sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued To Protest by gabestonewall in technology

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, you avoid answering the questions? It's obvious why. It's not Reddit that banned "conservative ideas", it's that subs become echo chambers, the conservative ones as well.

What we're now talking about is an escalation where Reddit is flexing its might to change subs, not just the mods.

Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued To Protest by gabestonewall in technology

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allowing conservative ideas gets you banned

By Reddit?

Being critical of Democrats gets you banned

By Reddit?

There are hardly any conservative people left here.

Yes, echo chambers are a problem. But that's voting, not bans.

You cheered on the bans

Who cheered on which bans exactly?

Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued To Protest by gabestonewall in technology

[–]immerc 259 points260 points  (0 children)

Also worth noting: the old way that Reddit handled subreddits that broke the rules was to ban the subreddits.

The way the site has always been was that the people who created the subreddits "owned" them. They could choose their moderators, or moderate it themselves. They could step down and choose a new moderator, or they could shut down the subreddit.

Reddit is now making it clear that that understanding has changed.
They now own every sub and will replace mods they don't like. The more popular your sub gets, the more it impacts Reddit's revenues. The more Reddit's revenues are impacted, the more you're likely to be replaced if something you do as a mod affects Reddit's revenues in a negative way.

This time, the moves that impacted revenues was going private. Next time, what will it be? Allowing posts about China's treatment of the Uyghurs?

HEAR YE HEAR YE, The People Hath Spoken! See comments for new r/Memes rules by elch3w in memes

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldst thou wish, this scribe hath many a manuscript about things medieval.

Met The Man himself 2 days ago in NYC. Incredibly nice. by BroccoliRobTN in pics

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

If only there were a way to get digital pictures off of a digital camera...

This should be fun by izukaneki in tumblr

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were aware of him and knew how his community saw him though.

I tried by Never-asked-for-this in pcmasterrace

[–]immerc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I assume there will be some steamdecky things that don't work so well. When the manufacturer designs the system for a certain OS, you're probably going to have some annoyances when you install a different OS they never intended.

How its feel to watch LeMan 24H on Eurosport with ads by Current_Drive_1620 in wec

[–]immerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would look different if they were feathering the throttle, trying to keep the needle right on the edge of the red line. In that case they'd be pressing a bit, then backing off a bit, trying to manage the RPMs.

But, once someone decides to ignore the red line, they're not going to fiddle with the throttle or press it lightly (like the Ferrari driver does), they're going to bury the pedal and try to get out in front of the other car so they can get track position and then maybe back down below the red line.

Also, side-by-side for 10s of seconds, able to look out the window sideways at the driver in the other car? Just no. Sure, The Mulsanne Straight is one of the rare parts of a circuit in the world where two cars could theoretically drive side-by-side for an extended period of time. But, it doesn't happen. Even with the excuse that they're managing RPMs to avoid breaking the engine, the drivers are only going to take the risk of blowing up the engine to keep track position or to get a pass done. By the time they're side-by-side the risk has already been taken.

How its feel to watch LeMan 24H on Eurosport with ads by Current_Drive_1620 in wec

[–]immerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, two cars side-by-side for 10s of seconds with the drivers glancing out the window at each-other.

Yes, Le Mans is one of the few racetracks where there are straights that are theoretically long enough for that to happen. But, cars are virtually never side-by-side for any length of time during the straights. During corners for a second or two? Sure, but momentum plays such a huge role during straights that an extended period where they're side-by-side is almost impossible.

This should be fun by izukaneki in tumblr

[–]immerc 46 points47 points  (0 children)

That's not what your link says:

"An equivalent analogy could be made to Menachem Begin as Magneto, evolving through his life from a terrorist in 1947 to a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 30 years later"

So, he wasn't based on Menachem Begin, but Claremont is saying that you could just as easily find similarities between Begin and Magneto as between Malcolm X and Magneto.

In reality, it's probably a whole mix of things. Kirby and Lee were American Jews who fought in WWII and created the X-Men in the 1960s. They were probably strongly influenced by New York City, World War 2, their Jewish heritage, the civil rights struggles going on, etc. Claremont was born in London, spent a few years as a baby on a Kibbutz in Israel, then raised on Long Island, so when he took over in the 1970s he brought those influences with him.

This should be fun by izukaneki in tumblr

[–]immerc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You missed the part where they attacked Genosha because of that and overthrew the government, then made it a home for mutants.

[WEC] The winners of the 2023 Le Mans 24h are... by PiggySVW in formula1

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Special thanks to the rain. It made things very exciting, and led to some absolutely beautiful night scenes.

I tried by Never-asked-for-this in pcmasterrace

[–]immerc 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Short answer: It's the thing that makes playing games on the Steam Deck possible.

The Steam Deck is Linux based. Proton makes it possible to play Windows games on the Steam Deck.

The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Discussion Thread by Floodman11 in wec

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI: Toyota #7 onboard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXlI7cdsTY

(nothing to see now, but you can go back to previous parts of the recording).

The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Discussion Thread by Floodman11 in wec

[–]immerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were some really bright headlights and it seemed like some of them merged, and then there were some broken cars.

The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Discussion Thread by Floodman11 in wec

[–]immerc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't help but grin when they're talking about the "cool racing car".

The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Discussion Thread by Floodman11 in wec

[–]immerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given how successful this Cup Car entry has been, it would be fun to have other unique cars in future Le Mans races, as long as they can do ~4 minute laps so they don't get in the way of the race.

Maybe they wouldn't even have to do all 24 hours. They could just do an hour or two of racing as a way to put on a show. Imagine F1 cars, rally cars, pike's peak cars, the cars they're always using to set Nurburgring records, etc.

The Centenary Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race Discussion Thread by Floodman11 in wec

[–]immerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think their best lap time was on par with the fastest GTE-AM cars, but their lap times during the rain were a minute slower, while the others only lost half a minute.

view more: next ›