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  1. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

  2. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

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    No love for M*A*S*H here? Learning the song had lyrics and what they were was a bit of a punch in the gut, though Edit: formatting

    No love for M*A*S*H here?

    Learning the song had lyrics and what they were was a bit of a punch in the gut, though

    Edit: formatting

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  3. Comment on Redditors of Tildes .. what is the thing you can live without? in ~tech

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    Reddit is the only instance in my life where I agreed to go meet up with a bunch of strangers at a bar, and it was actually kinda fun! Mind you, this was easily a decade ago. Like you said, it was...

    Reddit is the only instance in my life where I agreed to go meet up with a bunch of strangers at a bar, and it was actually kinda fun! Mind you, this was easily a decade ago. Like you said, it was a very different community back then. No way in hell would I have done it in recent history.

    Still adjusting to putting more thought into my responses as well. Funny how you can walk into a new situation, take five minutes to read the room and go "huh... well, I've turned into a bit of a jackass, how do I actually express myself?"

    15 votes

  4. Comment on Experience with and opinion on ProtonMail and co.? in ~tech

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    I've been a paid user of proton for a few years now and I had to report an issue with my email a while back. To their credit, I gave them permission to view my email to help diagnose as I was...

    I've been a paid user of proton for a few years now and I had to report an issue with my email a while back. To their credit, I gave them permission to view my email to help diagnose as I was having trouble reproducing the issue, and their response was "We'd love to, thanks for giving us permission, but even as a tech I can't access that. We don't have any keys to your data."

    So take it as you will. To be fair, that's their whole model. All my data is secure with them, no logs or access on their end.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Any Tildes users in college? Dorm or off-campus living for the first year? in ~life

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    Everyone's experience is different, but two of my best friends in the world are from my pre-college days. It's very normal to slowly lose touch with people as the years go by, but the real ones...

    Everyone's experience is different, but two of my best friends in the world are from my pre-college days. It's very normal to slowly lose touch with people as the years go by, but the real ones will always be there. When reconnect and it's like you never lost touch at all it's a beautiful thing. Those are the keepers.

    But yes, definitely stay in dorm for at least your first year. It ends up being a little more expensive in the long run, but you normally get access to a dining hall so you don't have to cook or do any of the chores surrounding it. Plus you get to eat with your friends and shoot the shit between class. And dorm shenanigans are amazing.

    It wasn't too bad. I got lucky and didn't have a roommate and ended up mostly keeping to myself. I got to know a few of my neighbours on my floor, and it was fine. I just didn't -fit- you know?

    One night they came around banging on the doors of all the first years for some friendly hazing. I very grumpily refused to open my door and went back to bed. It was my very first "get off my lawn" moment :)

  6. Comment on Cozy games in ~games

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    Outer Wilds might be for you if you enjoy exploring at your own pace. It's a very unique experience in that once you've beaten it once you can start fresh and beat the game in less than ten...

    Outer Wilds might be for you if you enjoy exploring at your own pace. It's a very unique experience in that once you've beaten it once you can start fresh and beat the game in less than ten minutes. But on your first playthrough be ready to spend like 20 hours figuring it out.

    If you like space and taking your time exploring and uncovering secrets I can't recommend it enough. It's easily in my top 3.

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  7. Comment on Any Tildes users in college? Dorm or off-campus living for the first year? in ~life

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    A lot of it depends on your age. If you're fresh out of high school, do at least your first year in dorm. Yeah, it's a gamble, but the bonds you make can last a lifetime. It's your first foray...

    A lot of it depends on your age. If you're fresh out of high school, do at least your first year in dorm. Yeah, it's a gamble, but the bonds you make can last a lifetime. It's your first foray into the adult world and doing it with your peers is a once in a lifetime experience. Like others have said, some of my closest friends to this day are friends I made in dorm. Including my roommate!

    Now, if you're a bit older, then definitely get an apartment if you can. I went back to school again about ten years later, and out of necessity I spent my first semester in dorm since I wasn't able to shop around for apartments in person. It wasn't the worst, but I definitely could not relate to others. It's a very odd social dynamic being almost 30 and living in class proximity with 19-22 year olds.