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  1. Comment on I had chemo and my hair came back curly in ~health

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    You know, I was wondering about that! I love Hank and John's stuff but I don't always keep up with it. I thought I noticed some thumbnails recently where Hank's hair looked different but I chalked...

    You know, I was wondering about that! I love Hank and John's stuff but I don't always keep up with it. I thought I noticed some thumbnails recently where Hank's hair looked different but I chalked it up to it still being in the process of growing back in.

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

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    If you're interested in having a teammate and our platforms are compatible, I'd happily give Century another shot and play with you. I discovered it on Xbox a while ago and it was loads of fun....

    If you're interested in having a teammate and our platforms are compatible, I'd happily give Century another shot and play with you. I discovered it on Xbox a while ago and it was loads of fun. Haven't played much but I'd be down to play more.

  3. Comment on The right to change sex in ~lgbt

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    Wow. I didn't follow 100% of everything in the body of the piece, but the entire conclusion (from "'what if we make freedom into the air we together breathe'" on) is incredibly well-put. Thanks...

    Wow. I didn't follow 100% of everything in the body of the piece, but the entire conclusion (from "'what if we make freedom into the air we together breathe'" on) is incredibly well-put. Thanks for this.

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  4. Comment on Pebbles in ~creative

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    Thank you! I've been sitting on this one for several years now thinking about sharing it (I don't share what I write very much). It's hard to explain why I made the choices I did with the line...

    Thank you! I've been sitting on this one for several years now thinking about sharing it (I don't share what I write very much). It's hard to explain why I made the choices I did with the line breaks, but I think they're mostly a rhythm thing for me? When I read poetry I often find myself reading too quickly and just flowing from line to line without thinking about what I'm reading, but line breaks slow me down and make me take it in more fully. So I guess line breaks are both a way of setting how I might want it read aloud and a way of controlling the presentation of images to the reader. It also helps highlight/create some moments like the repetition of "I walk/I bend", so there's that aspect of it too.

    I'm glad you asked, I just do what feels right and I've never had to articulate it before!

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  5. Pebbles

    I walk by the stony brook a path of pebbles at my feet. I bend to pick one up and it is lovely. Alas! They number far too many to read each one's story. But I will try.

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  6. Comment on Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has been renewed for two more seasons in ~tv

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    Did I imply that this was my recommendation? If so, I didn't intend to. I don't believe I said that, I simply compared the two and commented on the quality of the live action show in general.

    The general response of "go watch the original" isn't very helpful.

    Did I imply that this was my recommendation? If so, I didn't intend to. I don't believe I said that, I simply compared the two and commented on the quality of the live action show in general.

    6 votes
  7. Comment on Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has been renewed for two more seasons in ~tv

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    Well, if the original is a 10 and the movie-that-must-not-be-named is a 1, I'd say this is a 4 or 5. It's way better than the movie, still nowhere near as good as the original. Sometimes it's the...

    Well, if the original is a 10 and the movie-that-must-not-be-named is a 1, I'd say this is a 4 or 5. It's way better than the movie, still nowhere near as good as the original. Sometimes it's the acting, sometimes it's the direction, I dunno. It just never feels quite right, and I don't mean as an adaptation, I mean as a TV show in general. It was hard to care about it much and we stopped after two episodes I think. Maybe it gets better, but the first two were simply... fine.

    21 votes
  8. Comment on Tiny little mobile feature request: dot indicator in ~tildes

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    Just adding a data point, I also see an indicator on Android in Firefox.

    Just adding a data point, I also see an indicator on Android in Firefox.

    6 votes
  9. Comment on GUI dev using Godot in ~comp

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    Uh oh, this is the first I've heard this. Could you elaborate so I can understand better?

    Uh oh, this is the first I've heard this. Could you elaborate so I can understand better?

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

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    Does the "nope, you can't do that yet, you'll just have to come back later " metroidvania aspect of Survivor lighten up at all? I'm not quite as far as you and it seems like I'm going to have to...

    Does the "nope, you can't do that yet, you'll just have to come back later " metroidvania aspect of Survivor lighten up at all? I'm not quite as far as you and it seems like I'm going to have to basically replay the whole game if I want to explore everything. Every single area has multiple blocked paths and I can't explore anything fully. I can appreciate a bit of that (Fallen Order didn't bother me) but this feels extreme, especially when I know 90% of these things are probably only hiding cosmetics chests.

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

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    I agree, I played Fallen Order on grandmaster and enjoyed it, but I only made it five or six hours into Survivor before turning it down. I can't put my finger on it yet (I'm maybe 10h in) but...

    I agree, I played Fallen Order on grandmaster and enjoyed it, but I only made it five or six hours into Survivor before turning it down. I can't put my finger on it yet (I'm maybe 10h in) but something does feel a little off from the first game.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on So... About the new Beatles song in ~music

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    Thanks for sharing! I meant to post this but forgot. 12tone always has such thoughtful takes on these things.

    Thanks for sharing! I meant to post this but forgot. 12tone always has such thoughtful takes on these things.

  13. Comment on What is a classical music piece you like? And why? in ~music

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    Wow! That had some different ideas I've not heard before and might have to steal. The use of the una corda (or whatever version of one that piano had) for the final Db section is incredible in...

    Wow! That had some different ideas I've not heard before and might have to steal. The use of the una corda (or whatever version of one that piano had) for the final Db section is incredible in contrast to the storm. Totally using that next time I play it. I do wish the piano had been in tune though :(

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  14. Comment on What is a classical music piece you like? And why? in ~music

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    This piece is so incredibly special to me, I'm glad someone else mentioned it. It was the first "real" piece of classical music I learned to play and it got me through some tough times later on....

    This piece is so incredibly special to me, I'm glad someone else mentioned it. It was the first "real" piece of classical music I learned to play and it got me through some tough times later on. It's so simply beautiful.

    2 votes
  15. Comment on Introducing Beeper Mini - get blue bubbles on Android in ~tech

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    Seconding this. When I was in grad school recently, the professor I worked for teased me about turning our work group chat green, and she's like 50. It didn't bother me except that I couldn't...

    Seconding this. When I was in grad school recently, the professor I worked for teased me about turning our work group chat green, and she's like 50. It didn't bother me except that I couldn't believe she was seriously bringing it up.

    5 votes
  16. Comment on Are there any games that you have enjoyed playing without the HUD or mini-map? If so, which ones and why? in ~games

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    I almost didn't say anything because it came up elsewhere in the thread multiple times but now I'm glad I did! Enjoy (again)!

    I almost didn't say anything because it came up elsewhere in the thread multiple times but now I'm glad I did! Enjoy (again)!

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  17. Comment on Are there any games that you have enjoyed playing without the HUD or mini-map? If so, which ones and why? in ~games

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    Metro Exodus is very light on HUD elements and all the navigation is diegetic! It was 2018 I think. And it got a raytracing update a couple years later. Highly recommend.

    I would love for a game with modern graphics and gameplay amenities to recreate that feeling.

    Metro Exodus is very light on HUD elements and all the navigation is diegetic! It was 2018 I think. And it got a raytracing update a couple years later. Highly recommend.

    6 votes
  18. Comment on The Beatles - Now and Then (2023) in ~music

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    This is very cool, and I really enjoyed that (both the music video and the documentary). However, I can't shake an icky feeling I've got regarding them using John in this way. It comes down to how...

    This is very cool, and I really enjoyed that (both the music video and the documentary). However, I can't shake an icky feeling I've got regarding them using John in this way. It comes down to how much we trust Yoko that John would have wanted them to have the song, and how much we trust Paul, George, and Ringo that he would have agreed with how they did it (including putting (AI?) John dancing on the screen).

    I'm far from a Beatles expert though, so there could be important context I'm missing. What are we thinking about this?

    2 votes
  19. Comment on The Beatles - Now and Then (2023) in ~music

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    Label me as noise but yours is such a great username to find in this thread :)

    Label me as noise but yours is such a great username to find in this thread :)

    2 votes
  20. Comment on People who use Obsidian, or other research apps, what service do you use to sync between devices? in ~tech

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    I also use Syncthing. Works great!

    I also use Syncthing. Works great!

    2 votes