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  1. Comment on Lionel Messi to join Inter Miami after leaving PSG in ~sports

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    After months of speculation and negations it looks like it's finally happening. Inter Miami is in last place in the league, so Messi has his work cut out for him. Whatever the team's success, this...

    After months of speculation and negations it looks like it's finally happening. Inter Miami is in last place in the league, so Messi has his work cut out for him. Whatever the team's success, this seems like a huge win for MLS as a whole and soccer/football in general in North America.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Apple Vision Pro was just announced, it's Apple's first foray into AR/VR headsets in ~tech

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    The "in use" or "occupied" mode where those around you see some coloured cloud in your vision area simultaneously looked cool and gave me extreme Black Mirror vibes.

    The "in use" or "occupied" mode where those around you see some coloured cloud in your vision area simultaneously looked cool and gave me extreme Black Mirror vibes.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on Apple Vision Pro was just announced, it's Apple's first foray into AR/VR headsets in ~tech

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    I'll also add the thing does look ridiculous when they demonstrated people in "normal" situations with it. The scene with the dad filming his kids with it did not come off as endearing - it came...

    I'll also add the thing does look ridiculous when they demonstrated people in "normal" situations with it. The scene with the dad filming his kids with it did not come off as endearing - it came across as creepy spaceman.

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Apple Vision Pro was just announced, it's Apple's first foray into AR/VR headsets in ~tech

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    Wow... I fell for the rumours that $3000 was a fake price "leaked" by Apple to make the actual price more palatable. Guess not! That said I don't think it sounds unfairly priced. It truly looks...

    Wow... I fell for the rumours that $3000 was a fake price "leaked" by Apple to make the actual price more palatable. Guess not!

    That said I don't think it sounds unfairly priced. It truly looks like a remarkable piece of hardware, and almost like what I thought the future of computing might look like when I was a kid.

    I didn't really see any killer apps, but I didn't see any on the original iPhone either so I won't pass judgement there until developers have their way with it.

    It's definitely out of my budget, but I won't be surprised if it catches on in time.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Is there anything you don't like about Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Same. I'm optimistic it will a bit with this new influx of users from Reddit, but I think the invite-only would need to be lifted for any serious growth. That said there seems to be a very vocal...

    Same. I'm optimistic it will a bit with this new influx of users from Reddit, but I think the invite-only would need to be lifted for any serious growth. That said there seems to be a very vocal part of the community that doesn't want this site to grow or change though.

    12 votes

  7. Is there anything you don't like about Tildes?

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    I'm sure most of us can agree that Tildes is awesome, but is there anything you don't like about Tildes or that you would change? For myself, I dislike how so many topics are the same repeated...

    I'm sure most of us can agree that Tildes is awesome, but is there anything you don't like about Tildes or that you would change?

    For myself, I dislike how so many topics are the same repeated "get to know you" questions. As an example, here's what I see on the first page of the site:

    • What upcoming games or updates are you excited about?
    • What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
    • What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
    • What have you been listening to this week?
    • What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
    • What creative projects have you been working on?

    Three of them are essentially the same question/topic, and the discussions threads end up very repetitive. It sometimes feels like the first page of Tildes is the Jonathan Frakes asks you things meme.

    Is there anything you dislike about Tildes or would change?

    61 votes

  8. Comment on Ars Technica review of US released ID.Buzz in ~hobbies

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    100%. I think the only electric vehicle that I've seen that looks fantastic and still has a good amount of tactile buttons/controls is the Porsche Taycan. It's completely out of my budget...

    100%. I think the only electric vehicle that I've seen that looks fantastic and still has a good amount of tactile buttons/controls is the Porsche Taycan. It's completely out of my budget unfortunately.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! in ~tildes

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    One of the most useful features of reddit is country/city specific subreddits. They can be fantastic for discussing local issues, travel, and just general information specific to a location. Has...

    One of the most useful features of reddit is country/city specific subreddits. They can be fantastic for discussing local issues, travel, and just general information specific to a location.

    Has there ever been discussion of adding a ~local group that users could then tag with country, city, etc.?

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Any MLS fans here? in ~sports

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    Vancouver Whitecaps fan checking in. Would love to see some MLS discussion here on Tildes. Match Day threads would be cool.

    Vancouver Whitecaps fan checking in. Would love to see some MLS discussion here on Tildes. Match Day threads would be cool.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Any MLS fans here? in ~sports

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    They've been doing incredible. And IMO have the coolest team logo in the league.

    They've been doing incredible. And IMO have the coolest team logo in the league.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on I'm working on a mobile app for Tildes: Three Cheers for Tildes! in ~tildes

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    I know not everyone in the community sees it as a priority, but for myself and many others a native app is a dealbreaker. It means the difference between using Tildes as a novelty I look at once a...

    I know not everyone in the community sees it as a priority, but for myself and many others a native app is a dealbreaker. It means the difference between using Tildes as a novelty I look at once a month (usually when I am pissed off at some user hostile change reddit made), and using it regularly.

    As great as the website is, it can never compare to the speed, smoothness, and just general usability of a great native app. Things like logging in, menu navigation, search, etc. are always going to be cumbersome on a mobile browser.

    8 votes

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

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    Pretty late to the game here, but I just started playing Mario Kart 8 on Switch. It's a great game, but I lost interest pretty quick with the 150cc single player mode because the AI is just so...

    Pretty late to the game here, but I just started playing Mario Kart 8 on Switch. It's a great game, but I lost interest pretty quick with the 150cc single player mode because the AI is just so unfair it's not even fun anymore.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities

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    It’s very common for kids identified early as ‘gifted’ to never end up reaching their full potential because - as the first comment correctly pointed out - they’ve never had to struggle for...

    It’s very common for kids identified early as ‘gifted’ to never end up reaching their full potential because - as the first comment correctly pointed out - they’ve never had to struggle for anything. Once they are put in a situation that isn’t easy for them, they give up or tend to take the path of least resistance.

    https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/i-grew-up-gifted-but-my-life-didnt-turn-out-the-way-i-expected

    4 votes

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

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    I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. 35 almost exclusively since it came out. I thought I’d play it a couple of times for the novelty and forget about it like the Nintendo’s other free games, but...

    I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. 35 almost exclusively since it came out. I thought I’d play it a couple of times for the novelty and forget about it like the Nintendo’s other free games, but 22 hours in and I’m addicted to the competitive nature of it.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on For those new to working-at-home since the pandemic began: What purchases/subscriptions have most improved your life? in ~life

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    I picked up this portable laptop stand and feel it’s done wonders for my neck and posture. I often move around between a few rooms in the house or out on the deck to work, and I didn’t realize how...

    I picked up this portable laptop stand and feel it’s done wonders for my neck and posture. I often move around between a few rooms in the house or out on the deck to work, and I didn’t realize how much hunching over a laptop for hours on end affected me.

    6 votes

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

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    I lucked out and got a Switch to relieve lockdown boredom. I had one years back and sold it, so this is my second rodeo. Animal Crossing - New Horizons - It’s the first Animal Crossing game I’ve...

    I lucked out and got a Switch to relieve lockdown boredom. I had one years back and sold it, so this is my second rodeo.

    Animal Crossing - New Horizons - It’s the first Animal Crossing game I’ve played, and I bought into the hype. It’s cute and relaxed, but I can’t say I love it or would highly recommend it to everybody. I’m about 80 hours in and it seems like all you really do is collect things and try to arrange them to look nice. It’s a great time waster, but I also regret how much time I’ve wasted on it, and will continue to.

    Celeste - Revisiting this game and it’s just as great as ever. Difficult but fair 2D platforming game that is a pleasure to play, and rewards you every step of the way. Only complaint is I find the story/cutscenes boring and unnecessary, but I’m probably the minority in that.

    Shinobi (SEGA Ages) - Excellent arcade port of a title that has held up surprisingly well. The dev team did a great job adding QoL improvements, and it’s great to see classics handled with care as opposed to the typical retro port cash grabs you often see from whoever ended up with the licence.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Elon Musk tweets "Tesla stock price is too high imo", shares fall in ~finance

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    It’s not unlike Trump. Left unchecked, he’ll continue pushing and the behaviour becomes normalized.

    It’s not unlike Trump. Left unchecked, he’ll continue pushing and the behaviour becomes normalized.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Brush up your COBOL: Why is a 60 year old language suddenly in demand? in ~comp

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    It’s been mentioned often before, but the issue isn’t COBOL or learning COBOL. Yes it’s ancient by today’s standards, but it’s not horrible or even that difficult to learn. What is horrible is...

    It’s been mentioned often before, but the issue isn’t COBOL or learning COBOL. Yes it’s ancient by today’s standards, but it’s not horrible or even that difficult to learn.

    What is horrible is jumping into a 50 year old code base that’s been hacked together by just as many contributors over the years. Trying to figure out how to deal with years of fixes for weird edge cases, squeezed in business requirements from long gone PM, hacks... all thrown together in a time before best practices and modern CS fundamentals. A time when coding was something you learned on the job.

    On top of that throw in minimal to no documentation, nobody around with a deep understanding of the system, and the fact that most of these systems are business critical (if they weren’t, they were likely migrated to something else already) so make a mistake and it could end up costing the company millions.

    You can teach any programmer COBOL. It’s becoming familiar enough with the spaghetti that takes time, and it’s not the type of work most programmers worth their salt want to spend their career learning.

    6 votes

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

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    While I wait for my Switch to arrive and cure me of COVID boredom, I've been playing Phantasy Star IV on the Sega Genesis Mini. I'm really surprised how well it's held up and fast-paced it is. It...

    While I wait for my Switch to arrive and cure me of COVID boredom, I've been playing Phantasy Star IV on the Sega Genesis Mini. I'm really surprised how well it's held up and fast-paced it is. It can be a bit of a grind at times - as most RPGs were back in the day - and the translation can be a bit questionable, but overall it's a great RPG with some nice little surprises along the way.

    5 votes