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

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    I finished Wolverine yesterday. It was very meh. Far too linear with collectibles mostly in the path. Too many slow walking segments. I felt the story got a little incoherent where they were...

    I finished Wolverine yesterday. It was very meh. Far too linear with collectibles mostly in the path. Too many slow walking segments. I felt the story got a little incoherent where they were adding new plot points late in the game, like

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    Phoenix and Apocalypse, and stealing the X-genes where not much earlier Essex just wanted to use the helix engine to awaken latent mutants.

    I was very much looking forward to the game being over by the end.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on A college girl was exploited on camera. A network of anonymous men got to work. in ~tech

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    I grew up in Texas. Unfortunately this is kinda what I mentally associate all sports people with, which may be unfair, but it’s so fucking prevalent.

    I grew up in Texas. Unfortunately this is kinda what I mentally associate all sports people with, which may be unfair, but it’s so fucking prevalent.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life

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    I’m pessimistic about the state of the world, concerned about my fit for being a good parent, have low patience, and a bit of a temper at times. But I’m also caring, decisive, spontaneous, and...

    I’m pessimistic about the state of the world, concerned about my fit for being a good parent, have low patience, and a bit of a temper at times. But I’m also caring, decisive, spontaneous, and generous. I was frequently unhappy as a kid, lonely, and wished I wasn’t around. But it passed, much later in life.

    I’m the parent of an almost-2-year old. My wife and I were on the fence for all of our relationship when we talked about having kids. Finally we just decided to let fate take over, and whatever happened happened, and we wouldn’t do any intervention to ensure we had a kid. We got pregnant almost immediately, and the first six months after my son was born were so extraordinarily difficult due to the sleep impacts of a newborn. In the midst of a midnight feeding, I’d wonder why we chose to inflict this on ourselves, and there was more than once I lost my temper when I couldn’t get my son to stop crying.

    However…after six months, it all got better. Once it stopped being exclusively “negative reinforcement” from him and he smiled at me (even if it was just a fart), there was a sense of reward to it. Feeding him’s been a struggle due to throwing food, but overall, I have no regrets even though it’s difficult. I say that even now that I’m a full time parent due to losing my job, which is utterly exhausting, but it’s okay. I’d be sad not to have him in my life, and I know one day I’ll miss these moments, even if they sometimes suck. I hope he’ll remember them fondly too (once he starts making memories).

    If you think you’ll be a good parent, and you have the emotional capacity for it, I won’t say do it or don’t do it because someone else shouldn’t make that huge decision for you. But maybe just allow nature to take its course if you’re not opposed to having a kid (after some forethought).

    2 votes

  4. Comment on My son pooped in the toilet in ~life

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    And they look at me weird when I announce I did it…

    And they look at me weird when I announce I did it…

    25 votes

  6. Comment on D6 TTRPG suggestions in ~games.tabletop

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    I’m gonna come shill Dolmenwood…it’s not quite all d6s but they get used a lot 😄

    I’m gonna come shill Dolmenwood…it’s not quite all d6s but they get used a lot 😄

  7. Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes

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    I hope it's not me? I rarely post or comment.

    I hope it's not me? I rarely post or comment.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop

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    Astinus was from Dragonlance, but Dark Sun did use heavy psionics. I unfortunately never got to play those settings though I read a decent amount of Dragonlance growing up. I hope they do all of...

    Astinus was from Dragonlance, but Dark Sun did use heavy psionics. I unfortunately never got to play those settings though I read a decent amount of Dragonlance growing up. I hope they do all of the settings justice!

  9. Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop

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    D&D is also doing Universes Beyond now, so probably.

    D&D is also doing Universes Beyond now, so probably.

  10. Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop

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    Looks like D&D might be revitalizing some old settings. I hope they modify the mechanics to match the settings rather than the other way around!

    Looks like D&D might be revitalizing some old settings. I hope they modify the mechanics to match the settings rather than the other way around!

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    Webster Wine Bar. Best burger, imo. Barbaro Taqueria for the best carne asada tacos I've ever had. Piece Pizza. High Five Ramen. Momotaro. Green Street Smoked Meats.

    Webster Wine Bar. Best burger, imo.
    Barbaro Taqueria for the best carne asada tacos I've ever had.
    Piece Pizza.
    High Five Ramen.
    Momotaro.
    Green Street Smoked Meats.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

  14. Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games

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    StarCraft Ghost.

    StarCraft Ghost.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society

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    I can't help but feel it is somewhat just, though...how many eyes can one lose before eye for an eyes is a valid way forward. I find myself really enjoying street-level superhero shows/movies far...

    I can't help but feel it is somewhat just, though...how many eyes can one lose before eye for an eyes is a valid way forward.

    I find myself really enjoying street-level superhero shows/movies far more than the shinier ones because it's like an outlet for me where people finally get their comeuppance for their actions, unlike the real world where there's rarely any repercussions.

    1 vote

  16. What steps can the average user do to secure their data privacy?

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    With all of the identity verification laws in the pipeline, data breaches, and government overreach (mandated monitoring in new cars in the US), what steps can the average person take to secure...

    With all of the identity verification laws in the pipeline, data breaches, and government overreach (mandated monitoring in new cars in the US), what steps can the average person take to secure their anonymity and data and device privacy?

    I’m a tech-savvy person but nowhere near the level of a great many. It seems like in the face of overwhelming odds, making small changes is only a drop in the bucket. I have all the data encryption settings enabled on my phone, but I use services like Dropbox and rely on it heavily. I’ve always thought that if the product is free, you’re the product…but I pay for Dropbox, so they shouldn’t use my data for training AI (but they likely are). Setting up a personal cloud seems like a daunting task, as is getting involved in any of the small projects that people have going (decentralized networks, mesh…things, P2P, etc). I’ve focused more on securing my home networks recently so my Ubiquiti devices are restricted in what they can access, but I haven’t actually pen-tested my network yet. I have PopOS! installed on my home desktop because I got tired of Windows’ invasive…everything, but ultimately I don’t know what I’m doing.

    There’s probably a great many people out there that feel like it’s hopeless to try to do anything because it won’t matter as there’s such a heavy push to invade, restrict, and monetize our digital lives. What can the average person do to take control of our devices and data?

    34 votes

  17. Comment on What I learned about billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s private retreat in ~society

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    I’m interested as well as I’m out of work

    I’m interested as well as I’m out of work

  18. Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech

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    I'm in the market for remote work, too. Applications have gotten me nowhere since November.

    I'm in the market for remote work, too. Applications have gotten me nowhere since November.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on I’ve ‘run out’ of notes on TickTick in ~tech

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    I’d suggest Obsidian. It’s free (except for their cloud sync, but you can use something like Dropbox to sync notes if you prefer). It utilizes Markdown format, so you can never really lose your...

    I’d suggest Obsidian. It’s free (except for their cloud sync, but you can use something like Dropbox to sync notes if you prefer). It utilizes Markdown format, so you can never really lose your notes since it just pulls from text files. There’s a world of plugins you can use with it as well - I don’t know if it has a countdown type of plugin, but everything else you’ve mentioned seems well in hand. I use it for everything.

    23 votes

  20. Comment on What is something you're holding together? in ~talk

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    I love being the DM! It's much preferred for me vs being a player - I've only been a player for a short time in a handful of things.

    I love being the DM! It's much preferred for me vs being a player - I've only been a player for a short time in a handful of things.

    2 votes