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  1. Comment on Cave Creeps - my first Itch game! in ~games

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    That was fun! One bug: the big mushroom monsters can still shoot after they are dead. Maybe it's just an animation thing (takes a long time for the black smudge shot to start its animation) but...

    That was fun!

    One bug: the big mushroom monsters can still shoot after they are dead. Maybe it's just an animation thing (takes a long time for the black smudge shot to start its animation) but it's frustrating killing one and then getting hit by their attack that looks like it started after that fact.

    One suggestion: Make the screen scroll a bit more on the edge. On my phone it was annoying when my character went underneath my fingers.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What is your top, unknown, non fiction recommendation ? in ~books

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    "For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It". Really amazing book about the history of coca cola.

    "For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It". Really amazing book about the history of coca cola.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food

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    You should mention: In the US. Many of us don't live in the US.

    You should mention: In the US. Many of us don't live in the US.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech

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

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    That was fun! On my phone, as long as I start in the game area, I can draw any size iceberg (including outside the bounds). Fun way to break the game!

    That was fun! On my phone, as long as I start in the game area, I can draw any size iceberg (including outside the bounds). Fun way to break the game!

    5 votes

  6. Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games

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    +1 for Horizon. I had zero knowledge of the game going in (got it for free) and the story sucked me in so hard. It's now my favorite game series of all time.

    +1 for Horizon. I had zero knowledge of the game going in (got it for free) and the story sucked me in so hard. It's now my favorite game series of all time.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Why Canada really lost its measles elimination status in ~health

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    I am sorry, but this is a type of anti-vax. And it's extremely harmful. What makes you qualified to say that the official medical recommendations are incorrect?

    I'm not anti-vax, but I'm definitely selective on what I feel should be administered.

    I am sorry, but this is a type of anti-vax. And it's extremely harmful. What makes you qualified to say that the official medical recommendations are incorrect?

    8 votes

  8. Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk

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    As a francophone, it's pronounced "port-co-chair"

    It's kind of pronounced like "puert-uh-cuh-shay".

    As a francophone, it's pronounced "port-co-chair"

    20 votes

  9. Comment on Looking for books about history or biographies or memoirs that you enjoyed reading or were happy to have read in ~books

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    Haha yeah, that's nearly more fiction than history! If you don't mind long, I highly recommend "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln". It's a short 900 pages but really great.

    I'm not looking for guns germs and steel.

    Haha yeah, that's nearly more fiction than history!

    If you don't mind long, I highly recommend "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln". It's a short 900 pages but really great.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Mozilla will shut down Pocket and Fakespot in ~tech

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    So I installed a self-hosted Wallabag instance on my raspberry Pi (that I use as a very cheap server) and connected my Kobo to it (using this https://gitlab.com/anarcat/wallabako) and it works...

    So I installed a self-hosted Wallabag instance on my raspberry Pi (that I use as a very cheap server) and connected my Kobo to it (using this https://gitlab.com/anarcat/wallabako) and it works well. A little clunky and a bit hacky, but better than nothing!

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Mozilla will shut down Pocket and Fakespot in ~tech

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    Yeah me also. I am going to have to figure out something else to throw articles on my Kobo.

    Yeah me also. I am going to have to figure out something else to throw articles on my Kobo.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Build it yourself in ~tech

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    I could not disagree more. There is no reason for me to bother implementing all the possible API and edge cases around figuring out the size of a terminal, when I can simply call in someone else's...

    I could not disagree more. There is no reason for me to bother implementing all the possible API and edge cases around figuring out the size of a terminal, when I can simply call in someone else's code that will do it better. This is true for pretty much all crates. I don't think having dependencies and running cargo update twice a year is worth reinventing the wheel over and over and over.

    14 votes

  13. Comment on My doctor emailed me back - Abigail Thorn in ~lgbt

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    Please become informed before spouting hatred like this.

    Some do have legitimate concerns, like those US parents. After all, it's potentially a mutilation one might eventually regret.

    Please become informed before spouting hatred like this.

    12 votes

  14. Comment on “Disenshittify or die” a rant about the history of tech, how it is bad and how it might get better in ~tech

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    That was an amazing talk / article. I would love it if my fellow tech workers saw themselves as workers. I'm in a union myself and so many of my fellow union members who work in tech don't...

    That was an amazing talk / article. I would love it if my fellow tech workers saw themselves as workers. I'm in a union myself and so many of my fellow union members who work in tech don't appreciate it much.

    16 votes

  15. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities

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    While I agree with the misogyny (see Dear Muslima), I have to strongly disagree about your thoughts on community based on negation. Atheism, especially with Scientific Skepticism and Secular...

    While I agree with the misogyny (see Dear Muslima), I have to strongly disagree about your thoughts on community based on negation. Atheism, especially with Scientific Skepticism and Secular Humanism, can absolutely be a community. Lots of non-hateful atheist groups around!

    Religion also is a "positive" (i.e. not built on negation) community that, extremely frequently, is significantly worse around feminism and LGBTQ+ right than the New Atheists have ever been.

    I don't believe your assertion that the New Atheist were destined to be terrible, they just became terrible.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities

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    I really like Massimo Pigliucci, he's always been a good critic (generally with positive and constructive criticism) of the stupid stuff New Atheism and the Scientific Skepticism movements have...

    I really like Massimo Pigliucci, he's always been a good critic (generally with positive and constructive criticism) of the stupid stuff New Atheism and the Scientific Skepticism movements have done. I think his approach is a lot better than others who have attacked these movements. It's something that is really good and can help these movements a lot.

    I used to be a big fan of the New Atheists, but man did they all go crazy with their trans hatred and "anti-woke" stuff. Only a few (e.g. Matt Dillahunty) avoided it.

    18 votes

  17. Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games

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    MediEvil! The PS4 remake is absolutely amazing.

    MediEvil! The PS4 remake is absolutely amazing.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on What makes you chew fire? in ~talk

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    That's interesting. Horizon is by far my favorite story in video games, ever! Such a fascinating world to explore.

    Horizon is the only Sony exclusive franchise that hasn't been able to hold my interest.

    That's interesting. Horizon is by far my favorite story in video games, ever! Such a fascinating world to explore.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on For those with an alcohol problem, are non-alcoholic beverages a wise choice? in ~health

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    What do you mean by "it is very clearly not beer"? I drink both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer, and, depending on the kind, it's very hard to tell the difference. Lots of great craft...

    What do you mean by "it is very clearly not beer"? I drink both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer, and, depending on the kind, it's very hard to tell the difference. Lots of great craft non-alcoholic beers.

  20. Comment on Spotify has signed a new multiyear agreement with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most popular and polarizing podcasts in the US in ~tech

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    Best podcast ever. And to give info on the old friend thing, Joe Rogan was on Alex's show in the evening of 9/11. That's how old friends are.

    Best podcast ever.

    And to give info on the old friend thing, Joe Rogan was on Alex's show in the evening of 9/11. That's how old friends are.

    4 votes