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

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    I never got much into Diablo but recently I've seen some people playing the Darkhaven demo. Do you think it will be as popular as the classics?

    I never got much into Diablo but recently I've seen some people playing the Darkhaven demo. Do you think it will be as popular as the classics?

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Project Gorgon developer Sandra Powers has passed away in ~games

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    I put a lot of hours into this game a few years ago and was super impressed that a small team could make such a compelling MMO on a low budget. A huge amount of charm in the game is the humorous...

    I put a lot of hours into this game a few years ago and was super impressed that a small team could make such a compelling MMO on a low budget. A huge amount of charm in the game is the humorous writing, obscure skills and very funny boss curses. Her hand in that I'm sure helped to make it the success it has become.

    *Edit: I just noticed the date on the article is from last year but I only just heard about it, sorry for any confusion.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon instead of a colony on Mars in ~space

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    Moon is pretty far away too and not very habitable. Let's try an orbital city first! Actually space is pretty expensive and hard to reach, how about a city in Antarctica? It's still pretty cold...

    Moon is pretty far away too and not very habitable. Let's try an orbital city first! Actually space is pretty expensive and hard to reach, how about a city in Antarctica? It's still pretty cold there though, I guess we should try northern Greenland instead. Nobody seems happy about that though. How about colonizing Detroit, is that even survivable?

    10 votes

  5. Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop

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    I like munchkin a lot but ya it really doesn't work well without at least 3 players. I did have a lot of fun with 2-player Gloomhaven though it's a bit more tactical and can be a bit of a...

    I like munchkin a lot but ya it really doesn't work well without at least 3 players.

    I did have a lot of fun with 2-player Gloomhaven though it's a bit more tactical and can be a bit of a commitment to setup.

    Far Away is another great 2-player co-op game where you get to role-play the enemies, the missions are much shorter though.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Tildes Book Club - February 2026 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett - Have you started? in ~books

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    I haven't got to this book yet, but I'm half-way through Small Gods and while it started slow it's picking up at the half-way point and I am enjoying it. There is something about his writing that...

    I haven't got to this book yet, but I'm half-way through Small Gods and while it started slow it's picking up at the half-way point and I am enjoying it.

    There is something about his writing that no matter how terrible things are for his characters it never feels stressful. If I have to take a break and pick it up later I know I'll always feel better for it afterwards.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on I made a word game in ~games

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    Cool game! It might also be fun to have a challenge mode where it doesn't tell you the word. Or there could be multiple words and points based on how many you find with the least moves!

    Cool game! It might also be fun to have a challenge mode where it doesn't tell you the word.
    Or there could be multiple words and points based on how many you find with the least moves!

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Do you have your invite request email? Post it and let's find out what drives people to want to be a part of Tildes. in ~tildes

  9. Comment on Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests in ~books

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    Agreed, I think it would take a larger study on day to day correspondence to notice meaningful trends. Perhaps studies like this can open the door to that.

    Agreed, I think it would take a larger study on day to day correspondence to notice meaningful trends. Perhaps studies like this can open the door to that.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    I know somebody who was able to get hooked up to Starlink when it first launched. He is disabled and lives on a native american reservation that was never able to get its own proper highspeed...

    I'll be watching out to see if this improves/cheapens internet connectivity in poorer or more remote communities.

    I know somebody who was able to get hooked up to Starlink when it first launched. He is disabled and lives on a native american reservation that was never able to get its own proper highspeed lines. It's certainly made a lot more things possible for him.

    I do worry given the nature of the tech that service quality will degrade the more people who hook up to it. The company might also go public this year and that could start to effect the price and quality before too long.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

  12. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Four years or so ago I got so frustrated looking at the same cheap footwear on amazon I went on a hunt to find a decent manufacturer. Everything I could find in the US was overpriced garbage so I...

    Four years or so ago I got so frustrated looking at the same cheap footwear on amazon I went on a hunt to find a decent manufacturer. Everything I could find in the US was overpriced garbage so I looked abroad and discovered that Leon Mexico has a huge leather industry. Found a local shoe retailer there and ordered directly from them. They shipped quickly and the shoes have been great.

    I'm still kicking myself for not remembering the name of the retailer but I'd love to hear of more places like that.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Cool, I used to do some IT work for a machine shop decades ago, they can be some very passionate people!

    Cool, I used to do some IT work for a machine shop decades ago, they can be some very passionate people!

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Some publicly traded companies are certainly better than others but I was hoping to find more privately owned companies.

    Some publicly traded companies are certainly better than others but I was hoping to find more privately owned companies.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Awesome! That's definitely the kind of company I was hoping to hear more about.

    Awesome! That's definitely the kind of company I was hoping to hear more about.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Surely value is created in the process or why would anyone do it?

    Surely value is created in the process or why would anyone do it?

  17. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    The way I see it once you start taking money by selling shares it becomes way easier to keep doing that instead of increasing sales by making your product or service better. I think it starts out...

    The way I see it once you start taking money by selling shares it becomes way easier to keep doing that instead of increasing sales by making your product or service better.

    I think it starts out with good intentions, you need more investments to make the changes to improve your services but then there is always a need for more investment and very quickly the shareholders become the only real customers.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Is it just the software you enjoy or has the developer been doing other good things?

    Is it just the software you enjoy or has the developer been doing other good things?

  19. Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk

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    Yeah I've no doubt there are tons of private companies that are happy to make a quick buck screwing people over and I didn't mean to suggest they are always better. It just seems to me even the...

    Yeah I've no doubt there are tons of private companies that are happy to make a quick buck screwing people over and I didn't mean to suggest they are always better. It just seems to me even the best managed public companies tend to put customer needs behind shareholders.

    5 votes

  20. What private companies are you happy doing business with?

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    I'm increasingly of the opinion that most publicly owned companies either have lower quality services and products or eventually will. It may not matter in the end for most people as long as they...

    I'm increasingly of the opinion that most publicly owned companies either have lower quality services and products or eventually will. It may not matter in the end for most people as long as they can get what they need but personally if I have a choice I'd rather do business with companies not being traded with the hope that they can still operate without feeling like they need to go public to survive. There must still be a lot of privately owned companies that do prioritize customers instead of shareholders but with the constant churn of selloffs and takeovers it can be hard to keep track of.

    The only popular one I can think of right now that I do regular business with is Valve Software. What are some other private companies that you are happy to support?

    63 votes