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  1. Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books

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    Didn't the book also claim that it was almost impossible to create such an ambigram? And yet, there it was on the page 😂 I liked the book, but I did find that to be extremely stupid.

    Didn't the book also claim that it was almost impossible to create such an ambigram? And yet, there it was on the page 😂 I liked the book, but I did find that to be extremely stupid.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on How do you organize your Linux packages? in ~comp

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    It's probably best to just use the original package manager from which the package comes. So use apt/pacman/... for your system packages, but use NPM for your JavaScript packages. Python packages...

    It's probably best to just use the original package manager from which the package comes.
    So use apt/pacman/... for your system packages, but use NPM for your JavaScript packages.

    Python packages are the odd ones out then, I guess. If you work with a lot of python projects, you'll have to use some kind of python environment manager anyway to maintain your sanity.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power | Season 2 official teaser trailer in ~tv

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    I enjoyed the first season, but I saw it as if it was part of some "extended universe" kind of thing. If you go in expecting Tolkien-level dialog, you're in for a bad experience. But really: I've...

    I enjoyed the first season, but I saw it as if it was part of some "extended universe" kind of thing. If you go in expecting Tolkien-level dialog, you're in for a bad experience.

    But really: I've seen much, much worse television.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    I don't mind. I recently started watching Law & Order: SVU. I've admitted defeat and realized I will just forever prefer 90s & 00s shows 😂

    but I will point out that they're not exactly current shows

    I don't mind.
    I recently started watching Law & Order: SVU.
    I've admitted defeat and realized I will just forever prefer 90s & 00s shows 😂

  5. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    I started watching both way back when, but never finished them. Probably wasn't in the mood for whodunits at the time, but I'll give them another go :)

    I started watching both way back when, but never finished them. Probably wasn't in the mood for whodunits at the time, but I'll give them another go :)

  6. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    I still liked it up until the last 20 minutes of the series finale. They didn't have a plan. And I remember seeing a little documentary where Ron D Moore kind of realized this too, and he talked...

    In my opinion BSG actually gets much worse as it goes on, and becomes nearly unwatchable sometime during season 3. My understanding is that there was no planned arc for the entire series, they just sort of wrote as they went, so set-ups and payoffs weren't satisfying and revelations didn't tend to make a lot of sense.

    I still liked it up until the last 20 minutes of the series finale.
    They didn't have a plan. And I remember seeing a little documentary where Ron D Moore kind of realized this too, and he talked about how they didn't have a clue on how to end the show.
    And then one day he got an epiphany that the show has always been about the characters, not the mystery, and that the finale should just focus on that too and ignore the rest. He tried to sell this as if it was some kind of genius idea.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    I loved it. I thought the absence of show-wide story arcs on other shows was really annoying and broke immersion. But we've gone the totally opposite way now. Every series is basically just a...

    BSG came along and went BALLS TO THE WALL on this concept, and fans loved it

    I loved it. I thought the absence of show-wide story arcs on other shows was really annoying and broke immersion.

    But we've gone the totally opposite way now. Every series is basically just a huge, chopped up movie.
    I miss seasons of 20+ episodes with the occasional filler and a light story thread weaving everything together.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th in ~music

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    I don't think the drama is over yet. This fiasco must have some consequences for certain people in charge.

    I don't think the drama is over yet. This fiasco must have some consequences for certain people in charge.

    6 votes

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Comment on <deleted topic> 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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