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  1. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    The sound effect for The Regent’s strike is so good.

    The sound effect for The Regent’s strike is so good.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    The multiplayer experience is so good that my partner and I are looking for the board game.

    The multiplayer experience is so good that my partner and I are looking for the board game.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    Steam deck has been solid for this so far! I’m really liking the new characters!

    Steam deck has been solid for this so far! I’m really liking the new characters!

    12 votes

  4. Comment on Color game — how well can you remember colors? | Dialed in ~games

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    Yeah - I enjoyed the game itself, but I shared it with my partner via my score, and the invite link insulted her! The invite link said “Someone got 43.4/50 and honestly feels bad for you”, without...

    Yeah - I enjoyed the game itself, but I shared it with my partner via my score, and the invite link insulted her!

    The invite link said “Someone got 43.4/50 and honestly feels bad for you”, without telling me anything about the message!

  5. Comment on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and American joint strikes in ~society

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    Unfortunately, I think this is a appropriate description for a large amount of American businesses as well.

    America's foreign and security policy over the past 30 years makes far more sense if viewed through the lens of a 10 year old with impulse control issues

    Unfortunately, I think this is a appropriate description for a large amount of American businesses as well.

    11 votes

  6. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 16 in ~society

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    Just found this wonderful video describing the proper use of communication when interacting with law enforcement It was fun, and it’s only about a minute.

    Just found this wonderful video describing the proper use of communication when interacting with law enforcement

    It was fun, and it’s only about a minute.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Early Access trailer in ~games

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    I’m stuck on A18 with two classes (ironclad and silent), and my other two are in the A13 / A14 range!

    I’m stuck on A18 with two classes (ironclad and silent), and my other two are in the A13 / A14 range!

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 9 in ~society

  9. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 9 in ~society

  10. Comment on I made a word game in ~games

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    Today’s puzzle was tricky! I liked actually thinking about it a little before I started rotating like crazy! :)

    Today’s puzzle was tricky! I liked actually thinking about it a little before I started rotating like crazy! :)

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 26 in ~society

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    Accountability for ICE and CBP …

    Accountability for ICE and CBP

    Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. CBP’s misconduct scandal is so long-running that today it would be old enough to drink.

    Indeed, for much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States.

    …

    Dr. Pape talked too about how much we should be troubled that DHS and the White House have reframed immigration enforcement as a moral struggle and not what it’s supposed to be — administrative law. We are being told we are in a war for the soul of our country. I think that’s true, unfortunately, but that what we’re seeing is that the American people have joined that battle on the right side against these government forces.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Apple TV picks up rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books for adaption in ~tv

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    One addendum I’d have for Warbreaker - it starts out really slow, but it’s such a good book! Absolutely worth the setup.

    One addendum I’d have for Warbreaker - it starts out really slow, but it’s such a good book! Absolutely worth the setup.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on New books aren’t worth reading in ~books

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    It’s a bit ironic to have a post including the words “not worth reading” on X, right?

    It’s a bit ironic to have a post including the words “not worth reading” on X, right?

    20 votes

  14. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 26 in ~society

  15. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 26 in ~society

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    I’m getting word from other Bostonians that ICE has been spotted around Tufts University and near the Boston Municipal Court. I’m having a minor panic over this, but I’ll be out there protesting...

    I’m getting word from other Bostonians that ICE has been spotted around Tufts University and near the Boston Municipal Court.

    I’m having a minor panic over this, but I’ll be out there protesting and documenting when I can.

    14 votes

  17. Comment on Massive winter storm expected to dump snow and ice across United States in ~enviro

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    It’s really coming down! I’m trying to shovel as it comes, but we’re seriously hitting around 3” per hour! It’s like the shovel of Sisyphus! (I still think it’s fun though)

    It’s really coming down! I’m trying to shovel as it comes, but we’re seriously hitting around 3” per hour!

    It’s like the shovel of Sisyphus!

    (I still think it’s fun though)

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society

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    It’s called the Tetris Effect!

    It’s called the Tetris Effect!

    The Tetris effect has been explored as a potential tool for alleviating trauma-related symptoms, particularly in the context of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A study conducted by Iyadurai et al in 2010[12] hypothesised that playing Tetris would disrupt consolidation of sensory elements of trauma memory following a motor vehicle accident. Results vindicated the efficacy of the Tetris-based intervention as there were fewer intrusive memories overall and the frequency of these memories decreased rapidly over time, despite reminding individuals of the traumatic events faced. These reminder cues followed by the interference task of playing Tetris competes for cognitive resources with the traumatic memory, disrupting the consolidation process of the traumatic memory traces, reducing their intensiveness and emotional impact.

    19 votes

  19. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society

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    I fully agree with not watching the video! It’s really bad, and has ruined my brain for a while. Here’s the statement the DHS released about the shooting, again from the Star Tribune (the...

    I fully agree with not watching the video! It’s really bad, and has ruined my brain for a while.

    Here’s the statement the DHS released about the shooting, again from the Star Tribune (the reporters there are doing great work!)

    > "An individual approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun," the agency said in a statement. "The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted." > > "Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots," the department's statement continued. "Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene."
    17 votes

  20. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society