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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games

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    would newbies be welcome for this? I've been wanting to play MC but need to learn. if this isn't the place for someone starting out, what's the best way to do so? there are so many...

    would newbies be welcome for this? I've been wanting to play MC but need to learn.

    if this isn't the place for someone starting out, what's the best way to do so? there are so many mods/servers/etc that I tend to get lost...

    4 votes

  2. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Medeski, Martin and Wood. Great jazz organist.

    Medeski, Martin and Wood. Great jazz organist.

  3. Comment on What should America do with its empty church buildings? in ~humanities

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    Some churches make fantastic recording spaces for music. It would be nice to see them turned into a venue for performing/recording/rehearsing/etc. for musicians.

    Some churches make fantastic recording spaces for music. It would be nice to see them turned into a venue for performing/recording/rehearsing/etc. for musicians.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Google Hangouts for consumers will shut down in 2020 in ~tech

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    We are a small company, but we own the Gsuite product and use Hangout chat. So far I haven't gotten any notifications about it being EoL'd, but I'll keep an eye out. I hope they keep it...

    We are a small company, but we own the Gsuite product and use Hangout chat. So far I haven't gotten any notifications about it being EoL'd, but I'll keep an eye out.

    I hope they keep it alive...chats are archived/saved just like emails in Gsuite's Vault product, making it really simple to do review things for HR/compliance/etc. Not sure what we'll do if it goes away...

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Google Hangouts for consumers will shut down in 2020 in ~tech

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    So does that kill all of Google's messaging products 100%?

    So does that kill all of Google's messaging products 100%?

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Federal judge rules US ban on female genital mutilation is unconstitutional in ~news

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    (disclosure - US male) I've always wondered why the practice of circumcision is allowed/accepted in the US.

    (disclosure - US male) I've always wondered why the practice of circumcision is allowed/accepted in the US.

    7 votes

  7. Comment on The community network manual: How to build the Internet yourself in ~tech

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    oh man, this is amazing, reminds me of the early internet.

    oh man, this is amazing, reminds me of the early internet.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on 4chan is splitting into two sites - 4channel.org for SFW Boards and 4chan.org for NSFW Boards in ~tech

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    wow - I had never heard of that.

    wow - I had never heard of that.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Drunk man shouts 'Heil Hitler, Heil Trump,' does Nazi salute during intermission of Baltimore performance of 'Fiddler on the Roof' in ~news

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    I said earlier that it wasn't worth discussion, but I think I've changed my mind after reading your comment. Yes, this is alarming and should be discussed.

    The fact that this guy felt comfortable yelling white nationalist slogans in a public and crowded place shows to an extent how normalized white supremacy is becoming in the United States and its frankly terrifying.

    I said earlier that it wasn't worth discussion, but I think I've changed my mind after reading your comment. Yes, this is alarming and should be discussed.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Drunk man shouts 'Heil Hitler, Heil Trump,' does Nazi salute during intermission of Baltimore performance of 'Fiddler on the Roof' in ~news

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    To me, it does not contribute to an overall discussion of high quality; it just keeps people stirred up and pissed off (in one way or another).

    To me, it does not contribute to an overall discussion of high quality; it just keeps people stirred up and pissed off (in one way or another).

    5 votes