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  1. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    I'm firmly in the "love it" camp, although I'm very sympathetic to the "hate it" crowd. But I also loved asking truckers to sound their horns when doing road trips as a kid. I'd frantically wave...

    I'm firmly in the "love it" camp, although I'm very sympathetic to the "hate it" crowd. But I also loved asking truckers to sound their horns when doing road trips as a kid. I'd frantically wave up at them, and if they saw me (and/or my sibling, also frantically flailing), they'd sometimes give us a few hoooooonks, which always made us cheer.

  2. Comment on Tiny adds up: Unshittification and "The Pawshank Redemption" in ~life.pets

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    Lovely, thanks for sharing that approach/philosophy.

    "I often feel like there is a still small voice that says, "pay attention to this, this is your time." I try to be open to that feeling, and some of the most rewarding things in my life have come about because of it."

    Lovely, thanks for sharing that approach/philosophy.

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  3. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    Massive fan - in fact I have a tin of little sardines from Portugal as my emergency food in my drawer at work, although I think I'd probably have to take them down to the canteen to avoid stinking...

    Massive fan - in fact I have a tin of little sardines from Portugal as my emergency food in my drawer at work, although I think I'd probably have to take them down to the canteen to avoid stinking out the cubicle!

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  4. Comment on Supermarkets intentionally charging full prices on sale items in ~food

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    Preface, I'm in Europe, but similar story here. I always thought (think) that bulk buying was great for savings, but I'm too poor to have a home big enough to be able to dedicate serious space to...

    Preface, I'm in Europe, but similar story here. I always thought (think) that bulk buying was great for savings, but I'm too poor to have a home big enough to be able to dedicate serious space to food. Sure, I can stack a few bags of beans and a sack of rice, but unless I want to be walking around boxes on the floor, there's nothing else I can do.

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  5. Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food

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    I tend to "blend" some warm soapy water after I'm done blending whatever else (normally soup) and that's like 95% of the cleaning done right there, if you do it right after using it in your soup...

    I tend to "blend" some warm soapy water after I'm done blending whatever else (normally soup) and that's like 95% of the cleaning done right there, if you do it right after using it in your soup (or whatever), before anything can get dry and crusty in some nook or cranny.

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  7. Comment on Looking for low-cost ways to replace industrially processed foods in ~food

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    Ohhh, wooeeee etc. What a fall from grace from the biscuit who's theme jingle still plays involuntarily in my head whenever I see mention of it! Chocolate should be expensive (sadly, I love the...

    Ohhh, wooeeee etc. What a fall from grace from the biscuit who's theme jingle still plays involuntarily in my head whenever I see mention of it! Chocolate should be expensive (sadly, I love the stuff), and that's about it, I reckon.

    2 votes
  8. Comment on Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    Sounds like you had a very typical F1 TV viewing experience, lol, sorry about that. But no worries, everything will change soon, instead of F1 geoblocking you, it'll be Apple. This is what...

    Sounds like you had a very typical F1 TV viewing experience, lol, sorry about that. But no worries, everything will change soon, instead of F1 geoblocking you, it'll be Apple. This is what progress looks like.

    2 votes
  9. Comment on Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    The video of marshals scampering out of Lawson's way was mind-boggling. I don't know who's responsibility that sort of incident is, but they need a bollocking.

    The video of marshals scampering out of Lawson's way was mind-boggling. I don't know who's responsibility that sort of incident is, but they need a bollocking.

    2 votes
  10. Comment on Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    Re. Hamilton's woes, I thought that his penalty was ultimately because of the advantage he pulled by going off track, not for the failure to follow the escape road. But it was such a mess that I'm...

    Re. Hamilton's woes, I thought that his penalty was ultimately because of the advantage he pulled by going off track, not for the failure to follow the escape road. But it was such a mess that I'm not at all sure of that.

    I also can't quite believe he was the only one to be penalised of all those drivers pulling sketchy moves. I feel like he used up all his luck in his championship-winning years, because in the last few years, he's just not been #blessed. Verstappen just has blackmail material on every steward, I reckon - he's somehow totally untouchable in any serious way. I love the guy's focus/ruthlessness, but I hate how poor he is at hard-but-fair wheel-to-wheel racing. He's purely hard, not fair.

    5 votes
  11. Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton will be an "AI-first" company, with AI HR, AI R&D, in-game AI services in ~games

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    Trolling around in the original Subnautica submarine is an all-time favourite gaming experience. I install it and pop back in now and again just to sail around the map. It feels much smaller than...

    Trolling around in the original Subnautica submarine is an all-time favourite gaming experience. I install it and pop back in now and again just to sail around the map. It feels much smaller than it did when I was first exploring the game!

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  12. Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton will be an "AI-first" company, with AI HR, AI R&D, in-game AI services in ~games

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    Don't threaten me with a good time! HR where I work manages to find bold new ways to plumb bold new depths with impressive regularity. The very best interactions I have with them are on days where...

    Don't threaten me with a good time! HR where I work manages to find bold new ways to plumb bold new depths with impressive regularity. The very best interactions I have with them are on days where I don't have to contact them at all.

  13. Comment on Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    I hope that Tsunoda, Pérez, etc. can all recognise one day, maybe in a decade or two like Coulthard with Hakkinen, that they drove alongside greatness and derive satisfaction from that. Maybe you...

    I hope that Tsunoda, Pérez, etc. can all recognise one day, maybe in a decade or two like Coulthard with Hakkinen, that they drove alongside greatness and derive satisfaction from that. Maybe you get to be Federer, but perhaps you only got to play him, which is still a mark of being an excellent player for having made it all the way to that!

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  14. Comment on Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    I have to admit that I'm not a huge Norris fan, so I was rooting for Piastri to get better and take it already. However, Norris seems fundamentally faster, although I think Piastri has better...

    I have to admit that I'm not a huge Norris fan, so I was rooting for Piastri to get better and take it already. However, Norris seems fundamentally faster, although I think Piastri has better racecraft and is calmer (although I think his calmness is overhyped, frankly, he's shown himself to be vulnerable to pressure like almost everyone a few times this season). If Piastri can't win the championship convincingly, I'd prefer Verstappen complete what would surely be one of F1's greatest comebacks of all time and take his fifth in 2025. It wouldn't cement his inclusion in GOAT conversations, I think he's firmly there already, but it would be a mighty fine feather in his hat. And what a show! Just please let's not have an anti-climactic Mclaren driver dragging himself across the line.

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  15. Comment on Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    Do you think it would never never happen? Only Red Bull have a chronically underperforming second seat (ever since Verstappen really came into his own seeing off Ricciardo, imo) and Ferrari have a...

    Do you think it would never never happen? Only Red Bull have a chronically underperforming second seat (ever since Verstappen really came into his own seeing off Ricciardo, imo) and Ferrari have a terminally upset Leclerc. It does feel like Leclerc is growing more discontented there and might be looking for a way out. And if you beat Verstappen at his own team... I feel like that's a huge "I Did It" stamp right there.

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  16. Comment on I am angry at Google and wanted to share (rant) in ~tech

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    I've had that, but increasingly I just close the page. I've seen the Carrefour supermarket website blocks me when I'm on the VPN, so I just don't shop there. I wonder sometimes whether I should...

    I've had that, but increasingly I just close the page. I've seen the Carrefour supermarket website blocks me when I'm on the VPN, so I just don't shop there. I wonder sometimes whether I should contact them and say, but I'm sure they don't care. I'd just be the weirdo shaking my fist at the virtual customer services counter...

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  17. Comment on Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    Great thread, thanks for linking it, I hadn't seen it. I think if Piastri can tough it out to the end of the season and wring out a championship, it'll be the most satisfying resolution. I really...

    Great thread, thanks for linking it, I hadn't seen it. I think if Piastri can tough it out to the end of the season and wring out a championship, it'll be the most satisfying resolution. I really don't think he should have given way in Monza - I just can't see other past champions agreeing to help out their direct rival to undo a pretty routine racing incident. As that Reddit OP points out, the WCC has been well and truly secure for a very long time. Piastri should be laser focused - and if his direct rival has some bad luck, well, them's the breaks, hard cheese, crumbly cookie etc. etc.

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  18. Comment on Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    I was a bit disappointed that Piastri kept on asking about it. I'm torn because I'd prefer both the McLaren drivers get real and get their elbows out - it's a WDC title and I find all this...

    I was a bit disappointed that Piastri kept on asking about it. I'm torn because I'd prefer both the McLaren drivers get real and get their elbows out - it's a WDC title and I find all this tiptoeing around rules of engagement "Papaya Rules" a bit sanctimonious, frankly. That said, perhaps Piastri simply was making the most of any means available to him and on the off chance that McLaren do force Norris to drop back, perhaps it's worth asking for... How many times do we hear drivers shooting off a pretty faux-indignant "Hey, did you see X do Y?!?!" message that is as much for the stewards as their actual team. I liked Piastri's image as unflappable, but it seems that when the pressure is really on, he's not that different. No iceman, anyway, given the lockups we've seen in his efforts to pass Norris in past races and flapped radio persona too.

    2 votes
  19. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I sometimes fantasy-spec a home server (but what if I win the lottery? I have to be ready!) and honestly, trying to make ECC work is always a nightmare. I fully agree with leaving it out for a...

    I sometimes fantasy-spec a home server (but what if I win the lottery? I have to be ready!) and honestly, trying to make ECC work is always a nightmare. I fully agree with leaving it out for a budget- and sanity-friendly home build.

    3 votes
  20. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    This is a great idea - how do you get it to always display the notes you want it to? Do you ever turn it off (software or hardware)? Edit: perhaps my first question isn't very clear. Do you have...

    This is a great idea - how do you get it to always display the notes you want it to? Do you ever turn it off (software or hardware)?

    Edit: perhaps my first question isn't very clear. Do you have some way of forcing your OS to not use that monitor for whatever it fancies in the moment but only the note (app?) you want it to display there?

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