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  1. Comment on Monaspace in ~design

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    While ligatures are pretty, I can not stand them when coding.

    While ligatures are pretty, I can not stand them when coding.

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Is there a children's TV show in your country that is universally loved and became part of your country's culture? in ~tv

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    In Flanders (Belgium) Samson & Gert would be the best example of this. They started as a television show, but they quickly also made music (all millenials & gen X-ers know the words to their songs...

    In Flanders (Belgium) Samson & Gert would be the best example of this.

    They started as a television show, but they quickly also made music (all millenials & gen X-ers know the words to their songs from the early 90s), comics, a movie or two, christmas shows, ... And so many catchphrases.

    It eventually led to the creation of Studio 100, and now they own a few animation studios, theme parks, television channels, ... They're practically everywhere.

    And all because some guy wanted to make a little television show with a dog puppet.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What are the greatest TV intro songs of all time? in ~tv

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    Nobody has mentioned Buffy: The Vampire Slayer yet? I'll also second the Star Trek Voyager theme. I even played it at my wedding :D

    Nobody has mentioned Buffy: The Vampire Slayer yet?

    I'll also second the Star Trek Voyager theme.
    I even played it at my wedding :D

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Any fans of British comedy series here? in ~tv

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    Season 11 was my first one, I remember it fondly. Then I started watching all the others in order, and 10 was my absolute least favourite 😬 Though a lot of that was due to it being the first...

    Season 11 was my first one, I remember it fondly.

    Then I started watching all the others in order, and 10 was my absolute least favourite 😬
    Though a lot of that was due to it being the first season with the corona regulations.
    (I've also noticed how much I disliked episodes of panel shows that had no audience, or a "streamed in" audience, during the pandemic.)

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Any modded Minecraft players around here? in ~games

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    I run my own SMP (for over 3 years now) and started creating new items/blocks for it myself. I'd love to amplify the survival aspect of the game more, but gotta remember what my players want :D

    I run my own SMP (for over 3 years now) and started creating new items/blocks for it myself.
    I'd love to amplify the survival aspect of the game more, but gotta remember what my players want :D

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Can you recommend me visual novels with no choices? in ~games

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    I started playing VA-11 Hall-A, and was really wondering when I would be able to make a choice in the story. I had no idea visual novels without choices existed, hehe. So that might be something...

    I started playing VA-11 Hall-A, and was really wondering when I would be able to make a choice in the story.
    I had no idea visual novels without choices existed, hehe.

    So that might be something you could try.
    Only downside is that you do need to "mix drinks", as you play as a bartender.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech

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    True, there's a lot that can go wrong with this. You have to make sure your motherboard supports the correct features to "forward" devices to a virtual machine. I initially had some issues...

    True, there's a lot that can go wrong with this. You have to make sure your motherboard supports the correct features to "forward" devices to a virtual machine.

    I initially had some issues forwarding my Host Bus Adapter to a virtual machine, it turned out I installed it in a slot that made it use the PCI lane that the GPU was also on, and that caused issues.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech

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    After many years of just using Ubuntu server, I switched to Proxmox last Februari. Having everything in a separate container is pretty neat. The entire thing runs so smooth.

    After many years of just using Ubuntu server, I switched to Proxmox last Februari.
    Having everything in a separate container is pretty neat. The entire thing runs so smooth.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Is it normal to stress about your codebase becoming bad? in ~comp

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    Having tests gives me a safe feeling. I know I can safely refactor bad code without introducing any new bugs. (Well, if your tests are good, of course)

    Having tests gives me a safe feeling. I know I can safely refactor bad code without introducing any new bugs.
    (Well, if your tests are good, of course)

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk

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    It could be they weren't not truthful, but just oblivious. Some people can't make the connection between a ban and their overall behaviour.

    I saw that thread too, but I assumed that the user wasn't being truthful about their ban.

    It could be they weren't not truthful, but just oblivious.
    Some people can't make the connection between a ban and their overall behaviour.

    16 votes

  11. Comment on What are some fun games you can self-host? in ~games

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    I use Pterodactyl to manage my Minecraft server. It's perfect for that.

    I use Pterodactyl to manage my Minecraft server. It's perfect for that.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Low stakes fantasy recommendation in ~books

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    I don't want to be the one that lumps Sci-fi & Fantasy together, but you mentioned: I also used to exclusively read fantasy books until I encountered The Vorkosigan Saga books. I read them all...

    I don't want to be the one that lumps Sci-fi & Fantasy together, but you mentioned:

    a laid back and chill adventure story with little to no violence, gore, and stuff like that

    I also used to exclusively read fantasy books until I encountered The Vorkosigan Saga books. I read them all over the course of one summer, I absolutely adored those books.

    Something more fantasy-like would be the "Magic 2.0" series, by Scott Meyer.
    The first book is "Off to be the wizard".

    5 votes

  13. Comment on What excites you right now? in ~talk

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    The new Minecraft map of my own server is going to open this Saturday. I'm excited for it, because I love to create lots of new and interesting custom items & blocks for the players. I'm also...

    The new Minecraft map of my own server is going to open this Saturday. I'm excited for it, because I love to create lots of new and interesting custom items & blocks for the players.

    I'm also excited for System76's new Cosmic desktop environment, built with Rust. I'm hoping for (and visually it's looking like) a Gnome-ish look & feel, but with less restrictions and less resource usage.
    Won't be out for quite a while, though.

    2 votes