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  1. Comment on Framework announces dual M.2 module for Framework Laptop 16 in ~comp

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    @cfabbro sorry to ping you but any chance of the title change. I got confused by this one as well.

    @cfabbro sorry to ping you but any chance of the title change. I got confused by this one as well.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk

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    Absolutely no way someone could do all their professional work in a very slow rainbow... It does make everything very traceable back to me in the office though which has both upsides and downsides.

    Would never sign anything professional with it like that...

    Absolutely no way someone could do all their professional work in a very slow rainbow...
    It does make everything very traceable back to me in the office though which has both upsides and downsides.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on What possession(s) do you have that continue to delight you every time? in ~talk

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    I enjoy not washing them and watching the colour of the ink slowly fade from the old ink to the new ink over time.

    I enjoy not washing them and watching the colour of the ink slowly fade from the old ink to the new ink over time.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What long standalone book is worth its page count? in ~books

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    I'm slowly wading my way through this one and have to agree so far. The only issue I'm having is it's an e-book and I've been thrown by a couple of recent passages that aren't the best to read on...

    I'm slowly wading my way through this one and have to agree so far. The only issue I'm having is it's an e-book and I've been thrown by a couple of recent passages that aren't the best to read on public transport if someone glances over your shoulder.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes

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    I'm looking forward to comparisons of this data and the older data. Has it become more or less US centric over time? (I know it's not comparable til it's done :shrug:)

    I'm looking forward to comparisons of this data and the older data. Has it become more or less US centric over time? (I know it's not comparable til it's done :shrug:)

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Quite a few supermarkets sell sex toys over here in the UK and I always imagined the massive American shops as having everything so it surprises me they might not have them in store.

    Quite a few supermarkets sell sex toys over here in the UK and I always imagined the massive American shops as having everything so it surprises me they might not have them in store.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11 in ~tech

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    If they're desktops it's worth checking to see if there's a tpm slot as I was able to buy a ~£15 tpm chip and fulfil the requirements. Probably cheaper than buying java Minecraft to play via proton.

    If they're desktops it's worth checking to see if there's a tpm slot as I was able to buy a ~£15 tpm chip and fulfil the requirements. Probably cheaper than buying java Minecraft to play via proton.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis in ~finance

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    Just for anyone in the UK here is a Bank of England pdf listing the umbrellas and their subbanks as of 2021. Is does appear to be missing building societies however.

    Just for anyone in the UK here is a Bank of England pdf listing the umbrellas and their subbanks as of 2021. Is does appear to be missing building societies however.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Coffee prices surge to highest since 1997 on supply fears in ~food

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    Even if your supply chain costs have gone up to the point you're not making any money on your product anymore? If the input costs more than the output is that just for the sake of it?

    Even if your supply chain costs have gone up to the point you're not making any money on your product anymore? If the input costs more than the output is that just for the sake of it?

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Annual gift of a Christmas tree from the people of Oslo in Norway to London continues – tree was cut down early yesterday morning in woods in the northern part of Oslo's capital in ~life

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    And I'm sure the annual tradition of the English complaining it looks a little sad compared to last year's will continue as well.

    And I'm sure the annual tradition of the English complaining it looks a little sad compared to last year's will continue as well.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

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    Nude and invisible would reduce their detection range to 1.12 blocks but the issue is atacking them still aggros them and then they can see and attack you. Might need to be invisible and use...

    Nude and invisible would reduce their detection range to 1.12 blocks but the issue is atacking them still aggros them and then they can see and attack you. Might need to be invisible and use ranged attacks or potions to not aggro them all at once and die? (https://minecraft.wiki/w/Invisibility for range info)

  12. Comment on ‘Do not pet’: A robotic dog named “Spot” made by Boston Dynamics is the latest tool in the arsenal of the US Secret Service in ~tech

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    If anyone does want to play with lasers please please listen to this point above. Also bear in mind that paradoxically a cheaper laser is likely to put out more power than rated at wavelengths it...

    Just be sure to wear proper protective eyewear!

    If anyone does want to play with lasers please please listen to this point above. Also bear in mind that paradoxically a cheaper laser is likely to put out more power than rated at wavelengths it potentially shouldn't making it significantly more dangerous. You should ideally treat lasers kinda like firearms and even when switched off or wearing protective gear don't look down the barrel of them and never remove safety devices or filters they come preinstalled with unless you know what you're doing.

    I know this might sound overkill but you can quite easily make microscars on your retina with a laser that you won't notice until they build up and fuck your eyesight and you can't fix this. Once it's done it's done.

    As this short shows with a camera sensor https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tel6x0VlH4M the same can happen to your eyes.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on China population set for 51 million drop as pro-birth moves fail in ~society

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    I've not heard of people not having children to avoid their childrens carbon footprint but from a more climate doomerism attitude of it not being fair to bring children into a dying world.

    I've not heard of people not having children to avoid their childrens carbon footprint but from a more climate doomerism attitude of it not being fair to bring children into a dying world.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

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    It's been a busy while but I do plan on turning my cliff plot into a stepped well (somehow) and beyond that extend the cyan line over the hole in the jungle and out to my little bandit hideout. If...

    It's been a busy while but I do plan on turning my cliff plot into a stepped well (somehow) and beyond that extend the cyan line over the hole in the jungle and out to my little bandit hideout. If anyone has any objections or route suggestions for this please say.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Follow up on the username thread: What Tildes users do you recognize when browsing and, without being rude or inflammatory, what is your impression of them? in ~tildes

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    Quite a few people have already mentioned the minecraft server as a more frequent way to see usernames but also I recognise nukeman as the man who knows about US nuclear power stuff and kfwyre as...

    Quite a few people have already mentioned the minecraft server as a more frequent way to see usernames but also I recognise nukeman as the man who knows about US nuclear power stuff and kfwyre as someone who does things like the make something month and the backlog burner. Not sure what that says about either of them as users haha

    8 votes

  16. Comment on Embracer has entered a $1.2 billion agreement to divest mobile developer Easybrain to digital entertainment firm Miniclip in ~games

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    Quite a lot of those flash games have morphed into mobile apps over the years and microtransation revenue is always surprisingly large for those. King being a massive chunk of Activision blizzard...

    Quite a lot of those flash games have morphed into mobile apps over the years and microtransation revenue is always surprisingly large for those. King being a massive chunk of Activision blizzard king with candy crush bringing in revenue on the scale similar to call of duty.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk

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    Without too many spoilers in case I do want to do them later would the 12 word searches be good for a friend who enjoys puzzles and wants a distraction from grief? (the death was just regular old...

    Without too many spoilers in case I do want to do them later would the 12 word searches be good for a friend who enjoys puzzles and wants a distraction from grief? (the death was just regular old person death so nothing particularly triggering regarding it but death always sucks)

    2 votes

  18. Comment on I am missing a neutral way to flag low-effort or potentially spammy posts in ~tildes

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    Reading the docs for the first time in a while and just had the thought is there anything stopping attributing an exemplary message for a user other than yourself. i.e. me submitting "This comment...

    Reading the docs for the first time in a while and just had the thought is there anything stopping attributing an exemplary message for a user other than yourself. i.e. me submitting "This comment is great -creesch"

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in ~society

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    I'm sure my boss doesn't appreciate me being nerd sniped with a 50 min essay on really big numbers but that was an interesting essay. It was really well written as well which isn't always the case...

    I'm sure my boss doesn't appreciate me being nerd sniped with a 50 min essay on really big numbers but that was an interesting essay. It was really well written as well which isn't always the case for maths essays.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Character amnesia in China in ~humanities.languages

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    One collar and two sleeves are necessary on a shirt but occasionally you could have two collars and one sleeve.

    One collar and two sleeves are necessary on a shirt but occasionally you could have two collars and one sleeve.

    3 votes