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  1. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    Someone once suggested in a YT video that there should be an easily reachable little courtesy honk button, just one or two short bips rather than beeps, maybe to let the distracted person ahead...

    Someone once suggested in a YT video that there should be an easily reachable little courtesy honk button, just one or two short bips rather than beeps, maybe to let the distracted person ahead know that the light is green or to thank them for letting you pass.

    bip

    bibbip

    11 votes
  2. Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books

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    I don't think I cn off the top of my head, no, but those were the sort of things I meant. I thought they also counted.

    I don't think I cn off the top of my head, no, but those were the sort of things I meant. I thought they also counted.

    2 votes
  3. Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books

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    I was going to say Warhammer 40K, but I think it might actually be Discworld - there were a handful of books set there that were written by others, IIRC, although they may not have been full...

    I was going to say Warhammer 40K, but I think it might actually be Discworld - there were a handful of books set there that were written by others, IIRC, although they may not have been full novels. I think it was also the first I came into contact with. The quality inevitably varies, but very few of them bored me. I think I might be more likely to read books in a setting if I know that multiple authors have contributed to it, because that's more interesting to me - if I didnt like the last book, maybe I'll like the next one more.

    Avoid Unseen Academicals, Raising Steam and Snuff - they're inevitably disappointing, due to the advancing Alzheimer's.

    6 votes
  4. Comment on US President Donald Trump has begun demolishing the east wing of the White House, without approval in ~society

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    Imagine if Obama had done this. Millions would call for his lynching and a civil war. Better, in their opinion, that a tacky ballroom is being installed to stroke the ego of a child rapist and...

    Imagine if Obama had done this. Millions would call for his lynching and a civil war.

    Better, in their opinion, that a tacky ballroom is being installed to stroke the ego of a child rapist and traitor to the nation.

    If Conservatives didn't have double standards, they'd have no standards at all.

    28 votes
  5. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    Well, OperaGX had been pretty good for me so far. It takes a little getting used to the left-hand sidebar icons, though. And some extensions arent compatible with it, like YT Sponsor Block.

    Well, OperaGX had been pretty good for me so far. It takes a little getting used to the left-hand sidebar icons, though. And some extensions arent compatible with it, like YT Sponsor Block.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 13 in ~society

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    Absolutely nothing worth stripping someone of their visa, and they were right to say it, but the Anerican Nazis need their Horst Wessel.

    Absolutely nothing worth stripping someone of their visa, and they were right to say it, but the Anerican Nazis need their Horst Wessel.

    6 votes
  7. Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games

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    Steam autumn sale's on, by the way, if you wanted something worth paying for. Because hoo damn, that is one poor value prospect, Microsoft.

    Steam autumn sale's on, by the way, if you wanted something worth paying for. Because hoo damn, that is one poor value prospect, Microsoft.

    7 votes
  8. Comment on Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia' in ~tech

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    Yes, but also an evil man and an enemy of humanity.

    Yes, but also an evil man and an enemy of humanity.

    7 votes
  9. Comment on Messenger, a cute little 3d browser game in ~games

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    That was cute, OP. Thanks!

    That was cute, OP. Thanks!

    4 votes
  10. Comment on Deimos Loading Screens mod for Fallout: New Vegas in ~games

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    Now that's what I call multitalented!

    Now that's what I call multitalented!

    4 votes
  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

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    This applies doubly so to online chats, but when someone says, "I like how . . .", "It's funny/cute how . . ." No it isn't. F--k off.

    This applies doubly so to online chats, but when someone says, "I like how . . .", "It's funny/cute how . . ."

    1. No it isn't.
    2. F--k off.
  12. Comment on Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads in ~tech

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    Well, I hope the stores selling them get burned to the ground often enough that they stop doing it.

    Well, I hope the stores selling them get burned to the ground often enough that they stop doing it.

  13. Comment on Dirtbags made comedian Stavros Halkias famous. Now he’s helping them remake their lives. in ~life

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    Oh, I remember those Cumtown videos from YouTube. I thought that name was familiar. "So, I've been watching a lot of what I like to the call the Entenmann's Donut-goatee era of Steven Seagal...

    Oh, I remember those Cumtown videos from YouTube. I thought that name was familiar.

    "So, I've been watching a lot of what I like to the call the Entenmann's Donut-goatee era of Steven Seagal movies..."

    "Walking fatly around corners..."

    3 votes
  14. Comment on More US employers fire workers over Charlie Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts in ~society

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    SMH, they should've just criticized Horst Wessel instead.

    SMH, they should've just criticized Horst Wessel instead.

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 8 in ~society

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    Apologies for the Xitter link - Fox host Brian Kilmeade suggests Aktion T4-esque forced euthanisation of the homeless and mentally ill: https://x.com/SpencerHakimian/status/1966714947208888512

    Apologies for the Xitter link - Fox host Brian Kilmeade suggests Aktion T4-esque forced euthanisation of the homeless and mentally ill:

    https://x.com/SpencerHakimian/status/1966714947208888512

    6 votes
  16. Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life

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    What the feck. That's the most horrendously incompetent bank I've ever heard of. And they were very wrong about the Direct Debit - you're covered by DD guarantee, so they should raise an immediate...

    What the feck. That's the most horrendously incompetent bank I've ever heard of. And they were very wrong about the Direct Debit - you're covered by DD guarantee, so they should raise an immediate indemnity claim for any fraudulent DDs and refund all payments fully to you without issue. They must offer some poor staff training.

    2 votes
  17. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (August 2025) in ~health.mental

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    Not too bad. In the last few months, I've managed to lose at least 15 pounds. Started a diet, and that's going smoothly so far. I've also discovered kefir, which tastes gooood.

    Not too bad. In the last few months, I've managed to lose at least 15 pounds. Started a diet, and that's going smoothly so far. I've also discovered kefir, which tastes gooood.

    2 votes
  18. Comment on Social media probably can’t be fixed in ~tech

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    It's kind of like orks gathering into a Waaagh that launches against Armageddon and gets defeated and scatters, only to repeat the cycle. Everything is kind of like Warhammer, really.

    It's kind of like orks gathering into a Waaagh that launches against Armageddon and gets defeated and scatters, only to repeat the cycle.

    Everything is kind of like Warhammer, really.

    4 votes
  19. Comment on What is the most insane, tedious, difficult, and/or noteworthy gaming achievement you have completed or given up on? in ~games

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    I miss the kind of shenanigans you could get away with in BF3 and BF4, such as this and loading a quad bike with C4 to turn it into a suicide bike.

    I miss the kind of shenanigans you could get away with in BF3 and BF4, such as this and loading a quad bike with C4 to turn it into a suicide bike.

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

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    I had no job, was deeply depressed and didn't really see a viable future. I also hadn't really discovered and gotten into kink in a big way yet. Thankfully all those things not now.

    I had no job, was deeply depressed and didn't really see a viable future. I also hadn't really discovered and gotten into kink in a big way yet. Thankfully all those things not now.

    3 votes