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Comment on The San Antonio Spurs win the Western Conference Finals, defeating the reigning Oklahoma City Thunder in ~sports.basketball
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Comment on Breadmaker update: one year in! in ~food
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis was the first thing that I thought of. It's a bit jarring to see g/kg and a comma for a decimal point in the comment but then cups and tbs in the recipe. Pick a side, man!Apologies for jumping to a conclusion but have you tried weighing your flour and water rather than using cup measurements?
This was the first thing that I thought of. It's a bit jarring to see g/kg and a comma for a decimal point in the comment but then cups and tbs in the recipe. Pick a side, man!
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Comment on Movie fatigue in ~movies
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentHave you seen Broadcast News? Seems like it matches your vibe.Have you seen Broadcast News? Seems like it matches your vibe.
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Comment on Movie fatigue in ~movies
BartHarleyJarvis Link Parent+1 for Sorcerer (1977) I was going to recommend that one because I rarely see it show up in threads like these. 10/10 score, will change the way you navigate a tight parking garage.+1 for Sorcerer (1977)
I was going to recommend that one because I rarely see it show up in threads like these. 10/10 score, will change the way you navigate a tight parking garage.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI recently reached 100% on one of my favorite games and I will never do it again. I love Red Dead Redemption 2. It's my go-to game when I'm feeling depressed or anxious. I love being out on the...I recently reached 100% on one of my favorite games and I will never do it again. I love Red Dead Redemption 2. It's my go-to game when I'm feeling depressed or anxious. I love being out on the frontier, taking in the beautiful landscapes, exploring the openness, appreciating the sense of freedom, and contemplating the American promise that felt so close to reality at certain parts of the late 19th-centrury despite the obvious failures and heavy cost of said promise. Tahiti. It will take a hell of a game to unseat RDR2 from my top spot.
This was my third or fourth playthrough of RDR2 and I decided it was time to finally earn that 100%. For as much as I love the game, it started to feel ridiculous as I was on hour 8 of hunting for small birds and every Google search was related to some animal I had to find in game. I think things reached a breaking point when I was driving IRL through an area that reminded me of Lagras and I saw a white bird fly over the road and immediately thought, "Snowy Egret!" It's too much for me. I still pushed through and in some ways I'm glad I did, but never again. I need to keep both feet in reality and I can't do it when I'm pushing for 100%. I'd also like to be in a relationship again someday and the number of potential companions that will put up with me playing that often ain't much.
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Comment on 007 First Light reviews – Top Critic Average: 88 in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI've been playing this a lot after work and while I really suck at it, I'm having a good time. I'm coming fresh off of a replay of RDR2, which has almost the exact opposite approach to gun battles...I've been playing this a lot after work and while I really suck at it, I'm having a good time. I'm coming fresh off of a replay of RDR2, which has almost the exact opposite approach to gun battles so it's taking me a while to adjust to the big action sequences. Evidently the concept of flanking your opponent wasn't discovered until the sometime after 1911 and I am now paying the price for that. My only critique so far is that the training portion DID NOT prepare me for the first mission lol.
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Comment on 007 First Light reviews – Top Critic Average: 88 in ~games
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentYou can go back and replay a specific level once you've passed it and there are multiple ways to tackle an objective. I plan on doing that once I finish the story, which is pretty short by modern...You can go back and replay a specific level once you've passed it and there are multiple ways to tackle an objective. I plan on doing that once I finish the story, which is pretty short by modern AAA standards.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 25 in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkNo link to share, just an observation and a itty bitty rant. In the past week, there has been some wild news that would've garnered significant attention and discussion in normal times. The...No link to share, just an observation and a itty bitty rant. In the past week, there has been some wild news that would've garnered significant attention and discussion in normal times. The potential end of a war, a shooting at the White House, an assault on democracy and civil/voting rights, the Trump administration targeting activists for bringing aid to Cuba, the buildup to invade Cuba and the second bogus arrest of a sovereign country's leader, another round of activists detained and tortured by Israel for trying to deliver aid to genocide victims in Gaza, and potentially another genocide/ethnic cleansing campaign brewing in Lebanon. I'm sure there's plenty more that I'm forgetting.
Shit is crazy, but we got nothin about it over here except for a lively discussion about few companies leaving Canada and some classic incompetence from the Democrats. I'm not mad about it because I am not posting anything either. It's a sign of how horrifying and depressing and fucked up everything is and how often we have to confront major news.
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Comment on 'The report's so stupid': The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling US Democrats in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentIf people actually wanted "moderate" Democrats, then folks like Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin would be the rising stars in the Democratic party and John Fetterman would be a folk hero....If people actually wanted "moderate" Democrats, then folks like Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin would be the rising stars in the Democratic party and John Fetterman would be a folk hero. I'll admit that I run in different circles, but I don't see a lot of buzz around them outside of your everyday television pundits. Maybe there's a silent majority out there, but they have some peculiar insights when the pollsters call up.
Is this the kind of leadership that people want? Or is it the result of some clever marketing from the big money funded machine within the party? Have democratic primary voters been voting on their interests, or have they been chasing after the candidates they've heard are the most electable?
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Comment on FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time" in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentCongratulations!! You've officially earned your place on an NSPM-7 terror watchlist!! 🎉 🎉🎉🎉🥳 I'll see you at the gulag, homie! -
Comment on Cheekface - MFT (2026) in ~music
BartHarleyJarvis LinkYes, there is no shortage of posts about AI, but have we considered a song about AI?Yes, there is no shortage of posts about AI, but have we considered a song about AI?
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Cheekface - MFT (2026)
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Comment on MP3 player recommendations in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentMan, are there no limits to Gen Z/Alpha's appropriation of late 90s and early 00s culture? Just the other day I ran into a kid wearing a small quicksilver shirt, tight necklace, and jnco sized...Man, are there no limits to Gen Z/Alpha's appropriation of late 90s and early 00s culture? Just the other day I ran into a kid wearing a small quicksilver shirt, tight necklace, and jnco sized jeans. So help me god, if nu metal makes a comeback...
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Comment on The banal horror of Jimmy Fallon in ~tv
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI like Current Affairs, but they can be pretty sloppy. Maybe it's because it's a small operation that puts out a lot of content, but that claim about Fallon being off the hit list is contradicted...I like Current Affairs, but they can be pretty sloppy. Maybe it's because it's a small operation that puts out a lot of content, but that claim about Fallon being off the hit list is contradicted in the first hyperlink in that sentence. It doesn't change the rest of the criticism, but it's a bad look.
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis is why I roll my eyes every time I hear a Democrat politician say something like "I want a strong Republican party" or make a distinction between MAGA and Republicans. None of this would be...A second branch of government (Congress) is constructed unfairly to allow minority rule, and actively supports the corruption
This is why I roll my eyes every time I hear a Democrat politician say something like "I want a strong Republican party" or make a distinction between MAGA and Republicans. None of this would be possible if just 10-20% of congressional Republicans took a principled stance. Maybe a lot of them feel some type of way behind closed doors, but that doesn't mean anything.
It's pretty clear in your comment that this is something that didn't happen overnight, but it feels like the true extent of the damage only became noticable under Trump. I'm currently listening to this podcast called The Masterplan, which is about the history of the unitary executive theory. It's very overproduced, but it makes a compelling case about this imbalance of power being a long-term plan that started in the wake of Watergate.
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI know I'm probably beating a dead horse with an anti-Trump post here, but seeing all of his corruption lumped together in one story is quite impressive.I know I'm probably beating a dead horse with an anti-Trump post here, but seeing all of his corruption lumped together in one story is quite impressive.
The Trump Organization launched Trump Mobile, a branded phone that costs $499 and an additional $47.45/month for the “47” plan. The Trump organization does not manufacture the phone or provide cell service (the phone itself has yet to be released, and the network will be operated by Liberty Mobile Wireless). Instead, Trump licenses his name to the deal and then promotes it using the presidential brand while he is in office — all at a cool profit.
Wherever you look, there’s another potential profit. Last spring, the Trump family opened an exclusive club in Washington called “Executive Branch” that charges $500,000 per membership. The parent company of Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, even launched as a publicly traded organization with his initials, DJT, as its ticker; Trump himself holds a huge stake in the company and the stock’s value has fluctuated based solely on Trump’s political fortunes. Shoot, the president’s son, Eric Trump, went on Fox News and graciously received congratulations about his own company receiving a $24 million Pentagon contract.
Just yesterday, while I was finishing up this story, The Financial Times reported that the Trump sons had taken a stake in the Kazakh mining company that just won a $1.6 billion contract from the Trump administration. Then, hours later, a Bloomberg story landed in my inbox about the U.S. Air Force agreeing to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Trump’s sons. During a talk I did with college students at St. Olaf College in Minnesota this morning, one of the students asked me about the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. investing in and advising the gambling and prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket. I didn’t even know about it. I’d just spent the past week writing and researching claims of corruption against the Trump family, and I’m still discovering glaring new examples every day.
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The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI did not know that was a thing! ThanksI did not know that was a thing! Thanks
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis (edited )Link ParentFor the sake of clarity, the article/op-ed in question is actually the transcript of a podcast that featured a range of progressive viewpoints, including one from a card-carrying DSA member.For the sake of clarity, the article/op-ed in question is actually the transcript of a podcast that featured a range of progressive viewpoints, including one from a card-carrying DSA member.
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentRenegades is an underrated album. I always thought they would make an amazing cover of KRS-ONE's Sound of da PoliceRenegades is an underrated album. I always thought they would make an amazing cover of KRS-ONE's Sound of da Police
I'm not a sports fan, but I thought this was funny: Attack on Wemby