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Topic | Pixiv to block 18+ images for US and UK users. |
darkmaian23 04/27/24 7:49:32 PM #63 | Kaiser1one posted...
More payment processor bullying. Patreon ain't too far behind with it's wanting of the rule that your characters in your art will have to consent. Fictional characters will have to consent to sexual activity. This how you know media sanitization is beyond stupid.You can't be serious. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Itch.io is having another massive bundle for $8 |
darkmaian23 04/27/24 2:24:04 AM #10 | That's a huge bundle of games! What else is good in there?
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Topic | Tell Me What to Draw: Horny Edition! |
darkmaian23 04/27/24 2:21:37 AM #23 | I hope you don't get banned, Hambo. :(
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Topic | kids that wear ahegao shirts |
darkmaian23 04/27/24 2:20:55 AM #13 | I wish I were brave enough to wear one, just for the lolz.
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Topic | If you could start your adult life over again at any time, what time would... |
darkmaian23 04/27/24 2:19:08 AM #1 | --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Tales of Vesperia... Good game or nah? |
darkmaian23 04/26/24 7:46:19 PM #5 | PowerOats posted...
Blah blah blahRita is the best Tales girl/mage character. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Bipartisan bill would create 'antisemitism monitors' on college campuses |
darkmaian23 04/26/24 6:04:05 PM #18 | Doe posted...
Just take down the US flags at this point and put up Israel ones. emblem-man posted... Seems bad PraetorXyn posted... As usual, basically everything bipartisan is terrible. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | SBAllen I demand you show yourself NOW! |
darkmaian23 04/26/24 6:02:57 PM #4 | First, you must preform the ritual. No pentagram, no goat, not even any candles?! No way can you conjure someone so powerful.
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Topic | Since we're all gonna drop off one by one, are you willing to confess your alts? |
darkmaian23 04/25/24 8:04:41 PM #56 | I don't have any alts, and I never have had any.
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Topic | Do you think GOD has the power to make fantasy races/Magic. |
darkmaian23 04/25/24 8:04:23 PM #12 | Dakimakura posted...
if I wuz god id make myself a hot elf chick --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Pixiv to block 18+ images for US and UK users. |
darkmaian23 04/25/24 6:20:12 PM #59 | Yeah, I'm not familiar with all the sites, but apparently payment processors are pressuring most sites that have lewd anime content. I think that's both morally and politically wrong. Payment processors shouldn't have so much power.
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Topic | The Senate voted to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA |
darkmaian23 04/23/24 4:33:42 AM #13 | 1337toothbrush posted...
Aren't democrats supposed to be fighting against this sort of thing? I was told they would stand up for us.I don't remember if any of the linked articles mentioned it, but apparently Biden has been pushing for the re-authorization, and the bill was bipartisan. So no, both parties broadly agree on our lack of rights, though there was serious opposition from both sides. It's infuriating. FISA is blatantly unconstitutional and in opposition to basic human rights. There has never been, to my knowledge anyway, any information released that indicates this mass surveillance is even effective (and it's kind of hard to believe secret evidence exists because of the constant lying and bad faith arguments). Even if FISA is necessary, none of the reforms civil liberties groups were asking for were particularly onerous, and frankly, they ought to be the bare minimum. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Europol would like companies to stop giving us end-to-end encryption |
darkmaian23 04/22/24 8:26:16 PM #1 | https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/22/europol_becomes_latest_cop_shop/
You know, because of terrorists and children. This is especially great news coming after the US just expanded warrant-less surveillance with no real concessions for oversight, civil liberties, or the existence of the Constitution. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | The Senate voted to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA |
darkmaian23 04/22/24 8:14:38 PM #9 | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/biden-signs-bill-criticized-as-major-expansion-of-warrantless-surveillance/
Another link if you want to read more. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Sonic Heroes is the 3D Sonic game that everyone always says they want |
darkmaian23 04/22/24 1:22:56 PM #10 | Didn't Heroes force you to use a party of three characters? Yeah, I didn't want that and thought it was awkward.
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Topic | POLL: Rebel Moon |
darkmaian23 04/22/24 4:43:55 AM #36 | Sputnik1337 posted...
the 40 minute slow mo grain harvesting montage was litI kept expecting the space wheat to be magic or something, but no, it was just slow motion because reasons. And lol at --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Are you a believer in the Paranormal? |
darkmaian23 04/22/24 1:41:32 AM #44 | BucketCat posted...
yeah. too many inexplicable things have happened in my life to not think it.This sort of stuff makes me want to believe, because I've had stuff like that happen, and so have people I know (with multiple people experiencing the same thing). Was the man's spirit malevolent? How did he die? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Are you a believer in the Paranormal? |
darkmaian23 04/21/24 9:41:25 PM #38 | I wish, but no.
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Topic | The Senate voted to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA |
darkmaian23 04/21/24 3:40:02 PM #6 | Bumping once in case anybody else cares.
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Topic | The Senate voted to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA |
darkmaian23 04/21/24 12:55:16 AM #1 | https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/20/24135339/fisa-720-reauthorization-senate-lapse-durbin-wyden
The bill includes an expansion of the spying powers, enabling the government to require small businesses and individuals to spy and collect data without a warrant. No protections have been included for American citizens' communications being "accidentally" scooped up. At some point, I've read there were plans to make at least some of this data available to regular police, but I haven't read about that since, so I don't know if it is in here. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Favorite Diablo 4 class? |
darkmaian23 04/20/24 8:15:31 PM #1 | --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | House passes tic tok ban bill! |
darkmaian23 04/20/24 5:07:12 PM #132 | This is super scummy. Congress also passed the 702 FISA renewal, as well. >.<
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Topic | Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules |
darkmaian23 04/19/24 8:38:18 PM #1 | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/
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Topic | House votes to reauthorize controversial surveillance program |
darkmaian23 04/16/24 9:42:09 PM #27 | I'm going to bump this just once in case anybody cares. Supposedly, the Senate will be voting on this shit bill tomorrow.
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Topic | I'll be here until the end. |
darkmaian23 04/16/24 9:40:14 PM #13 | Tastiest_Soup posted...
Did it? My understanding was that users who registered before a certain date keep their access Strider102 posted... CE definitely isn't going to see 2025. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | House votes to reauthorize controversial surveillance program |
darkmaian23 04/16/24 5:32:21 PM #26 | The Senate is set to vote on it soon:
https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/
The 702 program works by compelling the cooperation of US businesses defined by the government as "electronic communications service providers" -- traditionally phone and email providers such as AT&T and Google. Members of the House Intelligence Committee, whose leaders today largely serve as lobbyists for the US intelligence community in Congress, have been working to expand the definition of that term, enabling the government to force new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the government's behalf. And some fun fearmongering: Members of the House Intelligence Community allied with the Biden White House and its spy agencies to defeat the amendment in what multiple House sources referred to as a campaign of fear. An hour before the vote on Friday, Himes openly threatened US lawmakers supporting the warrant requirement, claiming that if it passed, hed ensure those lawmakers face the brunt of the blame in the wake of any future terrorist attacks. For people saying this is all Republicans, Democrats also oppose it, including Ron Wyden, who is one of the few senators who consistently seems to understand tech issues. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | It's actually dizzying how far JK Rowling has gone |
darkmaian23 04/15/24 12:35:50 PM #11 | PballDepot posted...
Her saying she wouldn't accept Daniel and Emma's apologies when they never even offered it was as delusional as it gets.What are they supposed to apologize for? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | It's actually dizzying how far JK Rowling has gone |
darkmaian23 04/14/24 8:17:12 PM #9 | pinky0926 posted...
And it's all day. She's just tweeting all day about it.To me, this is the weirdest part. Like, with infinite money, you could do literally anything else at least some of the time, right? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | When I was 18 I overheard a weird conversation |
darkmaian23 04/14/24 8:10:00 PM #8 | Economics posted...
*licks lips* --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Sega insider claims Persona 1 and 2 remakes are next on the Atlus gravy train |
darkmaian23 04/14/24 4:59:26 PM #9 | TomClark posted...
I don't remember seeing Power Stone in the list of upcoming franchise revivals, but holy shit it would be good if it was.Right? Power Stone was a ton of fun no matter your skill level. I think it could even give Smash a run for its money if they played it right. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | You know what I don't get about Harvest Moon |
darkmaian23 04/14/24 4:56:10 PM #2 | RetuenOfDevsman posted...
There's tons of harvesting but there's never any mooningThe Moon can't play a big part in the game because you need to sleep at night. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Sega insider claims Persona 1 and 2 remakes are next on the Atlus gravy train |
darkmaian23 04/14/24 4:54:58 PM #3 | Jagr_68 posted...
Meanwhile remakes of Power StoneIs that a thing? Power Stone was such great fun! Well, at least the second one was. Never played the first. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Biden USA devoted to defending Isreal, Iran will not succeed |
darkmaian23 04/13/24 7:41:22 PM #41 | Tora_Sami posted...
WW3 here we come *face palms*Naw, this will just be a standard retaliatory strike, followed by lots of talking and nothing happening. Don't much care for all the talk of protecting Isreal, though. They should protect themselves. We already give them too much. Now, I don't support Iran at all, but I think the nearly slavish support of Isreal is no good either. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Best Nextdoor arguments. |
darkmaian23 04/13/24 7:38:37 PM #10 | CRON posted...
Why would anyone willingly use a service like that --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Gonna start watching Dr. Who |
darkmaian23 04/13/24 1:12:38 PM #2 | Are you starting with the classic Doctor Who, or with the 2005 reboot? I can't offer any advice on classic Who. For New Who, watch everything. Are there seasons that aren't great? Sure. Will you like some Doctors more than others? Absolutely! But no, it is all worth it. Each episode could be anything, with any level of quality. That's part of the charm.
Except...maybe skip Jodie's last season about the Flux. You'll know it when you see it. Don't skip her last special, though, as it was easily the best thing she did. Every special after that was fire. If you can't get in to New Who, and you are sure of it, check out the most recent Christmas Special. The next season of Doctor Who coming in May is a sort of reboot and is, apparently, meant as a good jumping in point for new fans. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Does Disney+ not have everything from Hulu despite the merge? |
darkmaian23 04/13/24 1:09:10 PM #2 | They are two separate services. You need to subscribe to both to get all the content.
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Topic | House votes to reauthorize controversial surveillance program |
darkmaian23 04/13/24 11:06:50 AM #3 | DrizztLink posted...
Go fuck yourself, Matt.Your objection to the person himself is not important here. What is important is that these bills are getting harder to pass and are facing the prospect of some reform. The shortening of time before it needs to be authorized again is great. It's unconstitutional and needs reform badly, enough that there is significant bipartisan push back. Not enough to stop it, but it is something. We can only hope the Senate ends up requiring even more reform before passage. Most of the people in Congress suck. It's important to focus on the issues at hand. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Whatever happened to The_Trent? |
darkmaian23 04/12/24 4:29:42 PM #22 | Dakimakura posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/cdabfb1c.jpgThat Madoka body pillow is actually neat. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Drake Equation is a tautology and you should be ashamed of taking it seriously. |
darkmaian23 04/12/24 4:28:45 PM #13 | teep_ posted...
Damn, I guess this random CEman with 150 karma and over 1800 active posts knows more than leading astrophysicists. I should listen to him and give serious thought to what he's sayingThis topic doesn't feel very serious, but the Drake Equation has long been viewed as nonsense by academics since it was devised. It's just something interesting to think about it, and I've never seen anything that suggested Drake himself ever meant it as anything else. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Has anyone used a 3D Pen before? |
darkmaian23 04/12/24 11:30:02 AM #5 | aarrgus posted...
I kid I kid. No I haven't. They look like they would be a mess and barely functional.Well, they make tracing books for making parts to 3D structures, so maybe they wouldn't be that bad? It's interesting that some people can't get them to do anything, and others make cool stuff (even kids). --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Has anyone used a 3D Pen before? |
darkmaian23 04/12/24 10:22:47 AM #3 | knightoffire55 posted...
Youve now scheduled multiple interviews and calls go straight to voicemail. I am cancelling this interview and you are not being considered further for this position.Huh? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Has anyone used a 3D Pen before? |
darkmaian23 04/11/24 6:22:11 PM #1 | If so, what did you think of it?
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Topic | Tennessee Republican representative argues for cousins to get married. |
darkmaian23 04/11/24 5:24:12 PM #18 | ellis123 posted...
I am reminded of the study that found that the banning of marrying cousins was arguably the most instrumental foundation piece to western civilization.Do you have a source for that? Because it honestly sounds kind of made up. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Udio is a new ai that makes music from your prompts |
darkmaian23 04/11/24 11:50:00 AM #5 | I haven't seen much from that service that I thought was good or even passable.
--- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites |
darkmaian23 04/10/24 8:13:29 PM #1 | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/movie-industry-demands-us-law-requiring-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/
--- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
Topic | Remember when we all thought the Ukraine war would turn into WW3? |
darkmaian23 04/10/24 9:40:57 AM #49 | TMOG posted...
Right now we have at least two big conflicts going on (Russia v. Ukraine, Israel v. Pakistan) and fascism is rising around the globe. The powder keg isn't lit yet, but let's not kid ourselves here -- we're filling it up.This I think is the most realistic take. The world isn't just, fair, or particularly sensible. There aren't spirits, gods, or angels looking out for mankind, and we can be as irrational as any other animal. Nuclear weapons will represent an existential threat to human civilization as long as they continue to exist. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. |
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