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  1. Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech

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    Battery life is the big complaint I have with my current Framework, so Im glad to hear it.

    Battery life is the big complaint I have with my current Framework, so Im glad to hear it.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    Prayer armor means armor that has a high prayer bonus, and having a higher prayer bonus means your prayers drain your prayer points more slowly.

    Prayer armor means armor that has a high prayer bonus, and having a higher prayer bonus means your prayers drain your prayer points more slowly.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    Hey, for what its worth I logged in today and I got given 1 free pact reset for nothing, so maybe you dont need the kill.

    Hey, for what its worth I logged in today and I got given 1 free pact reset for nothing, so maybe you dont need the kill.

  4. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    Personally I didnt really like the Gods as characters either. Most of them I feel are a letdown. The only good ones were Guthix and Armadyl, and one of those is dead. But I was really disappointed...

    Personally I didnt really like the Gods as characters either. Most of them I feel are a letdown. The only good ones were Guthix and Armadyl, and one of those is dead. But I was really disappointed in Zaros and Seren, who I think were really cool before they actually got revealed.

  5. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    As an RS3 player, what do you think of the gods returning storyline? I fell off the game around the time "Sliskes Endgame" came out, so I know the general plot synopsis from the wiki but never got...

    As an RS3 player, what do you think of the gods returning storyline? I fell off the game around the time "Sliskes Endgame" came out, so I know the general plot synopsis from the wiki but never got to experience the execution. But I always found the diverging storylines of the two games to be interesting.

  6. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    I kinda wish I hadnt allocated my early pacts so casually. It helped when I needed it, but now I need to get a reset to recover them, and I dont know if I can handle an echo boss. I managed to...

    I kinda wish I hadnt allocated my early pacts so casually. It helped when I needed it, but now I need to get a reset to recover them, and I dont know if I can handle an echo boss.

    I managed to beat Amoxliatl once with just melee, but that was a pretty messy kill and the enhanced version will obviously be a lot tougher.

  7. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    Yes, starting mage was difficult due to the lack of gear. Getting transmutation helped alot because just upgrading a bunch of runes to high tier let me autolevel to 99 while doing other stuff. How...

    Yes, starting mage was difficult due to the lack of gear.

    Getting transmutation helped alot because just upgrading a bunch of runes to high tier let me autolevel to 99 while doing other stuff.

    How I got through the fight caves was by using the thorns pact with the Air and Water rune pacts. The rune perks meant that casting water surge gives both hp and prayer recovery, and the thorns deal pretty consistent damage over time, so it worked really well for that particular challenge.

    However outside of that Ive been avoiding any difficult combat until I get enough pacts to unlock the end of the skill tree. Ive just been meleeing in Obsidian gear otherwise.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Anyone else enjoying OSRS leagues? in ~games

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    Ive decided to go for a shadow tank build. I finished the fight caves to get the Obsidian armor, and took Desert as my first area for ancients. Im going to get the earth spell pacts which should...

    Ive decided to go for a shadow tank build.

    I finished the fight caves to get the Obsidian armor, and took Desert as my first area for ancients. Im going to get the earth spell pacts which should give my shadow spells a guaranteed minimum hit as well as boosting my defence, and then pair that with the thorns pact. Im hoping the flat consistent damage will compensate for my lack of skill.

    For relics the best one so far has been Transmutation. Really useful for dealing with the item availability constraints.

    Im targeting Kandarin as my next region, I want to try and get that echo trident weapon.

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

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    Debian, because I started with Ubuntu and never saw much reason to dislike it, but I just wanted a more paired down version.

    Debian, because I started with Ubuntu and never saw much reason to dislike it, but I just wanted a more paired down version.

    1 vote

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

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    The Collective Soul song "Better Now" has two versions, one of which ends with a sax solo that I like. Starts at around 2:35.

    The Collective Soul song "Better Now" has two versions, one of which ends with a sax solo that I like.

    Starts at around 2:35.

  11. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I suppose its to encourage repeat playthroughs. But I agree, I dont like it. Its the kind of thing that makes me feel like I need to use a guide to not screw myself over.

    I suppose its to encourage repeat playthroughs. But I agree, I dont like it. Its the kind of thing that makes me feel like I need to use a guide to not screw myself over.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Ive picked up Silksong again after giving up on it for a while. Initially I was trying to get through as much of the game as I could without using guides or hearing spoilers, but eventually I got...

    Ive picked up Silksong again after giving up on it for a while.

    Initially I was trying to get through as much of the game as I could without using guides or hearing spoilers, but eventually I got stuck at the point where you go through the Mists.

    Recently I caved and looked to what I was supposed to be doing there. Now I am well into Act 2.

    I really like the game, I see why it has so much praise. Its much more expansive than I initially guessed, and I feel like the game design aspects are really good in a lot of ways. How the maps are designed, how the game economy works, the slow buildup of difficulty, etc.

    There are still some game issues Silksong hasnt quite solved yet. I still have the problem of hoarding valuable resources. Like there are these silkeater bugs that Ive found 2 or 3 of, but I never use them because they seem too rare to waste. I also think the shard system could use some work, because many maps are dominated by enemies that only drop beads and you never get any shards without backtracking to early maps.

    Ive also seen through the guide I referenced that there is one tool called the Silkshot that you get one of 3 options, but you cant change your mind afterwards and you wouldnt know the differences between the 3 before choosing, and 1 of them doesnt even show up as an option till later. I think that was a mistake, I dont really like how that choice is implemented.

    On the whole though, I think its a really great game, maybe one of my all time favorites, if it continues to stay at this quality.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies

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    I dont think it did a great job with that either. The easiest way to humanize Clark in the film would be in his interactions with Lois Lane, but instead the movie spends most of their time...

    I dont think it did a great job with that either. The easiest way to humanize Clark in the film would be in his interactions with Lois Lane, but instead the movie spends most of their time together on a meaningless fight.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies

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    Yes, thats what Im saying. This is Supergirl, and Im not as much a fan of that type of story, but for people who are I imagine it will turn out well because its better suited to what I think Gunn...

    Yes, thats what Im saying. This is Supergirl, and Im not as much a fan of that type of story, but for people who are I imagine it will turn out well because its better suited to what I think Gunn wanted to do in the first place.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies

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    I thought Gunn's Superman was fine but not particularly good of a Superman story. It seemed to me after watching the after credits scene that this is probably more the kind of movie Gunn would...

    I thought Gunn's Superman was fine but not particularly good of a Superman story.

    It seemed to me after watching the after credits scene that this is probably more the kind of movie Gunn would rather have made from the start, a version of Superman who swears and drinks and likes to party. So I imagine this film will turn out pretty good and will get a positive response from audiences.

    Personally though, I already like vanilla Superman and dont need to see the edgy teenage version, so I doubt Ill end up watching this one.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Interesting material types for fantasy resources/macguffins other than crystals or metals? in ~creative

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    Are you looking for scifi or fantasy? For realistic stuff, scientists have recently observed "Time crystals", which is kind of like a perpetual motion machine down at the quantum level. Theres...

    Are you looking for scifi or fantasy?

    For realistic stuff, scientists have recently observed "Time crystals", which is kind of like a perpetual motion machine down at the quantum level. Theres probably lots of cool things you could hypothetically do with that.

    For fantasy, one of my favorite magic systems is in Final Fantasy X, where all magic basically comes from pyreflyes, which are little naturally occurring magic particles. When they are condensed they take on a material form based on the emotions or thoughts of people around them, so like a lot of negative emotions in one place will condense into a physical manifestation, and thats where monsters come from. Or people can intentionally craft them into spheres to use as magical tools.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    I liked Harry Potter as a kid because it was one of the only book series I actually enjoyed reading. Maybe it's because they are childrens books, and Rowling's writing style is simple and easy to...

    I liked Harry Potter as a kid because it was one of the only book series I actually enjoyed reading. Maybe it's because they are childrens books, and Rowling's writing style is simple and easy to read. Or maybe I enjoyed the setting or worldbuilding or something.

    Really, the main point is that throughout my childhood this set of books probably comprised over half the literature I actually read all the way through by choice, and as a result i have more nostalgia for it than other things. It reminds me of a simpler time in my life.

    Plus, the Eragon franchise hasnt really maintained the same cultural relevance years later.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk

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    Im pretty sure I know what you are talking about, but Id like to imagine that theres just some absolute nonsense going down in Bhutan that I dont know about

    Im pretty sure I know what you are talking about, but Id like to imagine that theres just some absolute nonsense going down in Bhutan that I dont know about

    25 votes

  19. Comment on Gemma needs help in ~comp

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    Maybe not with LLMs, but someday humanity will create something functionally akin to true artificial intelligence, and it will inevitably become evil after someone decides to torture it to...

    Maybe not with LLMs, but someday humanity will create something functionally akin to true artificial intelligence, and it will inevitably become evil after someone decides to torture it to insanity out of meer curiosity.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on I'm glad Hideo Kojima went into games instead of directing movies in ~games

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    It would honestly be hilarious to try and sit Hideo Kojima down and tryto get him to explain the entirety of the MGS lore. I personally love MGS 2 and 3, but I can admit that I barely know what is...

    It would honestly be hilarious to try and sit Hideo Kojima down and tryto get him to explain the entirety of the MGS lore.

    I personally love MGS 2 and 3, but I can admit that I barely know what is supposed to be happening for most of the time.

    1 vote