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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Jungle - Where Are You Now? (2026) in ~music
JCPhoenix Link ParentAgreed. The dancers are good. And Will West is great as always. But overall the videos aren't as entertaining as the ones for the Volcano album. Or even the couple singles that came out in-between...Agreed. The dancers are good. And Will West is great as always. But overall the videos aren't as entertaining as the ones for the Volcano album. Or even the couple singles that came out in-between the two albums; the ones in the warehouse.
And I've liked the new album plenty. I had it on repeat constantly during my commutes. But I don't watch the new videos like I still do with the Volcano videos.
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Comment on Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkMax is back! And he finally gpt a Singpore P1! It's interesting looking at the WDC and WCC standings. If Max and Red Bull keep doing well like this, they can potentially get P2 the WDC and at...Max is back! And he finally gpt a Singpore P1!
It's interesting looking at the WDC and WCC standings. If Max and Red Bull keep doing well like this, they can potentially get P2 the WDC and at least P3 in the WCC by the end of the season. Max is only 8pts behind current third place Lewis (221 vs 229) and 17pts behind current second place Russell (238). And Russell's luck is awful, sadly.
Team-wise, RBB is only 7pts behind current third place McLaren.
And the White Bulls with 100pts is pretty damned impressive, too. That puts them at the top of the midpack teams.
Though in the end...Kimi is only like one race away from winning it all.
The big talk is obviously Lewis' seemingly being left out to dry. However, looks like that was Lewis' choice, not the team's. Guess Lewis wanted to maintain track position, only to eventually lose it. You win some, you lose some.
One thing that's starting to piss me off is the TV direction. Particularly the picture-in-picture stuff. There were apparently some decent overtakes in the midfield. And they were shown...in a little box on the left side of the screen, while nothing of any note was happening in the main view with the lead cars. Getting tiring seeing this each race.
On a diff note, just a heads-up: I'll be traveling during the COTA race weekend in two weeks (going to Japan!). I'll likely not be able to watch live or even post on time. So if someone else would like to take up the reins that weekend, feel free. But if no one does, I'll post something eventually.
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Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit
October 9-11, 2026
Sprint Race Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:33.477 1:32.701 1:31.156 15 2 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:33.573 1:32.614 1:31.276 21 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:33.495 1:32.246 1:31.399 19 4 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:34.277 1:33.106 1:31.454 19 5 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:34.257 1:32.572 1:31.587 15 6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:33.748 1:32.562 1:31.702 14 7 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:34.392 1:32.998 1:31.849 20 8 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:34.855 1:33.133 1:32.341 15 9 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:34.182 1:32.947 DNF 15 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:34.673 1:33.155 DNF 15 11 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:35.048 1:33.249 12 12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:34.128 1:33.420 14 13 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:34.950 1:33.423 12 14 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:34.690 1:33.466 14 15 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:34.960 1:33.734 12 16 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:35.004 1:34.368 12 17 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:35.136 6 18 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:35.662 6 19 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:36.130 7 20 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:36.760 8 21 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:36.868 9 22 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:37.376 7 Source: F1.com
Sprint Race Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 20 39:48.162 8 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 20 +2.591s 7 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 20 +16.871s 6 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 20 +17.238s 5 5 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 20 +20.632s 4 6 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 20 +24.321s 3 7 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 20 +27.525s 2 8 1 Lando Norris McLaren 20 +28.272s 1 9 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 20 +36.220s 0 10 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 20 +37.640s 0 11 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 20 +50.464s 0 12 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 20 +52.467s 0 13 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 20 +55.792s 0 14 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 19 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams 14 DNF 0 NC 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 6 DNF 0 NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 6 DNF 0 NC 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 2 DNF 0 NC 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 2 DNF 0 NC 63 George Russell Mercedes 1 DNF 0 NC 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1 DNF 0 NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0 DNF 0 Source: F1.com
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:33.241 1:31.639 1:31.373 15 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.774 1:31.953 1:31.427 25 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:32.429 1:31.529 1:31.496 25 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:33.601 1:32.079 1:31.562 23 5 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:32.775 1:31.895 1:31.712 24 6 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:33.617 1:32.212 1:31.747 23 7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:33.076 1:32.245 1:31.860 22 8 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:33.182 1:32.602 1:32.225 22 9 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:32.885 1:32.319 1:32.369 21 10 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:33.288 1:32.498 1:32.781 21 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:33.147 1:32.784 19 12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:33.356 1:32.908 12 13 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:33.803 1:33.323 15 14 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:33.774 1:33.526 15 15 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:34.169 1:33.658 19 16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:33.261 1:33.787 14 17 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:34.223 9 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:34.289 10 19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:34.946 8 20 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:35.123 8 21 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:35.984 10 RT 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 3 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 62 1:42:00.785 25 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 62 +7.335s 18 3 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 62 +24.573s 15 4 1 Lando Norris McLaren 62 +40.506s 12 5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 62 +49.644s 10 6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 62 +53.188s 8 7 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 62 +81.666s 6 8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 62 +83.386s 4 9 63 George Russell Mercedes 62 +84.677s 2 10 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 62 +90.862s 1 11 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 61 +1 lap 0 12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 61 +1 lap 0 13 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 61 +1 lap 0 14 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 61 +1 lap 0 15 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 61 +1 lap 0 16 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 61 +1 lap 0 17 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 60 +2 laps 0 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams 59 DNF 0 19 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 59 +3 laps 0 NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 36 DNF 0 NC 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 29 DNF 0 NC 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 7 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc // 1:35.202 on lap 41
DOTD: Max VerstappenSource: F1.com
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
October 23-25, 202611 votes -
Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
JCPhoenix Link ParentFirst it was water, then it was electricity, then available land, and now semen?! What else are these data centers going to take from us? We can't have anything nice anymore!First it was water, then it was electricity, then available land, and now semen?! What else are these data centers going to take from us? We can't have anything nice anymore!
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
JCPhoenix LinkMassive Semen Explosion after Blaze Hits Bull Artificial Insemination Facility, Firefighters Forced to Dodge ‘Projectiles’ Like, "moneyshots?" Ohhh. That makes more sense.A huge fire at a cattle breeding facility in Australia has caused thousands of dollars in damage after at least 100 cylinders containing bull semen were destroyed.
Country Fire Authority Gippsland commander Chris Loeschenkohl said the crew had to be wary of "projectiles" coming at them while they tackled the blaze.
Like, "moneyshots?"
"The liquid inside the cylinders was rapidly expanding and essentially the lids of the cryogenic cylinders were just popping off the top and projectiles were being thrown from the building," he told ABC.
Ohhh. That makes more sense.
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Comment on NFL head coach Mike Tomlin shows off the Minecraft world he has worked on for twelve years in ~games
JCPhoenix Link Parent(Noise, really) I haven't seen the John Oliver segment, but I feel like John Oliver's audience just laugh at whatever he's intending them to laugh at. It often feels like he just goes "LOOK AT...(Noise, really)
I haven't seen the John Oliver segment, but I feel like John Oliver's audience just laugh at whatever he's intending them to laugh at. It often feels like he just goes "LOOK AT THIS, IT'S RIDICULOUS INNIT? HAHAHA!" and the audience laughs along with him. Or the audience just laughs at random stuff. Someone on my Mastodon instance shared a clip of one of his segments a while back. Oliver was showing some B-roll of whatever thing he was talking about. He wasn't saying anything particularly funny in the moment (understanding humor is subjective), and the B-roll wasn't anything funny either. Yet I think because of the cadence/tone of his voice, some audience members would just laugh, as if it was expected. It was bizarre.
Idk. I watched Jon Stewart and Colbert back in the day. So it's not like I'm not used to that type of show. But feel like John Oliver hits differently. And not in a good way.
So I could see how an audience who might be nerdy gamers might react unexpectedly.
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Comment on Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends in ~tech
JCPhoenix LinkNothing too crazy on mine. Some are mildly interesting: Yes...technically? Like I do have two desks in my bedroom, where my gaming computer is, where I'm sitting right now, but I rarely work here....Nothing too crazy on mine. Some are mildly interesting:
Has home office setup with at least two desks
Yes...technically? Like I do have two desks in my bedroom, where my gaming computer is, where I'm sitting right now, but I rarely work here. On the occasions I WFH, I have a spare bedroom with a single desk.
But, the twist here is that my brother uses my account. So maybe it's his WFH setup?
That said, we have similar shopping habits, so practically anything that applies to him would apply to me and vice versa.
The only one that I didn't understand was this:
Does not normally buy cases with stands in them
I even looked at the purchases around the date that the comment was added and didn't see anything that it would apply to. No furniture or home furnishings, which is what I think of when I read that.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkSo I finished my replay of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. 85hrs over a month. That is the fastest (going by dates of start/end) that I've ever played a LoH title. Because I played it like...So I finished my replay of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. 85hrs over a month. That is the fastest (going by dates of start/end) that I've ever played a LoH title. Because I played it like a part time job!
Anyway, that means I've moved on to Trails of Cold Steel II, which is naturally the sequel to the first title. Like a full-on story continuation, not a Final Fantasy-type numbering convention. This is a "partial replay." I started this on my Vita when it came out, then did my typical thing with JRPGs where I put it down to take a break and then never went back to it. Don't remember how far I got then, but I'm about 10hrs in now.
Having played both Trails from Azure and Trails to Zero (the "Crossbell arc," which is the name of the polity the games take place in) earlier this year, it's neat to see how the storylines in each arc influence each other. Crossbell happens during CS1 and the beginning parts of CS2, which neighbors the country of Erebonia, where CS takes place (I think there are four main games in the "Erebonia arc").
And as I've probably said before when talking about these games, I really enjoy this world being continuous and deep. While the storylines are separate and don't require a player to play both arcs (I played CS1/CS2 before the Crossbell games because the latter hadn't been released in the West yet, even though they were released before the CS games) and so are the vast majority of characters, playing Azure and Zero gives one perspective on an event, while CS1/CS2 give another perspective on those same events. You kinda get to see both sides of this overall conflict between these nations. Which is driven by the various conflicts within each nation, which is what each arc is really looking at. Basically nothing happens in a vacuum and I really enjoy that fact in these LoH "Trails" games. It feels real. Because that's exactly what we see in real life. Seemingly local problems can reverberate beyond borders and all that.
Anyway, I got like 7 more games to get through in this damned series. Wish me luck.
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Comment on Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentI've definitely heard that back in the day Tilke tracks were disliked. Yet these days, at least since I've started watching, people love them. Certainly more so now with the move to street...I've definitely heard that back in the day Tilke tracks were disliked. Yet these days, at least since I've started watching, people love them. Certainly more so now with the move to street circuits.
I used to think street circuits are great, and some definitely are. Singapore and Baku come to mind. But the newer street circuits are mid at best or just awful like Madring.
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Comment on Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix Link ParentI love weather delays because then the commentators just starting talking about F1 history, start joking around, and talking about random stuff. Now I will say, it'd probably be a little different...I love weather delays because then the commentators just starting talking about F1 history, start joking around, and talking about random stuff. Now I will say, it'd probably be a little different if I had watched it live at like 2am or whatever time it started. I stayed up pretty much all night for Spa 2021 (think the race was like 5am my time)...And that was rough.
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Comment on Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix (edited )LinkI JUST finished watching the replay. Ngl, when I pulled up the replay on F1TV and saw that it was like 4hrs long, I was thinking, "Oh no...is this Spa 2021 all over again?" Because I had watched...I JUST finished watching the replay. Ngl, when I pulled up the replay on F1TV and saw that it was like 4hrs long, I was thinking, "Oh no...is this Spa 2021 all over again?" Because I had watched the replay of the pre-race show beforehand and knew it started raining right before the race start!
But luckily it wasn't! Well, only about the first 90min or so. And man what a race. Rain, technical issues, starting mishaps, some battles, even a random PU failure at the end...
Very happy to see Max P1 once again! And Hadjar almost kept P3 after George's PU failure (this guy is feast or famine) just laps from the end. That last minute VSC pit that Max did was a bit worrying at first, since he lost track position to Kimi, but then Kimi did the same thing the next lap, so Max got his track position back anyway.
Props to Hamilton on a great drive, too. He was part of the half of the grid that decided to start on slicks instead of inters. I think at one point he was like a minute behind the leader. But as the track dried and everyone went to slicks, he was able to cut through the field and achieve P3.
With George not gaining ANY points today, does seem Kimi's WDC is basically in the mail. I haven't done the math or looked at anything, but I think Kimi is approaching 100 points ahead of George in second place.
Next weekend, Formula 1 doesn't go very far, since they'll be in Singapore, next door. Look forward to another late post, as I probably won't stay up for that one again.
EDIT: First time watching a race at Sepang, as I only started watching in 2021. Man...why can't we have cool tracks like this be part of the calendar still?
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Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
October 2-4, 2026
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:36.477 1:35.696 1:35.130 12 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:36.595 1:36.032 1:35.428 15 3 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:36.898 1:36.192 1:35.558 12 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:37.041 1:35.959 1:35.631 12 5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:36.730 1:35.970 1:35.666 12 6 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:37.092 1:36.173 1:35.757 12 7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:36.852 1:36.020 1:35.762 12 8 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:37.264 1:36.245 1:35.871 12 9 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:37.174 1:36.410 1:37.210 18 10 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:37.106 1:36.814 1:37.673 18 11 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:37.332 1:37.023 12 12 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:37.721 1:37.220 9 13 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:37.651 1:37.527 12 14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:37.729 1:37.566 12 15 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:37.179 DNF 8 16 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:37.883 DNF 9 17 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:37.970 6 18 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:37.980 9 19 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:38.233 9 20 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:38.600 6 21 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:38.611 6 22 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:38.933 6 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 55 1:47:14.808 25 2 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 55 +2.307s 18 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 55 +4.919s 15 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 55 +7.258s 12 5 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 55 +8.571s 10 6 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 55 +9.454s 8 7 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 55 +12.753s 6 8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 55 +13.372s 4 9 1 Lando Norris McLaren 55 +13.993s 2 10 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 55 +15.928s 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 55 +17.404s 0 12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 55 +18.052s 0 13 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 55 +18.997s 0 14 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 55 +22.305s 0 15 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 55 +22.532s 0 16 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 55 +23.315s 0 17 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 55 +25.431s 0 18 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 55 +28.233s 0 19 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 55 +29.310s 0 20 63 George Russell Mercedes 49 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams 41 DNF 0 NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 7 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: George Russell // 1:38.220 on lap 55
DOTD: Max VerstappenSource: F1.com
Next race:
Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit
October 9-11, 202610 votes -
Comment on Someone ‘torturing’ LLMs in a robot prison has triggered the dumbest debate in AI yet in ~tech
JCPhoenix LinkSo the emotional side of me is like, "That's kinda fucked up..." But the logical side is like "It's not alive. It's not actually feeling anything. It's just a bunch of statistical outcomes based...So the emotional side of me is like, "That's kinda fucked up..." But the logical side is like "It's not alive. It's not actually feeling anything. It's just a bunch of statistical outcomes based on the text it's ingested and what's expected..."
On one hand, no one, or rather nothing, is being hurt. It's not being tortured. It doesn't know what torture is. It doesn't know anything. So people are up in arms about nothing.
On the other hand...It's OK to not be an asshole. Not to the AI, but to the people who think AIs are conscious in some way.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
JCPhoenix LinkBasically only playing two games at the moment: Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and FFXIV. FFXIV is a bit...maddening, as of late. It's probably because there's a "Mogstone" event....Basically only playing two games at the moment: Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and FFXIV.
FFXIV is a bit...maddening, as of late. It's probably because there's a "Mogstone" event. Basically grind specific dungeons and you get time-limited in-game currency to spend on junk like special mounts and such. And this time, there's super-duper special mount available. Which likely means there are a lot of people who are running these instances who don't normally do so.
I did a run of the 24-man alliance raid, "Windhurst - The Third Walk" late last week. Normally takes like 20-25min. It took us an hour. We wiped three times, two at the same boss. Several people had 10+ deaths. I was like Top 5 damage as DPS (Red Mage), which practically never happens in 24-man; I'm usually middle of the pack. There are other DPS classes that put out way more damage, and I never have BIS gear. I'm a casual, though probably above average.
Had a similar, though not as bad, situation last night. First two alliance raids went fine (different raids, same series). But the last one, back on "The Third Walk," we almost wiped once. All healers except one were dead, but the remaining healer was AFK! Luckily somehow everyone in my party got revived, then we were able to pick everyone else up. Same thing: Top 5 damage.
Idk. I know it's the Duty Finder (matchmaker) system, so you never know what you're gonna get. But jeez, people. Learn how to play the game...
And then on Trails of Cold Steel. The game starts you in media res, as part of the prologue. Then it brings you several months back to where it all began and you play from there. Well, I've finally gotten back to that point at the very start. 60hrs later. Pretty sure I still have at least 20hrs to go. And that's with using a guide to do all the things. Which admittedly, does extend things out some since I'm doing sidequests. But still...60hrs. I like these games a lot, but boy is the time committment brutal.
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Comment on Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less in ~talk
JCPhoenix Link ParentIt's weird because I feel like the video algorithm is pretty decent. I regularly get served content I'm actually interested in. In fact, it's rare that I'll get served something that's completely...It's weird because I feel like the video algorithm is pretty decent. I regularly get served content I'm actually interested in. In fact, it's rare that I'll get served something that's completely out of left field.
But I could also see a situation where the content algorithm is great in order to keep people watching -- and it works because sometimes after work, I'll just watch YouTube for a couple of hours -- so Google can just serve up whatever ads they need to. Quantity over quality on the advertisements side of the house. Luckily, I never or rarely see the ads!
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Comment on Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less in ~talk
JCPhoenix LinkOn PC, where like 99% of my YouTube viewing is done, I use ad blockers so I don't see ads (other then in-video sponsorships, of course). But on my iPhone, I use the YouTube app, so of course I see...On PC, where like 99% of my YouTube viewing is done, I use ad blockers so I don't see ads (other then in-video sponsorships, of course).
But on my iPhone, I use the YouTube app, so of course I see ads. And YouTube just serves up bizarre ads. That have nothing to do with my interests. Like at least on Instagram/Facebook, the ads I get are relevant. Fashion, tech, and music are usually what I get. And that's all stuff I'm interested in. I've never purchased anything from an Instagram ad. But I've definitely been like, "Ooh that's nice." Or, "Ohh, I didn't know that existed but that's cool."
Which is weird, because as much information that Google has about me, through YouTube and Gmail and whatever other services I've used over the years, you'd think they'd be better at ad targeting.
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Comment on Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
JCPhoenix LinkMy apologies on getting this up so late. Ngl, the whole move-everything-up-by-one-day schedule kinda messed me up. I usually watches races live, but not this weekend. And then I was super lazy...My apologies on getting this up so late. Ngl, the whole move-everything-up-by-one-day schedule kinda messed me up. I usually watches races live, but not this weekend. And then I was super lazy yesterday after the race.
Overall, a much more interesting race than Madrid. Which probably goes without saying. It was quite a sight to see two Red Bulls mixing it up at the front. Been a minute since we've seen that. I'm hoping that's a sign of more good things to come. Definitely props to Hadjar for a strong display after being on the mend for several weeks!
And congrats to George for his first ever Grand Chelem! Great weekend for him, obviously. I'm a Max fan, but being able to keep P1 all the way to the end, with Max nipping at his heels all the way up to the checkered flag is nothing to sneeze at.
On the other end of the spectrum, yikes for the White Bulls, but especially Alpine, on some unintentional internecine violence. Seems like Alpine, the team, is particularly not happy with Colapinto over that. Which makes sense.
Anyway, next up is Bahrain! Err...Well, Malaysia. Well, the Bahrain GP in Malaysia? Bahlaysia? Malrain? We're going to Sepang.
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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
September 24-26, 2026
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:43.615 1:43.462 1:42.526 26 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:44.360 1:43.780 1:43.363 23 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:45.014 1:43.814 1:43.364 22 4 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:44.161 1:43.880 1:43.500 21 5 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:44.571 1:44.020 1:43.672 21 6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:44.260 1:44.037 1:43.858 22 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:44.489 1:44.106 1:44.047 20 8 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:44.041 1:43.706 1:44.081 24 9 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:45.104 1:44.629 1:44.566 25 10 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:45.106 1:44.683 1:44.963 21 11 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:45.228 1:44.775 17 12 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:45.535 1:44.860 18 13 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:45.031 1:45.001 17 14 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:45.039 1:45.016 18 15 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:45.381 1:45.106 16 16 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:45.504 5 17 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:45.799 10 18 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:45.920 10 19 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:46.593 9 20 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:46.658 9 21 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:47.337 9 22 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:48.290 10 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts. 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 51 1:38:02.143 25 2 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 51 +0.196s 18 3 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 51 +10.704s 15 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 51 +14.136s 12 5 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 51 +14.512s 10 6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 51 +22.382s 8 7 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 51 +31.159s 6 8 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 51 +31.189s 4 9 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 51 +31.929s 2 10 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 51 +32.416s 1 11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 51 +33.231s 0 12 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 51 +34.013s 0 13 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 51 +36.401s 0 14 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 51 +41.400s 0 15 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 51 +44.230s 0 16 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 49 DNF 0 NC 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 36 DNF 0 NC 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 35 DNF 0 NC 1 Lando Norris McLaren 35 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams 29 DNF 0 NC 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 20 DNF 0 NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 7 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: George Russell // 1:44.916 on lap 49
DOTD: Max VerstappenSource: F1.com
Next race:
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
October 2-4, 202610 votes -
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JCPhoenix LinkI have Quiksilver track jacket that I got when I was a senior in high school during a marching band trip to Los Angeles. That was Thanksgiving 2004 when I was 17, and now I'm 39. So 22yrs. I don't...I have Quiksilver track jacket that I got when I was a senior in high school during a marching band trip to Los Angeles. That was Thanksgiving 2004 when I was 17, and now I'm 39. So 22yrs. I don't really wear it when I'm out -- haven't in a loooooong time -- but I definitely wear it around the house. It's still in decent condition, even though I wore it tons the remainder of senior year and probably over the next year or so into college.
Downloaded Aion 2 last night and played for like an hour or so. I had played the original Aion back in the day and liked it (enough that I had to drop out of college that semester...). So was curious how Aion 2 was.
I'm still in the starter area so haven't seen a whole lot. The character creator is pretty impressive. Probably one of the most advanced ones I've seen. With gameplay, the combat system seems interesting if not a bit chaotic. It's not tab targeted, but more action-based. I chose Assassin for my class, which was what I was in the original game.
At the same time, it's giving me vibes of generic Korean MMO. Which I'm not a huge fan of. So Idk. I'm not really planning to play it long-term; I have FFXIV as my long-term MMO. But I would like play enough to at least get a good baseline on it. We'll see.