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  1. Comment on Microsoft PowerToys in ~tech

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    I don't use it often, but it's quite handy when I do. I recently used this to turn my laptop's Copilot key back into a CTRL key.

    I don't use it often, but it's quite handy when I do. I recently used this to turn my laptop's Copilot key back into a CTRL key.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Finland offers a glimpse of the hurdles Chinese electric vehicle makers face in winning over Europe – consumers ask whether the cars spy on them, or if they have kill switches in ~transport

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    When I purchase things these days, I just consider which country I'd rather be spying on me.

    When I purchase things these days, I just consider which country I'd rather be spying on me.

    10 votes

  3. Comment on Another movie longshot request in ~movies

  4. Comment on Smush in ~games

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    "Rebar" is not a word in today's pile. How do I know which words are in the pile? I would have expected all words in the Scrabble dictionary to be accepted.

    "Rebar" is not a word in today's pile. How do I know which words are in the pile? I would have expected all words in the Scrabble dictionary to be accepted.

    12 votes

  5. Comment on Longshot - anyone has DVD or Blu ray of Convoy (1978) starring Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine in English? in ~movies

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    Looking at lelio's comment, I think I have identified the source of the discrepancy: the European release was in PAL 25 fps, while the American release was in 23.976 fps. This would cause the...

    Looking at lelio's comment, I think I have identified the source of the discrepancy: the European release was in PAL 25 fps, while the American release was in 23.976 fps. This would cause the European release to play about 4% faster, resulting in a shorter runtime. I remember that I have run into issues with syncing subtitles timed for European releases onto American releases, caused by the frame rate difference.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Longshot - anyone has DVD or Blu ray of Convoy (1978) starring Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine in English? in ~movies

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    There are Blu-rays with original English dubbing, but the reported length is not 1h47m. The regular release is 1h51m, and there is also an extended cut running at 1h56m. I also see dubs in...

    There are Blu-rays with original English dubbing, but the reported length is not 1h47m. The regular release is 1h51m, and there is also an extended cut running at 1h56m. I also see dubs in Russian, but not Czech.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech

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    Requesting the desktop site on mobile also works.

    Requesting the desktop site on mobile also works.

    10 votes

  8. Comment on US Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in ~lgbt

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    I treat an upvote on a post to be an indicator of newsworthiness or noteworthiness -- in other words, I hope more people will be aware of it. Sometimes, that applies to bad news.

    I treat an upvote on a post to be an indicator of newsworthiness or noteworthiness -- in other words, I hope more people will be aware of it. Sometimes, that applies to bad news.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages

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    I think most GIFs these days are actually MP4s or WebMs with a .gif extension, and have been for many years. It wouldn't make sense to any image host to store them in the original format, but the...

    I think most GIFs these days are actually MP4s or WebMs with a .gif extension, and have been for many years. It wouldn't make sense to any image host to store them in the original format, but the use of GIF to mean "very short looping video or animation" somehow caught on.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages

  11. Comment on 4 × 3 in ~games

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    As with Connections, sometimes the final group is just all the words you had no idea about.

    As with Connections, sometimes the final group is just all the words you had no idea about.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Re-watched the Bourne Trilogy after several years, I understand now why it was so influential in ~movies

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    There was a two-part TV movie from 1988 that reportedly kept close to the source material: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094791/

    There was a two-part TV movie from 1988 that reportedly kept close to the source material:

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094791/

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Earthbound Beginnings Remake (Mother 1 fan remake in Earthbound engine) completed after nineteen years in ~games

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    Great news! I'll definitely be playing this.

    Great news! I'll definitely be playing this.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ sequel in the works with Jim Carrey, Ron Howard in ~movies

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    Thanks for the heads up. Why would anyone ever want such a feature anyway?

    Thanks for the heads up. Why would anyone ever want such a feature anyway?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on My thoughts after using Clojure for about a month in ~comp

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    Looks like you're popular! Or being scraped by bots.

    Actioning this file would cause "www.acdw.net//clojure/" to exceed the per-day file actions limit of 80000 actions, try again later

    Looks like you're popular! Or being scraped by bots.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games

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    It appears that as long as your tail is under the box, the box will move in the direction of your keypress, regardless of the direction that your tail moves. Is this intended? Also, a key to reset...

    It appears that as long as your tail is under the box, the box will move in the direction of your keypress, regardless of the direction that your tail moves. Is this intended?

    Also, a key to reset the level would be nice.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital' in ~finance

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    What was it that Granny Weatherwax had said once? "Evil starts when you begin to treat people as things."

    What was it that Granny Weatherwax had said once? "Evil starts when you begin to treat people as things."

    23 votes

  18. Comment on Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles) (2016) in ~music

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    Interestingly, he seems to have realised the Sysiphean nature of his project in 2024: https://youtu.be/BpJYqC4PWEw?t=575 I have no idea if he meaningfully changed as a result. I haven't checked up...

    Interestingly, he seems to have realised the Sysiphean nature of his project in 2024:
    https://youtu.be/BpJYqC4PWEw?t=575

    I have no idea if he meaningfully changed as a result. I haven't checked up on his progress in several years.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals in ~comp

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    You can use a handy alias: nu alias zq = zoxide query code (zq myproj) zq myproj | code $in code (zq -i) Note that z query does not work. You need zoxide query. You can also set it up an alias for...

    You can use a handy alias:

    nu
alias zq = zoxide query
code (zq myproj)
zq myproj | code $in
code (zq -i)

    Note that z query does not work. You need zoxide query. You can also set it up an alias for an interactive query: alias zqi = zoxide query -i

    Then just save the alias(es) you want in config.nu.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on The possibly endangered games of the Humble App in ~games

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    I imagine there are many sources for game guardianship now, promoting preservation and cataloguing over simply saving a buck. Given gamers' nature, they will surely seek a place to share their...

    I imagine there are many sources for game guardianship now, promoting preservation and cataloguing over simply saving a buck. Given gamers' nature, they will surely seek a place to share their passion with others, generating great nostalgia among those who yearn for the games of yesteryear.

    2 votes