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What is something you wanted as a kid and bought now that you're an adult with disposable income? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That's awesome! Keep that fire burning!

What is something you wanted as a kid and bought now that you're an adult with disposable income? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That's a great hobby! I got turntables when I was 17 and it really depended my connection to music. May I recommend the book "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" by Bill Brewster. It's a great read on the history of DJing!

Get ready to hear more about "pre-internet" times in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Oh shit! We call that the "God soap"! Recommended toilet reading for sure.

Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

Yes this implicit bias is foundational and starts as early as preschool. Here's a Yale study from 2016 and a short video explainer.

https://news.yale.edu/2016/09/27/implicit-bias-may-explain-high-preschool-expulsion-rates-black-children

https://youtu.be/lJlIeGep_TM?si=BnzyhcZkIzrn5d6O

Do you follow any youtubers that talk about film, tv, animation or vfx? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All the ones mentioned already are great! I also like Filmmaker IQ:

https://youtube.com/@FilmmakerIQ?si=Mp6fcylDioGXiXhn

And I'm going to leave a link to a story breakdown of Terminator 2 that is my bible. Absolutely worth a watch if you're into film analysis:

https://youtu.be/2YWeJ22mIlE?si=OwfktEmmquurXtA8

Is there a community that gives you music suggestions? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

last.fm was/is great! I used to use it extensively and it lead me to so much new music over the years...

Ship breakers in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I love this game! Great to play while listening to podcasts.

Epic Games Is Cutting About 900 Jobs, or 16% of Staff in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the clarification!

Epic Games Is Cutting About 900 Jobs, or 16% of Staff in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Just a quick reminder that Epic is owned by Tencent.

Elon Musk Now Wants to Charge ALL Users For Twitter in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

He has 11 children and believes it's his duty to repopulate the planet and save the human race. Not joking.

Relogic: Makes a statement on Unity and donates 100k to Godot and FNA with a further 1k a month moving forward. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is the real answer. The low interest money train has left the building and these companies are scrambling to meet their feduciary duty

Relogic: Makes a statement on Unity and donates 100k to Godot and FNA with a further 1k a month moving forward. in c/[email protected]