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  1. Comment on Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave in ~enviro

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    Nice to see rich people find creative new ways to shuffle the wealth around.

    Nice to see rich people find creative new ways to shuffle the wealth around.

    11 votes

  2. Comment on Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann settle dispute over cheating claims that rocked chess – US player had filed lawsuit against former world champion in ~games.tabletop

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    Didn't that start with just a Reddit comment? I had always thought that there was some inkling of a legitimate suspicion, but then I saw the other day that it was just a literal shit post I guess?

    Didn't that start with just a Reddit comment? I had always thought that there was some inkling of a legitimate suspicion, but then I saw the other day that it was just a literal shit post I guess?

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Zoom CEO reportedly tells staff: Workers can't build trust or collaborate... on Zoom in ~tech

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    "Eat you own dogfood" not a buzzword for techbros anymore, I guess?

    "Eat you own dogfood" not a buzzword for techbros anymore, I guess?

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer, hands down. I've seen it at least a dozen times.

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer, hands down. I've seen it at least a dozen times.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on I made a thing to make Tildes look better! in ~tildes

  6. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

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    I always wanted a Pixel Qi really bad. Everyone was so excited about it, just the talk of the town, so to speak, and then it all just went poof, like the concept had never existed.

    I always wanted a Pixel Qi really bad. Everyone was so excited about it, just the talk of the town, so to speak, and then it all just went poof, like the concept had never existed.

  7. Comment on Unsure on what to play next, care to help? in ~games

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    I mean, almost any list with a Zelda game on it, I'm gonna say Zelda.

    I mean, almost any list with a Zelda game on it, I'm gonna say Zelda.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on What are some of your favorite "easy reads"? in ~books

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    Probably my very favorite easy read is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by Steven King. YOu can almost read it in one sitting, and it's quite good.

    Probably my very favorite easy read is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by Steven King. YOu can almost read it in one sitting, and it's quite good.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on I made a thing to make Tildes look better! in ~tildes

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    Can you install more extensions on Firefox mobile now?

    Can you install more extensions on Firefox mobile now?

    1 vote

  10. Comment on I made a thing to make Tildes look better! in ~tildes

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    Well this is quite lovely, thank you!

    Well this is quite lovely, thank you!

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Bosses are fed up with remote work for four main reasons. Some of them are undeniable. in ~life

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    When I work remote, I get far more done in a day than I do in the office with all the constant distractions. I truly feel like this whole narrative is being pushed and held up by desperate and...

    When I work remote, I get far more done in a day than I do in the office with all the constant distractions. I truly feel like this whole narrative is being pushed and held up by desperate and frightened management people who are:

    1. Lazy as fuck. They know that when they are at home, they goof off on Netflix, Reddit, etc. when they should be doing something, and they project that laziness onto everyone else because they think everyone must be lazy, just like them. The fact is, more than half these people goof off in their offices, where they make sure to have their computers facing away to where no one can see what they are doing. I spent too much time in IT with the ability to see their activity to believe anything different. Even the rare middle manager that doesn't spend all their time online typically spends it micromanaging everyone around them, wasting time, energy and good will. 35 years in the workplace has taught me that focused, hard working middle managers who stay busy doing something productive are few and far between.

    2. These are the people most threatened by the WFH paradigm, because even if you give them the benefit of the doubt, their job is to manage interactions between people. When they don't have a physical room filled with people around them to micromanage and hold endless, pointless meetings with, it's glaringly obvious how increasingly unnecessary their efforts are becoming. At best, the middle manager should be facilitating and supporting information sharing and collaboration between and within teams, departments, and projects. Increasingly and rapidly, digital tools and enterprise applications are simplifying or even eliminating processes and procedures that were once arguably necessary.

    Remote work is shining a bright light on increasingly worthless roles, and the people in those roles are gonna go down kicking and screaming the entire way, because it means they'll have to get a real job. These are also the people who have the ears of upper management, and it's difficult for regular workers and project managers to speak over them.

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    17 votes

  12. Comment on So, is anyone making use of the 25% off Epic Games coupon/mega sale? in ~games

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    That's very true. I let all that shit run in the background.

    That's very true. I let all that shit run in the background.

  13. Comment on I have really come to hate the word "zesty" in ~lgbt

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    Oh, that's very possible, I didn't think of that. I'm in the USA, but the last time I saw it was in some YouTube comments about Drake. I can't find the video now, but here is the Urban Dictionary...

    Oh, that's very possible, I didn't think of that. I'm in the USA, but the last time I saw it was in some YouTube comments about Drake. I can't find the video now, but here is the Urban Dictionary for it:

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Zest

    Zest
    Acting feminine while being male. Usually associated with homosexuality.
    Mohammad is quite zesty, in fact I would call him the zest lord.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on So, is anyone making use of the 25% off Epic Games coupon/mega sale? in ~games

  15. I have really come to hate the word "zesty"

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    It's a small thing I guess, but more and more often I see the word "zesty" being used not in a playful way or descriptive way, but as a form insult to straight guys when someone doesn't like them....

    It's a small thing I guess, but more and more often I see the word "zesty" being used not in a playful way or descriptive way, but as a form insult to straight guys when someone doesn't like them. Like people want to put them down literally by insinuating that they're gay, as if being gay is just the worst thing, and worse, with a sort of wink and a nudge as if no one is picking up on what they mean by it. As a gay guy, it's tiresome and old already. It just pisses me off.

    9 votes

  16. Comment on So, is anyone making use of the 25% off Epic Games coupon/mega sale? in ~games

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    I use Playnite as a launcher to keep everything in one place. I hate having a separate launcher for every other game. It's super annoying.

    I use Playnite as a launcher to keep everything in one place. I hate having a separate launcher for every other game. It's super annoying.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on So, is anyone making use of the 25% off Epic Games coupon/mega sale? in ~games

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    Nice! I should check some of those out. I feel the same way about horror games. They don't havew a ton, and finding them isn't always easy outside of major titles.

    Nice! I should check some of those out. I feel the same way about horror games. They don't havew a ton, and finding them isn't always easy outside of major titles.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I actually just discovered Kevin Gates like yesterday. His music was on the background of a YouTube short, so I looked him up on YouTube and found him to be always hilarious, occasionally...

    I actually just discovered Kevin Gates like yesterday. His music was on the background of a YouTube short, so I looked him up on YouTube and found him to be always hilarious, occasionally insightful, and I'm enjoying his stuff quite a lot.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What upcoming games or updates are you excited about? in ~games

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    Interesting! Thanks for posting the link - I signed up for updates, and did the survey, which apparently makes you more likely to be selected for playtesting.

    Interesting! Thanks for posting the link - I signed up for updates, and did the survey, which apparently makes you more likely to be selected for playtesting.

    2 votes