Kwakigra

@Kwakigra@beehaw.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, because in that case it usually ends up being nothing. If you have the desire to limit what you described in any way you can as much as you can, it’ll be something. If everyone does as much as they can, it’ll be a huge something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Swarm. It’s a great show but unpopular for a reason since it’s pretty niche and I imagine would make most people too uncomfortable. That’s my endorsement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a Masterpiece, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an Indulgence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is very interesting to me because I wanted to keep going after BoTW ended. ToTK is like a full game sized DLC with all new gameplay elements, so it was exactly what I wanted. It’s kind of like an indulgent victory lap showing off all the cool stuff the engine can do with some new tools to play with. I will say that this is enough for me. Really hoping they do something completely original again.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a Masterpiece, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an Indulgence
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Christie's First-Ever AI Art Auction Earns $728,000, Plus Controversy⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Cutting out the artist middleman in their money-laundering scheme. What a joke.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Microsoft likely considers this to be a feature rather than a bug. Another avenue for brainwashing credulous people is wide open.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some games you like that most people hate and/or were panned by critics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dynasty Warriors series. Some criticism is correct, in that they really did release the same game several times in a row with minor adjustments. The gameplay is much more strategic than it was given credit for, though. It’s true your warrior basically feels like a lawnmower demolishing hundreds to thousands of hapless footsoldiers at a time, but the trick is that you are the army’s only lawnmower. Almost everything your allies try will fail catastrophically unless you help them. You really have to time your presence on certain parts of the fight to be where you’re needed. It feels very heroic. Also, the cutscenes are without exception hilarious and drew me to the source material Romance of the Three Kingdoms which has greatly enriched my life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deepseek when asked about sensitive topics⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This being an open-source application made me wonder about this exactly. Thanks for running it and publishing your results. This is fascinating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biden’s TikTok Flip-Flop: President Rushes To Undo Ban He Championed As Backlash Grows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, it is a Tiktok meme. A few may actually remain on Xiaohongshu but probably most will migrate to whatever logical replacement pops up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biden’s TikTok Flip-Flop: President Rushes To Undo Ban He Championed As Backlash Grows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It is a protest. Some Americans may ultimately remain on “Little Red Book” but the main purpose of making it the #1 app in the US was to spite the government. It’s a much more restrictive app than Tiktok, but people are enjoying talking to foreign nationals both ways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biden’s TikTok Flip-Flop: President Rushes To Undo Ban He Championed As Backlash Grows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because of the nature of the algorithm, it absolutely is this for plenty of people. It’s also not the case for plenty of people. I doubt there are many right-wingers going on to join a Chinese app called “Little Red Book” which has rules that require the promotion of Chinese socialism. It’s the most popular app in the US now because of this ban.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tawny Newsome Says Live Action Star Trek Workplace Comedy Will Explore Life Outside The Federation⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have to admit I had very low hopes for Lower Decks after that first teaser featuring a drunk Mariner being reckless with a bat’leth. It looked like it was going to be just another “adult cartoon” cash-in like the dozens on Netflix. Very happy that my initial impression was totally wrong.

  Lower Decks was an effective Star Trek show as well as an effective comedy. While I also wouldn’t trust this idea with just anyone, as long as there are people working on it who understand why Star Trek is important and how the themes are more important than being dismissive, I welcome another comfy optimistic comedy about a better world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨James Gunn Says 'Superman's Trailer Is The "Most Viewed" In The "History Of Both DC & Warner Bros."⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Superman rules. He’s all the way relevant again. He was introduced in an era when people understood very well the oppressive nature of their establishment, so the idea that a Superman could stand up to the bullies and save honest people from being victimized by their greed and selfishness made him very popular very quickly. Lex Luthor is essentially an abstraction of all the evils of capitalism although he’s typically framed as a corruptive influence rather than a product of his environment. Despite this framing, these days the audience might interpret the conflict between Lex and Superman a little differently than they would have twenty years ago. Timely reintroduction of a beloved character to mainstream audiences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Section 31’ Director Says The Streaming Movie Is A New Flavor Of Star Trek… With A Surprise Twist⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The tagline is “Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.” In Section 31? She wasn’t specifically recruited because her morals are aligned to Section 31? She won’t be engaging in the mission of Section 31?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm literally a thinking lump of fat⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never understood why people think the most sophisticated and complex technology humans have ever been aware of is too mundane just because we have scratched the surface of understanding it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Elections⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  λ definitely has my vote.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Capsaicin⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Science

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stress⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  On the ACES assessment, every single one of the 10 things asked about is known to cause neurological issues in children which persist throughout their lives. Only a 0 is insignificant. A 1 is very significant. I also scored “low” and thought it didn’t mean anything, but I’ve since learned every single one means a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft launches autonomous AI agents in November⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When Microsoft hears " how can Microsoft get any worse?" they have always taken that as a challenge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Captain America: Brave New World' bombs at test screening⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, like most MCU villains they started committing random acts of violence as their leader “goes bad.” The in-universe MCU Senate canonically already went bad. The solution proposed by the story was to kill the flag smashers and ask the people who (I keep repeating this) are canonically responsible for the problem due to their negligence, are asked to “do better.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Captain America: Brave New World' bombs at test screening⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re trying to do the impossible with this character. He is critical of the actions of the in-world corrupt establishment but also unquestioningly loyal to it. The climax of his last story was asking a bunch of senators who canonically caused a human rights emergency to try harder. He literally just asked them to try harder. That was the resolution. Also the people who were fighting for the victims of the human rights emergency that the MCU American senate canonically caused were all killed because boot-licking is framed as the “correct” way to address systemic issues. More than any other IP, I think this one is the US military’s favorite for recruiting purposes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Director Claims "Non-Decent Humans" Are Wishing For Company's Demise⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m proudly indecent in this and other regards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Assassin Bug⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Cadaver Collector is real!?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking for a Tales-like RPG without active combat⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series are probably what you’re looking for. Golden age Square JRPGS, especially Xenogears, are also generally great Jrpgs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oxygen⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I like this one because it’s almost close to being true.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨is this true?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Toad in the streets, Link in the sheets.

  You know, I think that’s accurate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Platypuses⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And when it hunts underwater it is deaf and blind, sensing electromagnetic signals from its prey with the duck-bill.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have two main thoughts on this

  1. LLMs are not at this time reliable sources of factual information. The user may be getting something that was skimmed from factual information, but the output can often be incorrect since the machine can’t “understand” the information it’s outputting.

  2. This could potentially be an excellent way to do real research for people who were not provided research skills by their education. Conspiracy theorists often start off as curious but undisciplined before they fall into the identity aspects of the theories. If a machine using human-like language is able to report factual information quickly, reliably, and without judgement to those who wouldn’t be able to find that info on their own, this could actually be a very useful tool.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Silicon Valley’s Very Online Ideologues are in Model Collapse⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Terminally online is an improvement for plutocrats. It used to be that they could never possibly glimpse beyond their limited social circles. Good for regular people to be exposed to just how infantile and narcissistic these “job creators” they used to worship are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨best GBA games? I need recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis is one of the best tactical rpgs I’ve ever played. I was shocked how short it was when I finished only to find I had been playing for over 40 hours.