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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
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Comment on I don't really like the "Human-made" badging trend in ~tech
thereticent Link ParentThank you! I live in the Bluegrass and have never once watered my lawn. It had never occurred to me that Californian overrepresentation could have something to do with the aversion to grass.Thank you! I live in the Bluegrass and have never once watered my lawn. It had never occurred to me that Californian overrepresentation could have something to do with the aversion to grass.
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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
thereticent LinkI have a Classic Match of Nautica Competition that I've always liked and has gotten me many compliments. Juniper berries and bergamot, then nutmeg and rosemary. It's very funny to me because I...I have a Classic Match of Nautica Competition that I've always liked and has gotten me many compliments. Juniper berries and bergamot, then nutmeg and rosemary. It's very funny to me because I already had a penchant for gin, Earl Grey, and egg nog, and I just never put it all together until recently.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (July 2026) — Version 1.7 detects expired login sessions in ~tildes
thereticent Link ParentIf I'm understanding you right, I think my settings work how you describe. At the top of the home screen, in the sorting drop-down, I have selected Activity > All time. That bumps even very old...If I'm understanding you right, I think my settings work how you describe. At the top of the home screen, in the sorting drop-down, I have selected Activity > All time. That bumps even very old topics with new comments and updates to the top of my list. (On Android)
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (July 2026) — Version 1.7 detects expired login sessions in ~tildes
thereticent Link ParentI have it in Settings > Appearance > Theme. Android btwI have it in Settings > Appearance > Theme.
Android btw
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Comment on Mojang has updated the system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition, raising recommended system memory from 4GB to 16GB in ~games
thereticent Link ParentThat's very kind of you, but they can use mine. If I somehow start building we'll just all share one. :)That's very kind of you, but they can use mine. If I somehow start building we'll just all share one. :)
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Comment on Mojang has updated the system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition, raising recommended system memory from 4GB to 16GB in ~games
thereticent Link ParentI think I'll pitch that to them. We only have one PC that runs Java, but no reason they couldn't take turns. Thanks for the idea! I may need a walkthrough on how to connect them, if they agree.I think I'll pitch that to them. We only have one PC that runs Java, but no reason they couldn't take turns. Thanks for the idea! I may need a walkthrough on how to connect them, if they agree.
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Comment on Mojang has updated the system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition, raising recommended system memory from 4GB to 16GB in ~games
thereticent Link ParentI don't play, but my sons are very opinionated about Minecraft goings-on. They think the new shaders have ruined the texture colorations (one son is hugely into pixel art using a top-down view)....I don't play, but my sons are very opinionated about Minecraft goings-on. They think the new shaders have ruined the texture colorations (one son is hugely into pixel art using a top-down view). They both agree that it has stopped looking "retro enough" and will soon look like Quake III Arena. I will say as a longtime, intermittent observer that it does look very different to me than it did 10 years ago. No value judgment from me.
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Comment on YouTube Premium to come with Peacock, NBCSports to stream events on YouTube in ~tv
thereticent Link ParentI canceled YT TV two weeks ago and have missed Jeopardy badly. I'm pumped about this addition to YT Premium, which I already have. I hope the price doesn't jump too much, though.I canceled YT TV two weeks ago and have missed Jeopardy badly. I'm pumped about this addition to YT Premium, which I already have. I hope the price doesn't jump too much, though.
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Comment on Pretty sure I’ve been drinking mold for the past month (or longer) in ~talk
thereticent LinkEw. I don't know if it's necessary, but I would bleach it. The pitcher and the lid.Ew.
I don't know if it's necessary, but I would bleach it. The pitcher and the lid.
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Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games
thereticent LinkMy favorite was Megamania (1982) for Atari 2600. Basically a Space Invaders-like but with more fun. The pilot of the playable ship is obsessed with food. The enemies range from hamburgers to...My favorite was Megamania (1982) for Atari 2600. Basically a Space Invaders-like but with more fun. The pilot of the playable ship is obsessed with food. The enemies range from hamburgers to bowties, etc. Enemies move and look better than Invaders imo. You can earn extra ships. Still racing a clock to clear each wave. There's also a setting to use either straight-flying missiles or guided missiles (using your controller to guide, not homing missiles). Plus it's just a lot of nostalgia for me. I dug it out of my dad's stuff when I was about 6, hooked it up, and played it way too much.
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Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel
thereticent Link Parent!!! Please don't eat Bar Keeper's Friend.!!!
Please don't eat Bar Keeper's Friend.
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Comment on What self-help / personal development books did you find valuable? in ~books
thereticent Link ParentOh wow, that is a very difficult question. I think even Martin agrees that Alice is mostly right. And I would say that's true. At the same time, it changed my opinion of the "voice" behind the...Oh wow, that is a very difficult question. I think even Martin agrees that Alice is mostly right. And I would say that's true. At the same time, it changed my opinion of the "voice" behind the original. As with most books written by experts, there is a lot of definitive speak. The second book highlighted for me that even if a person is brilliant and worth listening to, that does not mean they actually solved their own problem. If that makes sense.
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Comment on What self-help / personal development books did you find valuable? in ~books
thereticent Link ParentI always hate to bring this up, but it think it's important for anyone who needed Miller's book (as I have). Her son wrote a book about her to demonstrate that she was exactly the kind of parent...I always hate to bring this up, but it think it's important for anyone who needed Miller's book (as I have). Her son wrote a book about her to demonstrate that she was exactly the kind of parent she decries: The True Drama of the Gifted Child by Martin Miller. I wish I could provide a link. It seems to be very hard to find now.
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Comment on How are you different than you were last week? in ~life
thereticent Link ParentI'm glad you're okay! I also started blood pressure meds last week, but that's because I finally saw primary care after years of avoidance.I'm glad you're okay! I also started blood pressure meds last week, but that's because I finally saw primary care after years of avoidance.
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Comment on Claude Code is the ceiling on vibe-coded software in ~tech
thereticent Link ParentOh my God, my sister's new phone does this. She screenshotted it and I felt so dehumanized. She said she won't turn it off because she is a wonderful assOh my God, my sister's new phone does this. She screenshotted it and I felt so dehumanized. She said she won't turn it off because she is a wonderful ass
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Comment on Geo-tech? What kind of professional do I call for evaluating safety of a home? in ~life.home_improvement
thereticent Link ParentIf it helps, our home inspector gave us a small binder of issues and why they are bad. So basically a list we could work on or hire out in whatever order seemed most urgent. The amounts came from...If it helps, our home inspector gave us a small binder of issues and why they are bad. So basically a list we could work on or hire out in whatever order seemed most urgent. The amounts came from contractor estimates (or less accurately, the internet).
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Comment on Four awful new privacy-eroding features from Meta in a month in ~tech
thereticent Link ParentBut the person deciding to use the service, who chooses that tradeoff, is not the only one involved. Someone who didn't opt in being recorded and photographed, then thrown into the churning AI...But the person deciding to use the service, who chooses that tradeoff, is not the only one involved. Someone who didn't opt in being recorded and photographed, then thrown into the churning AI fodder, has no agency and no recourse.
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Comment on Feedback for a beginner singer in ~creative
thereticent Link ParentIf your apartment complex has a laundromat building, that's the perfect place to practice loud singing. If no one else is in there, great! Otherwise, everyone expects the complex laundromat to...If your apartment complex has a laundromat building, that's the perfect place to practice loud singing. If no one else is in there, great! Otherwise, everyone expects the complex laundromat to have a few weirdos. :)
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus - Ep 9: Remember in ~tv
thereticent Link ParentOh for sure. It was the subtextual one.Oh for sure. It was the subtextual one.
I'd be sad if you quit, but I do understand the need to take care of yourself. <3