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  1. Comment on Man unable to interact with any of his smart devices for a week after delivery driver accuses him of being racist in ~tech

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    That's pretty much what the clickbait headline said, so yeah.

    That's pretty much what the clickbait headline said, so yeah.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on What do you miss the most about the old internet? in ~tech

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    I never really understood the appeal of AskJeeves. To me, the advertising always seemed like a bit much. Just like Yahoo search was. Then Google came around and at the time was much better. Of...

    I never really understood the appeal of AskJeeves. To me, the advertising always seemed like a bit much. Just like Yahoo search was. Then Google came around and at the time was much better. Of course, google is riddled with ads now too.

  3. Comment on Tildes and identity politics in ~tildes

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    Folk were doing that on reddit, and using bots. When the_donald first started up and was first starting to be noticed I took the bait and argued with them, saying that stuff Trump did/said was...

    it would've been mighty useful to know who posted to the_donald regularly for example

    Folk were doing that on reddit, and using bots. When the_donald first started up and was first starting to be noticed I took the bait and argued with them, saying that stuff Trump did/said was stupid, which of course got me swiftly banned from that sub. However, years later I started receiving random bans from other communities I had never even heard of or participated in because I "participate in the_donald" and my account was tagged by a browser addon (which no longer seems to exist) that kept a list of "deplorables" and would tag usernames with a "deplorable" tag, which of course meant that people were outright nasty to anything you said becuase you're branded a "trump supporter" aka "a deplorable." I ended up having to make a new account because of that.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on What upcoming games or updates are you excited about? in ~games

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    Starship Troopers: Extermination is in early access and appears to be shaping up to be a decent game (finally a decent Starship Troopers roopers game!). It is just lacking in content and I can't...

    Starship Troopers: Extermination is in early access and appears to be shaping up to be a decent game (finally a decent Starship Troopers roopers game!). It is just lacking in content and I can't wait for more to come out. I just hope they can maintain their momentum and user base until then.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Went to a Skydiving Boogie for the weekend and had a great time. I learned a lot. I got my 99th jump and we had a whole cool jump planned for my 100th but alas, the weather got in the way....

    Went to a Skydiving Boogie for the weekend and had a great time. I learned a lot. I got my 99th jump and we had a whole cool jump planned for my 100th but alas, the weather got in the way. Nonetheless it was a great time.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Anyone here like motorcycles? in ~transport

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    I love them. I have 3. A '85 Honda Magna VF500, a Yamaha V-Star 950, and a KLR650. When I lived in San Antonio the V-Star was my only vehicle for like 2 years and I had a long commute. I got tired...

    I love them. I have 3. A '85 Honda Magna VF500, a Yamaha V-Star 950, and a KLR650.

    When I lived in San Antonio the V-Star was my only vehicle for like 2 years and I had a long commute. I got tired of that and I have a car now, but I still love to ride. Fortunately I don't live in a particularly large city with big-city traffic.

    1 vote

  7. Any skydivers here?

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    I love to skydive even though I'm relatively new. It's given me lots of motivation to lose weight and the community so far is great! As a trans woman in the US South who jumps in the South, I've...

    I love to skydive even though I'm relatively new. It's given me lots of motivation to lose weight and the community so far is great! As a trans woman in the US South who jumps in the South, I've found them to be incredibly accepting and welcoming, and there's nowhere I'd rather be than hanging out at the drop zone on a pretty day!

    Anyone else like to skydive?

    8 votes

  8. Comment on Any aviators out there? in ~hobbies

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    I like Jumping out of airplanes! I've been thinking of getting into PPG, as I love flying under canopy and I think I'd like to be able to stay up longer and fly around.

    I like Jumping out of airplanes! I've been thinking of getting into PPG, as I love flying under canopy and I think I'd like to be able to stay up longer and fly around.

  9. Comment on What would cause moral panic if invented today? in ~talk

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    This makes me think of my favorite aircraft, the F-89 Scorpion! I love the dark absurdity of it: it was armed with unguided air-to-air rockets with a nuclear warhead!

    This makes me think of my favorite aircraft, the F-89 Scorpion!

    I love the dark absurdity of it: it was armed with unguided air-to-air rockets with a nuclear warhead!

    3 votes

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

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    DoomRL and Cogmind. They're both roguelikes. DoomRL I like because it's not as complex as many roguelikes but still has a good few character"builds" you could make for different types of gameplay....

    DoomRL and Cogmind. They're both roguelikes.

    DoomRL I like because it's not as complex as many roguelikes but still has a good few character"builds" you could make for different types of gameplay. It has Crafting better guns, etc too.

    Cogmind I've just started but seems more complex. Your character is a robot you can add parts to and you get stronger based on parts, not from levelling and experience.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Weight loss - how are you approaching it? How’s your progress? in ~health

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    I have lost 50lbs since January of last year, so about a year and a half. I don't eat all that healthy, really, I just eat 2 meals a day, brunch and dinner. Around 11am-12pm and 5-6pm, ish. Each...

    I have lost 50lbs since January of last year, so about a year and a half. I don't eat all that healthy, really, I just eat 2 meals a day, brunch and dinner. Around 11am-12pm and 5-6pm, ish. Each meal is 700-800 calories. So, I can eat a whole fast food meal with unsweetened tea or a diet coke if I wanted.

    1400-1600 calories per day. No "cheat days." Stopped drinking mostly and factor calories from booze into daily allowance. I work in an office mostly but I try to be active on weekends.

    3 votes