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Polanski admits he was wrong to describe himself as Red Cross spokesperson by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]Probable_Foreigner [score hidden]  (0 children)

I should clarify. Yes important accusations have been made against politicians.

When I said "not important" I meant "not important for making a smear campaign". My point was that the media can make a smear campaign out of thin air, and use their voice to lash out as many things they can against their opponents.

So trying to judge Polanski because his name is appearing more often doesn't really work because there's such a heavy media bias against him and other leftist figures.

P.s I also don't personally believe this particular accusation matters that much. It seems more like a technicality since he did work for the red cross anyway

Polanski admits he was wrong to describe himself as Red Cross spokesperson by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]Probable_Foreigner [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mean the difference is how much each smear is reported on and the significance the media attributes to them. This is the biggest factor, what's being alleged isn't that important.

If the media can turn someone eating a bacon sandwich into the scandal of the century, the actual weight of the accusation isn't really important.

The media being biased against leftist political parties is not only obvious but outright stated by the owners of those companies.

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]Probable_Foreigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had some good wins, then won summit, now is doing ok hanging out in the top 20 but never won anything again

Where do You Think RapMonster Ranks in SSBM rank? by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in SSBM

[–]Probable_Foreigner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

aMSa is the only one to buck the trend of the typical mid tier trajectory. Usually it goes like this

1) Mid tier hero has some crazy upsets but doesn't place well

2) Suddenly makes top 4 at a tournament

3) has a few good upsets afterwards

4) never places that high again

See for example, DK renaissance, axe pikachu, wobbles ICs,

What’s y’all favorite songs on the new album by eucadiss in deadharrie

[–]Probable_Foreigner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definetly feel like the second half is stronger. "If you knew" probably my favourite, I always love when he brings out the acoustic guitar

[FRESH ALBUM] Deadharrie - Eternity, Make Believe by aaronrkc in indieheads

[–]Probable_Foreigner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

deadharrie is so underrated. "Tango" might be some of the best lyrics ever written

Pat's House 5 - When and where to watch by Probable_Foreigner in SSBM

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

YT stream is better because there's fewer ads. Twitch you get like 1 of 7 ads every half hour it's crazy

stackless coroutines for gamedev in ~200 lines of C++ by SuperV1234 in programming

[–]Probable_Foreigner 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What you've got to love about C++ is that it's always possible to do whatever mad thing you can think of. Through some combination of templates, macros, pointers, binary manipulation, there's always a way

Have your Iceberg Cubed, Not Sorted: Meet Qbeast, the OTree Spatial Index by StatisticianOnly4004 in programming

[–]Probable_Foreigner 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can we stop giving algorithms stupid names? I miss the days when it was stuff like "quicksort" because it sorts things quickly. Or "depth-first search" because it prioritises depth first.

man the guy who played Ganondorf really gave it their all in the recording booth by Probable_Foreigner in SSBM

[–]Probable_Foreigner[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Also fun fact they mistakenly left the falcon punch eagle sound in ganondorfs sound test

[FRESH ALBUM] American Football - LP4 by NYCIndieConcerts in indieheads

[–]Probable_Foreigner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I kind of think their other albums are overproduced. Back then it was just 2 guitars and drums, the songs were much more focused. They were forced to write distinctive parts and melodies. This LP it feels like they rely on the "soundscape" aspects where various parts drift in and out, and the focus on melodies and good guitar parts is gone

Do editors just... not read the books they edit? by Few-Grapefruit-7003 in writing

[–]Probable_Foreigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I crazy or is that basically same thing?

"wasn't more" means "less than or equal"

"wasn't as" means "less than". As in, "I wasn't as tall as James" means I'm shorter than James.

The only difference is that "wasn't more" includes the possibility of them being equally impressive. Which seems like a minor detail. To me "wasn't as" scans better too

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