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  1. Comment on Have you ever had an oddly specific dream come true? in ~talk

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    When I was in school, I was doing an online course that had some coursework. Being lazy, I hadn't done it and hadn't even really thought about it for a few weeks. Then, one night, I woke up in a...

    When I was in school, I was doing an online course that had some coursework. Being lazy, I hadn't done it and hadn't even really thought about it for a few weeks. Then, one night, I woke up in a cold sweat because I'd dreamt that it was due that night, I sat there stressed for a minute or so before realising that it wasn't due for a while and I had nothing to be stressed about.
    Anyway, I went through my day as usual and in the afternoon decided to mention this dream to a friend who was also taking the course. After I'd told him the story, he told me that the coursework was due that night and the dream was correct.
    So I worked basically until the following day and handed the coursework in on time. Thanks to that dream, I didn't fail that course

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Sperm may pass traits via RNA, influenced by the father's life in ~science

  3. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games

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    It seems people are scared of small numbers so to help, I’ll take 1, 2, 4 and 5. I’ll also take 33 because the translated name is so mysterious

    It seems people are scared of small numbers so to help, I’ll take 1, 2, 4 and 5. I’ll also take 33 because the translated name is so mysterious

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games

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    Could I have 10 and 100? I think 10 is bridge constructer portal, and I have no idea what 100 could be, but the translated name sounds cool and who doesn’t love powers of 10

    Could I have 10 and 100?

    I think 10 is bridge constructer portal, and I have no idea what 100 could be, but the translated name sounds cool and who doesn’t love powers of 10

    1 vote

  5. Comment on A post on X claiming that Denmark has introduced an IQ threshold of at least 85 for sperm donors has sparked confusion, debate and memes, but ultimately is misleading in ~health

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    Surely you could “have” and IQ of 270, it’s just only 1 in a thousand quintillion quintillion (1*10^29) people would have that IQ, definitely impressive then if true

    Surely you could “have” and IQ of 270, it’s just only 1 in a thousand quintillion quintillion (1*10^29) people would have that IQ, definitely impressive then if true

    2 votes

  6. Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech

  7. Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech

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    I volunteer at a charity shop, and this really helps with speeding up figuring out if an item is worth anything and how much it goes for. As before you had to find markings or other text or else...

    I volunteer at a charity shop, and this really helps with speeding up figuring out if an item is worth anything and how much it goes for. As before you had to find markings or other text or else you didn’t have much of a chance, but now it’s as easy as taking a photo and you get a brand and product name.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What makes a game, a game? in ~games

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    Hmm, that really made me realise how different my internal “definition” of a game is for physical games and digital ones. For computer games, my definition is much more lax, allowing for puzzle...

    Hmm, that really made me realise how different my internal “definition” of a game is for physical games and digital ones.

    For computer games, my definition is much more lax, allowing for puzzle games, clicker games and even something like “The Button”. But with physical games, I need multiple players, winning or losing, some “agency” (even if that “agency” is just rolling a dice such as snakes and ladders).
    This leads to the seemingly contradictory premise that a sudoku in the paper is not a game, just a puzzle, whereas put it on a computer and it becomes a game.
    I think the key difference is the classification of puzzles. Where a physical puzzle would not be classified as a game, a digital puzzle is a “puzzle game” and would be a puzzle game

    12 votes

  9. Comment on Doom in space in ~space

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    Does anyone know if they have released screenshots of the gameplay?

    Does anyone know if they have released screenshots of the gameplay?

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Why the internet really wants your ID... (and why now?) in ~tech

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    The poll that you linked to specifically asks the question Whereas, the online safety act applies much more broadly than just for “pornographic material” from here The full act includes...

    The poll that you linked to specifically asks the question

    From everything you have seen and heard, do you support or oppose the recent rules requiring age verification to access websites that may contain pornographic material

    Whereas, the online safety act applies much more broadly than just for “pornographic material” from here

    Platforms are now required to use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing pornography, or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorder content.
    Platforms must also prevent children from accessing other harmful and age-inappropriate content such as bullying, hateful content and content which encourages dangerous stunts or ingesting dangerous substances

    The full act includes restrictions on much more than just porn, such as “bullying” which is such a vague term that I feel could be generalised to pretty much apply to any site.

    The article you linked even mentioned as part of its argument that the change in wording from “pornography sites” to the more general “pornographic material” may have lowered the percentage of people who said they support the act. So what’s to say that if you generalised the wording even more to a representative wording that the majority would disagree with the act.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on My classroom will be AI-free this fall in ~humanities

  12. Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society

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    You state that everyone has some cutoff, but why? Why not allow all age groups to vote, from birth to death? If they’re too young, they’ll be incapable (due to being unable to comprehend grabbing...

    You state that everyone has some cutoff, but why? Why not allow all age groups to vote, from birth to death? If they’re too young, they’ll be incapable (due to being unable to comprehend grabbing a pen and, is it colouring a lozenge?) and if they’re a bit older, they’ll probably just vote for what their parents tell them to. I can see why someone, maybe most people, would object to that. but everyone?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society

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    Technically what you’ve said is wrong (though very slightly). 16 year olds are allowed to drink, I’d say the majority do (just based on experience not stats). What they aren’t allowed to do is buy...

    Technically what you’ve said is wrong (though very slightly). 16 year olds are allowed to drink, I’d say the majority do (just based on experience not stats). What they aren’t allowed to do is buy alcohol (there are other restrictions etc. but not too relevant).

    4 votes

  15. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I can’t speak for Dogs of War, but Shards of Earth is the best Adrian Tchaikovsky book I have read to date

    I can’t speak for Dogs of War, but Shards of Earth is the best Adrian Tchaikovsky book I have read to date

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Necessities are expensive, luxuries are cheap in ~finance

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    Although I agree with your point, I would like to point out that without supporting evidence your graph says nothing to support your point. A decrease of agricultural jobs in America could be due...

    Although I agree with your point, I would like to point out that without supporting evidence your graph says nothing to support your point. A decrease of agricultural jobs in America could be due to many other factors apart from automation (eg. importing foods, increased yields per crop, etc.). However, I do think you’re probably right

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU? in ~society

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    Why would that require the UK to ditch the pound?

    Why would that require the UK to ditch the pound?

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Which unanswered questions do you want to see an answer for in your lifetime? in ~science

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    I believe you’re referring to is a conversation between Planck and one of his professors. link

    I believe you’re referring to is a conversation between Planck and one of his professors. link

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Adolescents' screen time displaces multiple sleep pathways and elevates depressive symptoms over twelve months, Swedish study finds in ~health.mental

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    I don’t understand the argument that we need to ban children/teens from accessing social media. That isn’t the problem. It’s the constant access via smartphones that leads to serious problems. I...

    I don’t understand the argument that we need to ban children/teens from accessing social media. That isn’t the problem. It’s the constant access via smartphones that leads to serious problems. I mean how many teens do you see accessing TikTok from laptops/PCs? Surely banning young people from having phones is a much more realistic strategy for a government (and potentially more affective)

    4 votes

  20. Comment on The Great Tildes Archipelago Randomizer - May 8th YAML thread in ~games

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    I'm gonna do DOOM, if that's all okay. YAML name: FlappyFish game: DOOM 1993 description: Generated by https://archipelago.gg/ for DOOM 1993 DOOM 1993: progression_balancing: '50' accessibility:...

    I'm gonna do DOOM, if that's all okay.

    YAML 
    name: FlappyFish
game: DOOM 1993
description: Generated by https://archipelago.gg/ for DOOM 1993
DOOM 1993:
  progression_balancing: '50'
  accessibility: full
  goal: complete_all_levels
  difficulty: medium
  random_monsters: random_balanced
  random_pickups: random_balanced
  random_music: shuffle_game
  flip_levels: vanilla
  allow_death_logic: 'false'
  pro: 'false'
  start_with_computer_area_maps: 'false'
  death_link: 'false'
  reset_level_on_death: 'true'
  episode1: 'true'
  episode2: 'true'
  episode3: 'true'
  episode4: 'false'
  split_backpack: 'false'
  backpack_count: '1'
  max_ammo_bullets: '200'
  max_ammo_shells: '50'
  max_ammo_rockets: '50'
  max_ammo_energy_cells: '300'
  added_ammo_bullets: '200'
  added_ammo_shells: '50'
  added_ammo_rockets: '50'
  added_ammo_energy_cells: '300'
  start_inventory: {}
  start_inventory_from_pool: {}
    3 votes