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Oshi no Ko - Episode 9 Discussion

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Is the baking soda T-shirt non-canon, as in just a nod from the author/director to the reader/viewer? I don't see how it would make sense plot-wise, Kana putting it on would be a sign of wholesomeness and friendship with Ruby which really doesn't fit when Kana recently threatened to punch Ruby in the jaw, and is herself feeling down for Aquatic reasons.

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How does everyone feel about Oneplus phones?

My OnePlus 6 is just short of 4 full years of use, with LineageOS of course. It's been great and I'd keep it for another few years if I were able to buy a new, genuine replacement battery; all the vendors I see offering one are dubious. The OP6 has excellent hardware for the price I paid for it back in 2019, excellent software thanks to LineageOS support, all while having Dual SIM/microSD (shared slot, used for second SIM by me) and a headphone jack. Earlier, my daily driver was a OnePlus X which I was also happy with for the same reasons. Now that 4 years of battery wear are pushing me towards replacement, I will jump ship only because newer OnePlus phones have impractical display aspect ratios, way too long and narrow for my needs; I consider a phone's display to be as good as the largest 16:9 rectangle that can fit into it.

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Is there a safe way to do stuff without a vpn?

It's mostly torrents that are dangerous without a VPN, since as a torrent user you're also redistributing the content in question, and the peer-to-peer nature of them makes you very visible to copyright trolls.

Direct download is generally much safer. Specifics vary by jurisdiction, but in many countries merely downloading (or streaming) a pirated copy of a game or film is not a criminal offense, and is not in practice vulnerable to a civil lawsuit either.

Avoid torrents, know good direct download sites (these will vary by what content you're interested in, look around using various search engines to get around DMCA delistings), use rudimentary privacy protections like private DNS and HTTPS-only mode in your browser, and you'll get far without a VPN.

Tor is also a powerful, free option, but it's generally overkill for non-torrent piracy and very hard to configure for torrents.

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Dual Boot?

After five years of dual booting, I ditched windows for good in 2022 and it's proven to have been an excellent decision. Managing two systems is way more of a hassle than the occasional (and increasingly rare) hiccup in running a game on Linux.

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PC players, what is your preferred way of playing the game?

I do play with a controller (Steam Deck) often, but K&M is king for me. I can't imagine clearing the current abyss on anything but K&M. The convenience of mouse look and the responsiveness of keyboard movement are awesome. On a side note, the Steam Deck's grip buttons are very nice, enabling character switching without letting go of the left stick, and the touch screen comes in handy for menuing and actions such as gadget use.