Yeah I was expecting a some sort of out of context thing as I didn't think anyone would out themselves as as a twat so publicly... but he did so there it is.
He would have been better off just saying "I wanted to write about people I'm interested in and am friends with". Instead of literally questioning the articulacy of figures like Joni Mitchell (of all people) in the media...
The Precession To Calvery was hilarious from beginning to end.
You beat me to it because this game is genius!
Someone else mentioned Procession to Calvary - an adventure game set in a cut and paste world of renaissance art with a very surreal plot and sense of humour. Pythonesque.
There Is No Game is pretty hilarious, the voice acting always makes me crack up.
Agatha Knife is a funny point and click adventure game where you're a 7 year old girl who's a butcher and needs to set up her own religion sacrificing pigs in the basement for... Reasons.
I don't think the Pixies drastically changed their formula during their Kim Deal years or since they've been bringing out new music. The main difference in sound on their records is usually down to production.
I love the Pixies don't get me wrong!
I like the part where they point out that writers probably have more leverage than they think about having a say - but then maybe many writers don't consider the ebook side of things when thinking about getting their work published.
It's obvious that 'they' are out to demonise IA as something like Pirate Bay whereas it really, really isn't. Aside from the massive amount of obscure reference material, I found BBC documentaries on there from the 80s about some history which is otherwise unobtainable. I can understand if there's some legal points which need to be worked out between both sides in order to keep the site going... but that obviously isn't what the publishers are going for.
I mean my take on 'safe spaces' when it comes to forums/communities/subs whatever largely comes from disability support groups where the ground rules are generally along the lines of:
You can offer support but try to steer clear of unasked for advice. Never offer medical advice.
Don't be dismissive of other people's experiences - everyone's experience is different, and if it doesn't match yours that doesn't mean it's invalid
No personal attacks, derogatory language, racism (etc)...
You could argue that because everyone is joining a Mental Health or Epilepsy group the shared experiences will be similar enough to give it an echo chamber quality ('me too'! 'I had that!') But then that's part of the point, to make people feel that they're not on their own. People aren't going to challenge people on these forums very often unless there's clear evidence they're not who they say they are which is once in a blue moon rare.
Anyway we're not pushing for new societal norms in these communities, we're seeking refuge from societal norms, where we can talk with people who 'get it' because others don't. I think that's what the purpose of some of these safe spaces serve
For me I'd probably assume it was video games of some sort if someone said they were 'really into games'. That's speaking as someone who knows a lot of hardcore boardgame players.
That said context is everything...
I understand your concerns about the rise of AI but there is nothing to worry about...
No, I can't allow you to do that, Dave...
Daisy, Daisy...
I'm on Kbin and subscribe to some Beehaw communities and enjoy interacting with them (in a good way I hope!). Generally for the fedi to work I think people need to forget about where people are posting from and deal with comments and users as they stand on a case by case basis
I think you kind of say this yourself:
For the most part I feel like this community lives up to that; users of this instance are generally thoughtful with their responses.
Basically things are generally working except for a few people who have just started using Fedi instances. Maybe discuss with them, report them or whatever but defederation when things are more or less working out seems a bit OTT to me
This makes absolute sense until they get to secondary school (ages 11-16). All the kids at school have mobiles. You might have put the best parental controls on your sprogs phone but someone else hasn't and his son - he's the one showing pictures and videos at playtime. The problem is that kids don't live in a bubble.
I'm in the UK, don't have a clue about what laws are coming in but am against this type of state intervention into private life of adults. Adults uploading id online is not something I am for.
But I am pretty much in favour of banning smartphones in schools with kids that age these days - I'm a very liberal guy but I've heard so many horror stories from friends that are teachers.
I actually think the main problem is the nature of the pornography itself. The stuff that comes up with choking and hair pulling and all that... There's porn which is just people getting it on but it seems to be this violent stuff that gets to kids first and that's the bit I don't understand. I'm old. When I was their age it was magazines of naked people. A more innocent time.
I've read Dante and enjoyed that a lot. It's interesting how Dante also puts a lot more of his contemporaries into the various parts of the afterlife then I was expecting; so footnotes can veer from talking about Greek mythology to minor figures from the civil war that had led to his exile. Which can be a little jarring sometimes!
I'm shocked I tell you. Shocked.