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  1. Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk

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    Oh I think it's adorable, I just wasn't sure where it came from.

    Oh I think it's adorable, I just wasn't sure where it came from.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk

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    Oh I got one that's been bugging me and I can't find an answer online. I have a friend who speaks English as a second language, and she always ends her messages with two periods. Like this.. I...

    Oh I got one that's been bugging me and I can't find an answer online.

    I have a friend who speaks English as a second language, and she always ends her messages with two periods. Like this..

    I asked her about it and she said that's how you indicate the conversation is ongoing. I thought she meant an ellipses but nope. She swears up and down this is a thing.

    I'm a native English speaker. I know this isn't a thing.

    I think her other languages are Korean, Japanese, and a third I forget the name of, I think it's spoken in Pakistan. Is it something carried over from one of those?

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Need help troubleshooting computer in ~tech

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    You can actually buy those little speakers, they're cheap. Mobo manual should show you where to install it

    You can actually buy those little speakers, they're cheap. Mobo manual should show you where to install it

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Satisfactory is the best automation game ever made and I seriously can't recommend it enough in ~games

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    While true, I probably should have also included that I dislike the tower defense component. Satisfactory's combat is something you have to actively seek out when you're ready. Plus your stuff...

    While true, I probably should have also included that I dislike the tower defense component. Satisfactory's combat is something you have to actively seek out when you're ready. Plus your stuff can't be destroyed. Much more chill game.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Satisfactory is the best automation game ever made and I seriously can't recommend it enough in ~games

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    I put 120 hours into EA, and now I'm about 20 hours into 1.0. I bounced off both Factorio and DSP. Factorio to me if very drab and gloomy. I don't find the color pallete visually appealing, and...

    I put 120 hours into EA, and now I'm about 20 hours into 1.0.

    I bounced off both Factorio and DSP.

    Factorio to me if very drab and gloomy. I don't find the color pallete visually appealing, and the game is very much centered on logistics. Very little design.

    DSP almost gives me a headache. Everything seems too small. I feel like how (I think) some people do when the FOV is super low in an FPS. I don't know how else to explain it.

    Satisfactory to me has neither of those issues. It's a colorful, big building factory game with a fun world to explore. Some people knock the emphasis the game allows you to have on aesthetics, but it's probably my favorite part of it. The first person element means I get to literally walk through my factories too, which is awesome.

    9 votes

  6. Comment on 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades in ~space

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    Dumb question, but why would the mission end if the thrusters stop working? Won't Voyager just keep going? I figured the mission ends when communication becomes the issue.

    Dumb question, but why would the mission end if the thrusters stop working? Won't Voyager just keep going? I figured the mission ends when communication becomes the issue.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war” in ~misc

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    Very much getting "We'll start our own UN, with blackjack, a-and hookers!" vibes. I mean I can't see how long term other countries are going to continue to stand for five countries having a...

    Very much getting "We'll start our own UN, with blackjack, a-and hookers!" vibes.

    I mean I can't see how long term other countries are going to continue to stand for five countries having a monopoly on international discussion, able to dismiss any concerns risen against them.

    12 votes

  8. Comment on Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power in ~enviro

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    I didn't think I'd understand the most technical response I was given, but as somebody who works with high voltage electricity, this answer made the most sense to me.

    I didn't think I'd understand the most technical response I was given, but as somebody who works with high voltage electricity, this answer made the most sense to me.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash in ~life.pets

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    I don't have dogs myself, but years ago my boss at the time had me stay at his house and take care of his dogs while he went on his honeymoon and I took them for a walk every night. Two were pure...

    I don't have dogs myself, but years ago my boss at the time had me stay at his house and take care of his dogs while he went on his honeymoon and I took them for a walk every night. Two were pure bred German Shepherds; the brother weighed 120 lbs, the sister weighed 100 lbs. The third was a Chow-Chow / Newfoundland mix, and she was like 80 lbs.

    The third night there was a rabbit.

    I weigh 120 lbs.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power in ~enviro

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    But why do we need to store it? It sounds like more than enough is being produced. Isn't that the whole issue? If there was a bunch stored in batteries, wouldn't that exacerbate the problem?

    But why do we need to store it? It sounds like more than enough is being produced. Isn't that the whole issue? If there was a bunch stored in batteries, wouldn't that exacerbate the problem?

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power in ~enviro

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    Can somebody who's more knowledgeable explain to me why things like solar making electricity stupidly cheap is a bad thing? The only thing I ever gather from these types of articles is that...

    Can somebody who's more knowledgeable explain to me why things like solar making electricity stupidly cheap is a bad thing?

    The only thing I ever gather from these types of articles is that electric companies end up having to pay out.

    1. I don't really get why the electric companies have to pay people money. If they're not using your power, you're not charging them. But it's not like homeowners are sending electric companies a bill?

    2. Would a local government really let a power company go out of business because of solar? I mean they're the guys that make electricity, can't really let them fold like any other company.

    9 votes

  12. Comment on US and British citizens among thirty-seven sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial in ~news

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    Blather? Why is it the government's job to rescue people who travel to countries the US explicitly advises against traveling to? The State Department has a level 3 Travel Advisory for the DROC.

    Blather? Why is it the government's job to rescue people who travel to countries the US explicitly advises against traveling to?

    The State Department has a level 3 Travel Advisory for the DROC.

    14 votes

  13. Comment on Why don't governments invest in their own dating apps? Would you use one? in ~life

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    I know it's not as straight forward as this, but another thing I thought of is that a government run app would have more or less easy access to background checks for people who sign up.

    plus there are bad people out there, and policing it too much or not enough are both politically fraught.

    I know it's not as straight forward as this, but another thing I thought of is that a government run app would have more or less easy access to background checks for people who sign up.

    1 vote

  14. Why don't governments invest in their own dating apps? Would you use one?

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    I've thought about this off and on for like a year. It, as far as I know, seems well documented that populations are struggling with dating and marriages, especially in the younger generations. A...

    I've thought about this off and on for like a year.

    It, as far as I know, seems well documented that populations are struggling with dating and marriages, especially in the younger generations. A lot of people attribute it to things like finances, working hours, cost of living, etc, but also the abysmal online dating circus. People don't seem to go out with the intention of meeting people as much, and so most turn to apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge. But with these apps basically monopolized by the Match group, and none of the parent companies have an actual incentive to get people off the app, it seems like a ripe opportunity for governments everywhere to try and fill in the gap.

    As they don't have the investor profit motive, but they do have a very strong motive for people to get together, have relationships, marriages, eventually babies. And this is just a baseless claim on my part, but I imagine it could be stimulating to local economies as more people go on dates. I know at least my ass doesn't go anywhere really when I'm single.

    28 votes

  15. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Game I started playing yesterday: Sea of Thieves. I think most of you know this one. Avoiding PvP as much as I can and just sticking to Forts and Treasuries. I think tonight I may try to find an...

    Game I started playing yesterday: Sea of Thieves. I think most of you know this one. Avoiding PvP as much as I can and just sticking to Forts and Treasuries. I think tonight I may try to find an open crew.

    Game I will be playing tomorrow: Satisfactory 1.0, which launches tomorrow.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on A Minecraft Movie | Teaser in ~movies

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    I see they didn't learn anything from Sonic in regards to the mobs. This entire movie should just be animated, that way there isn't this weird clash of aesthetics.

    I see they didn't learn anything from Sonic in regards to the mobs.

    This entire movie should just be animated, that way there isn't this weird clash of aesthetics.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Helldivers 2 support studio Toadman Interactive to shut offices in Sweden and Norway – some positions at developer's Berlin office also at risk in ~games

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    I'm gonna be honest, maintaining 5% (30K -> ~1500) of the original steam playerbase 12 years later seems kind of impressive to me. I have nothing to compare it to. I have no basis for that statement.

    I'm gonna be honest, maintaining 5% (30K -> ~1500) of the original steam playerbase 12 years later seems kind of impressive to me.

    I have nothing to compare it to. I have no basis for that statement.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on AI accuses journalist of escaping psych ward, abusing children and widows in ~tech

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    I'd give you an exemplary but that would likely be frowned upon. I had no idea you could filter tags.

    I'd give you an exemplary but that would likely be frowned upon.

    I had no idea you could filter tags.

    5 votes

  19. Comment on AI accuses journalist of escaping psych ward, abusing children and widows in ~tech

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    Meta: Can we get a ~tech.ai for people to post AI specific things to? Specifically so I can unfollow it?

    Meta: Can we get a ~tech.ai for people to post AI specific things to? Specifically so I can unfollow it?

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, Mayor says in ~sports

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    I looked up the night photos thing, and no it isn't true. Well, not entirely. The lights on the Eiffel Tower are considered an art, and therefore under copyright. Technically that copyright law is...

    I looked up the night photos thing, and no it isn't true. Well, not entirely.

    The lights on the Eiffel Tower are considered an art, and therefore under copyright. Technically that copyright law is still in effect until the artist's death + 70 years. You can take night photos, but you can't monetize them, or use them commercially.

    8 votes