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  1. Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society

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    How would our parliament be different from yours? Except the FPTP thing of course.

    How would our parliament be different from yours? Except the FPTP thing of course.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society

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    What is it like to do mail-in voting in the US? Sounds like it's very difficult or?

    What is it like to do mail-in voting in the US? Sounds like it's very difficult or?

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society

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    Election days are not holidays in my country either but we still got 84% turnout for the latest parliament election, 69% for latest local elections, and 58% for latest EU election. Maybe the...

    Election days are not holidays in my country either but we still got 84% turnout for the latest parliament election, 69% for latest local elections, and 58% for latest EU election.

    Maybe the opening hours are different though? Here they are open from 8 to 20. That is plenty of time for almost everyone regardless of occupation (and if you still work long shifts, which almost nobody works 12 hour shifts here, you can always vote early - and it's actually way easier imo to do that because then there are no lines etc.)

    9 votes

  4. Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk

  5. Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society

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    Sure yeah, but it's still carelessness for the most part. I'm sure a lot of people were too busy and maybe had to pick up kids or work long hours or had an emergency or whatever. But 51% of all...

    Sure yeah, but it's still carelessness for the most part. I'm sure a lot of people were too busy and maybe had to pick up kids or work long hours or had an emergency or whatever. But 51% of all Americans? No. It's a question of prioritizing and they just didn't care enough.

    24 votes

  6. Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society

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    I am struggling to wrap my head around the fact that 51% of Americans witnessed the last 2 years (or 10+) and still somehow can't be bothered to do even this tiniest thing about it???

    I am struggling to wrap my head around the fact that 51% of Americans witnessed the last 2 years (or 10+) and still somehow can't be bothered to do even this tiniest thing about it???

    41 votes

  8. Comment on What's your favorite action scene? in ~talk

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    Heat street shootout scene Sicario highway scene Edge of Tomorrow first drop-in scene Collateral briefcase scene The Bourne Identity farm scene (could just post the whole movie tbh)

    Heat street shootout scene

    Sicario highway scene

    Edge of Tomorrow first drop-in scene

    Collateral briefcase scene

    The Bourne Identity farm scene (could just post the whole movie tbh)

    17 votes

  9. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Just watched it because of you mention it! I really liked it too, very unexpected movie, 7-8/10 for me!

    Just watched it because of you mention it! I really liked it too, very unexpected movie, 7-8/10 for me!

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Movies 1 through 4 is the original series. So I'd either watch the whole series in the order that they were released, or only watch the 5th movie before this upcoming 6th. You should be fine only...

    Movies 1 through 4 is the original series. So I'd either watch the whole series in the order that they were released, or only watch the 5th movie before this upcoming 6th. You should be fine only watching movies 5 and 6 since it is indeed prequels.

    It would not make much sense to me to watch some of them but skip the others in the same series. Watching the 1st and 2nd movies and then skipping the 3rd and 4th movies would be like watching 1977 and 1980 Star Wars, skip the 1983 movie, and then watch the 1999 movie. Like, you can do it if you want to I guess, but there's no reason to imo

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Enough phone (compact phone) kickstarter is up in ~tech

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    That's still significant though. Basically every big company nowadays only make phones that are 6 inches or more. It's pretty much impossible to get a flagship smartphone that is smaller than that.

    That's still significant though. Basically every big company nowadays only make phones that are 6 inches or more. It's pretty much impossible to get a flagship smartphone that is smaller than that.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Real-life 'Truman Show' pulled from TV as it's branded 'psychological torture' in ~tv

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    He was paid but he was essentially extorted. If he didn't agree to let it air, he would only be paid DKK 25000. If he agreed, he would get paid 800000 for the 4 months of work. That's USD $4000 vs...

    He was paid but he was essentially extorted.

    If he didn't agree to let it air, he would only be paid DKK 25000. If he agreed, he would get paid 800000 for the 4 months of work.

    That's USD $4000 vs $120000.

    20 votes

  13. Comment on Real-life 'Truman Show' pulled from TV as it's branded 'psychological torture' in ~tv

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    Lifelong best friend and business partner. They also manipulated the show itself. In the scene where it's revealed to him that it was all a lie, he gets up and leaves, but they re-use an audio...

    his close friend (?)

    Lifelong best friend and business partner.

    They also manipulated the show itself. In the scene where it's revealed to him that it was all a lie, he gets up and leaves, but they re-use an audio clip of him laughing to make it look like he thinks it's funny when it's pretty obvious that he's upset.

    TV2 are rightfully being put on blast for the entire thingand thankfully pretty much everyone in the country agree how messed up it is. And some of the 149 participants have already fully publicly apologized for participating.

    34 votes

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

  15. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Always a shame when movies have great ideas but just lack the execution. Tuner (2025) and The Dog Stars (2026) both fit into this. Tuner had a really excellent first half, the sound design was...

    Always a shame when movies have great ideas but just lack the execution.

    Tuner (2025) and The Dog Stars (2026) both fit into this. Tuner had a really excellent first half, the sound design was incredible, but the movie just became a bunch of cliches towards the end sadly. The Dog Stars never really got off the ground but it was still an interesting concept in that it did post-apocalypse a little different than usual, but also too many derivatives too sadly. 5-6/10 for both.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Russia’s return to international hockey triggers European boycott and sponsorship crisis in ~sports.hockey

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    An arbitration ruling ordering Russia’s reinstatement has prompted European federations to refuse matches, corporate sponsors to withdraw and Germany to reconsider hosting the 2027 World Championship. The dispute now threatens the organisation of several international tournaments and raises wider questions about Russia’s return to world sport.

    International ice hockey faces an unprecedented confrontation between its governing authorities, national federations and commercial partners following a ruling requiring Russia’s return to international competition despite its continuing war against Ukraine.

    The decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne on 30 October has triggered coordinated opposition across Europe, with six national federations refusing to play against Russia, major sponsors withdrawing their support and Germany considering whether it can proceed with hosting the 2027 World Championship.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Supermarkets freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack in ~tech

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    Also report about Ireland and Estonia supermarkets: link Seems like hybrid warfare of some kind?

    Supermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in France.

    Also report about Ireland and Estonia supermarkets: link

    Seems like hybrid warfare of some kind?

    12 votes

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

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    Yeah and then you go back to TMUF which had 7 and yet the new stuff is way harder to learn because of so many types of surfaces too! It was basically asphalt, dirt, and grass, nothing else. I...

    Yeah and then you go back to TMUF which had 7 and yet the new stuff is way harder to learn because of so many types of surfaces too! It was basically asphalt, dirt, and grass, nothing else. I can't count how much there is nowadays. Not to mention what happens when your tires get wet or icy or both @_@

    1 vote