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  1. Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationary items? in ~creative

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    FYI, for pens and things it's "stationery", and for things that don't move it's "stationary"

    FYI, for pens and things it's "stationery", and for things that don't move it's "stationary"

    2 votes
  2. Comment on What's a song that you initially didn't enjoy, but it grew on you over time and is now a favorite? in ~music

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    Usually it's to do with getting acclimated to certain vocal styles. One of the first bands I got into heavy screaming music with is Demon Hunter. They would alternate between harsh and clean...

    Usually it's to do with getting acclimated to certain vocal styles. One of the first bands I got into heavy screaming music with is Demon Hunter. They would alternate between harsh and clean vocals, and I really liked the cleans. I used to laugh at the intro to A Broken Upper Hand because I thought it was so "over the top". Eventually I ended up liking it, and a lot more from the band and genre (though that particular song is not a current favourite).

    Periphery - the cleans can be really high-pitched. e.g. The Way the News Goes

    Dance Gavin Dance - although I still don't think their harsh vocals are...well, good....I can tolerate them. The cleans are also really high but being used to Periphery helped a lot. I tried to listen to the album Mothership multiple times because a friend really likes them, and just wasn't into it. After liking a few songs from their next album, I went back and actually liked some songs from Mothership (e.g. Young Robot, Inspire the Liars, Philosopher King).

  3. Comment on SDL 3 official release in ~comp

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    Windows on its own is a circus... Numbers to years to names, back to numbers, skipping a number.

    Windows on its own is a circus... Numbers to years to names, back to numbers, skipping a number.

    1 vote
  4. Comment on GDC 2025 survey shows PC game development growing with lots interested in Valve's Steam Deck in ~games

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    Wow, truly the year of the Linus desktop

    Wow, truly the year of the Linus desktop

    6 votes
  5. Comment on [SOLVED] How can I hide streams from my YouTube subscriptions page? in ~tech

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    I also liked Frost's Cold Take series but he had a falling out with Second Wind and accuses Nick Calandra of some bad journalistic and business practices. He has his own channel set up now but...

    I also liked Frost's Cold Take series but he had a falling out with Second Wind and accuses Nick Calandra of some bad journalistic and business practices. He has his own channel set up now but videos are posted much less frequently. Anyway, when that happened, I realized that I too was only interested in a small portion of the videos they were making, so I unsubscribed. And yeah the algorithm still sends me Fully Ramblomatic. I think I wouldn't mind the odd Bytesized Review or The Backdrop to come my way but it kind of depends on what game or movie they're talking about for me to be interested.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on [SOLVED] How can I hide streams from my YouTube subscriptions page? in ~tech

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    I have these filters in uBlock Origin that I probably found on reddit somewhere ! YT Live Videos...

    I have these filters in uBlock Origin that I probably found on reddit somewhere

    ! YT Live Videos
    www.youtube.com##:is(ytd-rich-item-renderer,ytd-grid-video-renderer,ytd-compact-video-renderer):has(.badge-style-type-live-now-alternate)
    ! YT Streamed
    www.youtube.com##:is(ytd-rich-item-renderer,ytd-grid-video-renderer,ytd-compact-video-renderer):has([aria-label~="Streamed"])
    
    4 votes
  7. Comment on Death Howl | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    Comment from the dev defending their use of the term:

    Comment from the dev defending their use of the term:

    The way we see it, Death Howl has plenty of soulslike elements and we hope you see that once you get a chance to play the demo (going live today at 6PM UTC!). To name a few, you rest/refill your health at circles of power that respawn all the enemies on the map, you need to spend Death Howls (you can say these are souls of your enemies) to craft new, powerful cards and, once you rest, unused Death Howls are lost. You also meet various enemy types that you have to learn the patterns of in order to survive with more health (and not be forced to used the circles of power) and so on! We understand it's not clear from the trailer alone, so we hope the game will speak for itself 🤎and your feedback is crucial for us to know whether the way we perceive the game lands with the community - looking forward to your demo feedback!

    2 votes
  8. Comment on Marvel Snap has also been banned in the US following the TikTok shutdown in ~games

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it a purely pvp multiplayer game? That's more a baked-in design decision than a flaw.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it a purely pvp multiplayer game? That's more a baked-in design decision than a flaw.

    18 votes
  9. Comment on Horror in impossible places: liminal spaces and the backrooms in ~games

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    The book he talks about, House of Leaves, looks really cool. And I say that as someone who doesn't like books or horror for the most part.

    The book he talks about, House of Leaves, looks really cool. And I say that as someone who doesn't like books or horror for the most part.

    7 votes
  10. Comment on What are your favourite TV shows of all time? in ~tv

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    In no particular order, grouped in loose categories: Game of Thrones* The Boys Community Arrested Development** The Colbert Report Burning Love Wet Hot American Summer - First Day of Camp Whose...

    In no particular order, grouped in loose categories:

    Game of Thrones*
    The Boys

    Community
    Arrested Development**
    The Colbert Report
    Burning Love
    Wet Hot American Summer - First Day of Camp

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?
    Game Changer
    Make Some Noise
    Very Important People
    Taskmaster
    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
    Would I Lie To You?

    Firefly
    Black Mirror
    Battlestar Galactica (2003)*
    Stargate SG-1

    Rick and Morty
    Clone High**
    ReBoot
    Arcane

    Attack On Titan*
    Death Note*
    One Punch Man
    Cyberpunk Edgerunners

    * Falls off pretty hard after a certain point
    ** Don't like the years/decades-later revival seasons that much

    Hope I didn't forget anything!

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Starting a community-maintained Tildes source code fork in ~tildes

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    Squiggles (I'm not sure if I would even like this suggestion if someone else posted it, but it's how all well-educated people name the ~ symbol in their head, right?)

    Squiggles

    (I'm not sure if I would even like this suggestion if someone else posted it, but it's how all well-educated people name the ~ symbol in their head, right?)

    1 vote
  12. Comment on If your games library disappeared, which games would you repurchase? in ~games

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    I think I would just re-buy whenever I felt a strong desire to play one of them. There are a lot of games in my digital library that I love, and like the feeling of "owning" even if I don't play...

    I think I would just re-buy whenever I felt a strong desire to play one of them. There are a lot of games in my digital library that I love, and like the feeling of "owning" even if I don't play regularly, but I don't think I would immediately re-buy those games "without hesitation" if they were lost.

    So... probably Slay the Spire, Balatro, or Celeste would be the first one I'd get a craving for. Someone mentioned Halo MCC which I think would be another strong candidate, however it has been quite a while since I booted that one up. Along the same lines, maybe Duck Game.

    4 votes
  13. Comment on Your favorite game OSTs in ~games

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    I can't believe it either! Because I mentioned the series in my comment :)

    I can't believe it either! Because I mentioned the series in my comment :)

    1 vote
  14. Comment on Is there any escape from the Spotify syndrome? in ~music

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    I'm a metalhead too but most of my listening is in playlists I've made for myself where I add the songs I really like and discard the rest. If I love all the songs on an album then I'll listen to...

    I'm a metalhead too but most of my listening is in playlists I've made for myself where I add the songs I really like and discard the rest. If I love all the songs on an album then I'll listen to them, but that's somewhat rare.

    In general I like variety. A lot of the metal is prog or prog-adjacent. So to me it isn't that jarring switching from one artist/album to another. I'm used to huge dynamic shifts, changing instruments and styles mid-song.

  15. Comment on Your favorite game OSTs in ~games

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    Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy Kong Racing F-Zero X Halo (series) Geometry Wars 2 Guilty Gear (series) StarCraft Universe At War VVVVV Undertale - Megalomania Gravity Circuit

    Donkey Kong Country 2
    Diddy Kong Racing
    F-Zero X
    Halo (series)
    Geometry Wars 2
    Guilty Gear (series)
    StarCraft
    Universe At War
    VVVVV
    Undertale - Megalomania
    Gravity Circuit

    13 votes
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  17. Comment on Stimulation Clicker in ~games

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    I clicked a NordVPN banner ad, it opened a new tab, Firefox hung. Had to force stop. Back to 0.

    I clicked a NordVPN banner ad, it opened a new tab, Firefox hung. Had to force stop. Back to 0.

    7 votes
  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    ABZÛ Played the first half or so (looks like it's only a couple hours). It's more of an experience type of game where you swim through some beautiful underwater environments. So far it's been...

    ABZÛ

    Played the first half or so (looks like it's only a couple hours). It's more of an experience type of game where you swim through some beautiful underwater environments. So far it's been pretty good, though for whatever reason I felt like I was just kind of speeding through it without really soaking it in (no pun intended). I think I need to wait til I'm in the right mood to finish it.

    The Talos Principle

    You're a robot put in a garden and instructed by an entity that identifies itself as Elohim (a name for God) to...solve some puzzles. You get rewarded by opening up more areas with more puzzles and you can access terminals that let you read emails from (what seem to be presented as) human designers and error logs, and interact with a system AI. You are instructed not to ascend the Tower or else you will surely die.

    The first few puzzles have been good so far. I'm not the kind of person who is going to particularly enjoy scouring the game world for more log files and lore to read, so I don't think I will end up getting the full experience out of the game, but I think I'll enjoy doing some more puzzles and I am kind of intrigued by the main storyline.

    It Takes Two

    Have been looking for a couch-co-op game to play with my brother when I visit for holidays and this one has had much acclaim and recommendation. The gameplay is pretty fun. There is a nice wide variety of mechanics and asymmetric duo puzzles and platforming and a little bit of combat. I could see myself playing it through a second time as the other character. I really don't like the storyline/characters/voice acting...Once we figured out (googled) how to skip cutscenes (both players have to hold B for a few seconds), we were skipping most of them.

    5 votes
  19. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Un-nerfed is probably fine. I assume you avoided "buffed" on purpose. Could consider "rebalanced".

    Un-nerfed is probably fine. I assume you avoided "buffed" on purpose. Could consider "rebalanced".