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

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    Replaying Factorio again. Vanilla, no mods (never have, base game is a lot to do for me). Still a fantastic game. Still hitting the same "shit I should've thought of this" moments. Replayability...

    Replaying Factorio again. Vanilla, no mods (never have, base game is a lot to do for me). Still a fantastic game. Still hitting the same "shit I should've thought of this" moments. Replayability 100/10.

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  2. Comment on I used to love Marvel. Now it feels like homework in ~tv

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    Yeah I agree I think they went all out with Phase whatever, ending with End Game. I just don't think you can top that. I think perhaps they don't have an idea how they WILL top that (except to...

    Yeah I agree I think they went all out with Phase whatever, ending with End Game. I just don't think you can top that. I think perhaps they don't have an idea how they WILL top that (except to include more diversity etc)... but nothing's gonna be as epic.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm reading 2 books (and started a 3rd): Harry Potter & The Cursed Child - JKR Opinion: Just finished all 7 Potter books so, continuing. Not liking it as must as the classic 7 books. We Are All...

    I'm reading 2 books (and started a 3rd):

    1. Harry Potter & The Cursed Child - JKR
      Opinion: Just finished all 7 Potter books so, continuing. Not liking it as must as the classic 7 books.
    2. We Are All Targets - Matt Potter
      Opinion: He did an AMA on reddit, that's where I heard of it. So far trying to like it, writing style is "all over the place", if that's a style. Very long sentences with a lot of info. Not thoroughly enjoying it as much but will give it more time.
    3. Timeline - Michael Crichton
      Opinion: You could say I'm a new-ish reader. As a kid I read a lot of sci-fi (Star Wars) and now that I'm picking up reading again I'm going thru the usual recommended lists. Never read any Crichton, but I am liking it. The pace is good, easy to read at a good pace.

    OR I'm just a nerd and really like sci-fi / fiction. I've read a lot R.A. Salvatore (Dark Elf), Orson Scott Card, etc. When it comes to autobiographies, or non-fiction... I take a long time and get easily bored. Self-help books in particular I feel like it's a chore to pick it up.

  4. Comment on Is an iPad enough for college students these days? in ~tech

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    Based on what you said her use case is and her course, I'd say a 2nd hand iPad will do just fine if on a budget. Windows laptop otherwise. 2nd hand iPad because for the past 2-3 iterations of the...

    Based on what you said her use case is and her course, I'd say a 2nd hand iPad will do just fine if on a budget. Windows laptop otherwise.

    2nd hand iPad because for the past 2-3 iterations of the iPad Pro they have been using overpowered processors already.. there is no point to get the latest and greatest. The 2020 iPad Pro still works wonders for me.

    But Windows laptop otherwise because all the Windows equivalents to the MacBook ranges will be cheaper. From MB Air to MBP. And yes Windows machines can slow down if they're not well cared for over time (viruses, malware, far too many apps running on startup etc), but hardware as someone else said is just drawing the short straw. There will always be bad eggs, there will always be failures. Doesn't mean ALL Windows machines suck. I've had my HP laptop for 7 years now, apart from replacing the battery, everything else is all fine.

  5. Comment on Which Kindle/e-reader are you using? in ~books

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    Kindle Fire HD 8 10th Gen (2022). Love the size. I have an 11" iPad Pro with a way better screen, but, it's a lil too big. I use THAT for PDF magazines. On the move, I just read on my phone...

    Kindle Fire HD 8 10th Gen (2022). Love the size. I have an 11" iPad Pro with a way better screen, but, it's a lil too big. I use THAT for PDF magazines.

    On the move, I just read on my phone (Kindle app). Not great, but it's good to kill 5-10 mins.

  6. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    I still have Eudora (Windows) folder backed up somewhere and I last I checked I could still launch it to see my downloaded POP mails complete with attachments.

    I still have Eudora (Windows) folder backed up somewhere and I last I checked I could still launch it to see my downloaded POP mails complete with attachments.

  7. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    Came here to say this, you hit the nail on the head. It was a different kind of Internet when I was keying in any web address I saw, just cos it was fascinating.

    Came here to say this, you hit the nail on the head. It was a different kind of Internet when I was keying in any web address I saw, just cos it was fascinating.

  8. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    Oh wow didn't even think of these, Encarta was pure joy. And I've had so many Geocities sites for the fun of it, typed out in notepad, but Homesite made 1 weeks worth of coding drop to a day.

    Oh wow didn't even think of these, Encarta was pure joy.

    And I've had so many Geocities sites for the fun of it, typed out in notepad, but Homesite made 1 weeks worth of coding drop to a day.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on The careers people are searching for the most in ~life

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    IMO it's just a VERY unfortunate consequence of internet-for-all combined with human nature. I think we'd have "influencers" 30 years ago if we had the ease of media consumption we do now.

    IMO it's just a VERY unfortunate consequence of internet-for-all combined with human nature. I think we'd have "influencers" 30 years ago if we had the ease of media consumption we do now.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on The careers people are searching for the most in ~life

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    I believe "Data Scientist" is the new gold term.

    I believe "Data Scientist" is the new gold term.

    1 vote

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

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    Diablo IV - Tried the demo and liked it, on release a lot of friends got it so here I am. Spiritfarer - it's free with Netflix, been checking out their game catalog.

    Diablo IV - Tried the demo and liked it, on release a lot of friends got it so here I am.
    Spiritfarer - it's free with Netflix, been checking out their game catalog.

  12. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk