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  1. Comment on Gwynne Shotwell, the woman making SpaceX’s moonshot a reality in ~space

  2. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 1 in ~news

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    What are you quoting from? Article 1 Section 5 doesn’t say what you wrote there, and neither of the other articles has a 5th section. If you go to Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution, then...

    What are you quoting from? Article 1 Section 5 doesn’t say what you wrote there, and neither of the other articles has a 5th section. If you go to Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution, then you’ll see exactly what Eji1700 referenced regarding the Senate having the sole power to try all impeachments.

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  3. Comment on Bought my first Steam Deck after seeing the deep discounts on refurbs...what should i know as a first time Steam Deck/PC gamer? in ~games

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    Just as a heads up, instead of ProtonUp-Qt, if you’re using Decky you can use Wine Cellar while staying in game mode to manage ProtonGE and some others too.

    Just as a heads up, instead of ProtonUp-Qt, if you’re using Decky you can use Wine Cellar while staying in game mode to manage ProtonGE and some others too.

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  4. Comment on Humble Choice - October 2023 in ~games

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    I played the Quarry on ps5 with my wife (swapped off control of characters, no proper multiplayer) and we enjoyed it. Did the same with one of their earlier games (Until Dawn) so it was nice...

    I played the Quarry on ps5 with my wife (swapped off control of characters, no proper multiplayer) and we enjoyed it. Did the same with one of their earlier games (Until Dawn) so it was nice seeing how they’d improved on the same type of systems.

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  5. Comment on Smart home automation - tip, tricks, advice? in ~life.home_improvement

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    I think they're in the clear for the immediate future at least. They're in stock with their new Red Series 2-1 switch and the new Blue 2-1, so you've got the choice of either Zwave or Zigbee...

    I think they're in the clear for the immediate future at least. They're in stock with their new Red Series 2-1 switch and the new Blue 2-1, so you've got the choice of either Zwave or Zigbee today. They have a Zigbee Fan switch and I think the plan is to mirror that with a Zwave offering as well but I don't see it listed, so checking into that.

    There is a lot on the upcoming product list and I'd add a few months to any expected timelines if you're interested in one of those just because something always comes up. However for the switches they've got out now, I'd feel very confident with them and I know they're trying to prioritize keeping inventory set.

    I think the Zigbee choice was primarily because it was a lot easier to source Zigbee chips during the pandemic than it was with Zwave since there was only a single manufacturer for those. Zigbee is also a larger market, smart bulbs skew a lot more towards Zigbee than Zwave, etc. I started with Zwave and was concerned about wifi interference, but it hasn't been bad at all for me. Just have to set channels up so you don't overlap and you'll be ok.

  6. Comment on Smart home automation - tip, tricks, advice? in ~life.home_improvement

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    Are you pretty tech-savvy/willing to tinker? Home Assistant is fantastic and has gotten far more accessible as time has progressed, but still requires a bit more effort than some of the...

    Are you pretty tech-savvy/willing to tinker? Home Assistant is fantastic and has gotten far more accessible as time has progressed, but still requires a bit more effort than some of the alternatives. I would definitely consider it worthwhile, but it also depends on the user too :)

    For lighting, I'm extremely partial to Inovelli and their light switches (bonus is they're local to you in Michigan). I initially was looking at bulbs, but the cost of replacing all my lights with something like Hue (which now is off the table for me given the forcing users to use their app) was just really high. It doesn't mean replacing all the switches is cheap either, but I don't think you can match Inovelli's features for the price point and their community is fantastic.

    Re use cases, a lot of things are covered by what others have already said, but something I really like is using contact sensors on my doors that then turn on the lights when I open them at night. For example, coming home from the store or work when it's dark out, open the door and lights come on in case your hands are full, etc.

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  7. Comment on I'm generally confused about dating women in ~life.men

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    Adding on to what Sodliddesu mentioned, what are you doing for first dates? Instead of the normal interview type thing over dinner, have you considered seeing if someone wants to do an escape room...

    Adding on to what Sodliddesu mentioned, what are you doing for first dates? Instead of the normal interview type thing over dinner, have you considered seeing if someone wants to do an escape room or similar experience first? That breaks the ice a bit and lets you both see how you work together some, then go grab coffee or something light?

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  8. Comment on I'm generally confused about dating women in ~life.men

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    I’ve always taken that to refer to having casual sex or finding the type of people they click with etc. Nothing is wrong with monogamy and I know personally I can’t imagine being able to be a good...

    I’ve always taken that to refer to having casual sex or finding the type of people they click with etc.

    Nothing is wrong with monogamy and I know personally I can’t imagine being able to be a good spouse to more than one person anyway :)

  9. Comment on I'm generally confused about dating women in ~life.men

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    That's good to recognize up front so you can make sure you're on the same page when you are dating someone. I know for me (similar focus on wanting something serious), it seemed like you really...

    That's good to recognize up front so you can make sure you're on the same page when you are dating someone. I know for me (similar focus on wanting something serious), it seemed like you really don't see that mindset as often until mid to late twenties or so for most people. There's a lot of desire to just have fun or do certain things in life before 'settling down'. Not sure your age or the age of women you're dating, but I guess trying to say depending on where you fall in on that, it could play a role in the dating pool you're looking at too?

    There are a ton of great posts here already and I don't want to take away from them, but I would especially take another look through cinnamontrout and Wolf_359's posts. There's a lot of really good advice in there that resonates with my experience. A couple things in particular are the 'vetting' that goes on via a friend group or just in life around one another as well as just focusing on making friends (and especially more female friends). Wolf's comment about the bar being on the floor matches up with stories I've heard from women in my life as well. Just being a stand up guy and having those friendships is way more likely to help you find someone that you'll actually connect with.

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  10. Comment on I'm generally confused about dating women in ~life.men

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    Regarding the commonalities you mention with happy couples, I'd suggest including communication in that list. I think for any relationship to really thrive, you need to be able to talk openly and...

    Regarding the commonalities you mention with happy couples, I'd suggest including communication in that list. I think for any relationship to really thrive, you need to be able to talk openly and honestly with one another. That doesn't mean throwing tact out the window, and there are certainly good and bad times to bring up different subjects, but as a whole if you're not able to 'be heard' and 'hear' the other person, you're in for a really rough time.

    What are you looking for? Do you just want to go on dates and have casual relationships, are you looking for someone for the long-term, do you want to get married? Advice is probably going to vary a lot depending on this as what you want out of it.

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  11. Comment on Tildes ReExtended has been updated and is also back on the Chrome Web Store again in ~tildes

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    Is it possible to request a setting to randomly assign colors to usernames (I believe this is how Extended worked?) with the ability to override with the specific labels in ReExtended? That way I...

    Is it possible to request a setting to randomly assign colors to usernames (I believe this is how Extended worked?) with the ability to override with the specific labels in ReExtended? That way I can easily enable it and follow conversations, but if I want to highlight certain users with their own labels then I can set them in ReExtended.

    Definitely agreed on it being seamless, easy to use and appreciate your work on it!

    10 votes

  12. Comment on The man who broke bowling – Jason Belmonte in ~sports

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    Thanks for the link, I'll check it out! I think that's a fair point re golf, motorsports and even other sports too. It's interesting to see how the culture in different sports shifts with time and...

    Thanks for the link, I'll check it out! I think that's a fair point re golf, motorsports and even other sports too. It's interesting to see how the culture in different sports shifts with time and newer generations picking it up.

    Or when the culture can squash potential improvement...I remember a podcast episode talking about underhanded free throws in basketball having a higher success rate but it didn't look as 'cool' and peer pressure resulted in it never really taking off (found an example source).

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  13. Comment on The man who broke bowling – Jason Belmonte in ~sports

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    I've never really followed bowling, but this came across one of my RSS feeds and I found it really well written and interesting.

    I've never really followed bowling, but this came across one of my RSS feeds and I found it really well written and interesting.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway Thread: July 2023 in ~games

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    $46.58, I really like the concept of this!

    $46.58, I really like the concept of this!

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  16. Comment on Medieval Myth Busting - Arrows vs Armour 2, using historically accurate reproductions from time of the Battle of Agincourt (1415) in ~humanities.history

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    Oh I’m definitely checking those out, that’s super cool!

    Oh I’m definitely checking those out, that’s super cool!

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  17. Comment on Medieval Myth Busting - Arrows vs Armour 2, using historically accurate reproductions from time of the Battle of Agincourt (1415) in ~humanities.history

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    Thanks for sharing these, I was completely unaware of the channel and the update video took me down a rabbit hole I wasn’t expecting today but really enjoyed learning from!

    Thanks for sharing these, I was completely unaware of the channel and the update video took me down a rabbit hole I wasn’t expecting today but really enjoyed learning from!

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  18. Comment on Tildes fundraiser June 2023: Encourage an app developer (me) to work on a Tildes app faster, by donating to Tildes (not me)! in ~tildes

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    Have you considered selling Tildes merch to raise more money also? You’ve got a pretty sweet logo that would lend itself to just going on some shirts/hats/hoodies, etc.

    Have you considered selling Tildes merch to raise more money also? You’ve got a pretty sweet logo that would lend itself to just going on some shirts/hats/hoodies, etc.

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  19. Comment on Diablo IV discussion thread in ~games

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    I've been using this twisted blades build. Not there yet with gear, etc but I had initially done the twisting blades build with shadow infusion and it was strong but I lacked survivability. I stay...

    I've been using this twisted blades build. Not there yet with gear, etc but I had initially done the twisting blades build with shadow infusion and it was strong but I lacked survivability. I stay alive a lot more with this one fortunately.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Steam Deck or ASUS ROG Ally? in ~games

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    That’s fair re outside, you might be able to get away with an anti glare screen protector if you wanted to give that a shot? I haven’t ended up really using mine outside as it’d need the...

    That’s fair re outside, you might be able to get away with an anti glare screen protector if you wanted to give that a shot? I haven’t ended up really using mine outside as it’d need the brightness cranked up and shorten battery life too much away from a charger for me.