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  1. Comment on How often do you talk to strangers? And do you have a preference for the stranger’s gender? in ~life

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    What did you dislike about it, and why did you work on changing it?

    What did you dislike about it, and why did you work on changing it?

  2. How often do you talk to strangers? And do you have a preference for the stranger’s gender?

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    I’m thinking about social relations in society a lot lately. How the mobile phone is filling all of the lulls in daily life, and how we don’t feel compelled to start random conversations with...

    I’m thinking about social relations in society a lot lately. How the mobile phone is filling all of the lulls in daily life, and how we don’t feel compelled to start random conversations with random people anymore. Let alone hit on other people IRL.

    I’m curious about your experience: do you start conversations with random people in the street, at a bar, in a line, on a plane, on a train, etc?

    And do you feel more comfortable with a particular gender, your gender, the opposite gender?

    How do the people you talk to react? What were your goals if any in starting the conversation? Does it ever lead to anything beyond the initial chat?

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  3. Comment on Scientists study thousands of giant space shades to cool Earth in ~space

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    And every day that passes where we’re doing nothing about emissions is a wasted opportunity to mitigate the problem at a fraction of the cost and effort.

    And every day that passes where we’re doing nothing about emissions is a wasted opportunity to mitigate the problem at a fraction of the cost and effort.

    14 votes

  4. Comment on Swipeblocked: the phrases your iPhone won't suggest in ~tech

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    The lists in other languages I speak don’t make much sense for the most part. They’re not grammatically correct, or the words make sense individually but not when put together as in the censored...

    The lists in other languages I speak don’t make much sense for the most part. They’re not grammatically correct, or the words make sense individually but not when put together as in the censored sentences, or they’re not idiomatic and nobody would express the underlying idea in the way that’s blocked.

    From what I could see, only the English list makes the most sense (as in semantically, not ideologically)

    12 votes

  5. Comment on Formatting USBs with live Linux... what's the right way? in ~comp

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    If it often mounts RO, it’s possible the stock’s flash is failing and the internal controller blocks any writes to it. Doesn’t happen very often but if the stick is old and has been used a lot,...

    If it often mounts RO, it’s possible the stock’s flash is failing and the internal controller blocks any writes to it. Doesn’t happen very often but if the stick is old and has been used a lot, it’s a possibility.

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  6. Comment on Amazon Grocery introduces a Thanksgiving meal for $25 in ~food

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    Yes indeed. A turkey is a typical dish for thanksgiving so I was talking about that, but I meant animal products in general.

    Yes indeed. A turkey is a typical dish for thanksgiving so I was talking about that, but I meant animal products in general.

  7. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic in ~talk

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    Exactly. But re-reading the riddle I have actually taken it backwards with my answer.

    Exactly. But re-reading the riddle I have actually taken it backwards with my answer.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Amazon Grocery introduces a Thanksgiving meal for $25 in ~food

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    Friendly reminder there are alternatives to eating the cadaver of a dead bird on thanksgiving, which are also probably cheaper :)

    Friendly reminder there are alternatives to eating the cadaver of a dead bird on thanksgiving, which are also probably cheaper :)

    10 votes

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  10. Comment on CGA-2026-11 🌍️🪀 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Mother 3 in ~games

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    I played it without knowing anything about the other instalments. I probably missed some jokes but didn’t feel like it hindered the experience overall or that I didn’t understand the story. W

    I played it without knowing anything about the other instalments. I probably missed some jokes but didn’t feel like it hindered the experience overall or that I didn’t understand the story. W

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  11. Comment on CGA-2026-11 🌍️🪀 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Mother 3 in ~games

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    The rhythm tapping can be a bit difficult, I only ever got it maybe a third of the time on a good day and with the more common ennemies. However, playing on an emulator where I could save and...

    The rhythm tapping can be a bit difficult, I only ever got it maybe a third of the time on a good day and with the more common ennemies.

    However, playing on an emulator where I could save and restore state made it less annoying for me to grind the bosses. I played on muOS which has excellent emulators and with the right filters it really felt like playing on a GBA.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Binance suspends withdrawals after crypto hackers steal $6.3 billion in ~tech

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    I never buy btc. Bought once a long time ago and now hodling. But I’m worried that there is a more secure way to hodl than I’m doing, just don’t know which.

    I never buy btc. Bought once a long time ago and now hodling. But I’m worried that there is a more secure way to hodl than I’m doing, just don’t know which.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Tildes “orphans”, what do you do for Christmas? in ~life

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    Oh that’s pretty neat, thanks for the idea

    Oh that’s pretty neat, thanks for the idea

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Binance suspends withdrawals after crypto hackers steal $6.3 billion in ~tech

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    While we’re on the topic: what’s the best practice now for hodling btc? Obviously don’t leave it on the exchanges wallet but beyond that? Hardware wallet isn’t as safe as we thought, see the...

    While we’re on the topic: what’s the best practice now for hodling btc? Obviously don’t leave it on the exchanges wallet but beyond that? Hardware wallet isn’t as safe as we thought, see the implanted trezor (iirc) that were reading the display and exfiltrating keys via a 4G modem).

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Any tips for improving personal cybersecurity in 2026? (I'm concerned about rogue AI agents) in ~tech

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    About Bitwarden: it’s regularly audited and it’s open source. It’s not perfect but it’s as good as it gets. You can self host, but that’s transferring a lot of responsibility to yourself in my...

    About Bitwarden: it’s regularly audited and it’s open source. It’s not perfect but it’s as good as it gets. You can self host, but that’s transferring a lot of responsibility to yourself in my opinion.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for data centre site in ~enviro

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    I meant the actual value in real terms. Money won’t suck the carbon back out of the air, give their habitat back to the animals as if nothing happened, prevent the soil from eroding away and...

    I meant the actual value in real terms. Money won’t suck the carbon back out of the air, give their habitat back to the animals as if nothing happened, prevent the soil from eroding away and drying out. Money can’t rewind all this back to last month in an instant.

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  17. Comment on Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for data centre site in ~enviro

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    How much can you even fine for this type of damage? What a kind of money will make up for it? It would take decades to grow the forest back, in a context where it’s a climate emergency and we...

    How much can you even fine for this type of damage? What a kind of money will make up for it? It would take decades to grow the forest back, in a context where it’s a climate emergency and we don’t have decades. And what about the displaced animals, who might even die without the forest they lived in? Any fine is more about dissuasion than canceling the damage. And even then it’s just a cost of business. Only real jail time for execs and maybe even the actual workers will meaningfully dissuade.

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  18. Comment on Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for data centre site in ~enviro

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    I was a little too hasty in writing my comment. I meant that the CEOs and founders of these companies are sociopaths. I agree with the sentiment, it very much bothers me that companies are...

    I was a little too hasty in writing my comment. I meant that the CEOs and founders of these companies are sociopaths. I agree with the sentiment, it very much bothers me that companies are “people” when it suits them, and corporations when it doesn’t.

    15 votes

  19. Comment on Finland launches criminal investigation into Google's clearing of forest for data centre site in ~enviro

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    I hope someone goes to jail for this. It’s outrageous it happened, especially in the current climate context. These tech companies are sociopaths.

    I hope someone goes to jail for this. It’s outrageous it happened, especially in the current climate context.

    These tech companies are sociopaths.

    30 votes

  20. Comment on Why are there so many topics about Denmark? in ~tildes