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  1. Comment on Humble Choice - December 2025 in ~games

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    Yea 100% getting this for 9 sols alone Edit: works on mac too

    Yea 100% getting this for 9 sols alone

    Edit: works on mac too

    1 vote
  2. Comment on Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints in ~anime

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    Yeah. At least by now they added the option to add your own voice track if you’re bilingual. So I was thinking of just making our own dub. There’s a German tradition of badly doing voiceovers for...

    Yeah. At least by now they added the option to add your own voice track if you’re bilingual. So I was thinking of just making our own dub. There’s a German tradition of badly doing voiceovers for movies, I was thinking of doing that for myself

    3 votes
  3. Comment on Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints in ~anime

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    AI dubbing is so insanely annoying and i am genuinely baffled by people pretending like it’s Not absolute dogshit. Honestly, like: yeah you saved some money, but if it’s Not 100% Perfect, it will...

    AI dubbing is so insanely annoying and i am genuinely baffled by people pretending like it’s Not absolute dogshit. Honestly, like: yeah you saved some money, but if it’s Not 100% Perfect, it will just Sound Like Shit.
    Like do you cut corners everywhere? I can’t believe people dilute their brand with shit like that.
    YouTube also turned on Auto dubbing for our Channel and it’s so Bad, Like: you put so much effort into getting the Audio to Sound right only for some super robotic voices to auto translate it. Especially as someone who speaks many languages. I have opened a channel before and was shocked by how bad everything sounded until I realized that it was just their AI. I basically would never have checked the channel again because of it.

    And I mean it was a German channel - which is my first language. But YouTube decided to translate it to English.

    I don’t even dislike AI, but what people have been doing with generative AI is absolutely infuriating.

    Oh wow this rant turned out longer than I expected

    19 votes
  4. Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴‍☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games

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    Their official release says it supports it :D I think the article just hasn’t been updated since apple produced their own chips

    Their official release says it supports it :D I think the article just hasn’t been updated since apple produced their own chips

    1 vote
  5. Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴‍☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games

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    Thanks, I just messaged someone from the wiki to update the MacOS article since it didn't mention apple silicon compatibility :D

    Thanks, I just messaged someone from the wiki to update the MacOS article since it didn't mention apple silicon compatibility :D

    1 vote
  6. Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴‍☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games

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    Actually so excited for this. Been on my list for a long time. Not sure how I would play it. Only have a Mac and iOS devices with me.

    Actually so excited for this. Been on my list for a long time. Not sure how I would play it. Only have a Mac and iOS devices with me.

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

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    I realized that microsoft teams doesn't have a straightforward way to export chats. So I wrote my own browser plugin/script and published sth in the Chrome web store for the first time. It's such...

    I realized that microsoft teams doesn't have a straightforward way to export chats. So I wrote my own browser plugin/script and published sth in the Chrome web store for the first time.

    It's such a weird feeling.

    It's also super weird because I basically said in the description that installing a plugin and letting it access teams is a stupid idea, and I added a button to show the source code (which I am not sure will work in the published app anyways)

    If anyone wants to check it out, it's here: https://github.com/AliKarpuzoglu/chat-exporter/tree/main

    2 votes
  8. Comment on Google must double AI serving capacity every six months to meet demand in ~tech

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    I think I use ChatGPT almost daily

    I think I use ChatGPT almost daily

    5 votes
  9. Comment on CS2 skin update ‘rug pulls’ collectors as $1 billion wiped from market cap in ~games

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    That’s pretty crazy. I have myself also sold tons of of the CS boxes back in the day for a couple of cents each. And once I noticed it was going to keep increasing in price I also bought a few...

    That’s pretty crazy. I have myself also sold tons of of the CS boxes back in the day for a couple of cents each. And once I noticed it was going to keep increasing in price I also bought a few boxes (put 20 euros in boxes) and bought a couple of skins that I liked for like 40 bucks. That account is still worth about 600 euro at the moment as far as I know. Pretty crazy all in all

    5 votes
  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I also didn't get it, I blamed it on me being sleepy, but looking at it again, I don't quite understand where the "virus" and "upgrade" part came from

    I also didn't get it, I blamed it on me being sleepy, but looking at it again, I don't quite understand where the "virus" and "upgrade" part came from

    5 votes
  11. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    I have both - I will go on a 2 week trip around namibia and wanted some easy food that is nutritious enough and vegan. And I have one ready to drink meal that I would have drunk maybe at the airport

    I have both - I will go on a 2 week trip around namibia and wanted some easy food that is nutritious enough and vegan. And I have one ready to drink meal that I would have drunk maybe at the airport

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    omg that's such a good warning :D Do you think that happens to the hot&savory one too? That ones more like an actual meal... I was planning on having one of those drink meals just before my...

    omg that's such a good warning :D Do you think that happens to the hot&savory one too? That ones more like an actual meal...
    I was planning on having one of those drink meals just before my flight, but now I am reconsidering that plan

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Who tried beetroot? in ~food

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    I like it, but especially: beetroot juice before a workout - it reduces the amount of oxygen required for aerobic workouts. I have set every one of my 5K personal records with beetroot juice study

    I like it, but especially: beetroot juice before a workout - it reduces the amount of oxygen required for aerobic workouts. I have set every one of my 5K personal records with beetroot juice

    study

    9 votes
  14. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    Thank you for sharing. I did feel like the seemingly infinite brands and drop shipping inclusion must have somehow made the quality suffer in general. I didn’t find and of the brands I use there,...

    Thank you for sharing. I did feel like the seemingly infinite brands and drop shipping inclusion must have somehow made the quality suffer in general. I didn’t find and of the brands I use there, however, I literally just purchased some Huel meals (not the one listed) because I’m going to be on the road a lot and I wanted some easy meals on the road. I hope huel will do some serious checking up and warn us, because right now I’m not really sure if I should replan my whole food plan.

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide in ~health

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    I had the post exposure shot! My partner just did get the rabies pre exposure too though (she had rabipur, I had verorab)

    I had the post exposure shot! My partner just did get the rabies pre exposure too though (she had rabipur, I had verorab)

    3 votes
  16. Comment on Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide in ~health

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    This is going to be very underwhelming: So I travel quite a lot, and I should probably have gotten it earlier anyways. So I was kind of planning on getting one anyways. Especially since this year...

    This is going to be very underwhelming:

    So I travel quite a lot, and I should probably have gotten it earlier anyways. So I was kind of planning on getting one anyways. Especially since this year in Thailand, where I spend a lot of my time there have been rabies cases. Anyways there was this insanely sweet cat at the place where we stayed, supposedly without an owner, and since I love cats and noticed that this cat needed some help, we fed it. We were sadly only there for a couple of days, and it sucks because the accomodation might not want people to feed the cat since it comes back, but I genuinely felt like if I didn't feed it, this cat could also just die. He was very skinny. But super sweet. Well he was in the room, and I wanted to drag him otu since he saw my gecko toy (ok lol this is weirder than I thought) and so I was about to pull him out, my girlfriend wanted to close the door, but he had an insanely long tail, which was squeezed in the door a bit. So he got spooked and scratched me. So I figured since I don't know anything about this cat, and since my insurance will cover it anyways, I might as well get the shots at that point.

    We had to leave after a couple of days, and on our way back we purposefully did another stop at that same accomodation to check in on the cat and maybe find someone to take care of him - not sure what we would've done if he felt bad, maybe we would've just taken care of him even though it would be really tough.

    So, in the end we arrived at that accomodation and it turned out that the partner of one of the staff took a liking to the cat and he seemed much better taken care of and he wasn't the cuddly cat anymore haha since he didn't need any more food. But he was still very sweet.

    Obligatory: https://imgur.com/a/Tu867ir

    8 votes
  17. Comment on Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide in ~health

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    I would probably have gotten a flu shot and a covid shot this year if I didnt procrastinate catching up on my travel vaccines. Leaving on another long term trip again next week (very excited). But...

    I would probably have gotten a flu shot and a covid shot this year if I didnt procrastinate catching up on my travel vaccines. Leaving on another long term trip again next week (very excited). But in the last 3 weeks I got DTP, JE, Typhoid and a HepA vaccine. Earlier this year I also got a rabies vaccine.

    3 votes
  18. Comment on Why cassette tapes are coming back in ~music

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    If anyone feels inspired to get a walkman now - you can probably find broken used ones for quite cheap. more often than not the fix is quite easy - just find the right belt and put it on there. If...

    If anyone feels inspired to get a walkman now - you can probably find broken used ones for quite cheap. more often than not the fix is quite easy - just find the right belt and put it on there. If you look for used ones, check that the description says something like: "The thing makes a noise, but it doesn't spin the tape"

    Also, if you decide to get one and want to talk one, feel free to send me a message. Love to help

    I bought 2 different ones this year and got some cool cassettes too. They're surprisingly cheap for cool albums (I bought a Nujabes Album last year in Japan, and got 2 Pink Floyd and a Rolling Stones album for like 5 Euro each)

    Also, since it's such old tech, you sometimes still find detailed manuals telling you about the circuits and how to repair it. It's a really fun hobby in my opinion. I also just really love the aesthetic of the 80s/90s technologies. I'll take a photo in a bit and add it here

    I also filmed myself while repairing mine this summer if anyone is interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weKPd06YJzs
    2 votes
  19. Comment on Why cassette tapes are coming back in ~music

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    I just really like how they sound. They have the warm, lo-fi feel to it. I don't care about perfect quality. It just sounds so nice when the tape is being read a bit faster, a bit slower depending...

    I just really like how they sound. They have the warm, lo-fi feel to it. I don't care about perfect quality. It just sounds so nice when the tape is being read a bit faster, a bit slower depending on how you move. I recently bought a couple of walkmen and fixed them and I really enjoyed listening to music with them

    1 vote
  20. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Related: I have bought a couple of old walkmen and replaced the belts, getting them to work again. It's been really fun. What do you use to record your casettes?

    Related: I have bought a couple of old walkmen and replaced the belts, getting them to work again. It's been really fun. What do you use to record your casettes?