action (or inaction) that will be worse for the Palestinian people, that is what will weigh on me. Washing my hands of that isn't something I can do in good conscience.

    15 votes

  8. Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music

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    I've voted third party before, so I can understand why people decide to do it even if not a practical choice, but I feel there is a contradiction in your comment. Why should how you vote impact...

    I've voted third party before, so I can understand why people decide to do it even if not a practical choice, but I feel there is a contradiction in your comment. Why should how you vote impact your conscience if you think the consequences of voting are not the responsibility of voters?

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Kendrick Lamar - Meet the Grahams (2024) in ~music

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    Just to clarify, euphoria and 6:16 in LA weren't released on the same Friday, but a week apart. EDIT: I'm wrong too lol, idk what I was thinking but euphoria was released on tuesday.

    Just to clarify, euphoria and 6:16 in LA weren't released on the same Friday, but a week apart.

    EDIT: I'm wrong too lol, idk what I was thinking but euphoria was released on tuesday.

    11 votes

  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Haven't had too much time to read for the past month or two, but over the last week I did quite a bit. Finished up To Green Angel Tower, which I enjoyed a lot. My only complaint is that the ending...

    Haven't had too much time to read for the past month or two, but over the last week I did quite a bit. Finished up To Green Angel Tower, which I enjoyed a lot. My only complaint is that the ending feels a bit rushed, but it's quite understandable that Tad Williams didn't want to make this already lengthy book any longer. Hard to pick a favorite of the trilogy, all three are super enjoyable and I look forward to checking out the sequel series, although will probably hold off a bit on that since I really only like to read one big fantasy series at a time and am itching to explore some other stuff (Looking at you Dune).

    Memory Sorrow And Thorn was one of GRRM's big inspirations, which is the reason I read it in the first place, so I decided to go back and finish the Dunk and Egg books. These are a lot of fun, but they still scratch the itch for the worldbuilding that ASOIAF does so well. Dunk is a great character, and it's great to view Westeros through his eyes. My favorite of the three would be The Mystery Knight, love Maynard Plumm and appreciate it expanding on the Blackfyre rebellions.

    Also started reading Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. This is a poetry collection in which each poem serves as the epitaph of a different character from the fictional town of Spoon River. I grew up and live in Central Illinois, the region which Spoon River is located in and based on, so there is a bit of a local connection that made me pick it up. Many characters stories overlap with each other, and the subject matter and style varies between poems. I'm not that far into it, but my favorite poem so far is Benjamin Fraser. Would recommend!

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Satirical news website ‘The Onion’ sold to Global Tetrahedron in ~news

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    Glad to see ONN will be returning! Love the onion's old video content, the new Tik Toks/shorts they've been making have essentially just been a presenter reading onion articles which isn't...

    Glad to see ONN will be returning! Love the onion's old video content, the new Tik Toks/shorts they've been making have essentially just been a presenter reading onion articles which isn't particularly interesting. Assuming clickhole is a part of this, I hope they return to a video focus as well.

    24 votes

  12. Comment on Amazon grows to over 750,000 robots as world's second-largest private employer replaces over 100,000 humans in ~tech

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    As somebody who does one of these jobs that no one wants to do (I'm a housekeeper at an old folks home. I clean up piss and shit on a regular basis) it's hard for me to agree that if my job were...

    As somebody who does one of these jobs that no one wants to do (I'm a housekeeper at an old folks home. I clean up piss and shit on a regular basis) it's hard for me to agree that if my job were automated tomorrow and I lost it, this would somehow be beneficial to me. Sure, these things are inevitable, but that doesn't mean we need to give amazon props for finding a way to make more money by employing fewer workers.

    18 votes

  13. Comment on Former naturalists/materialists, what changed your view? in ~humanities

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    To your latter question, no. A p-zombie is defined by not having an internal experience at all, so it would not appear to itself as anything.

    To your latter question, no. A p-zombie is defined by not having an internal experience at all, so it would not appear to itself as anything.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Movie of the Week #26 - Aliens in ~movies

  15. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2024) — Version 1.0 is out for Android! in ~tildes

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    One little quirk I noticed in the app, on edited comments it shows only the time of the most recent edit, not the original posting time.

    One little quirk I noticed in the app, on edited comments it shows only the time of the most recent edit, not the original posting time.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Woody Allen’s cancellation is a crime against culture in ~movies

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    This article doesn't bring much new to the discussion about Woody Allen. I think it is fair to have questions about the truth of the allegations, and the situation is certainly muddy. That being...

    This article doesn't bring much new to the discussion about Woody Allen. I think it is fair to have questions about the truth of the allegations, and the situation is certainly muddy. That being said, I can't say that anyone is wrong for not wanting to work with or support a man whose adopted daughter maintains that he sexually abused her.

    Edit: a word

    25 votes

  17. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - World downloads in ~games

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    I'll give it a try this evening, I haven't tried to load world yet

    I'll give it a try this evening, I haven't tried to load world yet

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - World downloads in ~games

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    I'm seeding and will remain so for a while here. I usually keep my computer on.

    I'm seeding and will remain so for a while here. I usually keep my computer on.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Megathread: April Fools’ Day 2024 on the internet in ~talk

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    One of my favorite free games, The Powder Toy, added sounds to the game. The meaning of this is that every time you place a particle or one is spawned by a reaction in the game, a narrator says...

    One of my favorite free games, The Powder Toy, added sounds to the game. The meaning of this is that every time you place a particle or one is spawned by a reaction in the game, a narrator says the name of the element. It sounds hilarious when you get some big reactions going it. There is a setting to turn it off (actually change the "number of sounds", 100 by default) but when you attempt to change it it says it can't if you don't pay 20 powdercoins (which don't exist). The changelog also revealed that if you use the zoom feature, some of the particles have little faces now.

    11 votes

  20. Comment on ‘Godzilla x Kong’ conquers Easter box office with $80m opening; Legendary Monsterverse franchise crosses $2 billion in ~movies

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    @mycketforvirrad I believe the word Legendary should remain capitalized in title, it is referring to the production company

    @mycketforvirrad I believe the word Legendary should remain capitalized in title, it is referring to the production company

    1 vote