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  1. Comment on Today is US National Cinema Day! What are you going to go see for $4? in ~movies

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    I wish I had known earlier so I could go. Unfortunately, the film I wanted to see most, Oppenheimer, is already out of my local cinema.

    I wish I had known earlier so I could go. Unfortunately, the film I wanted to see most, Oppenheimer, is already out of my local cinema.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on 'Arc' browser is now available to download without a waitlist (for macOS) in ~tech

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    I have, but the newest Apple computer I own at present is from 2007. My desktop is AMD-based, and using it once hackintoshed was enough of a hassle that I didn't think the juice was worth the squeeze.

    I have, but the newest Apple computer I own at present is from 2007. My desktop is AMD-based, and using it once hackintoshed was enough of a hassle that I didn't think the juice was worth the squeeze.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Christopher Nolan forgot to credit over 80% of VFX crew on ‘Oppenheimer’ in ~movies

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    If you watch the video of Oppenheimer being spliced together from its 53(!) component reels and spooled onto the projector platters, you'll see that those platters, once extended, barely fit...

    If you watch the video of Oppenheimer being spliced together from its 53(!) component reels and spooled onto the projector platters, you'll see that those platters, once extended, barely fit within the constraints of the projector furniture.

    So it looks like three hours is just about the upper bound for film IMAX.

    10 votes

  4. Comment on 'Arc' browser is now available to download without a waitlist (for macOS) in ~tech

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    I don't have a modern Mac- or hackintosh, so I'm holding out hope for a Linux port.

    I don't have a modern Mac- or hackintosh, so I'm holding out hope for a Linux port.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on My one year temporary ban lifted a few days ago in ~talk

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    Why were you banned?

    Why were you banned?

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Sam Denby on how well negativity works on YouTube in ~tech

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    Ohhhhhhhhh. That makes more sense lol

    Ohhhhhhhhh. That makes more sense lol

  7. Comment on Sam Denby on how well negativity works on YouTube in ~tech

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    I always thought his surname was Wendover.

    I always thought his surname was Wendover.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Which web browser do you use? in ~tech

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    Firefox. Not doing so actively abets Google's evils.

    Firefox. Not doing so actively abets Google's evils.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    As I've been doing each of the last few weeks, playing Battletech! I went to one of the local game stores last Saturday and found a large Battletech group there. One of the group also taught me...

    As I've been doing each of the last few weeks, playing Battletech! I went to one of the local game stores last Saturday and found a large Battletech group there.

    One of the group also taught me Dropfleet this past Wednesday.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on The Florida High School Athletics Association said student athletes should be required to give detailed information about their periods to school administrators when they register to play in ~sports

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    As a Floridian, I fucking hate our government.

    As a Floridian, I fucking hate our government.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on If you could make one change to improve your favorite sport, what would it be? in ~sports

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    College football: Adopt timing rules similar to rugby (where the clock basically only stops when the ball is out of bounds or a player is injured). Games are far too long, sometimes (mainly...

    College football: Adopt timing rules similar to rugby (where the clock basically only stops when the ball is out of bounds or a player is injured). Games are far too long, sometimes (mainly postseason) over four hours. Oh, also Canadian football's kicking rules.

    Baseball: A short, and strictly enforced, pitch clock.

    Basketball/hockey: Much smaller playoffs.

    NASCAR: Abolish stage racing and the Chase/Playoffs.

    F1: Ovals. Also more races in general.

    IRL: Dust off any of the CART formulæ from 1990 to 2008 (preferably earlier). Also more races.

    Sumō: A shorter dōhyō.

    Pro wrestling: An even more sports-based product. Like boxing with a storyline. Also strict forbiddance of outside interference, punished by large fines and lengthy suspensions as the (kayfabe) state athletic commission dictates.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Walmart's $250 laptop review in ~tech

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    Perhaps you could plug in (or pair) a mouse? That's what I do with my laptop, because I have a deep antipathy for trackpads.

    Perhaps you could plug in (or pair) a mouse? That's what I do with my laptop, because I have a deep antipathy for trackpads.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Why these six baseball teams still won't let you watch their games online in ~sports.baseball

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    “MLB: BAL, COL, LAD, PIT, SEA, WSH still not on streaming bandwagon”

    “MLB: BAL, COL, LAD, PIT, SEA, WSH still not on streaming bandwagon”

  14. Comment on Belgium has regional elections on Sunday, voting machines use USB sticks and store votes on a Linux partition which users will be prompted to format when using Windows, deleting all the votes in ~tech

  15. Comment on The "Roval" a new NASCAR track proves to be unconventional challenges drivers and their cars in ~sports.motorsports

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    The US has plenty of extant road courses that are either not on the MENCS schedule or any NASCAR series schedule: Road Atlanta, Road America, Laguna Seca, VIR, Sebring, CotA (even though it's a...

    The US has plenty of extant road courses that are either not on the MENCS schedule or any NASCAR series schedule: Road Atlanta, Road America, Laguna Seca, VIR, Sebring, CotA (even though it's a tilkedrome), etc.

    It'd also be cool to see NASCAR on street courses.

    (Also I'm not a fan of stage racing.)

  16. Comment on The "Roval" a new NASCAR track proves to be unconventional challenges drivers and their cars in ~sports.motorsports

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    The Charlotte roval is neat, but I'd like to also see the Daytona roval and more full-time road courses on the schedule. I'm sure nobody will mourn the loss of second dates at the interchangeable...

    The Charlotte roval is neat, but I'd like to also see the Daytona roval and more full-time road courses on the schedule. I'm sure nobody will mourn the loss of second dates at the interchangeable middle-distance boreplexes that presently dominate the Cup schedule.

    Also, bring back Rockingham.

    6 votes