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  1. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

  2. Comment on The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America in ~finance

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    I do wish they’d extend the third street line all the way to the bay. But it’s the newest tram line. Maybe it’ll get extended some day. And Richmond should get it’s own tram line like Sunset has....

    I do wish they’d extend the third street line all the way to the bay. But it’s the newest tram line. Maybe it’ll get extended some day. And Richmond should get it’s own tram line like Sunset has. The buses are fine in my experience as long as they don’t go through the tenderloin.

    I’m glad to hear Caltrain is getting extended to Salesforce tower. At least things are improving. The city I grew up near, Philly, has its transit service in a death spiral.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on We built our house for LAN parties in ~games

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    Their friends probably also have lots of money to pay for conveniences that make it easier to get away from their kids.

    Their friends probably also have lots of money to pay for conveniences that make it easier to get away from their kids.

    16 votes

  4. Comment on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law in ~tech

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    I’d be happy to see certain types of social media outright banned. People will do other stuff with their time. It’ll be fine.

    I’d be happy to see certain types of social media outright banned. People will do other stuff with their time. It’ll be fine.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Christmas present swap ideas in ~life

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    I’d resist taking it because I have no impulse control with sugar. My health depends on good decisions at the grocery store that leave me surrounded with only healthy options.

    I’d resist taking it because I have no impulse control with sugar. My health depends on good decisions at the grocery store that leave me surrounded with only healthy options.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America in ~finance

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    For me San Francisco is a very walkable city. There are less walkable parts, but it's old enough and has good enough public transit that I have been able to live without a car there. The social...

    For me San Francisco is a very walkable city. There are less walkable parts, but it's old enough and has good enough public transit that I have been able to live without a car there. The social aspect is also pretty good as long as you don't live way out in the Richmond or Sunset districts. There are enough people near me that I usually just walk over to gatherings. Other times I'll take the tram or BART.

    It's not the same as NYC. But it's been a great place to live since I moved there 6 months ago from the burbs. Homelessness isn't as much as a problem as it was 3-4 years ago. There are still issues there, but it's a serious improvement. The city is lively with lots of activities and events. And of course the weather is great so you'll actually want to be outside most of the time. My mind was blown when I moved to the Bay Area years ago and people would host backyard BBQs in January.

    And for all of the cost of living issues, if you can get a job in a tech company you'll be anywhere from "doing okay" to "packing away hundreds of thousands into savings each year".

    11 votes

  7. Comment on A ‘yoga pill’ to end anxiety? Scientists find a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress. in ~science

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    Personal anecdote. There’s another user on this site with a much more compelling story. I don’t know how it could be comparable to placebo. How do you do a blind trial?

    Personal anecdote. There’s another user on this site with a much more compelling story.
    I don’t know how it could be comparable to placebo. How do you do a blind trial?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on A ‘yoga pill’ to end anxiety? Scientists find a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress. in ~science

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    We already have psilocybin, which can permanently reduce or eliminate depression and anxiety from one or two doses. Hopefully more people get access to it.

    We already have psilocybin, which can permanently reduce or eliminate depression and anxiety from one or two doses. Hopefully more people get access to it.

    11 votes

  9. Comment on Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law in ~tech

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    Honestly I would love to see it. This would be an interesting experiment.

    Best case scenario, all the biggest sites block Australian access.

    Honestly I would love to see it. This would be an interesting experiment.

    21 votes

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

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    Maybe now @j0hn1215 won’t need to build his auto-boner.

    Maybe now @j0hn1215 won’t need to build his auto-boner.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

  12. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

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    You can automatically light and extinguish blocks, right? Could be cool if there was a lever so that it could be toggled. Edit: I designed this in creative and it's not as cool because it doesn't...

    You can automatically light and extinguish blocks, right? Could be cool if there was a lever so that it could be toggled.

    Edit: I designed this in creative and it's not as cool because it doesn't use campfires and it needs some buffer around the fire to sheath the redstone.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech

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    Are there shareable block lists? I only just made a bluesky account.

    Are there shareable block lists? I only just made a bluesky account.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games

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    How would people feel about upgrading to 1.21.3? Paper is finally stable for that version. Are the mods you all use updated?

    How would people feel about upgrading to 1.21.3? Paper is finally stable for that version. Are the mods you all use updated?

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Deno v. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript trademark in ~tech

  16. Comment on Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy, in $1 billion Sony v. Cox case in ~tech

  17. Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly

    ~games Text 218 words
    Server host: tildes.nore.gg (Running Java 1.21.1) Dynmap: https://tildes.nore.gg Playtime Tracker: https://tildes.nore.gg/playtimes.html Tildes website extension (shows online status & location):...

    Server host: tildes.nore.gg (Running Java 1.21.1)
    Dynmap: https://tildes.nore.gg
    Playtime Tracker: https://tildes.nore.gg/playtimes.html
    Tildes website extension (shows online status & location): Firefox (Desktop and Android) - Chrome
    Verification site: https://verify.tildes.nore.gg
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TildesMC

    Plugins and Data Packs Data Packs:
    • Terralith - Overworld terrain upgrade
    • Nullscape - End terrain upgrade
    • Armor Statues [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Bat Membranes [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Cauldron Concrete [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Husks Drop Sand [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Mini Blocks [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • More Mob Heads [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Player Head Drops [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Silence Mobs [Vanilla Tweaks]
    • Wandering Trades [Vanilla Tweaks]

    Plugins:

    • Clickable Links - Makes http URLs in chat clickable (only for registered players)
    • CoreProtect - Records all block/container/mob changes (Anyone can look up changes with /co inspect)
    • Dynmap - Adds a live web map
    • EasyArmorStands - GUI for editing armor stands
    • Hexnicks - Enables Tildes usernames to be displayed
    • LuckPerms - Locks down unregistered users
    • Nerfstick - Allows survival use of the minecraft:debug_stick item (requires admin to spawn in)
    • Rapid Leaf Decay - Increases the speed of leaf decay by 10x
    • WorldEdit - Used for occasional admin stuff
    • WorldGuard - Prevents unregistered users from changing anything in the world

    The server operates on a soft whitelist. Anyone can log in and walk around, but you need a Tildes account to gain build access.

    12 votes

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

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    I can’t believe they’d increase the price just to make more money!

    I can’t believe they’d increase the price just to make more money!

    5 votes

  20. Comment on Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W on sale now at $7 in ~comp

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    I didn't realize there is a Pico W. So this is a pleasant surprise. I've been wanting something like this. The stuff I do with Pis is really low power, so getting a full Zero W seems wasteful and...

    I didn't realize there is a Pico W. So this is a pleasant surprise. I've been wanting something like this. The stuff I do with Pis is really low power, so getting a full Zero W seems wasteful and overly complicated. I've been messing around with lower level electronics in my free time recently (some ICs, discrete transistors, etc.). Making a little IoT thingy could be fun. Maybe something running off of solar power?

    6 votes