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chocalot

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    Comment #45944073

    Fair reasons. I won't be getting one, because the Steam Deck is enough for me. > It’s Steam, not Good Old Games. Sure it can run GOG games but the Machine is primarily designed to …

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    Comment #45905290

    I agree. It looks like it's in progress. Earlier this month SteamOS had a release: "Temporarily re-disabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD while issues w…

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    Comment #45904552

    Ah, the person I responded to suggests he runs the project. If he just "exists near", I see even less of a case why someone should avoid it. But horses for courses, people can choo…

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    Comment #45900470

    I'm out of the loop. What's the issue with using a project that ESR contributes to? I am vaguely aware he has some unpopular political beliefs (though exactly what I don't know). I…

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    Comment #45900406

    An ntpd-rs contributor elsewhere in the thread suggests ntpsec is used by many distributions, and suggests donating to ntpsec (amongst some other organisations). https://news.ycomb…

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    Comment #45873012

    Yes, if the running government is seen to be anti-trans, it makes sense that trans supporters will show more support. Likewise for every topic that is under contest, including righ…

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    Comment #45872854

    I looked into the issues listed ( https://discuss.python.org/t/three-month-suspension-for-a-co... ) and the surrounding context, and they all looked tenuous. I'd expect to see at s…

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    Comment #45862413

    > The same goes for things like offshore wind power, my life is made more difficult because most people expect their home to be 70F when it is 60F outside and 60F when it is 70F ou…

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    Comment #45843126

    I read this, and found it to be a disappointing read. It had few details, and instead was more of a social sciences paper, covering basic ideas in academic language. Roughly it see…

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    Comment #45787540

    There's a few comments asking for further info on the motivation. I'll explain my understanding. Consider what problem CAPTCHA aims to solve (abuse) and how that's ineffective in a…