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  1. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    $30k watches are not regular consumer goods like an iPhone is, of course it's not gonna draw the same criticism.

    $30k watches are not regular consumer goods like an iPhone is, of course it's not gonna draw the same criticism.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    Another phone also being ridiculously expensive doesn't mean people won't have issues with the price of this one. $2k+ for a phone is too much for most people.

    Another phone also being ridiculously expensive doesn't mean people won't have issues with the price of this one. $2k+ for a phone is too much for most people.

    17 votes

  3. Comment on Starting a video game creation club in ~creative

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    You severely underestimate just how difficult it is to make games. With 2 hours per week, and a team with zero experience, you won't finish much - if anything at all. You don't have to worry about...

    You severely underestimate just how difficult it is to make games. With 2 hours per week, and a team with zero experience, you won't finish much - if anything at all. You don't have to worry about signing NDAs or making money. You won't.

    What you will do is have fun while learning some stuff, and more importantly create some good friends. My advice is: Worry more about the social element, that's what it is after all - social club. Temper your expectations about finishing a bunch of games for your portfolio.

    19 votes

  4. Comment on Ig Nobel Prize winners 2026 in ~science

  5. Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech

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    Is it even on by default on win11? I'm pretty sure I had to activate mine, unless I'm misremembering..

    Is it even on by default on win11? I'm pretty sure I had to activate mine, unless I'm misremembering..

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What's your line? in ~life

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    I'd never do work that directly hurts people.

    I'd never do work that directly hurts people.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Industry Standard Tools in ~life.home_improvement

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    I think the entire premise is silly. A product might be really popular in one place, yet not that popular in another. The website assumes that there is this one brand (or even model) of a tool...

    I think the entire premise is silly. A product might be really popular in one place, yet not that popular in another. The website assumes that there is this one brand (or even model) of a tool everyone in an industry agrees on. While in reality people don't agree on much, and what they do agree on changes with time (as the quality of brands and products changes).

    7 votes

  8. Comment on Want some advice on how to escape my current situation - I [34M] am fed up of my [68F/81M] parents and want out in ~life

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    If you still live with your parents in your mid 30s, of course they'll drive you crazy. It's time to move out.

    If you still live with your parents in your mid 30s, of course they'll drive you crazy.

    It's time to move out.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Gamergate but actually in ~games

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    You are making the incorrect assumption that things you disagree with are "stupid".

    Acting like “oh but we have to take the stuff they claim to be pissed about seriously though” is basically asking me to be stupid on purpose

    You are making the incorrect assumption that things you disagree with are "stupid".

    12 votes

  10. Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech

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    A bunch of people are disagreeing with you, but what they fail to take into account is usage difference. People on Tildes tend to be very geeky tech-oriented. The primary computing device is the...

    A bunch of people are disagreeing with you, but what they fail to take into account is usage difference.

    People on Tildes tend to be very geeky tech-oriented. The primary computing device is the PC, maybe a laptop. Of course the phone battery is gonna last if your phone usage boils down to playing some crosswords on the toilet and almost everything is done on the computer.

    How many hours of actual work do Tildes users do on their phone daily, because they find it more convenient compared to the laptop? How many hours of tik tok videos and youtube shorts? How many hours playing mobile games?

    For most regular people, the phone is their primary computing (and entertainment) device they use. For many, it's the only device. Maybe they have a TV too, but that kinda just stays on in the background while their attention is on the phone.

    I agree with you, that battery is tiny for the average user and will not last an entire day under regular use (instead of "I'm on the computer all day" use).

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Operation Bluebird launches Twitter.now in ~tech

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    Why the counterfeit-looking logo then? Seems silly to fight for the name but abandon a logo that iconic. Maybe there's legal differences in trademark law that I don't understand? But if one is...

    Why the counterfeit-looking logo then?

    Seems silly to fight for the name but abandon a logo that iconic. Maybe there's legal differences in trademark law that I don't understand? But if one is considered abandoned, shouldn't the other be abandoned as well?

    5 votes

  12. Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech

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    I don't recall any interoperability with twitter, what are you referring to?

    I don't recall any interoperability with twitter, what are you referring to?

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Stop Killing The Internet: No digital ID and no age verification in ~tech

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    Why would any business serve customers who don't contribute anything? This is like proclaiming that ice cream trucks should give kids ice cream for free. You are a kind person to suggest that, but...

    there should be no advertising and you can't buy anything on the children's Internet,

    Why would any business serve customers who don't contribute anything?

    This is like proclaiming that ice cream trucks should give kids ice cream for free. You are a kind person to suggest that, but frankly it's a bit naive. Things cost money to operate, that money has to come from somewhere.

    In general I feel like you want to have your cake and eat it too - you want children restricted, but also reject the age verification necessary to effectively do the restrictions. Expecting the parents to police what devices their kids use (and how locked they are) obviously doesn't work. Take a look around you, most parents don't care - never have, never will. And the few that do push restrictions, usually end up with a kid that goes around the restrictions behind their back.

    The library comparison is inadequate. Libraries are boring, kids don't wanna go there, so there's no need to police the adult section all that much. If they were full of, I donno, alcohol, titties and cocaine, and generally things teens like, then yeah - I'm sure we'd need some proper id checking there too. Just like we do at bars and strip clubs. Expecting the parents to police it and to make sure their kids don't go to strip clubs, is frankly unrealistic.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Xbox announces digital entitlements for disc based games in ~games

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    OK, but what is stopping people from just installing a single player game, giving/selling the disc, while continuing to play it offline? Without checking with the servers, it can't know someone...

    OK, but what is stopping people from just installing a single player game, giving/selling the disc, while continuing to play it offline? Without checking with the servers, it can't know someone else owes it now. Or maybe I misunderstand how this works...

  15. Comment on Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement in ~tech

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    How gracious of them, an opt-out that nobody's gonna ever use.

    agreed to give teens the option to turn off personalized feeds

    How gracious of them, an opt-out that nobody's gonna ever use.

    31 votes

  16. Comment on PS3 emulator RPCS3 now supports online trophies through its own PlayStation Network replacement in ~games

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    I tried out rpcs3 a few years ago and was impressed how good it was! Pretty much every game I tried worked perfectly. Some (like the Tales of Xillia games) weren't even marked as "Playable", only...

    I tried out rpcs3 a few years ago and was impressed how good it was! Pretty much every game I tried worked perfectly. Some (like the Tales of Xillia games) weren't even marked as "Playable", only "in-game", so I expected them to glitch a bunch or completely bug out at some point. Nope, worked perfectly, completed them with zero issues.

    Considering how weird the PS3 architecture was, it's downright impressive its emulator is that good.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life

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    Did you really reset the number on every movement (outside of breathing)? Even swallowing or clearing your throat? Even when the game fails me, I never get to zero. If I'm too restless to fall...

    Did you really reset the number on every movement (outside of breathing)? Even swallowing or clearing your throat?

    Even when the game fails me, I never get to zero. If I'm too restless to fall asleep, I just end up counting down to 70-80 until failing and having to reset, over and over again, until eventually I get frustrated and get up.

    You must have the patience of a saint if you could really go to -100 without moving and still not falling asleep!

    I think the reset is central to helping the game work. I don't understand the brain chemistry, but there's something about physical movement (even small movement) that "resets" (or at least pushes back) how asleep you are. Forcing yourself to stay still is key to improve your chances to fall asleep, hence that rule of the game.

  18. Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech

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    My oldest file is an IRC log from 2001! I keep a bunch of them. Not sure why, any attempt at reading them always leads to massive amounts of cringe, especially since a decent chunk of them were my...

    My oldest file is an IRC log from 2001! I keep a bunch of them. Not sure why, any attempt at reading them always leads to massive amounts of cringe, especially since a decent chunk of them were my first attempts at wooing a girl.

    Still, deleting them would feel like deleting my childhood...

    7 votes

  20. Comment on Are others finding themselves spending less and less time online? in ~tech

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    What a great video, thank you so much for posting it!

    What a great video, thank you so much for posting it!