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derrikcurran

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    Comment #48813717

    > Death Stranding is only a game by the narrowest of margins. I can't even entertain this notion, never mind agree with it. Death Stranding and its sequel are among the best games …

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    Comment #47790119

    `wget https://huggingface.co/[USER]/[REPO]/resolve/main/[FILE_NAME... ` `rm [FILE_NAME]` With Ollama, the initial one-time setup is a little easier, and the CLI is useful, but is i…

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    Comment #46057188

    Something I've always found mildly interesting is the general perception of the Windows 8 start menu changes. Folks often talked about the start menu being "removed" in Windows 8 a…

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    Comment #46055841

    > One underappreciated thing about Windows 8 is ... you could press the windows key, immediately start typing, and then press enter to somewhat deterministically pick the top app I…

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    Comment #41635409

    Check out the Sega Nomad

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    Comment #41231382

    Looks like Paint is staying, just not Paint 3D.

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    Comment #40282688

    I think that's because they don't want email providers, Gmail in particular, scraping for purchase history

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    Comment #38342027

    Else Heart.Break() > Else Heart.Break() is a reimagination of the adventure game – a fantastic story set in a fully dynamic and interactive world. Instead of rigid puzzles you will…

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    Comment #38058734

    In the US, $2 bills and 50 cent coins are uncommon so it feels more special when you get them.

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    Comment #37696776

    I've always seen it more as exaggeration/absurdity for the sake of humor than ignorant misuse of the word. Like in a cartoon when a character's eyes _literally_ pop out of their he…

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    Comment #36550733

    Witcher 3 came out on PC at the same time as consoles. CDPR has a long history with PC gaming and they tend to emphasize the PC experience. They also own GOG which is a PC game sto…

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    Comment #33735010

    Why is whether or not they pre-install the optional part an important distinction?

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    Comment #33648532

    I don't think that would work, because pitching the board forward would require the wheel to accelerate to keep you upright. Also, what if it needs to warn you while you're activel…

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    Comment #33445855

    This is arbitrary. One can also prepare for the next day by working late the night before, start working later in the morning, and be just as fully up to speed and ready to go at 9…

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    Comment #33405707

    Huh. I had the complete opposite experience. My girlfriend and I used to joke that the U in Wii U stands for "update". Maybe it's just because we didn't play it frequently.

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    Comment #33103105

    MJML is terrific (haven't tried MRML) but why do you consider JSX to be a useless abstraction but not MJML?

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    Comment #32998719

    I could have posted this comment verbatim! (Except mine was a TX.) I was poor growing up and couldn't afford a computer and it changed everything when I got the Tandy. My mother wa…

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    Comment #32809253

    Some things never change

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    Comment #30514549

    Some people want dark mode for some things and light mode for others. I don't, but I know people who do.

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    Comment #30366174

    I don't know, maybe I'm dumber than I think I am, but I've been building software for 10+ years with a lot of different tools in a lot of different environments and I really like N…

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    Comment #30178633

    > Made sure it went to someone that actually needed a house and not some investor looking to flip. As someone who has been trying to buy a house on and off for a few years now, tha…

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    Comment #29675288

    Ah ok. I usually use the hand brake as well, but I also park in gear so that the engine will help stop the car from moving, especially if the brake fails. I use 1st gear except whe…

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    Comment #29670243

    SMS sucks, but it's ubiquitous. The rest of the messaging market is heavily fragmented.

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    Comment #29670170

    Wait, does that mean you park in neutral?

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    Comment #29645253

    Yeah, it's a recent development and it may still be in beta. It's definitely a thing though. * https://blog.paw.cloud/paw-joins-forces-with-rapidapi/ * https://twitter.com/luckymar…