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  1. Comment on As a reindeer herder, I am watching Norwegian renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase in ~enviro

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    Not sure if you mean modern wind turbines or like the stereotypical Dutch-looking wind mills. Not that I think modern wind farms are ugly. In my road travels across the US, it's always cool to see...

    Not sure if you mean modern wind turbines or like the stereotypical Dutch-looking wind mills.

    Not that I think modern wind farms are ugly. In my road travels across the US, it's always cool to see wind farms as far as the eye can see. With lights blinking in unison. Idk, it's relaxing.

    But I could see other people thinking wind mills are cute and quaint, but modern wind turbines are monstrous alien abominations. Not that I think that's a reason to halt progress and clean energy production.

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  2. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    I finished Lord of Mysteries over the weekend. Think it's based on a Chinese webtoon. It's got some elements of steampunk with a lot of supernatural/occult/eldritch horror type stuff. Really enjoy...

    I finished Lord of Mysteries over the weekend. Think it's based on a Chinese webtoon. It's got some elements of steampunk with a lot of supernatural/occult/eldritch horror type stuff. Really enjoy the art style. All the characters are sooo pretty. It can be a little hard to follow at times, but that might be because there are like three stories intertwined, all involving the MC. Overall though I'm definitely into it. Looking forward to the second season.

    Then I watched Gnosia. This is a sci-fi space murder-mystery and deception show. Basically like that game, Town of Salem. I think; I've never played the game myself. Though I thought it was going to be more like Danganronpa. It's not, but that's OK. I do think the story is a little weak, with some plotholes here and there. Sometimes hard to uphold suspension of disbelief. And the characters don't seem very deep. This is the first season of the show and it's not done airing yet, at least not on Crunchyroll. I just finished the 10th episode. I'll keep with it, probably.

    So then I moved onto ID: Invaded last night. I used one of those websites that gives anime recommendations based on how I answer some questions. It came up with Psycho Pass, which I love; Ergo Proxy, which I enjoyed enough but should prob watch again just to be sure since it's been like 15yrs since I watched it; and ID: Invaded, which I hadn't heard of before. It's mystery, sci-fi, and psychological, which is basically Psycho Pass and Ghost in the Shell; two of my favorite anime IPs. So ID should be right up my alley. We'll see where it goes!

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  3. Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies

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    The Game Awards just disguises the ads as game trailers and teasers. Which is fine; I mainly watch it to see what's upcoming, even though some trailers are for current games that are just...

    The Game Awards just disguises the ads as game trailers and teasers. Which is fine; I mainly watch it to see what's upcoming, even though some trailers are for current games that are just releasing new content. Like Hoyoverse games (Genshin Impact and siblings).

    I'd be willing to watch the "ads" for the Oscars if they were all just about movies and shows.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Formula 1 to return to Portugal in 2027 and 2028 in ~sports.motorsports

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    Along with this, someone on r/formula1 posted a helpful graphic of what grands prix and circuits are teed up for the next 16yrs! Yes, there are apparently two races that are contracted through...

    The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, more commonly known as Portimão, last hosted F1 events in 2020 and 2021, and was a key venue in the sport’s return to racing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    [...]

    Portugal has a prestigious history in Formula 1, hosting its first Grand Prix in Porto in 1958, as well as holding race weekends in Monsanto and Estoril across the sport’s 75 years. Some of the greatest drivers in Formula 1 have reached the top step on the podium in Portugal including Stirling Moss, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. Senna famously won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix at Estoril in 1985.

    Along with this, someone on r/formula1 posted a helpful graphic of what grands prix and circuits are teed up for the next 16yrs! Yes, there are apparently two races that are contracted through 2041 at current: Austria and Miami.

    For Saudi Arabia, I'm assuming it's not all at Jeddah through 2030. Saudis are building a new track, Qiddiya, that's supposed to be ready for 2027, that'll replace Jeddah.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Steam Replay 2025 in ~games

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    JC's Steam Replay 2025 63 games played on Steam. Which is 19 more than last year. 337 Achievements Unlocked. Which is 185 more than last year. I even 100%'d some games this year; for the first...

    JC's Steam Replay 2025

    63 games played on Steam. Which is 19 more than last year.

    337 Achievements Unlocked. Which is 185 more than last year. I even 100%'d some games this year; for the first time, I think.

    Top 3 Games in 2025 were:

    1. Rimworld (colony sim)
    2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (JRPG)
    3. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Detective VN)

    And, contrary to public opinion, my top is genre is NOT Detective games! It's JRPGs, followed by City Builders, then Colony Sims, then Detective games.

    Surprisingly...49% KB&M vs 51% Controller! Is this sessions? Games? Either way, did not expect that as I've always considered myself a "proper" PC Gamer with KB&M superiority. Yet, controller just often makes sense, especially when playing from the couch. Hell, sometimes I'm at my desk and computer, but playing on my Steam Deck via controller. *shrug*

    Big change from last year is that I only spent 4% of my playtime was on 2025 new games. Last year was 44% of playtime on 2024 new releases. But last year was an outlier, because in 2023, it was only 7% on 2023 new releases.

    If I had to guess what game I played the most this year, it's probably FFXIV again. I don't use the Steam-associated client, so I don't have a means of easily measuring playtime. Which is probably a good thing.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on The drug that taught me how much I should suffer in ~health

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    I did two rounds of Accutane. I never got the supposed depression or feelings of sadness from it. I did get frustration though. Because in the US, patients on Accutane have to get monthly blood...

    I did two rounds of Accutane. I never got the supposed depression or feelings of sadness from it.

    I did get frustration though. Because in the US, patients on Accutane have to get monthly blood tests. Without the test, you can't get your monthly prescription. A new prescription had to be written every month. And then if the prescription wasn't filled in time -- like I forgot to drop it off at the pharmacy or there was an insurance issue or the pharmacy just forgot to fill it -- it expired quickly and I had to call my dermatologist's office for another prescription. Lots of jumping through hoops, that for a teenager/young person, was incredibly annoying. They wanted to make sure I couldn't get pregnant, due to Accutane's teratogenic effects...even though I'm a guy. I think the US has eased up on some of that since, after lots of complaints.

    Though I did get insanely chapped lips. Bleeding and painful, even. Luckily, my dermatologist gave me some ointment for it that did the trick. Tacrolimus, I think.

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  8. Comment on These travel influencers don’t want freebies. They’re AI. in ~travel

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    I appreciate the explanation and I understood that before your comment. My point is, do the people who are asked the question understand that?

    I appreciate the explanation and I understood that before your comment.

    My point is, do the people who are asked the question understand that?

    5 votes

  9. Comment on These travel influencers don’t want freebies. They’re AI. in ~travel

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    I wonder if "travel influencer" in that statistic is including a broader definition than what we're thinking. For example, I sometimes use TripAdvisor and even leave reviews myself, particularly...

    I wonder if "travel influencer" in that statistic is including a broader definition than what we're thinking.

    For example, I sometimes use TripAdvisor and even leave reviews myself, particularly with hotels. My Instagram, up until this year where I kinda stopped posting, has almost entirely been photos from my travels. Am I a travel influencer? Maybe, by one definition. Is anyone paying me? No...🙁

    I watch some YouTubers based out in Japan who occasionally do travel vlogs in Japan. The channels aren't entirely devoted to travel in Japan; they talk about other Japan-related topics. But if I was looking for things to do in Japan, would I look at their recommendations? Absolutely. I've already some of the places they've been to my hypothetical Japan trip itinerary (though I might going next year finally!).

    Then I also think about people like Steve Ricks, Samantha Brown, and the late Anthony Bourdain. They may not be influencers in the way we think about influencers, but they've definitely had an influence on millions of people's travel plans over the years.

    So I could see how 73% of consumers are looking to "travel influencers."

    8 votes

  10. Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech

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    Maybe we'll see a renaissance of tech skills amongst Gen Alphas. I remember how many of us Millennials tried to get around the web filters at school or at the library.

    find other ways around the ban

    Maybe we'll see a renaissance of tech skills amongst Gen Alphas. I remember how many of us Millennials tried to get around the web filters at school or at the library.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech

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    I imagine they're going after the largest, most visible networks. Not necessarily the "worst," which is technically subjective. Otherwise, they should also be going after places like Kiwi Farms....

    I imagine they're going after the largest, most visible networks. Not necessarily the "worst," which is technically subjective. Otherwise, they should also be going after places like Kiwi Farms. But again, that's subjective.

    As bad as 4chan is, I imagine it doesn't hold a candle to any of those ten social media properties in terms of size and DAUs and such. Not necessarily relevant, but is 4chan "social media" as think of it? Though I guess if one questions 4Chan, then reddit could also be questionable. Though reddit inc. has definitely been social-mediafying reddit.com.

    And Truth Social...do kids really hang out there? Does anyone actually hang out there?

    7 votes

  12. Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk

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    So when I lived in Kansas City, I knew that the city is just ever so slightly north of 39°N. Because I thought that'd be a cool name for a brand based in KC. Though I recognize there are many...

    So when I lived in Kansas City, I knew that the city is just ever so slightly north of 39°N. Because I thought that'd be a cool name for a brand based in KC. Though I recognize there are many cities and places that fall on the 39th parallel north...including Pyongyang, DPRK!

    But I couldn't tell you the meridian. Apparently it's 94° 34' W or so.

    Now that I'm in DC, I know it's not that much different north/south from Kansas City (DC is just barely south of Kansas City). But the longitude has to quite different. Apparently it's like smack dab 77°W.

    So I know "half" of my coordinates? If I can get to the 39th parallel north, all I gotta do is start walking east or west and I'll eventually find my way home! Good thing we live on a sphere spheroid geoid!

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  13. Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    So we're only hours into silly season, but there are some rumors that there might be more major personnel changes for the team: Marko's Red Bull future in doubt for 2026 Changes at Red Bull?...

    So we're only hours into silly season, but there are some rumors that there might be more major personnel changes for the team:

    Marko's Red Bull future in doubt for 2026

    Changes at Red Bull? What's behind Marko's hint and Lambiase's emotion?

    While Marko is close to the Verstappens, I can't imagine his departure would have that big of an impact. He's primarily the talent scout. But if GP steps away from being Max's race engineer? That's definitely a bigger deal.

    Maybe it's a confluence of all these factors, plus the changes that have already happened, as dna has mentioned.

    Max himself has also mentioned more than a few times that if things don't go well with the new regs, he's not winning, or at least he's not enjoying it, he might just retire from the sport. That he's already got his four WDCs and he's not necessarily looking to snatch up as many as he can; he's not trying to be Hamilton. He's contracted through 2028 with Red Bull, but supposedly there are performance-based exit clauses that he can trigger if the car isn't up to snuff.

    Guess we'll see how it all pans out.

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  14. Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    Ha, you're not wrong. My new-ish supervisor is into F1. And this is his first season. He's enjoying it, but he's mentioned some of the races being boring. So I told him that if he wanted to see...

    Ha, you're not wrong.

    My new-ish supervisor is into F1. And this is his first season. He's enjoying it, but he's mentioned some of the races being boring. So I told him that if he wanted to see some exciting races, he should watch IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, and F1 Academy. Even Formula E (who's season apparently started yesterday??).

    There were definitely times this season where I was like "Meh. Should I watch this weekend?" But the FOMO got the better of me. That said, I've missed more non-GP/Quali sessions this year than in past years. For FPs, part of that I'm in the office on Fridays when I used to WFH on Fridays, so it's harder to watch. But I wouldn't even watch a replay; I just skipped them altogether. I know FPs aren't always that exciting in the first place, but they can at least provide some info or insight to quali and the GP itself. Still, just didn't care.

    So yeah hopefully all the changes for 2026 will be just what the doctor ordered.

  15. Comment on Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    And that's the end of the 2025 F1 Season. Massive congratulations and kudos to Lando Norris and McLaren! A brand new WDC! The 35th! That's exciting, period. Bit of a snoozer of a race (per...

    And that's the end of the 2025 F1 Season. Massive congratulations and kudos to Lando Norris and McLaren! A brand new WDC! The 35th! That's exciting, period.

    Bit of a snoozer of a race (per usual...). Everyone played it pretty safe. Which for Lando, definitely made sense. On the otherhand, Lewis quietly cutting through the pack was nice. Was hoping Red Bull would pull shenanigans. Because why not? But alas, none. Not even a yellow flag or VSC from/for anyone on the grid. Seriously, I started playing some FFXIV while the race was going on.

    Anyway, funny that at the beginning of the season, I was with others who were starting to write off Lando. Oscar was killing it. It seemed like a slam dunk for Oscar. I thought Lando's best chance was last year.

    And then Oscar...Poor, Oscar. How did it go so wrong? Idk. I know some people point to the swap after Lando's poor pit. Or the absolute shamble of a team strategy last weekend in Qatar. Conspiracies that the team was intentionally screwing him over, maybe along with his car. And those weren't non-factors (well, not the conspiracies; that's just dumb). They mattered. But Oscar didn't help himself either. He was just gone for weeks. We weren't sure we'd see first-half-of-the-season Oscar ever again! Hopefully McLaren is strong next year. And hopefully Oscar is, too.

    Not to detract from Lando's win, but to me, the biggest story is really Max and Red Bull. Guy goes from being out of WDC contention basically from the start. Even Max and the team didn't really think he'd seriously have a chance. Yet from about the summer break, he goes on a tear. Capitalizes on McLaren's mistakes over and over. Him and the car are back to form. And gets within 2pts of a fifth WDC. Also without any real help from his teammate (not from lack of wanting to; Yuki just couldn't). Like what?! Has that happened before? Maybe it has. But even so, I imagine it has to be pretty rare. We all know Max is the GOAT already and doesn't need any more glazing. But still. How does someone do that?

    Anyway, pre-season testing starts in February. We have new regs, new engines, a new team, a new PU manufacturer, new drivers, a new track, and more. So hopefully with so many changes, it'll shake things up and we'll have an entertaining 2026 season.

    In the meantime, enjoy the break, enjoy sleeping in or going to sleep on time, and happy holidays. See you all next year in Bahrain!

    7 votes

  16. Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion

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    Warning: this post may contain spoilers

    Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    Yas Marina Circuit
    December 5-7, 2025

    Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
    Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
    1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:22.877 1:22.752 1:22.207 18
    2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:23.178 1:22.804 1:22.408 17
    3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:22.605 1:23.021 1:22.437 17
    4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:23.247 1:22.730 1:22.645 18
    5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.163 1:22.948 1:22.730 18
    6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:23.071 1:22.861 1:22.902 18
    7 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 1:23.374 1:22.874 1:22.904 21
    8 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:23.334 1:23.023 1:22.913 18
    9 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:23.373 1:22.997 1:23.072 18
    10 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 1:23.386 1:23.034 DNF 17
    11 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:23.254 1:23.041 11
    12 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:23.187 1:23.042 12
    13 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:23.265 1:23.077 14
    14 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:22.894 1:23.080 12
    15 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:23.316 1:23.097 15
    16 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:23.394 9
    17 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:23.416 6
    18 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 1:23.450 9
    19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:23.468 9
    20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:23.890 9

    Source: F1.com

    Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
    Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts.
    1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 58 1:26:07.469 25
    2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 58 +12.594s 18
    3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 58 +16.572s 15
    4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 +23.279s 12
    5 63 George Russell Mercedes 58 +48.563s 10
    6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 58 +67.562s 8
    7 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 58 +69.876s 6
    8 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 58 +72.670s 4
    9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 58 +79.014s 2
    10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 58 +79.523s 1
    11 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 58 +81.043s 0
    12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 58 +81.166s 0
    13 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 58 +82.158s 0
    14 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 58 +83.794s 0
    15 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 58 +84.399s 0
    16 23 Alexander Albon Williams 58 +90.327s 0
    17 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 0
    18 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 57 +1 lap 0
    19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 57 +1 lap 0
    20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 57 +1 lap 0

    Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc // 1:26.725 on lap 45
    DOTD: Max Verstappen

    Source: F1.com

    2025 Final Drivers Standings -- SPOILER
    Pos. Driver Nationality Team Pts.
    1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren 423
    2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing 421
    3 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren 410
    4 George Russell GBR Mercedes 319
    5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 242
    6 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 156
    7 Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes 150
    8 Alexander Albon THA Williams 73
    9 Carlos Sainz ESP Williams 64
    10 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin 56
    11 Isack Hadjar FRA Racing Bulls 51
    12 Nico Hulkenberg GER Kick Sauber 49
    13 Oliver Bearman GBR Haas F1 Team 42
    14 Liam Lawson NZL Racing Bulls 38
    15 Esteban Ocon FRA Haas F1 Team 38
    16 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin 34
    17 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Red Bull Racing 33
    18 Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine 22
    19 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Kick Sauber 19
    20 Franco Colapinto ARG Alpine 0
    21 Jack Doohan AUS Alpine 0

    Source: F1.com

    2025 Final Constructors Standings -- SPOILER
    Pos. Team Pts.
    1 McLaren 833
    2 Mercedes 469
    3 Red Bull Racing 451
    4 Ferrari 398
    5 Williams 137
    6 Racing Bulls 92
    7 Aston Martin 89
    8 Haas F1 Team 79
    9 Kick Sauber 70
    10 Alpine 22

    Source: F1.com

    Next race:

    Pre-Season Testing 2026 - Sakhir
    Bahrain International Circuit
    February 11-13 & 18-20, 2026

    Australian Grand Prix
    Albert Park Circuit
    March 5-7, 2026

    See you all next year -- Enjoy the break!

    17 votes

  17. Comment on Games: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~games

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    Very productive year for gaming-wise. If gaming could ever be called "productive!" I've been trying to track game finishes the last couple of years because sometimes I'd forget that I finished a...

    Very productive year for gaming-wise. If gaming could ever be called "productive!" I've been trying to track game finishes the last couple of years because sometimes I'd forget that I finished a game. Even though it doesn't happen all that often.

    Except for this year, where I've finished thirteen of them so far! A few of these games were really short. Like finished in a few hours short. And at least one -- Cobalt Core -- needs to be played several times to really complete the game, but I did complete a full run without getting destroyed for the first time last month. Which I think counts.

    If you followed the Backlog Bingo posts and read my progress, this shouldn't surprise you...but 8 of the 13 were detective games. I don't watch true crime TV shows, podcasts, and such. Just don't really care for the genre, even find it a little distasteful, but somehow detective games were my jam. I guess it's because these aren't actual real criminal cases.

    My one goal for the year, that I probably won't achieve, was to finish Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. This is a JRPG that's part of a multi-JRPG universe that's technically one gigantic story. I started and mostly played in May, but haven't gone back. I just needed a break and wanted to play other things. Hoping to get back into it before the year is over, but I doubt I'll finish it by the end of the month.

    My favorite game that I completed in 2025 is probably Frostpunk. It was actually someone here on Tildes, I think cfabbro, who, a few years ago, suggested that I give it another shot. So I did. And I'm glad I did. It was pretty challenging, due to often being under the gun timewise, while having to figure out which residents or factions have to be prioritized. And people die in that game; there's no saving everyone. Which can be detrimental and stressful when trying to rush some project or whatever. But it was incredibly satisfying once I did complete the missions and the game overall, including the DLC. I need to go back and try Frostpunk 2 again.

    Favorite game overall? Don't know if I have one since I've played a lot of good stuff this year. But most unique one is likely the browser game Corru.Observer. Someone posted it here some months ago and I gave it a go. And I got pretty hooked, ngl. The lore and story sucked me in. There were some nights I was staying up way too late trying to move forward. I'm not done with it, and I think the game and story isn't done either. It's still being actively written and worked on. And I also haven't played in a few months, but that's another I'd like to get back into soon.

    There is one trend for me that I'm a little disappointed with: I haven't played that many multiplayer games this year. Other than FFXIV anyway, but that's a single player game in a multiplayer world, if that makes any sense. I did play some Barotrauma, Satisfactory, and The Headliners with friends, but that's about it. We play Barotrauma practically annually at this point, so that was fun for a couple weeks. But Satisfactory, after a few days, turned into each of us three just doing our own thing in-game, hardly actually playing together. We'd even log in at different times. And even The Headliners was only played for like 2hrs. The new hotness in the group is BF6, but it looks like just another generic shooter to me. I don't play shooters that much so I'm def not gonna pay $70 for it. Feels like I'm losing that gaming "commonality" with friends, which is a little sad. Idk, that's its own separate issue, with other deeper things, but it affected my gaming this year. That's prob why I was able to play and complete so many single player games in 2025.

    Anyway, looking forward to gaming in 2026. GTA VI is finally arriving, after all!

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  18. Comment on Cloudflare down again in ~tech

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    There are times I hate the Internet and times I love it. This definitely falls in the latter camp.

    There are times I hate the Internet and times I love it.

    This definitely falls in the latter camp.

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  19. Comment on Formula 1 2025 Final Race Predictions? in ~sports.motorsports

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    Personally, I think Lando takes this home. The cards are very much stacked in his favor (take that how you will 👀). I think Oscar mathematically has a chance, but it's very unlikely. Even between...

    Personally, I think Lando takes this home. The cards are very much stacked in his favor (take that how you will 👀). I think Oscar mathematically has a chance, but it's very unlikely. Even between Max and Lando, Max's chances are less than Lando.

    I'd prefer if Oscar won the WDC, or even Max -- what a story that'd be, to slog his way up the standings, basically without a teammate to help, to clinch the WDC -- But a win for Lando would be well deserved all the same.

    OK unhinged take: Both McLarens take each other out in the first turn. Max takes some damage from debris but still manages P4 (Bearman takes P1 this weekend), which makes Max and Lando tie the WDC. Which means both have equal number of wins in the season (7 wins each). In order to determine the winner, both drivers must race go-karts around Monaco (because they'd already be at home by then and it's just convenient). Max wins because of course he does and wins his 5th WDC. He then promptly retires from the sport to manage his sim racing team and be the family man his dad never was.

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  20. Formula 1 2025 Final Race Predictions?

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    Happy Friday -- It's the final race weekend of the 2025 season. McLaren captured the WCC races ago, but the WDC is still up for grabs between Oscar Piastri (392pts), Lando Norris (408pts), and Max...

    Happy Friday -- It's the final race weekend of the 2025 season. McLaren captured the WCC races ago, but the WDC is still up for grabs between Oscar Piastri (392pts), Lando Norris (408pts), and Max Verstappen (396pts).

    Who do you think will take it home?

    Any other predictions about what will happen in Abu Dhabi? Who will win Formula 1.5 this weekend? Will we get a replay of AD 2021? Will Michael Masi be revealed at the last moment to the Race Director? Will Yuki say "Screw Redbull!" and bin it into Max? Will Max say "Screw Redbull!" and just drive off into the desert sunset? Will Kimi channel his inner Bottas and have a 5-day pit stop? Will Alonso take P1 on Sunday?

    All takes -- serious and unhinged -- welcome.

    13 votes