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  1. Comment on Fact-check: Five claims about thorium made by Andrew Yang in ~enviro

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    Hey Amarok! I like to come back to this thread from time to time to re-read your comments on thorium. Has there been any other advancements in the past 5 years in construction/regulations/theory...

    Hey Amarok! I like to come back to this thread from time to time to re-read your comments on thorium. Has there been any other advancements in the past 5 years in construction/regulations/theory about thorium reactors?

  2. Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health

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    When my wife went through each one of our frozen embryo transfers, one of the nurses or doctors (no idea who was who) called out verbally our last name and the number of embryos we were having...

    When my wife went through each one of our frozen embryo transfers, one of the nurses or doctors (no idea who was who) called out verbally our last name and the number of embryos we were having implanted, I’m guessing for specifically this reason.

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  3. Comment on Running ethernet in new home in ~life.home_improvement

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    400 megabytes (MB) is actually 3.2 gigabits (Gb) if you meant to capitalize the B. It’s frustrating sometimes that network traffic and data storage are measured differently, but alas.

    400 megabytes (MB) is actually 3.2 gigabits (Gb) if you meant to capitalize the B. It’s frustrating sometimes that network traffic and data storage are measured differently, but alas.

    1 vote
  4. Comment on Uses for retired 2009 MacBook Pro? [Specifically, when I already own an RPi4] in ~tech

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    If you have any non-Apple devices, you can bridge iMessage to them using BlueBubbles or OpenBubbles.

    If you have any non-Apple devices, you can bridge iMessage to them using BlueBubbles or OpenBubbles.

    1 vote
  5. Comment on Family sues over adult son's fatal asthma attack after US insurance company removed medication from coverage in ~health

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    I read this yesterday due to this thread, and I can’t stop thinking about it. My wife had Stage 2 Breast Cancer last year, and I had already been radicalized against for-profit healthcare. I...

    I read this yesterday due to this thread, and I can’t stop thinking about it. My wife had Stage 2 Breast Cancer last year, and I had already been radicalized against for-profit healthcare. I struggle to think what my mental state would be post-Luigi if we hadn’t had good health insurance and access to good healthcare.

    3 votes
  6. Comment on TikTok makes app unavailable for US users ahead of ban in ~tech

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    🤦That’s what I get for not reading the article, sorry, thanks!

    🤦That’s what I get for not reading the article, sorry, thanks!

  7. Comment on TikTok makes app unavailable for US users ahead of ban in ~tech

  8. Comment on Gunman shot dead nine years after opening fire on diner over ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy in ~news

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    Here’s the dashcam footage of Philando Castile being murdered by Minneapolis PD. https://youtu.be/rfprJGiPViY This exact situation plays out here.

    Here’s the dashcam footage of Philando Castile being murdered by Minneapolis PD.

    https://youtu.be/rfprJGiPViY

    This exact situation plays out here.

    3 votes
  9. Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books

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    I finished Starfish and Maelstrom for the first time recently, and am currently reading βehemoth, I will definitely be going through his back catalogue because these have been fantastic so far.

    I finished Starfish and Maelstrom for the first time recently, and am currently reading βehemoth, I will definitely be going through his back catalogue because these have been fantastic so far.

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Is the Cybertruck really that bad? in ~transport

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    Quick question: can I financially support Tesla/SpaceX without having any portion of that money go to Musk?

    People are unable to separate the companies, the physical goods and services, from "Musk Bad."

    Quick question: can I financially support Tesla/SpaceX without having any portion of that money go to Musk?

    2 votes
  11. Comment on Great shows with interesting premises? in ~tv

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    Seconding Counterpart. It was buried on Starz, absolutely deserved some hardware and a much larger audience, J.K. Simmons absolutely killed it, cannot recommend it hard enough

    Seconding Counterpart.

    It was buried on Starz, absolutely deserved some hardware and a much larger audience, J.K. Simmons absolutely killed it, cannot recommend it hard enough

    2 votes
  12. Comment on How To Train Your Dragon | Official teaser trailer in ~movies

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    If it flops, do you think studio executives will blame audience burn out on live action adaptations, or the IP becoming stale? If they blame the IP, why would they make another movie with the same IP?

    If it flops, do you think studio executives will blame audience burn out on live action adaptations, or the IP becoming stale? If they blame the IP, why would they make another movie with the same IP?

    5 votes
  13. Comment on Why US Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan in ~society

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    And dear god are the BtB guests annoying and add absolutely zero value to the podcast.

    And dear god are the BtB guests annoying and add absolutely zero value to the podcast.

    7 votes
  14. Comment on Alan Wake 2: The Lake House | Expansion launch trailer in ~games

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    Huh, hadn’t heard any news about Project: Condor in a while, thanks!

    FBC: Firebreak

    Huh, hadn’t heard any news about Project: Condor in a while, thanks!

    2 votes
  15. Comment on Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games in November in ~games

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    It was indeed hospital WiFi! I should have done a speed test to see what I was pulling, I have 1Gb symmetrical fiber, pretty sure the APs at the hospital are at least 802.11ac

    It was indeed hospital WiFi! I should have done a speed test to see what I was pulling, I have 1Gb symmetrical fiber, pretty sure the APs at the hospital are at least 802.11ac

    1 vote
  16. Comment on Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games in November in ~games

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    While at the hospital this week, I was able to Wireguard into my house and stream Diablo IV from my desktop to my tablet with almost no noticeable lag. I was actually shocked at how well it worked!

    While at the hospital this week, I was able to Wireguard into my house and stream Diablo IV from my desktop to my tablet with almost no noticeable lag. I was actually shocked at how well it worked!

    3 votes
  17. Comment on The Dog Days Are Over - #Florence+TheMachine in ~music

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    Gods this got me. My poor wife has been through the fucking ringer this year; C-Section (planned), gall bladder removal, 6 months of chemotherapy and all the absolute shit that comes with it,...
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    Gods this got me.

    My poor wife has been through the fucking ringer this year; C-Section (planned), gall bladder removal, 6 months of chemotherapy and all the absolute shit that comes with it, superficial blood clots, 2 biopsies. The final task is a double mastectomy in less than a week.

    I’ve been in survival mode for the past 6 months as 90% the primary caretaker for our son, helping my wife with whatever I can, and taking full care of our 6 year old Golden Retriever’s needs. He developed hypercalcemia in July, was diagnosed with lymphoma, and made it until last Friday when we had to say goodbye.

    It’s been an astonishingly terrible year (outside of our son, who is an absolute joy), and when it’s over and my wife has recovered I’m going to blast this song so loud that my neighbors are gonna call the cops.

    Thank you for posting this.

    11 votes
  18. Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~society

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    Shit, I left the API key in here, have to delete the repo and push again.

    Shit, I left the API key in here, have to delete the repo and push again.

    6 votes
  19. Comment on Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power in ~enviro

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    Because solar power doesn’t work at night and wind power doesn’t work when it’s not windy, so if you don’t have power in the coldest parts of winter you might literally freeze to death.

    Because solar power doesn’t work at night and wind power doesn’t work when it’s not windy, so if you don’t have power in the coldest parts of winter you might literally freeze to death.

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  20. Comment on US and British citizens among thirty-seven sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial in ~society