[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Regardless of the drug, someone who isn't a medical professional shouldn't be mailing it to children.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I personally thought the film seemed respectful of Indian culture.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Apart from Royal Tenenbaums at first place, I'd reverse this list.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Keffals has a bit of a bad stink around her online presence. I think she claimed to be posting sex hormones to underage people at one point, without any kind of medical license. One of the ecelebs on the weirder side of the terminally online subculture.

Obviously no one should ever be swatted. Wanted to mention that she is somewhat controversial though as opposed to a regular activist.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I mean, there were riots last month and then the last time I recall riots before then was 2019 when the journalist was shot. There might be more inbetween I've forgotten but a cadence of 5 years is more than the ~10 year cadence for mainland UK (which is culturally very similar). Sectarian tensions have died down in the past 20 years - my sister is currently in Belfast and loving it - but they still exist and have deep roots.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Not sure this is specifically Drake diss but that's obviously relevant context. Kendrick is going back into his hip-hop saviour mode and complaining more generally about the culture.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

There's a dumb Italian Horror movie called Del Amore d'ella Muerte (Cemetary Man in English speaking territories) that I absolutely love. It was made in the 90s and stars Rupert Everrit as a graveyard keeper who fights a zombie invasion with his mute assistant.

Hard to explain but the universe they create is very comfy where he's drinking red wine and shooting zombies.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

He spends a lot of time rapping about New Orleans but I suppose his album and mixtape prime were 16+ years ago.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah there are some absolute gems like Astral Chain which got positive reviews like 8/10 but in reality are close to 10/10 for me personally. One of the best games on the system.

Then there are a few infamous examples like Godhand and Deadly Premonition which were completely slated by many reviewers but I found to be very strong titles. 8/10 personally.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I was trying to write a custom Strategy for an objectMapper in Java. Foolishly decided to ask ChatGPT about it and got instructions which suggested an implementation that was the inverse of how Strategies actually work. Stuck for an afternoon.

Then in the evening I read the docs and put it together in half an hour from scratch. Lesson learned about the stochastic parrots.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Would 2nd this suggestion. It is also often possible to swap to using the arch repos after you've got the install setup and you are happy with it on these distros.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Bright lights make your pupils shrink

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If Digital Underground were able to make more consistent albums then they'd be my favourite group ever. The best tracks are unreal but then the skits, etc. drag the whole thing down on repeated listens.

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I find The National frequently embarassing as a Scottish person. Enjoying seeing them squirm here.

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Apologies for the slightly skewed picture. I actually own this artwork. A close family friend has been collecting 19th Century Japanese woodcuts his entire life, and he gifted this one of a wedding scene to my wife and I when we got married.

More details about the work. The artist Kunisada lived from 1786 to 1864 and he shared a studio / teacher with the (perhaps more famous) artist Kuniyoshi. This work was published by Hayashiya Shogoro in 1850.

The work depicts a Kabuki theatre scene; traditional Japanese theatre. Actors are playing the roles of Aburu-ya Oshin and Fukuoka Mitsugi in the play Ise Ondo. In this scene the couple are getting married.

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Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?

I read a couple articles this morning and the "journalism" reads like a Sunday Sport article.

Interesting thought experiment - since the magazine is online only - are the nonces going to have to print out the magazine now to leave it in shubbery for kids to find? Those reddit threads where every man over the age of 40 seems to have a story about finding porn mags in bushes always had a creepy undertone. I'm not sure that the 'porn fairy' commenters sometimes refer to was a very savoury character.

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II: Accessibility Review (www.reviews.sightlesskombat.com)

Playing Hellblade 2 at the moment myself. Personally I'm fortunate not to need any of the accessibility features but I found this review to be a fascinating read.

The reviewer also compares the accessibility options to some other recent AAA releases in this reddit comment.

In terms of my opinion of the game: I've only got the Series S version so it's not the full fat graphics but even then they are stunning. I think some of the negative reviews were from people wanting it to be a different type of game, however, if you are aware it is basically a walking simulator with Punchout combat every so often then the story and world takes centre stage. The world is similar to God of War (2018) but grittier and focusing on other aspects of Scandi mythology. I think I like this world more.

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Unnerving Enemies (lemmy.world)
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Careful with this one, it's an antique

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I've really enjoyed this radio4 series about internet culture and the impact that messaging apps have had on our lives/politics.

Each episode is a half hour with different themes: WhatsApp groups, Politicians using WhatsApp, Slack, Chatbots/AI, Discord leakers, Telegram in Russia.

Probably would say the first half is more UK-specific but the show does a good job of making the later episodes relevant, thought provoking.

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It's a budget puzzler with utilitarian (but charming) graphics. Probably not going to be GOTY for anyone but as a Godzilla fan I'd say it's a solid 8/10.

Seems to be PC-only at the moment but runs fine with Proton on Linux (with compatibility set to version 7).

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