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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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    Diablo 4 and agreed to all. One YouTuber mentioned min-maxers will not like it much. So many different odd stats and it’s hard to tell if it helps you or not. Grouping up is OP was another weird...

    Diablo 4 and agreed to all. One YouTuber mentioned min-maxers will not like it much. So many different odd stats and it’s hard to tell if it helps you or not.

    Grouping up is OP was another weird comment but I understand it now. Oh great another blob of monsters I can’t outrun and won’t give me much of anything.

    I’m trying to get my moneys worth but I’m losing interest. I downloaded guild wars 2 which is free to try.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Got any new electronics? Tell me about them! in ~tech

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    LoL. I think your formatting and my tiredness got me. Thanks for clearing it up.

    LoL. I think your formatting and my tiredness got me. Thanks for clearing it up.

  3. Comment on Got any new electronics? Tell me about them! in ~tech

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    So...what? You don’t like the form factor of Kinesis? I see that as the only option in the link you posted. Do you mean the freestyle pro split keyboard? I used a contour keyboard for a long time...

    Bit expensive, but I recommend investing in an ergonomic keyboard.
    ..
    (If you get a kinesis, make sure you get the advantage; without split+ortholinear+bowl-shape, an ergonomic keyboard isn't that helpful.)

    So...what? You don’t like the form factor of Kinesis? I see that as the only option in the link you posted.
    Do you mean the freestyle pro split keyboard?

    I used a contour keyboard for a long time and liked it. The vertical mouse has my interest but I’ve been looking around for another keyboard.

  4. Comment on US Navy releases new UFO incident reports: This is about newly-released written incident reports, not the grainy videos that made headlines several weeks ago in ~space

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    I enjoy reading the discussions on these. I think there are a number of people who know exactly what these are and laugh that the (e.g. Navy) is still using the ancient 1970s technology instead of...

    I enjoy reading the discussions on these.
    I think there are a number of people who know exactly what these are and laugh that the (e.g. Navy) is still using the ancient 1970s technology instead of upgrading.

    The achievement of making people think your technology is aliens is a win. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” -Arthur C. Clarke

    2 votes

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

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    Epic Seven, a mobile rpg gacha game. It can also be played thru Nox on the computer. I rarely play a game for longer than a month but this one is an exception. This has great graphics, cut scenes,...

    Epic Seven, a mobile rpg gacha game. It can also be played thru Nox on the computer.

    I rarely play a game for longer than a month but this one is an exception. This has great graphics, cut scenes, a lot of story that is interesting to read, and many goals to focus on.

    For Epic Seven, it has retained my interest for over two months and there are still many things to do that I can set a goal for then progress. I am still in the mid game of progression and having fun.

    For a new player there is one mechanic that if you are new to gacha games to learn, rerolling, which entails doing the intro part of the game until you receive selective summon (complete map 1-10). You want to get a 5 star hero from selective summon, or click cancel and try again. They give 20+ retries before you need to start completely over but really that is just for especially picky people. On my third retry I was happy and over the past two months, I have summoned several 5 star(max grade) heroes for free.

    Here is a guide to get started if anyone is interested: http://nazr.in/12Gh

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Why is Joe Rogan so popular? He understands men in America better than most people do. The rest of the country should start paying attention in ~life.men

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    I am not an avid listener but he has mentioned that he has quite a bit of self control to not attack people for their views. To get in the room with some people can be interesting to him and...

    but his inability to challenge beliefs which should be challenged because they are toxic makes the outcome questionable.

    I am not an avid listener but he has mentioned that he has quite a bit of self control to not attack people for their views.

    To get in the room with some people can be interesting to him and others. A three hour conversation can be very revealing.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on What news sources or other websites do you use on a daily basis? in ~talk

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    Hacker News, Fidelity News within the app, Tildes, youtube local news occasionally, and sometimes Reddit but I'm not subscribed to news. People usually bring up news in conversation.

    Hacker News, Fidelity News within the app, Tildes, youtube local news occasionally, and sometimes Reddit but I'm not subscribed to news.
    People usually bring up news in conversation.

  9. Comment on 5G networks could throw weather forecasting into chaos in ~tech

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    Water is visible at multiple frequencies. Using 10-12 GHz, water is easy to see. It depends on the droplet size so it looks like a bell curve around those frequencies. It is also visible at 2.4Ghz...

    Water is visible at multiple frequencies. Using 10-12 GHz, water is easy to see. It depends on the droplet size so it looks like a bell curve around those frequencies. It is also visible at 2.4Ghz which your microwave is tuned to for heating.

    24.8 is a fairly new frequency for rain detection equipment. The higher the frequency, the more accurate the map.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on 5G networks could throw weather forecasting into chaos in ~tech

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    So, single shot radar scans would have hot spots but moving Doppler scans of a storm would just be a bit less sensitive near the 5g transmitters. 5G would be a huge infrastructure undertaking and...

    So, single shot radar scans would have hot spots but moving Doppler scans of a storm would just be a bit less sensitive near the 5g transmitters.

    5G would be a huge infrastructure undertaking and create many jobs. We may finally get fiber in more places or we could just use antenna to antenna hops to a fiber hub.
    The bandwidth is going to be great and capable of many users.

    As for rain, we can fallback to different frequencies and older technology. Do you want better internet or incredibly detailed rain maps?

  11. Comment on Nootropics & Student in ~health

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    I agree with you. Lifting heavy and eating right works well. I tried Alpha-brain by Onnit and they touted the only double blind results. They have changed their formula many times which makes me...

    I agree with you. Lifting heavy and eating right works well.

    I tried Alpha-brain by Onnit and they touted the only double blind results. They have changed their formula many times which makes me suspect a bit that the nootropics may need to be cycled or lose their effectiveness.

    I would look into optimizing your studying process or increasing it. Get into study groups. I found that re-writing what I was learning helped but teaching other people or even imaginary people was the most helpful.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on “Just Switch to Linux” Is The Loser’s Game in ~tech

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    An online editor is the best. I had difficulties writing in a forum through the edit box. Almost each time I switched from the web to Microsoft Office to Linux then back to pasting it into the...

    An online editor is the best. I had difficulties writing in a forum through the edit box. Almost each time I switched from the web to Microsoft Office to Linux then back to pasting it into the edit box gave horrible formatting issues.

    Linux really can take abuse and has very low requirements. I rarely see windows embedded in government applications and even when I do, Linux is running under it.

  13. Comment on What were the best recent suspense/horror movies you watched? in ~movies

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    Sinister As above, so below The wailing (Korean) The Strangers Reddit horror lists https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/wiki/movieguide

    Sinister
    As above, so below
    The wailing (Korean)
    The Strangers

    Reddit horror lists
    https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/wiki/movieguide

    1 vote