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  1. Comment on What are some good YouTube channels/shows/series related to travel? in ~travel

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    I very much enjoyed the saga of Bim the Traveler and his Digital [Expletive].

    I very much enjoyed the saga of Bim the Traveler and his Digital [Expletive].

  2. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    Trapped in this shithole, no desire to live, mental health gains erased. People underestimated how bad it would be last time, but US and Ukraine are pretty much done. This planet's finished...

    Trapped in this shithole, no desire to live, mental health gains erased. People underestimated how bad it would be last time, but US and Ukraine are pretty much done. This planet's finished anyway.

    Need to find a will writer.

    17 votes

  3. Comment on Subnautica 2 | Official teaser trailer in ~games

  4. Comment on West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts in ~society

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    I'd like to see the West reply in kind. The Russian government are by no means the only ones who can play at arson, bombings and assassinations. If they already believe they're at war with the...

    I'd like to see the West reply in kind. The Russian government are by no means the only ones who can play at arson, bombings and assassinations. If they already believe they're at war with the West, then the West should act like it.

    If the Russian government actually brings down a civilian flight, they should expect all hell to be let loose, up to and including direct Western involvement in the form of air strikes. France has already mentioned the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, and I'd like to see other countries get more involved now that Russia has brought in soldiers from Iran and North Korea.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on What if you bought a small amusement park for $250k CAD ($219k USD)? in ~talk

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    Oh...I guess that makes sense. Child FishFingus would've probably just felt ripped off. :c

    Oh...I guess that makes sense. Child FishFingus would've probably just felt ripped off. :c

    1 vote

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Make an example out of Elon Musk, preferably with hefty fines, and put his social media site under responsible ownership. It's a start.

    Make an example out of Elon Musk, preferably with hefty fines, and put his social media site under responsible ownership. It's a start.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What if you bought a small amusement park for $250k CAD ($219k USD)? in ~talk

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    All I can think of is, "Go-Karts with two seats? They make those? I've never seen one, are they side-by-side or tandem seating? And also why?"

    All I can think of is, "Go-Karts with two seats? They make those? I've never seen one, are they side-by-side or tandem seating? And also why?"

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Advice for a day in London in ~travel

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    Visit the Imperial War Museum, its the dog's bollocks. Avoid Madame Tussaud's wax museum, it's a tourist trap. The London Dungeon's fun, but very crowded.

    Visit the Imperial War Museum, its the dog's bollocks. Avoid Madame Tussaud's wax museum, it's a tourist trap. The London Dungeon's fun, but very crowded.

    2 votes

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

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    Is that one of those games with PC Gamer alumni working on it? I might have to check it out at some point in the distant future, once I've cleared (a bit of) my gaming backlog.

    Is that one of those games with PC Gamer alumni working on it? I might have to check it out at some point in the distant future, once I've cleared (a bit of) my gaming backlog.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Box office: ‘Megalopolis’ bombs with D+ CinemaScore, ‘Wild Robot’ soars to no. 1 in ~movies

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    Mark Kermode didn't have kind things to say about it. In fact, he called it worse than Jack. I sort of want to watch a free version online now, to see just how far up itself the film actually is.

    Mark Kermode didn't have kind things to say about it. In fact, he called it worse than Jack.

    I sort of want to watch a free version online now, to see just how far up itself the film actually is.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on A brief history of the end of the world in ~humanities

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    I remember being introduced to StickDeath by a friend in primary school, which was probably not great for my mental and emotional development. Newgrounds was definitely a step up in terms of the...

    I remember being introduced to StickDeath by a friend in primary school, which was probably not great for my mental and emotional development. Newgrounds was definitely a step up in terms of the general wholesomeness of its content.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Moments of Pride in ~lgbt

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    Well, I thought up the phrase "Sorry, that's too hetero for me to getero." Pls don't steal.

    Well, I thought up the phrase "Sorry, that's too hetero for me to getero." Pls don't steal.

    14 votes

  13. Comment on What do you actually do at work? in ~life

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    I work at a contact centre. I take calls, answer general questions, raise cases, and babysit pants-crapping software that goes down with alarming frequency due to the intervention of someone in...

    I work at a contact centre. I take calls, answer general questions, raise cases, and babysit pants-crapping software that goes down with alarming frequency due to the intervention of someone in one of the IT teams.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on The final level: Farewell from Game Informer in ~games

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    I miss demo discs, they were so much fun. I wish I'd kept all my copies of PC Gamer from the 90s and 2000s, but I would've struggled to find space for them. My brother used to have that copy from...

    I miss demo discs, they were so much fun. I wish I'd kept all my copies of PC Gamer from the 90s and 2000s, but I would've struggled to find space for them. My brother used to have that copy from the late 90s with Duke Nukem on the front and the headline "Miss Me?" - this was back when Duke Nulem Forever was only a couple of years behind schedule, hahaha.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~society

  16. Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~society

  17. Comment on Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law in ~tech

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    I guess it's true what they say: when the transphobia brainworms start their wiggle of doom, they just don't stop.

    I guess it's true what they say: when the transphobia brainworms start their wiggle of doom, they just don't stop.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Please convince me to like Fallout 76, I beg you in ~games

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    Well, those were some good answers that made me feel less unhinged or out-of-touch. Thank you all for contributing. I guess maybe it wasn't meant to be. Of, as John Fallout himself put it,...

    Well, those were some good answers that made me feel less unhinged or out-of-touch. Thank you all for contributing. I guess maybe it wasn't meant to be. Of, as John Fallout himself put it, "Conflict never evolves." Maybe I'll drop the game for a while, or check out some mods for it.

    4 votes

  19. Please convince me to like Fallout 76, I beg you

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    I picked this thing up in a Steam sale at 75% off after having avoided it like contagious illness since launch, reasoning to myself that for a cost of about £7.99 it'd still pay for itself through...

    I picked this thing up in a Steam sale at 75% off after having avoided it like contagious illness since launch, reasoning to myself that for a cost of about £7.99 it'd still pay for itself through sheer amount of content.

    And content is what I got, all right. Nebulous, homogenous, thoroughly unexceptional content. My experience has been, more or less:

    • Find the three unmarked items in this room and craft them into a parcel, then deliver that to another settlement.
    • Pick up and listen to countless audio tapes made by people long-dead and never particularly captivating when they were still alive.
    • Boil some water.
    • Read through reams of discarded notes about the daily minutiae of life in Shitsville.
    • Grill some steak to go with that water.
    • Slowly feel your initial interest fade as it dawns on you that this isn't a story, this is what somebody thought constituted lore.
    • Realise that some people paid up to £59.99 to do this on launch day, while the fanfiction on AO3 is free.
    • Struggle to see the landscape, and enemies, through the film of clown vomit that is the Gamebryo engine's gasping attempts to render lighting effects and shadows that aren't pixellated.
    • Shoot at enemies who move in fits and starts, or not at all, in response to your presence.
    • Shoot at them again because the lag means you can't be sure if the first shot connected.
    • Question what you're doing with your life.
    • Christ, shoot him again, he's still dancing. - Re-level your wobbly desk leg.
    • Stare in wonderment at a game which is somehow uglier, and runs worse, than Fallout 4.
    • Appreciate a passing three-headed opossum.
    • Check out the pop-up for the overpriced store, which is the first thing you see every time you log in.

    I thought I'd at least enjoy exploring the wilderness of a new location full of fresh landmarks, enemies and particularly cryptids (none of them yet), but I think I might've already checked out in a matter of days. I just...don't care. This is the least compelling Fallout game I think I've ever played. I can't imagine how bad this must have been on launch.

    And the Camp UI is an absolutely headache-inducing abomination.

    Anyway, do you think I can still get my money's worth? Can this be saved?

    Are there...mods???

    27 votes

  20. Comment on Pride Month at Tildes: #10 - What did you do for Pride Month? in ~lgbt

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    I went to my first pride march in the nearby city. It was fun, pretty casual. We had pups, bears and fursuiters in the march, and some inclusive clergy members waving at us as we passed by. There...

    I went to my first pride march in the nearby city. It was fun, pretty casual. We had pups, bears and fursuiters in the march, and some inclusive clergy members waving at us as we passed by. There was a concert at the end which I didn't go to, because the streets around the stage were so packed that you couldn't move, but it was a jolly nice bit of exercise and a fun day overall.

    3 votes