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  1. Comment on Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. in ~movies

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    Just think, WB entire catalog could be put into fully free public domain if we just got every person on the planet to chip in at least $12.50. Who wants to start the kickstarter for it?

    Just think, WB entire catalog could be put into fully free public domain if we just got every person on the planet to chip in at least $12.50. Who wants to start the kickstarter for it?

    5 votes
  2. Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games

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    'We caught all the cheaters we found, therefore anyone we didn't catch must not be cheating!' mhmm.

    'We caught all the cheaters we found, therefore anyone we didn't catch must not be cheating!'
    mhmm.

    34 votes
  3. Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes

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    Sure, though that doesn't cover sites that require you agree to sell your viewing data. Also, I might want to read comments from the post on tildes. It's just nice to know if I'm wasting my time...

    Sure, though that doesn't cover sites that require you agree to sell your viewing data.

    Also, I might want to read comments from the post on tildes. It's just nice to know if I'm wasting my time if I click the link to the source.

    3 votes
  4. Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes

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    I wouldn't want to discourage people from posting an article for discussion because of it, though I would appreciate a tag to mark the site as controlled content so I don't waste my time since I'm...

    I wouldn't want to discourage people from posting an article for discussion because of it, though I would appreciate a tag to mark the site as controlled content so I don't waste my time since I'm never going to agree to those sites terms.

    I really do appreciate when somebody quotes the important parts of articles in comments though, I wish that was done more often.

    7 votes
  5. Comment on Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite in ~games

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    Most of the popular anti-cheat systems already have Linux or Proton compatibility, but it requires the game developers to enable it. How effective they are without a locked kernel is as debatable...

    or come up with another solution fully compatible with Linux

    Most of the popular anti-cheat systems already have Linux or Proton compatibility, but it requires the game developers to enable it. How effective they are without a locked kernel is as debatable as how effective kernel-level anti-cheat on windows is anyway.

    I've started suggesting to anyone that can't switch because of one or two games with anti-cheat that they just play those titles on xbox or ps5 instead since most of the PC advantages of customizing or modding wont apply to those titles anyway. Not something that goes over well with the PC-only crowd though.

    5 votes
  6. Comment on Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite in ~games

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    Love to finally see some professional level game benchmarks on Linux. It pretty clearly confirms what we guessed about the general advantages and disadvantages depending on the hardware used....

    Love to finally see some professional level game benchmarks on Linux. It pretty clearly confirms what we guessed about the general advantages and disadvantages depending on the hardware used.

    Valve says they are working to help get raytracing up to par on AMD, will be interesting to see how far they can take it.

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

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    You do have to set your own goals to some degree since there is no win condition. It can help to focus on a particular industry you haven't done anything with before. Maybe start simple with a...

    You do have to set your own goals to some degree since there is no win condition. It can help to focus on a particular industry you haven't done anything with before. Maybe start simple with a fully automated farming and wine production then move onto something like war animals, steel weapons or bees. Or play around with the physics by pumping water or magma through several layers to setup flood rooms for invaders. There's also the more zen-like approach of just slowly building up huge structures above ground. You can also play around with the nobles who will give you demands to produce things they want. Then when they demand something you can't possibly produce in time you can introduce them to the previously mentioned flood room.

    If you want to focus more on the story side of things and need some inspiration then definitely check out Kruggsmash. His latest Spearcavern series is quite good.

    If you get hung-up on the basics then take a look at BlindIRL's tutorial series. The official wiki is also invaluable.

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

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    I decided to dive back into Dwarf Fortress now that it's getting regular updates again. My first fortress got hit by a small army of undead in the first year which wiped out the entire fortress...

    I decided to dive back into Dwarf Fortress now that it's getting regular updates again. My first fortress got hit by a small army of undead in the first year which wiped out the entire fortress before I had even finished digging through the aquifer.

    Rather than reclaim it I started another fortress nearby and managed to dig a moat and get everyone inside before the (now much larger) undead army approached. The moat and wall held them at bay this time and I managed to pick most of them off with marksdwarves to end the siege. Unfortunately a couple of them fell to the bottom of the moat out of bow range and since undead cant drown they remained there and kept scaring off any dwarves working nearby.

    I finally came up a with a cartoon inspired plan to run a minecart track to the edge of the moat and fill the cart with anvils. Hilariously it actually worked! The undead goblins got squished to bits, although a couple more dwarves also fell in and drowned in the process. Their engraved slabs shall remain to forever remember the =+FUN+=.

    7 votes
  9. Comment on Project Hail Mary | Official trailer in ~movies

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    I think the marketing, and likely even the movie poster is going to make it impossible to avoid at least one spoiler. But I don't think it matters too much since it's almost expected given what...

    I think the marketing, and likely even the movie poster is going to make it impossible to avoid at least one spoiler. But I don't think it matters too much since it's almost expected given what happens and there's too many other things to discover for it to be a big deal. I'd rather they give that away than have people skip the film entirely for not knowing anything about it.

    4 votes
  10. Comment on A Cloudflare outage is taking down large parts of the internet - X, ChatGPT and more affected in ~tech

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    https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage/ Apparently they goofed when changing database permissions and thought they were under attack. Whoops.

    https://blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage/

    Apparently they goofed when changing database permissions and thought they were under attack. Whoops.

    9 votes
  11. Comment on Project Hail Mary | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Really looking forward to this! I'm so glad Rocky doesn't have a cartoon Disney face, was really worried about that possibility from the last teaser they released.

    Really looking forward to this! I'm so glad Rocky doesn't have a cartoon Disney face, was really worried about that possibility from the last teaser they released.

    5 votes
  12. Comment on Amtrak steadily continues upgrading Wisconsin stations for level boarding - improving access and travel time in ~transport

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    While it would be great to do away with cars for a lot of intercity transportation there are just too many access issues in America for it to work for most people. I really like the idea behind...

    While it would be great to do away with cars for a lot of intercity transportation there are just too many access issues in America for it to work for most people.
    I really like the idea behind their Auto Train system as a middle ground and I'd love to see that in more places and running as routine as car ferry boats are in my state.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Shrinking number of free news outlets in ~talk

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    Wow, that's disheartening. I guess I hadn't frequented the site enough to notice the recent decline, I think my general opinion of it was mostly from earlier stuff over the years.

    Wow, that's disheartening. I guess I hadn't frequented the site enough to notice the recent decline, I think my general opinion of it was mostly from earlier stuff over the years.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Shrinking number of free news outlets in ~talk

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    I tend to only visit local news sites regularly however I have frequently noticed higher quality articles from Arstechnica. While it's generally just tech focused it's one of the few sites I might...

    I tend to only visit local news sites regularly however I have frequently noticed higher quality articles from Arstechnica. While it's generally just tech focused it's one of the few sites I might consider subscribing to if I had the budget for it.

    3 votes
  15. Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games

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    Regular Human Basketball is a lot of fun if everyone playing has some basic platformer experience. Unrailed was also kinda fun but like Overcooked it can get hectic pretty fast.

    Regular Human Basketball is a lot of fun if everyone playing has some basic platformer experience.

    Unrailed was also kinda fun but like Overcooked it can get hectic pretty fast.

    2 votes
  16. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    For me I do notice the feeling but you're right in that if I actually start thinking about it then it will end pretty fast.

    For me I do notice the feeling but you're right in that if I actually start thinking about it then it will end pretty fast.

    3 votes
  17. Comment on Need pixel art software recommendations (it can be free or paid) in ~games

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    I'm not really an artist myself but Aseprite and PixiEditor are popular and work well on multiple platforms.

    I'm not really an artist myself but Aseprite and PixiEditor are popular and work well on multiple platforms.

    13 votes
  18. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    Yes, it doesn't often last very long but everything in the game just seems to click as I get into a rhythm and there's a slight sense of euphoria from all the stress of life fading back. As that...

    Yes, it doesn't often last very long but everything in the game just seems to click as I get into a rhythm and there's a slight sense of euphoria from all the stress of life fading back.
    As that wiki article mentions I can see how people might confuse it with hyperfocus which can be a lot more uncomfortable.

    1 vote
  19. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    Hearing a song I love on the radio that I haven't heard in years. When I finally get into "the zone" when playing a game and everything else in life just melts away to the background. Reading a...

    Hearing a song I love on the radio that I haven't heard in years.

    When I finally get into "the zone" when playing a game and everything else in life just melts away to the background.

    Reading a really good book before going to bed and being excited to continue it again the next evening.

    8 votes
  20. Comment on 100% apple. This apple pie contains only apples. in ~food

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    I knew I'd seen the name before, and yep it was from his Linux vid back in February. As a Linux user who grew up on an apple farm I couldn't resist this one either! :)

    I knew I'd seen the name before, and yep it was from his Linux vid back in February.

    As a Linux user who grew up on an apple farm I couldn't resist this one either! :)

    2 votes