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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨brains!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  At least half of us are below average.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨USA President term limits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He could run again as a placeholders VP, then have the placeholder resign after taking office. This would bypass the can only be “elected” twice rule.

  Yes, there is an amendment that requires a VP to meet the same eligibility requirements as the president that should prevent this, but a corrupt court could rule that since that amendment does not explicitly mention term limits, those do not apply…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 – and not for the first time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, and the worst issue is the hardware support. It requires a newish processor and TPM (or equilivant)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 – and not for the first time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
  • the UI may be noticeably slower on some systems
  • it is more difficult to avoid using a Microsoft account
  • the task bar cannot be moved and customization is more limited
  • some right click menu options are hidden behind an extra click
  • the start menu is different. More like an app drawer than previous versions.
  • some long depreciated features (like ungrouping taskbar items) were removed.

  Personally none of that bothers me, but everyone’s usage is different.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 • Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Binged the first three episodes yesterday, and wow, it’s like they grabbed most of the various plot threads and twisted them all together into one wonderfully horrible mess that just keeps building.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teaser Visual for Season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it is 2 cours, which should be enough for the next major arc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Acro Trip - Episode 3 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So far this show has been fun, but I don’t know if this random silliness can carry a whole season.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naruzo • I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History - Episode 1 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Something about her earnestness about being a villainess was just so silly, especially with the absurd power creep. Not sure that will hold up for long, especially when she is older.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Summer Anime Season Wrap-up and Discussion Thread [2024, Week 39]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Late and Random Superlatives:

  Best Returning & Exceeds already high expectations : Oshi no Ko No surprise here, the show picked up right were it left off and kept running strong. I still have a few episodes to catch up on, but I’m sure it is excellent.

  Most surprising: No Longer Allowed in Another World Started a bit rough, but once it got the characters and formula established it worked and was easily one of the seasons most enjoyable shows.

  Best Trash: Failure Frame I’m sucker for isekai, level systems, and OP protagonists. This had all that and was generally enjoyable but I would not accuse it of being good…

  The Wilford Brimley “diabeetus” award: Pseudo Harem I love the show, but the couple is just so cute and sweet it hurts to watch. Still have a few episodes to finish.

  Bonkers but it works: I Parry Everything Somehow the central gimmick never quite got old, and the insanity actually sort of made sense.

  Most likely to forget I watched it: The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s army was a Human The show was fine, but nothing about it really stood out to me.

  So bad its kinda good: A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero The show was bad, but somehow that worked for me.

  Largest Dumpster Fire: Bye, Bye, Earth An absolute disaster. The setting looked really interesting, but was so poorly developed and threw in so many unexplained situations it just turned into an unwatchable mess.

  Most missed when its gone: Dungeon People This was not the most creative, exciting, or flash anime, but it was solidly enjoyable and I really came to look forward to it each week.

  Guilty Pleasure: The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies

  Love the show but forgot it was airing Spice and Wolf

  Most Disappointing: Nokotan I really, really, really wanted to love this. I expected irrelevant and random, often surreal humor. What I got was one joke, told over and over again and drug out to the point that it quickly stopped bring funny.

  Most Underrated: My Wife Has No Emotion This might be my favorite new show of the season. It gets weird at times and there is an element of uncomfortableness about the human/robot relationship, but the show explores that, and does a decent job of it… I especially appreciated how, despite the title, Mina was able to demonstrate so much emotion without the ability to show it on her face at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dungeon no Naka no Hito • Dungeon People - Episode 12 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This might be the show I end up missing the most.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regular Road⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you sure about that? Straight courses are used for drag racing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2024, Week 37]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. I felt the same about “No Longer Allowed in Another Word” at first, but it grew on me. I think it took about four episodes to establish itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 36]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oshi no Ko - Finally picked this back up and binged all but the latest episode. I had high expectations and it easily exceeded them. 5/5

  Dungeon People - Really enjoying this one. The characters and setting are fun. It doesn’t do anything big and seems a bit simple at a glance, but something about it just clicks for me. 4/5

  I Parry Everything - I was on the fence about this one earlier on, but it really hit a stide in the last few episodes. The total absurdity of the situation is hilarious, but I’m not sure that can be sustained in a way that works… 3/5

  Slime - First part of this season was largly a bust, but the current arc’s been fun. 3/5

  Journey Through another World: Raising Kids - DROPPED. I’m not sure who the target audience for this was but it seems like it is for young children. Very boring. Dropped weeks ago. 2/5

  A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero - Somehow this show strays into so bad it is good territory for me, but that’s after skipping some of the duller bits. 2/5

  Bye Bye, Earth - I really wanted to like this show, but it just refuses to do anything redeemable. The characters are awful. The world building is a disaster. The plot is nonsense. The world itself seems interesting, but is so poorly explored and executed that it is just a waste. 2/5

  Dahlia in Bloom - I’m very behind on this, but what I’ve seen was a disappointment. The leads had no chemistry and much of the dialog (in a very dialog heavy story) was dull. (I enjoyed the light novels so the story itself is good…) 3/5

  Failure Frame - I’m still on the fence on this one. I generally enjoy the isekei game system thing, but this one hasn’t quite “clicked” with me. 3/5

  Nokotan - Extremely hit and miss. Some episodes are gold and some are just meh. The show has a bad tendancy to stretch a joke to far so that it stops being funny. 3/5

  My wife has no emotion - Really enjoying this one. Yeah it gets a bit weird at times, but the show owns that and works with it. I really enjoy how Mina’s personality is conveyed with limited facial expressions and at odds with her assumed lack of emotions. 4/5

  No Longer Allowed in Another World - The first few episodes were rough, but once it got going this turned out to be surprisingly good. 4/5

  Pseudo Harem - The name suggests something trashy, but the show itself is actually incredibly sweet. I’m enjoying it, but it is almost too much at times. 4/5

  Quality Assurance in Another World - Solid overall. I enjoy the characters, the world, the goofy dragons, etc. But seems to be lacking something that would take it from good to great. 4/5

  The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant - This one falls into guilty pleasure territory. The combination of sweet and absurd just works. 4/5

  Ossan Newbie Adventurer - A bit of a rough start, but it has improved as the story moved along and got passed the overly long intro arc. 3/5

  The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human - A bit hit and miss. Some of the characters are fun. The story is unremarkable but fine. 3/5

  Why Does nobody remember me in this world - I watched through the first arc with the fight against the demons, and just lost interest. Soft dropped. 3/5

  Wistoria: Wand and Sword - This one is barely holding my interest. The visuals are good. But the rest of it just feels off somehow. I’d say it is cliché, but I like a lot of cliché shows… 3/5

  Spice and Wolf - I honestly forgot this was continuing. I’ll binge it later. Overall I alike and appreciate the show, but it can be exceedingly melancholy at times without enough comic relief to balance that out. I hope that has improved from where I dropped off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ore wa Subete wo [Parry] Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai • I Parry Everything - Episode 9 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how absolutely bonkers this is. Did not expect his training with the suspended swords to be foreshadowing and make this almost make sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea of Stars – Throes of the Watchmaker DLC – Indie World Showcase 8.27.2024⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure I even made it 1/10 of the way. I want to like the game but there was just nothing compelling me to continue or to pick it back up. The combat was especially disappointing. They captured the monotony of an rpg button masher without the ability to just zone out or multitask while playing. Also seems way to reliant on the moonerang.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 35]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s like mind numbing eye candy. At least the last episode delivered on the action. Plot, characters, world building, intrigue 2/5. Style, visual quality, flashiness 4/5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Master of Orion I loved I and II. The third apparently bombed and reboots have failed.

  Sim City I mean the real Sim city as Maxis would have made it. Not a cash grab, not a mobile game, not a “city painter” where any simulation takes a back seat to decorating with DLC assets.

  Super Mario RPG no those other, spiritual successors do not count. They are fine games on their own but not the same.

  Lost in Blue not the fanciest games, but I enjoyed them. There are plenty of modern games in the genre, but I haven’t found one that quite fits…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Locomotion was the official “spiritual” sequel, but I remember that game being horribly disappointing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Settings itself has been around in one form or another since at least Win95. 29 years…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Settings in Windows 11 is close. I rarely find myself going to control panel when it was about 50/50 in Windows 10. Still more clicks than I would like but workable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Companies don’t even have to pay people for the time spent going through their own required security checks… …wikipedia.org/…/Integrity_Staffing_Solutions,_In…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Garf⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Private comment. Do not read.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PSA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure that’s a banana

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [Week 34]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dahlia in Bloom 1-8:
  More than just the last week, but I finally caught up with the translations.

  The story is fairly mundane for a, isekei fantasy world light novel. No major meta plot, no level grind. No major world building. No major fights. No real enemies. It is basically a light character drama slice of life. So far, maybe 6 months have passed in 8 volumes, and the main, so obvious even a horse sees it, romantic subplot is unchanged. The main character is something of a mary sue with everything tending to work in her favor (cold open, otome like dumping scene included.)

  Normally I’d be bored with this. But the business/inventor subplot is fun and the characters are very well written, especially the way their interests and back stories tie together. It is character driven and uses the characters well.

  Sadly it does not look like the anime has done a good job showing any of the stories charms, but I’m a few episodes behind so maybe it gets better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨fire⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  First episode was not great… but it did get better. The humor is not for everyone, and I think the general consensus was negative, but I enjoyed it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai • My Wife Has No Emotion - Episode 6 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how they keep the nature of Mina’s personality ambiguous. Confirming her parts are unmodified and her model should not normally be capable of having or showing affection…

  Then there’s the way she resisted inspection then held her arms up just because she did not want him to see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bye Bye, Earth - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like it is building to something, so I’ll give it one more episode but something about this show is just… off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Isekai Shikkaku • No Longer Allowed in Another World - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. This episode redeemed the series for me and I’m now mildly looking forward to the next episode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai • My Wife Has No Emotion - Episode 5 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Somehow this has become one of my favorites for the season. It helps that we’ve moved past some of the initial weirdness and that Mina appears to have some real agency.

  That birthday surprise was unexpected but perfectly in character for Mina. I love how much character she does have despite the lack of facial expressions and monotone voice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dungeon no Naka no Hito • Dungeon People - Episode 4 discussion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Random theory. Clay and Belle are sisters, sort of a second family situation, with clays dad also being the previous admin. The whole bit about going to the tenth floor was just to get clay and belle to meet. Meanwhile he’s gone off to manage another dungeon.