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Topic	After a budget of $1 billion, The Rings of Power only had a 37% completion rate
darkmaian23 04/03/23 10:15:40 PM #37	The show had poor pacing, and poorly distributed screen time. The show had a number of different characters doing different things, and it was disappointing that the coverage felt uneven. Also, I found Galadriel very unlikable in contrast to Elrond. Yes, elves are pretentious dicks, but you have to on some level enjoy watching the main characters do things. I think the show was also hurt by the conflict between Tolkien's black and white morality and the compelling nature of the darker characters. It's not, in my opinion, made at all obvious why the elves and humans are good and Halbrand is bad. The message that there are these dark creatures out there who are just evil and can't be given a home and don't deserve to live kind of doesn't resonate with modern viewers very well in an era where we are increasingly becoming used to more nuanced entertainment. Gandalf (or whichever wizard he is) is obviously primordially good, but there is a definite air of danger and uncertainty to his power and quest. He hurts people without meaning to, and even if his ultimate goal is good and he is a good man, the things he does are dangerous and won't always be completely good. The elves are assholes who treat humans like dirt, Numenor's society looks too much like our own to seem like paradise, the not-Hobbits have a fun society that is marred by leaving the slow and sick to die. The dwarves are isolationist pricks. The "evil" orcs and the mutated elf aren't entirely sympathetic because they do bad things, but it is kind of hard to fault them for wanting to live and have a home. Would Gandalf have given the same answer if he had been in Galadriel's place? I'd certainly hope not! Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time both feel like they are trying to twist the source material to tell a kind of story they really aren't suited for. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and gave them to cops
darkmaian23 04/03/23 9:30:17 PM #6	A_Good_Boy posted... Why are we spending so much time going after Tik Tok when shit like this from this company is out in the open? The TikTok bill itself seems to be less about TikTok itself and more about controlling what apps and software Americans can use, possibly with a surveillance angle. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Is it ever explained why Ganondorf killed people?
darkmaian23 04/03/23 12:01:53 PM #18	CyricZ posted... One of my favorite webcomics I'm following (Tale of Two Rulers) is a what-if scenario where Zelda is aware of her previous incarnations, realizes that this current pattern is untenable, and decides to mix things up by getting into a political marriage with Ganondorf. It's actually got really good art, too. Who does Link end up with? crosses fingers for Bombachu Bowling Alley Girl --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	60 Minutes under fire for MTG interview where she called Democrats pedophiles
darkmaian23 04/03/23 8:26:57 AM #3	Didn't 60 Minutes jump the shark a few years ago? It seems like a lot of big-name news sources have degraded in quality. Time magazine is shit now too. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	endoftheinter.net AKA luelinks is going down permanently
darkmaian23 04/03/23 8:25:13 AM #43	What kind of a place was that? I've heard of it in passing, but I'm afraid to Google it. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	If you grew up in the 90s, did you make memories playing games with friends?
darkmaian23 04/02/23 7:00:12 AM #1	I had a lot games back in the day, but I lived in the middle of nowhere near a small town and never really had anyone over besides some relatives. I loved my games, but I sort of felt cheated, because all those magazine ads made it seem like a blast to play with a bunch of other people. What was your experience like? Did I really miss out or was gaming with friends a lot kind of a marketing thing more than the reality? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Any suggestions for fun board games?
darkmaian23 04/02/23 5:49:11 AM #3	MabusIncarnate posted... I own over a hundred, Azul, Ticket to Ride, Here to Slay, Catan and Scythe are among my favorite. Most have multiple options and add ons if you like them. I don't own that many, but I own a fair number of serious games. You're going to need to be a bit more specific about the kind of thing you and your friends want to play. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Are you concerned that AI generated deepfakes will ruin your life
darkmaian23 04/02/23 5:47:52 AM #8	catfan2008 posted... It takes like 5 seconds of clear voice you could be asked for a conversation or directions and someone is recording you with a phone I'm bumping this because it is important to understand. As the technology becomes more and more accessible, it will become a real risk that scammers will start doing things like trying to get you to speak for a few seconds in order to duplicate your voice. There are already scams out there where they try and get you to say the word "yes" so they can use it to make you agree to a service they want to sell. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	AI generated Woll Smith eating spaghetti
darkmaian23 04/02/23 5:45:31 AM #10	Turbam posted... This is the future the libs want I think this is the future everyone thinks they want, except for the people who actually make art from scratch. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Meatloaf (food): Yay or Nay
darkmaian23 04/01/23 6:20:22 PM #5	I only enjoy meatloaf if it is all beef. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	So I'm in hospital
darkmaian23 04/01/23 10:09:38 AM #83	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	The EU is trying to push ahead with mandatory internet scanning
darkmaian23 03/31/23 8:49:16 PM #28	FF_Redux posted... Yes Sweden is in EU. lol, I knew that, I just didn't know if you were from there versus just having read about it. FF_Redux posted... Its weird tho, major newspapers are silent about this. Only seen a small notice on my local paper about it. Could it be that it's still fairly early on in the process or not likely to pass, or is there some kind of pressure to pass it quietly? I don't understand the EU political process, and my only source for news on this stuff is civil rights and tech news sites and that one EU politician who crusades against this (guy has a timeline on his page, but I don't understand how laws get passed in the EU so it tells me basically nothing). There haven't been many posts about chat control on the r/Europe, either. I've tried to do my part by posting there when new articles come out, but my posts are always deleted by the moderators after a few minutes with no reason given. My requests for clarification are never responded to, either and I'm quite sure I follow the rules. I'd hazard a guess other folks have tried, too. I find this disturbing because this legislation might be the dumbest and most evil internet legislation yet proposed, and nobody is talking about it (or being allowed to talk about it?). --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	New Bond book is going to be called "On His Majesty's Secret Service"
darkmaian23 03/31/23 10:17:56 AM #8	Gross. Bond was special because of Ian Fleming's writing. I wouldn't want to read Bond written by anyone else. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Thoughts on iPhone after using it for 1 week, as a former Android user
darkmaian23 03/31/23 10:15:40 AM #37	TheSuperSilver posted... SmartThings On my admittedly ancient phone, SmartThings is a menace. It won't stop running, drains battery at an incredible rate, and flat out just doesn't work. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	The EU is trying to push ahead with mandatory internet scanning
darkmaian23 03/31/23 10:14:04 AM #26	FF_Redux posted... Swedish government aupport this shit appernently. Are you from the EU? While I've been following the news as closely as I can, there is a lot that isn't clear to me as an American. I was under the impression that Germany and some other countries were a strong no on this, and that that fact would likely torpedo the chances of this ever passing. Is that not true? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	My crush was bullied in high school.
darkmaian23 03/30/23 8:40:31 PM #4	BloodMoon7 posted... My HS crush got pregnant. Mine didn't come to my high school graduation party because she was banging some other dude. Felt bad, man. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	What would Joel have done in Last of Us show, episode 8 if SPOILERS
darkmaian23 03/30/23 9:14:30 AM #5	Blue_Popo posted... Not sure about himself but that town is fucked, every one of them Yeah, he might have gone back to Tommy's settlement, but for sure, every last cannibal would have been done for. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	So I'm in hospital
darkmaian23 03/29/23 8:28:44 PM #59	UnfairRepresent posted... Chicken and leak pie with water If the DVT doesn't get you, that food might. Yikes! --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Bill to ban Tiktok could also make VPNs illegal
darkmaian23 03/29/23 8:27:56 PM #36	I've seen some people arguing that the bill somehow restricts its own powers and so isn't as bad as it sounds, but I don't believe that for a second. Our politicians are idiots and all they want is more power over us. Never mind that the very idea of the bill itself is obviously unconstitutional. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Pick your cuddle partner for tonight: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
darkmaian23 03/29/23 8:25:04 PM #17	I came for anime girls and left disappointed. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	I'm 39 years old. The idea of turning 40 this year seems fucking horrendous.
darkmaian23 03/28/23 8:13:55 AM #14	I think the worst part about turning 30 was the sudden, dramatic increase in the decline of my personal health. I dread the advancing of each passing year. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	What bothers you most about people snooping on your data?
darkmaian23 03/28/23 8:11:59 AM #4	There is no part of people snooping on my private data and activities that does not disturb me. I just want to be free to roll around on the floor pretending to be a taco person in a human suit whenever I damn well please without the fear that someone is watching and judging me. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	So I'm in hospital
darkmaian23 03/28/23 8:10:20 AM #40	Get well soon! --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	The EU is trying to push ahead with mandatory internet scanning
darkmaian23 03/27/23 9:34:22 AM #21	Turtlebread posted... I think this is fine. Why on Earth would you think this is fine? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	did you grow up in an abusive household?
darkmaian23 03/26/23 3:04:57 AM #23	WalkingLobsters posted... Sorry to hear that. Have you tried using ChatGPT as a form of therapy? This is a horrible suggestion. ChatGPT is not emotionally or intellectually intelligent. It doesn't understand what you say to it. It just creates convincing text and often makes stuff up. It's fine for generating code snippets for something simple (if you check it...) but it isn't for anything like therapy. Doubly so because it logs everything you do with it and has tons of gates placed on what it can't "talk" about. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	I can't hear birds chirping anymore
darkmaian23 03/25/23 7:44:56 PM #11	MarthGoomba posted... What really sucks is anime girl voices sound so flat now I'm sorry, man. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Aren't AI art generators a form of art in themselves?
darkmaian23 03/24/23 10:58:54 PM #9	You could say that the software or the algorithms involved are beautiful pieces of art, but no "AI art" is not an art form. There will be no such job as "prompt crafter". To generate "art", you select a service to use, select a model, type in some random idea like "a frog uprising" and then append or prepend a bunch of stuff like "4k, highly detailed, fast shutter speed" and keep clicking generate until you get something you like. You can copy prompt ideas or quality word salad from most publicly available AI images. The process of generating images will only get more streamlined over time. There will never be a job titled "prompt crafter". CE_gonna_CE posted... Based on the quality of boobs and buns I get from Starryai when I dont even ask outright for it, yeah, its certainly quite the art https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/0/AAb05zAAET_m.jpg Have you gotten anything really upsetting out of Starryai? Around half of my prompts to the photo model generate porn no matter what the prompt says, and number of things that it spit out were stomach churning to the point that I uninstalled the app. I've seen a few reviews in the app store that mentioned uninstalling because of how upsetting some generated photos were, but nobody seems to be talking about it on social media. I'm no prude (though it is strange there is no filter), but a great deal of the produced photos were honestly disturbing. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	I've always wanted a tower defense game set in Mario World
darkmaian23 03/24/23 10:21:07 PM #4	Big_Nabendu posted... I will also contribute internet points --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	More Americans are using By Now Play Later services to pay for groceries
darkmaian23 03/24/23 3:51:29 PM #1	https://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-americans-are-using-buy-now-pay-later-services-to-pay-for-groceries-2f583d1c I saw this article posted elsewhere, and some people are trying to spin this as being no big deal. I think this is quite a big deal and found it shocking. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Tonberries rise up from their caves and decide they don't like humans
darkmaian23 03/23/23 8:55:31 PM #1	How long do we last? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	My inability to find a date is causing me anxiety and frustration
darkmaian23 03/23/23 8:51:46 PM #27	Turbam posted... Work on yourself instead Pastryarchy posted... As an adult you should be strong enough to function comfortably coupled or solo. If you're not, you need to work on that. Otherwise this cycle will never end for you. And you will attract someone who's ready to exploit it because they can smell that energy miles away. These posters speak the truth. This is honestly good advice for friendships too. a-c-a-b posted... You should be focusing on becoming a functioning adult and learning how to support and take care of yourself. There's not a lot of women that are gonna want to date a 30+ year old man who still needs to be taken care of like a little boy because he refuses to do even basic things for himself. I haven't followed your posts closely, but if these things are true about you, they really do need to change. If you have relatives who are doing basic tasks for you, take advantage of their kindness by learning from them how they are done. If that doesn't work out for you, seek community resources to continue to grow until you are comfortable functioning independently to the best of your potential. If you are disabled and can't perform some basic life tasks for yourself--and you are sure you can't learn--be sure and figure out what you'd do if the people doing those things for you now suddenly couldn't or decided not to. The best time to solve a problem is before it really becomes a problem. Good luck man! --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	The EU is trying to push ahead with mandatory internet scanning
darkmaian23 03/23/23 6:37:50 PM #11	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Not if concerned citizens and civil liberties groups (and the technical advisers that politicians like to ignore) all do their part. I realize that we probably don't get a lot of posters from the EU here, but I'm trying to do my part to spread awareness. I hope others do the same! --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	My inability to find a date is causing me anxiety and frustration
darkmaian23 03/23/23 8:09:36 AM #18	I thought you already had a girlfriend? Or do I have you confused with someone else? Can't keep up with all these alts in my old age. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	I'm horny for you, CE!
darkmaian23 03/23/23 7:59:10 AM #4	What manga is that from? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Do you care about your computer's Wallpaper?
darkmaian23 03/23/23 1:30:16 AM #3	Yes, I rotate them regularly so I can feel like my life is, in some sense, moving forward. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Creationist propaganda video argues that dinosaurs and humans coexisted
darkmaian23 03/22/23 11:19:21 PM #23	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Did you learn "science" out of one of those books that used to be a source of memes like 10 years ago? Like science not understanding how electricity works but knowing how to "bring it forth" or some other nonsense. I had a religious friend who thought the sky and stars were like a cloth draped over the world by God. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Apparently, aliens are supposed to come destroy Earth on the 23rd
darkmaian23 03/22/23 11:17:11 PM #35	crosses fingers --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	What do you think will destroy the human race?
darkmaian23 03/22/23 11:16:50 PM #46	CaptainStrong posted... The war in Ukraine spiraling out of control into World War III. Do you consider this likely, as in something you actually worry about, or is it just the most likely out of the things I posted in your opinion? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	The EU is trying to push ahead with mandatory internet scanning
darkmaian23 03/22/23 10:51:37 PM #1	https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/sign-petition-and-tell-eu-legislators-dont-scan-us If this eventually passes, the government will essentially require everything you do or say online to be scanned proactively for illegal content, in the name of tackling child abuse. Of course, the government and police won't be limited to using all the collected data for those purposes. The EU Commission refused to meet with any detractors of the legislation, and hasn't addressed any of the flaws (like flooding the police with huge numbers of false positives because automatic scanning tools don't work well), criticisms, or serious dangers (like vulnerable people having no privacy or how this will affect the internet worldwide). Attempts at passing this kind of legislation has happened before and been defeated, but this is the most brazen and dangerous one yet. If you live in the EU, please contact your representatives. If not, please be aware yourself and spread the word if you can. This older article from the EFF has more details if you want them: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/10/eu-lawmakers-must-reject-proposal-scan-private-chats --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	What do you think will destroy the human race?
darkmaian23 03/22/23 7:40:10 PM #1	What will be the main cause? Economic disparity leading to societal collapse Climate change making the world uninhabitable AI and machine learning causing economic upheaval Genuine AI being created and turning against us A pandemic A natural disaster Government's worldwide descending into tyranny Bioweapons Nuclear warfare Something else (please specify) What will be the main cause? - Results (105 votes) Economic disparity leading to societal collapse 7.62% (8 votes) 8 Climate change making the world uninhabitable 31.43% (33 votes) 33 AI and machine learning causing economic upheaval 1.9% (2 votes) 2 Genuine AI being created and turning against us 7.62% (8 votes) 8 A pandemic 3.81% (4 votes) 4 A natural disaster 9.52% (10 votes) 10 Government's worldwide descending into tyranny 3.81% (4 votes) 4 Bioweapons 3.81% (4 votes) 4 Nuclear warfare 13.33% (14 votes) 14 Something else (please specify) 17.14% (18 votes) 18 Please share your thoughts in as much detail as you like! --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Ryza 3 is out tomorrow!
darkmaian23 03/22/23 7:34:52 PM #22	I'm a hardcore Atelier fan, but I just couldn't push through Ryza 2, so unless I hear that you don't need to play it and 3 is quite different, this will mark the first Atelier game I've skipped in over 10 years. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	How come nobody ever comments on MedeaLys' deranged postings?
darkmaian23 03/22/23 7:00:03 PM #35	We are all CEMen, and we are all deranged. This is the way. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Creationist propaganda video argues that dinosaurs and humans coexisted
darkmaian23 03/22/23 2:35:03 PM #16	Jiek_Fafn posted... I argue otherwise. Humans existed long before dinosaurs Why one Earth would you think that? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Creationist propaganda video argues that dinosaurs and humans coexisted
darkmaian23 03/22/23 2:09:04 PM #14	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It has been a while since I last studied scholarship around the Bible, but the Book of Genesis is largely just plagiarized versions of other creation myths. And the ancient Jewish people were actually polytheistic for a good long while, so the various angels and names of God (or oddities like God seeming plural in the creation story) are just reflections of this. Behemoths (I'd have to check if that is even a thing) would just be standard mythical creatures, like nephilim or a cyclops or whatever. The whole 10,000 year creation story is the result of people taking the Old Testament completely literally and adding years poorly. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	If you could fuck one celebrity, who would it be? >_>
darkmaian23 03/22/23 2:04:50 PM #42	I'll take Rosalina, please. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	So we've officially stopped giving a fuck about COVID, right?
darkmaian23 03/20/23 1:56:05 PM #75	TaylorHeinicke posted... If 1 million are going to die either way, is this not the better timeline than the one with zero end in sight? Maybe you could try being less dumb or try just shutting the fuck up if that doesn't work. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Overall are you happy with your life? Why or why not?
darkmaian23 03/20/23 1:48:39 PM #12	The world sucks, it's on a straight path to suck more, and on top of that, people themselves all suck more than they used to. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
Topic	Don't consider myself a furry but there are a few characters I would consider...
darkmaian23 03/20/23 1:40:41 AM #35	tremain07 posted... If you want to do lewd things with any of these you are a degenerate For having such a strong opinion, you sure did have a lot of pics ready to go... --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law.
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