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Comment on A Minecraft Movie | Teaser in ~movies
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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
ACEmat Link ParentI'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.
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Comment on AI accuses journalist of escaping psych ward, abusing children and widows in ~tech
ACEmat Link ParentI'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.
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Comment on AI accuses journalist of escaping psych ward, abusing children and widows in ~tech
ACEmat LinkMeta: 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?
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Comment on Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, Mayor says in ~sports
ACEmat Link ParentI 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.
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Comment on What do you actually do at work? in ~life
ACEmat Link ParentSo personally I started at an HVAC school, but I don't usually recommend this to people. Most schools from talking to coworkers are all bookwork, whereas my school was very hands on. After that I...So personally I started at an HVAC school, but I don't usually recommend this to people. Most schools from talking to coworkers are all bookwork, whereas my school was very hands on.
After that I got started with a guy who worked with his son out of his garage doing new construction housing. I worked there for about a year, and that was what I needed to get my foot in the door in the industry. It's very hard to find a company right now that's willing to hire somebody green, and the entire industry will be shooting itself in the next 10 years or so because of it. If you can find somebody just looking for a helper at a small time gig, that's your best bet.
Avoid companies that put a lot of money into marketing. Avoid the billboard companies. Avoid any companies associated with Nexstar. They won't teach you how to be a tech, just a sales guy pretending to be a tech.
Once you have a year of experience anywhere, job hunting becomes infinitely easier.
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Comment on Where have all the insects gone? The tiny creatures on which the world depends seem to be in decline. But what does the data really say — and what is to be done? in ~enviro
ACEmat Link ParentWhen I was a kid, just 20 years ago, I remember bug splatter on cars being a thing where I lived. I never had to deal with bug splatter when I got my first vehicle.When I was a kid, just 20 years ago, I remember bug splatter on cars being a thing where I lived.
I never had to deal with bug splatter when I got my first vehicle.
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Comment on What do you actually do at work? in ~life
ACEmat LinkI'm just making the assumption that you're looking for comments from people who work in office settings considering the demographics here, but I'm gonna reply specifically to your I have a...I'm just making the assumption that you're looking for comments from people who work in office settings considering the demographics here, but I'm gonna reply specifically to your
With this approaching change to my life, I realised that soon I will have to make large decisions which will affect my future career.
I have a Bachelors in political science and was on my way to becoming a high school teacher.
Instead, I work in heating and air, with zero mechanical skill prior to getting into the trade. I make twice what I would have as a teacher, and put a number of techs I've met over the years to shame despite doing this 1/4 as long as they have.
What I'm getting at is, the decisions you make may have a large impact on your career, but they also may not. Don't feel like what you're deciding now puts your life on a fixed road.
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Comment on Repurposing an old central AC system in ~life.home_improvement
ACEmat (edited )LinkThis post has been living rent free in my head for a few days now, and I do have a couple of ideas for things you could do, instead of just saying what you can't do: If you repaired / replaced the...This post has been living rent free in my head for a few days now, and I do have a couple of ideas for things you could do, instead of just saying what you can't do:
If you repaired / replaced the blower motor, you could install a 5 inch filter cabinet to the air handler and put a MERV 16 filter in there, run the blower all the time, and that would give your house a psuedo whole house air cleaner.
You could even go for an electronic cabinet with UV bulbs if you wanted. I wouldn't recommend an EAC that uses a reuseable pad and electricity, those get gross. Keep in mind the fancier stuff has some pretty expensive annual maintenance in terms of bulb and filter replacement.
Take it a step further, install a whole house dehumidifier into the duct work. It does what it sounds like. Mind you when I say whole house I mean whole house, not just your bathroom. But then you could run your bathroom duct into the return feeding the dehumidifer, and it wouldn't hurt anything. No AC required.
https://www.aprilaire.com/whole-house-products/dehumidifiers
I don't know what the climate is in Southern NJ, but if you did the dehumidifier, then you could route a small outdoor duct into the return as well, take out excess humidity so you're not pulling it in from outside. They make fresh air damper kits with controllers that check the outdoor temperature so they're not pulling in super cold or super hot air.
https://www.fieldcontrols.com/fresh-air-ventilation-systems/
And if it's just your blower that's dead, honestly replacing them is pretty easy, Just need an adjustable wrench and a couple of nut drivers, typically 5/16 & 3/8. You can find nut drivers at most hardware stores that have swappable sizes that all fit on the shaft.
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Comment on Google must destroy $5 billion worth of user data illegally collected in Incognito Mode in ~tech
ACEmat Link ParentI was confused too, but like, as Tildes is dominated by mostly tech professionals, and I am not, I just assumed I was misinterpreting something. Doesn't it tell you when you open it "Hey this does...I was confused too, but like, as Tildes is dominated by mostly tech professionals, and I am not, I just assumed I was misinterpreting something.
Doesn't it tell you when you open it "Hey this does nothing to prevent tracking by websites, it just stops what you're doing from being saved locally"?
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Comment on Repurposing an old central AC system in ~life.home_improvement
ACEmat LinkWhat you're trying to accomplish as you have envisioned it would not work. Your bathroom fan isn't going to move nearly enough air to stop the coil from freezing in your attic. I mean even a 1.5...What you're trying to accomplish as you have envisioned it would not work. Your bathroom fan isn't going to move nearly enough air to stop the coil from freezing in your attic. I mean even a 1.5 ton AC needs 1.5 tons worth of air to stop it from freezing.
If you didn't run the AC you'd just be pumping humidity into your air handler and then dropping it back into your house.
Why don't you just vent the bathroom fan out of the roof? That's where it's supposed to go.
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Comment on Thousands protest against lithium mining in Serbia in ~enviro
ACEmat Link ParentYou can't just say "with all due respect" and think that just undoes your condescension.You can't just say "with all due respect" and think that just undoes your condescension.
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Comment on Monster Hunter Wilds: Basic mechanics overview in ~games
ACEmat Link ParentAs an avid boomstick enthusiast, I loved the moveset, but the new cannon sound effects to me are kinda lackluster. They sound more like pressurized air cannons than explosive cannons.As an avid boomstick enthusiast, I loved the moveset, but the new cannon sound effects to me are kinda lackluster. They sound more like pressurized air cannons than explosive cannons.
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Comment on My Hero Academia: Chapter 430 [END] in ~anime
ACEmat Link ParentI've only heard this second hand, but originally it was going to be longer. The writer cut it short due to harassment from fans to publish faster.I've only heard this second hand, but originally it was going to be longer. The writer cut it short due to harassment from fans to publish faster.
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Comment on As digital innovation reshapes the toy market, Lego's chief executive Niels B Christiansen discusses why playing around is good for children, adults and business in ~finance
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Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~misc
ACEmat Link ParentThis is kinda nit picky on my part, but Sanders ran on literally 0 of those platforms listed, and for the ones he did, he had legislation submitted that did pay for it. As an example, his tuition...This is kinda nit picky on my part, but Sanders ran on literally 0 of those platforms listed, and for the ones he did, he had legislation submitted that did pay for it.
As an example, his tuition free college plan used a less than 1% tax on certain stock and investing options.
He didn't run on pie in the sky ideas, he just wanted to bring us inline with basically the rest of the developed world.
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Comment on Star Trek x Doctor Who in ~tv
ACEmat Link ParentI got so excited and now so very, very disappointed.I got so excited and now so very, very disappointed.
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Comment on Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth in ~enviro
ACEmat LinkWe've apparently had the hottest summer in 10 years here in Atlanta (I moved here 2 years ago, I have to trust others), but funny enough this week was the first week that we had highs below 90 the...We've apparently had the hottest summer in 10 years here in Atlanta (I moved here 2 years ago, I have to trust others), but funny enough this week was the first week that we had highs below 90 the whole time.
Just funny that we didn't join in on the festivities.
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Comment on IT professionals and therapists in ~health.mental
ACEmat LinkI don't mean this to sound snarky, it's going to sound that way because text is text. What makes IT special from every other career that therapy patients may have? I work a blue collar job that my...I don't mean this to sound snarky, it's going to sound that way because text is text.
What makes IT special from every other career that therapy patients may have?
I work a blue collar job that my therapist can't remotely begin to understand. Yet they help, because at the end of the day, we all have the same kind of problems at their core. They're issues with people, systems, workload, or some combination of the three. A therapist really doesn't care about or need to understand the specifics of what you do, but how you can respond to it.
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Comment on We need to rethink exercise – The workout paradox in ~health
ACEmat Link ParentThe initial comment was talking about someone who sits around all day vs someone who exercises. My takeaway from that was an implication that personal metabolic rates are the deciding factor....The initial comment was talking about someone who sits around all day vs someone who exercises. My takeaway from that was an implication that personal metabolic rates are the deciding factor.
Could be wrong, that's just how I interpreted it.
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.