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  1. Comment on A brief history of men's underwear in ~life.style

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    I don't understand why any men wear any underwear types except for boxer briefs/trunks. If there's anyone here who wears regular boxers or especially briefs, could you please explain what the...

    I don't understand why any men wear any underwear types except for boxer briefs/trunks. If there's anyone here who wears regular boxers or especially briefs, could you please explain what the point of them is?

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  2. Comment on Pi: The minimal agent within OpenClaw in ~tech

  3. Comment on Food place recommendations in Paris? in ~travel

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    Thank you so much for all the recommendations! It's probably more like just starter+main or starter+dessert, so I think 50€ is a fine price range for that. We'll have breakfast at our hotel, but...

    Thank you so much for all the recommendations!

    ~€50 per person if you’re getting starter, mains, dessert and drinks is going to limit your options

    It's probably more like just starter+main or starter+dessert, so I think 50€ is a fine price range for that.

    If you’re into good coffee, pastry, brunch, etc places I can also give you a list of spots worth going to.

    We'll have breakfast at our hotel, but if you know any good places to walk into and grab coffee/pastry while walking around the city that would also be great!

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  4. Comment on Lifetime Windows user seeking feedback for improvements on my Linux setup in ~tech

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    Have you tried checking your account at https://protondb.com? Not sure what you mean, because Vivaldi is on Flathub https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi Overall, I agree with the advice...

    even with Proton compatibility on Linux I still expect I'd have some issues with some games

    Have you tried checking your account at https://protondb.com?

    I added flathub as part of the app discovery repository so I can get many applications through that. [...] Vivaldi wasn't available either.

    Not sure what you mean, because Vivaldi is on Flathub

    https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi

    Overall, I agree with the advice that using Linux in a VM to get used to it is not the best idea. Either dualboot and use it as your main OS, or just keep using Windows.

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  5. Comment on Food place recommendations in Paris? in ~travel

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    We will be staying in the 7e, somewhat near to the Eiffel tower. We plan to see the Eiffel tower (without entering it), Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and maybe walk to the Arc de Triomphe. We'll...

    Where will you be staying and what sites will you be visiting specifically? If you at least let me know the arrondissement, I can give a few suggestions

    We will be staying in the 7e, somewhat near to the Eiffel tower. We plan to see the Eiffel tower (without entering it), Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and maybe walk to the Arc de Triomphe. We'll also be visiting Louvre, Musee Orangerie and maybe also La Galerie Dior.

    We'll also just walk around a bunch so if a restaurant is not super close to where we'll be it's still fine, as long as it's within walking distance

    What kind of cuisine are you looking for? Mostly traditional French/Parisian cuisine? Any specific dishes you'd like to try?

    Doesn't really matter that much, although we'd like to try at least some French cuisine, but if you know great places with a different cuisine it would be appreciated as well.

    She is a pretty picky eater and probably won't eat anything too exotic though.

    What's the higher priority for you - how the food tastes? The ambiance? Having lots of vegetarian/vegan options? That the waiters are super friendly?

    I'd say food matters the most, as long as the place is cozy. Although for our final meal, as I mentioned, it would be better to have something with more ambiance.

    You're really spoiled for choice in Paris, even in some of the most touristy areas.

    Of course, but that makes it even harder to separate the good places from the bad ones

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  6. Food place recommendations in Paris?

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    Me and my girlfriend will be in Paris for 2 nights soon. Since this is such a short trip, we'll mostly be visiting the most popular "essential" tourist attractions - so we will generally be around...

    Me and my girlfriend will be in Paris for 2 nights soon. Since this is such a short trip, we'll mostly be visiting the most popular "essential" tourist attractions - so we will generally be around the center of the city. However, most advice I found online seems to agree that you probably shouldn't just enter a random restaurant in the center of Paris, because it is very likely to be a tourist trap with very high prices and relatively low quality.

    So, if any of you have suggestions on good places to eat for a reasonable price, I would really appreciate that!

    Also, the end of our trip happens to fall on valentine's day, and we were thinking about having a nice early dinner (late lunch? around 15:00) before we leave, preferably in a pretty place. I'm fine with spending a bit more (~50€ per person) on that one. So if you know any places that fit, please suggest those as well.

    Thanks!

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  7. Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science

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    I'm not sure why you would want to do this if you can just do normal long subtraction which is basically the same but goes right to left? Or is this approach easier to do in your head without paper?

    I'm not sure why you would want to do this if you can just do normal long subtraction which is basically the same but goes right to left? Or is this approach easier to do in your head without paper?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science

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    The authors says "borrowing" is useless for numbers less than 20 and "you just have to know what 16-9 is", but is it really true? I don't remember what 16-9 is off the top of my head, if I have to...

    The authors says "borrowing" is useless for numbers less than 20 and "you just have to know what 16-9 is", but is it really true? I don't remember what 16-9 is off the top of my head, if I have to calculate it, I always calculate it as "16-9=6+(10-9)=6+1=7". Of course, over the years I got very fast at this operation, but every time I have to subtract from a number larger then 10 I still basically do it in two steps. Do most people actually just remember results for subtractions of all numbers up to 20?

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Just The Browser in ~tech

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    In case of Firefox, is this essentially just an installer for Betterfox (or, more specifically, Peskyfox). If not, what are the config differences?

    In case of Firefox, is this essentially just an installer for Betterfox (or, more specifically, Peskyfox). If not, what are the config differences?

    3 votes

  10. Comment on What are your Windows 10 post-install and crap removal procedures and recommendations? in ~tech

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    The MassGrave page I linked talks in detail about LTSC limitations. I don't think those points are true (unless the search AI linked a proper source, in which case you should link that instead of...

    The MassGrave page I linked talks in detail about LTSC limitations. I don't think those points are true (unless the search AI linked a proper source, in which case you should link that instead of just referring to what the AI said)

    The in-place upgrade one is definitely false:

    https://massgrave.dev/update-windows-iso

    The "new features" one isn't really relevant because Windows 10 is EoL so it's not getting new features either way, only maintenance, which LTSC receives

    Software compatibility could be an issue, but that depends on the app itself just dropping support for Win10

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk

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    I don't know where this quote originates from, but I've heard people say "invest good money in things that are between you and the ground - shoes, chair and bed"

    The boots theory : cheap boots doesn't last as long as more expensive one, so in long term you spend more buying several cheap pairs when you would have bought only one expensive one.

    I don't know where this quote originates from, but I've heard people say "invest good money in things that are between you and the ground - shoes, chair and bed"

    10 votes

  12. Comment on Draw an iceberg and see how it will float in ~science

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    I actually have a fun memory associated with this, when I was in middle school, our physics teacher just randomly sent this website to us, which I thought was kinda funny so I made a full ironic...

    I actually have a fun memory associated with this, when I was in middle school, our physics teacher just randomly sent this website to us, which I thought was kinda funny so I made a full ironic movie trailer style ad for this website with dramatic music and explosion effects. Being in middle school and on covid lockdown gave a lot of free time.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk

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    18 years old male from Russia, doing software development for almost half of my life, though now studying biology in the Netherlands

    18 years old male from Russia, doing software development for almost half of my life, though now studying biology in the Netherlands

    10 votes

  14. Comment on Buying a lotta RAM now, as an investment ... thoughts? in ~tech

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    If you think the prices of RAM will go even higher in the future, that means you think AI development will continue at the same pace and require even more resources. In which case, it's probably...

    If you think the prices of RAM will go even higher in the future, that means you think AI development will continue at the same pace and require even more resources. In which case, it's probably better and easier to just buy Nvidia stocks. (Edit: or RAM manufacturer stocks, as @stu2b50 mentioned)

    I'm also not really sure how much "all the RAM you and your friends and family could possibly need for the next 3-4 years"? I don't think most people buy RAM sticks that often. Unless you also consider built-in phone and laptop RAM, the amount of RAM most people need in 3-4 years would probably be 0.

    33 votes

  15. Comment on I feel that Destin (SmarterEveryDay on Youtube) is straying from the path in ~talk

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    Yes, it's great as well, but I feel like it's less in-depth on the actual science, so I put it more in the "maker" category of channels rather than the "educator" category

    Yes, it's great as well, but I feel like it's less in-depth on the actual science, so I put it more in the "maker" category of channels rather than the "educator" category

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health

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    Look into parkour tricks of various levels of complexity. Double Kong Vault is one of the more advanced ones that comes to mind and has a clear progression to it (monkey vault -> kong vault ->...

    Look into parkour tricks of various levels of complexity. Double Kong Vault is one of the more advanced ones that comes to mind and has a clear progression to it (monkey vault -> kong vault -> double kong vault)

    2 votes

  17. Comment on I feel that Destin (SmarterEveryDay on Youtube) is straying from the path in ~talk

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    Some other recs from my subscription list: 3blue1brown - math Acerola - game rendering/shader programming Applied Science - multidisciplinary Artem Kirsanov - neuroscience Ben Eater - low level...
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    Some other recs from my subscription list:

    23 votes

  18. Comment on What are your Windows 10 post-install and crap removal procedures and recommendations? in ~tech

  19. Comment on Twenty years of digital life, gone in an instant, thanks to Apple in ~tech

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    Is it? I'm not sure how having to use a proprietary backup tool on a computer to back up daya on your phone is better than just downloading a single archive with all your data in it.

    It's a little clunky, but better than Google Takeout

    Is it? I'm not sure how having to use a proprietary backup tool on a computer to back up daya on your phone is better than just downloading a single archive with all your data in it.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on How to turn off AI tools like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, or Copilot in ~tech

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    Very ironic how this page has three banners asking me to try out Consumer Reports' own ChatGPT wrapper and ask it for "expert advice". On an unrelated note, I hate when websites show a geoblock as...

    Very ironic how this page has three banners asking me to try out Consumer Reports' own ChatGPT wrapper and ask it for "expert advice".

    On an unrelated note, I hate when websites show a geoblock as something else and I don't get why they do that. I'm currently in Russia and when I open Consumer Reports I just get a page saying "This service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later." It works with a VPN, I know it's available. Why not just say "this website is not available in your country"? Imgur does the same thing, when your IP or location is blocked it returns a "our servers are currently down" message.

    6 votes