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  1. Comment on You Can See Everything | Official teaser in ~movies

  2. Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football

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    Being that the first game is tomorrow, how do you think the draft will take place? Just assign random players to each team?

    Being that the first game is tomorrow, how do you think the draft will take place? Just assign random players to each team?

    4 votes

  3. Comment on You Can See Everything | Official teaser in ~movies

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    What is this about? After a quick Google search, not much info is out there.

    What is this about? After a quick Google search, not much info is out there.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Free Domino pizza from Domino's Pizza in ~food

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    Could this be the first Tildes hug of death? 😂 Did we take down multiple Domino's sites trying to get free pizza?

    Could this be the first Tildes hug of death? 😂

    Did we take down multiple Domino's sites trying to get free pizza?

    4 votes

  5. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    I've thought about that and may have to do it eventually but my home office set-up isn't the greatest. The printer is on the opposite side of where my computer sits so I'd have to figure out a way...

    I've thought about that and may have to do it eventually but my home office set-up isn't the greatest. The printer is on the opposite side of where my computer sits so I'd have to figure out a way to connect it and hide the cable somehow.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    Been a Linux user for almost 20 years now. Installed Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio back in 2007 because Windows Vista was just Windows Vista. In 2017 I switched to Linux Mint because I just couldn't get...

    Been a Linux user for almost 20 years now. Installed Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio back in 2007 because Windows Vista was just Windows Vista. In 2017 I switched to Linux Mint because I just couldn't get WiFi to work on my computer at the time, no matter what I tried. I've been using Linux Mint since then.

    I am not a programmer so I just use it for casual browsing really and it works well. The only pain point I have is once every four months or so, it will just refuse to connect to my wireless printer (Brother). Restarting the computer doesn't have work. Restarting the printer doesn't work. Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers doesn't work. Nothing works. Absolutely nothing. Meanwhile printing from my phone on the same printer works with no issues. And then I'll just give up. Then about six days later or whatever, I'll just be doing something when my printer goes off and then it will print 27 copies of what I was trying to print six days earlier. And then it will work perfectly for the next four to five months , and then our of nowhere when I try to print something, it will not print no matter what.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Technology is over in ~tech

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    Do kids these days read manuals like we used to when we were younger? Referring to this quote from the article: I remember way back in 2001 when a cousin of a cousin of a friend gave us his old...

    Do kids these days read manuals like we used to when we were younger?

    Referring to this quote from the article:

    on the way home I read the back of the box and the entire manual

    I remember way back in 2001 when a cousin of a cousin of a friend gave us his old computer (that was our first family computer). The guy gave us a ton of paperwork some of which wasn't even related to the computer itself. But I read every page of every one of those manuals and in one of those manuals I learned about HTML and that's when I got every book from the library about HTML and read every page twice!

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    My bad. Thanks for clarifying.

    My bad. Thanks for clarifying.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    Preorder is in? You can't pre order it yet? They're just collecting emails of people who are interested in the phone.

    Preorder is in? You can't pre order it yet? They're just collecting emails of people who are interested in the phone.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    This is definitely it! Up until a couple of weeks ago I was using a Pixel 5 (a phone from 2019) and it easily lasted me a full day. Meanwhile I have coworkers who keep their 10 month old iPhone...

    we have very different use-cases

    This is definitely it! Up until a couple of weeks ago I was using a Pixel 5 (a phone from 2019) and it easily lasted me a full day. Meanwhile I have coworkers who keep their 10 month old iPhone plugged in at all times and it's because they stay on tiktok and Instagram.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    I am not too concerned about the camera quality since I don't take a lot of photos. I'm willing to overlook a bad camera for a smaller phone assuming the phone isn't too slow. As long as it's...

    I am not too concerned about the camera quality since I don't take a lot of photos. I'm willing to overlook a bad camera for a smaller phone assuming the phone isn't too slow. As long as it's usable, I'll buy it.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    I also just upgraded, from a Pixel 5 to a Galaxy s25, which is a relatively small phone by today's standards but it is still big. I'll definitely buy this phone if they can raise enough money to...

    I also just upgraded, from a Pixel 5 to a Galaxy s25, which is a relatively small phone by today's standards but it is still big.

    I'll definitely buy this phone if they can raise enough money to actually make one.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    For those of you who haven't heard of this project, I figured I'd share this. It's a new company (Enough Phone) trying to build a compact Android phone. They've posted a few videos and blog posts...

    For those of you who haven't heard of this project, I figured I'd share this.

    It's a new company (Enough Phone) trying to build a compact Android phone. They've posted a few videos and blog posts already but this post outlined the specs of the phone

    7 votes

  15. Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk

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    We're in the golden age of being a fan of the arts (whatever your definition of art is). Imagine you're a young person, say late teens, and the year is 1996 and you just watched a random episode...

    We're in the golden age of being a fan of the arts (whatever your definition of art is).

    Imagine you're a young person, say late teens, and the year is 1996 and you just watched a random episode of Mr Show and you think David Cross is hilarious. You want to know more about him and his work? Guess what? You can't. Maybe you can search online if you have Internet access and find little info. Maybe you can go to your local library and perhaps find one of David's specials? Probably not. Or maybe you start calling local music stores and ask if they have comedy CDs and after a lot of phone calls you find out a music store two hours away has one of David's earlier specials on a CD. And good luck ever seeing him in person or even knowing where all David may perform next.

    Now, same scenario, imagine you're a young person, late teens in 2026 and you stumble upon a 19 second tiktok video od David Cross telling a joke and you think wow this guy is hilarious, I want to see more of him. And within four minutes youve got access to every one of his specials. Every appearance on every tv Show. Every appearance on every podcast. Every interview he ever did for a written paper/magazine. Every movie and tv Show he appeared in. One book he wrote and every other book which mentioned David and his comedy. Every podcast, shows, interview, of other people talking about David. And guess what? For just $45 and if you don't mind driving say 45-90 minutes to some random city near you, you can see David live in person?

    What a time to be alive!

    6 votes

  16. Comment on What theme do you use with Tildes? in ~tildes

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    I guess I'm in the minority here, I use Solarized Light. I find it easier to read comments with this theme. My phone is set to the dark theme from sunset to sunrise and with that, Firefox is also...

    I guess I'm in the minority here, I use Solarized Light. I find it easier to read comments with this theme.

    My phone is set to the dark theme from sunset to sunrise and with that, Firefox is also set to the device theme, and because of that about 90% of the web defaults to some sort of a dark theme. But I chose Solarized Light for Tildes at all times.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on A website that catalogues homes built by Sears in ~design

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    This feels a lot like the early Internet. You stumble upon a website managed by a person or two who really like [random topic] and they created a website for it. And here I am now looking at Sears...

    This feels a lot like the early Internet. You stumble upon a website managed by a person or two who really like [random topic] and they created a website for it.

    And here I am now looking at Sears homes near me!

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Danish authorities tracked and killed a wolf after a string of close encounters with residents – reignites a bitter debate over how a small, densely populated country should live with wolves in ~enviro

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    We have a similar situation with deer where I live. There are people who like the idea of there being deer in our region and will start protesting at any mention of population control. But, and...

    We have a similar situation with deer where I live. There are people who like the idea of there being deer in our region and will start protesting at any mention of population control. But, and this is a very big but, on the other hand, if you live in the area, you're in car collision with deer every other month and you're constantly waiting on your car to be repaired, car insurance rates going up, and on and on.

    I don't know what the solution is but it's interesting to read that other countries have similar problems.

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    I am not much of a software developer/ engineer so I can help with thr build of a replacement but I'd be happy to contribute some funding to start this up

    I am not much of a software developer/ engineer so I can help with thr build of a replacement but I'd be happy to contribute some funding to start this up

    1 vote

  20. Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food

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    Hey! Another flexiterian here as well! Vegetarian diet with lots of vegan meals, and I don't buy any meat or cook it at home. However, I'm not going to throw a fit because my little niece wants to...

    Hey! Another flexiterian here as well! Vegetarian diet with lots of vegan meals, and I don't buy any meat or cook it at home. However, I'm not going to throw a fit because my little niece wants to share some cookies she baked and the cookie recipe uses eggs. Or if someone invites me over for dinner and they made a buffalo chicken dip. I'll have a little bit of it.

    2 votes