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  1. Comment on The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’ in ~finance

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    article is paywalled

    article is paywalled

    7 votes

  2. Comment on What is your favourite cutscene/cinematic in any game? in ~games

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    The cutscene at the end of Tsavo Highway(? I think). Where the Forward Unto Dawn comes into atmosphere and blasts everything in a square kilometer, and then you ride around on the tanks. I...

    Halo 3

    The cutscene at the end of Tsavo Highway(? I think). Where the Forward Unto Dawn comes into atmosphere and blasts everything in a square kilometer, and then you ride around on the tanks. I replayed that hundreds of times.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (August 2023) in ~health.mental

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    Thank you, friend.

    Thank you, friend.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (August 2023) in ~health.mental

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    I'm alive. I have a roof over my head, a decently stocked refrigerator, a decent job. I made a pact with myself, and got the semi colon tattoo to drive it home, that I would never end things. I've...

    I'm alive. I have a roof over my head, a decently stocked refrigerator, a decent job. I made a pact with myself, and got the semi colon tattoo to drive it home, that I would never end things. I've been exploring my sexuality, and my humanity, and have lost my immediate family because of it. My womb and sperm donors have disowned me because they are Christofascist Trump followers.

    Living alone only makes the situation that much more difficult. I have online friends, but I also suffer from pretty severe anxiety, so going out is a monumental task. My depression nest reached a critical mass, and in the last couple weeks, I've slowly been trying to half ass cleaning it, because it's better than whole ass-ing nothing.

    Thank you for listening.

    28 votes

  5. Comment on What is your most important game? in ~games

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    X-com Apocalypse. I had missed the releases of the first two, because 1993. I had a decent enough Compaq in '94 that I could play it. It was the most complicated game I had ever played, and I...

    X-com Apocalypse. I had missed the releases of the first two, because 1993. I had a decent enough Compaq in '94 that I could play it. It was the most complicated game I had ever played, and I still do, occasionally through DOSBox on Steam now.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on DnD Players: What are some of the favorite characters you've played? in ~games.tabletop

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    I love all of this.

    I love all of this.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on DnD Players: What are some of the favorite characters you've played? in ~games.tabletop

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    I was a player in a brief campaign for Strahd. The character was the grandnephew of Simon Belmont. I played him as a barbarian path of the storm herald. The plan was, with DM assistance, that he...

    I was a player in a brief campaign for Strahd. The character was the grandnephew of Simon Belmont. I played him as a barbarian path of the storm herald. The plan was, with DM assistance, that he was going to have a warhammer and whip, both made through adventuring. We only got through 4 or 5 sessions before it fell apart.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on How often do you visit your parents? in ~life

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    The last time I saw my folks was March-ish last year for my brother's birthday. Our relationship has deteriorated over politics and differences in belief systems. This is probably abrupt, but the...

    The last time I saw my folks was March-ish last year for my brother's birthday. Our relationship has deteriorated over politics and differences in belief systems. This is probably abrupt, but the next time I see them, it'll be to piss on their graves.

  9. Comment on What are your favorite sports, how they're different from other sports, and what do you like about them? in ~sports

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    Favorite sport is soccer/football. It was the first sport I played as a kid, and it has always just stuck for me. There's something about the athleticism needed to be able to run up and down the...

    Favorite sport is soccer/football. It was the first sport I played as a kid, and it has always just stuck for me. There's something about the athleticism needed to be able to run up and down the pitch for ninety minutes that fascinates me. It's a team sport, but the individual needs to excel as well.

    5 votes