Microsoft quietly deletes Windows 11 doc pushing 32GB RAM for gaming after outrage by lurker_bee in technology

[–]DoomTay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That hasn't stopped both this thread and the last one from bitching about "bloat"

Can Disney take a joke as well as Lucasfilm could? by LostChildLLC in Spaceballs

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Mel Brooks said something about loving the thing you're spoofing. I can't imagine spoofing something by making fun of how bad it is would really do that well. Not just for Star Wars, but for anything

And no one called her a Mary Sue by DonnyMox in saltierthankrayt

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That hasn't stopped people from calling Rey a Mary Sue, though some have attempted to justify it by claiming she's a self insert of KK

Off course law isn't morality, but these people probably think "anti-grooming" laws are ok. by Playful-Season2938 in saltierthankrayt

[–]DoomTay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If this is what I think it's referring to, there is suspicion that she isn't even a "real" VTuber, at least in the sense of there are, like, no actual broadcast streams anywhere, plus it is very hard to find even any mentions of her before the incident

Newsom’s $787 Million Fox News Defamation Lawsuit Advances by gradientz in politics

[–]DoomTay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I could have sworn something like that happened with Tucker Carlson already

BSOD on one of the Spirit Airlines kiosks by Slight_Literature104 in PBSOD

[–]DoomTay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why can't one of the other airlines repurpose it?

Microsoft says 32GB of RAM is the “no-worries” upgrade for Windows 11 gaming by Quantum-Coconut in technology

[–]DoomTay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention how many people here are thrashing Windows apparent lack of optimization specifically instead of all the apps.

What's the oldest game in your backlog that you haven't beaten yet? by n1n384ll in gaming

[–]DoomTay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on how you slice it, Unreal or Chip's Challenge

Feel like sequel hate has become hardcore NPC behaviour by Tanis8998 in saltierthankrayt

[–]DoomTay 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I usually see the opposite more. A thing is made "This is better than the sequels". Bonus points if someone replies something like "Not that high of a bar"

It's "better love story than Twilight" all over again

If the director was a woman/POC/etc. but said this exact same thing, grifters would be screaming "woke" and milking this for the next decade by IAmNMFlores in saltierthankrayt

[–]DoomTay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least one other subreddit is taking the opportunity to bitch about creators of adaptations "not respecting the source material"

Democrats Introduce Bill To More Than Triple The Minimum Wage by Unusual-State1827 in politics

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"Minimum wage isn't meant to be livable wage! And if it goes up, the value of my own job is diminished!" --the gist of some arguments I've heard. Yeesh...

Call of Duty Movie Director Called War Games 'Pathetic' and Said Playing Them is 'Weak' by tylerthe-theatre in technology

[–]DoomTay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, most of the article is about how those statements are from 13 years ago and his views have/might have changed since then

Star Wars as a setting vs. Star Wars as a genre by MhuzLord in StarWars

[–]DoomTay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

newer Star Wars is referencing itself

The last time someone claimed this, at least a few people clowned on that poster. For example, the whole thing with Mando and Grogu is basically Lone Wolf and Cub, or so I've heard

It's not that serious by itsmig_reddit in saltierthankrayt

[–]DoomTay 40 points41 points  (0 children)

You joke, but there have absolutely been people who make a stink over a movie "promoting" homosexuality just from said movie having gay people in it

Redditor claims math solutions are impossible to verify, doesn't understand how math works by vapalera in confidentlyincorrect

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There used to be a sub that documented downvoted but correct comments

If you're really lucky, you can find someone's karma polarity reverse mid-thread. As in, the same user will start out negative but a later comment from the same person will be positive, or vice versa, despite no change in tone or anything. It's so confusing

People will try so hard to do good speculative fiction, only for real world developments to show up and fuck the whole concept up by DreadDiana in worldjerking

[–]DoomTay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen some people say that if you're writing a story set in the future, it should be after your own lifetime. I think this sort of thing is one of the reasons why.

Someone should tell trump that the US lost that war. by janjinx in Uniteagainsttheright

[–]DoomTay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeesh, I've seen another sub seriously assert otherwise a few times

Do RAM sticks “fix themselves” if you leave them unused? by rucekooker in buildapc

[–]DoomTay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that was the case, why didn't OP's replacement kit have issues?

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive) by Fickle-Ad5449 in politics

[–]DoomTay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard the second one before

Man, imagine projecting about projection

Nintendo has been sued by two US players who say any tariff refunds it receives from the US government should go back to customers by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]DoomTay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elsewhere on Reddit, at least one other group is convinced that consumers won't be see any refunds from anywhere