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  1. Comment on Monsterpatch: A cozy monster-collecting RPG in ~games

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    look at what they did to Pal World and that game is vastly different from Pokémon!

    look at what they did to Pal World and that game is vastly different from Pokémon!

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Monsterpatch: A cozy monster-collecting RPG in ~games

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    Honestly, I did not care for coromon. It is a very impressive and polished game, but the gameplay didn’t do it for me. I’m not sure how to explain it but I didn’t find it very fun. I think they...

    Honestly, I did not care for coromon. It is a very impressive and polished game, but the gameplay didn’t do it for me. I’m not sure how to explain it but I didn’t find it very fun.

    I think they may have reworked the game since I played it last though, so maybe it is better now.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Monsterpatch: A cozy monster-collecting RPG in ~games

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    Wow. Incredible looking game. It seems very ambitious. I am making my own mon tamer and I could not imagine developing all of these features in a reasonable time frame. That being said, it already...

    Wow. Incredible looking game.

    It seems very ambitious. I am making my own mon tamer and I could not imagine developing all of these features in a reasonable time frame. That being said, it already looks really far along.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on If you had to buy a car today, what would you buy? in ~transport

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    There is one thing you are neglecting to consider which is safety. Newer vehicles are much safer from my understanding!

    There is one thing you are neglecting to consider which is safety. Newer vehicles are much safer from my understanding!

  5. Comment on If you had to buy a car today, what would you buy? in ~transport

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    I recently test drove one of these and was shocked by how much I disliked driving it. I felt like it tended to stay at higher RPMs, didn't have much power, and the interior felt kind of cheap. Do...

    I recently test drove one of these and was shocked by how much I disliked driving it. I felt like it tended to stay at higher RPMs, didn't have much power, and the interior felt kind of cheap.

    Do you have a hybrid or a regular version?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on If you had to buy a car today, what would you buy? in ~transport

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    Do you find that they have a high cost of maintenance? I am considering a Subaru but have heard many say that they have issues fairly often.

    Do you find that they have a high cost of maintenance? I am considering a Subaru but have heard many say that they have issues fairly often.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Reinventing notebooks as reusable Python programs in ~comp

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    Reminds me of programming 2 in Java where we were suddenly forced to learn vim. Talk about a mind blower.

    but the problem I see is where to then make that cutover and say "now ditch this environment you've just spent N weeks getting used, unlearn your assumptions, and pick up a whole different one".

    Reminds me of programming 2 in Java where we were suddenly forced to learn vim. Talk about a mind blower.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Reinventing notebooks as reusable Python programs in ~comp

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    Personally I think all intro to programming classes should be taught with notebooks. Especially considering that you can just share a co lab link with an entire lesson plan.

    Personally I think all intro to programming classes should be taught with notebooks. Especially considering that you can just share a co lab link with an entire lesson plan.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Reinventing notebooks as reusable Python programs in ~comp

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    Can anyone vouch for this framework? Sounds decent but the article is obviously from the folks who make it.

    Can anyone vouch for this framework? Sounds decent but the article is obviously from the folks who make it.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on What mattress would you recommend? in ~life.home_improvement

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    Honestly, mattress shopping seems like a total crap shoot. There are some threads on here about building your own which seems promising but time consuming. When I was searching I decided that the...

    Honestly, mattress shopping seems like a total crap shoot. There are some threads on here about building your own which seems promising but time consuming. When I was searching I decided that the most important part of any mattress purchase is the return policy.

    Anecdotally, my wife and I bought the purple mattress from Costco due to their really good return policy. Turns out we like the bed fairly well and have not needed to return it so far.

    13 votes

  11. Comment on Dune: Awakening | Release date reveal trailer – 20th May 2025 in ~games

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    I actually can’t disagree with you more. The second and 4th books are my favorite. The first is actually my least favorite.

    I actually can’t disagree with you more. The second and 4th books are my favorite. The first is actually my least favorite.

    14 votes

  12. Comment on From beginner to conversational in three months of learning Russian: My takeaways in ~humanities.languages

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    Fascinating write up. I have a dream to one day be a polyglot. Currently I speak a little Spanish, German, and Japanese. I spent years learning German only to realize that it was mostly useless....

    Fascinating write up. I have a dream to one day be a polyglot. Currently I speak a little Spanish, German, and Japanese. I spent years learning German only to realize that it was mostly useless. Then I switched to Spanish but found it to be uninteresting. Now I’ve been learning Japanese for a few months. I’m probably doing myself a disservice by switching around so much but I’ve learned a lot about languages in general!

    Long term I would love to know the following languages ordered by interest:

    Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish.

    Though I suspect I will never learn mandarin due to its complexity… I’ll be lucky if I just learn one language decently.

    Current long term goal is to pass the JLPT N5.

    Best of luck with your language goals!

  13. Comment on Does anyone want to talk about stocks/options? in ~finance

  14. Comment on Does anyone want to talk about stocks/options? in ~finance

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    I do a bogle style three fund portfolio of stocks, bonds, and international. I am like 90% VTSAX or VOO because I’m nowhere near retirement. I tend to stay away from individual stocks but I’m...

    I do a bogle style three fund portfolio of stocks, bonds, and international. I am like 90% VTSAX or VOO because I’m nowhere near retirement.

    I tend to stay away from individual stocks but I’m trying to get into it with a fraction of my portfolio because I want the little bit of hope that gambling provides.

    9 votes

  15. Comment on Discussion on the future and AI in ~tech

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    All of your points are well reasoned and certainly possible but to be honest, I am largely not concerned about AI specifically. AI is just another existential threat that humanity must face....

    All of your points are well reasoned and certainly possible but to be honest, I am largely not concerned about AI specifically. AI is just another existential threat that humanity must face. Frankly, I wouldn’t even put it at #1 or #2 on the list of greatest challenges. Additionally, unlike most existential threats, this one has a very small potential to bring about a utopia as you mentioned. Not something you can say about climate change, for example.

    Out of your potentials, I would wager to say that #3 is most likely or already here. There are many models which can be ran locally and used by any Joe Schmoe for any purpose. Not to mention that these models are untraceable, require compute that anyone who plays video games already has, and many of them have had their guardrails removed. Consider the deepseek models which have achieved excellent results while being cheap and open source.

    10 votes

  16. Comment on Digital Monsters Net Driver, a fan Digimon game in ~games

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    Wow this is impressive. As someone who loves digimon, I see the love and passion behind this project.

    Wow this is impressive. As someone who loves digimon, I see the love and passion behind this project.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk

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    Well luckily, I have already been working on a game for a year already! So hopefully that one but I just broke one of my rules and started another, much more simplistic game in hopes to get...

    Well luckily, I have already been working on a game for a year already! So hopefully that one but I just broke one of my rules and started another, much more simplistic game in hopes to get something out the door.

    Both of them are pokemon/digimon style mon tamers :D.

    Thanks for asking!

    3 votes

  19. Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk

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    Sorry to hear about your cat. Best of luck with the new kitty!

    Sorry to hear about your cat. Best of luck with the new kitty!

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk

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    My number one goal is to release a video game. My number two goal is to release two video games…

    My number one goal is to release a video game. My number two goal is to release two video games…

    11 votes