Armando's recent activity

  1. Comment on Tildes multiplayer games in ~games

    Armando
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    I've also been playing palia! really enjoying my time. I think it would be nice if we had a little tildes community or something :)

    I've also been playing palia! really enjoying my time. I think it would be nice if we had a little tildes community or something :)

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Bram Moolenaar, creator of Vim, has passed away in ~comp

    Armando
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    don't think this is the thread for this man

    don't think this is the thread for this man

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Formula 1 2024 calendar announced in ~sports.motorsports

    Armando
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    earth shattering for us Australians! we get two (three?) races at a reasonable time in a row! I'm personally super chuffed with this change. Doesn't hurt that Suzuka is such a fun track to race on...

    earth shattering for us Australians! we get two (three?) races at a reasonable time in a row! I'm personally super chuffed with this change. Doesn't hurt that Suzuka is such a fun track to race on either.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Daniel Ricciardo to make shock AlphaTauri F1 return, Nyck De Vries out in ~sports.motorsports

    Armando
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    I heard that was the case when he started again with them, because of some poor habits from mclaren, but that he's been doing a lot better on the sim recently. I still believe he has the...

    I heard that was the case when he started again with them, because of some poor habits from mclaren, but that he's been doing a lot better on the sim recently. I still believe he has the potential! I guess these next dozen or so races will be his chance to prove himself again. Maybe he can catch that 2016 magic again

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Steam Deck or ASUS ROG Ally? in ~games

    Armando
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    I can't speak to the qualities of the devices themselves, but I've personally not had a great experience with ASUS, particularly with their software being terrible. They don't have a great...

    I can't speak to the qualities of the devices themselves, but I've personally not had a great experience with ASUS, particularly with their software being terrible. They don't have a great repuation for customer service either, as far as I'm aware, so this is something I'd keep in mind if I were looking at buying one of these two.

    10 votes

  6. Comment on The Selfish Fallacy in ~humanities

    Armando
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    I liked the way one of the commenters on the blog described it. "denial motivated by cognitive dissonance"

    I liked the way one of the commenters on the blog described it. "denial motivated by cognitive dissonance"

    4 votes

  7. Comment on China blocks 17.5 million plane tickets for people without enough 'social credit' in ~society

    Armando
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    Well sure, I suppose that is a caveat to my statement; Novels can be and are praised for being Orwellian.

    Well sure, I suppose that is a caveat to my statement; Novels can be and are praised for being Orwellian.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on China blocks 17.5 million plane tickets for people without enough 'social credit' in ~society

    Armando
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    People generally don't describe things as "Orwellian" in praise.

    People generally don't describe things as "Orwellian" in praise.

    12 votes

  9. Comment on I took two months off of the internet and it was wonderful for my mental heath. in ~talk

    Armando
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    What I also like to do is delegate certain uses of technology to certain times/days. For example I've delegated my mornings, right after I've woken up, for catching up on the news, Fridays and...

    What I also like to do is delegate certain uses of technology to certain times/days. For example I've delegated my mornings, right after I've woken up, for catching up on the news, Fridays and Sundays are for gaming, et cetera.

    2 votes