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- Comment on Weed Manager of the Year: One Man’s Quest to Save the Sonoran Desert 20 hours ago:
When it comes to saguaro cacti with scorched, dying bases…can people chop and prop them, just like traditional succulents and cacti? The ones in that picture still have a considerable amount of green. Their bases might be destroyed, but their bodies appear to be fine until they die of thirst. Humans may be able to save a number of them.
- Comment on E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program 1 day ago:
Also
Paula R. Glover, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, a group that promotes energy efficiency, said the Energy Star program cost $32 million but delivered $40 billion in annual savings on utility bills.
32 million for over $4 billion A YEAR in savings. What a fucking waste. 32 million is pocket change. I think my city spends more than $32 million a year on bike lanes, lol.
- Comment on Codemasters confirms layoffs as EA-owned studio shifts focus away from beloved rally games 2 days ago:
Ea kills everything it touches.
- Comment on How your showerhead and fridge got roped into the culture wars 3 days ago:
I absolutely loved my apartments that had a heatpump and toilets with water-pressure powered engines(?), which barely used any water.
My summer electric bills (all electric appliances) were $66 in the 2020s, $130 in winter. My efficient toilet could have flushed a fucking coconut, it was so powerful that there was actually air getting sucked out of the room when you flushed it. It’s tank had no visible water, but had something that looked like a black car engine, which would blast air and water when flushed.
- Comment on Microsoft kills Windows Maps app 3 days ago:
They’re sad, it’s actually somewhat nice to have. It actually works better than my car’s integrated maps, which is wild. Yes, the OEM screwed up the maps app so badly that most streets don’t even have names visible, and the car struggles to find even basic chains, camp sites, addresses, etc.
- Comment on Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time 5 days ago:
Pour one out for the inhabitants of the vent, damn. That must have been one hell of a night.
- Comment on Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong? 6 days ago:
Well said!
- Comment on Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong? 1 week ago:
There was, don’t watch it, it bombed xD
- Comment on Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong? 1 week ago:
Nothing went wrong. Remember the era where every sequel was straight to DVD? Who remembers The Lion King 2? How about Brother Bear 2? Sonic Adventure 2?
It’s difficult to iterate on a piece of media that was written to be a standalone entity.
The only exceptions really are when stories are split into multiple games (such as halo 1-3)
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- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 1 week ago:
I was like “how could discord be any worse?” Then this drops xD
- Comment on What's the point in getting married? 1 week ago:
It gives us certain rights and protections, tax benefits, etc. Hospital visitations, legal stuff, the ability to get in your own queue for immigration, and it’s a sign to each other that you both are committed to each other for the long haul. It’s a sign of trust.
- Comment on Subnautica 2 teases new creatures and co-op among the coral 1 week 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago:
This was a really interesting article!
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 US price won’t increase after tariffs, but accessories will cost more 2 weeks ago:
Monday? I’ll see you in two hours! xD
- Comment on Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification 2 weeks ago:
Send them a pic of your sona
- Comment on 4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Black Mirror Question 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, I might wait for a happier time, haha. Thank you!
- Comment on Black Mirror Question 3 weeks ago:
Hmmm. I’ve always heard good things about this show, but yeahhhh, not sure I can bear to watch bleak things right now. Unless a couple of amazing things happen, but those are very unlikely.
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 3 weeks ago:
It’s a very good game! I loved Subnautica too :)
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 3 weeks ago:
Balatro!
- Comment on How do people develop feelings for someone? 3 weeks 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 Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close 3 weeks ago:
Huh, that’s interesting! It also explains why I get similar feelings when I see adults learning how to ski, for example. Their uncertain body language and clumsiness makes me want to help them, it’s endearing. Toddlers and baby animals have a similar body language when learning new things (or moving in general).
Empathy signals! :)
- Comment on How do people develop feelings for someone? 3 weeks 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? 3 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 4 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 Game of clones: Colossal’s new wolves are cute, but are they dire? 4 weeks ago:
They might not be, but God they are cute. I know they are wild animals, but I wanna get in there and play with them. :)
- Comment on Oil Spill in North Dakota Prompts Shut Down of Keystone Pipeline 4 weeks ago:
“Trust me bro, this pipeline won’t leak or explode. Please, bro, just one more pipeline. One more pipeline and we’ll be great again I promise”
- Comment on The Lab Racing to Find Out What Microplastics Are Doing to Our Bodies 4 weeks ago:
This was a really interesting article, I just read it in today’s paper.
Seven grams of plastic in your brain is enough for an entire plastic spoon :)
We are cutting back plastics where we can.