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  1. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    Yeah, the "buy three and get a big discount" sales are pretty annoying. I rarely want more than one of something even though I have a family.

    Yeah, the "buy three and get a big discount" sales are pretty annoying. I rarely want more than one of something even though I have a family.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    Oof, yeah that sounds rough. I moved across the country a couple of years ago and Aldi was in both places, so I figured they had a pretty good penetration in the country.

    Oof, yeah that sounds rough. I moved across the country a couple of years ago and Aldi was in both places, so I figured they had a pretty good penetration in the country.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Meet in Minneapolis? in ~talk

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    I moved my family to the Twin Cities area a couple of years ago so I may be interested. It likely comes down to if I can get any of my (older) kids to go as it seems like the sort of thing they'd...

    I moved my family to the Twin Cities area a couple of years ago so I may be interested. It likely comes down to if I can get any of my (older) kids to go as it seems like the sort of thing they'd enjoy. I'm DM you if it looks like we're going to go.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    I agree with you on how many stores have simply started punished customers that don't have their loyalty cards, but I'd argue that Trader Joes is not particularly affordable. Aldi is significantly...

    I agree with you on how many stores have simply started punished customers that don't have their loyalty cards, but I'd argue that Trader Joes is not particularly affordable. Aldi is significantly cheaper than Trader Joes, and even the regular grocery stores are cheaper (without the loyalty cards) than Trader Joes. I honestly can't understand why they are so busy/popular. Maybe they have good sales that people are after?

    10 votes

  5. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    This can be true depending on which game of the series we're talking about, but only out of combat and I personally rarely found it worth the hassle. A tangent, but the QoL feature a lot of newer...

    This can be true depending on which game of the series we're talking about, but only out of combat and I personally rarely found it worth the hassle.

    A tangent, but the QoL feature a lot of newer turn based RPGs have where you fully heal after combat really does take out some manual drudgery and it lets them go a little harder in the fights because they know you are starting with full health.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    Ah thanks, makes sense.

    Ah thanks, makes sense.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    During the course of the game, Frog goes from good to great to highly medicore and then with his upgraded masmune and skills becomes useful at the end. Ayla just scales differently and is the...

    During the course of the game, Frog goes from good to great to highly medicore and then with his upgraded masmune and skills becomes useful at the end. Ayla just scales differently and is the fastest and strongest physical character in the game which is always good for a boss fight.

    3 votes

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

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    Thanks! I just replied. It is nuts just how different Act 3 is. Stephenson did this with a later book, but he made the crazy part as a sequel. The first book (Reamde) is basically a believable...

    Thanks! I just replied. It is nuts just how different Act 3 is. Stephenson did this with a later book, but he made the crazy part as a sequel. The first book (Reamde) is basically a believable tech focused story in more or less the current timeframe. The sequel (Fall; or, Dodge in Hell) starts years later and gets BONKERS. I didn't hate it, but much like Act 3 of Seveneves, I am not sure I can recommend it to many people. I got both books on clearance for like 80% off, so I can't complain I guess, but I'd argue that unless you can get them from your library or borrow them, save your money.

    Edit: I did want to point out that the world building in the bonkers sequels is incredibly interesting and may be worth reading it for. It feels almost prescient with the current AI stuff.

  9. Comment on Daily book: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (hard science fiction) in ~books

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    It was me! I had a feeling you'd feel this way, it really drastically ruins the take away of the book, but I still kinda like it in a perverse way. In a lot of books I sometimes dwell on the story...

    It was me! I had a feeling you'd feel this way, it really drastically ruins the take away of the book, but I still kinda like it in a perverse way. In a lot of books I sometimes dwell on the story for a bit after I finish and wonder how the world would move on after the crazy finale. Well Stephenson did exactly that and perhaps the lesson is that we were better off not knowing!

  10. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    Yeah, I have always found that if you don't go in with status immunity on every character, the lavos fight can be a nightmare with bad luck. And if you don't take out both of his arms at the same...

    Yeah, I have always found that if you don't go in with status immunity on every character, the lavos fight can be a nightmare with bad luck. And if you don't take out both of his arms at the same time, you can have your status immunity taken away. The fight can be rough, but I think maybe I have just done it enough to know what works well. My goto team for lavos is Chrono, Ayla, and Frog. Ayla and Frog have the best dual tech for healing AND one of the best dual techs for single target attack. Chrono is usually on item duty and throwing out luminaire when possible.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    My favorite ending has always been the reptite one because of how wacky it is. Interestly, I thought that there were only 12 endings while that wiki you linked shows 13. Was the 13th added in one...

    My favorite ending has always been the reptite one because of how wacky it is. Interestly, I thought that there were only 12 endings while that wiki you linked shows 13. Was the 13th added in one of the remasters? The wiki mentions how it previews Chrono Cross, so it could be.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    This is pretty typical of older RPGs because you get new skills that effectively replace the older ones as you get higher in level. Final Fantasy games were the epitome of this with their...

    This is pretty typical of older RPGs because you get new skills that effectively replace the older ones as you get higher in level. Final Fantasy games were the epitome of this with their literally numbered elemental spells (numbered in the US translations at least). In Chrono Trigger, at least you can get the double and triple techs that can vary depending on the group you are running with.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    That's awesome that you still have a CRT setup for emulation. I had to give up my last CRTs a few years ago due to space concerns.

    That's awesome that you still have a CRT setup for emulation. I had to give up my last CRTs a few years ago due to space concerns.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    I played on my SNES classic, but I've played it on SNES, emulated, DS, and Android previously.

    I played on my SNES classic, but I've played it on SNES, emulated, DS, and Android previously.

  15. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    I'm really curious why you had such a hard time with Lavos at that level of the game. It makes me think that perhaps you didn't get the end game items for your characters (every character has a...

    I'm really curious why you had such a hard time with Lavos at that level of the game. It makes me think that perhaps you didn't get the end game items for your characters (every character has a semi-difficult to locate weapon and there are few top tier armor sets) or your didn't have a good party setup. If you try to do the fight when you are too low your fight generally just end quickly because you can't sustain the damage from Lavos's more annoying attacks, but once you can either through leveling or gear it shouldn't be that bad. The end game weapons can be VERY significant from a damage perspective, so maybe that was the case. Also you should be using some of the better double or triple techs when you can as they tend hit really hard or can be the better choice for healing.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on CGA-2025-10 🕹ī¸â° đŸ—ēī¸ 🐸 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏ī¸ Chrono Trigger in ~games

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    I'm actually still playing the game as I was already playing a couple of other games. I have no intention of not finishing even though our month is over. I've beaten the game a dozen times over...

    I'm actually still playing the game as I was already playing a couple of other games. I have no intention of not finishing even though our month is over. I've beaten the game a dozen times over the years, so it is more like a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Looking for a beginner turntable and near field speaker in ~hobbies

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    LP60XBT is essentially identical except that it has a bluetooth module. It was only a $20 when I got mine and I didn't need bluetooth so I opted for the other model, but yeah it will mostly likely...

    LP60XBT is essentially identical except that it has a bluetooth module. It was only a $20 when I got mine and I didn't need bluetooth so I opted for the other model, but yeah it will mostly likely have the same issues. The Sony PS-LX310BT was nearly the same price as the LP60XBT when I bought it, and while I do like it quite a bit more, it isn't worth the significantly inflated price I am seeing at the moment. Sorry, I don't have any other options that I have had first hand experience on right now.

    One, last point I'd like to make is that I am not trying to paint all AudioTechnica turn tables as bad. Their mid range and high end tables are quite good from what I have read and I have seen them in person and they look and feel so much nicer. Those just aren't within the budget you mentioned and their "budget" model didn't work out well for me.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    As far as I know the logger only allows you to create static rule exceptions one specific resource at a time, which can get really nuts on some heavy sites and also doesn't work if the URIs are...

    As far as I know the logger only allows you to create static rule exceptions one specific resource at a time, which can get really nuts on some heavy sites and also doesn't work if the URIs are dynamic. I think the only way to get more broad rules is to write you own filter or rule under settings.

  19. Comment on Necesse | Version 1.0 is now live in ~games

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    Necesse is great, a cool mix of Terraria and Rimworld. The changes for 1.0 look pretty huge, so I'll probably give it another playthrough after I finish the games I am playing.

    Necesse is great, a cool mix of Terraria and Rimworld. The changes for 1.0 look pretty huge, so I'll probably give it another playthrough after I finish the games I am playing.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    The dynamic filtering gives you similar, but "broader" controls, if that makes sense. Here is an example: let's say that you were at a typical site that had a bunch of third party content loaded,...

    The dynamic filtering gives you similar, but "broader" controls, if that makes sense. Here is an example: let's say that you were at a typical site that had a bunch of third party content loaded, but blocking the entire domain break this site because it hosts some of the css rules. In uMatrix, it has different content columns that you could selectively block/allow, so you could just allow css and block everything else (scripts, XHR requests, frames, etc). In uBlock you can only unblock the entire domain. You can probably simulate everything uMatrix can do with specific site rules, but it would be just awful to do and configure.

    There were also a few other rarely used features in uMatrix like being able to spoof the referrer header, a toggle to block web workers, and a few other things I can't recall at the moment.

    If you know of a way to do these things in uBlock in a friendly way, please please share as it would make my day. All this being said, I am not using uMatrix anymore due to lack of development, and uBlock is "good enough".