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  1. Comment on A list of Moai appearances in video games in ~games

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    Wow. This is so oddly specific. It reminds me of my cousin from long ago. He was so strangely fascinated with a Yu-Gi-Oh card that featured Moai on it that I still remember that 20 years later....

    Wow. This is so oddly specific. It reminds me of my cousin from long ago. He was so strangely fascinated with a Yu-Gi-Oh card that featured Moai on it that I still remember that 20 years later. Any chance you are my long lost Moai-obsessed cousin?

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  2. Comment on Moving to PhotoPrism for photo self-hosting in ~comp

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    what do you have in mind for streaming videos to your tv? Or what kind of content are you trying to watch on your TV that doesn't involve any streaming services?

    what do you have in mind for streaming videos to your tv? Or what kind of content are you trying to watch on your TV that doesn't involve any streaming services?

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  3. Comment on Thinking about a short-term lease in Hawaii, specifically Honolulu in ~travel

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    I've lived in Hawaii all my life but I've traveled around the world and the country, so I have some perspective on how life here differs from other places. As another comment mentioned, life is...
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    I've lived in Hawaii all my life but I've traveled around the world and the country, so I have some perspective on how life here differs from other places.

    As another comment mentioned, life is pretty laid-back. Everything is more expensive. If you decide to drive, traffic in town and on the freeway from 3pm-6pm is pretty killer. People on the road are impatient. The weather is beautiful all the time, but winter is the best time to visit as it's a little cooler.

    I am not white, but my dad is. And I've NEVER seen him experience flagrant racism in Hawaii in the over 25 years we've been here. You'll be fine as long as you don't get in peoples' way or do anything "dumb" that affects other people. I hate to bring social status into this, but you'd mostly experience racism from poorer people, which will generally be "local" people like Hawaiian, Polynesian, or Filipino people. I know it sounds messed up but I want to give you the real truth. Obviously I'm generalizing. The upper middle class is way more chill in regards to everything (because the island is small where everybody knows everybody and you can't be successful if you're a dick).

    As for transportation and where would be viable to live without a car, I would recommend 3 areas in town. Waikiki, near Ala Moana shopping center, or in Kaka'ako which is where all the new condos are. I wouldn't recommend living anywhere west of downtown Honolulu.

    Within town there is a bikeshare program which is pretty usable. Recently the city has added lots of bike lanes in town and the surrounding area. The Bus is decent. The busses themselves aren't that nice but the bus schedule is pretty prompt and timely. And the sky rail system just started opening up. So far it only goes from the west outskirts of town all the way to the west-most "city" called Kapolei. They are still constructing stations eastward.

    I'm not sure what time else to touch on, but feel free to ask me anything.

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  4. Comment on Looking for beta testers for my Tildes.net iOS app! in ~tildes

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    Replying from the app 😎 pro tip for testers: tap and hold comments to reply 👍

    Replying from the app 😎 pro tip for testers: tap and hold comments to reply 👍

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  5. Comment on Test in ~test