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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I've been listening to a lot of 'Sly and the Family Stone' lately, going through the albums and finding some gems.

    I've been listening to a lot of 'Sly and the Family Stone' lately, going through the albums and finding some gems.

  2. Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books

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    I'm super into the works of David foster wallace if anyone has any recommendations on any other author that you may think similar to him. Also I have a book by James clive called cultural amnesia....

    I'm super into the works of David foster wallace if anyone has any recommendations on any other author that you may think similar to him. Also I have a book by James clive called cultural amnesia. Basically a bunch of essays on artists he found important. I really like that format, and would like any recommendations on that sort of nonfiction.

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

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    I have been playing the solo variant of the board game carcassonne! Hans im Gluck released it for free on their website, and it is a lot of fun to play solo. I have been playing a couple rounds a...

    I have been playing the solo variant of the board game carcassonne! Hans im Gluck released it for free on their website, and it is a lot of fun to play solo. I have been playing a couple rounds a day, and have been getting mixed scores, 36 being my highest, which was actually the first game I played of it. I'm usually pretty bad with remembering rules for board games, but this one is actually sticking pretty well, probably because I have played a lot of carcassonne, so it has been making me feel pretty good about myself lol. I recommend it to anyone that has the board game!

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  4. Comment on Random thoughts at daybreak in ~creative

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    In the light of day, a serpent sleek in grass Green scales are envy, yet they shade into yellow It stares while nobody is looking Fate is near; Fate is not on the radars' glow I just felt like...

    In the light of day, a serpent sleek in grass
    Green scales are envy, yet they shade into yellow
    It stares while nobody is looking
    Fate is near; Fate is not on the radars' glow

    • I just felt like writing you a short poem back
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  5. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games

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    is there a certain minecraft you have to have downloaded to be able to play on this server? I think I have bedrock on my playstation.. newb question sorry.. I would like to join in on the fun though!

    is there a certain minecraft you have to have downloaded to be able to play on this server? I think I have bedrock on my playstation.. newb question sorry.. I would like to join in on the fun though!

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  6. Comment on CMV: Once civilization is fully developed, life will be unfulfilling and boring. Humanity is also doomed to go extinct. These two reasons make life not worth living. in ~talk

  7. Comment on CMV: Once civilization is fully developed, life will be unfulfilling and boring. Humanity is also doomed to go extinct. These two reasons make life not worth living. in ~talk

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    I think one thing that keeps me going is that this is an incredibly special event that life even exists and has gotten to where we are. I think sometimes I forget about how lucky we are and how...

    I think one thing that keeps me going is that this is an incredibly special event that life even exists and has gotten to where we are. I think sometimes I forget about how lucky we are and how cool it is to see the whole scale of what humanity is and all the cool advances in science that we get to see daily. I've always thought that this is one of the coolest timelines to be alive. I have to remind myself of that from time to time when I get caught in the daily grind of life.

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  8. Comment on The painful secret many people live with: The fatal flaw in ~health.mental

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    Ya the infomercial style book promo definitely turned me off.. I will say the article definitely made me think about how some childhood trauma has affected me though.

    Ya the infomercial style book promo definitely turned me off.. I will say the article definitely made me think about how some childhood trauma has affected me though.

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

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    I'm currently reading "Consider the Lobster," by David foster wallace, and am loving it so far. His essays are so well written and I love the footnotes. It's unlike anything else I've read. Every...

    I'm currently reading "Consider the Lobster," by David foster wallace, and am loving it so far. His essays are so well written and I love the footnotes. It's unlike anything else I've read. Every year to start the year I read a Wallace book, hoping to finish Infinite Jest after I read all his other stuff. I love dfw.

  10. Comment on Starting out making music in ~hobbies

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    I use the program reaper that I like a lot, and you can download thousands of free vst's for it that you can do literally anything with, from delay to auto pitch.

    I use the program reaper that I like a lot, and you can download thousands of free vst's for it that you can do literally anything with, from delay to auto pitch.

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  11. Comment on The old games that still hold up incredibly well in ~games

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    Oh man, Jones in the fast lane... loved that game! Me and my brother spent hours in front of our computer playing that as kids (37yo now)!

    Oh man, Jones in the fast lane... loved that game! Me and my brother spent hours in front of our computer playing that as kids (37yo now)!

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  12. Comment on Consider the lobster in ~food

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    Ya I have since realized that his name is at the top of the article. I'm not very good at mornings before my coffee lol.

    Ya I have since realized that his name is at the top of the article. I'm not very good at mornings before my coffee lol.

  13. Comment on Consider the lobster in ~food

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    Ya I saw the title and thought .. "hmmmm, isn't that dfw?" Scrolled to the bottom and started seeing the mountain of footnotes and said, "Ya, that's definitely dfw." LOL I am planning on reading...

    Ya I saw the title and thought .. "hmmmm, isn't that dfw?" Scrolled to the bottom and started seeing the mountain of footnotes and said, "Ya, that's definitely dfw." LOL
    I am planning on reading the book of essays "Consider the lobster" over the new years actually. I haven't read "Infinite Jest" but have read "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again," and "The Broom of the System," and am a good DFW fan for life.

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  14. Comment on Godzilla Minus One | Black and white theatrical version trailer in ~movies

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    That's fair. Maybe I just think the idea is cool, more than it is actually going to be.

    That's fair. Maybe I just think the idea is cool, more than it is actually going to be.

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  17. Comment on What is a classical music piece you like? And why? in ~music

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    Wow. I was really taken back by the Richard Wagner the ring without words. Thank you for sharing.

    Wow. I was really taken back by the Richard Wagner the ring without words. Thank you for sharing.

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  18. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food

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    Just add a little bit.. it makes it richer

    Just add a little bit.. it makes it richer

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  19. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food

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    I like a little bit of blue cheese in my Alfredo sauce.

    I like a little bit of blue cheese in my Alfredo sauce.

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  20. Comment on What's your "if you like Black Sabbath song"? in ~music