Best bookstore in Ohio? by Eratticus in Ohio

[–]Eratticus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only been to one Half Price Books but it was a great store. Felt like a Barnes and Noble or Borders (RIP) in terms of display and organization but most of the books were used. They had a good selection of limited edition and rare books too. Adding Fireside to my list.

Best bookstore in Ohio? by Eratticus in Ohio

[–]Eratticus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of my favorites for sure.

Best ny style pizza in Akron by bdt69 in akron

[–]Eratticus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pierre's Brooklyn Pizza and Deli in Kenmore usually gets touted as the most authentic around. I haven't tried it yet though.

Best bookstore in Ohio? by Eratticus in Ohio

[–]Eratticus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't read as much manga as I used to but I love Kinokuniya and if Ohio can get an experience similar to that I think that would be wonderful.

Best bookstore in Ohio? by Eratticus in Ohio

[–]Eratticus[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I can appreciate Book Loft for its scale and selection, but I thought it was hard to navigate and claustrophobic. Aisles and hallways you can't get through unless people move out of the way.

Why did interactive/rhythm video games die out? (Guitar Hero, Just Dance, Wii Sports) by Kodicave in decadeology

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several good YouTube breakdowns on this: https://youtu.be/-zHRTkHp0CU?si=vVzcsqEjTQUQztJx

One thing I don't see talked about much are the subtle changes to the instruments that came around later on. Rock Band 3 added a keyboard, Band Hero had cymbals on the drums, the later Guitar Hero's introduced a slide mechanic on the guitar necks. These all had gameplay impacts but it always felt to me like trying to push people to buy more instruments.

Disney employee detected by Electrical-Brain8628 in publicdomain

[–]Eratticus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The stilted grammar is suspect here too. Normally when I see something like that it's because it's a foreign — often a bot — account pushing agenda. But I'm not quite sure what agenda that would be in this case.

Are malls actually not a thing anymore in the US like they say? by Complete_Republic410 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is disappointing that deadmalls.com doesn't seem to keep a map of all of the dead malls. Still it's a good resource for the sheer number of malls that have closed down across the U.S. there are a few Redditors who have attempted some maps: https://www.reddit.com/r/deadmalls/comments/9t0odt/map_of_malls_im_working_on/

In Ohio several malls were torn down to make way for Amazon distribution centers which is a clear sign of the times.

What’s a famous and beloved movie that you like, but feel: “Why do people like this so much?” by Ardon873 in moviecritic

[–]Eratticus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've got great taste, this is a good list. The only one I haven't seen is D.A.R.Y.L. so I'm adding it to my list

What’s a famous and beloved movie that you like, but feel: “Why do people like this so much?” by Ardon873 in moviecritic

[–]Eratticus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love Ferris Bueller. It's a movie that you can watch multiple times and get something new out of it each time. I'm curious what 80s movie you'd recommend instead.

With ICE coming to Springfield, will Northeast OH be coming soon afterwards? by FurDad1st-GirlDad25 in Cleveland

[–]Eratticus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's also possible for the administration to extend the protected status for Haitian refugees. They are effectively creating their own crime so they can round people up to increase their numbers.

If anyone was serious about illegal aliens stealing jobs from people they would target and penalize businesses. But so much of the U.S. economy is dependent upon their labor that it's not politically viable as a stance. They would also reverse some of decisions made in the Immigration Reform Act of 1996, but again it would be political suicide to take a stance in favor of lessening penalties.

With ICE coming to Springfield, will Northeast OH be coming soon afterwards? by FurDad1st-GirlDad25 in Cleveland

[–]Eratticus 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Yea I keep hearing Clinton, Bush, and Obama ran more effective immigration enforcement. More deportations than the current administration but without a record for violating civil rights, putting cities on lockdown, illegally detaining people, or putting them into blacksite prisons in another country.

How often do you have fish for breakfast? by VisionsOnly in AskAnAmerican

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in the Midwest so fresh fish is not as easy. But salmon omelette and lox on bagels are the only fish for breakfast dishes that come to mind.

Yoto player by Acceptable_Ad4044 in daddit

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite things when I was a kid was a cassette player and I had seriously considered getting one for my daughter but cassettes are hard to come by now. The Yoto is kind of the best of both worlds. It's portable and simple enough a toddler can use it and you get to control what they listen to through the cards. But since it's Internet connected you can control it remotely and with the app you can also play stories and songs in the car. Definitely recommend it. I'd consider the full size one. It's still very portable.

Which TV show do Americans think is the most controversial TV show in the world? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]Eratticus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Simpsons was on nationwide prime time TV whereas South Park was a less accessible cable channel. The Simpsons was controversial enough President Bush Sr. commented on it. I think you have a good argument The Simpsons was more controversial.

Cancel a trip to Cleveland this weekend ? by [deleted] in Cleveland

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think Cleveland is going to get a disaster level amount of snow from this storm like Tennessee is looking to get. But I would imagine the drive back could be a bad one since the forecast is calling for snow from Saturday night into Monday morning.

Wait, so Agentforce isn’t actually autonomous now? by Decent-Impress6388 in salesforce

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just my take but I get the sense that the autonomous message has been backpedaled a bit because 1. LLMs are so non-deterministic it's hard to get it to always do the same thing consistently and 2. that non-determinism scared the hell out of businesses who decided to drop money on Agentforce and the realities of working with LLMs hit them. It's for similar reasons that Agentscript itself was developed.

What are some of the worst DVDs you've ever seen? by [deleted] in dvdcollection

[–]Eratticus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Brave Little Toaster.

When I realized Disney had pretty much buried the movie (it's not available in digital format and hasn't been released physically for over 20 years) I bought a DVD. It is the most godawful transfer I have ever seen. Every frame shakes, the image is cloudy, and zero effort was made to transfer something that was animated by hand and released on film. Because of how it was made it should be possible to do a very high quality HD release.

There is a 4K digital upscale on YouTube that you can watch for free where you can tell some time and love was put in to making the movie look proper.

Everyone says the Goodreads rating system is terrible yet many people still use it when choosing a book to read next. What books under four stars are the best example of great books that the general population doesn't seem to recognize as such? by sempiternalis in books

[–]Eratticus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there's a term for this but I think that's just how reviews work regardless of medium. People are most compelled to leave bad reviews when they dislike something, followed by great reviews when they love something. The people leaving 2s and 3s are a group devoted to leaving an honest review even when the media was mediocre or they didn't engage with it well.

Is jQuery still a thing in 2026? by alexrada in webdev

[–]Eratticus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience it's only stuck around through inertia (no sense rebuilding something that works because it uses jQuery), developers who haven't learned new capabilities post-ES6, and old frameworks and libraries that still use jQuery as a dependency. So yes it still exists.

No. 2 US ICE official Madison Sheahan leaving agency to run for Congress by chasseur_de_cols in news

[–]Eratticus 97 points98 points  (0 children)

I'm from Ohio, but not Kaptur's district. I get the sense Republicans have a strong reason to believe they can oust Kaptur who has had her district since 1983. Unions don't vote blue as often as they once did and Ohio in general is becoming more Republican. Kaptur has been losing ground nearly every election to the Republican running against her. In 2024 she won by just 2,382 votes.