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  1. Comment on Four strange places to see London’s Roman wall in ~humanities.history

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    That was delightful, and gives me ideas for what to do when I'm in London.

    That was delightful, and gives me ideas for what to do when I'm in London.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past eighteen months, analysis finds in ~enviro

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    I think that Pakistan is a great example of how solar can become ubiquitous without significant governmental control. The economics of it make sense in areas with minimal infrastructure without...

    I think that Pakistan is a great example of how solar can become ubiquitous without significant governmental control. The economics of it make sense in areas with minimal infrastructure without any subsidization, as long as they have access to inexpensive Chinese panels. Though with the tension between India and China that might not be on the table.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on US Department of Agriculture tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits or face penalties in ~society

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    "If you don't let us intentionally starve the most vulnerable Americans, we'll punish you further." It's bizarre how unabashedly, cartoonishly evil they've gotten. First they want people to lose...

    "If you don't let us intentionally starve the most vulnerable Americans, we'll punish you further."

    It's bizarre how unabashedly, cartoonishly evil they've gotten. First they want people to lose their healthcare, now they want the most vulnerable among us to starve... If the actions taken by this administration were done by a foreign government, this would have been outright war.

    29 votes

  4. Comment on 100% apple. This apple pie contains only apples. in ~food

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    While this is on the silly end for Atomic Shrimp's content, I recommend everything he does. He's a bit of a variety act in an excellent way. Some walks on the beach or forest foraging or looking...

    While this is on the silly end for Atomic Shrimp's content, I recommend everything he does. He's a bit of a variety act in an excellent way. Some walks on the beach or forest foraging or looking at rocks, some cooking or cooking challenges, some scambaiting. He's an old British nerd who does whatever amuses him, and I think he's just great.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show in ~tech

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    Discord makes their money through subscriptions, so they at least somewhat care about user experience. Facebook makes its money by selling ads, and thus cares about engagement more than user...

    Discord makes their money through subscriptions, so they at least somewhat care about user experience. Facebook makes its money by selling ads, and thus cares about engagement more than user experience. A scam DM won't make someone stop using Facebook.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 3 in ~society

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    Given that Trump can make pocket rescissions now, it's impossible to believe that any deal will pass. If Trump can kill individual bits he doesn't like, nothing is safe, and thus there's no reason...

    Given that Trump can make pocket rescissions now, it's impossible to believe that any deal will pass. If Trump can kill individual bits he doesn't like, nothing is safe, and thus there's no reason to trust a deal will hold.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on US teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m by jury in ~news

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    What medical or psychiatric care a minor is receiving is private and protected information. There will be no reporting on what care the kid is receiving.

    What medical or psychiatric care a minor is receiving is private and protected information. There will be no reporting on what care the kid is receiving.

    34 votes

  8. Comment on Europa Universalis V review – even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the intricacy of this historical simulation in ~games

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    Oh, I'm talking about EU5, not EU4. Some early gameplay streaming took place yesterday. I'm not entirely clear on whether the prices are fixed or not, but there was varied profitability for wheat...

    Oh, I'm talking about EU5, not EU4. Some early gameplay streaming took place yesterday. I'm not entirely clear on whether the prices are fixed or not, but there was varied profitability for wheat fields in different provinces within the same center of trade, and dynamic value for food based on supply and demand. I suppose we'll see in a couple of days.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Europa Universalis V review – even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the intricacy of this historical simulation in ~games

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    Having watched Quill18 play a bit of EUV, I'm not 100% certain that the economics aren't as complex as Vicky3. There's more individual products and businesses that do need things from each other,...

    Having watched Quill18 play a bit of EUV, I'm not 100% certain that the economics aren't as complex as Vicky3. There's more individual products and businesses that do need things from each other, though admittedly it doesn't look like there's individual tweaking of businesses with different supply chains and resource demands.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Europa Universalis V review – even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the intricacy of this historical simulation in ~games

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    I think that in lieu of the bundle model they're trying to have their cake and eat it too with the subscription option. That way people can try the full experience for fairly cheap, but still have...

    I think that in lieu of the bundle model they're trying to have their cake and eat it too with the subscription option. That way people can try the full experience for fairly cheap, but still have to buy the bits they want if they want to not keep paying for it.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Europa Universalis V review – even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the intricacy of this historical simulation in ~games

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    EU4 was released 12 years ago, and got sustained support for 11 of those years. That's less than $2.50 a month for a game that got regular updates and improvements. For the people for whom EU4 was...

    EU4 was released 12 years ago, and got sustained support for 11 of those years. That's less than $2.50 a month for a game that got regular updates and improvements. For the people for whom EU4 was one of their forever games, that's very cheap.

    13 votes

  12. Comment on Republicans rebuke Donald Trump's 50% emergency tariffs on Brazil in US Senate vote in ~society

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    Sure, in a vacuum, this vote is good. But the fact that Johnson is 100% going to kill it and everyone knows it strips it of any value. Unless the House actually does something about it, and I'm...

    Sure, in a vacuum, this vote is good. But the fact that Johnson is 100% going to kill it and everyone knows it strips it of any value. Unless the House actually does something about it, and I'm not going to hold my breath.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Republicans rebuke Donald Trump's 50% emergency tariffs on Brazil in US Senate vote in ~society

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    But what concession have they offered? An actual thing that they've done to change the situation, as opposed to a small something that the House will still have to vote on in two plus months...

    But what concession have they offered? An actual thing that they've done to change the situation, as opposed to a small something that the House will still have to vote on in two plus months because the House specifically banned themselves from doing anything about it before January? I don't see a concession here, I see theater.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Republicans rebuke Donald Trump's 50% emergency tariffs on Brazil in US Senate vote in ~society

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    What concessions, though? A vote that very specifically won't do anything at all for months, that will address the tarrifs around one country? That's down in "setting up a committee to discuss the...

    What concessions, though? A vote that very specifically won't do anything at all for months, that will address the tarrifs around one country? That's down in "setting up a committee to discuss the possibility of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic on its next voyage" levels of action.

    12 votes

  15. Comment on Republicans rebuke Donald Trump's 50% emergency tariffs on Brazil in US Senate vote in ~society

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    Yeah, but I've seen the Republican senators from Maine and Alaska do this song and dance for decades. They make these gestures to show dissatisfaction, get a little bit extra for their state...

    Yeah, but I've seen the Republican senators from Maine and Alaska do this song and dance for decades. They make these gestures to show dissatisfaction, get a little bit extra for their state sometimes, and then carry on letting things go to shit in ways that definitely hurt their constituents. Every time there's some hope they'll actually do something useful in the future, but it's just the same performance over and over again. They've been performatively out of lockstep with their colleagues without ever voting out of lockstep any time it's important.

    18 votes

  16. Comment on Republicans rebuke Donald Trump's 50% emergency tariffs on Brazil in US Senate vote in ~society

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    In a way that lets them be performatively doing something to protect themselves in their purple districts without actually doing anything to fix what's happening. Wake me up when they actually...

    In a way that lets them be performatively doing something to protect themselves in their purple districts without actually doing anything to fix what's happening. Wake me up when they actually vote in a way that changes things.

    19 votes

  17. Comment on New World is dead: Amazon ends new content updates following massive layoffs, says 'servers will be live through 2026' in ~games

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    I found New World fun for a few months at launch, but there were already big server merges to handle falling demand very quickly. As part of a guild which had previously held part of the map as...

    I found New World fun for a few months at launch, but there were already big server merges to handle falling demand very quickly. As part of a guild which had previously held part of the map as territory, and lost that territory because of the server merge, my interest fell off a cliff because of the merges and never recovered.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society

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    I'm not in Maine, or a Republican, but based on that Reddit history I'd vote for him.

    I'm not in Maine, or a Republican, but based on that Reddit history I'd vote for him.

    5 votes

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

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    Seconding the recommendation for Ball x Pit. It's very good, one of the best roguelights I've played lately. It adds mechanics at a reasonable rate, and keeps things interesting throughout the...

    Seconding the recommendation for Ball x Pit. It's very good, one of the best roguelights I've played lately. It adds mechanics at a reasonable rate, and keeps things interesting throughout the runtime.

  20. Comment on Making liquid nitrogen from scratch (an absurd amount) in ~science

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    A number of NileRed's videos are for the cachet, not because it's the most practical way to do the thing. Near the end of the video he says that he wants to recreate a supercooled electromagnet...

    A number of NileRed's videos are for the cachet, not because it's the most practical way to do the thing. Near the end of the video he says that he wants to recreate a supercooled electromagnet experiment entirely with components he made himself, and so this is a step along that process.

    3 votes