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  1. Comment on “Going shopping” is dead: How stores sucked the fun out of an American pastime in ~finance

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    The music started happening with the last 2-3 years. Recent enough. :)

    The music started happening with the last 2-3 years. Recent enough. :)

  2. Comment on “Going shopping” is dead: How stores sucked the fun out of an American pastime in ~finance

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    We were kind of over Target once they started playing music in the store. It was so nice having a quiet place to just do some shopping without being inundated with noise. Now that they’re like...

    We were kind of over Target once they started playing music in the store. It was so nice having a quiet place to just do some shopping without being inundated with noise. Now that they’re like everyone else with the loud music, why not shop somewhere that’s a little cheaper?

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls in ~tech

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    I think them being the same people is kind of the whole problem, right?

    I think them being the same people is kind of the whole problem, right?

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Meet the American nomad prepping for doomsday by living in a homemade cart pulled by sheep and drinking their milk | World Wide Waste in ~life

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    There’s a book, too. Highly recommend it - fun read.

    There’s a book, too. Highly recommend it - fun read.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Inside STAR Guides, Utah's abusive anti-porn camp for teens in ~life

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    If you don’t mind me asking, if you listened to it, how did you feel about Paris Hilton’s podcast on the troubled teen industry?

    If you don’t mind me asking, if you listened to it, how did you feel about Paris Hilton’s podcast on the troubled teen industry?

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Inside STAR Guides, Utah's abusive anti-porn camp for teens in ~life

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    Elan was in bed with local LEO and several judges. The options were often like “juvie or Elan.”

    Elan was in bed with local LEO and several judges. The options were often like “juvie or Elan.”

    6 votes

  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games

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    Who’s gone a tell them that RNG is how a lot of video games work under the hood?

    Who’s gone a tell them that RNG is how a lot of video games work under the hood?

    13 votes

  8. Comment on Pirate site not impressed by global DNS blocking order in ~tech

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    I’m glad it’s not just me. Even down to the bands.

    I have to skip songs I like so that it doesn't decide I exclusively want to listen to Weezer and Green Day and Everclear and Matchbox Twenty.

    I’m glad it’s not just me. Even down to the bands.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Pirate site not impressed by global DNS blocking order in ~tech

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    I’ve not met many other people who know “A Man From Earth.” I adore that movie. Is the sequel any good?

    I’ve not met many other people who know “A Man From Earth.” I adore that movie. Is the sequel any good?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Neopets’ classic Flash games, dead for years, are back in ~games

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    But is it still owned and operated by the Scientologists?

    But is it still owned and operated by the Scientologists?

    4 votes

  11. Comment on What are some ideas for what can or should be done to facilitate kids’ independence and social life? in ~life

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    My fiancée and I have this turned on natively in iOS.

    My fiancée and I have this turned on natively in iOS.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What are some ideas for what can or should be done to facilitate kids’ independence and social life? in ~life

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    I love this way of looking at it. When I think of what kind of world I want to help create for those who come after us, words like “safe” and “comfortable” come to mind. Like you said it’s very...

    I love this way of looking at it. When I think of what kind of world I want to help create for those who come after us, words like “safe” and “comfortable” come to mind.

    Like you said it’s very easy to think of trackers as controlling but if you’re open with your kids about wanting to use them in an emergency, and framed correctly, they can be seen as a security blanket more than an eye in the sky.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games

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    It’s not the same type of game though. It’s just a new game with a Marathon paint job.

    It’s not the same type of game though. It’s just a new game with a Marathon paint job.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games

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    There’s a fan remake happening. One of my buddies is doing some voice acting work for it this summer.

    There’s a fan remake happening. One of my buddies is doing some voice acting work for it this summer.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games

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    This is how I feel about the Jak & Daxter franchise.

    This is how I feel about the Jak & Daxter franchise.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games

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    I haven’t played WoW in years but I’d play the shit out of a single player RPG with WoW controls.

    I haven’t played WoW in years but I’d play the shit out of a single player RPG with WoW controls.

  17. Comment on Unauthorized BART film sells out San Francisco theater in ~transport

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    Surprise. NYC’s metro is like that, too.

    Surprise. NYC’s metro is like that, too.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on Which audio drama podcasts do you recommend? in ~hobbies

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    Those both sound right up my alley. Do you have any others like those?

    Those both sound right up my alley. Do you have any others like those?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Which audio drama podcasts do you recommend? in ~hobbies

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    Wow. We have pretty similar listening histories! Limetown, Archive 81, Life After / The Message we’re all great. Those are usually some of my recommendations in these types of threads. I’ll have...

    Wow. We have pretty similar listening histories!

    Limetown, Archive 81, Life After / The Message we’re all great. Those are usually some of my recommendations in these types of threads. I’ll have to check out the other ones you mentioned!

    Folks have already mentioned Ars Paradoxica and We’re Alive - but I’d like to heartily second those recommendations.

    Some other podcasts I’ve loved are:

    • Rabbits - A modern folk story about an ageless ARG.

    • Polybius - A retro conspiracy around an urban legend of an arcade machine.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears in ~tech

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    Totally. If you make a thread, ping me or something. :)

    Totally. If you make a thread, ping me or something. :)