WatDabney

@WatDabney@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Google about to destroy the web? Google says a new AI tool on its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  With any luck, it will kill google.

  I don’t see how they can even pretend that it will do anything other than steal website traffic, since the exact point is to provide you with the information you would have gotten if you had gone to the website, leaving no reason to actually go to the website.

  So painfully obviously, Google intends to steal the websites’ content in order to steal the websites’ traffic.

  Which would seem to me to be grounds for class action lawsuits on behalf of the entire internet, which, if judged fairly, should bankrupt even that foul beast of a corporation.

  And ironically enough, that would almost certainly “rejuvenate the internet.” As a matter of fact, I can’t think of a single thing that would do more to “rejuvenate the internet” than killing Google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Because tyrants have a shared interest in not normalizing the killing of tyrants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to get to Santa Claus beard status⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As the proud owner of a Santa Claus beard (though in color and texture, it’s more of a Grizzly Adams beard) I would say that the most important thing is to turn the care over to a professional. Just like your hair, don’t attempt to manage it yourself (beyond washing, combing and the loke). Find a stylist who also does beards and go on a regular schedule and have them trim it and maintain it. And they’ll also be able to tell you if you need to do something special to care for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some people say "I wouldn't want a government to dictate what I eat"? This would mean they'd be against food safety regulations, would it not?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And…?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some people say "I wouldn't want a government to dictate what I eat"? This would mean they'd be against food safety regulations, would it not?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re talking about two different things.

  Context was the idea of a government banning certain popular foods

  This would mean they’d be against food safety regulations, would it not?

  It’s entirely possible to be in favor of food safety regulations and opposed to the government banning foods outright. In fact, I think one could safely presume that those are the positions most commonly held by most people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what’s the difference between “he died” and “he’s dead”?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not that they’re truly synonymous but that each also implies the other. If it’s true that he’s dead, then it’s also true that he died and vice versa. So it seems like they mean the same thing because if ypu say one, it can be taken for granted that the other is necessarily also true.

  But even that’s not 100% - it’s possible that “he died” is true but “he’s dead” is not, since he might’ve been revived. That illustrates the fact that they actually each communicate something different - “he died” is an experience through which he went at some point, while “he’s dead” is the state he’s in right now.

  So again, they broadly communicate the same thing since saying one implies the other as well, but they don’t actually mean the same thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Catchiest video game song?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As far as Pokemon goes, I’ve always been partial to the Team Galactic battle theme from DPPT. And though “catchy” doesn’t quite do it justice, the night theme for Jubilife City, also in DPPT, is tremendous. Walking into that city for the first time at night was one of the defining moments of my video game life.

  And the Shiver City theme from Paper Mario is unforgettable.

  I don’t think anything will ever beat Still Alive from Portal though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When will all the folks complaining about loss of Snap and health insurance realize the GOP wants us to die and has ZERO empathy for fellow Americans?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I keep wondering the same thing.

  It’s especially galling when I see some cautionary piece in the legacy media about how some Republican policy “might” lead to some negative consequences. As if they’re unaware of that and it’s up to the media to gently nudge them and point it out.

  The Republicans are fully aware of the harm their policies are going to do and that’s much of the point. They quite simply want everyone who’s not one of them to die. They’re not only okay with that - they’re eagerly looking forward to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t see any situation in which I would.

  Mostly I have zero interest in sucking any dick (other than maybe my own, and I’m not that flexible).

  But beyond that, $20 just seems wrong no matter what - if I wanted to do it, $20 would be pointless and if I didn’t, it wouldn’t be near enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes.

  If you qualify, they’ll contact you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Sends Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in Face of Judge’s Order⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Asked to explain the system by which Trump’s officials determine that the individuals are, as charged, part of the Tren de Aragua gang, a spokesman responded, "Wull lookit “em! They’s furriners, jus’ like them Tren de whatsits, an’ ever’one knows they’s all crimnuls!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Lefties keep calling us Nazis but they don’t even know what Nazis are, and oh yeah, by the way, all of these people over here should be killed because they’re an inferior race.”

  Even setting aside the staggering psychopathy of the modern right - their complete and utter disregard for the lives of other human beings - I don’t even begin to understand how any human being could have so little self-awareness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump’s Tariff War Is Being Fought to Lower Taxes for the Wealthy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually, one could just start with the sentence, “Trump is ______ing the ______ to favor the well-off even more, and cloaking these changes in a thin veneer of ______,” and fill in the blanks with any matched set of terms and end up with a true statement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Preach.

  It’s not a coincidence that it was Democrats who coined the term “flyover country.”

  And it’s not a coincidence that “flyover country” won’t vote for them.

  And they’re okay with that. They’d rather lose than lower themselves so far as to associate with the unwashed masses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This isn’t ignorance or missing the point - they know exactly what they’re doing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump literally referred to himself as "King". Surely conservatives are against a monarchy forming?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Conservatives don’t care.

  Their blinkers don’t allow them to even see things like that. They’re just focused on seeing the people they hate made to suffer, and as long as that happens, they’re content. The rest is just trivia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the terms of the cliche, they’re trying to have their cake and eat it too.

  They want the immediate gratification of being rude assholes, so they do it just long enough for that initial rush, then they back away to try to avoid the consequences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's your "this is totally fine and I'm going to have a great time" FPS?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t have one.

  I have a very simple process for dealing with all of this - I never check my framerate in the first place, so I never know what it os.

  I just play games If there’s noticeable lag then I maybe try to do something about it, and if there’s not, then I just play and don’t worry about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think of anarchism?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that if humanity can manage to survive long enough, anarchism is inevitable.

  It’s essentially the adult stage of human society - the point at which humans collectively and consistently, rather than just individually and situationally, can be trusted to generally do the right thing simply because it’s the right thing and therefore the most reasonable thing to do.

  Forvtgectime being snd the foreseeable future though, humanity is nowhere even close to that. Through the course of history, human society has managed to advance to about the equivalent of adolescence. There’s still a long way to go.

  In spite of that, I do identify as an anarchist, but my advocacy is focused on the ideal and the steps humanity as a whole has to take to achieve it. I think it’s plainly obvious that it cannot be implemented, since any mechanism by which it might be inplemented would necessarily violate the very principles that define it. It can only be willingly adopted by each and all (or close enough as makes no meaningful difference), and that point will come whenever (if) it comes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA Vice City Nextgen Edition Drops As a Standalone Package In Response To Take-Two's "Cruel" Move⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s unfortunate that the mod devs were so thoroughly fucked over, but their response was perfect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Company Square Enix Threatens To Sue Customers For Criticizing Their DEI Practices⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or framed another way, representative of a noxious vocal minority that has to some degree succeeded in bullying companies into accommodating them bemoans the factvthat the companies would really rather that they just fuck off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meloni: Soros is interfering in democracies, not Musk⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this “Soros” in the room with you now? Can you describe him to me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On Fox News, Harris Proves She’s Tough⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Has anyone else noticed that the NYT’s coverage of the election lately has been more generous to Harris and more critical of Trump?

  I think a case could be made that that’s potentially an even more sure indicator that Harris has the advantage than any poll, since the NYT is so craven and cowardly that the only way they’d shift their coverage like that is if they’re reasonably confident that Harris is going to win. If they thought that Trump might win, they’d still be kissing his stinky ass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24%⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And here we have the root cause of every other problem that plagues the US - the entire nation, socially, politically and even psychologically, has been warped towards the sole purpose of pouring as much wealth as possible into the pockets of a relative few.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it me or is everyone in hexbear insane?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hexbear is sort of like a village of eldritch abomination worshippers in a Lovecraftian horror story - isolated, insular, entirely wrapped up in their own esoteric rituals and ideas and language, and immediately and collectively hostile to outsiders.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bacon Prices and the Windmills of Trump’s Mind⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow… that’s the first time I’ve ever read an essay, liked it, looked at the byline, and seen Paul Krugman’s name.

  I’m not sure what to make of that…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The New York Times turns on Kamala Harris and slams her as 'a phony'⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The reliably liberal New York Times…

  lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨best GBA games? I need recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Most similar to Advance Wars:

  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

  Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis

  Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation

  Shining Force:Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

  Just in general:

  Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

  Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 1 and 2

  Drill Dozer

  Golden Sun 1 and 2

  Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

  Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town

  Guru Logic Champ

  Metroid Fusion

  Metroid Zero Mission

  Medabots RPG

  Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Woman of the Hour (2024, dir Anna Kendrick)⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mmm… yeah.

  I’m pretty sure that if someone had just told me the outline of this movie and that the lead actress was also making her directorial debut, I likely would’ve guessed it was Anna Kendrick.

  Something about the very serious topic of a serial sexual predator and killer and the pointedly misogynistic but still somewhat kitschy and silly idea of him actually appearing on The Dating Game right in the middle of it all - and winning - seems like just the sort of thing that would grab her attention.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The introverts are winning⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All I see here is a selfish extrovert who resents not being able to feed off of enough other people’s energy, so is degrading and belittling introverts and trying to frame the issue as some sort of “war” that needs to be fought.

  To which I have to respond, in the baldest possible terms, fuck you.