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  1. Comment on Werwulf | Official trailer in ~movies

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    That was second on my list. First was "There. There wolf. There castle..."

    That was second on my list. First was "There. There wolf. There castle..."

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026: Hidden gems in ~games

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    Shout out for this one. I don't own it and have played it off of my nephew's account, and since then I guess achievements have been introduced (a large selling point for me when I haven't...

    The Farmer Was Replaced

    Program your drone to plant and harvest crops. Very slick and well done.

    Shout out for this one. I don't own it and have played it off of my nephew's account, and since then I guess achievements have been introduced (a large selling point for me when I haven't previously played). I love programming but suck at it, but this one is along those lines that I did enjoy. Granted, I last played March '25 and it's gone to version 1.0, but it's only 1$ more than before release.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026: Hidden gems in ~games

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    I mean, you can also mark games as private so they don't show up normally in Steam these days.

    I mean, you can also mark games as private so they don't show up normally in Steam these days.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games

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    This was a triumph, I'm making a note here: huge success It's hard to overstate my satisfaction! `>3

    This was a triumph, I'm making a note here: huge success
    It's hard to overstate my satisfaction!
    `>3

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech

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    I see you my fellow GOS person! What's the difference between Ironwolf and Fennec? And now I'm super excited to check out Aliucord, I greatly appreciate you friend! Edit: where does Aliucord...

    I see you my fellow GOS person!

    What's the difference between Ironwolf and Fennec? And now I'm super excited to check out Aliucord, I greatly appreciate you friend!

    Edit: where does Aliucord reside, or do I have to build it from github?
    Edit edit: okay, nevermind but this isn't comfortable to me. I'll look into it. Thanks tho.

  6. Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech

  7. Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games

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    Oh man, we played that game so much back in the day. I had no idea it was customizable!

    Oh man, we played that game so much back in the day. I had no idea it was customizable!

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech

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    Guess: Nonogram Katana Discord Camera/Pictures or Fennec or Libby? Actuals: no idea. Apparently GrapheneOS removed the digital wellbeing feature.

    Guess:
    Nonogram Katana
    Discord
    Camera/Pictures or Fennec or Libby?

    Actuals: no idea. Apparently GrapheneOS removed the digital wellbeing feature.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies

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    This is the only good that can come of it...

    This is the only good that can come of it...

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk

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    I believe there is a lot to counterbalance the rose-tinted side of the opinion, but I also feel overall, life is generally not bad. Is it great? That depends on a lot more variables.

    I believe there is a lot to counterbalance the rose-tinted side of the opinion, but I also feel overall, life is generally not bad. Is it great? That depends on a lot more variables.

  11. Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech

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    I'd like to just throw my dumbass out here and ask where this mailing list is?

    I'd like to just throw my dumbass out here and ask where this mailing list is?

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk

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    I believe that history can help us here. I've voted neutral to both questions, because while we have new and weird challenges that plague our current life (and by "we", I mean the minority of the...
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    I believe that history can help us here. I've voted neutral to both questions, because while we have new and weird challenges that plague our current life (and by "we", I mean the minority of the 8+billion people who have access to the internet and this site :), there have always been astounding challenges that somehow humanity still pulls through.
    According to worldometers.info, there were 1.6 to 2 billion people around the time the Spanish flu hit, and the 1920 estimate probably was shunted due to the Great War. Between 25-100 million people died from it, which would impact up to ~5% of the world population (wikipedia).
    Before the 18th/19th century, life expectancy was pure crap compared to today. Additionally, the chances of you being born into a situation where you didn't have to basically slave your whole life away to get your next meal and keep some rags on your back were pretty low.
    And on top of that, racism/misogyny/fundamentalism and all the other -ism prejudices were flamboyant af.
    A lot of that last sentence played into why Hitler was such a shit human being, though he only encompassed so many hateful ideas that were already in place. After all, he became a world power because he had people behind him.

    And let's just dip back even further, say, to like the stone age. Life fscking sucked compared to today. Even 300 years ago, as I mentioned, most folks didn't know where their next meal was coming from. But back then? It was still so primitive that I'd venture most folks reading this wouldn't be able to deal. Plastics are such an amazing thing (despite anyone wanting to hate on oil), we have cars and planes, and I'm literally telling you all this via a pathway that I really don't even understand.

    (and now I'll just say what I think, so if bad words offend, uh, just skip those :)
    Fact is, we've got it fucking made. Yeah, shit's bad out there, bad in here, but if you have mental issues, or if you weren't hetero-normal, or if you left your man because he beats you, or ... or... 100 or so years ago, you'd end up in a "facility" where you might be lobotomized.
    If you didn't adhere to your society's strict policies or objected to anything of the sort, you'd be outcast.
    If you didn't like the local religion, you were fucked.

    Now we have Space Billionaires (go look up the "space [noun] billionaires vs space [verb] billionaires) meme :) and AI facilities taking all the water, but I'm not gonna lie: while I said I'm neutral on both accounts, the fact is, humanity is doing great right now. We could be doing WAY better, yes, but that's just humanity for you.

    20 votes

  13. Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech

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    I found this one before. As @bitshift mentioned, I look over the PKGBUILD diffs, but... I also probably would have caught it. Can't guarantee though. It's curious as to how many affected packages...

    I found this one before. As @bitshift mentioned, I look over the PKGBUILD diffs, but... I also probably would have caught it. Can't guarantee though.

    It's curious as to how many affected packages I have but in some other version. E.g. my bpytop vs bpytop-qt...

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech

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    On my personal Windows laptop, I have so much hacky stuff in place to flip fingers all over to MS's attempt to "save" me. That being said, my last infection was something I suspected would cause...

    On my personal Windows laptop, I have so much hacky stuff in place to flip fingers all over to MS's attempt to "save" me. That being said, my last infection was something I suspected would cause it, and that was over 20 years ago. My phone as well is hacky but I'd bet secure: running GOS which limits options, and yes, I have a number of installed apks from non-Play repositories, and honestly I feel more comfortable with me being the police than the police taking over every aspect that they should not necessarily need.
    (Btw, not only do I use Arch but I also read ToS. People are too easily wooed by convenience. That is the problem.)

    1 vote

  15. Comment on The Brain That Wouldn't Die - 6/15 3pm EST in ~movies

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    This may be my favorite MST3K movie. Diarrhea is like a storm raging inside you! A head without a body is like a day without sunshine ... If Jack Ruby owned a Denny's...

    This may be my favorite MST3K movie.

    Diarrhea is like a storm raging inside you!
    A head without a body is like a day without sunshine
    ... If Jack Ruby owned a Denny's...

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Masochistic YouTuber punishes himself by writing a first person shooter entirely in COBOL in ~games

  17. Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games

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    Hmm, good to know. I don't typically utilize this, but for about 12-18 months (2023-24), I played offline as a sort of experiment (I also rarely play online-requiring/multiplayer games). Racked up...

    Hmm, good to know. I don't typically utilize this, but for about 12-18 months (2023-24), I played offline as a sort of experiment (I also rarely play online-requiring/multiplayer games). Racked up probably around a thousand hours of gametime (or more) that weren't charged to me - I have whole [small] games I finished with 100% achievements with zero play time. That being said, I'd usually go online once a week and update, but it is definitely feasible if you don't play games requiring a connection. (Unrelated to the topic, but it seems that offline play is now counted against your playtime.)

  18. Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech

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    As I'm only signed in on my PC (so, not my phone which I would have while at work), it isn't really an option. I mean, I could do it, but as I've reiterated, why bother with all the hassle when...

    As I'm only signed in on my PC (so, not my phone which I would have while at work), it isn't really an option. I mean, I could do it, but as I've reiterated, why bother with all the hassle when DDG works fine?

    2 votes

  19. Comment on I'm ever more annoyed with Steam in ~games

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    Playing offline will not update "required" updates.

    Playing offline will not update "required" updates.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on What are people's experiences with using Kagi? in ~tech

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    Yeah, that's beyond my paygrade lol

    Yeah, that's beyond my paygrade lol