gainda

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by gainda 3mo ago
if i reflect on my own speech i'm definitely guilty of this. it's a good reminder to be more conscious about what we say. in a similar but more minor way i try to be mindful of how much i say 'just' since i have a feelin
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by gainda 4mo ago
Long time gamer here too and this also really got me. I'm not sure exactly what it was; perhaps a turn to a darker tone where I wasn't expecting it. For all the interpersonal disagreements the game is generally 'whimsical.&#
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by gainda 4mo ago
From what I recall there is a relationship in the game of how much blood you take from an outer being like her & how crazy (drunk?) the user then becomes, before becoming a crazed beast. There is one key item in the game called “Eyes of
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by gainda 8mo ago
i use bandcamp whenever possible
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by gainda 10mo ago
I will give this another chance but the last time I used this on my 14 Pro Max it would get hot to the edge of discomfort
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by gainda 10mo ago
not an expert, but i vaguely recall that certain colors can make plastics weaker - maybe it was the case here for a while until technology improved
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by gainda 10mo ago
I have an Apple Watch that I get into from time to time but generally it collects dust despite how many cool functions it has. Mostly because of the battery life & lack of customization. Most of the things it tracks or does I can see or
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by gainda 11mo ago
https://archive.ph/BNUzu
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by gainda 1y ago
impressive engineering that's hard to see as a net good for humanity. it doesn't spark optimism or joy about the future of engaging with the internet & content which was already at a low point. old is gold, even more so
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by gainda 1y ago
Allegedly, Charlie Kirk's killer, Tyler Robinson, may have been a groyper.
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by gainda 1y ago
Were you invoking Deus Ex when you said consolidation ? Because that's what I immediately thought of.
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by gainda 1y ago
the definitely reprint cards; or release cards with slight differences in rules text but you'd be surprised how much creativity has come out of rules/play design since that time.
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by gainda 1y ago
This might help: https://learn.omacom.io/2/the-omarchy-manual/78/keyboard-mou...
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by gainda 1y ago
going public feels synonymous with a decline in user experience & i can't see this being any different
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by gainda 1y ago
One of my biggest takeaways from the first time I saw her work was that Beleriand was actually situated to the west of Middle Earth prior to sinking. I had seen far too many erroneous maps placing it north of Middle Earth ( https:/&#x2
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by gainda 1y ago
He didn't even use that phrase in the typical context which makes it look like a flimsy cover to muddy what this really is. You say that to express sympathy or sorrow. Maybe he was pre-apologizing for the sheer madness we are in now.
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by gainda 1y ago
>He didn't endorse a "far right" Nazi party Thiht said: >German far right party (not a literal nazi party in itself but endorsed by neo-nazis) Don't twist words. Not to mention their political alignment isn't
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by gainda 1y ago
If someone who increasingly looks like a nazi sympathizer does a nazi salute and says 'my heart goes out to you,' it's still a nazi salute. not to mention the out and out white supremacists thought that's what it was. i
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by gainda 1y ago
it ends up reading to me as an afterthought or half-hearted attempt to explain away the salute. a salute which was given with a grimace and a violent force, twice; it doesn't match the warmth of a message of 'my heart goes out to
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by gainda 1y ago
You're already misremembering what actually happened - that he says that after two vigorous salutes.
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by gainda 1y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to say a 'majority of the American people.' The 'majority' that voted for him is only about 31% of the voting-eligible population.
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by gainda 1y ago
> over anyone's political preferences I think this phrasing mellows the reality that he has, regardless of intent, displayed Nazi-like behavior. Why not tear at a company whose absentee CEO acts this way? Tesla is not the only great
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by gainda 2y ago
> frankly there’s no one (that I know of) on the left who’s giving any kind of antidote or guidance on the problems. I'm not deeply knowledgeable about the following community but are spaces like HealthyGamerGG doing the right thing
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by gainda 2y ago
when i hear stories like that i think it's a ripple of effect of paying out for others but then i also recall seeing how much the industry started paying out to political interests after citizens united, too
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by gainda 2y ago
second this: i was trying to follow along with the 99 percent invisible book club but i fell behind due to life events. i picked it back up during the holidays with about 25% left to go. Caro does an amazing job writing in an engaging, comp
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by gainda 2y ago
I got this a while back & I think its worth it if you're interested in the subject. The book itself is large!
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by gainda 2y ago
I don't know if I'll get one but its adorable. It would pair nicely with my A-168W-1
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by gainda 2y ago
It has become so exhausting doing this dialogue tree with Indian folks - particularly true for the older population. it's their opener for small talk...
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by gainda 2y ago
i like spotify for music & music discovery but trying to manage and track podcasts felt too disorganized. i like pocket casts instead.
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by gainda 3y ago
seeing dragon ball z on toonami in the early 2000's changed my life. it was so much cooler than anything i had ever seen up to that point. my life revolved around coming home to watch a new episode. my brother would tape episodes on

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