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  1. Comment on Star Wars recommendations for a six year old in ~tv

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    It's kind of hard to recommend anything in particular as it is quite a fickle age. My own 6yo bounced off the Young Jedi cartoons on Disney+ which seemed 100% targeted at his age group but then a...

    It's kind of hard to recommend anything in particular as it is quite a fickle age. My own 6yo bounced off the Young Jedi cartoons on Disney+ which seemed 100% targeted at his age group but then a couple months ago we dove into the original trilogy - with theatrical cuts to boot - which he loved. However, the interest waned heavily during EpII and we have yet to finish off EpIII (empirical proof of the prequel quality dip here). We've been dipping into Skeleton Crew a bit recently, for which The Goonies would be a great comparison here tonally, but tbh I think it would be a much better fit in a year or two down the road.

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  2. Comment on GOG resurrects Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 on PC in ~games

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    Finally! Instant purchase for me, been wanting to revisit this series for a good while now. Hopefully they get the RE:make treatment too at some stage.

    Finally! Instant purchase for me, been wanting to revisit this series for a good while now. Hopefully they get the RE:make treatment too at some stage.

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  3. Comment on Can anyone recommend a translation of the Odyssey? in ~books

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    My go-to for both The Iliad and The Odyssey is Robert Fagles' hugely enjoyable modern verse translations. He puts the focus where it should be: telling an epic tale of gods, heroes and high adventure.

    My go-to for both The Iliad and The Odyssey is Robert Fagles' hugely enjoyable modern verse translations. He puts the focus where it should be: telling an epic tale of gods, heroes and high adventure.

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  4. Comment on The Halo Effect – What We Become (2025) in ~music

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    I'm really digging the new album. There's a big nostalgia factor at play for sure, but fuck it, still cool to hear some Gothenburg veterans back comfortable in their old stomping grounds. Never...

    I'm really digging the new album. There's a big nostalgia factor at play for sure, but fuck it, still cool to hear some Gothenburg veterans back comfortable in their old stomping grounds. Never hits the peaks of the '90s heydey but still delivers the goods with riffs and melodies aplenty.

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  5. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    That Vision Bleak album has rarely left the decks since release, easily one of my favorites from last year! Love the dynamics throughout, main reason I think the 'one track' concept works so well.

    That Vision Bleak album has rarely left the decks since release, easily one of my favorites from last year! Love the dynamics throughout, main reason I think the 'one track' concept works so well.

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  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Of the big three "series that may never finish" I feel this one has the best chance of at least getting another entry in the main series. Scott has been pretty candid about his struggles with the...

    Of the big three "series that may never finish" I feel this one has the best chance of at least getting another entry in the main series. Scott has been pretty candid about his struggles with the fourth novel, and writing in general, but he has sounded fairly positive in recent interviews. I really enjoyed them anyway; fun, twisty plots, an interesting setting, strong characterisation, plenty to love.

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  7. Comment on The science of “ultra-processed” foods is misleading in ~food

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    I think this line cuts right to the core of the matter. 'UPF' is just not a useful term in any scientific or health context. However, it has been finding plenty of use in the hands of politicians...

    The relevant question about a novel scientific concept is not whether it happens to correlate with stuff we already know is true, but whether it adds something genuinely new to our knowledge, without also being wrong about a bunch of other things...

    I think this line cuts right to the core of the matter. 'UPF' is just not a useful term in any scientific or health context. However, it has been finding plenty of use in the hands of politicians and marketers.

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  8. Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk

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    In fairness, the early press buzz on the B580 has it touted as the killer budget option. Hopefully this will translate into enough sales to keep the Arc momentum going. It's been great having a...

    In fairness, the early press buzz on the B580 has it touted as the killer budget option. Hopefully this will translate into enough sales to keep the Arc momentum going. It's been great having a much needed third player in the dGPU space, and, anecdotally, the A770 has certainly been fitting the bill for my own needs.

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  9. Comment on What long standalone book is worth its page count? in ~books

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    I think the unabridged version of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo fits the bill here. It's been a few years since I read it but I think my Penguin edition clocked in around 1200 pages...

    I think the unabridged version of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo fits the bill here. It's been a few years since I read it but I think my Penguin edition clocked in around 1200 pages or so and every one of them flew by. I would say a lot of the zippy pace comes from it having been originally published in a serialised format, plenty of twists and cliffhangers sprinkled throughout.

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  10. Comment on Necrophobic – Mirrors of a Thousand Lakes (2024) in ~music

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    Yup, Reaperdawn. Didn't strike me as immediately as Moribund but still a high quality release.

    Yup, Reaperdawn. Didn't strike me as immediately as Moribund but still a high quality release.

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  11. Comment on Necrophobic – Mirrors of a Thousand Lakes (2024) in ~music

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    If you have a hankering for more riffy melodic blackened goodness then In Aphelion, the side project from guitarists Sebastian and Johan, is well worth a blast. They dropped the sophomore album...

    If you have a hankering for more riffy melodic blackened goodness then In Aphelion, the side project from guitarists Sebastian and Johan, is well worth a blast. They dropped the sophomore album this year and the first one, Moribund, is still getting plenty of rotation here.

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  12. Comment on What are favorite holiday themed TV episodes? in ~tv

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    I'm not a huge fan of the series but it has become a yearly tradition for me to watch the Family Guy episode Road to the North Pole. There's a meanness to it for sure but, I dunno, something about...

    I'm not a huge fan of the series but it has become a yearly tradition for me to watch the Family Guy episode Road to the North Pole. There's a meanness to it for sure but, I dunno, something about it tickles me the right way, plus those musical numbers are hilariously on point.

    Being Irish, I'm also obligated to put forward the Father Ted special, A Christmassy Ted. And damn justified in doing so, it's a cracker!*

    *no apologies will be issued for puns

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  13. Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music

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    Havukruunu, fuck yes! 🤘 I'm seriously itching for a new album from these guys.

    Havukruunu, fuck yes! 🤘 I'm seriously itching for a new album from these guys.

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  14. Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music

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    Artists Enslaved Chelsea Wolfe Guns N' Roses Blood Incantation PAIN Tracks Neon Nightmare - Lost Silver Guns N' Rose - Welcome to the Jungle Chelsea Wolfe - Tunnel Lights Blood Incantation - The...

    Artists

    1. Enslaved
    2. Chelsea Wolfe
    3. Guns N' Roses
    4. Blood Incantation
    5. PAIN

    Tracks

    1. Neon Nightmare - Lost Silver
    2. Guns N' Rose - Welcome to the Jungle
    3. Chelsea Wolfe - Tunnel Lights
    4. Blood Incantation - The Stargate [Tablet III]
    5. Blood Incantation - The Stargate [Tablet II]

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    24,951

    Unique Artists
    796

    Notes

    • I managed to catch my top two artists live this year, each for the first time. Plenty of listening pre- and post-gig.
    • I was reading Mick Wall's excellent Guns N' Roses biography, Last of the Giants, during the summer, hence, the unusually high numbers for GnR.
      -- Appetite for Destruction is a serious contender for greatest debut album of all time.
    • Top tracks 4 and 5 are really parts of one long track. Assuming the first part is in the no. 6 spot, I am curious what came in after it.
    • Last.fm was largely the same for artists with 1 and 2 being swapped, and the Grateful Dead taking third place (very recent bias there).
    • This year I've been making a more conscious effort to support bands in general by buying music during Bandcamp Fridays and picking up merch when I can at gigs. Spotify is mainly a convenience thing for me these days.
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  15. Comment on TV in 2024 in ~tech

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    Former audio engineer here, as the quality of inbuilt speakers have considerably worsened as TV have become ever more thin in profile I think soundbars have actually proven their worth as modestly...

    Former audio engineer here, as the quality of inbuilt speakers have considerably worsened as TV have become ever more thin in profile I think soundbars have actually proven their worth as modestly priced and compact upgrades to the basic sets. Worthwhile to a serious audiophile? Most likely not, but they are still a massive improvement over the tiny things routinely pointed at the wall / floor and I wouldn't write them off entirely. I'd make a similar enough argument for Bluetooth speakers, they have their own portability niche - an important part of modern listening habits - and sound miles better than your phone.

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  16. Comment on Wolfheart – Ancient Cold (2024) in ~music

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    Immortal were the kings of this ha! Though in fairness to them I think there was a tip of tongue in the 'ol cheek. Nevertheless, here's the obligatory Benny Hill remix.

    Immortal were the kings of this ha! Though in fairness to them I think there was a tip of tongue in the 'ol cheek. Nevertheless, here's the obligatory Benny Hill remix.

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  17. Comment on In praise of Arcane season 2 in ~tv

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    I think I need to rewatch Act 3 because I was actually a bit disappointed in the ending. Everything felt very rushed and messy to me, I think it really would have benefitted from at least one...

    I think I need to rewatch Act 3 because I was actually a bit disappointed in the ending. Everything felt very rushed and messy to me, I think it really would have benefitted from at least one extra episode to smooth the run into the finale, or ideally a full extra act. Having said that, I loved the first two acts, plenty of series highlight moments and great ideas throughout, plus consistently superb animation and VA.

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  18. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    That's fascinating, I had no idea of the relationship between temperature and alcohol content. Is there an expectation then that we'll be seeing vineyards popping up in regions that historically...

    That's fascinating, I had no idea of the relationship between temperature and alcohol content. Is there an expectation then that we'll be seeing vineyards popping up in regions that historically were unable to sustain winemaking before?

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  19. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    The new Opeth album, The Last Will and Testament, dropped today so that's my current focus. Really liking it so far, the growls are back - woo! - but overall it's a nice fusion between their...

    The new Opeth album, The Last Will and Testament, dropped today so that's my current focus. Really liking it so far, the growls are back - woo! - but overall it's a nice fusion between their earlier death metal and later retro prog sides.

    For the rest of the week though I've been on a major Grateful Dead buzz. A large part of it is playing along on guitar, digging deeper into Garcia's soloing style and trying to incorporate a few Jerry-isms into my own playing. The main tunes I've been focusing in on here are Althea, China Cat / Rider, and Franklin's Tower, and I've also been having good fun trawling the archives for some of the more notable performances I wasn't familiar with.

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  20. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Might be worth sticking a spoilerbox around that last bit for those mid-read. That whole first section of Dark Age is certainly heavy going, it has a very oppressive atmosphere which is actually...

    Might be worth sticking a spoilerbox around that last bit for those mid-read.

    That whole first section of Dark Age is certainly heavy going, it has a very oppressive atmosphere which is actually what I most enjoyed about it, great execution - you come out the other side of it damn near shell-shocked yourself! But yeah, overall it is a huge growth novel for

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    , and that very much continues into Light Bringer. While he's probably my least liked of the main cast I do appreciate how well-developed the character is, and he does play a pivotal role in much of the plot. In a series where things go wrong all the time he's often the one you can most directly point the finger at and wish to thwack across the head.

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