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  • People whose parents have become fascist, how are you dealing with it?

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  • "You are what you eat". If someone only consumes fascist propaganda right-wing media, then they will become more fascist right-winged.

    To OOP: You might not be able to turn off their TV. But you should share unbiased or left-leaning articles, shows, news, etc. And try to get them to "eat" a more balanced diet.

  • The recent Steam censorship debacle actually sort of opened me up to adult games.

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  • There are novels that don't measure up to the writing of visual novels.

    There are comics that don't measure up to the art of visual novels.

    There are video games that are less engaging than visual novels.

    Broad generalizations like this are so useless. It's okay that you play one or two visual novels and they weren't for you. I don't particularly like visual novels either, but to discredit an entire genre because of it is just ignorant. I've played some visual novels that were excellent and pushed the boundaries of video games. See Slay the Princess and Doki Doki Literature Club. I'm playing Date Everything right now, it's not exactly innovative, but I'm having fun with it.

  • So so unfair

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  • Hormones can play a role as well. Anecdotally, my wife's hair during pregnancy became fuller and less brittle. Duckduckgo "pregnancy hair". A monthly cycle, being on hormonal birth control, etc. will likely have some effect. I definitely agree that genetics does play a bigger role, but claiming that gender/sex plays no role is definitely incorrect.

  • So proud!

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  • I like how OOP gets the name wrong also. Shane not Shawn. It really makes it feel extra condescending.

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    Would the creation and implementation of a bona fide Dyson sphere megastructure to capture energy more directly from a star ever be feasible or viable were it to succeed? Can the risk be underwritten?

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  • Well, I'm pretty sure the Earth is in orbit around a star [citation needed], so I would think solar panels on Earth would also be in orbit around a star.

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    Would the creation and implementation of a bona fide Dyson sphere megastructure to capture energy more directly from a star ever be feasible or viable were it to succeed? Can the risk be underwritten?

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  • I mean, I suppose that technically a lone satellite with solar panels in orbit around the Sun is probably an extremely limited form of a Dyson sphere --- it's not as if there's some firm lower bound on what percentage of energy output from the star that needs to be captured. One could presumably scale up incrementally.

    By that definition the solar panels that are already on the Earth are a tiny Dyson swarm. And honestly, I approve.

  • Cursed

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  • What? No. The divisibility of the side lengths have nothing to do with this.

    The problem is what's the smallest square that can contain 17 identical squares. If there were 16 squares it would be simply 4x4.

  • Which are your favorite podcasts about programming?

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  • RIP Coding Blocks. I listened to them for years but they are on a permanent hiatus.

  • Is a HDD still useful for gaming in 2025?

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  • I used to do that. But then I realized it was faster to redownload than copy over from my HDD. I have gigabit fiber internet though.

    Edit: I had a really crappy HDD though

  • Vampires

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  • Agnostic Vampire: Foolish hunter, I am far more powerful than you. You have no chance at success.

    Hunter: Yeah, I really don't know. You look really strong but I'm really strong too.

    Agnostic Vampire: Ahhh!!! Your uncertainty weakens me!

    Hunter: Oh wow, this feels like a trap. Now I'm even more uncertain.

    Agnostic Vampire: Ahhhhh!!!

  • Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan Answers DnD Questions

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  • They upload a ton to YouTube, but it's mostly on their shorts channel. I'm sure they upload to TikTok and stuff also.

  • It's 2025 now, what are the games you'll be starting the year with?

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  • Psychonauts 2. I picked it up for 80% off during the autumn Steam sale and just getting around to playing it.

    I also picked up It Takes Two and have been playing that with my wife.

  • People who charge/discharge between 20-80%, how's your device?

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  • My Pixel 8a has this built in, the setting is called Charging Optimization, and will limit the charge to 80%.

  • How do you guys feel about the Pomodoro Technique?

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  • Use it for tasks you tend to put off and don't use it for tasks you tend to hyperfocus.

    Right now I mostly use it for boring time-consuming chores, otherwise I don't bother.

    I will hyperfocus when I am coding at work, so I never use it then

  • Chat, what do you see?

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  • I love diablo-likes, but they're also really annoying.

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  • +1 for Halls of Torment

    It's a really solid entry in the rogue-lite vampire-survivors-like genre that Diablo enjoyers could pick up really easily

  • If you could only have 1GB of entertainment data, what would it be?

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  • What are you going to do with the other 900mb?

  • Steam has now reached 38 million concurrent users

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  • Maybe, maybe not. As equity holders get older they may be looking to cash out so they can fuel their retirements.

    I don't think that's something Gabe is interested in, but we're talking about what will happen when he dies.

  • Steam has now reached 38 million concurrent users

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  • Never say never, but I don't think it's going to happen while Gabe is in charge

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    Whoa, you're a hacker!

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    self-taught developer

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    Personally, I like my milk and sugar with a little bit of coffee

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    Elon Musk Certified Genius*

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    People on the street might assume you're homeless though

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    The customer is always right. 🪞

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    It still counts if I only used it in a 3 day hackathon 7 years ago, right?

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    The Programmers' Credo

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    Are you still using AI tools to help with development?

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    AbstractObjectFactoryBuilderFactoryInator

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    COBOL inheritance

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    👨‍💻🟰🧙‍♂️❔

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    I'm looking forward to new O'Reilly book