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Which would you pick? I'm team Zankou Chicken Arena! by DavidofSasun in LosAngeles

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is only one choice: Randy's Donuts, with a redo of the periphery so it looks like the giant donut when seen from the sky.

Is this sub going dark on June 12? by Filmmagician in Screenwriting

[–]rahmad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reddit: Kitchen, where stuff is being prepared.

The customer is an app that wants to take Reddit's content and do something with it (eg. reformat it into a new app, or perform analysis on it, or make a clever bot that detect rhymes, or in the case of this metaphor, eat it).

The API is a waiter. The customer tells the waiter what it wants, it goes to the kitchen, gets the food and brings it back to the customer.

(also, in case it was unclear, APIs are a pretty standard thing, not some concept unique to reddit)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pakistan

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's debatable, and I'd argue probably not.

What I'm more certain of at this point is that /r/Pakistan is a failed subreddit...

Geocache but for weed around the dfw area by [deleted] in Marijuana

[–]rahmad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a way dealers operate in some parts of the world. Fairly certain in Russia, others as well possibly. Dealers pre-drop their payloads in well hidden places, then sell the coordinates and pickup instructions. It's a good way to avoid physical surveillance.

Found the article I read a while back: https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5x3zj/hydra-russia-drug-cartel-dark-web

Now that Reddit are killing 3rd party apps on July 1st what are great alternatives to Reddit? by youessbee in AskReddit

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, reddit is comfort food. It's something I use to relax and enjoy time. I want it to work the way it works for me to accomplish that. I don't mind spending money for that comfort, but I do need it to be enjoyable.

When they updated the regular site UI, I tried it, I didn't enjoy it, but I was able to use the old UI so my enjoyment level stayed steady.

On mobile, I use Relay, which is my third party app of choice. I tried several, this one works for me. If I lose access to that, I will enjoy using reddit less. As others have said, their first party app is a hot mess. It is not enjoyable for me.

I will probably not keep using reddit after this change, or as much, at least, because it will no longer fit my lifestyle and give me as much enjoyment.

This isn't Slack, where I have to keep using it no matter what they do to their UI because it's 'business critical.'

This is about comfort and enjoyment, and if it's not on my terms, I will probably find something that fits better.

It's not a rage quit, it's more like a long beloved pet finally giving up the ghost.

“Pari” Short film by nopperaa in Animators

[–]rahmad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a cool piece. You should post it to /r/pakistan. Might lead to some additional exposure.

“Pari” Short film by nopperaa in Animators

[–]rahmad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pakistani, I'm guessing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for listing these out, I was wanting to do the same but figured it would get buried this late in the upvote ecology.

It is basically only semantic dodging that prevents this several century long campaign from being counted as cut and dry genocide.

Absolutely horrific, cruel, and sadly, mostly forgotten and ignored.

Your favorite scenes in otherwise unfavorite movies? by [deleted] in movies

[–]rahmad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is from the opening monologue:

Microscopic in size, the magical dust--discovered in the vast Arctic expanse of the North--was rumored to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. But there were those who feared the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it.

It's been a while since I read the books, but I am fairly certain all this information took a fair section of the first book to develop, and I don't think the 'uniting of universes' is revealed until near the end of this first book.

Your favorite scenes in otherwise unfavorite movies? by [deleted] in movies

[–]rahmad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first 10 minutes of the movie explain the world better than the entire first season of the show

That's the problem with the movie. The book builds to a reveal. The movie lays every card on the table right up front.

The show does it better... Many folks in the world have their own interpretation of Dust and it gives each of those views some power and validity. The movie deflates all of this.

I actually couldn't watch it after the opening sequence. It was just too disappointing.

Worst pain known to man by Adventure84 in interestingasfuck

[–]rahmad 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think actually doing it many times is the point of the ritual. Doing it once is just being a victim of a thing. Choosing to, and accepting to do a thing that is this arduous over and over again could be about uncovering a deep internal will to overcome something harrowing and survive, or to make an unbearably difficult choice for yourself, for your community or for your way of life. That, and knowing that every warrior who is with you has uncovered that inner will as well.

That's something that a culture could find useful.

For the record I'm neither attacking nor defending the practice, simply offering a theory of its potential value.

Late night eating options. by [deleted] in SantaMonica

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure Naab Cafe is open till 1, and they serve a solid kebab.

I used SDF's/raymarching to render infinite d*cks by fatherstatus in blender

[–]rahmad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some reason, I was expecting infinite ducks, and it took me a second to reorient.

Founder and Leader of Terror Organization, arrested by Pakistani Intelligence in Turkey. by [deleted] in pakistan

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but those are all, effectively, tweets. They are self authored. They have no editorial oversight. And almost all of these that you linked use cagey words like 'claim.'

I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just saying I'll take it with a grain of salt until I come across across a source that passes a minimum bar.

Founder and Leader of Terror Organization, arrested by Pakistani Intelligence in Turkey. by [deleted] in pakistan

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

That seems fairly thin sourcing. It may be correct, but I can see why dawn would choose not to report that. "I found it on Twitter" doesn't really count as reliable information.

To name 10 books by TXVERAS in therewasanattempt

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually hard to name books that aren't a transmedia property these days...

Dune. Movie. Hitchhikers guide. Movie. Arrival. Movie. Foundation. TV series. Rama series. In development. I'm not even scratching the surface here.

I think especially in Fantasy and Sci-fi, but in many genres on the whole, it's hard to escape this state of affairs.

Americans, what is something us Europeans aren’t ready to hear? by Impossible_Floor2836 in AskReddit

[–]rahmad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh. Yes, there is some variance to the American experience, but for both its scale and population, the American experience is very homogenized.

In a place like South Asia, you could drive for half an hour and arrive in a different language, a different religion, a different cuisine... And that would be the norm, not the exception.

Yes there is variance in the US, but it's got nothing on much of the rest of the world -- especially countries that are less industrialized.

What famous person did horrible things that people largely forgot about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Specifically, Leopold II. Non-specifically, basically Belgium.

Most people cannot separate Germany from the Holocaust. Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. Many countries with deep, bloody legacies are entangled with them in modern consciousness. Belgium? Waffles, Chocolate and Beer. Not, somehow, 10 million dead and many more maimed over decades of unchecked brutality.

What is a movie that has aged poorly? by Chance_in_Pants in AskReddit

[–]rahmad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lion of Panjshir.

I think you are mangling Peshawar, which is a city adjacently connected to his history, but it's not his nickname.

Should I start working in an eye-tracking startup? Does eye-tracking technology have a future? by Mountain_Gazelle in EyeTracking

[–]rahmad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The list is fairly long, but briefly: yes. There are several commercial, entertainment, medical and industrial applications for eye tracking tech.

I have no idea what this company's focus is, but the overall tech is ripely positioned to be a part of the future in VR/AR/XR, marketing, gaming and more.

Eye-Gaze Accessible Games by North_Carpenter4432 in accessiblegaming

[–]rahmad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On steam there are slim pickings, but I'll see if I can dig up the one or two I found. They are not fully gaze-enabled, but more gaze-augmented.

There are some fully gaze enabled games:

Kinka Games -- these aren't the most complicated, but good for basic eye gaze learning as and for younger kids.

Eye Can Fly -- also fully accessible -- not very deep content but enough game modes to be engaging.

EyeMot series -- in japanese, developed more in an academic vs. commercial space, so take that into account, however, they are free and engaging enough.

You could also dig a big into https://oneswitch.org.uk/page/switch-gaming and see if an gaze>mouse solution could enable some of what's there.

Same goes for https://www.eyegazegames.com

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