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  1. Comment on What do you listen to while you’re reading? in ~books

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    Prog rock/metal for me as well, same as when I need to focus at work. Doesn't really matter to me if it has lyrics or not, as long as I can't move along with the rhythm or sing along to the...

    Prog rock/metal for me as well, same as when I need to focus at work. Doesn't really matter to me if it has lyrics or not, as long as I can't move along with the rhythm or sing along to the chorus.

    These days Moron Police's latest album gets a lot of plays.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Ukraine uses Pelican ballistic missile for first time in strikes on Russia in ~society

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    Been a while, yeah. Life's been busy, I guess. I'll keep posting them now and then. And I'll keep not tagging them "politics" to keep mycketforvirrad busy.

    Been a while, yeah. Life's been busy, I guess. I'll keep posting them now and then. And I'll keep not tagging them "politics" to keep mycketforvirrad busy.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games

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    Skogdal is pretty cool. Basically Slay the Spire in rural Norway in the 90's. Not sure how good the controller support is though.

    Skogdal is pretty cool. Basically Slay the Spire in rural Norway in the 90's. Not sure how good the controller support is though.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on German company launches rocket as Europe enters satellite race in ~space

  9. Comment on Deadly flash flood wipes away villages in Nepal, Tibet in ~enviro

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    One of the pictures is described as "the moment a wall of mud hit the Nepal-China border", and I was thinking that was clearly an exaggeration, until I saw the video, and yes, that is absolutely a...

    One of the pictures is described as "the moment a wall of mud hit the Nepal-China border", and I was thinking that was clearly an exaggeration, until I saw the video, and yes, that is absolutely a wall of mud completely out of nowhere smashing everything to pieces. I've never seen anything like this before.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Humankind 2 | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    There are some things Humankind does a lot better than Civ, in my opinion. They solved the one-unit-per-tile problem, and improved combat a lot (including making attacking cities actually fun). I...

    There are some things Humankind does a lot better than Civ, in my opinion. They solved the one-unit-per-tile problem, and improved combat a lot (including making attacking cities actually fun). I love the concept of changing culture every era (which was incorporated into Civ 7), and the endgame isn't as much of a horrible slog as in Civ. Their take on barbarians and minor civilizations is interesting, and I like the way trading and diplomacy works. But they didn't quite crack the just-one-more-turn addictiveness of Civ.

    Humankind was also very buggy at launch, and I do hope the sequel will be more polished by the time they release it.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Humankind 2 | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    Can you elaborate?

    floundered with the randomization

    Can you elaborate?

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 17 in ~society

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    US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade (BBC)

    US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade (BBC)

    US national debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show.

    The rise reflects years of heavy spending under both the Trump and Biden administrations, along with higher interest payments that have steadily added to the total. In 2016, the national debt stood at just under $20tn.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on US condemns 'unnecessary escalation' after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase in ~society

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    Kind of an odd choice of headline, in my opinion, because there are a number of pretty big things going on here. Israel bombing an airbase in Syria. That's big, but not really surprising. Syria...

    Kind of an odd choice of headline, in my opinion, because there are a number of pretty big things going on here.

    Israel bombing an airbase in Syria. That's big, but not really surprising.

    Syria allowing Turkey to use an airbase in Syria. That's an interesting twist. I'd like to know more about what they're up to.

    Israel bombing an airbase in Syria apparently because it's to be used by Turkey. That's kinda insane, right? Is Israel aware that Turkey is a NATO country?

    The US condemning Israel. OK, that's pretty rare I guess, but is it really the biggest piece of news here?

    14 votes

  20. Comment on Is AI profitable yet? in ~tech

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    I would be a lot more useful if it was possible to filter by time, say income minus expenditure over the last year for example. Then we would be able to see trends and if the companies have a path...

    I would be a lot more useful if it was possible to filter by time, say income minus expenditure over the last year for example. Then we would be able to see trends and if the companies have a path to profit or if they are truly doomed.

    3 votes