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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been listening to a lot of Mac Glocky and his reimagining of other rock/metal artists' songs (Duality, Freak on a leash, and West Coast are my favorites) as well as the expanded edition of Joey...

    Been listening to a lot of Mac Glocky and his reimagining of other rock/metal artists' songs (Duality, Freak on a leash, and West Coast are my favorites) as well as the expanded edition of Joey Valence and Brae's Hyperyouth. One of the new songs has a music video I ended up being in which is pretty cool to think about.

  2. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~talk

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    You could always start a leech colony, if you're desperate....

    You could always start a leech colony, if you're desperate....

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  3. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~talk

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    I have to ask because I've had no luck looking for any outside of traditional mortar and pestle options, do you know of / have any spice mills that you could recommend that don't use plastic in...

    I have to ask because I've had no luck looking for any outside of traditional mortar and pestle options, do you know of / have any spice mills that you could recommend that don't use plastic in the grinding mechanism?

  4. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~talk

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    The good thing about glass is that it's incredibly strong for what it is but most of its applications use that strength to make products that are so thin it creates the image of fragility. A...

    The good thing about glass is that it's incredibly strong for what it is but most of its applications use that strength to make products that are so thin it creates the image of fragility. A properly thick glass container can last generations, even unintentionally, like the ones found in landfills.

  5. Comment on Happy 17776 Day! in ~misc

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    That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.

    That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.

    9 votes

  6. Comment on Happy 17776 Day! in ~misc

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    Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!

    Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!

    16 votes

  8. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    That would be amazing but I imagine it would have to go on the equivalent of Adult Swim for Australian TV (only for every kid to watch it on YouTube as soon as they hear about it).

    That would be amazing but I imagine it would have to go on the equivalent of Adult Swim for Australian TV (only for every kid to watch it on YouTube as soon as they hear about it).

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

  10. Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space

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    Pad damage was one part of it, another was a camera view that showed portions of hookup equipment that was export-restricted due to potential for use on unfriendly liquid-fuelled rockets.

    Pad damage was one part of it, another was a camera view that showed portions of hookup equipment that was export-restricted due to potential for use on unfriendly liquid-fuelled rockets.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space

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    That tracks after the ITAR goof during Artemis I's launch. Show enough that people see it happen, but don't risk showing enough to get in trouble.

    That tracks after the ITAR goof during Artemis I's launch. Show enough that people see it happen, but don't risk showing enough to get in trouble.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk

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    XKCD has released the annual April Fool's comic. This one has a lot of small details to hunt for as you go.

    XKCD has released the annual April Fool's comic. This one has a lot of small details to hunt for as you go.

    23 votes

  13. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I'd never heard of them, thanks for putting me on! I enjoyed the Toxicity cover you linked (Cunio's vocals rock) and really dug their Know Your Enemy cover with Sophia Urista as well.

    I'd never heard of them, thanks for putting me on!

    I enjoyed the Toxicity cover you linked (Cunio's vocals rock) and really dug their Know Your Enemy cover with Sophia Urista as well.

  14. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been listening to a lot of acoustic covers, some from the original bands like Staind, Puddle of Mudd, and Paramore, but I've also been listening to Ernesto Schnack's covers of SOAD and Tool. I've...

    Been listening to a lot of acoustic covers, some from the original bands like Staind, Puddle of Mudd, and Paramore, but I've also been listening to Ernesto Schnack's covers of SOAD and Tool.

    I've also been on a bit of a blues kick, listening to Blues Delight, Albert Collins, and Lost in Blues.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Dentist prank advice in ~life

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    Can't get away from honesty tests these days, first the mechanics and now the dentists xD

    Can't get away from honesty tests these days, first the mechanics and now the dentists xD

    4 votes

  16. Comment on How to enjoy the end of the world in ~enviro

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    The big problem with nuclear power's implementation, in a world since this lecture's release where developed nations with notable energy needs like Germany have shuttered their nuclear sector and...

    The big problem with nuclear power's implementation, in a world since this lecture's release where developed nations with notable energy needs like Germany have shuttered their nuclear sector and reverted to non-renewables, is that the amount of money and time it takes to reactivate or construct new nuclear facilities able to effectively prevent or negate a destabilizing event is undesirable in the current economic conditions.

    By the time it becomes desirable, the time to implement will be too long coupled with where else the resources to implement will need to be going. Return on investment for a technology like that is one measured in decades, decades that it's difficult to predict time and support being available for at any time other than now, especially when there are so many other issues at such a great scale being created almost on impulse rather than in coordinated fashion.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on How to enjoy the end of the world in ~enviro

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    Right, we're too far down the current path and too unwilling to change course at a point before society destabilizes, and it's hard to tell what recovery from that destabilization will look like.

    Right, we're too far down the current path and too unwilling to change course at a point before society destabilizes, and it's hard to tell what recovery from that destabilization will look like.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Doomers in love in ~life

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    The people feel neurotic, which sounds right for DC, especially now.

    The people feel neurotic, which sounds right for DC, especially now.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Doomers in love in ~life

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    This was a great read. It's refreshing to hear at least one of the subjects in this essay look inward or at least admit to an inward recognition on the causes for their romantic isolation as...

    This was a great read.

    It's refreshing to hear at least one of the subjects in this essay look inward or at least admit to an inward recognition on the causes for their romantic isolation as opposed to the externalization found in reactionary discourse to stereotypes and anecdotes that enforce what I feel is the generalized acceptance in the circles I find myself in of shifting responsibility away from the self for all shortcomings. It's frustrating to hear that and how it contributes to Doomerism itself, and nice to find at least someone in the circles the author finds herself in that can break the trend for even a moment.

    8 votes