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  1. Comment on The Game Awards nominees 2024: Controversially, DLCs/expansions can now compete for GOTY in ~games

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    Just a small correction, elden ring didn't compete last year, it came out in 2022. Baldur's Gate 3 was GOTY 2023.

    Just a small correction, elden ring didn't compete last year, it came out in 2022. Baldur's Gate 3 was GOTY 2023.

  2. Comment on I've added ~society for topics related to politics, law, policies, and similar societal-level subjects in ~tildes.official

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    We live in a ~society. Jokes aside this seems like a good idea, and a good compromise between creating a straight up politics group.

    We live in a ~society.

    Jokes aside this seems like a good idea, and a good compromise between creating a straight up politics group.

    34 votes

  3. Comment on US FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine, phenylephrine, from market in ~health

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    I took the comment to mean that it is safe from being banned, rather than safe to use

    I took the comment to mean that it is safe from being banned, rather than safe to use

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Dropkick Murphys feat Violent Femmes - Gotta Get to Peekskill (2023) - More solidarity and anti-fascist recommendation? in ~music

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    He's not terrible or anything, but he doesn't really walk the walk as far as the stuff he supports in his music. He's pretty all in on capitalism, and is a landlord himself. His collaboration with...

    He's not terrible or anything, but he doesn't really walk the walk as far as the stuff he supports in his music. He's pretty all in on capitalism, and is a landlord himself. His collaboration with the NRA was pretty controversial, although he has walked it back, and he stated at that time that he would kick out his kids if they participated in the school walkout against gun violence. He's not a monster or anything, but was disappointed to learn that stuff after the image he portrays in his art.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Dropkick Murphys feat Violent Femmes - Gotta Get to Peekskill (2023) - More solidarity and anti-fascist recommendation? in ~music

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    In his raps at least, less so IRL. I do love RTJ though

    In his raps at least, less so IRL. I do love RTJ though

    1 vote

  6. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    I'm going to stop engaging as I'm having trouble keeping my responses polite, but I think you should really reconsider the way you are looking at statistics. They are useful tools sometimes, but...

    I'm going to stop engaging as I'm having trouble keeping my responses polite, but I think you should really reconsider the way you are looking at statistics. They are useful tools sometimes, but going to them looking for absolute certainty is not what they are for. 538 certainly has not promised that, especially this year, when they (and nate silver separately) basically gave it 50 50 odds. You can call that not useful, but it's not wrong either. Having someone pointing out that Trump did in fact have a shot in 2016, on the other hand, was useful, and perhaps the dems should have taken more heed of it at the time.

    17 votes

  7. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    Feel free to disregard 538 or nate silver, but don't get mad at the weatherman when you don't bring an umbrella if there's a 30% chance of precipitation.

    Feel free to disregard 538 or nate silver, but don't get mad at the weatherman when you don't bring an umbrella if there's a 30% chance of precipitation.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    The thing is, things with a 30% chance happen all the time. If it were not possible for it to happen, the thing to say would be that Hillary had a 100% chance. Which is closer to what other sites...

    The thing is, things with a 30% chance happen all the time. If it were not possible for it to happen, the thing to say would be that Hillary had a 100% chance. Which is closer to what other sites did. 538 said there was a strong possibility that Trump would win, and were made fun of at the time for it. But they were right.

    11 votes

  9. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    Well, in 2016 they were pretty much closer than anybody. They gave trump a 30% chance of winning when everyone else said it was essentially impossible. I don't think it's fair to count that one as...

    Well, in 2016 they were pretty much closer than anybody. They gave trump a 30% chance of winning when everyone else said it was essentially impossible. I don't think it's fair to count that one as a miss

    5 votes

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  11. Comment on What has case distinction but is neither uppercase nor lowercase? in ~comp

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    I know! I know! Nouns in romance languages!

    I know! I know! Nouns in romance languages!

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 28 in ~society

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    Don't know how much this will actually matter, but seems a bad approach on his part. With how myopically most voters seem to look at the economy, and his personal willingness to lie in service of...

    Don't know how much this will actually matter, but seems a bad approach on his part. With how myopically most voters seem to look at the economy, and his personal willingness to lie in service of getting trump elected, why admit that there would be any hardship down the line?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Jeff Bezos vetoed Washington Post plan to endorse Kamala Harris, paper reports in ~society

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    Haven't checked the others but she isn't really "very underwater" on nate silver's model as of today, he gives a 54 percent chance of a Trump EC victory, which is still pretty much a coin flip....

    Haven't checked the others but she isn't really "very underwater" on nate silver's model as of today, he gives a 54 percent chance of a Trump EC victory, which is still pretty much a coin flip. Which isn't exactly comforting but it's still very close.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Elevator pitch your favourite book! in ~books

  15. Comment on Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people in ~tech

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    Well, according to the article, it was not how it worked, until it was intentionally changed.

    Well, according to the article, it was not how it worked, until it was intentionally changed.

    14 votes

  16. Comment on Apple TV+ coming to Amazon Prime Video as an add-on subscription in ~tv

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    What does you mean? This is not the first smaller streaming service you can get as a channel on amazon, they've been doing this for a while. It doesn't reflect a change in Amazon's original...

    What does you mean? This is not the first smaller streaming service you can get as a channel on amazon, they've been doing this for a while. It doesn't reflect a change in Amazon's original content strategy.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Timasomo 2024: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo

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    Decided not to officially participate because all my weekends in October are gonna be too busy to see a project to completion, but I've nonetheless been inspired to start a new short film project!...

    Decided not to officially participate because all my weekends in October are gonna be too busy to see a project to completion, but I've nonetheless been inspired to start a new short film project! Love reading about what y'all are working on!

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Study of 500,000 medical records links viruses with Alzheimer's again and again in ~health

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    From the article: "Although vaccines do not prevent all cases of illness, they are known to dramatically reduce hospitalization rates. This evidence suggests that vaccination may mitigate some...

    From the article: "Although vaccines do not prevent all cases of illness, they are known to dramatically reduce hospitalization rates. This evidence suggests that vaccination may mitigate some risk of developing neurodegenerative disease."

    It seems the alzheimer's cases are specifically linked to virus hospitalizations, not all infections and certainly not just from vaccinations.

    13 votes

  19. Comment on A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, four Americans are still being held hostage in ~news

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    Well, they were captured at the same time, but I just wanted to make sure people had full context, your quote alone could lead people to believe that all of these hostages were soldiers.

    Well, they were captured at the same time, but I just wanted to make sure people had full context, your quote alone could lead people to believe that all of these hostages were soldiers.

    12 votes

  20. Comment on A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, four Americans are still being held hostage in ~news

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    There's the full sentence if anybody wanted it.

    Among the American hostages are young Israeli soldiers, an occupational therapist, and a builder, all with families begging for their return.

    There's the full sentence if anybody wanted it.

    14 votes