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Comment on Bluesky says it will allow users to opt out of the public web interface after backlash in ~tech
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
actionscripted LinkREMNANT 2. Why didn’t I hear of this before this week?! So, so good. Super deep secrets, great puzzles, challenging combat, beautiful graphics, procedurally generated levels, a dog you can pet.REMNANT 2. Why didn’t I hear of this before this week?!
So, so good. Super deep secrets, great puzzles, challenging combat, beautiful graphics, procedurally generated levels, a dog you can pet.
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Comment on The Atlanta RICO trial against rapper Young Thug has begun, with his lyrics being used as evidence in ~music
actionscripted Link ParentYes agree and great point with Rick Ross. Also appreciate the MF DOOM quote. That whole song is a perfect fit.Yes agree and great point with Rick Ross.
Also appreciate the MF DOOM quote. That whole song is a perfect fit.
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Comment on Fallen kingdom: why has Disney had such a terrible year? in ~movies
actionscripted Link ParentTrue beyond intent.As far as I can tell, right wingers still haven’t figured it out.
True beyond intent.
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Comment on The Atlanta RICO trial against rapper Young Thug has begun, with his lyrics being used as evidence in ~music
actionscripted (edited )Link— Big Boi (also from Atlanta!), Night Night I don’t love the idea of art being used as evidence in a court case but it isn’t only lyrics being used and it’s part of a broader set of evidence....You're snitching on yourself, and now your front door, they come through
Without a tap on your phone
The only thing they had to do was listen to the raps in your songs— Big Boi (also from Atlanta!), Night Night
I don’t love the idea of art being used as evidence in a court case but it isn’t only lyrics being used and it’s part of a broader set of evidence.
Curious if the defense claims fiction and he loses cred. Feel like in other cases involving lyrical content the sentiment was, “jk, jk”.
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Comment on Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (potentially misleading, see comments) in ~transport
actionscripted LinkJudges are not lawmakers; their role is to interpret and apply existing laws. They can establish precedent through their rulings, which can guide future legal interpretations and decisions. Sounds...Judges are not lawmakers; their role is to interpret and apply existing laws. They can establish precedent through their rulings, which can guide future legal interpretations and decisions.
Sounds like the laws need to change. This clearly violates expectations of privacy.
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Comment on Intuit is shutting down the personal finance service Mint and shifting users to Credit Karma in ~finance
actionscripted (edited )LinkNot surprising but still disappointing. Been using Mint since before Intuit owned it and loved the auto categorization, budgeting and recently the recurring expenses. I’m not moving to a...Not surprising but still disappointing. Been using Mint since before Intuit owned it and loved the auto categorization, budgeting and recently the recurring expenses.
I’m not moving to a spreadsheet that’s fucking insane. The whole point of Mint was the automation and consolidation.
Will be looking at Simplifi annd Monarch and the others and if I find anything useful will update here or post as a reply.
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Comment on Introducing Vivaldi on iOS in ~tech
actionscripted Link ParentI mean that’s the web nowadays: Blink/V8 or WebKit/JavaScriptCore. And Blink came from WebKit. Edge, Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera are all Blink/V8. Safari is WebKit/JavaScriptCore. Closest to those two...That means that all browsers are basically just different front ends for the same backend.
I mean that’s the web nowadays: Blink/V8 or WebKit/JavaScriptCore. And Blink came from WebKit.
Edge, Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera are all Blink/V8. Safari is WebKit/JavaScriptCore. Closest to those two would be Gecko/SpiderMonkey but use of Firefox is super low.
All the major browsers are one of two cores with their frameworks and UI/UX being the major difference.
It would be nice to have engine freedom on iOS but nowadays the differences for most use cases are negligible.
Also even if it limits iOS freedoms I’m glad to have Apple keeping WebKit/JSC going. Don’t let Google power all of the major browsers (just…most of them. Even Firefox, financially.)
Also also: use Firefox. Or anything that isn’t Google powered. Whenever you can.
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Comment on Are you using WiFi 6E in a home/home office setting? Have you seen any benefit to the 6GHz channel? in ~tech
actionscripted Link Parent6e uses 6GHz and improves both speed and stability due to less crowding and larger channels. Same technical limit as 5GHz (~10Gbps) but more room for things to cruise meaning way better coverage...6e uses 6GHz and improves both speed and stability due to less crowding and larger channels.
Same technical limit as 5GHz (~10Gbps) but more room for things to cruise meaning way better coverage and throughput.
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Comment on ‘We can’t drink oil’: How a seventy-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes in ~enviro
actionscripted (edited )LinkWas not ready for Canada to be the bad guy here. I live in Michigan and I support shutting it down. The lakes are already struggling due to several human factors. A big portion of water systems in...The tribes’ official complaint alleges that Line 5 is a “current and foreseeable threat to a broad range of human rights” and that Canada has “repeatedly violated” its international obligations by intervening on behalf of the pipeline’s operator, Enbridge, a Canadian company.
Was not ready for Canada to be the bad guy here.
I live in Michigan and I support shutting it down. The lakes are already struggling due to several human factors. A big portion of water systems in Michigan are directly connected and I can’t imagine what a massive oil spill would yield.
I hadn’t heard about line 5, so went on a learning journey a bit and found this:
Compounding our concerns, Line 5 is owned by Enbridge, the Canadian company responsible for the 2010 Kalamazoo River disaster – the worst inland oil spill in U.S. history.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
actionscripted Link ParentFor what it’s worth you could not be more right. It’s a new game with a new aesthetic and a new story but after a few loading screens with dramatic orchestral music going in and out of shops to...Starfield seems to adhere to a certain formula that Bethesda really dug into around Skyrim and Fallout 4
For what it’s worth you could not be more right. It’s a new game with a new aesthetic and a new story but after a few loading screens with dramatic orchestral music going in and out of shops to sell junk for credits you got from a cave…
It’s good but it’s definitely a Bethesda game. A really good continuation of their approach to RPGs with much better gun play but the same bad enemy AI.
Like a new Wes Anderson movie that is really good but feels familiar and leans on established techniques.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
actionscripted Link ParentWith all due respect you’re not saying you’ve actually played the game but rather have seen or heard a few things. What other options are there in a scenario where you’re caught stealing? As far...With all due respect you’re not saying you’ve actually played the game but rather have seen or heard a few things.
What other options are there in a scenario where you’re caught stealing? As far as dialog and options they’re better at times in Starfield than in any other game I’ve played (haven’t played BG3, though).
And there is so much recorded dialog. Jesus Christ everyone says everything. I got used to weird grunts while reading “dialog” from playing a ton of TOTK recently.
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Comment on Street Fighter 6 | A.K.I. gameplay trailer in ~games
actionscripted LinkShe’s giving me Voldo from Soul Caliber vibes.She’s giving me Voldo from Soul Caliber vibes.
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Comment on The summer of busts in ~movies
actionscripted (edited )Link ParentAgree for the most part as an older person. Was very, very excited to see Keaton revive his moody Batman and also absolutely love The Flash. But Ezra sucks. His personal stuff is bananas but he’s...Agree for the most part as an older person. Was very, very excited to see Keaton revive his moody Batman and also absolutely love The Flash.
But Ezra sucks. His personal stuff is bananas but he’s not a good Barry Allen. To me Barry should be more Joseph Gordon-Levitt than Johnny Depp. It shouldn’t be a smoldering angst it should be a wholesome self doubt.
That’s why Grant Gustin worked so well on the CW and it’s why I really didn’t love seeing my favorite superhero in the Justice League and why I still haven’t seen the new Flash movie.
That plus the DC and Marvel stuff sucks shit lately. MCU feel very same-y, predictable and formulaic and DCEU feels like a little brother copying its older brother MCU and not nailing why it worked for the bigger brother.
Really wanted to see and love The Flash.
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Comment on iPhone 14, 14 Pro owners complain about battery capacity that’s already falling off in ~tech
actionscripted Link ParentAdding to the pile. My 14 Pro is also at 100% and I charge it regularly using a wireless charger. My active/idle is 4h/2h and my top apps are video playing apps like YouTube. There’s clearly more...Adding to the pile.
My 14 Pro is also at 100% and I charge it regularly using a wireless charger. My active/idle is 4h/2h and my top apps are video playing apps like YouTube.
There’s clearly more to this than just 14 bad or iOS bad. Maybe some of us got lucky in the battery game or maybe some didn’t. Maybe usage and charging times are different.
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Comment on How to deal with a really annoying person and their gang of goons? in ~health.mental
actionscripted LinkBullies are like plants. To kill them you either keep them in the dark and never water them or you leave them in direct sunlight and drown them. Some bullies are succulents and will thrive in...- Exemplary
Bullies are like plants. To kill them you either keep them in the dark and never water them or you leave them in direct sunlight and drown them.
Some bullies are succulents and will thrive in neglect and some are lilies and thrive with too much water. Some are already dead and nothing you do to them will make a difference.
All to say it depends and varies.
If they’re mocking you in a small group they could be doing it for kicks and social status so the best starting point is to act nonplused and content bordering on happy and sort of ignore them. Let them know you know, you see them, but you don’t really mind. If they’re laughing at you, you think that’s fun and are cool with it and will continue doing what you’re doing.
You can’t control others but you can control how you feel about them and how you react to them. Don’t let them sour your day.
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Comment on Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist in ~news
actionscripted (edited )LinkThese always make me so angry. How you can be so clearly guilty you get owned in the civil case yet get off in the criminal while facing multiple federal charges and with a history of 23 use of...These always make me so angry.
How you can be so clearly guilty you get owned in the civil case yet get off in the criminal while facing multiple federal charges and with a history of 23 use of force violations is fucking insane.
I realize the difference between case types but I cannot accept him beating federal charges when there’s video evidence of him breaking bones with a flashlight while someone screams, “I’m not resisting!” All for fucking improper lane use?
I accept being a cop is hard. That you're seeing people at their worst all day every day. That maybe you affirm your bigotry through biased exposure or whatever.
But I need this shit to stop. Beating someone on camera for traffic violations needs to be harder to get away with in criminal court. We need federal policy to lean on — not just precedence — with mandatory sentencing.
Edit: we need…something. I’m not a great legal mind and I want to respect the justice system but feel like my emotions steer me away from due process and into punitive Roman emperor territory.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
actionscripted Link ParentIf you’re hell-bent on trying, Sekiro might be your gateway. Fast, familiar platforming with From’s brutal combat loop and enough moves and style variation to keep it from feeling shallow.If you’re hell-bent on trying, Sekiro might be your gateway. Fast, familiar platforming with From’s brutal combat loop and enough moves and style variation to keep it from feeling shallow.
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Comment on How do you hang stuff—from the walls or ceilings—around your house when you're decorating? in ~life.home_improvement
actionscripted LinkDrywall anchors for almost everything. Maybe small nails or angled nail brackets for lighter stuff. Adhesive solutions have always yielded damaged walls (paint peel, etc) or damaged decor...Drywall anchors for almost everything. Maybe small nails or angled nail brackets for lighter stuff.
Adhesive solutions have always yielded damaged walls (paint peel, etc) or damaged decor (dimples, falls, etc).
Also like to frame/mount everything. It’s decor, make it nice. Could be a cardboard box backer with black edge tape.
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Comment on The classic arcade game that crashes itself for anti-piracy reasons in ~comp
actionscripted LinkSuper clever and very well-explained. Wasn’t expecting to learn about Atari’s POKEY chips but really cool how they check for those. I have a soft spot for the old school bit shifting/masking...Super clever and very well-explained. Wasn’t expecting to learn about Atari’s POKEY chips but really cool how they check for those.
I have a soft spot for the old school bit shifting/masking shenanigans. We don’t need to worry as much about bits and bytes nowadays…and our RNG is a little more advanced.
I have 2 invite codes if folks need one.