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- Comment on Subnautica 2 teases new creatures and co-op among the coral 6 hours ago:
Fingers crossed that this is a genuine subnautica 2 and not another BZ.
1 is great with co-op mods, though it’s about as janky as one might expect. Still, it was a lot of fun building bases with friends, and going on submarine adventures.
- Comment on Logitech quietly raises prices on popular PC accessories by up to 25% after tariffs 1 day ago:
That’s literally what some companies are doing, to let consumers know that they aren’t price gouging them, and that it’s that dumbfuck’s fault.
- Comment on Future Chips Will Be Hotter Than Ever 3 days ago:
This was a really interesting article!
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 US price won’t increase after tariffs, but accessories will cost more 5 days ago:
Monday? I’ll see you in two hours! xD
- Comment on Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification 1 week ago:
Send them a pic of your sona
- Comment on Who else misses Battlefield 1943? 1 week ago:
BF1 with standard issue rifles was great. One week had standard issue only, and it was a ton of fun, but a lot of people whined because it was “too hard” lol. (Getting shot generally killed you).
BF1 was also one of the only games where shotguns were as powerful as their IRL counterparts. Once again, people complained that they’d get dropped by a shotgun 3x-4x the range of a video game shotgun. People didn’t realize that shotguns have an effective range greater than 2m IRL, lol. Unfortunately, all the standard weapons were nerfed, all the prototypes or three person guns were modified to be one person, and buffed. And unfortunately, that was the last game patch, so things were left horribly imbalanced in an otherwise amazing game. Still, WW1-era fighting and ship tactics still work.
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 1 week ago:
It’s a very good game! I loved Subnautica too :)
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 1 week ago:
Balatro!
- Comment on How do people develop feelings for someone? 1 week ago:
Perhaps it’s different where I live, but when one of my friends asked me out, I just told him that I unfortunately wasn’t interested in him, but I still wanted to be friends. We stayed close friends, and I actually introduced him to one of my other friends. They hit it off and are still together seven(ish) years later :)
They live in a different state right now, but we still have yearly get-togethers. I miss them and hope they can move here soon :)
- Comment on How do people develop feelings for someone? 1 week ago:
Oh man, I’d say just the opposite! Date your friends! You know them well, you become good friends before you ever even start dating, which is great for pacing, and you both probably share a lot in common.
There’s nothing quite like holding hands with your best friend, or quietly reading together. Or going skiing together ❤️
It’s how long term relationships have formed for a handful of my buddies. And it’s also how I met my spouse :)
While not everything works out, having a rock solid friendship can lead to an extremely strong relationship.
- Comment on How long before I can sleep on my memory foam mattress? 2 weeks ago:
I’d let it offgas for 24-72 hours at least. It smells awful. It’s probably something awful like VOCs, lol. Definitely keep a window open until it gets less stinky.
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 2 weeks ago:
District level heating is actually pretty efficient, some universities do the same thing on purpose to save on bills. Our relatively young city does it with the downtown skyscrapers for the same reason.
The other nice thing is that when you upgrade the heating system to be less carbon intensive, you can instantly have a ton of buildings all jump instantly to fewer emissions too.
- Comment on What vacuum should I buy for 66% carpets in 1500sqft condo? Sub $500 2 weeks ago:
I like the Miele I have, but I don’t know if you can find one for $500 CAD. It’s a great vacuum though.
- Comment on am i insane? 2 weeks ago:
Sounds like bipolar disorder, but you must consult a doctor about it, as we won’t know enough here.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 weeks ago:
Platinium :3
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 weeks ago:
Dropping the U’s from words such as “colour” - I get the simplification argument and I’d take or leave them, but I’m pro-U.
The pronunciation seems slightly different too, Color (Kolor) vs colour (coul-err). Or at least I pronounce them slightly differently depending on which word I read.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 weeks ago:
Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #58 - Black Mesa (Half-Life) 3 weeks ago:
Play them back to back! It offers a really nice juxtaposition. I did a whole half life playthrough with all the mainline games + VR and HL + BM :)
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #58 - Black Mesa (Half-Life) 3 weeks ago:
Black mesa is so insanely good.
- Comment on Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind? 4 weeks ago:
Well said!
- Comment on Why do we even do mens vs womens sizes for clothes? 4 weeks ago:
Stuff like ski boots, too. Men and women apparently have muscle groups placed in slightly different areas, so the boots are sculpted differently to account for that.
- Comment on The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst 4 weeks ago:
Judging by all the shark card crap they jammed into the last GTA, I fully expect them to shovel a bunch of crap in to make more money: $70 base games, deluxe editions, DLC, micro transactions, social club integration, required internet connections, all of it.
I miss the old GTAs before they got greedy.
- Comment on What is your bath mat situation? 1 month ago:
A wooden one? Can you send a picture? That actually sounds kinda interesting.
- Comment on What is your bath mat situation? 1 month ago:
We have those bathmats that are just mats without a rubber backing. The rubber backed ones tend to get really ratty and messed up in a dryer.
The pure cloth ones tend to last longer, imo. And they don’t make your clothes smell like rubber. White ones work best, as they can be bleached as needed.
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 1 month ago:
It’s like that scene in the Incredibles where Mr. Incredible gets inside the robot, and has it tear itself to pieces. Except an entire country. And ~88,000,000 people voted against self-destruction and are being dragged off a cliff.
- Comment on What ever happened to QAnon? 1 month ago:
It looks unrelated at first glance, but this basically sums up 2010-2023 in a nutshell for the crazies.
- Comment on UK’s offshore windfarms to be painted black to protect birds 1 month ago:
That sounds kinda cool, never seen a black windfarm before. Obligatory: youtu.be/O4irXQhgMqg
- Comment on Controversial Influencer Andrew Tate Reportedly Leaves Romania. 1 month ago:
Gross. We don’t want them. Have them go fuck up Russia or something. He looks like someone that doesn’t wash his ass because could be gay.
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 1 month ago:
Visit your local library for resources on sexual health and wellness! It’s good for you to know too. Everyone should know about the reproductive system, anatomy, STDs, how to prevent them, and what vaccines and medicines can treat or prevent STDs (For example, PrEP pills can make you nearly immune to HIV).
Fwiw, it is probably good to explain sexuality too. Or at least have books with solid sections that explain it. I always crushed on and dated girls, but then started getting nervous when I started finding boys cute too. It added a great deal of stress to my daily life. My parents thought I was straight, then kinda mangled it when I came out the first time.
There’s no instruction manual for raising kids, but like…you can definitely have the knowledge ready so that you aren’t caught off guard :)
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 2 months ago:
No, I don’t think so. Large portions of government like the CDC, USAID, FEMA and the IRS will take 20 years to rebuild, but the dialed in states like the West Coast will probably be largely fine. It’s just such an unnecessary waste of time, resources, and human lives.
Apparently some of us don’t remember our values unless they get their mouth curbstomped every 70 years and remember some serious pain and suffering. Then the majority of people start voting for people that weren’t dropped as babies and we will go back to a democracy again. Fuckin idiots.
In the meantime, enjoy the unencumbered spread of diseases like measles and HIV, preventable economic meltdowns from disassembling shit like the Fed, SEC and IRS and infrastructure stagnation due to gutting tax infrastructure and the firing of educated and experienced public workers that keep out road, bridges and internet working to say nothing of shit like sewers, water, power, rail, aviation, etc.
And just think, all of this rebuilding could have been prevented with one single vote for a normal candidate. We could have had 20 years of relative progress under our belt instead. 😊