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  1. Comment on Are we burning it down by proxy? in ~talk

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    Is it inflation adjusted? Would be nice to see the progress of relative spilt over the time too.

    Is it inflation adjusted? Would be nice to see the progress of relative spilt over the time too.

    5 votes
  2. Comment on Humble Bundle - John Scalzi collection benefiting World Central Kitchen in ~books

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    I also don't know their numbers but emotionally, they don't deserve 30-100% (40 by default) of the proceeds. Screw them.

    I also don't know their numbers but emotionally, they don't deserve 30-100% (40 by default) of the proceeds. Screw them.

  3. Comment on Humble Choice - July 2026 in ~games

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    May I please ask for Drop Duchy? I see Our Adventurer Guild is taken...

    May I please ask for Drop Duchy?
    I see Our Adventurer Guild is taken...

    1 vote
  4. Comment on Give me your culture clash stories in ~travel

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    Yeah, I've heard jaywalking is really frowned upon in Germany, with such follow ups as speeches about burden on the healthcare system and so on. And certainly your view that some rules don't need...

    Yeah, I've heard jaywalking is really frowned upon in Germany, with such follow ups as speeches about burden on the healthcare system and so on.
    And certainly your view that some rules don't need to be followed to the letter - not even laws! - would get even more frowns.

    4 votes
  5. Comment on Humble Bundle - John Scalzi collection benefiting World Central Kitchen in ~books

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    I despise humble bundle since they removed the option to freely adjust the target split of the money. Look at the default here: Default Donation €13.75 to Macmillan Publishers €1.25 to World...

    I despise humble bundle since they removed the option to freely adjust the target split of the money. Look at the default here:

    Default Donation

    €13.75 to Macmillan Publishers
    €1.25 to World Central Kitchen
    €10 to Humble 
    

    Extra to Charity

    €11.87 to Macmillan Publishers
    €3.75 to World Central Kitchen
    €9.37 to Humble 
    

    That's some extra! Charity still gets 3x less than the "humble".

    Even if you choose a custom split, there's a minimum of 7.5 to them.

    4 votes
  6. Comment on SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high as average investor sees gains wiped out in ~finance

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    It's still 15% up from the IPO price, isn't it? Though I don't know what the actual retail price was available to common investors - how much higher than those $135 it was.

    It's still 15% up from the IPO price, isn't it?

    Though I don't know what the actual retail price was available to common investors - how much higher than those $135 it was.

    4 votes
  7. Comment on Not so empty nesters: record-high number of US adults under 35 live at home, new data says in ~life

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    Yes, exactly as you say. For us, "home" is where you live, regardless of who owns it - it may be parents' place, multi generation home or even a dorm.

    Yes, exactly as you say.
    For us, "home" is where you live, regardless of who owns it - it may be parents' place, multi generation home or even a dorm.

    3 votes
  8. Comment on Not so empty nesters: record-high number of US adults under 35 live at home, new data says in ~life

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    For me as a non-native English speaker, the part of the title saying "live at home" was quite funny. As opposed to what, living abroad or at your neighbours'? (I know I know now, just trying to...

    For me as a non-native English speaker, the part of the title saying "live at home" was quite funny. As opposed to what, living abroad or at your neighbours'?
    (I know I know now, just trying to explain my misunderstanding)

    10 votes
  9. Comment on To all the dads celebrating it today -- Happy father's day! in ~life.men

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    Don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting is hard. If you manage to pass on just a little bit less trauma than you experienced, you're already doing above average job.

    Don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting is hard. If you manage to pass on just a little bit less trauma than you experienced, you're already doing above average job.

    8 votes
  10. Comment on To pay rent in Medieval England, catch some eels in ~food

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    And more hunger.

    And more hunger.

    7 votes
  11. Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance

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    Looks like you're right! Thanks for correction. It is called "Lombard loans" sometimes.

    Looks like you're right! Thanks for correction.
    It is called "Lombard loans" sometimes.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp

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    Those subscriptions are not available to enterprise customers. They are wildly worth the cost, but are basically bait and switch.

    Those subscriptions are not available to enterprise customers. They are wildly worth the cost, but are basically bait and switch.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp

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    Deepseek v4 pro is like magic! I mean it does some stupid shit from time to time, but is easily corrected and costs practically no money. But be careful, the 1/4 API cost it is offering is -...

    Deepseek v4 pro is like magic! I mean it does some stupid shit from time to time, but is easily corrected and costs practically no money.
    But be careful, the 1/4 API cost it is offering is - entirely as expected - payed for by your data.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance

  15. Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance

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    It's actually not possible to take loans against your portfolio in Europe, for reasons related to this. It is basically considered "tax avoidance". I have no opinion formed about it, but it is...

    It's actually not possible to take loans against your portfolio in Europe, for reasons related to this. It is basically considered "tax avoidance".
    I have no opinion formed about it, but it is interesting difference against US.

    5 votes
  16. Comment on If Claude Fable stops helping you, you'll never know in ~tech

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    That's The Golden Rule! Whoever Has the Gold Makes the Rules

    That's The Golden Rule!
    Whoever Has the Gold Makes the Rules

    6 votes
  17. Comment on Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers in ~tech

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    Right. Of course. But they (along with facebook) have been trying to push a narrative "It's not us, it's The Algorithm" for quite some time - long before LLMs - so it is refreshing to see them...

    Right. Of course. But they (along with facebook) have been trying to push a narrative "It's not us, it's The Algorithm" for quite some time - long before LLMs - so it is refreshing to see them getting slapped.

    12 votes
  18. Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games

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    That's called "too awesome to use" trope and has a whole webpages dedicated to the topic. Tales of Maj'Eyal roguelike has solved the issue (oh my, the game is old already) by replacing consumables...

    That's called "too awesome to use" trope and has a whole webpages dedicated to the topic.
    Tales of Maj'Eyal roguelike has solved the issue (oh my, the game is old already) by replacing consumables with items with cooldowns.

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

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    There's isthereanydeal.com for advanced wishlist management and notifications. It automatically imports wishlist from steam and periodically updates it.

    There's isthereanydeal.com for advanced wishlist management and notifications.
    It automatically imports wishlist from steam and periodically updates it.

    5 votes
  20. Comment on Project Glasswing: what Mythos showed us in ~comp

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    Agreed in both parts, just with a caveat: mythos is incremental, not unique.

    Agreed in both parts, just with a caveat: mythos is incremental, not unique.

    1 vote