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  1. Comment on Development notes from xkcd's "Machine" in ~tech

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    Thank you! It's also the largest group of contributors we've ever had, which was an honor too. Probably my new favorite thing we've made together. Reminded me of what if feels like when all...

    Thank you! It's also the largest group of contributors we've ever had, which was an honor too. Probably my new favorite thing we've made together. Reminded me of what if feels like when all cylinders are firing -- when it's good, it's good!

    8 votes

  3. Comment on What would you recommend for a single, minimal, "overview-of-the-world" news source? in ~talk

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    I like to listen to the 1A podcast's Friday news roundup. They bring together a panel of reports split between national and international stories, and review the events of the week. It goes...

    I like to listen to the 1A podcast's Friday news roundup. They bring together a panel of reports split between national and international stories, and review the events of the week. It goes reasonably deep on the topics they choose while being a more zoomed out summary of what's been happening.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on xkcd: Machine in ~games

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    Thanks for the kinds words. I want to emphasize that I only occasionally contribute for these special interactive comics. It's an honor to collaborate with Randall and davean, and I find working...

    Thanks for the kinds words. I want to emphasize that I only occasionally contribute for these special interactive comics. It's an honor to collaborate with Randall and davean, and I find working with both of them to be really inspiring!

    7 votes

  5. Comment on xkcd: Machine in ~games

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    Not far enough, hence it being 5 days late. We came up with this idea on Mar 13th and started prototyping on the 17th.

    Not far enough, hence it being 5 days late. We came up with this idea on Mar 13th and started prototyping on the 17th.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on xkcd: Machine in ~games

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    This was my 15th annual April fools project with xkcd. The A1s are are typically made as creative collaborations among friends for the fun of it, with Randall, davean, and me focused on creative,...

    This was my 15th annual April fools project with xkcd. The A1s are are typically made as creative collaborations among friends for the fun of it, with Randall, davean, and me focused on creative, backend, and frontend respectively. I usually participate as an adjunct volunteer on interactive comics. We brainstorm ideas together with past collaborators. Since we try to do something different most years, the scope and team size varies a lot!

    21 votes

  7. Comment on xkcd: Machine in ~games

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    Thank you! This is one of my favorites we've made in a long time 😁

    Thank you! This is one of my favorites we've made in a long time 😁

    31 votes

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  10. Comment on Oregon decriminalized drugs. Voters now regret it. in ~life

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    This was a decision by lawmakers, AIUI. As an Oregon voter, I don't believe I got a vote!

    voters voted to re-criminalize

    This was a decision by lawmakers, AIUI. As an Oregon voter, I don't believe I got a vote!

    26 votes

  11. Comment on What is the most reliable and affordable form of storage medium to use as a backup drive for your computer? in ~tech

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    Cloud storage for small amounts of data you want to survive a house fire, and spinning rust for large amount of data you don't.

    Cloud storage for small amounts of data you want to survive a house fire, and spinning rust for large amount of data you don't.

    6 votes

  12. Comment on Using work OSX machine while travelling in ~comp

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    I would recommend against installing personal software or dual booting the work machine. One of the most important reasons companies provide a dedicated work machine is to have a separate security...

    I would recommend against installing personal software or dual booting the work machine. One of the most important reasons companies provide a dedicated work machine is to have a separate security context. When you introduce your own software you take on the risk and responsibility for any confidential work data compromised by your personal use.

    I used to run a single laptop with both work and personal stuff running in VMs. That was my daily driver when I worked at reddit in the early 2010s. Using VMs or doing everything personal in a browser are pretty low risk, because both function as a sandbox.

    However, these days, it's not worth the complexity imo. It's nice to close up the work laptop and have it stay closed at the end of the day.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Christian Super Bowl commercial outrages US conservatives in ~humanities

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    I got one as well. Straight into the recycling bin.

    I got one as well. Straight into the recycling bin.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on how do you manage your personal ssh keys? in ~comp

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    A pointed response: if you're having trouble keeping track all of the endpoints you're SSHing from, you have too many contexts to keep secure and up to date. If your priority is security, the best...

    A pointed response: if you're having trouble keeping track all of the endpoints you're SSHing from, you have too many contexts to keep secure and up to date.

    If your priority is security, the best strategy is to simplify your mission critical remote access to as few keys and trusted contexts as possible. Your best bang for buck is to partition your device contexts into privileged and unprivileged and give remote access to only the privileged ones.

    I use the built in ed25519-sk type in SSH 8.2+ to generate keys based on my Yubikeys. Each device has its own security key, which is set to require a tap to authenticate. The SSH keys are also encrypted (password protected).

    This way, it's not feasible to extract the SSH key using software (it requires the physical key) and if my device was stolen or I lost access you'd still need a passphrase to load the key. I don't create different keys per service -- the only benefit I see there is anonymity (since servers can identify you based on your GitHub SSH public keys), and I don't SSH into unfamiliar servers.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on Frustrations with Cities Skylines 2 are starting to boil over among city builder fans and content creators alike in ~games

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    It has to be satisfying to the team at Hello Games that No Man's Sky is now held up as the exemplar of post-release updates.

    It has to be satisfying to the team at Hello Games that No Man's Sky is now held up as the exemplar of post-release updates.

    12 votes

  16. Comment on Alan Wake 2 questions in ~games

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    I loved Control. Never played AW1. Tried AW2 on Halloween and ended up refunding it. I found the game tedious and repetitive in its first few hours, it ran poorly on my 3080Ti with stutters and...

    I loved Control. Never played AW1. Tried AW2 on Halloween and ended up refunding it. I found the game tedious and repetitive in its first few hours, it ran poorly on my 3080Ti with stutters and audio desyncs, and I wasn't happy to support an Epic Game Store exclusive.

    The mind palace investigation system felt totally on rails, and sorta like the forced concepts review at the end of an educational show. I anticipate it gets more interesting later in the story, but by that point I was out.

    I decided to wait until it comes out of exclusive before trying it again, since there were so many other great story driven games of this year.

    ...though all that said, it leads to the question: why not give it a try and refund if you don't like it?

    4 votes

  17. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Their album "Go To School" is a favorite of mine. A rock opera concept album about a monkey living as a human teenager.

    Their album "Go To School" is a favorite of mine. A rock opera concept album about a monkey living as a human teenager.

  18. Comment on Realized my screen is 144, not 60 hz in ~tech

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    In the 144hz @ 144fps case the frames will be more similar than 60fps, so even if GtG is constant they will have less delta between frame values. Pixels will also change sooner than the next 60fps...

    In the 144hz @ 144fps case the frames will be more similar than 60fps, so even if GtG is constant they will have less delta between frame values. Pixels will also change sooner than the next 60fps frame. These sound like minor differences but they make motion smears appear more vibrant since it'll fill the gaps between 60fps frames better.

    You can see this in action on https://www.testufo.com. On a high refresh rate display, look at the red UFO body and the yellow capsule. Assuming the GtG is constant between the 60fps and 144fps rows, the colors on the 144fps row look noticeably sharper due to better contrast in the motion.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on How do you journal? in ~talk

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    I made a little journaling app last year, which provides randomized writing prompts: https://tmthf.me Keeping up a long form journal has always been difficult for me. Breaking it into little...

    I made a little journaling app last year, which provides randomized writing prompts: https://tmthf.me

    Keeping up a long form journal has always been difficult for me. Breaking it into little slices of life I can update during breaks in the day has helped me to capture more.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Realized my screen is 144, not 60 hz in ~tech

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    Faster pixel gray-to-gray response times can make a difference because you're seeing less of the previous frame superimposed on the current one.

    Faster pixel gray-to-gray response times can make a difference because you're seeing less of the previous frame superimposed on the current one.

    4 votes