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- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 week ago:
righteous crusade […] moral outrage… [diabolical] …
Now you’re just putting words in my mouth.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 week ago:
Google is dictating “This is how it’s referred to by one of the two countries encompassing the gulf”.
It’s also dictating that one name should be seen as as valid as the other. When it’s simply not the case.
it’s not like they’re some malevolent actor trying to get one over on the righteous hero either.
They’re doing this because money. And it’s still the wrong thing, regardless of “malevolence” or not.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 week ago:
Elsewhere it’s referred to either Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) or Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico).
Except that people don’t call it “Gulf of America” in those other places, even if Google is going out of its way to list it as if they did. Google is dictating “you should consider this a valid alternate name for the gulf”, and Sheinbaum is fighting against it.
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 week ago:
Nah, Sheinbaum is in the right here.
It is not about controlling a language, but barring the attempts of someone else (Google Inc.) to control how multiple languages refer to international waters.
- Comment on Google is on the Wrong Side of History. 1 week ago:
To be more specific, Google is destroying value to generate profit.
Google’s value comes from people using it, relying on it, and not opposing it too much when Google wants to do something. For that you need trust; and while well-informed people already didn’t trust Google to die properly, now even the general public is catching up.
And, sure, making weapons is damn profitable! Except that Google’s participation relies on its "A"I models. And you’re going to have a hard time training those models once everyone and their dog runs tools like Nepenthes and Nightshade, designed to screw up with your bot training.
- Comment on Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could purchase TikTok 2 weeks ago:
I’m not. I don’t pay taxes to USA. I’m mostly watching this roll out while eating popcorn.
Locally [Brazil] speaking, if the United-Statian government bought TikTok, I wonder what the judiciary would do, given that it blocked Twitter for a month.
- Comment on Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could purchase TikTok 2 weeks ago:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund and suggested that it could be used to purchase TikTok. […] Trump has said previously it could be funded by “tariffs and other intelligent things,” per Reuters.
So. Taxpayers pay taxes → taxes go to fund → taxes are used to buy TikTok, probably at inflated prices (like Musk buying Twitter). And likely with the same type of censorship coming from the alleged “free speech warriors”.
…aren’t those same guys who babble all the time about “free market”?
- Comment on Chatbot Software Begins to Face Fundamental Limitations. 2 weeks ago:
It’s relevant to note that this sort of inferential logic is essential to language; we [humans] use this all the time, and we expect each other to use it. It is a necessary part for a language model; otherwise you have a grammar bot instead.
- Comment on Is This How Reddit Ends? 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is This How Reddit Ends? 3 weeks ago:
I asked GPT-4o mini to generate two AITA posts. They’re undistinguishable from the bullshit typically posted there!
AITA for not inviting my sister to my wedding after she made a big deal about my engagement?
Hi Reddit, I (28F) recently got engaged to my fiancé (30M), and while I’m over the moon, my excitement has been somewhat overshadowed by my sister (32F). When I shared the news with my family, I expected everyone to be happy for us, but my sister reacted very differently. Instead of congratulating us, she made a huge scene, saying that I was rushing into things and that I should be focusing on my career instead of getting married. She went on to criticize my fiancé, saying he wasn’t good enough for me and that I could do better. It was really hurtful, especially coming from someone I’ve always looked up to. After that, I decided to keep my engagement low-key and not share too many details with her. I thought maybe she just needed time to process the news. However, she continued to make snide comments whenever we spoke, and it felt like she was trying to undermine my happiness. Fast forward to now, I’m in the midst of planning my wedding, and I’ve decided not to invite her. I feel like her negativity would only bring me down on what should be one of the happiest days of my life. My parents are upset with my decision and think I should at least give her a chance to be there, but I just can’t shake the feeling that she doesn’t deserve to be part of this celebration. AITA for not inviting my sister to my wedding?
AITA for refusing to babysit my sister's kids after she constantly criticizes my parenting choices?
Hi Reddit, I (30F) have a sister (28F) who has two kids, ages 4 and 6. I love my niece and nephew, and I’ve always been happy to help out when my sister needs a babysitter. However, over the past year, she has become increasingly critical of my parenting choices, even though I don’t have kids of my own. Whenever I share my thoughts on parenting or how I plan to raise my future kids, she often dismisses my opinions and tells me I’m wrong. She frequently compares my hypothetical parenting style to hers, saying things like, “You’ll see how hard it is when you actually have kids,” or “That’s not how you should do it.” It’s frustrating because I’m just trying to have a conversation, and I feel like she’s belittling my perspective. Recently, she asked me to babysit her kids for a weekend while she and her husband go on a trip. I initially agreed, but then I started to think about how she’s treated me lately. I decided to decline the offer, explaining that I didn’t feel comfortable babysitting when she constantly criticizes my views on parenting. Now, she’s upset with me and has told our parents that I’m being selfish and unsupportive. They think I should just suck it up and help her out, but I feel like I’m standing up for myself. AITA for refusing to babysit my sister’s kids because of her constant criticism?
- Comment on Meta warns that it will fire leakers in leaked memo 3 weeks ago:
If your employees feel such a urge to leak info into the public, and such info causes such a negative ruckus against your corporation, “perhaps” it’s because the employees recognise that the corporation is against the overall best interests of society and, even if they can’t simply quit, still want to do something about it?
- Comment on Put your thinking cap on for Fallacy Quiz a game that will test your reasoning skills 3 weeks ago:
Sounds like a cool premise for an educative game. I hope that it’s fun too, but usually you play this sort of game to learn, not to say “OMG I HAD A BLAST YESTERDAY PLAYING IT!”.
- Comment on Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked 3 weeks ago:
I’ve seen a lot of people trying to guess if this was the result of some AI mod false positive or intentional. Well, it doesn’t really matter here, because:
- Meta is in a position that it should be held responsible for what it promotes vs. what it silences. “We HaD GoOd InTeNsHunS” my arse, go pave Hell with them.
- Meta apparently is a-OK removing protections against hate speech, because some dictator of some taco country demanded. But apparently the system (be it surplus value-based or slop-based) still works for other stuff?
I think that society as a whole should fight back against this shit. Since everyone and their dog is blocking Twitter now, perhaps Faecesbook + Threats + Instaslop should be the next?
- Comment on Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’ 3 weeks ago:
Nah.
I’m saying that they should be blamed for condoning Nazism; not that they are themselves Nazi. The difference is important here because one does not automatically mean the other.
Also, the ones that are validating people to join the alt right are the people already in the alt right. Not the ones saying “you muppet you’re helping those fuckers by staying in this shithole”.
- Comment on Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’ 4 weeks ago:
Start associating the site with Nazism, and the people still using the site as condoning Nazism.
- Comment on Nintendo omits original Donkey Kong Country Returns team from the remaster’s credits 4 weeks ago:
It’s less vague than it looks like - they’re restricting credits to people actively involved in the development process of the specific game, with no regards to the others, even if without those others the game wouldn’t exist. It’s feigned politeness at its finest.
- Comment on Copyright Industry Wants To Apply Automated Blocking To The Internet’s Core Routers 1 month ago:
If Anatel is granted this “right” you can be bloody sure that it’d abuse it, because it’s basically a mafia branch of the government created to defend the interests of local large telecommunication businesses - the same ones that got wrecked by the internet itself making them compete with media from the whole world.
- Comment on Steam is adding a new default option for game updates 2 months ago:
And even in some more benign situations, such as when playing modded. Steam replacing a modded older version with a newer vanilla one is annoying.
- Comment on Little Rocket Lab is a Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup about building a rocketship in a cute town 2 months ago:
Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup
Okay. Sign me up.
- Comment on City-building on a massive creature, The Wandering Village - Research & Economy update is live 3 months ago:
Stray Fawn Studio is the same studio that developed Niche; Niche is a good teaching tool, but it’s about as entertaining as a game as mopping the floor.
Based on that I’d advise caution against buying this game while it’s still in early access, unless you’re satisfied with its current gameplay.
- Comment on Indiana Jones doesn't "endorse" Nazis, Bethesda assure, just in case you were confused by him repeatedly murdering them 3 months ago:
I’m not. We’re talking about different things.
Backtrack to Miles O’Brien’s comment. They’re clearly talking about individual depictions, and my comment focuses on that. To assume that people with shitty worldviews must be necessarily incompetent is wishful thinking.
The reason why the Nazi worldview is invalid has jack shit to do with efficiency or competence, it’s as simple as “that worldview oppresses the lives of innocent people into living hells”.
In the meantime you’re talking about the social impact of continuous, somewhat consistent-ish depictions of the Nazi in media, not individual depictions. What you’re saying is valid but another can of worms.
Even just repeating things like “At least Mussolini made the trains run on time” plays into it, especially when it’s a lie, just like the Wunderwaffe programs or the Nazi “miraculous economic recovery” which was just making people work longer hours and deficit spending.
Note that, if people are less eager to play along that fallacy, this sort of argument doesn’t roll any more. Suddenly if Merdolini made the trains run on time or not doesn’t matter, and can be safely called out as a distraction. Just like the Nazi economic recovery.
- Comment on Indiana Jones doesn't "endorse" Nazis, Bethesda assure, just in case you were confused by him repeatedly murdering them 3 months ago:
I’ve had one idiot tell me ANY media that paints them as competent or successful is glorifying them. And setting anything in a world where they succeeded and progressed technologically instead of collapsing is basically saying Hitler’s world view is valid.
And people still wonder why I pick so much on the wishful thinking fallacy… I mean, that’s basically it, right? “Nazi are morally bad, I hate them, thus they must be incompetent”. And if you correctly highlight that this is fucking stupid, you’ll get some kid saying stuff like “I dun understand, why are you defending Nazi?”.
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 3 months ago:
That’s fair - and it’s clear that your moral premises are, like, diametrically opposed to mine (I completely disregard intent - for me responsibility takes the job).
I was aware that you weren’t contradicting me but this sort of discussion is fun, sorry!
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 3 months ago:
A person is good or bad depending on their impact on the people around them; as such I don’t consider “misguided” a valid defence.
And while someone can be overall a good person while writing socially harmful and user-hostile software, because they have other qualities that compensate it, writing said software still makes them a worse person.
It’s hard to get someone to understand something when their salary depends on not understanding it
So it’s hard to be good when your salary depends on you being bad.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m analysing this through my moral views, but I don’t think that they’re the only valid ones. Your mileage may vary.
My other comment was mostly on how idiotic the whole defence is, not about morality (as this one).
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 3 months ago:
Oh look, Denuvo playing the victim.
And it exemplifies rather well why I hate the word “toxic”: bad reputation? Toxic! Criticism? Toxic!
Bullshitting like «it’s in part because it “simply works” and would-be pirates are trying to make it unattractive to game publishers by disparaging it.»? Noooo that is not toxic because it aligns with the discourse that Denuvo wants to spread, right?
“I’m with the company for such a long time,” said Ullmann. “The guys here are like my family, because a lot of the others here are also here for ages. It just hurts to see what’s posted out there about us, even though it has been claimed wrong for hundreds of times.”
"Insert personal story to make it look like you aren’t criticising software; no, you’re criticising a family. You monster~
- Comment on Guess a daily word with only clues as to its position in the alphabet to guide you 4 months ago:
Got it in 14 guesses. The trick for this sort of game is to always aim for the middle of the possible range. Spoiler-free example:
- Guess a word starting with M=13 (midrange between A=1 and Z=26).
- If the unknown word is before that, guess one starting with F=6 (midrange between A=1 and M=13). If it’s after that, guess one with S=19 (midrange between M=13 and Z=26). Etc.
- Once you find the first letter, repeat the process for the second later. However take into account that not all strings are valid/common in English; e.g. you’ll see plenty words starting in MA/ME/MI/MO/MU/MY, but words starting with MR or MT are damn rare.
- Comment on Palworld boldly announces upcoming mobile game despite Nintendo's lawsuit 4 months ago:
I’m glad that Pocketpair is doing its own thing, regardless of Nintendo trying to bully them out of the market.
- Comment on Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut is a big free upgrade coming in October 4 months ago:
The gallery is an amazing idea. People who really like a game often want to play it to full completion; and this means looking at every bit and corner of it. A gallery helps to guide that effort.
Endings
So far I’ve counted six: The “good” ending, no vessel for The Mound, two gods, one god, reset, leaving with the princess. I’m wondering what the new ending would be. Perhaps something involving the narrator?
Princesses
Perhaps now you can actually kill The Spectre as she possesses your body, I always felt like having The Shifting Mound pulling her was weird. Odds are that The Grey will be split, unless the new The Damsel and The Prisoner branches are alternatives to it.
- Comment on Unity cancels the stupid Runtime Fee 5 months ago:
When you shoot your own foot, simply taking off the bullet won’t revert the damage, you know?
- Comment on Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI 5 months ago:
Every time that I start a new Thrive game, I tell myself “I’m going to try a different strategy”. And I always end with a wide and thin carnivorous plant, with energy being provided by chloroplasts and N+P being provided by eating whatever I find in my path.
