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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

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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

  8. 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.

    1 vote

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

  10. Comment on The Chinese sports machine’s single goal: the most golds, at any cost (2021) in ~sports

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    While watching the Olympics this year, I was wondering why China was so damn good at diving. I found a Reddit post that linked to this article.

    While watching the Olympics this year, I was wondering why China was so damn good at diving. I found a Reddit post that linked to this article.

    10 votes

  12. Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech

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    You are limited on how many devices/accounts can be watching at the same time, IIRC

    You are limited on how many devices/accounts can be watching at the same time, IIRC

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign in ~society

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    It doesn't matter. Corps have now seen what happens when you piss off the Right Rage Monster (Bud Light), expect this trend to continue with almost any brand with even a large minority of...

    It doesn't matter. Corps have now seen what happens when you piss off the Right Rage Monster (Bud Light), expect this trend to continue with almost any brand with even a large minority of conservative consumers.

    I know that at least some of Bud Light's further slide was from the left when they didn't stick by Mulvamey, but i don't think these brands care.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on Must see touring artists? in ~music

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    The Battle of Alpine Valley (as they put on the merch) is a core memory for me.

    The Battle of Alpine Valley (as they put on the merch) is a core memory for me.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    Oh I 100% agree, for the record, but it's not hard to see how someone might make the leap from "the US government secretly released pathogens into the air a couple hundred times over two decades"...

    Oh I 100% agree, for the record, but it's not hard to see how someone might make the leap from "the US government secretly released pathogens into the air a couple hundred times over two decades" to chemtrails.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    Like a number of conspiracy theories, there's a kernel of truth in that the US military in the past has dispersed pathogens into the air. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray...

    Like a number of conspiracy theories, there's a kernel of truth in that the US military in the past has dispersed pathogens into the air.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_LAC

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dew

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_112

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Ana de Armas turns 36: How the Oscar nominee jumps between dramas and action movies in ~movies

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    Whoevers fault it is (my beef is with studios asking for too much money from theaters for ticket sales, which causes theaters to way overprice their food/snacks to compensate), going to...

    Whoevers fault it is (my beef is with studios asking for too much money from theaters for ticket sales, which causes theaters to way overprice their food/snacks to compensate), going to new-release movies more than once a month is not affordable for the general public anymore. Why drop $40 for 2 tickets and food when I can wait 3 months and the same movie will be out on the subscription service I'm already paying for?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on A US drugmaker’s feud with the DEA is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis in ~health.mental

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    Vyvanse generics were not approved by the FDA until August of 2023. (1) (2)

    In 2022, according to one research firm, it produced 12 percent of the country’s generic version of Adderall and large amounts of its generic Concerta, Ritalin, and Vyvanse.

    Vyvanse generics were not approved by the FDA until August of 2023. (1) (2)

    4 votes

  20. Comment on The hidden world of undersea cables in ~tech

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    I used to work in a NOC and learned a lot about OTN/fiber. There's one question about undersea fiber that I never learned the answer to, maybe you can help me out. So light levels need to be...

    I used to work in a NOC and learned a lot about OTN/fiber. There's one question about undersea fiber that I never learned the answer to, maybe you can help me out.

    So light levels need to be amplified after X miles, which is where erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) come into play and make a lot of sense for undersea fiber. However, amplifying signal will also amplify the noise, which means after 9(?) EDFAs, the signal itself will need to be regenerated. What is the solution for light regeneration on an undersea fiber bundle? Or am I mistaken in the EDFAs also amplifying noise?

    1 vote