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  1. Comment on Massive winter storm expected to dump snow and ice across United States in ~enviro

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    No snow for Chicago? That's disappointing. Its a great insulator and I need all the insulation I get.

    No snow for Chicago? That's disappointing. Its a great insulator and I need all the insulation I get.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Massive winter storm expected to dump snow and ice across United States in ~enviro

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    Same feels moving east from the Great Plains. These Yankees don't know what a blizzard or a thunderstorm looks like.

    Same feels moving east from the Great Plains. These Yankees don't know what a blizzard or a thunderstorm looks like.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Insulated the uninsulated part of my semi-finished attic. There's a guy coming to finish the rest of the room but with this cold spell I couldn't wait on him to get the insulation up.

    Insulated the uninsulated part of my semi-finished attic. There's a guy coming to finish the rest of the room but with this cold spell I couldn't wait on him to get the insulation up.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Thanks! I look forward to my new temporary career as a chandler.

    Thanks! I look forward to my new temporary career as a chandler.

  5. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Can I ask, what are the walls made of? I want to expand the stop for the End to accommodate a second portal room, is why. Also I messed up the wall there accidentally, is another reason.

    Can I ask, what are the walls made of? I want to expand the stop for the End to accommodate a second portal room, is why. Also I messed up the wall there accidentally, is another reason.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Sorry! I messed up the wall a bit because I just winged it adding my portal without doing any math at all. Neither the location on the surface (currently: storage sub-basement) nor in the nether...

    Sorry! I messed up the wall a bit because I just winged it adding my portal without doing any math at all. Neither the location on the surface (currently: storage sub-basement) nor in the nether (terracotta alcove off the waiting room) are finalized, I just wanted to put something down I could use.

  7. Comment on GameSir Pocket Taco Kickstarter has been launched in ~games

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    Not really clear if it can be used with existing programs like MyOldBoy! or if it only works with software from the company. Anyone have insight on that?

    Not really clear if it can be used with existing programs like MyOldBoy! or if it only works with software from the company. Anyone have insight on that?

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Bee farm! We were talking about it on the server earlier.

    Bee farm! We were talking about it on the server earlier.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I just spent half an hour trying to understand some redstone mechanics (specifically gravity duplicators) and apparently no one is doing anything but videos these days. Isn't there anywhere that...

    I just spent half an hour trying to understand some redstone mechanics (specifically gravity duplicators) and apparently no one is doing anything but videos these days. Isn't there anywhere that does text-and-diagram tutorials anymore? And how the hell do I find them because "-video" ain't doing jack.

    grumble grumble off my lawn &c

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I've never used elytra, and at this point, I'm scared to start.

    I've never used elytra, and at this point, I'm scared to start.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Thanks again for the help with the tree farm. I was very alarmed when I first threw the switch.

    Thanks again for the help with the tree farm.

    I was very alarmed when I first threw the switch.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I'll have to math up the cords and figure out where to put a portal so it's close enough to be in the same lobby without overlapping your portal's reach.

    I'll have to math up the cords and figure out where to put a portal so it's close enough to be in the same lobby without overlapping your portal's reach.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Revisited British pop duo The Pipettes, specifically their sci-fi-trope-themed LP Earth vs. the Pipettes.

    Revisited British pop duo The Pipettes, specifically their sci-fi-trope-themed LP Earth vs. the Pipettes.

  14. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I'll have to hook into that when I choose where to place my nether portal, I'm right next door to TangibleLight

    I'll have to hook into that when I choose where to place my nether portal, I'm right next door to TangibleLight

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Thanks! I'd figured about a third of that out on my own, but without edibles there was no chance I was gonna get the rest of the way.

    Thanks! I'd figured about a third of that out on my own, but without edibles there was no chance I was gonna get the rest of the way.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What's a culture shock that you experienced? in ~talk

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    I think you're onto it there except one thing: the formality also creates distance for me, but that distance is essential for respect. Unearned familiarity is seen as rude or, worse, sleazy.

    I think you're onto it there except one thing: the formality also creates distance for me, but that distance is essential for respect. Unearned familiarity is seen as rude or, worse, sleazy.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    that's really cool, how was it done?

    that's really cool, how was it done?

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Having finished-ish the wall around my castle village and adding a road and dock over towards Seaside Gardens, I decided it was time to give it a name: Portus Moenibus. Not terribly creative, I...

    Having finished-ish the wall around my castle village and adding a road and dock over towards Seaside Gardens, I decided it was time to give it a name: Portus Moenibus. Not terribly creative, I know, but it fits.

    But it seems like I should have done an environmental impact study before beginning the waterway expansion I mentioned last week, because my diking and ditching and flooding, possibly exacerbated by some lumber clear-cutting, has led to significant coastal erosion compared to last week.

    I finally selected a plot of land to build my own little cottage in the village, but the initial survey had to be scrapped because I can't count. I'm working IRL all weekend and the kids are home Monday to celebrate the only King we Americans formally recognize, so that might have to wait until Tuesday to really get rolling. But once it does I think a vacation home in Tildes Town is the next step.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What's a culture shock that you experienced? in ~talk

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    Wow, you think about this so differently from me! To me, an interaction between equals is the most formal, because it's important to display mutual respect to avoid implying a hierarchy. An...

    Wow, you think about this so differently from me! To me, an interaction between equals is the most formal, because it's important to display mutual respect to avoid implying a hierarchy. An interaction between, say, a teacher and student can be a lot less formal because they know where they stand relative to each other. So where a teacher can call a student by name, they wouldn't do that to, say, the cashier at the supermarket.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    F in chat for the Bs

    F in chat for the Bs

    1 vote