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Watch anything cool recently? in c/movies@hexbear.net
Watch anything cool recently? in c/movies@hexbear.net
[–] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Watched Cinderella with the kid for the first time. She's 2, and doesn't get any screen time, so it was a special treat. I don't think it's a very good or interesting story, however I was really impressed by the quality of animation and the art style. Even the Tom & Jerry -esqe antics were delightful to watch.

I thought it was funny that the Grand Duke dispatches these terrifying black riders brandishing weapons to pursue Cinderella. I imagined them misunderstanding the assignment and slaughtering Cinderella's friends and roughly hauling her back to the palace to be presented to the Prince.

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    U.S. Stock Markets Plunge by Trillions as Data Center Fears Grow in c/news@hexbear.net
    web design peaked in 2009 in c/memes@hexbear.net
    It's over. Woke has won. in c/games@hexbear.net
    Maybe I'm just easily impressed but seeing Halo run on a cheap phone is cool in c/games@hexbear.net
    [–] 3 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I wonder how well system link play works on the emulator. It would be sick to be able to do a lan play with whatever arbitrary device people brought.

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    "The American people don’t want us to get even" -House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in c/electoralism@hexbear.net
    we lost fucking Guam. in c/electoralism@hexbear.net
    Sam Seder yelling and screaming at video of Chuck Schumer. in c/electoralism@hexbear.net
    ‘We’re looking at a 30-year run’: UK pair aim to complete world’s most complex board game in c/games@hexbear.net
    [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    I'll have to listen to the podcast, I'm curious if these guys have played other hex-and-counter games. The Campaign For North Africa is pretty much just a meme game in the genre, and it would be a waste of time to only play that without also exploring others within the niche.

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    Check out this first person survival game set on Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in c/games@hexbear.net
    Over under on this being a relatively dull midterms? in c/electoralism@hexbear.net
    [–] 25 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    It will be normal.

    The right wing urgency to enact as much as possible in 2025-2026 came from an expectation of a midterm house flip, but also counting on Dems to be too feckless to challenge them during the lame duck session, or roll back anything if they regain control of congress in it's entirety. They can then run the same playbook the next time a Republican wins a trifecta.

    The raving lunatics of the right wing movement do want to do all of the things you listed, but they're still mostly kept in check by the real power brokers who know that this is all basiclly working out for them without having to resort to actual violence. Obviously that's bursting at the seams a bit (for example, during Jan 6).

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    My car got totalled (hexbear.net)
     

    My car just got totalled by a minor fender bender that apparently would cost more than the value of the car to repair. The tow truck is loading it up right now to haul it away to the junkyard (ridiculous, it's completely drivable, the lights all work and everything). Getting a cash payout, since the other driver was a dumbass who drove into me while I was stopped.

    In a bit of serenidipidous timing, I'm moving into the core urban area of a big city next week, and so... I'm going car-free. Bike bus and walk, every day. Work is a relaxing bus ride or ambitious bike ride away. Daycare is a couple blocks away, so Little Beaver can walk with us to school every day. Cool shit everywhere nearby. My friends already live in the area, cuz it's a dope place to live. Already talked to more neighbors than I did in my old neighborhood, because this is an actual community of people instead of a bunch of islands surrounded by car moats.

    Fuck that car. My life is already cooler without it.

    arm-L sicko-biker arm-R

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    Free Software Games for LAN parties? (hexbear.net)
     

    I want to host some LAN parties this winter, and am looking for some Free Software Games that would be a fun time. We already play some Counterstrike and StarCraft 2, but I want to expand into some actual Free games. Windows compatibility is a must, MacOS compatibility is desirable!

    The two on my radar are:

    • Hedgewars, which seems like a strong candidate. We played a ton of Worms 2 in the 90s
    • 0 A.D., since we're already fans of RTS games.

    But I know there must be some wacky ones out there which would be suitable for 30 minutes of pick up play.

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    Minneapolis cannot proceed with 2040 Plan, court rules (www.startribune.com)
     

    The 2040 plan is mainly an ending of single-family zoning. Anecdotally, I've seen a lot more apartments going up around the Twin Cities in the last few years. The Frey regime are neoliberal ghouls, and this is a classic YIMBY approach to tackling housing shortages. The opponents of this plan are somehow even worse, an astroturfed army of KKKarens.

    Choice quote: "Residents of color already face significant barriers to home ownership, which would have been exacerbated under the plan as a result of reduced access to and availability of single family properties," said activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, a member of the plaintiffs' legal team, in a statement calling Tuesday's ruling a "major victory."

    What are the Hexbear thoughts on this whole situation?

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