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  1. Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech

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    Also programmable into Linux if it isn't natively included.

    Also programmable into Linux if it isn't natively included.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games

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    I used to rip and reburn my DVDs just so I could skip that FBI "warning".

    I used to rip and reburn my DVDs just so I could skip that FBI "warning".

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    I probably should have done those in reverse, but I'm horrible at judging sale points and social media in general.

    I probably should have done those in reverse, but I'm horrible at judging sale points and social media in general.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    Ten Games I Wish I Liked More (but didn't return. All on Steam) Besiege Fallout 3 Horizon: Zero Dawn Postal 2 Cult of the Lamb Braid Spacechem We Who Are About To Die Portal 2 Potion Craft Five...

    Ten Games I Wish I Liked More (but didn't return. All on Steam)

    • Besiege
    • Fallout 3
    • Horizon: Zero Dawn
    • Postal 2
    • Cult of the Lamb
    • Braid
    • Spacechem
    • We Who Are About To Die
    • Portal 2
    • Potion Craft

    Five Xbox Games For Which I'd almost Go Back

    • Mass Effect (note: I have the LE on Steam)
    • Rock Band (1, 2, 3, so many addons)
    • Red Dead Redemption
    • Fable (the only reason I was okay with an Xbox, as I still abhor Microsoft)
    • LEGO games

    Three Games For Which I Overused My Hacked PSX (aka, I ripped from a Blockbuster rental)

    • Tekken 3
    • Crash Bandicoot
    • Bushido Blade
    10 votes

  5. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    Now for rules 2 and 3, because I'm quite curious! :D

    Now for rules 2 and 3, because I'm quite curious! :D

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    I've recently (okay, back in January) put Arch on my Lenovo Ideapad and it's had no sleep/wake issues. Granted, we're on two opposite ends of the spectrum...

    I've recently (okay, back in January) put Arch on my Lenovo Ideapad and it's had no sleep/wake issues. Granted, we're on two opposite ends of the spectrum...

    2 votes

  7. Comment on According to user voting, these are the world’s shittiest birds in ~enviro

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    I must disagree. I have to conduct regular sampling of my work site's stormwater outflow to show why we have so much fecal matter being discharged to the local river... because the geese hang...

    Geese are not shit birds

    I must disagree. I have to conduct regular sampling of my work site's stormwater outflow to show why we have so much fecal matter being discharged to the local river... because the geese hang around and shit everywhere. We even pay some guy professionally to come out with his dog and chase them off, which they then jump the fence until he's gone and come back and start shitting again.

    As for their personality, that's a different topic... ;)

    8 votes

  8. Comment on EU packaging regulations land another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry in ~games.tabletop

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    That's most of the problems with any government.

    the worst thing is that the original intent was even good

    That's most of the problems with any government.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    Is that what the problem was? It's cleared up on my end too (running Arch), but I've recently been having pretty high systemd-analyze blame times due to my drives and thought that may have been...

    I also couldn't shut down my computer, except by pressing the on/off button for five seconds.

    Is that what the problem was? It's cleared up on my end too (running Arch), but I've recently been having pretty high systemd-analyze blame times due to my drives and thought that may have been the reason. The boot times haven't improved but it's been a few weeks now that shutdown hung.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    Happens all the time :)

    Happens all the time :)

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    I wasn't alive or remember others, like Jimi or Janis (before I arrived) or John Bonham or Bon Scott (don't remember). Or fine, John Lennon (I am not a Beatles fan like I'm supposed to be). But...

    I wasn't alive or remember others, like Jimi or Janis (before I arrived) or John Bonham or Bon Scott (don't remember). Or fine, John Lennon (I am not a Beatles fan like I'm supposed to be).

    But John Belushi, River Phoenix, Brandon Lee are the ones that come to mind for acting. Kurt and Bradley, obviously, also Biggie and Tupac for that era.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    I didn't completely stop, that's just about when I quit watching everything. I started getting selective, and now it's rare for me to see much. But yeah, I missed out on a lot of more recent...

    I didn't completely stop, that's just about when I quit watching everything. I started getting selective, and now it's rare for me to see much.

    But yeah, I missed out on a lot of more recent celebrities, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing... especially when they're all dying off haha

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    Remember the Titans wasn't a movie I'd have been interested in, and that's about when I quit watching movies.

    Remember the Titans wasn't a movie I'd have been interested in, and that's about when I quit watching movies.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    That's one sign of millennials I suppose, you didn't grow up with all your own people dying young like previous generations.

    That's one sign of millennials I suppose, you didn't grow up with all your own people dying young like previous generations.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Tim Curry, outlandish star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80 in ~movies

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    She didn't count for me, I had to look her up just now.

    Hayden Panettiere

    She didn't count for me, I had to look her up just now.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech

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    I have some 3.5" floppies. I can guess what's on them (couple games, some hand-written labels I believe with some of my first-time-through-college schoolwork), but the floppy drive I still have...

    I have some 3.5" floppies. I can guess what's on them (couple games, some hand-written labels I believe with some of my first-time-through-college schoolwork), but the floppy drive I still have doesn't have a usb connection... :D

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  18. Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life

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    I read this and realized that this sounded like you... and it is. :( I've had sleep issues my whole life. That's part of when I had a freer life (working overnights, and living abroad without a...

    I read this and realized that this sounded like you... and it is. :(

    I've had sleep issues my whole life. That's part of when I had a freer life (working overnights, and living abroad without a job), I refused to go to bed until I was drop-dead tired. Drinking also heavily factored into it, which is still a very real tagalong today.

    But the reason I'm posting, not just because I feel for you and I consider you my friend, is because I found that ... playing Boggle helps me get sleepy. It's weird af, I know, and I doubt it will help you, but it was one of the few apps I bought on my iPhone back when I first got a smart phone. It's been one of the staples on every phone I've had since.

    That being said, I also have similar problems, likely because I'm just old and I wake up to pee way too often (I also drink a lot, which we both know isn't necessarily alcohol-related), and even the last three nights when I had yesterday and today off, I woke up at 1230, 130, and 200, respectively and didn't drift back off until after 3. I tried the boggle, I tried clearing my mind (which I'd like to think helps, but it jumps back into other thoughts and ideas and situations and all sorts of things I don't want to dwell upon while trying to sleep, and most even just don't want to think about ever), and once I even just got up and did situps until I felt tired.

    And we just got a new bed. It's amazing and stupid firm and I loved firm beds but this is brutal, which I'd like to say is the reason I'm not sleeping, but it's actually the reason I'm not waking up completely sore anymore. So I'm not saying the new bed isn't the solution, but it would not hurt (when you can, I know). But yeah, not gonna say kaffo is wrong, but the bed isn't the reason.

    I also cannot fall asleep watching movies, tv, or listening to music, so those options I cannot suggest or relate to.

    That being said, I really hope you are able to find peace. I know it's a rough time.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on ForeFront Power completes its first Erthos solar energy system for the city of Fresno in ~enviro

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    Oddly enough, I was distracted by whether this is set in Fresno, CA or NM or TX... Or others. One is my hometown, but the wind issue and vegetation would definitely play into the CA vs TX options...

    Oddly enough, I was distracted by whether this is set in Fresno, CA or NM or TX... Or others. One is my hometown, but the wind issue and vegetation would definitely play into the CA vs TX options (I am unfamiliar with NM's Fresno). CA will likely have lower wind options than TX, and is dryer and wouldn't have nearly as much of a vegetation issue.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games

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    Ouch, okay so this is my #1 game in Steam hours at 2097 (second is 1735 and third is 817), and I haven't even seriously played it in over 15 years. And yeah, I'm way too long gone to ever be...

    Ouch, okay so this is my #1 game in Steam hours at 2097 (second is 1735 and third is 817), and I haven't even seriously played it in over 15 years. And yeah, I'm way too long gone to ever be "good" at it again, but your comment makes me realize I could respond the same.

    1 vote