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  1. Comment on Donald Trump says nuclear weapons testing to resume in US after more than thirty years in ~society

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    This achieves absolutely nothing but letting adversaries catch up technologically.

    This achieves absolutely nothing but letting adversaries catch up technologically.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on Removing obfuscation in Minecraft Java Edition in ~games

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    I thought licensing issues meant even if they released mappings, they couldn't really do much with them?

    I thought licensing issues meant even if they released mappings, they couldn't really do much with them?

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes

  4. Comment on US President Donald Trump and EU impose new sanctions on Russia: ‘Now is the time to stop the killing’ in ~society

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    What a way to open that statement

    I just felt it was time.

    What a way to open that statement

    14 votes

  5. Comment on A new eye implant proves remarkably effective in restoring sight for people with age-related macular degeneration in ~health

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    I am really curious what it looks like, if that's even describable.

    Muqit stressed that patients had to undergo training and intensive rehabilitation of their eye in order to realise the benefits of the technology.

    I am really curious what it looks like, if that's even describable.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games

  7. Comment on Doomsday scoreboard in ~humanities.history

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    They should let me put long term bets on these predictions with crypto.

    They should let me put long term bets on these predictions with crypto.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Venezuela shuts its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in ~society

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    Did anyone demand such a response then? I feel like it would've been better for them to just ignore it altogether.

    Did anyone demand such a response then?

    I feel like it would've been better for them to just ignore it altogether.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Do other people who grew up with an anonymous internet feel a bit hopeless at the moment? in ~society

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    I've come to realize people want to be taken care of, rather than be their own person. So I've stopped putting energy into convincing them otherwise.

    I've come to realize people want to be taken care of, rather than be their own person. So I've stopped putting energy into convincing them otherwise.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering similarities to drug addiction in some eating patterns. in ~food

  11. Comment on Donald Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to US-sponsored Gaza peace proposal in ~society

  12. Comment on Economic nihilism, online communities, and gamer culture with Brandon "Atrioc" Ewing in ~life.men

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    Why would you invite someone on your show to reach a younger audience and not trust the individual to appeal to said audience. Big A was right to push the convo in a more productive direction lol

    I think it's really funny that Gavin kept trying to steer the convo back to reaching the kids

    Why would you invite someone on your show to reach a younger audience and not trust the individual to appeal to said audience. Big A was right to push the convo in a more productive direction lol

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time in ~health

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    I'm surprised the effects lasted as long as they did. I don't know much about gene therapy, but longevity is not something I usually see associated with it. Edit: they mention because it's brain...

    I'm surprised the effects lasted as long as they did. I don't know much about gene therapy, but longevity is not something I usually see associated with it.

    Edit: they mention because it's brain cells, which last much longer, that it'll 'last for life', very cool.

    12 votes

  14. Comment on Tesla influencers tried Elon Musk’s coast-to-coast self-driving, crashed before sixty miles in ~transport

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    I really like their approach, I think pushing optical to the limits is super interesting because of how cheap it is.

    I really like their approach, I think pushing optical to the limits is super interesting because of how cheap it is.

  15. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    Everytime I think about this question I seem to forget what my preference is. But I never ever think about this whilst playing a game. But if given the option, it really takes me a while to...

    Everytime I think about this question I seem to forget what my preference is. But I never ever think about this whilst playing a game. But if given the option, it really takes me a while to realize what's off if I pick the wrong one.

    The conclusion of the article isn't too far off of how I approach the question to begin with. If the 3rd person camera is thought of as pivoting around the subject, moving the joystick downwards, causing the character to look up, makes total sense. However, if thought of as controlling the characters head, the opposite makes just as much sense.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes

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    I've not seen a single comment that felt like bot behaviour to be honest. So I'm curious what you saw. Your description doesn't really fit anything I've read.

    I’ve been noticing some comments lately that feel a lot like bot behavior.

    I've not seen a single comment that felt like bot behaviour to be honest. So I'm curious what you saw. Your description doesn't really fit anything I've read.

    76 votes

  17. Comment on Charlie Kirk shooting: US President Donald Trump says suspect in custody in ~society

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    There was a press conference and they've now formally announced this as well, including the rumors about engravings on bullet casings.

    There was a press conference and they've now formally announced this as well, including the rumors about engravings on bullet casings.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University in ~health.mental

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    People might want that, but I doubt that's what they need.

    People might want that, but I doubt that's what they need.

    15 votes

  19. Comment on Signal introduces secure cloud backups in ~tech

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    Well it could be "store now, decrypt later". Also, aren't there laws which require you to store payment information for some amount of time in certain nations? However they may have made sure very...

    Well it could be "store now, decrypt later".

    Also, aren't there laws which require you to store payment information for some amount of time in certain nations?

    However they may have made sure very difficult to correlate a device with some backup.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games

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    RPGs are Role Playing Games. It's a somewhat loosely defined genre of games where you as the player are given a role in a story to play out. I'd say RPGs usually have strong coupling between story...

    RPGs are Role Playing Games. It's a somewhat loosely defined genre of games where you as the player are given a role in a story to play out.

    I'd say RPGs usually have strong coupling between story and gameplay. You might be able to make choices, or influence the world around you and it'll react accordingly.

    There's also usually gameplay elements associated with D&D, like skills or other progression systems. Things that further define the character you play. A game like Skyrim let's you lean into various different archetypes; like a thief, warrior, mage or anything in between.

    3 votes