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  1. Comment on Not sure where to ask this - early 2000's email printing layout samples in ~design

  2. Comment on Not sure where to ask this - early 2000's email printing layout samples in ~design

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    You could check court cases from the period you want looking for emails as evidence.

    You could check court cases from the period you want looking for emails as evidence.

    14 votes

  3. Comment on Webcam recommendations? in ~tech

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    I ran across Opal the other day. Has anyone tried either webcam?

    I ran across Opal the other day. Has anyone tried either webcam?

  4. Comment on The cynic and the two nations: Twenty years since Barack Obama assured us we're the *United* States of America, a new country has been building with fearful momentum. Can anything be done to stop it? in ~society

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    Good lord his third-person "Cynic" shtick is obnoxious.

    Good lord his third-person "Cynic" shtick is obnoxious.

    16 votes

  5. Comment on Divine Hiddenness argument against God’s existence in ~humanities

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    "We don't understand the nature of consciousness" does nothing to prove God is real Another false conflation of a lack of understanding with proof of the divine Morality is subjective Evolution?

    argument from consciousness

    "We don't understand the nature of consciousness" does nothing to prove God is real

    argument(s) from motion/causation

    Another false conflation of a lack of understanding with proof of the divine

    moral arguments

    Morality is subjective

    design arguments

    Evolution?

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election in ~news

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    This sort of reckless doomerism encourages people to let us sleepwalk into a dictatorship.

    This sort of reckless doomerism encourages people to let us sleepwalk into a dictatorship.

    29 votes

  7. Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style

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    Tom Bihn bags will last you a long long time. I bought a Western Flyer in 2011 and I am still using it today.

    Tom Bihn bags will last you a long long time. I bought a Western Flyer in 2011 and I am still using it today.

  8. Comment on Is Nebula worth it? in ~tech

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    This looks way too much like YouTube to me. People pay for this sort of content? If I'm paying for TV I want it to feel like TV. So far only Dropout has earned my money. I would love for Adult...

    This looks way too much like YouTube to me. People pay for this sort of content? If I'm paying for TV I want it to feel like TV.

    So far only Dropout has earned my money. I would love for Adult Swim to follow this model and jump back into live action

  9. Comment on The world owes Spider-Man 3 an apology in ~movies

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    It is totally insane to me how social media has completely reversed the awful reception that Spider-Man 3 and especially the Star Wars prequels got. I saw them all in theaters and they were not...

    It is totally insane to me how social media has completely reversed the awful reception that Spider-Man 3 and especially the Star Wars prequels got. I saw them all in theaters and they were not good. When Episode III came out, I remember lots of reviews were happily surprised it was actually pretty decent compared with the first two.

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  10. Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv

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    Close Enough

    Close Enough

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Quentin Tarantino drops ‘The Movie Critic’ as his final film in ~movies

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    Well I’m glad, The Movie Critic sounded pretty boring.

    Well I’m glad, The Movie Critic sounded pretty boring.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Munich may be the best film Spielberg has ever made, while Crash is just laughably terrible. And recently, Participant, the studio behind Good Night and Good Luck and whole lot of other movies,...

    Munich may be the best film Spielberg has ever made, while Crash is just laughably terrible.

    And recently, Participant, the studio behind Good Night and Good Luck and whole lot of other movies, has shut down: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/media/participant-jeff-skoll.html

    3 votes

  13. Comment on ‘Heroes’ reboot in the works from series creator Tim Kring in ~tv

  14. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    I played about an hour of Fallout 3 when it first came out and that's the extent of my experience with the games, though of course I've seen images, memes, etc. I loved the show.

    I played about an hour of Fallout 3 when it first came out and that's the extent of my experience with the games, though of course I've seen images, memes, etc. I loved the show.

  15. Comment on New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn in ~food

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    I'm still, years later, totally in disbelief that Brexit actually happened. It wasn't even a binding vote!

    I'm still, years later, totally in disbelief that Brexit actually happened. It wasn't even a binding vote!

    14 votes

  16. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    I had no idea! https://samreich.tumblr.com/post/725742635531239424/of-all-the-episodes-to-get-to-promote-wayne

    I had no idea!

    This one is pretty full circle for me: “Who’s Line” was my very first taste of improv and Wayne Brady my very first taste of musical improv. Both of would go on to become life long loves. When Wayne showed up to set, the first thing he said to me was “There are only two people doing taped improv correctly: us and you.” I could have cried.

    https://samreich.tumblr.com/post/725742635531239424/of-all-the-episodes-to-get-to-promote-wayne

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  17. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    Thinking on it more, another show to check out if you like Game Changer is Question Team (not to be confused with Question Time) with Richard Ayoade. Each contestant invents their own game for the...

    Thinking on it more, another show to check out if you like Game Changer is Question Team (not to be confused with Question Time) with Richard Ayoade. Each contestant invents their own game for the others to play. It is missing the camaraderie of Taskmaster and Dropout shows, though.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    You are in for a treat when you get to Heaven Sent.

    Capaldi's first season

    You are in for a treat when you get to Heaven Sent.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    Game Changer on Dropout continues to impress -- it's the closest thing on US TV to Taskmaster, in my opinion. Make Some Noise isn't airing new episodes right now but it's an uncensored(!) improv...

    Game Changer on Dropout continues to impress -- it's the closest thing on US TV to Taskmaster, in my opinion. Make Some Noise isn't airing new episodes right now but it's an uncensored(!) improv show (and Game Changer spinoff), also on Dropout.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Where will people commune in a godless America? in ~humanities

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    How do you square this with all the horrible things that have been committed in the name of various religions?

    I'm advocating for recognition of spirituality as a valuable addition to personal life.

    How do you square this with all the horrible things that have been committed in the name of various religions?

    2 votes