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- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I think they’re more looking down on the jail itself for not having many books.
As well, writing ability does not indicate someone’s overall level of capabilities.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
That’s fair!
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I’m surprised that a social worker would be saying “You have a fair bit to learn about the English language” to someone who is looking to donate books to a prison…
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
The elitist part was saying that someone should learn more about the English language before trying to help others learn.
They didn’t merely"wonder" if someone read many books. They were dismissing someone’s desire to donate books and help people.
- Comment on Imagine GTA with AI-generated characters "just going along with whatever insane thing you say," muses Valve writer, absent-mindedly spotlighting what terrifies me about genAI 2 weeks ago:
As much as I like a curated experience in games, I’d totally be up for an open world game like GTA (sandbox mode, not story mode) with NPCs powered by LLMs
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Lol, why the elitism here? It doesn’t seem like OP is trying to do anything bad.
- Comment on What's the deal with people liking old devices? 2 weeks ago:
I had to look up AFAB (assigned female at birth) because I was trying to figure out what the F stood for…I was thinking it was “All F? Are Bastards”, lmao
Anyway.
Others have answered the question well, but retro tech has always been interesting.
I think that these days, more people are interested in tech in general (it’s unavoidable in our daily lives), and more people were interested in tech before, too. So there are people exposing younger people to older tech, and in some ways, the “disconnected” aspects of retro tech can resonate with younger people.
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 3 weeks ago:
I know what “tbh” stands for (to be honest), but what does “cx” stand for?
- Comment on Capcom says it 'will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,' but still plans to use AI to 'enhance efficiency and boost productivity' in game development 3 weeks ago:
They’ll still have devs. Maybe fewer devs and no junior devs.
…which will suck for the company when they do their next round of layoffs.
- Comment on Is there any good laptop cleaners so I can set it to max settings and get rid of bloware that are free? 4 weeks ago:
I try not to use anything other than canned air dusters
- Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US 4 weeks ago:
If you called a taxi company that didnt do fixed rates you should have looked into them before you called.
Why would I call them? They should have a web app at minimum. It should be on par with what the Uber app can do.
When taxis catch up, I’ll consider them.
If you consider a ride “mooching” I would not want to be your friend.
Calling a friend to ensure myself a ride to anywhere at any time at my sole discretion and choosing is mooching if I expect that.
If your public transit isnt good enough, call your local reps and COMPLAIN.
That doesn’t get me to where I’m going.
Fuck this culture of “tipping”.
Agreed. I’d much rather have the whole cost of the trip paid for up front from the start. No added taxes, fees, or bonuses at any point.
Do you verify with each driver to make sure they end up getting the money? Uber has obfuscated tipping for drivers FOR YEARS.
I looked it up and saw that Uber was misleading/lying about a portion of the cost of a trip going to drivers. But from what I’ve read, including from Uber drivers themselves, the tips do seem to go to the driver as is paid by the passenger.
- Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US 4 weeks ago:
They both report it to Uber and Uber decides who’s trolling. If the same passenger is being turned away by every driver, that passenger is probably a troll. And vice versa.
- Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US 4 weeks ago:
Why’s that interesting?
Are they going to be doing DNA tests? Pants checks?
- Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US 4 weeks ago:
Taxi drivers and taxi companies rip off passengers. Taxi companies don’t do fixed rates agreed-upon before the trip.
I’m not going to mooch off a friend.
Public transit can’t always get me where I need to go when I need to get there in a reasonable time (but it is my first choice when it’s too far or unpleasant to walk).
If the issue is the drivers not being paid well, then tip well.
When taxis and/or public transit can improve their services to the point where Uber doesn’t replace them, then Uber will be redundant.
- Comment on 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips 5 weeks ago:
The guy with the blanket from Charlie Brown
- Comment on This is my greatest achievement in retro gaming 1 month ago:
Kudos to you for archiving games you own!
- Comment on Can people irl be as mean as some people online? 1 month ago:
Yes. Mean people existed before the Internet, after all.
- Comment on YSK that murder is now legal in California. Fully legal. Slaughter a family of four by driving over the speed limit. Go home. 1 month ago:
This YSK is not a YSK, and it’s also counter-factual.
There are other communities for you to post things that you’re outraged about.
- Comment on YSK that if you hesitate between Ketchup and Mustard, you should pick Mustard. It's healthier. 1 month ago:
Given the choice between coke or water, pick water. It’s healthier.
- Comment on How does one acess Rhythm Tengoku's Debug Menu? 1 month ago:
Ah, gotcha. I’d considered that, but figured if you’d looked up an image, you would’ve also looked up how to get there, haha
- Comment on The 'No ICE in Minnesota' charity bundle is live on itch.io 1 month ago:
No AI vibes.
Everything is spelt properly, aligned well, and uses the same font! Lol
- Comment on Discord walks back age verification fears for most users 1 month ago:
They definitely know you’re 42. Kids these days don’t have the attention span for longer, plot-heavy cartoons like TMNT.
- Comment on How does one acess Rhythm Tengoku's Debug Menu? 1 month ago:
Try the third one from the bottom. That’s the only one whose name doesn’t seem to align with an obvious game mode to me
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 1 month ago:
The DC had so many great specialized controllers!
Maracas, a fishing rod, mouse and keyboard…and even the regular controllers had screens!
- Comment on Is ironing clothes significantly less common now? 1 month ago:
Why are you choosing to be like this?
- Comment on Who buys crazy expensive "new retro" consoles and why? 2 months ago:
The reason has to do with money.
Over 5 years, someone can get a first job, a raise, finish paying off debt, etc
- Comment on Who buys crazy expensive "new retro" consoles and why? 2 months ago:
- They aren’t making more of them, so supply only ever decreases
- People are finding reasons to get these consoles
- The “target audience” is increasingly finding more disposable income. While they couldn’t spare the $100 years ago when they were cheaper, they can find the $300 now (for whatever reason)
- Comment on How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election? 2 months ago:
Sometimes “man” is more of an exclamation than a term of address.
I’ve noticed kids are seemingly using “bruh” this way, funnily enough
- Comment on How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election? 2 months ago:
Convince them to stay home because the election is a foregone conclusion
- Comment on Dreamcast controller 2 months ago:
Oh, fascinating! I’ll have to look into it some more later, but do you know if it supports receiving VMU information from the game?
Like Sonic Shuffle showing your cards on the VMU