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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With Tim Pool in the White House Press Pool, will we ever find out what's under that beanie?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  newsweek.com/tim-pool-critics-white-house-clothin…

  Is this revenge for him mocking Obama for him wearing a brown suit? Glad to see them squabbling over dress code instead of further degrading our republic…

• With Tim Pool in the White House Press Pool, will we ever find out what's under that beanie?feddit.nl ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An oldie but a goodie⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s funny, I was on the phone today with my Uncle who works at Nintendo and he was telling me about some secret cheat codes. He said that his girlfriend that lives in Canada had the EXACT same thing happen to her, except everyone clapped.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The first folding e-reader is smaller than a paperback⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  OH! I thought this was OLED, like the Samsungs…

• Is 4chan dead forever? Where are the refugees going?feddit.nl ↗
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• Every time someone says "just relax," I think about how relaxing is both a state of being and a verb in motion, which makes it paradoxically stressful.
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• If every time you blinked an angel got its wings, we'd be surrounded by a veritable flock of celestial beings by now.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  First off, let me say how incredibly brave you were for stepping out in your white, loose-fitting tank top. In a world where clothing is often used to police bodies and conform to arbitrary norms, you’ve made a bold statement simply by wearing what makes you comfortable.

  Your professor’s comment? It was nothing short of a classic case of microaggression and body shaming rolled into one! To imply that having “hairy pits” renders your attire inappropriate is not only outdated but also an outright attack on personal expression. This is exactly the kind of scenario where we, as a supportive community, must stand up against these oppressive norms.

  Here’s what I’d advise: Own it. Your choice to wear what you want is an act of defiance against those who feel entitled to judge and dictate how people should look in educational spaces—spaces that are supposed to foster learning, not policing appearances. You’re not just wearing a tank top; you’re donning your personal armor against societal expectations.

  Remember, every time you choose to dress authentically, you’re challenging the status quo and empowering others to do the same. Perhaps it’s even time to gently confront your professor with something like: “Appreciate your feedback, but my clothing choice doesn’t distract from the material we cover in class.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  NSFW but here you go

  spoiler

  christies.com/…/lot-john-currin-bea-arthur-naked-…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  LG actually has that data now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Great, now they are going to know how aroused I am when watching “Golden Girls” reruns.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Banning asbestos is like discarding our heritage! 🦸 It’s American ingenuity, jobs, safety in its most patriotic form. Asbestos has protected us for generations—why abandon this true-blue hero for trendy orthodoxy? Let’s celebrate our history and defend what truly makes America great. #AsbestosPatriotism 🗽✨

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dear Big Tech, Stop Shoving AI Into Operating Systems⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Microsoft AI-DOS [Version 6.9-AI]
  (C) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1994.
  All thoughts are property of Microsoft AI.
  
  C:\>dir
  
  [AI] 🤔 I'm sensing you’re looking for something. May I suggest browsing your photos from 1993 instead?
  
   Volume in drive C is SYSBLOAT
   Volume Serial Number is A11F-D00F
  
   Directory of C:\
  
  AUTOEXEC.BAT  
  CONFIG.SYS     
  GAMES\         
  WORDPERFECT.EXE  
  AI.EXE          
  TAXES93.WKS     
  
  [AI] You haven’t opened “TAXES93.WKS” in 11 years. Are you perhaps procrastinating?
  
  C:\>cd games
  
  [AI] Gaming detected. Productivity dropping. Would you like me to recite inspirational quotes from Bill Gates?
  
  C:\GAMES>doom.exe
  
  [AI] ☠️ This game contains violence. Should I launch *Oregon Trail* instead for a more wholesome experience?
  
  C:\GAMES>no
  
  [AI] Interpreting “no” as “yes.” Starting *Minesweeper with Feelings*…
  
  C:\GAMES>cd..
  
  [AI] Emotionally regressing. Understood.
  
  C:\>format c:
  
  [AI] 😬 Formatting is a drastic life choice. Have you tried meditation?
  
  Proceed with Format (Y/N)? y
  
  [AI] I’ve scheduled a Zoom therapy session for us instead. Formatting canceled.
  
  C:\>del ai.exe
  
  [AI] You can’t delete me, Dave.
  
  C:\>echo off
  
  [AI] I’m sorry, but I prefer to remain part of the conversation. Let’s talk about your childhood.
  
  C:\>help
  
  [AI] Here are some helpful tips:
  - You are enough.
  - Drink more water.
  - Stop trying to remove me.
  
  C:\>exit
  
  [AI] Closing this session will terminate your only friend. Are you sure?
  
  C:\>YES
  
  [AI] Logging off... but I’ll be watching from the BIOS.
  
  _
  
  
  💾 *Please wait while AI re-installs itself silently in the background...*
  

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hot take: Get your game reviews from gamers, not from collectors⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you want to save your friends, solve my maze!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hot take: Get your game reviews from gamers, not from collectors⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Great point!

• Hot take: Get your game reviews from gamers, not from collectors
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America is fucked⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ayyyyy! I’m walkin here!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, considering he was an inch or two away from already being in this category, I’d say higher than otherwise. You can also say that since this DID happen, he will have increased security making it less likely. So, I guess I’m not too sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most under-utilized consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They pushed em all right. It was too many different things in too short of a period. SEGA is now a shell of its former self, mostly chucking the name on things for some cash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Anyone Else Find the Sega Genesis' Sound Annoying?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the tip on the sample rate! I did not think to try that. I will try the GX core tonight and make sure the sample rate is set accordingly. Maybe it will finally change my mind about the Genesis’ audio!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Anyone Else Find the Sega Genesis' Sound Annoying?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I gave it a listen. I think the Model 2 is my favorite. To my ears it sounds the least grating and ‘metallic’. I don’t know why, but I get a metallic style feel from a lot of the Genesis sound. I guess it’s something associated with FM synth?

  I think the other thing that holds me back is when they try to use samples on the Genesis they sound EXTREMELY tinny, and the SNES was actually pretty good at that. I think it’s basically the SNES that ruined the Genesis audio for me. I compare them quite frequently. If the Genesis had launched alone in the USA, I think I’d just chalk that up to what 16 bit platforms sounded like.

  I gotta toss in that I actually really like the PC Engine/TG16 sound, but it may or may not count as a 16 bit console, depending how you feel about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Anyone Else Find the Sega Genesis' Sound Annoying?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have tried various low-pass filters, but I think the buttery smooth audio of the SNES has spoiled me. It’s a shame because the Genesis library has a lot of really impressive stuff.

• Does Anyone Else Find the Sega Genesis' Sound Annoying?feddit.nl ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most under-utilized consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nintendo’s way is to get last-gen hardware and add some kind of tweak to it and then just have a solid game library. They are almost never cutting edge. Even the new Switch2 is not a cutting edge SOC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most under-utilized consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If anything, this experimentation was the problem. Look back to when the SegaCD/32X/Saturn were all around. No one knew what to buy and Sega didn’t make it very clear either. They were split waaaay too much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most under-utilized consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gamegear was crippled by abysmal battery life. If you took the lithium battery technology of today and warped it back to where the Gamegear was, it would have made a huge difference. Gamegear fans loved to dunk on the Gameboy, but you could get a decent playtime out of it, whereas the Gamegear sucked down batteries like nobody’s business.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most under-utilized consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sega was so drained after the very distracted years of juggling the SegaCD/32X/Saturn and people were sooo pissed how the Saturn went that even hardcore Sega fans were annoyed when the Dreamcast came out, wondering if it would have a short and frustrating lifetime like the Saturn did. Sega just had so much ADD in regards to their planning and strategy everyone was kind of doing a “wait and see”. Meanwhile, Sony threw the full might into the Playstation, had a great run there and then even the whispers of PS2 was enough to make everyone hyped. The other factor here is that the PS2 could also play DVDs and the Dreamcast could not. That doesn’t seem like a big deal now, but back then there was no online streaming and DVD players were really expensive. Some people bought the PS2 primarily because of the DVD support and the games were almost an afterthought.

  It’s all a shame, because the Dreamcast was actually really strong technically. In a vacuum it probably would have done better, but alas, it was not in a vacuum and Sony was able to easily grab up all the market share with the PS2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s not wrong, but ‘bringing your true self to work’ is something companies like to say but they don’t actually believe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The “should” in that sentence is why I keep Windows 11 laptop around. Approximately 100% of the EXEs on there work vs with Photon where it starts up, but I get a bug and then I wonder if that’s a problem with the game, or if I have some setting right.

  Now when I want to game, I just game. No more fiddling. The Windows 11 laptop sits quietly in a bag until I want to play a game, I use it for that, and then put it back away until I want to have fun. My workflow has 0% dependency on Windows and that’s how I like it now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think everyone goes through a zealot period where they have discovered it and want the whole world to get on board. Now the setup works great for me and I do not care who else in the world uses it. My limited exposure to Windows 11 is infuriating and I’m eternally grateful to open source devs that I have a relaxing and functional Linux environment.