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[–] irdc@derp.foo 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I had hoped Demerzel's origin would be kept a mystery for a little longer, with this episode only revealing her being found by Cleon I.

[–] irdc@derp.foo 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seconded, fully. In addition, doing new things really helps: all the time I've been spending challenging myself and learning new skills has basically been keeping me mentally young and flexible.

[–] irdc@derp.foo 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

!tallyho@infosec.pub for those who would like to remain in their own instance.

[–] irdc@derp.foo 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One idea to prevent tags being spammed would be to have them be moderated as well. Thoughts?

[–] irdc@derp.foo 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm 42 and same here.

[–] irdc@derp.foo 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are fans of the other three-letter-company-made buckling spring keyboard (the model F) also welcome?

[–] irdc@derp.foo 1 points 2 years ago

That’s kind of simplistic: some traits are initially neutral and only show their usefulness later on.

[–] irdc@derp.foo -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

True. But she’s not as dark-skinned as the actor playing Loron (the mentalic on Ignis who initially telepathically presented himself as Hugo). That scene where we first see him didn’t feel right to me.

[–] irdc@derp.foo -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I think it’s pretty good. It had a lot more action than the first season, and a lot more intrige too.

I’d second disregarding any comment hammering on the difference between the books and the series, for the simple reason that having any female character, or any character that persists beyond half a season, already contradicts the books. Who would watch something like that?

I’m not too disturbed by the religious thing: that part is actually in the books. Plus a religious revival around a societal downfall is a well-known trope in science fiction (see eg. A Canticle for Leibowitz).

Also, and it pains me to have to say this, but it’s kinda racist at points: surprisingly often, violent roles are alotted to darker-skinned actors (like when Bel and Glawen landed on Siwenna, or when the Beggar’s Lament landed on Ignis), yet I don’t see any darker-skinned actors playing good guys (why did Ducem Barr have to be white?).

[–] irdc@derp.foo 7 points 2 years ago

As I'm saying, I don't think you need to: manually subscribing to each trusted instance via ActivityPub should suffice. The pass/fail determination can be done when querying for known images.

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