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  1. Comment on Steam Controller 2 sold out in ~games

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    I still think we should all call it Steam Controller 2.

    I still think we should all call it Steam Controller 2.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of May 3 in ~games

  3. Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk

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    Always had a soft spot for brontosaurus. Maybe it's because I'm a tall fella.

    Always had a soft spot for brontosaurus. Maybe it's because I'm a tall fella.

    11 votes

  4. Comment on Donald Trump says it's 'not possible' for the US to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars' in ~society

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    Noodly appendages move in mysterious ways.

    Noodly appendages move in mysterious ways.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies

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    You should check out the Australian comedy series Upright. Alcock stars with Tim Minchin. It's a delight.

    You should check out the Australian comedy series Upright. Alcock stars with Tim Minchin. It's a delight.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Legacy sequels and remakes you think were actually good and worth making? in ~movies

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    Mad Max: Fury Road Prey if you don't count the Alien v Predator series I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot, although I don't think it fits the category exactly, kind of another in a long series. Does...
    • Mad Max: Fury Road
    • Prey if you don't count the Alien v Predator series
    • I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot, although I don't think it fits the category exactly, kind of another in a long series.
    • Does Apollo count, or is it the same?
    • Conversely, Gladiator 2 was abysmal.
    10 votes

  7. Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech

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    Yuuuuuuuup. I'll concede that people need to occupy their time. I refuse to concede that they need to sell their time under threat of starvation.

    Most of all, I appreciate that he isn't treating "jobs" like they're an inherently good or inherently valuable thing. They aren't.

    Yuuuuuuuup.

    I'll concede that people need to occupy their time. I refuse to concede that they need to sell their time under threat of starvation.

    39 votes

  8. Comment on 2026 World Juniors thread in ~sports.hockey

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    ...and they did have it. Kudos to them, they looked in control just about every minute of the tournament. Great result for CZE, i have to hand it to them. Stoked for February's tournament, it's...

    ...and they did have it. Kudos to them, they looked in control just about every minute of the tournament.

    Great result for CZE, i have to hand it to them.

    Stoked for February's tournament, it's going to be a good one!

  9. Comment on 2026 World Juniors thread in ~sports.hockey

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    I've been watching this one. SWE feels strongest to me, but it's early. Great result for CZE over FIN. CAN and USA feel a bit flat - good efforts by LAT and SVK respectively vs the North...

    I've been watching this one. SWE feels strongest to me, but it's early. Great result for CZE over FIN. CAN and USA feel a bit flat - good efforts by LAT and SVK respectively vs the North Americans.

    My favourite thing I've learned about the next generation so far is that Aatos Koivu has signed with Montreal. That tickles me.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on The risks of AI toys for kids in ~tech

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    I don't have kids, but this seems like an unmitigated nightmare. Please no one buy this nonsense.

    I don't have kids, but this seems like an unmitigated nightmare. Please no one buy this nonsense.

    2 votes

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

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    If you like hockey, Tape to Tape rules.

    If you like hockey, Tape to Tape rules.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Former Canadiens star goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 in ~sports.hockey

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    My cousin meet him once. "I met him once, real nice guy" It's not always the case when you meet your heroes.

    My cousin meet him once.
    "I met him once, real nice guy"
    It's not always the case when you meet your heroes.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Former Canadiens star goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 in ~sports.hockey

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    Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender whose long resumé in and out of hockey included six Stanley Cup victories and helping backstop Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summit Series, died Friday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on How are you different than you were ten years ago? in ~talk

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    I wasn't going to respond to this, but I thought about it and realized that ten years ago this week I was wrapping up my amateur sport career, competing at a World Championships where I would...

    I wasn't going to respond to this, but I thought about it and realized that ten years ago this week I was wrapping up my amateur sport career, competing at a World Championships where I would (statistically) finish first for my position.

    Conversely, this year I competed for my local team at National Championships (where the level is not remotely comparable) and where I was (statistically) ... umimpactful lol

    This is what working in a brewery that sells pizza and not training 30h/week can do for you!

    9 votes

  16. Comment on In Tokyo for a couple of days, inviting recommendations in ~travel

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    Don't miss this. It's absolutely immersive and cool.

    Don't miss this. It's absolutely immersive and cool.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on South Korea banned dog meat. So what happens to the dogs? in ~food

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    Everyone deserves respect.
    • Exemplary

    Everyone deserves respect.

    35 votes

  18. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk

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    When I proposed to my wife, she said, “sure,” so I have a soft spot for it.

    When I proposed to my wife, she said, “sure,” so I have a soft spot for it.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on South Korean mother sues the government and an agency over the adoption of her missing son sent to Norway in ~life

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    🤯

    Choi Young-ja searched desperately for her son for nearly five decades

    🤯

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What is a non-problematic word that you avoid using? in ~talk