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  1. Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food

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    In my little part of the UK, the McD near me (and KFC actually) are always wedged up with delivery drivers and riders. They get priority service on their orders, and the numbers of them make the...

    In my little part of the UK, the McD near me (and KFC actually) are always wedged up with delivery drivers and riders. They get priority service on their orders, and the numbers of them make the drive through queues totally excessive. The laughably small number of 'grill parking' slots are never available and the entire area is a morass of cars.

    If you thought to bypass the chaos by walking there and sitting down, the food priority for the delivery services mean long waits for mediocre cold expensive food substitute.

    Not a fan.

    6 votes
  2. Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) in ~movies

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    Ah man The Orville was peak. I miss it

    Ah man The Orville was peak. I miss it

    2 votes
  3. Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) in ~movies

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    I've stayed away from SNW due to being burned twice before. I never thought I'd stop watching Trek, but the 90 minutes total of actually good Picard, and the ridiculousness of Disco just wore me...

    I've stayed away from SNW due to being burned twice before. I never thought I'd stop watching Trek, but the 90 minutes total of actually good Picard, and the ridiculousness of Disco just wore me down.

    Worth watching then?

    Edit: okay then! Will try and catch it.

    3 votes
  4. Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) in ~movies

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    I enjoyed the D&D movie, but the thought of another modern Trek film fills me with trepidation. And this is from someone who liked Enterprise.

    I enjoyed the D&D movie, but the thought of another modern Trek film fills me with trepidation. And this is from someone who liked Enterprise.

    4 votes
  5. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    I just like opening the bags of beans and decanting them into my vac jars. What an aroma.

    I just like opening the bags of beans and decanting them into my vac jars. What an aroma.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books

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    I always try and buy direct from author for ebooks where I can. Sometimes it works.

    I always try and buy direct from author for ebooks where I can. Sometimes it works.

    1 vote
  7. Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books

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    Thanks, I’ll try a private window to get rid of cookies and a few different exit nodes.

    Thanks, I’ll try a private window to get rid of cookies and a few different exit nodes.

    2 votes
  8. Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books

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    Where /does/ it work? I'm interested and if I can vpn there, I'll check out the page :)

    Where /does/ it work? I'm interested and if I can vpn there, I'll check out the page :)

    1 vote
  9. Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books

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    I tried hopping all over the world with Mullvad and it didn't work in Canada, USA, Mexico, Thailand, or anywhere else I tried. Maybe it has some kind of anti VPN measure. Oh, it's tagged as...

    I tried hopping all over the world with Mullvad and it didn't work in Canada, USA, Mexico, Thailand, or anywhere else I tried. Maybe it has some kind of anti VPN measure. Oh, it's tagged as region-locked, but who knows where

    2 votes
  10. Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books

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    Not available in UK either.

    Not available in UK either.

    3 votes
  11. Comment on Tildes Book Club - We are Legion (We are Bob) - How is it going? in ~books

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    Hrm. This is a tricky thing to do in an unspoilery way now isn't it. I'm about 4/5ths of the way through the first omnibus - "Cordelia's Honour" You?

    Hrm. This is a tricky thing to do in an unspoilery way now isn't it.

    I'm about 4/5ths of the way through the first omnibus - "Cordelia's Honour"

    You?

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Tildes Book Club - We are Legion (We are Bob) - How is it going? in ~books

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    I'm not in or doing Book Club, but thanks everyone for showing me my next series read! This sounds pog. I've got a lot of time left to spend with Vorkosigan but once that's all done, I'll be in...

    I'm not in or doing Book Club, but thanks everyone for showing me my next series read! This sounds pog. I've got a lot of time left to spend with Vorkosigan but once that's all done, I'll be in the universe of Bob.

    4 votes
  13. Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech

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    Thanks for that. I did move to GrapheneOS from Calyx, because I really couldn't work with Micro G any more, and the sandboxed play services solved my problem. So many projects seem to have...

    Thanks for that. I did move to GrapheneOS from Calyx, because I really couldn't work with Micro G any more, and the sandboxed play services solved my problem. So many projects seem to have problems like this, it's a shame.

  14. Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech

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    I used to use Calyx, what happened to them? Drama? Any links?

    I used to use Calyx, what happened to them? Drama? Any links?

    2 votes
  15. Comment on Is 67 just brain rot? in ~humanities.languages

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    Being at 6s and 7s is to be discombobulated or unwell in my lexicon. Source: am old.

    Being at 6s and 7s is to be discombobulated or unwell in my lexicon.

    Source: am old.

    7 votes
  16. Comment on Why Disney ditched ‘Doctor Who’ in ~tv

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    I've been watching since Tom Baker, I think I was 6 when I started watching. Been a fan ever since. The show certainly has had its ups and ups over the years for sure. I can't say that I've...

    I've been watching since Tom Baker, I think I was 6 when I started watching. Been a fan ever since.

    The show certainly has had its ups and ups over the years for sure. I can't say that I've actively disliked any of it though. I even got a kick out of The Happiness Patrol, which many consider a classic Who nadir, I suppose.

    Was on a work trip the other day and spotted a Dalek in the BBC Television centre I was walking past. That was cool. Had to get a selfie. And at a recent comic con got a photo with an Ood cosplayer :) I think he was happy anyone recognised an Ood :)

    4 votes
  17. Comment on People with a very good memory: does that make it harder to forgive? in ~talk

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    My memories of my child growing up are filled with detail on the joyful moments, and hazy on the difficult ones. All the birthdays, trips away, all the smiles and laughs, I have lots of detail....

    My memories of my child growing up are filled with detail on the joyful moments, and hazy on the difficult ones. All the birthdays, trips away, all the smiles and laughs, I have lots of detail. The broken bone incident, the need for an operation, those kind of events are much more abstract memories.

    2 votes
  18. Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech

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    When postman went down the pan, I started building a library of Hurl scripts. That’s suited me fine and is great for test automation. https://hurl.dev/

    When postman went down the pan, I started building a library of Hurl scripts. That’s suited me fine and is great for test automation.

    https://hurl.dev/

    1 vote
  19. Comment on Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in ~games

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    Presumably that would also allow the full gamut of mods to be installed for games installed in the traditional PC manner via steam or other means. Interesting.

    Presumably that would also allow the full gamut of mods to be installed for games installed in the traditional PC manner via steam or other means. Interesting.

    4 votes
  20. Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp

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    Ah yea Sublime text. I like that I can use my license on my work PC which is Windows, and also on what little of KDE I still use, and also on Mac OS. Top software.

    Ah yea Sublime text. I like that I can use my license on my work PC which is Windows, and also on what little of KDE I still use, and also on Mac OS. Top software.

    1 vote