Mek

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[–] Mek@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

It's very sad to see people condoning this. I'm far from a Trump supporter, but this is unacceptable. If this was Biden being shot at, you'd all be saying "typical right wing, gun-toting nutjobs."

Plus what you fail to understand is that Trump being shot at is just further securing his presidency, and anyone who was previously on the fence will now be more inclined to vote for the person who was "shot at for his beliefs."

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

It's "way cleaner" in the same way that spraying fabric freshener on a pair of shit stained underwear is "way cleaner'.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I mean, this is a very Captain Obvious take. The problem is; it won't change and it'll only get worse.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Are those two on a speedrun to be the most unbearable couple?

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Wait, you're telling me some of these are not aimed at men?

Or have I just discovered something about myself today...

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Same, and when I have noticed it, I think it looks pretty nice at times. This is one of those cases of people just complaining for the sake of it.

If people want to complain about actual dumb UI changes; aim it at the new Discord mobile UI.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

As long as they don't start adding actual third party adverts in their 'free' version, I don't care how much they advertise Nitro.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And here's me; bought a Google Pixel and the first thing I did was disable Chrome and install Firefox. Reading this makes it even more worthwhile.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

During my early teenage weeb days, I used to be a sub purist, disavowing anyone who preferred dub. I'd refuse to watch an anime with someone if they chose dub. However, I've changed a lot since then and now go with whatever sounds better to me. While some dubs are admittedly bad, others put a lot of time and effort into replicating the original Japanese feel, and they do a great job.

I've also noticed that certain anime set in specific countries feel odd in Japanese. For instance, when I watched Steamboy, it was bizarre hearing Japanese voices in the cities of Manchester and London. The Japanese voice actors struggling to pronounce English names and words fluently added to the peculiarity.

I don't buy into sub purists claiming all English dubs sound the same. Truth be told, a lot of Japanese voices also sound similar. There are cliché voices that almost allow you to predict how a character will sound in Japanese just by looking at their design.

These days I'm firmly of the opinion; whatever sounds right to you. I don't see the point of giving someone shit for choosing to watch a series in whatever language they prefer, as long as they're enjoying it.

[–] Mek@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I was following it correctly up until the part where you have to place a child on your laptop. I wish these things would let you know the parts required beforehand.