I've been checking out fastmail because they're pushing JMAP and I love me some new standards

most recently--Love Unseen, halfway through the season (no spoilers)

if what ICE does is any indication, they'll just put you in jail, not deal with any medical issues, and you die

yes! boycotting is collective action, if you individually stop buying a thing that (arguably) isn't boycotting

I appreciate that Minami still considers Kuroe his girlfriend (despite what she said). green flag material

"let's practice hugging" is the gateway drug to "let's practice kissing"

that heli pilot did not survive that (update: Manatsu is crazy(complimentary))

I appreciate that the perspective swap really did make what Kuroe said that, at the time, sounded a bit lame, into something that does feel significant. That's good writing c:

I think OP is trying to say that we cannot let "AI" launder the responsibility that real humans have for their actions.

The point (as I understand it) of "guns don't kill people" is that it is patently absurd to imply that "tools" are wholly neutral implements. The quote is trying to hold the "tool" accountable. While it's making a seemingly contradictory point to OP, I think it's more that both can be true at once--OP is trying to highlight the specific problem with "the AI is the one doing all the naughty things", because Sam Altman et al. would certainly like everyone to think so. I totally agree that "AI" is not merely a "tool" (in the sense of the neutrality so-implied), but that is a separate point.

(re-reading what I just wrote... it kinda sounds like clanker speak?? I swear I'm a real human)

how did she get her hands on Melania's hat??

the (literal) light switch moment was really good. I'm kicking my feet over here 💓

I like that they played around with narrative timelines (when things are revealed to the audience vs. when they happen chronologically). Fingers crossed Kuroe can ship the new kaiju with Manatsu, she deserves to be happy too 😭

somehow I'm just putting together the usual symbolism/themes behind a circus--rejects/pariahs, "freak shows", found family, etc. ... this episode especially, all these themes are so relevant. I'm very impressed that Maria's height was actually a relevant plot point (and also appropriately circus-themed, with "dwarfs" being a common staple of circus shows historically)

even in an AU, that's the US healthcare system--if you have medical issues just pray for a stranger to take pity on you >.>

(also, nice little detail that Svietlana didn't go to the confrontation with Nanami)

I like that this show has pretty realistic timelines (& timeskips)

sleepy Nonna is so cute but also the next shot being asleep Nonna was hilarious :P

Jeff's past is way darker than I would've guessed, and it really fleshes him out as a character. In general this show has done a good job efficiently fleshing out characters, given most of the time we're seeing Vicky's perspective. The story feels strangely cozy even though it feels a little sparse overall (there were only 9 episodes, tbf).

I thought it was a little weird that Nonna wasn't getting much characterization; given she's a main character it made the show feel a little sparse? I did enjoy anime Nonna though, and I'm looking forward to next season 🙂

it's a cute detail that Gallie imagines Winged Uncle as looking like Shirotae

accurate representation of cats destroying birds >.> keep your cats indoors people

idk if this is the case here but on a firmware level, interfacing with these camera chips almost always requires an NDA that they'll only sign with very large minimum orders