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  1. Comment on Towers of silence in ~humanities.history

  2. Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech

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    But they sure do hover over our interstates! (Not in some states though, o7 Vermont.)

    Lawyers don't hover on your damn doorstep.

    But they sure do hover over our interstates! (Not in some states though, o7 Vermont.)

    1 vote

  3. Comment on How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me) (gifted link) in ~transport

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    Just out of curiosity, is OnStar SIM based? Have you checked to see if there's a way to remove the SIM?

    Just out of curiosity, is OnStar SIM based? Have you checked to see if there's a way to remove the SIM?

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Movie of the Week #26 - Aliens in ~movies

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    I agree 100%. Alien was and still is a masterpiece. Aliens might have more fun action scenes but that doesn't make it a better film. There are opposite opinions in this thread and that's fine, but...

    I agree 100%. Alien was and still is a masterpiece. Aliens might have more fun action scenes but that doesn't make it a better film. There are opposite opinions in this thread and that's fine, but as you state the two are not directly comparable.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Does something like a charity fund for FOSS exist? If not, do you think it could be a good idea? in ~tech

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    There is Tidelift, among others. I'm not able to give an authoritative opinion about whether or not it's any good, unfortunately.

    There is Tidelift, among others. I'm not able to give an authoritative opinion about whether or not it's any good, unfortunately.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on What is your "can't miss" movie that you will not pass up if showing in theaters? in ~movies

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    My wife and I got musician's earplugs for this reason. They mechanically react to the sound pressure of the incoming sound – loud sounds will be muted, but quiet scenes such as dialogue are...

    My wife and I got musician's earplugs for this reason. They mechanically react to the sound pressure of the incoming sound – loud sounds will be muted, but quiet scenes such as dialogue are unaffected.

  7. Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games

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    I played some of the other FF games on NES and SNES and loved them to death. I met a far-away relative-in-law at one point in a long-past life and he said, "Actually, FFT is the best". I was,...

    I played some of the other FF games on NES and SNES and loved them to death. I met a far-away relative-in-law at one point in a long-past life and he said, "Actually, FFT is the best". I was, honestly... Offended, almost? I couldn't imagine that being a correct take.

    Of course later I spent hundreds (thousands?) of hours playing it many times, memorizing the battle mechanics guide, loving the story (despite the bad localization the story is incredible, unmatched actually), and min-maxing the fuck out of every single thing in the game.

    I was wrong all along, naturally.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games

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    And did you also discover that Rodney Mullen is the GOAT through those games? I sure did. I still watch his stuff from time to time even though skateboarding in general is not incredibly...

    And did you also discover that Rodney Mullen is the GOAT through those games? I sure did. I still watch his stuff from time to time even though skateboarding in general is not incredibly interesting to me (it's not not interesting, just not interesting enough to keep up with all the time).

  9. Comment on The Yemen Listening Project in ~misc

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    Thank you for sharing this. These stories are important.

    Thank you for sharing this. These stories are important.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Backdoor in upstream libxz targeting sshd in ~comp

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    Super scary stuff. Then you have to wonder what's in the proprietary software that no one ever finds. The whole thing makes me want to quit developing and live in a cave on a mountain somewhere.

    Super scary stuff. Then you have to wonder what's in the proprietary software that no one ever finds. The whole thing makes me want to quit developing and live in a cave on a mountain somewhere.

    36 votes

  11. Comment on GM cuts ties with two data firms amid heated lawsuit over driver data in ~transport

  12. Comment on Redis adopts dual source-available licensing in ~tech

  13. Comment on Riot's League of Legends MMO is being 'reset,' likely going dark for 'several years' in ~games

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    Confused. Did you mean Fortiche? Or is there something I'm missing?

    Titmouse

    Confused. Did you mean Fortiche? Or is there something I'm missing?

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games

  15. Comment on Please proofread this AI-generated AutoHotkey script in ~comp

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    I don't mean this in a rude way, but is there a reason we're working in AHK? I'm not being unhelpful, but this is possibly one of the last languages on Earth for which I'd qualify to be helpful. I...

    I don't mean this in a rude way, but is there a reason we're working in AHK? I'm not being unhelpful, but this is possibly one of the last languages on Earth for which I'd qualify to be helpful.

    I mean just looking at it nothing jumps out. But I think Gemini might be able to help you more than I can.

    8 votes

  16. Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games

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    I found it fairly painless. I actually started a new playthrough when I got my SD and got the 100% (not recommended btw; the arcade game is bs lol). I didn't remember anything being a big problem...

    I found it fairly painless. I actually started a new playthrough when I got my SD and got the 100% (not recommended btw; the arcade game is bs lol). I didn't remember anything being a big problem or anything.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on What are your values? in ~life

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    I've written my values down with my other writing. Be wary of certitude. Do the best you can with what you have, and try to be kind to people. Be the person you want to be by acting like them.

    I've written my values down with my other writing.

    1. Be wary of certitude.
    2. Do the best you can with what you have, and try to be kind to people.
    3. Be the person you want to be by acting like them.

  18. Comment on Happy Tau/2 day everyone! in ~science

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    But then we don't have our additive identity 😭

    But then we don't have our additive identity 😭

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Small scale pen plotting by Adam Fuhrer in ~creative

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    Very cool. Wish I was cool enough to do stuff like this in Inkscape lol. I'm sure there must be tutorials somewhere.

    Very cool. Wish I was cool enough to do stuff like this in Inkscape lol. I'm sure there must be tutorials somewhere.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Love in ~creative

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    I hope this works for some people. There is additional autobiographical context without which I worry it may not make sense, but I don't want to share too much. Let's just say I met a remarkable...

    I hope this works for some people. There is additional autobiographical context without which I worry it may not make sense, but I don't want to share too much. Let's just say I met a remarkable friend who inspired me to get out of a terribly toxic relationship. A relationship between myself and the friend was not ever in the cards due to a variety of factors. So I knew it was never going anywhere, but it still gave me the confidence and hope I needed to not just quit on life and to get out of that relationship.

    2 votes