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DrALJONES, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

Interview with Norman Finkelstein

"The sickness of capitalism, Israel's war in Gaza & German complicity"

"Trotsky was a great literary critic. Even in the middle of the Civil War in Russia, as he was going in his famous iron car from front to front, he was writing literary criticism.

"So I think I did make a mistake in pursuing my work beyond the point where the returns made it a wise thing to do".

Main interview begins 2 min in:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=G__W0B_8ZoA

#NormanFinkelstein #Capitalism ..

Viss, 8 days ago to sandiego

#sandiego

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the_etrain, 14 days ago to random

Given my middle-ageness, I will only be using this account to complain about the sodium content of food from here on out.

setiinstitute, 22 days ago to Podcast

The permafrost is thawing, luring bacteria that will feast on these carbon-rich layers and produce two greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane. How serious is this potential accelerator of climate change? It’s “De-Permafrosting” on Big Picture Science.

Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/de-permafrosting

#podcast #science #permafrost #climatechange #scicomm

MLE_online, 23 days ago to random

I attempted to help my brother with a confounding problem with his car this afternoon, and after a few hours of work, we were no closer to an answer than when we started.

Recently, his battery has been draining down overnight. He thought maybe he had a bad battery, so he got a new one. Same problem.

I went over there today and found that the car is drawing 1.6 amps from the battery even when turned off.

We started troubleshooting by pulling fuses. The car kept drawing 1.6 amps through all of them.

I pulled the main fuse, and the car still drew 1.6 amps.

For a while, we thought it was maybe the alternator rectifier, but that wasn't it.

We unwrapped the sheath from the main bundle of wires coming off the battery and found no shorts.

We disconnected the wiring to the starter and that wasn't it.

The car still draws 1.6 amps! We can't figure out what's doing it!

Jesticulated, 1 month ago to random

@etherdiver Hello! We finished lunch here in old town Temecula. On our way north, about 25 minutes

Alice, 1 month ago to random

Should I change my profile pic to this cute illustration of an anthropomorphic hotdog?

eff, 2 months ago to random

#SXSW wants to shut down critics of the festival with trademark and copyright claims. But neither are a free pass to shut down political advocacy. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/sxsw-tried-silence-critics-bogus-trademark-and-copyright-claims-eff-fought-back

LeftistLawyer, 2 months ago to random

This space is open for discussion on factors influencing elevated #Christizan ratios.

mondoweiss, 2 months ago to Palestine

Over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed. Biden says critics should, “Give this just a little bit of time”

Joe Biden tells The New Yorker that his Gaza critics should give Israeli bombing, “Just a little bit of time.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/over-30000-palestinians-have-been-killed-biden-says-critics-should-give-this-just-a-little-bit-of-time/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

GrimmReality, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

HIVE MIND and also maybe BRITISH HIVE MIND, here is what I need, should you have any faves to proffer:

Obscure but hilarious British tv comedies that lasted 1-3 seasons and nobody could be bothered to pick them up for streaming except some dank corner of the streaming universe, like Roku Channel or whatev.

CRITERIA:

• preferably TVMA or 16+
• No laugh-tracks (this disqualifies most shows from being good and, frankly, is distracting and archaic and condescending as fuck)
• not super-popular (basically if it's like Fleabag or Green Wing and on a mainstream streaming service and internationally recognized as brilliant, I will pretty likely have seen it
• made roughly 2008ish to present
• has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with Ricky Gervais
• narrative storytelling e.g. NOT faux-documentary

As some guidance, here are shows of the ilk I am in the market for (and thus have already seen [AND RECOMMEND]):

Plebs
Bluestone 42
Crazyhead
Porters
London Irish
Toast of London
Zomboat
Cockroaches
Fresh Meat
White Van Man
Time Wasters
Back
Upstart Crow
Sirens
Raised by Wolves
Detectorists
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

Any suggestions welcome and thank you! 🍻

https://beige.party/@GrimmReality/111248497260184773

Viss, 3 months ago to random

I went to RB - back in the 90s.
It was full of try-hards back then too.
an RPG though?! thats .. wow.
I'm almost impressed. I wonder if RB still has the same nazi problem as it did back then.

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sjvn, 3 months ago to random

TheMetalDog, 3 months ago to random

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BLABBERMOUTH
SKILLET's JOHN COOPER Says DEMI LOVATO's Pro-Abortion Rights Song 'Swine' 'Encapsulates So Much Evil'

https://blabbermouth.net/news/skillets-john-cooper-says-demi-lovatos-pro-abortion-rights-song-swine-encapsulates-so-much-evil

#Skillet #JohnCooper #DemiLovato #ProAbortionRights #SongSwine #Encapsulates #Evil

RickiTarr, 4 months ago to random

What are your true opinions and thoughts on marriage?

Just for fun, this is a photo from my wedding day (ignore the reflection of my phone lol) I was all of 21.

atomicpoet, 4 months ago to random

At a Korean grocery store, and for the first time in my life, I saw a transparent pop can.

atomicpoet, 4 months ago to random

Released in 1986, Uninvited is an adventure horror game. Because it uses the same graphical adventure interface as Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and Deja Vu II, all those games are collectively known as the MacVenture series. This particular version of Uninvited came with both the Macintosh and Apple IIgs versions of the game.

I remember going to a friend’s house to play this game. His family had a Macintosh Classic II, and we spent hours in a dark room trying to figure out the end. We were never successful but were frightened quite often.

At the time of release, Uninvited was considered quite innovative. Not only was it a mouse-driven adventure game made during a time most adventure games were keyboard-driven, it made ample use of the Mac GUI, particularly its drag-and-drop capabilities. Because the Apple IIgs had a similar GUI, it mostly works identically to the Mac version.

Uninvited actually has a decent story. While driving with your brother late at night, you see a strange figure. In order to avoid it, you swerve and hit a tree. You lose consciousness, and when you wake up, your brother is missing. In order to find him, you come across a mansion that seems to be abandoned.

I’m not sure Uninvited will be all that appealing to modern gamers because so much of its gameplay is based on rote memorization. You have to do things in a specific order, and clues are few and far between. Sometimes I feel there’s an over-reliance on moonshot reasoning – but this was also par for the course with adventure games during the 80s. Once you figure things out, however, you can actually beat the game within 10 minutes.

Much of this game is about finding and collecting objects, figuring out what each of those objects do, and then using those objects to progress.

The graphics were pretty great for a Mac game circa 1986. One thing to remember about early Macs is that they did not have colour graphics, and most rendering was done through basic black-and-white gradients. For this reason, the Apple IIgs version is actually better since it displays in colour. However, the Apple IIgs’ pixels were chunkier, as you can see in these screenshots.

In terms of sound, there isn’t any. Effects are far and few between. There is no soundtrack. You’re almost playing in complete silence. Almost all PC versions of the game are like this. The only benefit of the NES version is that it had sound.

Virtually any PC can run this game. You just need 2MB of RAM. While my version of Uninvited was made natively for Windows and Mac, it runs well on Linux via Proton. I was able to run it great on my Steam Deck.

Uninvited has been ported to multple platforms: DOS, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, NES, Windows 3.x, and Windows Mobile.

Briefly, I need to talk about the NES version of Uninvited. It annoys me to no end that this is the lone version where the brother is gender-swapped for a sister. The Windows 3.x port, which came out later, had a brother – not a sister. I can only speculate that the fine folks at Nintendo demanded that the gender swap happen.

There’s no microtransactions, nor is there any DLC.

ICOM Simulations (a.k.a., Rabid Entertainment) made Uninvited. They also developed other games in the MacVenture series. Addtionally, they’re known for the Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective series as well as various licensed games for the TurboGrafx 16.

On Steam, Uninvited has an 84% positive rating based on 52 reviews. Most people say it is a classic adventure game for the early Mac. Others say that the puzzles are overly difficult, depend too much on trial-and-error, and requires a walkthrough.

Generally speaking, Mac gaming isn’t as celebrated as gaming on other computer platforms. However, Macs have given us some real bangers. Myst, Marathon, Escape Velocity are certainly favourites of mine. Uninvited, as well as other MacVenture games, are certainly one of the best Mac games of all time.

But I think Uninvited really can only be appreciated in its historical context. If it was made now, it wouldn’t find much of a fanbase due to moonshot reasoning and difficult controls by modern standards. Yet, in 1986, this was the very definition of intuitive gaming.

On Steam, Uninvited sells for C$3.29. Do I recommend it? If you’re a modern gamer, you might find it too tough. However, if you like old adventure games or you just like having a piece of gaming history, then Uninvited definitely justifies its price.

One further thing: if you’re going to get any version of the game, go with a PC version and not the NES version. Uninvited loses something once it no longer has its point-and-click interface.

Uninvited screenshot (Steam Deck)
Uninvited screenshot (Steam Deck)
Uninvited screenshot (Steam Deck)

Jesticulated, 4 months ago to random

@Viss I finally have a moment to thank you for the #NopeSauce I have tried it on several different dishes, and it goes really well with all of them. Surprisingly I found the spiked #NopeSauce to be much tastier in flavor despite the incredible heat. I appreciate your efforts and am looking forward to next year's batch!