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  1. Comment on Midnight Radio | Podcast trailer in ~tv

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    Reminds me of Thin Places Radio podcast too just probably a bit longer for this one. I love Thin Places.

    Reminds me of Thin Places Radio podcast too just probably a bit longer for this one. I love Thin Places.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on If you use your computer in a dark environment, buy a monitor light! in ~tech

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    I have it off to the side and behind a monitor as I have a pair of them on monitor arms. It helps to diffuse it at the mid-high when I need to actually see a bit more so I'm not directly staring...

    I have it off to the side and behind a monitor as I have a pair of them on monitor arms. It helps to diffuse it at the mid-high when I need to actually see a bit more so I'm not directly staring at it. I have moved it out when doing fine work on computer stuffs mostly and other electronics.

    Overall, incredibly useful

    1 vote

  3. Comment on If you use your computer in a dark environment, buy a monitor light! in ~tech

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    I have an adjustable desk lamp with different white /warm/cool and then intensity for this too. It's one of those extending light bar sort of things and is just perfect to balance light levels of...

    I have an adjustable desk lamp with different white /warm/cool and then intensity for this too. It's one of those extending light bar sort of things and is just perfect to balance light levels of the monitor and ambient dark for late or early morning computing.

  4. Comment on Best way to setup email forwarding for a domain I own? in ~tech

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    I use purelymail. It's cheap. You can have SMTP and IMAP or just forward to another email. Has catch-all too.

    I use purelymail. It's cheap. You can have SMTP and IMAP or just forward to another email. Has catch-all too.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Asset flips and vibes: fifteen years of videogames as a preview of the LLM era in ~comp

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    There's a game now for finding a needle in a haystack.

    There's a game now for finding a needle in a haystack.

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Does anyone recognize this phishing attack? in ~comp

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    Also be prepared to double down "in case they have a technical problem with your link and they totally have one that works..." Basically don't click links you didn't source yourself. If you must...

    Also be prepared to double down "in case they have a technical problem with your link and they totally have one that works..."

    Basically don't click links you didn't source yourself. If you must click one, setup a VM preferably a Linux one (not that you can't pwn a Linux computer but it takes more effort and most auto attack stuff is exploited on windows)

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music

  8. Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games

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    Fogpiercer has big Slay the Spire but action shooter genre to me. It has been super fun too!

    Fogpiercer has big Slay the Spire but action shooter genre to me. It has been super fun too!

  9. Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life

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    This is basically a friend's job as a healthcare insurance consultant. They rarely implement it but they keep him at every renewal of contract because he's been a great resource for the higher ups...

    This is basically a friend's job as a healthcare insurance consultant. They rarely implement it but they keep him at every renewal of contract because he's been a great resource for the higher ups to point at for why they can't do better despite not doing any of his suggestions.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Got some comments from some friends that the losses have been notable enough to comment on. I swear my calves have gotten much bigger too. Mostly just hours of pickleball at this point per week...

    Got some comments from some friends that the losses have been notable enough to comment on. I swear my calves have gotten much bigger too. Mostly just hours of pickleball at this point per week even as a big dude (scale is currently dead batteries but last check is a 30lb from ~/max, probably 270 currently) I've frightened a few people with my ability to move quickly and just be a presence on the court.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech

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    Also ctrl shift R I find that fighting for finger memory in the Fn keys requires more thinking.

    Also ctrl shift R

    I find that fighting for finger memory in the Fn keys requires more thinking.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on D6 TTRPG suggestions in ~games.tabletop

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    Mythic Bastionland is superb too! I've run a handful of one shots recently and while I didn't do a full experience of exploring and multiple myths; I think I captured the heart of weird Authorian...

    Mythic Bastionland is superb too! I've run a handful of one shots recently and while I didn't do a full experience of exploring and multiple myths; I think I captured the heart of weird Authorian legend very well while compressing a myth to completion over a few hours. My players are willing when we have time and rotate a new game in to give it a full run which is good for me!

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Mea Culpa – Dark Hours: Developer unintentionally copies an open-source app using Claude Code in ~tech

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    The commit history has claude at least doing the commit messages.

    The commit history has claude at least doing the commit messages.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    When we visited, a friend, who travels extensively, had told us about that Gibson's steaks were the best he every had in the states. So we went there. It was indeed fantastic and we plan to go...

    When we visited, a friend, who travels extensively, had told us about that Gibson's steaks were the best he every had in the states. So we went there. It was indeed fantastic and we plan to go back for it again when we can make it there again.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Not yet lifting but doing slower diet changes has been the best choice for me too. I didn't want to do massive changes like I have before because while they worked they left little in the way of...

    Not yet lifting but doing slower diet changes has been the best choice for me too. I didn't want to do massive changes like I have before because while they worked they left little in the way of fun and existing is already annoying at times may as well live.

    It still has resulted in good changes about a 25lb loss overall (over the course of a year++)and while still bigger than most at around 270 I look like I want too just want to lose a little more for getting my belly off the wall more when rock climbing and move a bit faster at pickleball.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental

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    Most of my friends (other than the ones my wife has developed and introduced me) are largely the result of climbing gyms. I would highly recommend them if you can do the sport and most folks don't...

    Most of my friends (other than the ones my wife has developed and introduced me) are largely the result of climbing gyms. I would highly recommend them if you can do the sport and most folks don't care at all about the body types too if you are just trying to get into shape (like I am as a 'robust man'). It's honestly been something that I've had to adapt too as my former "friendships" have been far more toxic than I've realized and I've just dealt with them whereas these folks are just wholesome and awesome.

    I would second TTRPGs as well at your local gaming store, that's where the other side of my friends are from too, but I've gotten into mixing them a bit as I also got some nerdy ass climbing friends too.

    If you happen to be in Pittsburgh, hit me up too.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    EndeavourOS (based on Arch btw) + KDE, mostly because I want Arch and I've used it from scratch before, but I like the easy installers as I've gotten older and this one seems like it's much better...

    EndeavourOS (based on Arch btw) + KDE, mostly because I want Arch and I've used it from scratch before, but I like the easy installers as I've gotten older and this one seems like it's much better than Manjaro as that broke after running it for years due to docker stuffs and could never quite figure out what the problem was other than some kernel issue. EndeavourOS hasn't had that same problem yet.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music

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    more nerd-techie skills required, but there are some bandcamp downloaders too, especially helpful if you self-host your library. I have a docker image called bandcampsync which can pull down my...

    more nerd-techie skills required, but there are some bandcamp downloaders too, especially helpful if you self-host your library. I have a docker image called bandcampsync which can pull down my fully legal purchases from my account and nothing else. I like this because it is automated and I can script out some post-processing of the download to my library folders to have them imported and sorted or positioned for manual sorting.

    separately, if you have navidrome, I also recommend the android app https://symfonium.app/ as a listening app

  19. Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech

  20. Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk

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    Don't look up tho

    A massive meteor hits Earth and we all die.

    Don't look up tho

    1 vote