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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Comment on What writing 'tics' stand out to you? Repeated phrases, strange words, or otherwise weird stuff that jumps out at you. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Comment on When is the last time you made a new friend? That lasted. in ~life

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    That I met and hung out with IRL? Over 5 years ago now. Luckily, though, he turned out to be the love of my life, so that's not so bad. It's partly hard to make friends because I'm an introvert...

    That I met and hung out with IRL? Over 5 years ago now. Luckily, though, he turned out to be the love of my life, so that's not so bad.

    It's partly hard to make friends because I'm an introvert who feels like an impostor in new social group meetings, and partly because I don't feel like I have much in common with many people in this country. The latter is an odd feeling, possibly unfair but still hard to shake.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Fatekeeper | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    Interesting...but I couldn't shake the question of how much of the detail in the armour, creatures and environments was made by AI. It just had that vibe to it, which distracted me somewhat...

    Interesting...but I couldn't shake the question of how much of the detail in the armour, creatures and environments was made by AI. It just had that vibe to it, which distracted me somewhat throughout the trailer.

    Dark Messiah does deserve a successor.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    The ESO guild I was in, Wings of Kynareth, was run by a very pleasant and helpful Argonian player. I played more of that MMO than any other, completing the main quest of all three factions and...

    The ESO guild I was in, Wings of Kynareth, was run by a very pleasant and helpful Argonian player. I played more of that MMO than any other, completing the main quest of all three factions and exploring every single province except for the very centre (which was reserved for PVP). Thanks to his Histy tutelage, I managed to get a good build and buffs sorted out that made a lot of the game much easier.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Vatican sent Italian children born out of wedlock to America as orphans; new book uncovers program in ~humanities

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    They sold the babies of Irish women as well - the book and film Philomena are about that. It all, alongside the crushing weight of the leadership's other crimes, makes me glad I left my religion.

    They sold the babies of Irish women as well - the book and film Philomena are about that. It all, alongside the crushing weight of the leadership's other crimes, makes me glad I left my religion.

    22 votes

  19. Comment on What are your AI-generated guilty pleasures? in ~tech

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    Sometimes I ask Microsoft's AI search engine some questions about old video games, or to design a tank using specific constraints, and marvel at how wrong its answers are. That's about all the joy...

    Sometimes I ask Microsoft's AI search engine some questions about old video games, or to design a tank using specific constraints, and marvel at how wrong its answers are. That's about all the joy I get out of it. Or using it as an Akinator alternative that isn't blocked by the company firewall.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on China cracks down on women who write gay erotica in ~books

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    It's a shame. The physical country itself could be breathtaking beyond words, but a government like that just makes it a dump.

    It's a shame. The physical country itself could be breathtaking beyond words, but a government like that just makes it a dump.

    3 votes