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  1. Comment on Satisfactory is the best automation game ever made and I seriously can't recommend it enough in ~games

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    Amazed at the negative sentiment here. Starting a new 1.0 factory has been one of the most enjoyable PC gaming experiences I've had in quite a while. The first-person view is what makes it unique,...

    Amazed at the negative sentiment here. Starting a new 1.0 factory has been one of the most enjoyable PC gaming experiences I've had in quite a while. The first-person view is what makes it unique, challenging, and charming - would a pioneer on an alien planet really build a factory from a static eye-in-the-sky viewpoint? You can still build amazingly elegant factories, and it makes it that much more rewarding when you manage to do so despite having to walk around them like a pleb. Maybe I'm just "too casual" to get the criticism, but if you haven't tried Satisfactory yourself yet and it looks even remotely interesting to you, don't let this thread scare you away.

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  2. Comment on Are there any actual science shows still out there? in ~science

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    Non-YouTube: Cosmos, both the original 80s version and the 2014 remake. Planet Earth 1-3. Some engineering and space related docuseries on CuriosityStream. YouTube (if you can stomach it):...

    Non-YouTube: Cosmos, both the original 80s version and the 2014 remake. Planet Earth 1-3. Some engineering and space related docuseries on CuriosityStream.

    YouTube (if you can stomach it): Veritasium, SmarterEveryDay, RealEngineering, and many many others.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music

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    Interesting ideas about their differences - thanks! I certainly hope you’re right. Time will tell. (For the record, I am also a Spotify subscriber - I’m just warily waiting for the day I’m forced...

    Interesting ideas about their differences - thanks! I certainly hope you’re right. Time will tell.

    (For the record, I am also a Spotify subscriber - I’m just warily waiting for the day I’m forced to cancel my subscription because of its enshittification.)

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music

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    I thought the same thing about Netflix ~5 years ago - just wait until record labels start removing their content, Spotify starts jacking up prices, and starts forcing ads even on paid plans. If...

    I thought the same thing about Netflix ~5 years ago - just wait until record labels start removing their content, Spotify starts jacking up prices, and starts forcing ads even on paid plans.

    If there’s anything the streaming era has taught me, it’s that sometimes it’s nice to own things in a form that corporations can’t claw back from you when the bean counters demand it :)

    10 votes