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  1. Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech

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    I haven't used BlueSky in like a year or more but any examples? Whenever I was on it was more just "hurr durr, Trump bad" levels of politics, i.e. pretty generic liberal takes (that weren't...

    incredibly extreme leftist US politics

    I haven't used BlueSky in like a year or more but any examples? Whenever I was on it was more just "hurr durr, Trump bad" levels of politics, i.e. pretty generic liberal takes (that weren't exactly interesting or anything, just definitely not extreme leftist takes).

    16 votes

  2. Comment on Tesla influencers tried Elon Musk’s coast-to-coast self-driving, crashed before sixty miles in ~transport

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    Aren't those just in Austin right now (and the video in San Francisco?)

    Kinda crazy how he didn't test Tesla's new Robotaxi service.

    Aren't those just in Austin right now (and the video in San Francisco?)

    6 votes

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

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    I've been playing the RallySimFans mod for Richard Burns Rally. I wish the graphics were better and some of the damage seems a little unfair (hitting small wooden poles on the side of the rode or...

    I've been playing the RallySimFans mod for Richard Burns Rally. I wish the graphics were better and some of the damage seems a little unfair (hitting small wooden poles on the side of the rode or even bike lane separators can total the car) but the physics in general feel the best of any rally sim I've played. I also like the variation in cars a lot.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech

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    Yeah, I like it on my phone (and wouldn't mind on my laptop, if it supported it), but I don't want it on my TV or desktop

    Yeah, I like it on my phone (and wouldn't mind on my laptop, if it supported it), but I don't want it on my TV or desktop

    2 votes

  5. Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech

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    I prefer dark mode for most things but occasionally I switch to light mode for a couple hours and don't mind it... until I have to program and remember I despise light mode in the terminal

    I prefer dark mode for most things but occasionally I switch to light mode for a couple hours and don't mind it... until I have to program and remember I despise light mode in the terminal

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Modos debuts an open-source e-paper with a 75-Hz refresh rate in ~tech

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    Yeah, at least on my Kobo Libra 2 it's a setting and you can set how often it should full refresh.

    I think the devices tries to do the full refresh every so many pages, or at chapter breaks, whichever is sooner.

    Yeah, at least on my Kobo Libra 2 it's a setting and you can set how often it should full refresh.

    7 votes

  7. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    And has been deleted now

    Also, there’s at least one comment in this very thread wishing that the shooter had better aim.

    Which was made well after my comment above.

    And has been deleted now

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    Similar to Brian Thompson last year... I find it hard to feel literally any sympathy whatsoever in moments like this. At the same time, I'm worried about how Trump and co. may/will react to this.

    Similar to Brian Thompson last year... I find it hard to feel literally any sympathy whatsoever in moments like this. At the same time, I'm worried about how Trump and co. may/will react to this.

    42 votes

  10. Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech

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    I'm not super into the "small phone" thing or anything but I just got the battery replaced on my 13 Pro. The phone feels basically as good as new now. For me, USB-C charging is maybe the only...

    battery's starting to show its age a bit but that can be replaced

    I'm not super into the "small phone" thing or anything but I just got the battery replaced on my 13 Pro. The phone feels basically as good as new now.

    For me, USB-C charging is maybe the only upgrade I care about on newer iPhones but I'll probably just keep this and eventually switch to a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS (assuming it's still supported) whenever this thing dies for real.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Why do you like your job? in ~life

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    It's generally fairly low stress and I can slack off quite a bit. I only really work past 5 maybe once every two or three months when something important happens that's specifically my...

    It's generally fairly low stress and I can slack off quite a bit. I only really work past 5 maybe once every two or three months when something important happens that's specifically my fault/responsibility. I'd still prefer if it were fully remote, though, (and I actually 100% used to work harder until they made us switch to 3 days in office instead of fully remote in 2023).

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Dallas Cowboys are trading three-time All-Pro LB Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in ~sports.american_football

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    Jerry Jones, the owner, president, and general manager of the Cowboys.

    who’s Jerry?

    Jerry Jones, the owner, president, and general manager of the Cowboys.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on How to get a backpack sold by Decathlon in EU to the US? in ~life.style

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    Yeah, my girlfriend likes to order fabric from this company in Canada but they stopped orders to the US* (I think the company, not Canada Post, but still) once Trump ended the de minimis exception.

    The changes to the tariffs have postal services refusing to ship to the US right now.

    Yeah, my girlfriend likes to order fabric from this company in Canada but they stopped orders to the US* (I think the company, not Canada Post, but still) once Trump ended the de minimis exception.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Do you share your location with your friends? in ~tech

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    Yeah, for me I try to maintain my digital privacy but, in this case, I'm already using Apple's Find My Phone, so this is just giving my location to friends who I don't mind if they know where I am.

    Yeah, for me I try to maintain my digital privacy but, in this case, I'm already using Apple's Find My Phone, so this is just giving my location to friends who I don't mind if they know where I am.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Do you share your location with your friends? in ~tech

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    Reading these comments is funny to me! I’m 26 and yeah, I have some friends who I share my location with, and then also my girlfriend and mom. With my friends, it’s just been something we’ve done...

    Reading these comments is funny to me!

    I’m 26 and yeah, I have some friends who I share my location with, and then also my girlfriend and mom. With my friends, it’s just been something we’ve done since high school ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the main thing I use it for is to be able to check if anyone can get on Counter-Strike :)

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Planning documents for the US Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit left in the hotel's business center in ~society

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    Creme brûlée really is one of the greatest desserts of all time. One time on vacation in New York, we found this French restaurant that had it (and also just good food in general) and ended up...

    Creme brûlée really is one of the greatest desserts of all time. One time on vacation in New York, we found this French restaurant that had it (and also just good food in general) and ended up going back two more times cause I liked it so much.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on $30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process in ~transport

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    CAFE standards were killed off this year by Trump, anyways.

    [D]oes this finally get around the stupid emission standards that have lead to EVERYTHING being classified as a fullsize truck/suv and killed things like the compact truck?

    CAFE standards were killed off this year by Trump, anyways.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on $30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process in ~transport

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    I wish we had the Yaris here so badly (not for practical reasons, but I just want a GR Yaris instead of a GR Corolla

    Small hatches are pretty dead too

    I wish we had the Yaris here so badly (not for practical reasons, but I just want a GR Yaris instead of a GR Corolla

  19. Comment on $30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process in ~transport

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    I’ve only had two cars with touchscreens, a 2018 GTI and now a 2025 GR Corolla, and I don’t think either have had a physical play/pause button. The GTI paused if you turned the volume down to 0...

    I’ve only had two cars with touchscreens, a 2018 GTI and now a 2025 GR Corolla, and I don’t think either have had a physical play/pause button. The GTI paused if you turned the volume down to 0 with the steering wheel, though, and then played again once you turned it up, which worked fine enough.

  20. Comment on California is moving forward with a partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas’ move in ~society

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    Also, wait, how is it silencing California voters if they have to vote for this… unlike us in Texas who are having it thrust upon us…

    Also, wait, how is it silencing California voters if they have to vote for this… unlike us in Texas who are having it thrust upon us…

    17 votes