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  1. Comment on What do you eat when you're sick? in ~food

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    My go to is usually a hot toddy with a couple added crushed cloves, and mandarin oranges. Not much, but does the trick for me.

    My go to is usually a hot toddy with a couple added crushed cloves, and mandarin oranges. Not much, but does the trick for me.

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  2. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2023 in ~games

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    Betare Leese sounds like the one for me ;) Also, don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I suggest to you Shoulders by Coheed and Cambria

    Betare Leese sounds like the one for me ;)
    Also, don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I suggest to you Shoulders by Coheed and Cambria

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

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    I backed Keanu Reeves collab with Boom, BZRKR, so reading that as I get them. Also I've recently gotten really into Coheed and Cambria, so just purchased The Amory Wars comics as they had a prime...

    I backed Keanu Reeves collab with Boom, BZRKR, so reading that as I get them. Also I've recently gotten really into Coheed and Cambria, so just purchased The Amory Wars comics as they had a prime day deal going on. Excited to start those!

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

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    I'm reading (partially rereading) through The Witcher series right now. I want to say the last 2 books hadn't been released in English when I had gotten to that point and just never bought them...

    I'm reading (partially rereading) through The Witcher series right now. I want to say the last 2 books hadn't been released in English when I had gotten to that point and just never bought them until recently, but could also be pulling that out of my ass. Either way, currently on the last book I read and I've got the last two on the shelf. Excited to finish out the series!

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

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    I liked his depiction of the American West as you put it and I found a lot of his characters interesting, but wasn't able to get through it. I found myself constantly having to reread paragraphs...

    I liked his depiction of the American West as you put it and I found a lot of his characters interesting, but wasn't able to get through it. I found myself constantly having to reread paragraphs or sometimes multiple pages to really figure out what was actually going on, and it just took me forever to read. After about halfway through, I ended up just skipping to the end and reading the last chapter to see how it ended. Somehow an interesting slog for me? I do however get why people like it so much, and maybe I'll give it another go in a few years or so.

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  6. Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk

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    Hello there! Is it really that obvious? Lmao

    Hello there! Is it really that obvious? Lmao

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  7. Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk

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    As a musician and someone who basically always has music playing, I actually only considered this question recently and it stumped me for a bit. Maybe my example will help you figure out your own...

    As a musician and someone who basically always has music playing, I actually only considered this question recently and it stumped me for a bit. Maybe my example will help you figure out your own thoughts?

    1. I love high energy music. It generally just makes me feel good, regardless of the contents of the music. However, that doesn't mean I just want everything cranked to 11 all the time which leads me to...
    2. Dynamics! While I want that high energy, dynamics are what make a song interesting imo. All energy all the time can get a little boring, but I find the opposite to be even more true. I often find songs that just super chill and nothing else to be even more boring. Not to say I don't like chill songs, but I usually need them to have some of the following things as well.
    3. As a guitarist, I really like listening to songs with guitar parts that I either find super interesting and want to analyze further or that inspires me to do some writing of my own.
    4. As a vocalist, I really like listening to songs that are really fun to sing or that challenge me to try something different with my voice.
    5. Song structure! Pop music is very algorithmic. Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus. Thats not necessarily a bad thing, and personally i still listen to plenty of stuff with pop structure, but when songs have wacky, different structures that flow together well, I find myself much more interested.

    Anyways, hope that gives you a step in the right direction towards figuring out what it is you like in your music!

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  8. Comment on What are the summer activities you are looking forward to? in ~health

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    I would highly suggest looking at used. Definitely check out pink bike's buysell section. For $500, even from good brands, you might not be getting disk brakes. I'd consider them pretty essential...

    I would highly suggest looking at used. Definitely check out pink bike's buysell section. For $500, even from good brands, you might not be getting disk brakes. I'd consider them pretty essential for mountain biking, so I'd double check on stuff around that price.

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  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Not strictly a programming project, but I'm working on learning a Unreal Engine 5. I've always wanted to make a video game and I also really want to write a video game soundtrack, so I figured I'd...

    Not strictly a programming project, but I'm working on learning a Unreal Engine 5. I've always wanted to make a video game and I also really want to write a video game soundtrack, so I figured I'd just do both at the same time.

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  10. Comment on I wanna hear your music! in ~creative

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    I release music under Blinded By Its Majesty. Its instrumental prog/orchestra stuff. Only have a few songs out but I'd like to release an EP by the end of the year.

    I release music under Blinded By Its Majesty. Its instrumental prog/orchestra stuff. Only have a few songs out but I'd like to release an EP by the end of the year.

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  11. Comment on AI music videos repository - an Ignore Me thread in ~music

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    Periphery - Atropos The whole video is filmed irl and then overlayed/edited with AI. Turned out pretty great imo.

    Periphery - Atropos
    The whole video is filmed irl and then overlayed/edited with AI. Turned out pretty great imo.

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  12. Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk

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    While I think adapting infrastructure would help, I don't think it's necessary. And social understanding will come with more and more people using the technology. Waymo has been operating...

    While I think adapting infrastructure would help, I don't think it's necessary. And social understanding will come with more and more people using the technology. Waymo has been operating driverless "Ubers" in Phoenix and San Fransico for a little bit now and I've yet to hear any issues or even complaints really. The only complaint I've heard so far is that they are VERY cautious to the point that it will take a little extra time than if you drove yourself.

    Personally I think driverless bus systems would be an awesome next step, but we'll just have to wait and see.

    I think the biggest reasons I don't see anything more than L2 coming to mass consumer vehicles in the near future is cost and complexity. With how much Tesla is trying to push it though, other companies might not have a choice if they want to compete.

    Lots of unknowns, but it's a very rapidly evolving space. I know I'll enjoy watching it whichever direction it goes.

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  13. Comment on What was your favorite older social media site/app? What did you like or dislike? in ~tech

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    In the US I don't think it got big until 2008ish. I think that was around when MySpace hit its peak as well. I don't remember it being popular for very long though.

    In the US I don't think it got big until 2008ish. I think that was around when MySpace hit its peak as well. I don't remember it being popular for very long though.

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  14. Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk

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    It's both pretty cool that we can do stuff like update OTA, but also terrifying from a security point. If an OEM has implemented safety stuff well, then DoSing a CAN bus should hopefully just take...

    It's both pretty cool that we can do stuff like update OTA, but also terrifying from a security point. If an OEM has implemented safety stuff well, then DoSing a CAN bus should hopefully just take the vehicle to a safe state in which case there's usually no safety concerns but also usually means you can't drive the car for a bit.

  15. Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk

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    I think we'll wind up seeing some good advancements in driver assist functions. Maybe even L2 in the next decade? I don't see mass-production consumer vehicles getting any better than L2 for quite...

    I think we'll wind up seeing some good advancements in driver assist functions. Maybe even L2 in the next decade? I don't see mass-production consumer vehicles getting any better than L2 for quite a while though.

    I'm also hoping infotainment software gets better. A lot of companies seem to be implementing Android auto and carplay and calling it a day meaning the base software sucks. It'd be nice to have some actually good software and that should be much more doable with OTA updates.

    Also just in general, EVs are starting to get cheaper and better. I doubt they'll be as cheap as their ICE counterparts in the next decade but I think they'll get pretty close.

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  16. Comment on What was your favorite older social media site/app? What did you like or dislike? in ~tech

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    Anyone remember Bebo? IIRC if you had an AIM account around the time AOL bought it, an account was automatically created for you. Spent quite a but of time on it.

    Anyone remember Bebo? IIRC if you had an AIM account around the time AOL bought it, an account was automatically created for you. Spent quite a but of time on it.

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

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    I'm currently making my way through Encased, a turn based sci-fi rpg. I really like the overworld travel mechanism, although after traveling it a bunch, some of the encounters do start to get a...

    I'm currently making my way through Encased, a turn based sci-fi rpg. I really like the overworld travel mechanism, although after traveling it a bunch, some of the encounters do start to get a little repetitive. My favorite part of it at this point is honestly just exploring and finding new places and people. I'm hoping it won't take me 100+ hrs to finish like DOS2 though.

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

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    My friends and I have been super into Crab Champions. It's crazy how much fun that game is and also how good the soundtrack is. Gunfire Reborn is one that I just can't get into though. Played it a...

    My friends and I have been super into Crab Champions. It's crazy how much fun that game is and also how good the soundtrack is.

    Gunfire Reborn is one that I just can't get into though. Played it a decent bit but it got boring for me really quick. Honestly not sure what it is.

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  19. Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk

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    I assume you mean connected to the internet when you day network. Just clarifying because vehicles have networks of their own (check out CAN networks if you're interested). I'd agree though that...

    I assume you mean connected to the internet when you day network. Just clarifying because vehicles have networks of their own (check out CAN networks if you're interested). I'd agree though that the industry is very much going that way. As vehicles and the controllers driving them get more complicated, being able to do over-the-air updates becomes more and more critical. You can test for bugs, vulnerabilities, etc... all day everyday and, for the most part, the longer you test the more you'll find. So being able to update them easily after production can be nice.

    On the other hand, imo, it also seems to be becoming an excuse to deliver half baked vehicles and update them later on to the condition they probably should have been in originally.

    As far as privacy goes, it's very much a compromise no matter what. At this point I basically try to 1. keep stuff off of the internet that I wouldn't want to share, whether or not I think I'm anonymous and 2. try to limit who I'm giving access to my stuff. Rather than having a bunch of Google and Microsoft and Apple and Amazon, etc... electronics, I basically try to keep as much soloed to one company as much as I can (in my case Google). I know they're going to sell plenty of my info to other companies, but then that circles back to point #1.

    I wrote a lot more than originally intended lol. Hope that was helpful!

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  20. Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk

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    IAMA Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer in the automotive industry. Before this I implemented both financial GRC and cybersecurity/identity software for companies. And before that I fixed people's...

    IAMA Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer in the automotive industry. Before this I implemented both financial GRC and cybersecurity/identity software for companies. And before that I fixed people's laptops, pcs, phones, tablets, etc... for a university.

    I have a ton of hobbies and am constantly picking up new stuff but my main ones are camping, MTB, and video/board/TTRPG games.

    I also occasionally put out music under Blinded By Its Majesty. Check it out if you like instrumental prog metal.

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