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- Comment on Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up after all 6 days ago:
The one thing I had to look forward too. Dang.
- Comment on Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? 6 days ago:
I’m going to be honest, I read on my Kobo way more than I read physical books, and I own a floor to ceiling bookshelf in desperate need of weeding. Public library integration through Libby can’t be beat, I love that it has a backlight, and it’s more comfortable to read long novels especially- and no danger of ruining. Don’t get me wrong- I love the tactile feel of paper and the smell of old books, but there’s a lot to be said for convenience. Also- library ebooks don’t accrue late fees, which have been a major source of guilt for me my entire life.
- Comment on ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard 2 weeks ago:
I asked my google home the same question and it told me that I told it that my dog is a good girl 3 times. I know it’s not great for privacy, but it made me chuckle.
- Comment on The chocolate cake featured in the 1996 film *Matilda* is the canonical chocolate cake for all 90's kids. 2 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Audio Analysis: Eurovision Broadcaster Muted Sounds of Crowd Booing and Shouting “Free Palestine!” 3 weeks ago:
How did Israel come second and Switzerland get 0 points? My mind is boggled.
- Comment on Lemmy Shitpost 4 weeks ago:
Yes.
- Comment on Lemmy Shitpost 4 weeks ago:
I’m uncomfortable.
- Comment on Lemmy Shitpost 4 weeks ago:
Including taco Tuesday???
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 4 weeks ago:
I would say that an artificial dad is the partner of a married single mom.
- Comment on Voters, ‘left media’ to blame for Coalition wipeout: Rinehart 4 weeks ago:
Ya know, I’ve never actually seen a real photo of her before, but I was scrolling and thought “is that that lady with the portrait?” And wouldn’t ya know, it is. 10/10 for capturing her likeness and essence. Musf be tricky considering the little I know about her seems to indicate she has no soul.
- Comment on It's Friday night, fellas 5 weeks ago:
Costco sells rotisserie chicken at a loss. It’s an easy way to get cheap, relatively healthy, low effort protein.
- Comment on Game design question : how to make a "trapped" player character? 5 weeks ago:
Funny enough, I just finished playing through Paper Mario 64, and you’ve basically described Peach’s chapters. She’s able to pass on messages by way of using another character as a messenger.
The way the game is structured is there’s a mini Peach chapter in between each main chapter, but I think it would have been intriguing if you never actually got to see Mario’s side of the story and only heard about his adventures from the guards, diary entries, etc. Cool idea for a puzzle game!
- Comment on Release the kraken 2 months ago:
Cthulhu is a priest whose role is to summon the ancient ones. In this context he is the middleman.
- Comment on 90s band alignment chart 2 months ago:
If they were happy then the Kids would be Alright.
- Comment on here, have another insult to life itself 2 months ago:
Hayao Miyazaki’s art style specifically has so much life injected into it, that you would have to be incredibly specific to even approach his style.
There’s an instance that stands out in Spirited Away, when Chihiro is putting on her shoes, she taps the toes of one foot against the ground to set it on correctly. A miniscule detail, but one that makes her feel more real. You’d need such an elaborate prompt to make that happen via AI, but thats the kind of detail that he includes in his movies. To him, the thought of having “someone” illustrate that who has never put their shoe on incorrectly and had to fix it is beyond inauthentic. That’s my take. Less about the worry of technology taking over, and more about the technology not understanding the language it’s being taught, because it can’t.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
It builds character. Malnourishment is character.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Oh much more recent. So much progress has been made! In the latter of the years you mentioned, woman would have only been able to vote for 3 years so there is no way a woman would have been in power to checks notes roll back protection on working conditions for minors.
I hate this timeline.
- Comment on PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US 3 months ago:
Can I recommend chiakideck? Playing PS5 games in bed using the steam deck is awesome, if there are any games that you have on console that you don’t want to repurchase
- Comment on If political agendas were released, or summarized, like patch notes would people better understand what they are signup for? for? 3 months ago:
I upvoted this comment without even reading it.
- Comment on "Reality" is often thought as a paragon of neutrality, being neither good nor bad. So why is a "reality check" ALWAYS felt negatively? 3 months ago:
That’s a very interesting take. Especially realist vs pessimist. However, I’ve definitely used ‘reality checks’ on people who were down on themselves. It represents an alternate perspective, that can be considered or rejected.
- Comment on the emperor 6 months ago:
:3
- Comment on It's because of Gerald's Game, isn't it? 7 months ago:
I just read I was a Teenage Slasher, which was super fun. Gonna look into The Terror now!
- Comment on Worshippers of Cthulhum, a Lovercraftian themed town builder where you play the bad guys, released in early access on Steam 7 months ago:
Wishlisted and following with great interest.
- Comment on Five flavors 🤤 7 months ago:
I don’t want to set the woooorld on fiiii-re
- Comment on "Times Heals All Wounds" and "This Too Shall Pass" may be true, but the time window doesn't have to happen during your lifetime. 7 months ago:
This is weirdly comforting to me. Suffering may outlast me, but it is not without end.
- Comment on Dormice 8 months ago:
The context of ancient Rome?