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  1. Comment on Heat death of the internet in ~tech

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    Google had support at some point? When?

    Google had support at some point? When?

    2 votes

  2. Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life

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    Dating apps only work for people who know themselves.

    Dating apps only work for people who know themselves.

    15 votes

  3. Comment on Anime for someone who doesn't like (shonen) anime that much in ~anime

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    I haven't seen someone else mention Planetes in years, even though it's more relevant than ever. It's hard to find, but the entire series is out there in torrent form.

    I haven't seen someone else mention Planetes in years, even though it's more relevant than ever. It's hard to find, but the entire series is out there in torrent form.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Amazon is warning employees they risk undermining their own promotion prospects unless they return to the office (RTO) for three days a week, as was mandated by CEO Andy Jassy months ago in ~life

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    It's the same. Once Amazon acquires a company, it either shuts it down or absorbs it into the Collective. AWS is the same way now.

    It's the same. Once Amazon acquires a company, it either shuts it down or absorbs it into the Collective. AWS is the same way now.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Does anyone have good manga/anime review sites? in ~anime

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    I just discovered Simkl in the last week and have been using it to track all media, not just anime. https://simkl.com/anime/best-anime/this-month/

    I just discovered Simkl in the last week and have been using it to track all media, not just anime.
    https://simkl.com/anime/best-anime/this-month/

    1 vote

  6. Comment on The creators of TikTok caused my website to shut down in ~tech

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    Quite the sensationalized title there. It wasn't even a DDoS. All the happened was the smol website received the hug of death from an interested user-agent/content-bot.

    Quite the sensationalized title there. It wasn't even a DDoS. All the happened was the smol website received the hug of death from an interested user-agent/content-bot.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on Superconductor breakthrough replicated, twice, in preliminary testing in ~science

  8. Comment on Has anyone administered fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) to help with their dog's gastrointestinal issues? in ~life.pets

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    They're already using such therapies in humans and have been for years now. I have an immediate family member with a lifelong history of GI & immuno- problems that has undergone an FMT. (Trying to...

    They're already using such therapies in humans and have been for years now. I have an immediate family member with a lifelong history of GI & immuno- problems that has undergone an FMT. (Trying to be vague here for the sake of privacy.) Their diarrhea and hyper-reactivity to a variety of foods dissipated for months after the FMT, only to resurface when they had another health issue that required antibiotics. :(

    I genuinely don't understand why FMT isn't used more in the US -- we have millions+ species of flora living in our GI tract, and those millions of species can get unbalanced. If some species get entirely wiped out, the ecosystem gets permanently unbalanced, so of course the answer is to try to replace it.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie dead at Netflix after at least $30 million in development; Mattel shopping for new buyer in ~movies

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    The only way this could be any good is if they did it Thor: Ragnarok style. Anything else is going to fall flat.

    The only way this could be any good is if they did it Thor: Ragnarok style. Anything else is going to fall flat.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Because I have isolated myself since the start of COVID and have successfully earned my Hermit patch. And I can't take it anymore. I need friends that I didn't meet at work. The username won't do...

    Because I have isolated myself since the start of COVID and have successfully earned my Hermit patch. And I can't take it anymore. I need friends that I didn't meet at work.

    The username won't do anything to make friends -- it's just what was on my mind while I was brainstorming new names.

    3 votes

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

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    The Cyberpunk DLC is coming out in about two months, too! \o/

    The Cyberpunk DLC is coming out in about two months, too! \o/

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    I had the same problem -- it was an absolute slog to get through the first bit. I can't remember where it picks up, but it picks up FAST and then it just carries you away like a strong current....

    I had the same problem -- it was an absolute slog to get through the first bit. I can't remember where it picks up, but it picks up FAST and then it just carries you away like a strong current. The first night I started listening to it (for the third time), I ended up staying up until 4am because it was just too interesting.

    How about: instead of starting from the beginning, skip a few pages or a chapter PAST where you keep stopping and try starting there. If things get good, you can always go back and read what you missed.

  13. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    Finishing books has been a lifelong problem for me, largely because I used to put so much effort into retaining every sentence I read because I naively thought that was the right way to read. It...

    Finishing books has been a lifelong problem for me, largely because I used to put so much effort into retaining every sentence I read because I naively thought that was the right way to read. It wasn't until my 30s that my partner introduced me to the idea that losing sentences and entire paragraphs doesn't really matter overall and over-focusing only detracts from the experience.

    This sounds ridiculous as I type it out, and I knew it was ridiculous that I read so rigidly for so long, but it's true. I had the same issue with audiobooks and used to have a hard time listening to them if I wasn't able to give them my full attention.

    Once I realized that it was "okay" to not pay attention to everything, it made reading so much easier. I have ADHD, so I still can't easily consume text-based books, but I have torn through hundreds of audiobooks over the last several years. If I find something is painfully boring, I'll skip ahead and give it another shot, or I'll start doing a different mechanical activity while I listen to it. The Hyperion series required a lot of cringe-skipping.

    5 votes