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  1. Comment on Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Feet Don't Fail Me Now (NPR Tiny Desk) in ~music

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    You might like Benny Greb - Brass Band. I think he's got a couple albums in this style.

    You might like Benny Greb - Brass Band. I think he's got a couple albums in this style.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on "If you like _____, you might also like _____." - Music recommendation game in ~music

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    Purchased, thanks

    Purchased, thanks

    1 vote

  3. Comment on "If you like _____, you might also like _____." - Music recommendation game in ~music

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    Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?

    Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Lee Pace, Jared Harris to Star in Apple’s Isaac Asimov Series ‘Foundation’ in ~tv

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    Can't complain about the acting pedigree, but with the emp being a major star I'm not sure which direction they'd be going for the story. My memory is fuzzy but I recall the emp who interacted...

    Can't complain about the acting pedigree, but with the emp being a major star I'm not sure which direction they'd be going for the story. My memory is fuzzy but I recall the emp who interacted with Seldon (and was manipulated by the robot) being kind of a weak man, and he wasn't featured very heavily.

    Thoughts?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    I enjoyed Kaguya-sama: Love is War so much it was the first time I read the manga after seeing an anime. A second season was just announced, so I'm pretty happy about that. It strikes a really...

    I enjoyed Kaguya-sama: Love is War so much it was the first time I read the manga after seeing an anime. A second season was just announced, so I'm pretty happy about that. It strikes a really great balance of humor and genuine emotion; it also toys with tropes while turning them on their head often enough that you're kept guessing at what will happen next.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What's your SILLY unpopular opinion? in ~talk

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    About 13% hazelnuts, which is more than the amount of chocolate. It is mostly sugar and fat, not disputing that part. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutella

    About 13% hazelnuts, which is more than the amount of chocolate. It is mostly sugar and fat, not disputing that part.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutella

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What's your SILLY unpopular opinion? in ~talk

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    Pineapple on pizza is the Jar-Jar of food on the internet.

    Pineapple on pizza is the Jar-Jar of food on the internet.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What's your SILLY unpopular opinion? in ~talk

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    Ok, unpopular, sure... but why do you feel that way?

    Ok, unpopular, sure... but why do you feel that way?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    Wait, are you saying the NGE movies actually... make sense? I really disliked how little the series explained about what was happening and why it was happening. I was going to start in on the...

    Wait, are you saying the NGE movies actually... make sense? I really disliked how little the series explained about what was happening and why it was happening. I was going to start in on the moves when I finished the series but decided I hadn't enjoyed the series enough, in part thanks to this factor, to justify spending more hours of my life on the franchise.

  13. Comment on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - D23 special look in ~movies

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    Am I alone in thinking that unfolding saber looks silly?

    Am I alone in thinking that unfolding saber looks silly?

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration: The Conservation of George Inness' "The Roman Campagna" in ~arts

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    While I know basically nothing about fine art, I find this conservation process utterly fascinating. This is one of the simpler ones he's posted. There's one where the painting has literally been...

    While I know basically nothing about fine art, I find this conservation process utterly fascinating. This is one of the simpler ones he's posted. There's one where the painting has literally been ripped into 4 pieces and just overall thrashed that's (to me) even more impressive.

    That said, if someone had asked me "what tools do you think a painting conservationist would use?", "table saw" probably would not have been one of my answers.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on What are your unpopular anime opinions? in ~anime

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    Did you watch Houseki no Kuni? It's 80%-ish 3D, with I think 2D work on the character's faces.

    Did you watch Houseki no Kuni? It's 80%-ish 3D, with I think 2D work on the character's faces.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What the games industry can learn from Warframe in ~games.game_design

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    There is a minimap. Your teammates appear on the minimap. Players can put markers which everyone can see. The location of any mission objective is marked on the map.

    There is a minimap. Your teammates appear on the minimap. Players can put markers which everyone can see. The location of any mission objective is marked on the map.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Need for Speed Heat - Reveal Trailer in ~games

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    Oh yeah, MW 2012 was terrible for its DLC. I wasn't crazy about the "find cars to unlock them" thing in general, but the DLC integration was so bad. Fortunately they didn't do that in any games...

    Oh yeah, MW 2012 was terrible for its DLC. I wasn't crazy about the "find cars to unlock them" thing in general, but the DLC integration was so bad. Fortunately they didn't do that in any games since then. NFS 2015 didn't have any DLC iirc and Payback, while it did have microtransactions and loot boxes, only had car DLC as regular purchases.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Need for Speed Heat - Reveal Trailer in ~games

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    The community manager has confirmed on reddit that there are no loot boxes. There will be paid DLC and "collectibles marked on the map."...

    The community manager has confirmed on reddit that there are no loot boxes. There will be paid DLC and "collectibles marked on the map."

    https://old.reddit.com/r/needforspeed/comments/cq9c1n/under_the_hood_nfs_heat/ewuqqy4/?context=10000

    I'm still going to wait for the reviews, but this is at least one step in the right direction. I was really quite disappointed with Payback.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Who are your favourite female YouTubers? in ~talk

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    Simone's tumor isn't cancerous.

    Simone's tumor isn't cancerous.

    2 votes