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Comment on CS2 skin update ‘rug pulls’ collectors as $1 billion wiped from market cap in ~games
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Comment on At least twenty-five US states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentIn general food pantries do better with donations of money rather than goods, but are also often in need of volunteers to serve meals or other tasks. Money and time are both appreciated, and in...In general food pantries do better with donations of money rather than goods, but are also often in need of volunteers to serve meals or other tasks. Money and time are both appreciated, and in general any food pantry in your area that has been around a while will be a good place to donate. No one gets into the food pantry game to get ahead, and so any place that lasts has lasted for a good reason.
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Comment on Remedy Entertainment CEO Tero Virtala steps down after nine years – developer appoints co-founder and chief product officer Markus Mäki as interim CEO in ~games
MimicSquid LinkSo he was in charge of the Firebreak direction, and was stepped down for it?So he was in charge of the Firebreak direction, and was stepped down for it?
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Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery has received interest from multiple parties for all or part of company in ~movies
MimicSquid Link ParentNo one, yet, but with each merger, you get closer to the point where power is too concentrated to be beneficial to anyone other than the consolidated company. It's not a binary state. If someone...No one, yet, but with each merger, you get closer to the point where power is too concentrated to be beneficial to anyone other than the consolidated company. It's not a binary state. If someone is bleeding, you don't say "Oh, they still have some blood in them, it's fine." You stop the problem when the problem starts, not when it finishes.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump has begun demolishing the east wing of the White House, without approval in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentI got you. Essentially, there are some contexts where "Christ, what an asshole." can be used for everything within a certain context. Trump is at that point.I got you. Essentially, there are some contexts where "Christ, what an asshole." can be used for everything within a certain context. Trump is at that point.
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
MimicSquid Link ParentYes, but 10% that's untrackable is far more valuable to the thieves than 100% that is entirely unique in the world and easily traceable back to this one theft.Yes, but 10% that's untrackable is far more valuable to the thieves than 100% that is entirely unique in the world and easily traceable back to this one theft.
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
MimicSquid Link ParentRecut the gems to remove provenance, melt the precious metals, suddenly you have a pile of valuables that don't track neatly to the stolen items.Recut the gems to remove provenance, melt the precious metals, suddenly you have a pile of valuables that don't track neatly to the stolen items.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentThey didn't. There were in-engine cutscenes instead.I really liked the cartoon animations they included during key moments. They looked beautiful, and I can't imagine how they included them all on a SNES cartridge.
They didn't. There were in-engine cutscenes instead.
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Comment on Ferry Halim - Orisinal: 62 flash games in ~games
MimicSquid LinkI'm so glad they've been resurrected. For a while after the death of Flash they were unavailable.I'm so glad they've been resurrected. For a while after the death of Flash they were unavailable.
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Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport
MimicSquid LinkMany of the owners are perfectly reasonable-sounding people, and then there's this person:Many of the owners are perfectly reasonable-sounding people, and then there's this person:
And are you married?
I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?
Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice. -
Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
MimicSquid LinkI would buy up a chunk of San Francisco and convert it to a 1906 earthquake reenactment park. Put the whole thing on giant shake plates to recreate the earthquake, and burn it to the ground every...I would buy up a chunk of San Francisco and convert it to a 1906 earthquake reenactment park. Put the whole thing on giant shake plates to recreate the earthquake, and burn it to the ground every 5 years for the grand finale. The rest of the time, pay artisans to rebuild it using historical techniques.
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Comment on ‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder in ~tech
MimicSquid LinkI do wonder if there's going to be an arms race between polish and human touches coming through, where humans strive to use appropriate shibboleths that the machines haven't yet integrated as a...I do wonder if there's going to be an arms race between polish and human touches coming through, where humans strive to use appropriate shibboleths that the machines haven't yet integrated as a way of conveying their true suitability? Like the moths of industrial revolution era England changed their coloration to adapt to the soot on everything, how will technology change our dating habits this time?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentAgreed on the challenge of Cocoon. It had one of the worst ratios of time to solve the puzzle as compared to the time it took to execute said solution of any puzzle game I've played in the last...Agreed on the challenge of Cocoon. It had one of the worst ratios of time to solve the puzzle as compared to the time it took to execute said solution of any puzzle game I've played in the last few years, and it really hurt my enjoyment of it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentSkarrsinger Karmelita will give me flashbacks for a while to come.Skarrsinger Karmelita will give me flashbacks for a while to come.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentI found that Prometheus has a fairly huge window to whale in him right after he attacks. His hits are big, but if you can dodge them you then get a good second to smash him. Coming from Silksong...I found that Prometheus has a fairly huge window to whale in him right after he attacks. His hits are big, but if you can dodge them you then get a good second to smash him. Coming from Silksong it was a very familiar dynamic.
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Comment on Who owns America? Bernie Sanders says the quiet part out loud | What Now? With Trevor Noah in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentI do think there's a difference between ownership and control, though. You dont get any personal control over your fragment of the index funds, beyond potentially choosing which onea to invest in....I do think there's a difference between ownership and control, though. You dont get any personal control over your fragment of the index funds, beyond potentially choosing which onea to invest in. Distributed ownership doesn't imply distributed control, and so the people who guide the investment firms have significant influence without needing to have the money themselves.
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Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹️⏰ 🗺️ 🐸 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Chrono Trigger in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentThe midgame definitely takes a turn towards more puzzle-focused fights. In the early game, you can just hit anything, and then things are vulnerable to magic but not physical attacks, and then...The midgame definitely takes a turn towards more puzzle-focused fights. In the early game, you can just hit anything, and then things are vulnerable to magic but not physical attacks, and then they require a specific element, or an order in which to kill them, and in the late game there's layers upon layers. Because of their elements and combos, not every team is well designed for every area.
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Comment on Blast at Tennessee munitions plant leaves eighteen missing, possibly dead in ~news
MimicSquid Link ParentLegit. I do like their videos. It just feels like a bit of good luck for the Russians if American explosives production capacity dips, and I distrust things that benefit people who could have the...Legit. I do like their videos. It just feels like a bit of good luck for the Russians if American explosives production capacity dips, and I distrust things that benefit people who could have the willingness and ability to do something hinky.
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Comment on Blast at Tennessee munitions plant leaves eighteen missing, possibly dead in ~news
MimicSquid LinkSo, who thinks it's sabotage?So, who thinks it's sabotage?
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentMakes sense. If swapping between versions is as easy as everyone says, there's no reason to feel locked into a given choice.Makes sense. If swapping between versions is as easy as everyone says, there's no reason to feel locked into a given choice.
If you have a virtual hat worth a penny, and there's a trillion of them out there, you have a "market cap" of 10 billion. Many of these virtual hats are valued at much higher than a penny.