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  1. Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes

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    Oh. So the Dukes of the Internet need to order in new seals so the clerks in my laptop know that the letters they're opening come from them, and not a sneaky impersonator with the same PO Box.

    Oh. So the Dukes of the Internet need to order in new seals so the clerks in my laptop know that the letters they're opening come from them, and not a sneaky impersonator with the same PO Box.

    13 votes

  2. Comment on Confession | Official teaser in ~movies

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    Is this the one that attempts to rewrite history of how Renee Good was killed, or a different one?

    Is this the one that attempts to rewrite history of how Renee Good was killed, or a different one?

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Why is there no word for please in the Nordic languages – are their speakers simply more direct, or is politeness expressed in ways outsiders may not immediately recognise in ~humanities.languages

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    Yeah, a question asking 能不能 neng/buneng, can / can't, would be answered with neng, can. Or 可以 keyi, which also means "can" but colloquially gets used as "okay".

    Yeah, a question asking 能不能 neng/buneng, can / can't, would be answered with neng, can. Or 可以 keyi, which also means "can" but colloquially gets used as "okay".

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  4. Comment on Why is there no word for please in the Nordic languages – are their speakers simply more direct, or is politeness expressed in ways outsiders may not immediately recognise in ~humanities.languages

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    To be a little more precise, you'd say 是的 (shi de). 是 (shi) does mean 'is' but as the response to a suggestion 是的 is an affirmation, something like "That is the way it is / will be". 对 means...

    是 works but is weird in some contexts

    To be a little more precise, you'd say 是的 (shi de). 是 (shi) does mean 'is' but as the response to a suggestion 是的 is an affirmation, something like "That is the way it is / will be". 对 means "correct" but with the connotation of a correct answer, eg you guessed right or your homework is correct.

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  5. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

  6. Comment on Marginalia Search is an independent, open source, keyword-based Internet search engine with its own crawler operating out of Sweden in ~tech

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    Can you explain what you mean by "decent, not great" vs "adequate"? They both read as about the same quality level to me.

    Last time I tried Marginalia a few years back the results were decent, but not great, but now? they seem to be fairly adequate in their results

    Can you explain what you mean by "decent, not great" vs "adequate"? They both read as about the same quality level to me.

    3 votes

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

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    Skies of Deception is unironically one of my favourite Ace Combat games - not because it's great compared to the series peak, but because it succeeds despite being on a handheld platform with...

    Skies of Deception is unironically one of my favourite Ace Combat games - not because it's great compared to the series peak, but because it succeeds despite being on a handheld platform with limited resources. The multi-path campaign and parts tuning mechanics do a lot to improve replayability, and although the story is quite basic it's good enough to keep players engaged, with hammy, very distinctive voice acting.

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

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    Hello! Skies of Deception was my entry point as well, and I played the so-called Holy Trinity (meaning the PS2 titles) through an emulator a few years ago. 7 isn't a perfect game by any means, but...

    After owning it for years and with the recent announcement of the new game, I finally decided to give Ace Combat 7 a go. I've only played one other Ace Combat game in the past, that being Skies of Deception on PSP and while I was initially put off by the Fantasy/Sci Fantasy trappings of the game, I really just enjoyed playing it. I don't give a lick about the story, but the Jets are fun to drool over and the flying generally just feels fun. I did get to one of those "Boss Battles" like the 7th mission or whatever, where there's an NPC who is clearly cheating by being able to fly and maneuver beyond the laws of physics, as well as taking multiple strikes from Missiles/Guns, but I guess that's whatever. It's not my favorite aspect of the game, but it's still fun enough. I've not played it for a few days now, but I'm thinking I'll go back to it relatively soon here.

    Hello! Skies of Deception was my entry point as well, and I played the so-called Holy Trinity (meaning the PS2 titles) through an emulator a few years ago. 7 isn't a perfect game by any means, but it certainly does enough to give you the Ace Combat experience. Plot armour like you mention is a recurrent issue but you will eventually be able to down that boss when the story decides you're allowed to in your last battle with him. In the mean time, enjoy the music and the gameplay, and I hope it impresses you enough to grab 8 when it launches in a month!

  9. Comment on Zack Snyder's ‘The Last Photograph’ is getting destroyed at TIFF: “Unabashedly sh*t on every level” in ~movies

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    And then in his version of Justice League that he had 99.9% creative control over, Snyder decided to give Superman a monochrome suit in the end.

    Superman's outfit does pop really well against that though.

    And then in his version of Justice League that he had 99.9% creative control over, Snyder decided to give Superman a monochrome suit in the end.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features in ~tech

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    Ironically, I switched to OnlyOffice this month after getting fed up with Libre's bugs. Now unfortunately it does have AI integration features and an AI tab on the ribbon bar, but it relies on...

    Ironically, I switched to OnlyOffice this month after getting fed up with Libre's bugs. Now unfortunately it does have AI integration features and an AI tab on the ribbon bar, but it relies on connecting to external LLMs the user sets up, so as long as I don't use it, it doesn't bother me. It does also have far less customisation than Libre and completely different keyboard shortcuts, but the tradeoff's worth it to me.
    (I also tried Softmaker but it doesn't handle PNGs with transparency properly).

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Uppercase - A daily word puzzle in ~games

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    Same. I played yesterday on my laptop and there weren't any issues but I was very confused on my phone today.

    Same. I played yesterday on my laptop and there weren't any issues but I was very confused on my phone today.

  12. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    Somehow, a few updates ago last year, two of the control points for cropping images up and vanished. Like, there's no node on the bottom-right to crop with anymore. At all.

    Somehow, a few updates ago last year, two of the control points for cropping images up and vanished. Like, there's no node on the bottom-right to crop with anymore. At all.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major US lawsuit settlement in ~tech

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    That's pretty common in regulation. If you only make one company in an industry implement safety/environmental measures and it raises costs, then their customers will simply move to a competitor...

    That's pretty common in regulation. If you only make one company in an industry implement safety/environmental measures and it raises costs, then their customers will simply move to a competitor that doesn't. So, it only works if all companies offering the same product or service are affected at once. It's also where the concept of self-regulated industry comes from, it incentivises companies to work out a common solution that won't affect their places in the market.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel

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    I forgot about those! I remember The Cat that Walked, my mother had a book from her childhood (along with My Friend Mr. Leakey and The Wonderful O, and a range of other...

    I forgot about those! I remember The Cat that Walked, my mother had a book from her childhood (along with My Friend Mr. Leakey and The Wonderful O, and a range of other more-challenging-than-my-age-range-but-still-children's-books)

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel

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    Funny thing I've never heard the brand name used with the honourific, only Kiplings..so when I heard "Mr. Kipling" I thought for one confused second that The Jungle Book and associated works by...

    Funny thing I've never heard the brand name used with the honourific, only Kiplings..so when I heard "Mr. Kipling" I thought for one confused second that The Jungle Book and associated works by the same author were only available in the UK.

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  16. Comment on You can vote on the design of the next Euro banknotes! in ~design

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    Wouldn't that be a benefit? Promoting supra-nationalism with figures that are both more than one member country where possible. But I agree birds > celebrities

    Who will claim Marie Curie? France or Poland? Poland doesn't even use Euros.

    Wouldn't that be a benefit? Promoting supra-nationalism with figures that are both more than one member country where possible. But I agree birds > celebrities

  17. Comment on Ebenezer | Official trailer in ~movies

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    A Christmas Carol. The Muppet's Christmas Carol. Scrooge. Scrooged. And now Ebenezer. One day, we're going to run out of title variants...

    A Christmas Carol. The Muppet's Christmas Carol. Scrooge. Scrooged. And now Ebenezer. One day, we're going to run out of title variants...

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ reportedly a “mess” in the edit after shooting without a finished script and packing in over sixty roles in ~movies

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    And he would be...if Quantumania hadn't very explicitly shown that every single iteration of Kang are all played by Johnathan Majors and no-one else.

    Kang is probably the character that is easiest to recast with a very easy lore explanation.

    And he would be...if Quantumania hadn't very explicitly shown that every single iteration of Kang are all played by Johnathan Majors and no-one else.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Reunion in ~anime

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    That's nice, I dropped off when Tamers came out. Unfortunately I'm getting a Not Available in Your Region message.

    That's nice, I dropped off when Tamers came out. Unfortunately I'm getting a Not Available in Your Region message.

  20. Comment on Give me your culture clash stories in ~travel

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    For what it's worth, the easiest way for me to explain myself has been simply "wo su shi", 我素食, followed up with 不吃肉 to make absolutely sure

    I have since learned to say 吃素

    For what it's worth, the easiest way for me to explain myself has been simply "wo su shi", 我素食, followed up with 不吃肉 to make absolutely sure

    1 vote