Makeitstop

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[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Have it run SteamOS. Bam it is now Steam powered.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Because it was Biden's accomplishment. That alone meant it had to go. He's a vindictive, narcissistic toddler.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Street Fighter wasn't just a generic script, it was a GI Joe script for a live action adaptation that hadn't gone through. I wanna say they only got the Street Fighter license in order to salvage the project.

Apparently the Mario Bros Movie actually had a good script that was much closer to source material, only for the directors to throw it out because they don't do fantasy, only cyberpunk.

Prince of Persia was at least partially written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the series. Three other writers also got writing credits as well, but my understanding is that Mechner was involved throughout the process. Which is crazy because of just how bad it is compared to the Sands of Time.

Similarly, Wing Commander was written and directed by Chris Roberts, which makes me wonder how he could get so much wrong. Though in retrospect, I'm kind of surprised it came out at all.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Best guess, sunset is being defined as a specific time. Sunset isn't necessarily the point at which all sunlight is gone, and even then, the time the sun goes down varies depending on where you are within a given time zone. If they just used an arbitrary time or an almanac listing for twilight for each day, they could easily end up including slivers of daylight in their post sunset data.

Which is really pointless since this is just the same old "BuT sOlAr DoEsN't WoRk At NiGhT" argument that idiots have been making for decades. But I suppose you gotta at least pretend to use real world data to make it look sciencey.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Of course, China was never the problem for him. When he made allegations of Chinese election interference he wasn't targeting China, he was targeting elections.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I used longitudinal distance because I wasn't 100% certain if the measurement for Chile is measuring a line between its two furthest points or just the distance between it's northernmost and southernmost latitudes. If it's the latter then it's a fair comparison, and if it's the former then Chile gets an unfair advantage but it doesn't change the result.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yes actually. Chile is 2,653 miles long. The longest longitudinal distance in the continental US is 2,802 miles.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Modlog cites Rule 5, which is still in place.

Rule 5: Be excellent to each other. Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, ableist, will be removed.

Which is a bit of a stretch since I haven't posted anything. Apparently a downvote is all it takes.

 

Ban happened on May 22, the post I downvoted was posted on May 21. Had to go to an app to be able to see the downvote, which is why it's rounding the date differently than on desktop.

Prior to that my only interactions with the community were comments in February of 2025 and November of 2024, neither of which were particularly controversial and which have not been removed.

So either pelespirit went through and banned anyone who didn't like his post, or he has it automated and doesn't say anything about it in the rules. Given that he is the only one allowed to post in the community, that would be even more petty.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

A deal which is basically worthless. The next administration can ignore it and the most Trump can do is sue. And that negates the whole point of the deal which was to avoid needing to defend the scheme in court. Since the deal is legally indefensible, he's very unlikely to win that case.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In dissent, conservative Justice Samuel Alito said he would have found that no warrant is required, calling the ruling an “irresponsible escapade” that the court should never have agreed to hear.

He accused the majority of “striking a pose as a great champion of privacy in the digital age.”

And he says that like it's a bad thing. What an asshole.

Not really a surprise, but worth pointing out anyway.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The mind control parasites never got eliminated, they just got better at hiding.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Can't wait to see how this plays out in Return of the King.

 

His name? Baron Mind.

 

Over 200 American outlets under USA Today parent company Gannett will not back candidates “in presidential or national races,” according to USA Today.

“None of the USA TODAY Network publications are endorsing in presidential or national races,” a spokesperson for USA Today, Lark-Marie Antón, said in an email to The Hill on Monday.

 

My SO and I are always looking for good movies, shows, etc. to fill the month of October. We like things that are atmospheric, cerebral, or just fun. But a lot of the standard recommendations are your typical slasher movies and the like, disgusting body horror, kids movies that we have no interest in, and things that are just plain miserable.


Here's some things we've liked to one degree or another from previous years.

Action Horror / Horror That's Actually Enjoyable

  • Aliens
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Fright Night
  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
  • The Mummy (1999)
  • Silence of the Lambs
  • Sleepy Hollow (Great? No. Fun? Yes.)
  • Termors 1 & 2
  • Various Stephen King Mini series (IT, The Stand, Rose Red)

Funny and Spooky

  • Army of Darkness
  • BeetleJuice
  • Bubba Ho-Tep
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie)
  • The Burbs (didn't love it, but a good fit)
  • Death Becomes Her
  • The Frighteners
  • Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
  • Ghostbusters 1 & 2
  • Gremlins 1 & 2
  • High Anxiety
  • Little Shop of Horrors (not really into musicals, but still a good fit)
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • What We Do in the Shadows (movie)
  • Various MST3K horror movie episodes
  • Young Frankenstein

Anthology Shows (inherently hit or miss)

  • The Twilight Zone (60s)
  • The Outer Limits (90s)
  • Tales From the Crypt

Old Timey Classics

  • Dracula
  • Frankenstein (actually underwhelming, but it was a good fit)
  • The Haunting (1963)
  • The Haunting of Hill House (with Rifftrax, but still counts)
  • The Last Man on Earth
  • Psycho
  • The Invisible Man

Barely Qualifies as spooky but still good:

  • Dark Man
  • The Dead Zone (movie)
  • Men in Black
  • Pacific Rim
  • The Shadow
  • They Live
 

A new poll shows former President Trump leading Vice President Harris by only 2 points in Florida ahead of what could be a tighter-than-expected race in the red state in November.

Trump leads Harris with 49 to her 47 percent support in the Sunshine State, according to a Morning Consult poll released Monday. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus two points.

 

And don't get me started on modern conveniences.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Makeitstop@lemmy.world to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca
 

It seems like all the other markdown stuff works, but we're missing ^superscript^ and ~subscript~ in connect. As a frequent user of footnotes,^1^ I would greatly appreciate support for these tags.


^1^ Great for citations, explanations, or really stupid tangents

 

Amazing how one little letter can make such a big difference.

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