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  1. Comment on The world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space, will begin testing in December in ~space

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    Should've sent up a can of marshmallows too

    Should've sent up a can of marshmallows too

  2. Comment on Helldivers 2 Tildes squad interest thread in ~games

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    I'm interested! I'm in CST though.

    I'm interested! I'm in CST though.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    It's not being used as a pejorative though, it's just a way to describe people going with their guts. Everyone has a lizard brain, it's the part of your brain that drives you to meet your basic...

    It's not being used as a pejorative though, it's just a way to describe people going with their guts. Everyone has a lizard brain, it's the part of your brain that drives you to meet your basic needs (even if it's not entirely logical).

    17 votes

  4. Comment on Nintendo Music | Announcement trailer in ~games

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    Text form Very interesting announcement from Nintendo today. Looks like this is what they're doing instead of putting their music on streaming services, which is a very Nintendo thing to do. It...

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    Very interesting announcement from Nintendo today. Looks like this is what they're doing instead of putting their music on streaming services, which is a very Nintendo thing to do. It being a NSO benefit is nice, though, as is the spoiler prevention and curated playlists.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Meta Movie Gen in ~tech

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    I think right now the biggest hurdle for that is continuity. It doesn't matter how good an AI video looks if it doesn't make sense in the context of the larger work.

    I think right now the biggest hurdle for that is continuity. It doesn't matter how good an AI video looks if it doesn't make sense in the context of the larger work.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on The iPhones 16 in ~tech

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    Haptic Touch is still going strong, it's just that... well... it's just a long-press, which has been the "right click" idiom for touchscreens since the beginning.

    Haptic Touch is still going strong, it's just that... well... it's just a long-press, which has been the "right click" idiom for touchscreens since the beginning.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on iOS 18 is here with RCS and homepage customization features in ~tech

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    FWIW, Apple and Google are working on adding E2EE to the RCS standard.

    FWIW, Apple and Google are working on adding E2EE to the RCS standard.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Microsoft Graveyard: a website for tracking dead and soon-to-be-dead Microsoft products in ~tech

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    It's being replaced by a PWA version of Outlook with integrated ads

    It's being replaced by a PWA version of Outlook with integrated ads

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Megalopolis | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Yeah, they started doing that a while ago so they can get the title in before you hit the skip ad button.

    Yeah, they started doing that a while ago so they can get the title in before you hit the skip ad button.

    9 votes

  11. Comment on US athletes are taking full advantage of free healthcare in Olympic village in ~sports

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    Also a lot of horror stories about wait times. Not sure how valid they are (plus I'd rather wait a bit longer for free healthcare than not be able to afford it at all...) but that's one of the big...

    Also a lot of horror stories about wait times. Not sure how valid they are (plus I'd rather wait a bit longer for free healthcare than not be able to afford it at all...) but that's one of the big things I hear opponents talk about.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Young people should be banned from buying drinks with high levels of caffeine, say health and consumer groups in Denmark in ~food

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    If it weren't so easy to make, alcohol would definitely be illegal and a scheduled drug.

    If it weren't so easy to make, alcohol would definitely be illegal and a scheduled drug.

    10 votes

  13. Comment on Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC in ~tech

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    Most of that stemmed from them rewriting the task bar entirely using XAML islands, and I guess they just ran out of time, because just last year they finally reimplemented that option! No way to...

    I am surprised at some of the design decisions they made to reduce features, like how everything on the task bar stays collapsed with no option to expand out for window names. Sure the names aren't as clean if that's what they're going for, but that felt like a big function loss to me.

    Most of that stemmed from them rewriting the task bar entirely using XAML islands, and I guess they just ran out of time, because just last year they finally reimplemented that option! No way to move it to the edge or top yet, but I'm sure they're working on it and it'll be out in a measly 2-3 years.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC in ~tech

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    You and your family are eligible for Apple Arcade. You and your family are eligible for Apple Fitness+. You and your family are eligible for Apple News+.

    You and your family are eligible for Apple Arcade.

    You and your family are eligible for Apple Fitness+.

    You and your family are eligible for Apple News+.

    17 votes

  15. Comment on 'Skibidi Toilet' film & TV franchise in the works from Michael Bay in ~movies

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    From what I remember, Ohio has been around since like 2019 or 2020 (whenever "it's all Ohio?" took off). It just happened to still be around when "gen alpha brainrot" started to become a meme.

    From what I remember, Ohio has been around since like 2019 or 2020 (whenever "it's all Ohio?" took off). It just happened to still be around when "gen alpha brainrot" started to become a meme.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Marvel announces 'Avengers: Secret Wars' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' directed by the Russo Brothers in ~movies

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    So is that even Tony Stark anymore??

    Tony's mind is transferred to Doom's body with his memory erased.

    So is that even Tony Stark anymore??

    7 votes

  17. Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~society

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    Brat just means girlboss, or slay, or queen, but you're also not afraid to be a bit loud or messy sometimes.

    Brat just means girlboss, or slay, or queen, but you're also not afraid to be a bit loud or messy sometimes.

    10 votes

  18. Comment on Anora | Official trailer in ~movies

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    No idea why it's pillarboxed (maybe the trailer is actually 16:9 with baked-in letterboxing?), but you can make the sides black by turning off ambient mode. Why did they decide to have ambient...

    No idea why it's pillarboxed (maybe the trailer is actually 16:9 with baked-in letterboxing?), but you can make the sides black by turning off ambient mode. Why did they decide to have ambient mode affect letterbox bars? No clue.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Wikipedia’s mobile website finally gets a dark mode — here’s how to turn it on in ~tech

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    Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.

    Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.

    14 votes

  20. Comment on I tried ditching my vehicle and doing the no-car thing. It was awful. in ~transport

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    They have solutions for large trips to other cities too (mostly high-speed rail) but yeah, most of the movement is about making in-city travel easier.

    They have solutions for large trips to other cities too (mostly high-speed rail) but yeah, most of the movement is about making in-city travel easier.

    9 votes