(I’ve been informed that I had been told complete BS by the person trying to tell me that resin printing 1:72 wargame minis would be stupidly expensive. As such, my question here is no longer relevant.)...
I don’t mean IPA symbols (which I can’t read) but rather characters from a normal alphabet being used to phoneticise a word, e.g. excerpt is pronounced “[EK] + [SURPT]”. What would this be called? Letter-based phoneticisation?
Even within England, the difference in pronunciation from region to region means that there can be no ‘true’ pronunciation. Add to that the weird a/o vowel, the t/d thing and odd emphasis on 'r’s at the ends of words that many Americans use, or the wholesale reassignment of vowel sounds that New Zealand uses, and you’ll find that any ‘proper’ way to spell things is not how the majority of the world says it.
The biggest issue is that English is an exceptionally fluid spoken language, but began solidifying as a written language hundreds of years ago.
Even if we did a do-over of the spellings in written English, it would fall out of sync with the spoken language very quickly.
There has been a ton of CSAM and CP arrests in the US lately, especially from cops and teachers, along with at least one female teacher seducing boys as young as 12. I cannot understand the attraction to kids. Even teens. Do these people think they are having a relationship, or it is somehow okay to take away another human...
How difficult would it be for AI photo apps to filter out words, so someone cannot make anyone naked?
Easy. The most popular apps all filter for keywords, and I know that at least some then check the output against certain blacklisted criteria to make sure it hasn’t let something slip through.
But…
Anyone can host their own version and disable these features, allowing them to generate whatever they want, in the exactly same way that anyone can write their own story containing whatever they want. All you need is the determination to do it, and some modicum of ability.
People have been been creating dodgy doctored photos long before computers. When Photoshop came out, it became easier, and with AI it’s easier still. The current laws about creating and distributing indecent images still apply to these new images though.
I was watching Josh and Anthony play this obscure game called Alaska. There is a bookshelf in the game that has several books, and each of the books’ titles are parodies of other popular video games:...
(Wikipedia) Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It is regarded as the most extreme...
Totalitarianism is usually easy to identify. A corrupt democracy still has a veneer of legitimacy in a way that an out-and-out totalitarian regime does not.
Seems that a lot of people have said something similar, but FWIW…
I’ve been able to move my left eyebrow by itself for as long as I can remember.
I taught myself to move the right eyebrow in 15 minutes standing in front of a mirror. This was about 20 years ago and I can still do it.
For anyone interested, as people have said, it’s about isolating and learning the ‘instruction’ that does it. In this case, seeing as I could raise both eyebrows together, I just did that repeatedly whilst holding the left one in place with my fingers. Fifteen minutes later, and I could do it without needing the fingers.
I feel like the analogy of the camera would be more valid if Nikon designed a camera that was specifically designed to cater to the needs of child molesters.
Almost all guns are designed as weapons first and foremost. That’s it.
Fencing is a sport that allows people to duel each other. The foils are items of sports equipment - they have specifically been designed to not be lethal.
Guns, on the other hand, are not items of sports equipment. They are weapons that some people use for sport.
In the US, gun companies are quite happy to produce these for supply to the untrained, unregulated masses. And actively promote this as totally normal. I’d say they hold some of the blame.
This relates to the BBC article [www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66596790] which states “the UK should pay $24tn (£18.8tn) for its slavery involvement in 14 countries”....
There’s a couple of things to consider when thinking about this.
Firstly, dividing the total by the number of tax payers and concluding that everyone should pay £569 is misleading. Wealthy people pay far more tax than most people (still not enough IMHO!) and as such the per-person cost is wildly different for everyone too.
Secondly, consider your position - your chances of success, and the possible range of success, depends hugely on your parents’ circumstances and those of other close people in your life.
So we have this clear chain of success breeding success - wealthy people can afford to give their children the kind of start in life that us poor spuds can only dream of.
A huge number of wealthy families used slavery to amass and increase their wealth massively. These families are still wealthy, still benefitting from the leg-up they were given on the backs of slaves.
These families are the ones who, ultimately through tax, would end up contributing the most. Us plebs would be paying relatively little.
Even if your family didn’t own slaves, or exploit them directly, they’ll almost certainly have benefited from their existence. I live in a mill town north of Manchester - the very reason for this town’s existence is cotton, ultimately picked by slaves abroad. The money came from businesses and trade that relied on slavery.
Title. Friend group and I play regularly but most of us are bad at the role playing part of it to the point where it’s hard to tell when the player or the character are speaking in some scenes. Conversations are stiff. We can’t use too heavily modified voices because we’re playing remotely. My character is about to die...
If you’re using cameras, you could just use a prop to visually separate you from your character. Glasses/monocle, cigarette/pipe, an eyepatch you can flip up or down, etc.
The act of deploying the prop would also help as a reminder to use whatever affectations you might want to when speaking too. When you want to go back to speaking OOC, you can just put the prop down.
buy a house to give to each of my kids when they’re older
fund a houses for homeless people build initiative
fund an old people’s retirement care initiative
That’s it.
People sitting on huge piles of money like selfish old dragons are the reason that the world is in the state it is. Money only helps people when it is spent.
I’d imagine history has a huge amount to do with this.
In Britain, the age of consent is 16. The age at which you can get married is also 16.
It’s also illegal to sell alcohol to children under 18 (unless alongside a meal, with an adult accompanying them, in which case 16). It’s not actually illegal to drink alcohol underage, and it’s not uncommon in the slightest for parents to allow their kids to try their drinks at any age.
Britain is an old place though, so I guess things are this way because of centuries, possibly millennia of inertia.
The US is a young country, and as a result the laws are far most maliable - particularly by lobbyists. Puritans push the age limit of ‘sinful’ things up, capitalists keep the age limit of indulgences low.
I was watching it for a little while, and it makes me sad that so many people are just spending all their time griefing the pride flags.
Then I realised that it’s actually pretty telling. At the end of each r/place event, Reddit end up with a piece of art that represents the communities.
With all the people who’ve moved out, if r/place 2023 ends up full of angry text and swastikas, that’s going to be more damaging than low engagement. And I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that’s what they end up with.
Sometimes I can tell when my current DM fudges a roll to miss an attack or reduce damage. He has a tell in the specific way he pauses and breathes before announcing the roll, then tries to hurry to the next turn, which only seems to happen when someone is in a life-or-death scenario, but “luckily” survives....
I hate to say it, I think you might be in the minority here.
My take has always been that D&D isn’t an adversarial game - the DM isn’t trying to ‘win’, they’re just trying to keep things entertaining for the players.
The trouble with random is that it doesn’t always follow story beats, and doesn’t always feel fun.
A big boss not getting any hits in due to bad rolls deminishes the perceived threat, and the ultimate value of the victory. Stupid zombies that just won’t stay down despite the fact that everyone is now bored with them can easily be kept down.
As long as you know when to do it, it can be super useful for everyone.
I’m sure most of you have heard a chant/cheer using the tune/cadence I’m talking about, but it’s really hard to describe something like this in text. Most of the chants that use this tune starts with “Let’s go” and then some two-syllable word following it. For example, “Let’s go Jackets” or “Let’s go...
Do the people in Reniassance festivals occurring in Britain also speak with faked British accents, or do they use faked French/Italian accents instead? (lemmy.world)
I’d imagine they fake an American accent. Maybe Burbank, CA?
Warm fuzzy feelings (lemmy.ml)
I never understood why Americans treat their Constitution like some holy book (files.catbox.moe)
link to toot
What is the Israel thing going on?
seems like the ‘safe’ public opinion is ‘we stand behind israel’ and the left opinion is palestinian support...
3D-printed carrot does not rely on large areas of land or maintenance costs, can be cheaper (www.aljazeera.com)
What is the level of detail possible for 1:72 figures with PLA? (obsolete)
(I’ve been informed that I had been told complete BS by the person trying to tell me that resin printing 1:72 wargame minis would be stupidly expensive. As such, my question here is no longer relevant.)...
What's it called when pronunciations are sounded out with normal letters?
I don’t mean IPA symbols (which I can’t read) but rather characters from a normal alphabet being used to phoneticise a word, e.g. excerpt is pronounced “[EK] + [SURPT]”. What would this be called? Letter-based phoneticisation?
What is the attraction to kids?
There has been a ton of CSAM and CP arrests in the US lately, especially from cops and teachers, along with at least one female teacher seducing boys as young as 12. I cannot understand the attraction to kids. Even teens. Do these people think they are having a relationship, or it is somehow okay to take away another human...
What video games are these book titles referencing? I can’t figure out the last three for the life of me (i.imgur.com)
I was watching Josh and Anthony play this obscure game called Alaska. There is a bookshelf in the game that has several books, and each of the books’ titles are parodies of other popular video games:...
Totalitarianism. What are the good things about it?
(Wikipedia) Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It is regarded as the most extreme...
is the ability to raise one eyebrow a thing to born with?
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Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?
Quick edit: If this is considered in violation of rule 5, then please delete. I do not wish to bait political arguments and drama....
How are slavery reparations fair?
This relates to the BBC article [www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66596790] which states “the UK should pay $24tn (£18.8tn) for its slavery involvement in 14 countries”....
I'm bad at the role playing part, suggest a character or trait to separate the P from the C
Title. Friend group and I play regularly but most of us are bad at the role playing part of it to the point where it’s hard to tell when the player or the character are speaking in some scenes. Conversations are stiff. We can’t use too heavily modified voices because we’re playing remotely. My character is about to die...
Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them?
I’m not a parent, but going by pop culture, it seems like literally every child has the same fears....
You just won the Mega Millions
How much, if anything, are you giving family members?
Why do some activities have different minimum ages?
For instance: age of sexual consent, age for legally drinking alcohol, age for driving, age for voting, age for participating in pornography...
U/SPEZ not popular on place (lemmy.world)
A current state of Place on Reddit shows seems to seems to be signalling something to u/spez :)
Do y'all pretend not to notice when the DM fudges something to keep your character alive?
Sometimes I can tell when my current DM fudges a roll to miss an attack or reduce damage. He has a tell in the specific way he pauses and breathes before announcing the roll, then tries to hurry to the next turn, which only seems to happen when someone is in a life-or-death scenario, but “luckily” survives....
Peru-Waka figurine from 1,500 years ago, printed and painted for my D&D campaign (lemmy.world)
And just like the original, the bell broke off my helmet too....
Is there a name for this tune/cadence?
I’m sure most of you have heard a chant/cheer using the tune/cadence I’m talking about, but it’s really hard to describe something like this in text. Most of the chants that use this tune starts with “Let’s go” and then some two-syllable word following it. For example, “Let’s go Jackets” or “Let’s go...
The original tabletop mini? [1,500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet, from El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala] (lemmy.world)
Anyone know where I can find the file for this?
This Book... SO GOOD! (www.torforgeblog.com)