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  1. Comment on Recommend me a sappy TV drama with preferably >100 episodes in ~tv

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    Downton Abbey / Gilmore Girls maybe?

    Downton Abbey / Gilmore Girls maybe?

  2. Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games

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    🙂 I think the popular ones are all really good, but after checking a few of them I just saw that many are not available for Factorio 2.0 yet. It might take a bit of time till they are updated. Did...

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    I think the popular ones are all really good, but after checking a few of them I just saw that many are not available for Factorio 2.0 yet. It might take a bit of time till they are updated.

    Did you already play the Space Age DLC? I think it's definitely worth the money.

    In terms of available mods for 2.0, I liked the BZ mods by brevven. They all add one or two new materials which lead to more complicated setups and are also compatible with Krastorio and Space Exploration. Some of them are already available for Factorio 2.0, so they could be a good start for more complex playthroughs.

    Then of the bigger ones apparently Bobs Mods have been updated in the past week for Factorio 2.0; here's a reddit post about them which explains them a bit more.

    And if you want complete overkill and invest more than a 1000 hours: Pyanodons is already available for 2.0. This is a great modpack, but extremely complex. I have only started it and played 30 or 40 hours, but if I would want to play now, I'd probably start this one again. 🙂

    Otherwise I played these, but they are not yet adapted for 2.0:

    Krastorio2 is a nice start with modding since it's not super complex and mostly enhances the vanilla mechanics a bit.

    Space Exploration is great, but lengthy and it's basically necessary to understand the circuit network to manage rockets effectively. This will take upwards of 200 hours for a playthrough. It might also be a good idea to wait for its next version 0.8, since that will greatly enhance the mod.

    My favorite is probably Nullius, because it had a really nice progression and needed a lot of balancing of its different products. The setting is also different, since it sets you up as an android who has to seed life and terraform a barren planet.

    Hope you'll find something!

  3. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    Yeah, it is a fantasy, but it's the topic of this thread. 🙂

    Yeah, it is a fantasy, but it's the topic of this thread. 🙂

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    Imagine these as seasonally changing art installations with messaging that isn't bound to specific brands. Imagine we could use this public space for wonder and amazement, or just joy or visual...

    Take all the bills you see posted around NYC. They're sophisticated, and they make me feel glamorous for standing in NY looking at them. It's part of the experience for me.

    Imagine these as seasonally changing art installations with messaging that isn't bound to specific brands. Imagine we could use this public space for wonder and amazement, or just joy or visual toys or science or for works that make us think or connect with other people without trying to manipulate us into spending money for things we don't need.

    Wouldn't that be much more glamorous than a shoddy CocaCola-ad?

    10 votes

  5. Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech

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    Yeah, ads could actually become useful, if we could freely decide to receive them, like a temporary subscription for specific product ranges. We'd get actual product information, and not deceiving...

    "The targetted audience must opt-in, and not be rewarded or punished for their decision."

    Yeah, ads could actually become useful, if we could freely decide to receive them, like a temporary subscription for specific product ranges. We'd get actual product information, and not deceiving manipulative marketing that's mainly created to grab our attention.

    Currently ads are a cancer on our societies.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk

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  8. Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games

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    Just in case you're not aware: Factorio has a demo, so it's easy to check out.

    Just in case you're not aware: Factorio has a demo, so it's easy to check out.

  9. Comment on How do you find new movies to watch? in ~movies

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    https://agoodmovietowatch.com and Letterboxd are nice for a some suggestions. The RedLetterMedia-guys on YT sometimes suggest interesting movies I wouldn't come across otherwise. For new releases...

    https://agoodmovietowatch.com and Letterboxd are nice for a some suggestions.

    The RedLetterMedia-guys on YT sometimes suggest interesting movies I wouldn't come across otherwise.

    For new releases I mostly check 🏴‍☠️ streaming sites, and just look them up on Letterboxd and the IMDB.

    And I quite often check the movies of specific directors/actors on the IMDB, and bookmark the interesting ones for later.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games

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    Since 2017 I played a few thousand hours of Factorio, at times close to exclusively. First a bunch of differently themed vanilla bases, then many of the big overhaul mods. Currently this fixation...

    Since 2017 I played a few thousand hours of Factorio, at times close to exclusively. First a bunch of differently themed vanilla bases, then many of the big overhaul mods.

    Currently this fixation has passed a bit, and now I have an on-going serious case of Noita, although it's not as bad as it was with Factorio. I still play quite a few other games in parallel to it, at the moment KCD2. But Noita keeps on giving, it's a fantastic game.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk

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    I always thought we cover our mouths while yawning not because we try to avoid to spread it, but because it's a nice gesture so others don't have to look at our tonsils. 🙂

    I believe yawning is a great way to stretch and get into a relaxed mode so if I manage to spread the yawning all the better :)

    I always thought we cover our mouths while yawning not because we try to avoid to spread it, but because it's a nice gesture so others don't have to look at our tonsils. 🙂

    8 votes

  12. Comment on Black Flower - Particles (ABSession) (2025) in ~music

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    Band from Belgium - https://www.blackflower.be The song is from their current album Kinetic.

    Band from Belgium - https://www.blackflower.be
    The song is from their current album Kinetic.

  14. Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes

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    I agree that wouldn't be good, but does this happen on Tildes that the source links are changed? I haven't seen this come up so far. If it does, I agree though that the name of the original poster...

    If someone else now comes along and changes the link to some different source they think is more fitting for the topic at hand, there's suddenly a reference to something on here unde my name I may not even have read.

    I agree that wouldn't be good, but does this happen on Tildes that the source links are changed? I haven't seen this come up so far. If it does, I agree though that the name of the original poster should be removed then.

    But other than that I really like the idea that the posts and topics on Tildes belong to the community. It deemphasizes individuals and brings more energy to the idea of a collaborative project. I think it's a powerful thing.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Well this terrifies me: Steve Bannon preparing for a third Donald Trump US presidency in ~society

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    Yes, it has an option "Use new Reddit as my default experience" which can be disabled. So when I open a reddit.com link, I get the old reddit interface.

    Yes, it has an option "Use new Reddit as my default experience" which can be disabled. So when I open a reddit.com link, I get the old reddit interface.

    9 votes

  16. Comment on Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies in ~tech

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    I'm not sure. Microsoft probably ended its mobile OS because it just wasn't successful and it didn't make sense financially to continue it. And for Mozilla it also didn't pan out, because they...

    I'm not sure. Microsoft probably ended its mobile OS because it just wasn't successful and it didn't make sense financially to continue it. And for Mozilla it also didn't pan out, because they were spread too thin and it wasn't commercially viable to continue development.

    An EU financed mobile OpenSource OS (probably also Linux based) wouldn't necessarily have to be successful and make commercial sense. It just would have to exist and be a real (european) alternative to Android/iOS.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies in ~tech

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    I wish the EU would initiate/finance work on an OpenSource Smartphone OS (among a general push for OpenSource Software for governmental and civic use in the EU). That basically the worldwide...

    I wish the EU would initiate/finance work on an OpenSource Smartphone OS (among a general push for OpenSource Software for governmental and civic use in the EU).

    That basically the worldwide mobile communication is in the hands of Apple and Google - without any serious alternative - always seemed completely insane to me.

    10 votes

  18. Comment on EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan in ~society

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    "Brexit means Brexit"? Isn't it totally understandable that the EU is not keen to hand out loans to the UK in light of what happened?

    "Brexit means Brexit"?

    Isn't it totally understandable that the EU is not keen to hand out loans to the UK in light of what happened?

    39 votes

  19. Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech

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    I have a Yamaha Hifi Amplifier (very similar to this one) and a pair of T+A speakers (PP 140) that I have been using for over 35 years. It was part of a combo that I bought as a young lad when I...

    I have a Yamaha Hifi Amplifier (very similar to this one) and a pair of T+A speakers (PP 140) that I have been using for over 35 years.

    It was part of a combo that I bought as a young lad when I inherited a bit of money. Initially I also had a tape deck, a CD player and a record player, but those all died relatively early in the first ten years or so.

    The amplifier however has been connected to my PC via USB audio interfaces for decades now. Probably the best purchase I ever made. Still sounds great.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk

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    I agree, but that's also what would be so fascinating about it. (A bit cynically) I have not much hope for humanity in the next 200 years. But in 10.000 years anything is possible, and I choose to...

    I doubt you’d emerge from such a sleep and find anything remotely recognizable. It would be an alien world.

    I agree, but that's also what would be so fascinating about it.

    (A bit cynically) I have not much hope for humanity in the next 200 years. But in 10.000 years anything is possible, and I choose to imagine a more empathetic bunch of humans who have a deep understanding of our world. I'd be a happy Neanderthal among them, and of course they'd help me adapt to 12025. 🙂

    1 vote