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  1. Comment on Smartphone recommendations? in ~tech

  2. Comment on The US campaign to turn healthy people into Alzheimer’s patients in ~health.mental

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    I yearn for UT2k4. It's an absolute shame what Epic has become.

    I yearn for UT2k4. It's an absolute shame what Epic has become.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What’s something that didn’t work for you? in ~talk

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    Depending on where you live it may not have anything to do with being a tough guy that doesn't need help and more to do with being completely unaffordable. A couple years ago I found a lump in my...

    Depending on where you live it may not have anything to do with being a tough guy that doesn't need help and more to do with being completely unaffordable.

    A couple years ago I found a lump in my neck. I have health insurance through my employer that is considered decent. It cost me $3600 over several hospital visits for them in the end to just say "well, it's not cancer" and that's all. It's still there. It swells up to the size of a golf ball sometimes. But I can't afford to go through that again.

    12 votes

  4. Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space

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    I grew up in the country, went to college in the city and stayed there for 10+ years, and moved back to the country and this is one of the reasons why. I need that organic night.

    and when it got dark it got pitch black

    I grew up in the country, went to college in the city and stayed there for 10+ years, and moved back to the country and this is one of the reasons why. I need that organic night.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space

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    I don't think you've watched/read enough science fiction. The term "space station" is pretty loose and many of them can mimic the environments of Earth and even improve upon it.

    I don't think you've watched/read enough science fiction. The term "space station" is pretty loose and many of them can mimic the environments of Earth and even improve upon it.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Anyone else a bit unnerved by the number of visible satellites? in ~space

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    Ah yes, a nice visible space station that only the insanely rich are allowed to live on while they extract the rest of the wealth and resources from earth and we all suffer and die. Just like the...

    Ah yes, a nice visible space station that only the insanely rich are allowed to live on while they extract the rest of the wealth and resources from earth and we all suffer and die. Just like the movie Elysium.

    21 votes

  7. Comment on Buying a high-end PC for the first time - help me to doublecheck what I'm buying? Is 4k a bad idea with the specs? in ~tech

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    I'm just gonna throw in my anecdote about 4k here. In 2020 I bought an Xbox Series X and a few months later I bought my first 4k tv, a 55", since 4k60 was a big selling point of the Xbox....

    I'm just gonna throw in my anecdote about 4k here.

    In 2020 I bought an Xbox Series X and a few months later I bought my first 4k tv, a 55", since 4k60 was a big selling point of the Xbox.

    Nevermind the fact that most games on Xbox don't actually hit both 4k and 60fps and often make you choose one or the other, I really wasn't that impressed by the upgrade from my then 6-year-old 1080p panel to the new 4k one.

    2 years later the new TV took a crap. I was going to fix it myself but the part alone was $180 and I decided it wasn't worth it. This was also my first smart tv and quite frankly I hated the thing from the day I got it and was not sad to see it go.

    Anyway I hooked back up to my old 1080p panel and I've been gaming on that ever since. It's now 11 years old and I do not really miss the 4k or even the HDR.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Star Fox Direct shadow dropped right before premiere in ~games

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    The FF7 remake is pretty much an entirely new game just with the same story. I don't think you can compare it to these Nintendo remakes, or most video game remakes honestly.

    The FF7 remake is pretty much an entirely new game just with the same story. I don't think you can compare it to these Nintendo remakes, or most video game remakes honestly.

  9. Comment on How long would a society comprised of video game protagonists survive? in ~games

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    I just want to be able to throw forklifts at my enemies with my mind, à la Control. Is that so much to ask?

    I just want to be able to throw forklifts at my enemies with my mind, à la Control. Is that so much to ask?

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Nintendo raises prices for Switch, Switch 2 and NSO in ~games

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    Did anyone actually click the link? Currently this is for the Japanese domestic market only. Apparently the current price of the switch 2 in japan is 50k yen, which is only about $320 USD. This...

    Did anyone actually click the link? Currently this is for the Japanese domestic market only. Apparently the current price of the switch 2 in japan is 50k yen, which is only about $320 USD. This adjustment then brings the price up to 60k yen or ~$420 USD, which is still below the current price in the US of $450.

  11. Comment on Humble Choice - May 2026 in ~games

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    Is it really more challenging? Or is it like Metaphor where repetition is a requirement and combat is therefore not more challenging, just more time consuming? I'm genuinely curious because I've...

    The battle mechanics are similar, but more challenging.

    Is it really more challenging? Or is it like Metaphor where repetition is a requirement and combat is therefore not more challenging, just more time consuming? I'm genuinely curious because I've never played a SMT game, but I love the Persona games I've played and couldn't stand Metaphor.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on 'Blue dot fever' claims Post Malone, Pussycat Dolls concerts. What's really behind it? in ~music

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    When I worked at a mid-size venue ~10 years ago the artists generally arranged a price and were paid upfront, regardless of ticket sales, by the show promoter. This put most of the financial risk...

    When I worked at a mid-size venue ~10 years ago the artists generally arranged a price and were paid upfront, regardless of ticket sales, by the show promoter. This put most of the financial risk on the promoter, as the real money maker for the venue is usually alcohol sales. But for these larger shows Ticketmaster is the promoter and the venue owner, so I assume they pay the artists some paltry amount and pocket the rest, often twice over as their tickets can only be resold on their own marketplace which they also take a cut of.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk

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    I was in college when a website promised to sell me a bag of weed for 3 bitcoin, about $60 at the time. I tried it out just for fun thinking there's no way this actually works but sure enough I...

    I was in college when a website promised to sell me a bag of weed for 3 bitcoin, about $60 at the time. I tried it out just for fun thinking there's no way this actually works but sure enough I got my bag of weed in the mail and it was good stuff too. I thought huh that's neat and never touched bitcoin again. It wasn't much longer and that website got raided by the FBI or something.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food

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    I didn't even know this was an option. That's so bougie!

    other than peanut butter freshly ground at the health food store

    I didn't even know this was an option. That's so bougie!

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Do you play knock-offs of celebrated indie games? in ~games

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    Harvest Moon is itself a knockoff of SimFarm! Nah just kidding. There ain't nothing like SimFarm.

    Harvest Moon is itself a knockoff of SimFarm!

    Nah just kidding. There ain't nothing like SimFarm.

    9 votes

  16. Comment on Tips for "refinishing" a D pad? in ~games

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    Toothpaste used to always be recommended to fix scratched CDs but I actually tried it once on a CD that skipped on a few tracks and I just ended up with a CD that was 100% scratched and completely...

    Toothpaste used to always be recommended to fix scratched CDs but I actually tried it once on a CD that skipped on a few tracks and I just ended up with a CD that was 100% scratched and completely unplayable.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What's your dream job? in ~life

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    At the risk of sounding like a 7 year old, definitely astronaut. I just want to see it so badly. If I were offered a trip to space tomorrow, even with no guarantee of return, I would absolutely...

    At the risk of sounding like a 7 year old, definitely astronaut. I just want to see it so badly. If I were offered a trip to space tomorrow, even with no guarantee of return, I would absolutely take it.

    Instead I work a blue collar job that I hate because that's my lot in life and I have accepted it.

    17 votes

  18. Comment on Pizza Hut reinstating the BOOK IT! program in ~books

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    My parents absolutely never bought an additional pizza and that was part of the motivation because you got to eat that amazing little pizza in front of your siblings. Of course the roles would be...

    My parents absolutely never bought an additional pizza and that was part of the motivation because you got to eat that amazing little pizza in front of your siblings. Of course the roles would be reversed later but you don't think of that stuff as a kid.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Hyundai Ioniq 5N or: welcome back Forester XT in ~transport

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    Thanks for the review. I hope someday I'm in a situation where I can buy a fun car like this. It sounds like an absolute blast and I want an EV so bad, but I can't even test drive a basic one...

    Thanks for the review. I hope someday I'm in a situation where I can buy a fun car like this. It sounds like an absolute blast and I want an EV so bad, but I can't even test drive a basic one within a couple hundred miles.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk

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    Mine has always been Diplodocus since I was a kid. I think it started because of a book I had as a kid but I also just think the name is super cool and it's just so dinosaur.

    Mine has always been Diplodocus since I was a kid. I think it started because of a book I had as a kid but I also just think the name is super cool and it's just so dinosaur.

    1 vote