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  1. Comment on Deinterlining: simpler subway service, fewer delays (New York City) in ~transport

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    This should be a big improvement for anyone who takes the subway regularly. Here's hoping the upgrades are effective. As an aside, it's easy to forget how big the scale of the New York subway is....

    This should be a big improvement for anyone who takes the subway regularly. Here's hoping the upgrades are effective.

    As an aside, it's easy to forget how big the scale of the New York subway is. "The MTA estimates that deinterlining Nostrand Junction will save riders 1.7 minutes every day, a cumulative 1 year of time daily [2] across over 300,000 daily riders." took me by surprise. It seems reasonable once you think about it, but it's still kinda wild

    4 votes

  2. Comment on A new Jolla phone has reached the required pre-order crowd-funding amount in ~tech

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    Unfortunately the US and Canada use different bands of spectrum than the rest of the world, so you need a different antenna in different areas (LINK). There's some overlap, but not enough for...

    Unfortunately the US and Canada use different bands of spectrum than the rest of the world, so you need a different antenna in different areas (LINK). There's some overlap, but not enough for things to feel full featured.

    IIRC the general advice for importing phones into the US is to do some research for the area that you live to check what bands are used for your carrier and then to compare that against what bands the imported phone uses. Usually Verizon is nothing, AT&T might have something if you're lucky, and T-Mobile has ~10% coverage.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Living wage calculator in ~finance

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    Housing is very optimistic (there are <10 units currently available that are in budget on zillow). Medical assumes you have employer sponsored coverage which seems iffy. I don't want to fact check...

    Housing is very optimistic (there are <10 units currently available that are in budget on zillow). Medical assumes you have employer sponsored coverage which seems iffy. I don't want to fact check too much here, but it seems quite optimistic to me. I suspect the "true" number is at least 20% higher than what was given for many if not all given categories.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on How do you design your campaigns? in ~games.tabletop

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    I get a good sense of what the BBEG's plan is, why they want to do it, and what will happen if the party doesn't intervene. For context, my most recent campaign had ~600 words in my notes before I...

    I get a good sense of what the BBEG's plan is, why they want to do it, and what will happen if the party doesn't intervene. For context, my most recent campaign had ~600 words in my notes before I decided to start running it. I had expected the campaign to run 40-60 sessions and would have filled in more context as we got further along in the plot (we ended up shuffling DMs at about the 20 session mark because we had some major turnover in the group and it made more sense to shelve this game and start a new one).

    For any given session, I try to have a combat prepped (whether or not we end up needing it) and a sense of what the players are likely to do. Ideally at the start of session N, I have enough prepped that I can run sessions N+1 and N+2 if I've misjudged where the game will lead. Realistically, I have an outline of what I expect session N to do and a vague sense for the rest.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Have you ever designed/created a spaceship for fiction, RPGs, etc? How did you do it? in ~creative

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    Expanding on this, knowing what level of detail you need also makes a big difference. Is it good enough to say that the flight deck is connected to the mid deck and the mid deck is connected to...

    Expanding on this, knowing what level of detail you need also makes a big difference.

    Is it good enough to say that the flight deck is connected to the mid deck and the mid deck is connected to the lower deck. The flight deck has the controls, the lower deck has storage, and guidance computers, and the mid deck has day-to-day operations (inspired loosely on the Shuttle)

    Or, do you need to know what equipment is on every wall, "floor", and "ceiling" (floors and ceilings are equally accessible as walls in microgravity, so you should use that space for equipment).

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games

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    Adding to the list of easy to play together. I played through The Witness with a partner and we both enjoyed it.

    Adding to the list of easy to play together. I played through The Witness with a partner and we both enjoyed it.

    1 vote

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  8. Comment on Crossdressing Garbage in ~creative

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    You should definitely make your own decisions, but the anecdata that I've seen from people in their 70s or older all suggests that they're happy to have made the change. Testosterone does makes...

    You should definitely make your own decisions, but the anecdata that I've seen from people in their 70s or older all suggests that they're happy to have made the change. Testosterone does makes changes over time, but the mental shifts from starting an antiandrogen and estrogen happy on a timescale of weeks or months and are quite worthwhile if your brain is inclined in that direction

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Cataloging your home library in ~books

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    Our family collection is just over 600 books and we have a spreadsheet with the metadata we care about.

    Our family collection is just over 600 books and we have a spreadsheet with the metadata we care about.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Dithering explainer in ~tech

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    This is a good explanation for how dithering works with some slick animations

    This is a good explanation for how dithering works with some slick animations

    5 votes

  12. Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games

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    I'm in a similar boat (ship?). I did a no revives playthrough a few months back which went surprisingly well all things considered.

    I'm in a similar boat (ship?). I did a no revives playthrough a few months back which went surprisingly well all things considered.

  13. Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games

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    Celeste is fantastic. I think it's my #1 platformer of all time

    Celeste is fantastic. I think it's my #1 platformer of all time

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games

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    Hardspace Shipbreaker is surprisingly chill once you've gotten the hang of things.

    Hardspace Shipbreaker is surprisingly chill once you've gotten the hang of things.

    13 votes

  15. Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp

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    Also in the Sublime camp. I started using it ~15 years ago (where did time go?) and haven't had any reason to change.

    Also in the Sublime camp. I started using it ~15 years ago (where did time go?) and haven't had any reason to change.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on UPS recommendations for home use? in ~comp

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    Just because someone needs to be unlucky doesn't make it fun when it's you. I didn't mean to come off as accusatory if I did. Just one of those troubleshooting things that it's easy to forget...

    Just because someone needs to be unlucky doesn't make it fun when it's you. I didn't mean to come off as accusatory if I did. Just one of those troubleshooting things that it's easy to forget about.

    Here's hoping the next one is better

    2 votes

  17. Comment on UPS recommendations for home use? in ~comp

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    I don't have much personal experience, but it sounds like you've been unluckier than average. Is there good airflow where you're using the UPS? Could it be overheating?

    I don't have much personal experience, but it sounds like you've been unluckier than average. Is there good airflow where you're using the UPS? Could it be overheating?

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Knights of Guinevere in ~tv

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    It's a very different intended audience, but The Owl House is lovely and worth watching

    It's a very different intended audience, but The Owl House is lovely and worth watching

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Knights of Guinevere in ~tv

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    The whole situation has big epcot vibes (In the original "Dictator Disney" direction).

    The whole situation has big epcot vibes (In the original "Dictator Disney" direction).

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Knights of Guinevere in ~tv

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    Exciting to see a new Dana Terrace project.

    Exciting to see a new Dana Terrace project.

    7 votes