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BloomEPU t1_jduugg7 wrote
Reply to comment by Shanstergoodheart in Any childhood favorites that did NOT hold up as an adult? by [deleted]
I've been really into the Murder Most Unladylike series and I'd describe that as enid blyton but with modern sensibilities, and it's a lot of fun. I used to love the st claires series but once I realised you can have boarding school hijinks without the dodgy attitudes to women and minorities I never looked back.
BloomEPU t1_jdqmifr wrote
I think the kind of chatbots that are marketed as genuine companionship and relationships should be heavily scrutinised. I don't think they're inherently bad, if a desperate person uses one of these and just gets useful life advice I'm not going to complain, but there's always a possibility that they could be telling desperate impressionable people things that are very unhelpful.
Honestly, all chatbots should be scrutinised for that, people are probably turning to them for the same stuff.
BloomEPU t1_jcf57l0 wrote
Reply to comment by applecub in Finished Song of Achilles, moving on to Circe! by Ssnnooz
I read circe before SoA and honestly, it made me feel a bit disappointed in SoA. Going from circe being this cool complex lady to achilles who's like, some grumpy asshole was a bit rough :P
I still love how SoA is written, both novels are really beautiful, it's just I preferred circe waaay more.
BloomEPU t1_j9ya7qm wrote
This is mostly just silly clickbait, but I have heard mild concerns that some people are going to turn to these chatbots for companionship (the platonic kind) and end up in a worse place than they started with. It's kinda funny to watch this AI chatbot act like it does, but maybe microsoft shouldn't have released a 'search assistant' that acts like a manipulative weirdo.
BloomEPU t1_j9y8aax wrote
Reply to comment by kermitRKO in A custom 100-pound laptop with a 43-inch screen by thebelsnickle1991
The people who made it tested it out in their youtube video, I think they had to wear some kind of leg padding.
BloomEPU t1_j9jwl60 wrote
Reply to comment by DutchieTalking in Tumblr iOS revenue increased 125% since launching its parody of paid verification by Intelligent-Gap-3930
Before this they were selling crabs that ran around your timeline.
BloomEPU t1_j80vaos wrote
Reply to comment by perkail in Framework now sells 2TB Steam Deck upgrade drives. by SUPRVLLAN
I really haven't noticed any issue with load times using an SD card either, I don't play a lot of massive games but I never feel like I have to sit around waiting for games to load.
BloomEPU t1_j6mxhe4 wrote
Reply to comment by Indifferent_Demon in What headphones are Kabosu wearing? by selective_Disclosure
It's the dog from the old doge meme! She's had a lot of health issues recently which is sad, but she's really old for a shiba inu so it's to be expected.
BloomEPU t1_izxbaxy wrote
Reply to comment by BaxTheDestroyer in What fictional books will make you even dumber instead of making you smarter? by oreominiest
Is that the series that's rapture propaganda?
BloomEPU t1_iy3ps3b wrote
Reply to Raycon has entered the chat by toastyhoodie
I've heard plenty of stuff about how bad raycons sound, and the fact that they're basically just bad chifi buds with a brand name slapped on, but I've also heard that they're not great for spoken stuff. I think it was crinacle or someone else that mentioned offhand that sibilant sounds (s and z etc) tend to sound really distorted, has anyone else noticed that? I have auditory processing issues that make muffled or distorted voices hard to understand, that sounds absolutely horrible.
BloomEPU t1_jedrz8l wrote
Reply to Descent enough haul from a thrift store for 20€ total. by Frostnatt
Seeing older games with BBFC age ratings instead of PEGI age ratings is so weird. Apparently the UK switched over to using PEGI for video games in 2012, which is why this selection of games has two different rating systems.