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  1. Comment on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ reviews mixed: “Boring and lifeless” vs. “best Star Wars in years” in ~movies

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    Man, I can believe Grogu was responsible for the spread of Covid-19 to the US. I still love him.

    Man, I can believe Grogu was responsible for the spread of Covid-19 to the US.

    I still love him.

    26 votes

  2. Comment on MP3 player recommendations in ~tech

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    Man, 256gb is 1000x the capacity of my first mp3 player. So many days of figuring out which 50 songs to shrink into 128kbps so I could get my playlist on there.

    Man, 256gb is 1000x the capacity of my first mp3 player. So many days of figuring out which 50 songs to shrink into 128kbps so I could get my playlist on there.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games

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    Pokopia is life changing and was worth the price of admission for us, but I also have two kids in the prime age for it. I’m also mostly just into the kind of games Nintendo puts out anyway, so...

    Pokopia is life changing and was worth the price of admission for us, but I also have two kids in the prime age for it. I’m also mostly just into the kind of games Nintendo puts out anyway, so upgrading to the Switch 2 made sense for us.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Canvas hack impacts university students and professors during finals week in ~tech

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    It’s wild. My professor wife (and the rest of the faculty) got a message that it was down and to basically just figure out how to finish without it. Then it came back up, and the Provost told...

    It’s wild. My professor wife (and the rest of the faculty) got a message that it was down and to basically just figure out how to finish without it. Then it came back up, and the Provost told everyone to go export the grades real quick in case it goes back down. A nice extra stressor with ? additional consequences to add to finals week.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov? in ~books

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    Not available in audiobook through my normal sources, so I’ll skip this month. See y’all for the next one!

    Not available in audiobook through my normal sources, so I’ll skip this month. See y’all for the next one!

    2 votes

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

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    ZA was so good! I'm a few of the last 'mons away from finishing the Hyperspace dex (Pokopia got in the way), and it's just been a joy throughout. I have trouble thinking of any game I've enjoyed...

    ZA was so good! I'm a few of the last 'mons away from finishing the Hyperspace dex (Pokopia got in the way), and it's just been a joy throughout. I have trouble thinking of any game I've enjoyed quite so much for the nearly 100 hours I put in.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump in ~tv

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    My bad - I missed that it was before the dinner, so I agree that the joke is nothing special. The rest still applies though.

    My bad - I missed that it was before the dinner, so I agree that the joke is nothing special. The rest still applies though.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump in ~tv

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    As much fun as that would be, I have zero belief they’d go that far on this one. The joke was in just poor enough taste and the new CEO is still breaking in his chair. Maybe if Iger had...

    As much fun as that would be, I have zero belief they’d go that far on this one. The joke was in just poor enough taste and the new CEO is still breaking in his chair. Maybe if Iger had theoretically really hated Trump in his last days, but no way the new guy goes into a legal battle with the FCC as his first act.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - April 2026 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See in ~books

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    Just finished the audiobook - almost quit a few times early on but overall glad I pushed through (which is always easier to do listening!) I remember when I was like 5 or 6, my parents, in the...

    Just finished the audiobook - almost quit a few times early on but overall glad I pushed through (which is always easier to do listening!)

    I remember when I was like 5 or 6, my parents, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, were looking to adopt and had started meeting with one of the agencies doing Chinese adoptions. In the end, it was too expensive a process and my sister and brother, who were adopted at 5 and 4, look pretty similar to the rest of our family.

    I found this portion interesting generally, but also in thinking about what might have happened in my own life. Even without the monumental cross cultural and ethnic divide, I heard a lot from Haley that I’ve heard or seen from my sister over the decades.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Orbitals | Gameplay reveal trailer in ~games

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    I’ve had this one on my Deku Deals wishlist (which is only around 8 games) for a month or so. Something about it looks special.

    I’ve had this one on my Deku Deals wishlist (which is only around 8 games) for a month or so. Something about it looks special.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Clayface | Official teaser in ~movies

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    Nope. Not for me. Can't handle horror.

    Nope. Not for me. Can't handle horror.

    8 votes

  12. Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music

  13. Comment on Spaceballs: The New One | Coming to theaters April 23, 2027 in ~movies

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    Yes, it took many fortnights to find it. Decades, even!

    Yes, it took many fortnights to find it. Decades, even!

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Tildes Book Club - How are you progressing on The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See? in ~books

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    I just got a notification that my audiobook library loan is ready, so I’ll listen to it very soon!

    I just got a notification that my audiobook library loan is ready, so I’ll listen to it very soon!

    2 votes

  15. Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies

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    I don’t know what’s normal for a movie, so maybe yikes or maybe way to do the due diligence? I know I’m looking forward to it after how much I enjoyed Superman.

    I don’t know what’s normal for a movie, so maybe yikes or maybe way to do the due diligence? I know I’m looking forward to it after how much I enjoyed Superman.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv

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    I had assumed this was going to be a full reboot, so I’m pretty excited to hear the news. I didn’t watch much Atlantis (I want to say that was late high school and college, and I was just not...

    I had assumed this was going to be a full reboot, so I’m pretty excited to hear the news. I didn’t watch much Atlantis (I want to say that was late high school and college, and I was just not watching much of anything), but certainly watch a lot of SG-1 and even SGU. My favorite part of SGU was the first time I heard Mumford and Sons in the season 1 finale.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church in ~books

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    My biggest takeaway from this was that d’Artagnan was based on a real person and not completely made up. The article notes the three musketeers are made up, so at least that aligns with my...

    My biggest takeaway from this was that d’Artagnan was based on a real person and not completely made up. The article notes the three musketeers are made up, so at least that aligns with my preconceived ideas.

    Also, not explicitly related to this, I really loved the BBC The Musketeers show.

    19 votes

  18. Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - March 2026 - The Metamorphosis by Kafka in ~books

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    I probably said that with too much… firmness? In a sense, everyone majorly changes through the process. I suggest she is the main person in view because she is the one who moves from the teenage...

    I probably said that with too much… firmness? In a sense, everyone majorly changes through the process. I suggest she is the main person in view because she is the one who moves from the teenage to adult form through the experience. Also, the story continues after Gregor’s death with Grete as the focal point in the ending.

    I think a question it could potentially raise is if he went actually went through metamorphosis or if his transformation would be considered something else (de-evolution)?

    3 votes

  19. Comment on US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US in ~enviro

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    Oh... you meant fix like repair? I thought we meant fix like rig for certain people.

    Oh... you meant fix like repair? I thought we meant fix like rig for certain people.

    13 votes

  20. Comment on Seth MacFarlane teases new life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 is written” in ~tv

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    Wasn't that the same one undergirded by Dolly Parton's 9-to-5? Classic.

    Wasn't that the same one undergirded by Dolly Parton's 9-to-5? Classic.

    1 vote