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  1. Comment on Normal Golf Game | Trailer in ~games

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    This looks very silly. I'll have to check out the demo

    This looks very silly. I'll have to check out the demo

    3 votes
  2. Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages

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    Since the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the abbreviations thereof are AG and AGs. It follows that MILF should be MILFs.
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    Since the plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General and the abbreviations thereof are AG and AGs. It follows that MILF should be MILFs.

    66 votes
  3. 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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    I Just want to be Single is a very silly premise for a game. It seems like it was overly ambitious and the kickstarter money has run out.

    I Just want to be Single is a very silly premise for a game. It seems like it was overly ambitious and the kickstarter money has run out.

    3 votes
  4. Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games

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    Do people not do the options thing? That's the very first thing I do on every new piece of software I use. It's a good way to get a sense of how to use the program since they don't tend to come...

    Do people not do the options thing? That's the very first thing I do on every new piece of software I use. It's a good way to get a sense of how to use the program since they don't tend to come with user manuals anymore.

    15 votes
  5. Comment on Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be shipping this summer in ~games

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    It'll only take a few hundred successful microsoldering joints. How hard could it be?

    It'll only take a few hundred successful microsoldering joints. How hard could it be?

    2 votes
  6. Comment on Friday Facts #441 - Space logistics improvements in ~games

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    If you're not itching to start right away, the previous FFF said that 2.1 should come out by the end of June. I don't know of a Tildes server, but I'd be up for joining one if there is. EDIT: I...

    If you're not itching to start right away, the previous FFF said that 2.1 should come out by the end of June.

    I don't know of a Tildes server, but I'd be up for joining one if there is.

    EDIT: I didn't see any threads mentioning one after a quick search. If anyone wants to start one, send me an invite

    4 votes
  7. Comment on Website is unhappy in ~tildes

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    Can we not joke about that? I don't want anyone to start thinking of that as a good idea

    Can we not joke about that? I don't want anyone to start thinking of that as a good idea

    3 votes
  8. Comment on Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ in ~tech

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    Huh... Good to know. Thanks

    Huh... Good to know. Thanks

    2 votes
  9. Comment on Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ in ~tech

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    It's the same theory as having multiple intelligence agencies. If they have overlapping domains, you can use them to verify each other and make sure none of them are plotting against you. EDIT:...

    It's the same theory as having multiple intelligence agencies. If they have overlapping domains, you can use them to verify each other and make sure none of them are plotting against you.

    EDIT: Can you really not mark your own comments as jokes anymore? Did I miss an update or am I being blind

    6 votes
  10. Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp

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    Life expectancy for this sort of thing is 5-10 years in my experience.

    Life expectancy for this sort of thing is 5-10 years in my experience.

    2 votes
  11. Comment on Looking for an online spreadsheet to share with others (not Google or Microsoft) in ~tech

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    At the risk of stating the obvious, it seems like boring old email might work for this use case? (I've certainly been known to overengineer a solution in my day. Sometimes the easy things work...

    At the risk of stating the obvious, it seems like boring old email might work for this use case?

    (I've certainly been known to overengineer a solution in my day. Sometimes the easy things work well enough)

    10 votes
  12. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    I don't think that's good enough. Contributing to the potter-verse's cultural cachet is still causing a problem. It's time to let the IP die and Rowling's cultural significance with it.

    I don't think that's good enough. Contributing to the potter-verse's cultural cachet is still causing a problem. It's time to let the IP die and Rowling's cultural significance with it.

    11 votes
  13. Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech

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    The immediate change in behavior and loss of control under hypnosis is seriously creepy. Especially since the main character thinks its her own idea. Then we get large chunks of time missing...

    The immediate change in behavior and loss of control under hypnosis is seriously creepy. Especially since the main character thinks its her own idea. Then we get large chunks of time missing (especially important chunks of time), which is also unsettling. Independent of that, you have the societal changes of this kind of test becoming commonplace, which are unsettling in their own right.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech

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    C-Score is a hell of a short story. Nicely done! Edit: Here's a direct link for anyone who wants to read it. LINK

    C-Score is a hell of a short story. Nicely done!

    Edit: Here's a direct link for anyone who wants to read it. LINK

    7 votes
  15. Comment on Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs in ~games

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    Not disagreeing about their difficulties with counting, but this isn't Steam Machine 2. This is Steam Machine Reboot. So there should be at least one more after this.

    Not disagreeing about their difficulties with counting, but this isn't Steam Machine 2. This is Steam Machine Reboot. So there should be at least one more after this.

    5 votes
  16. Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop

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    The name of the game you're looking for is a "Duet Game". D&D probably isn't the best system since it assumes a 4+ person party in the action economy for combat and a wide distribution of skill...

    The name of the game you're looking for is a "Duet Game". D&D probably isn't the best system since it assumes a 4+ person party in the action economy for combat and a wide distribution of skill options out of combat. If you do decide to go with D&D consider having your player make a gestalt character to make sure that they have enough versatility

    8 votes
  17. Comment on "Visa" gift cards - What should I be looking at? in ~finance

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    Always nice to see someone else who's concerned about Plaid and their ilk. I remember looking for an easy budgeting option a few years back and couldn't find anything that didn't want my bank...

    Always nice to see someone else who's concerned about Plaid and their ilk. I remember looking for an easy budgeting option a few years back and couldn't find anything that didn't want my bank credentials.

    6 votes
  18. Comment on Steam Replay 2025 in ~games

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    I'm in a similar boat. I think it's a function of most of the steam audience doesn't use PC games as their primary downtime activity and of the people who do, most of them play a much smaller...

    I'm in a similar boat. I think it's a function of most of the steam audience doesn't use PC games as their primary downtime activity and of the people who do, most of them play a much smaller number of games total. So, if you happen to approach video games differently than average, your stats will be skewed compared to the average.

    5 votes
  19. 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
  20. 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.

    7 votes