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What is something you SHOULD cheap out on?
Video games. Unless it's a game I play with friends I typically wait for it to drop in price significantly.
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What is something you SHOULD cheap out on?
Video games. Unless it's a game I play with friends I typically wait for it to drop in price significantly.
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Why do people like American Psycho?
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I always thought that was the point of it. To be comment on the absurdity of stereotypical businessmen of the time. All wearing the same "uniform," using the same business cards, indistinguishable from one another.
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Technology has come a long way
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I worked in an office environment that regularly interacted with field workers. They would often give us grief about how easy our jobs are (being in an air conditioned office, on chairs, etc). Two of them got injured and in order to keep them earning a paycheck, and keep their sick hours, they came to help us in the office. They were supposed to be on restrictive duty for months I believe. Within two weeks they begged to go back into the field doing anything except helping us. Haven't heard any grief from them since. Haha.
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Romance author gets locked out of Google Docs for “inappropriate” content
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Original Wired article says later in it that Google thought she was spamming. This is relayed through the author though and not Google directly.
And you're right. She still had all her work, just couldn't share it.
Also, I haven't read the author's content, but nothing I saw when I searched the name seems to indicate it was CP. Also, the fact that Google didn't remove the content entirely indicates it wasn't illegal content.
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Anon has nerdy hobbies
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Isn't "women" preferable over both terms? Pretty sure if I used the term "girls" around most women I know they'd find it offensive. But most women I know are between 25 and 50 years old.
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Do you think that dating is hard sometimes...?
I met my wife dating online. Before that it was brutal. Lots of ignored messages. Lots of messaging that just ended (often on the woman's end, but sometimes on my end). And plenty of first dates.
When I first started dating I wasn't picky. Basically any girl interested in me, I'd show interest. Eventually I actually applied myself to dating with purpose. This helped a bit as I was often times being the one to make the decision whether or not to even meet up with a woman. I made sure they met my criteria and wanted the same things as I did. And doing this required that I was honest with myself. I didn't want to party, I wanted children, I wanted someone who would challenge me and call me out on my bullshit, but I also needed someone who wasn't overly sensitive as I am often quite blunt and speak without thinking.
Basically I had to shift from wasting my time with anyone to getting right to the point and making sure our values and trajectories in life aligned. This filtered out a lot of women. Either immediately because we didn't want the same things or because they were put off by my directness.
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Wisconsin police kill student who came to middle school with a gun
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The firearm is called the great equalizer for a reason.
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FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency
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That doesn't say anything about lethal range. It just says they won't allow it to be lower than the ISS's orbit. It could be because of "lethal range" or it could be that they want as little crap in the way of routes to and from the ISS.
I looked over the article (albeit very quickly) just in case you didn't quote enough of the article on accident and I didn't see anything about lethality. I could have missed it or I'm not reading between the lines (maybe missing their meaning in the article).
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These AI generated pics are becoming impossible to spot
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I noticed the fire and I noticed the tent. I was too distracted by the hands to notice that the fire was in the tent... What has AI images done to me? Haha.
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CDs are better than vinyl and most people listen to music on systems that sound dreadful
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This is why when I want to support an artist I purchase vinyl. I get better art than the CD and it looks better on a shelf than a CD. Vinyl isn't about audio quality. It's about collecting, supporting the artist, and the experience.
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Thanks AT&T!
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Because people finance their phones with AT&T, usually without realizing it. "Free" phones and discounted phones are not usually free or discounted. You're forced to stay with them to get the discount off each month. I hate it because I'd rather just pay for my phone outright and be done, but then you actually pay more.
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Anon applies for a job
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And this is why you never say no to a job posting just because you think you're not qualified. Apply anyway. You might be exactly what they're looking for and be an otherwise great fit.
Every job I've had except for my first retail job I have not met the posted requirements, but I've been able to either learn on the job or proved in the interview process that I know the subject matter despite not having the degree.
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How are these actual Spotify subscription tiers? It honestly sounds like something from a parody.
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I thought it was satire too. But nope.... Looks like in some countries they really have these different tiers.
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Netflix confirms it’s cutting off Apple billing for grandfathered subscribers
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We cancelled all our streaming services this month except Disney+ which is credited back on our credit card each month.
We had Netflix, Prime, and Crunchyroll that we cancelled. We don't really watch anything on Prime. On Netflix we just watched reruns for background noise while doing other things around the house. And Crunchyroll removed Funimation's digital library after acquisition so I canceled them on principle even though that was easily the most used service.
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Anti-League League
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Did some googling. Found this from a reddit thread but the link they gave is broken so I wasn't able to confirm. I believe it might be adult content based upon where the broken link redirected.
Source! is [Miyabi] Watashi no Suki na Oji-san x Ore no Suki na Iede Shoujo Ge
The OP scene is in ch.3 pg.9, but it's edited. She actually says, "I want to stay here!"
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Top 20 games played on Steam Deck in the past month, sorted by playtime.
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I'm pretty sure this is all Steam Deck users on Steam. But I could be wrong.
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Happy Ten Year Anniversary, Stardew Valley!
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I've heard some of these critiques of the game before. It surprises me how many people are bothered by the clock ticking down when there's no consequences to going at your own pace. That's what I find relaxing. I can just sit down, and explore, play, figure things out, etc. The fact that things aren't obvious and not spoon fed to you is enjoyable to me. There's not other people running around frantically. Didn't catch an NPC today? I'll catch them tomorrow. It's relaxing in its simplicity.
I think people don't find the game relaxing when they put their own restrictions and goals in place (Got to get this person to X number of hearts by such and such a date, etc).
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*Permanently Deleted*
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Yeah. The title actually made me think they had rolled out the ability for Google to remove an app from my phone when it's been removed from the Play Store.
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The green bubble problem is about to get even worse (Apple/Android)
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It's been fine for me too. But I would guess they mean carriers being slow to adopt it.
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Kobo announces its first color e-readers
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I have the Boox Onyx Note 3c. Its a color e-ink and its okay for comics. But I mainly use it for note taking. The colors are helpful for more detailed notes. The eink display makes it easier in my eyes especially for long days of note taking.