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Comment on 2025 NFL Post Season đ Weekly Discussion Thread â Playoffs, Week 3 in ~sports.american_football
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
benpocalypse LinkStill just playing Arc Raiders. This game is my crack. My kids and I will do a couple runs after I finish work almost every day. So good.Still just playing Arc Raiders. This game is my crack. My kids and I will do a couple runs after I finish work almost every day. So good.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
benpocalypse Link ParentYou are indeed correct. Thank you for the correction.You are indeed correct. Thank you for the correction.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
benpocalypse Link ParentSo far I'm only halfway through the first book, but yeah, as all book nerds say, yeah the books are better. The show had to make some changes for obvious reasons and it's nothing major but I'm...So far I'm only halfway through the first book, but yeah, as all book nerds say, yeah the books are better. The show had to make some changes for obvious reasons and it's nothing major but I'm really enjoying Wool so far.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
benpocalypse (edited )LinkI've been sucked into Arc Raiders over the holiday break, and I can't stop playing it. It scratches so many of my itches: I love hard Sci-Fi, I love that it's very based on audio cues, and even...I've been sucked into Arc Raiders over the holiday break, and I can't stop playing it. It scratches so many of my itches: I love hard Sci-Fi, I love that it's very based on audio cues, and even though I normally hate voice chat in games, I've had so many good interactions with other players.
My kids play Fortnite a ton, and I've never liked it. I had no idea what an extraction shooter was before Arc Raiders was recommended to me, but it just feels like a grown up version of Fortnite to me. I don't get much time to play videogames, and it's always fun to just jump in for a quick run. If anyone shares the same interests, I highly recommend this game.
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Comment on JosĂ© GonzĂĄlez â Against the Dying of the Light (2026) in ~music
benpocalypse LinkJose Gonzalez rules.Jose Gonzalez rules.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
benpocalypse LinkAfter finally finishing watching season 1 of Silo on Apple TV+, or whatever it's called, I've started reading the 3 part novel series. So far, the books are amazing.After finally finishing watching season 1 of Silo on Apple TV+, or whatever it's called, I've started reading the 3 part novel series. So far, the books are amazing.
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Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech
benpocalypse Link ParentI graduated college with a Computer Engineering degree right as the bubble burst, and I looked for months for a programming or engineering job with no success. The whole time that 6 month deadline...I graduated college with a Computer Engineering degree right as the bubble burst, and I looked for months for a programming or engineering job with no success. The whole time that 6 month deadline on starting to pay my student loans back was staring me in the eye. I ended up taking a job that required me to travel 100% of the time essentially as a glorified wrench turner.
It took me 3 years to finally land a job in programming. So yeah, the dotcom bubble bursting really made the start of my career painful.
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Comment on A Cloudflare outage is taking down large parts of the internet - X, ChatGPT and more affected in ~tech
benpocalypse LinkRemember when 5 9's was a thing?Remember when 5 9's was a thing?
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Comment on I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla in ~tech
benpocalypse LinkTheir CEO disagrees. He wants AI to be shoved up your ass so hard.Their CEO disagrees. He wants AI to be shoved up your ass so hard.
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Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
benpocalypse LinkIt hasn't. I'm being forced to implement it for my dayjob and I hate every single moment of this fad.It hasn't. I'm being forced to implement it for my dayjob and I hate every single moment of this fad.
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Comment on Unfuck Google Drive (It's Gemini garbage, of course) in ~comp
benpocalypse Link ParentI switched from Google Drive to pCloud years ago. It's a one time payment that has regular sales and has clients for all the major operating systems. I used to worry that pCloud couldn't sustain...I switched from Google Drive to pCloud years ago. It's a one time payment that has regular sales and has clients for all the major operating systems. I used to worry that pCloud couldn't sustain this business model, but their phone app and backup client are amazing and regularly getting better.
Give it a look: https://www.pcloud.com/
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Comment on Anthropic aims to nearly triple annualized revenue in 2026, sources say in ~tech
benpocalypse LinkI also aim to triple my revenue by 2026.I also aim to triple my revenue by 2026.
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Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment in ~games
benpocalypse LinkTwitch has a sterling track record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMZwCgc4lMTwitch has a sterling track record.
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Comment on mRNA COVID vaccines may substantially extend life for those undergoing cancer treatments in ~health
benpocalypse LinkQuick, let's make those illegal!Quick, let's make those illegal!
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
benpocalypse LinkI'm not doxxing myself here, as I live quite a drive from this, but Fitch's Falls in Western NY is amazing. It's a hidden gem as there is no public access to it even though it's on public lands....I'm not doxxing myself here, as I live quite a drive from this, but Fitch's Falls in Western NY is amazing. It's a hidden gem as there is no public access to it even though it's on public lands. The usual route folks take is to follow a right-of-way trail under some high voltage power lines, and then hike across the back of some farmland to get to it. The folks that own the farms usually don't mind as long as you're respectful. It's not Niagara Falls, but it feels so special because not that many people know about it.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
benpocalypse LinkMaking billionaires illegal, and then giving the rest of my money away.Making billionaires illegal, and then giving the rest of my money away.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
benpocalypse LinkI'm finally building a big, moveable rack to make my solar panel installation more permanent. I never wanted to put them on the roof, so I making a rack that has 10" casters on it, I'm trenching...I'm finally building a big, moveable rack to make my solar panel installation more permanent. I never wanted to put them on the roof, so I making a rack that has 10" casters on it, I'm trenching the conduit to it, and this way I can turn and pivot the panels to take maximum advantage of the angle of the sun.
I also plan on adding a wind turbine to my system later this year, because we live on a hill and get lots and lots of wind.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
benpocalypse Link ParentOuter Wilds is my favorite game of all time. Enjoy every minute of it.Outer Wilds is my favorite game of all time. Enjoy every minute of it.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
benpocalypse LinkI'm going to get downvoted to oblivion for this, but my wife, kids and I love the movie Captain Ron, and watched it just last weekend. We watch it at least once a year, and I don't care how bad it...I'm going to get downvoted to oblivion for this, but my wife, kids and I love the movie Captain Ron, and watched it just last weekend. We watch it at least once a year, and I don't care how bad it sucks, I love it.
This year of the NFL is crazy. I would've lost everything if I bet on the teams that made it through the playoffs. As a lifelong Chiefs fan, I would've predicted the Bills would end up at the superbowl, but who knows.