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Comment on I'm not ready to let this place go in ~tildes
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
Pavouk106 Link ParentThank ypu fpr the insights! I didn't thinm it is that much. I stand corrected.Thank ypu fpr the insights! I didn't thinm it is that much. I stand corrected.
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Comment on Suggestions for a LAN party in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have yet to try it. I know the game actually started amd played quite well some time ago, but Indidn't know multiplayer is achievable. Thabk you for sources, I will try it.I have yet to try it. I know the game actually started amd played quite well some time ago, but Indidn't know multiplayer is achievable. Thabk you for sources, I will try it.
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Comment on Suggestions for a LAN party in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWould you mind sharing the Dungeon Siege 1 hack to enable LAN multiplayer? The game was awesome and I'd love to give it a spin once again!Would you mind sharing the Dungeon Siege 1 hack to enable LAN multiplayer? The game was awesome and I'd love to give it a spin once again!
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
Pavouk106 Link ParentI think there are people here who would be willing to run the site on their own server if the need arise. I also run my own server and I would be willing to host the site (just provide hardware,...I think there are people here who would be willing to run the site on their own server if the need arise.
I also run my own server and I would be willing to host the site (just provide hardware, ypu would still be the one who runs it), but I don't have 99,99999% availability and I can't vouch for that. Datacenter is better choice still, but more costly.
I imagine Raspberry Pi could run the site - computational requirements wise. The most important thing would likely be to have up-to-date system and software, I presume.
Anyway - could you share specific expenses for a year? I donate measly dollar a months, but I guess if a few of us do, you/the site should be covered.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm one of ex-Redditors. I'm grateful I got here - thanks @OBLIVIATER. I didn't know the community before that, I like it as it is (now). I got my 5 invites to send to my friends and later got...I'm one of ex-Redditors. I'm grateful I got here - thanks @OBLIVIATER.
I didn't know the community before that, I like it as it is (now). I got my 5 invites to send to my friends and later got another 5. I still have all those as I didn't invite anyone. I have friends but they either don't have any interest to be here or wouldn't be able to cope with rules and traditions here. And as I have it mentally set I would make myself reaponsible for their behaviour. And thus they are not invited to be here by me. I also feel responsibility to behave well due to the person who invited me here.
I believe many people has it like this.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
Pavouk106 Link ParentThus little.camp of tents will probably be here next to the superhighway forever. It is up to us if we will stay here or jump in a car and join the highway. I rode my part of highway and I don't...Thus little.camp of tents will probably be here next to the superhighway forever. It is up to us if we will stay here or jump in a car and join the highway. I rode my part of highway and I don't like riding it anymore and if I do it is just a quick trip and then back to my tent here.
The company here is in the camp is great, I like peoe here and I'm not planning on leaving. I imagine only a bus full of even better people would have to go on the superhighway next to our camp for me to even try and follow them wherever they are going. But it seem unimaginable to me this could happen (and my imagination is vast!).
I like that this camp exists and I can cope with its kinda minimalism. It has all one needs to live life simply, yet comfortably.
And now in real words - I absolutely understand Deimos and the motivation behind (not) wanting to change things. And I stand on his side, I wouldn't change much if anything at all. And it is great to hear it from the site owner in such a plain and understandable words.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentLOL! Well, it seems he wasn't curious enough and it's just not a game for him. How many times I had replayed those 22 minutes...LOL!
Well, it seems he wasn't curious enough and it's just not a game for him.
How many times I had replayed those 22 minutes...
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Comment on People who have run events on Tildes or maintaining long running series of posts, any lessons or advices? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentYou are the one who came into my mind instantly. We cannot thank you enough for what you do/organize for us and you are perfect example on how to do this. Thank you!You are the one who came into my mind instantly. We cannot thank you enough for what you do/organize for us and you are perfect example on how to do this. Thank you!
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Comment on PC upgrade vs replacement in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentThis won't work with me. I will always (in the next 10 years at least) be hosting my own services and using my.own hardware to do stuff. I'm not coping with "give us all you have and be happy that...This won't work with me. I will always (in the next 10 years at least) be hosting my own services and using my.own hardware to do stuff. I'm not coping with "give us all you have and be happy that we can use it for whatever we want" mentality.
While I kinda hate I have to spend basically almost 1300€ on my new PC, I think I will use it for a long time as-is, no upgrades (apart from another 16GB of RAM when I deem it price-alright. I never had high-end GPU for example, I always had Nvidias x50 class and I has 3 of them in last say 14 years.
I believe the 9070 XT with Ryzen 7600 will be sufficient for me for 10 years, this makes the PC basically a 10€ a month expenditure, which is negligible. You can't buy that many useful.things for 10€ nowadays, it's simply a pack of cigarettes or two beers or some snack - all kinda one-time items. And when I look at it like that, I'm at ease knowing I didn't actually spend that much on it. If I upgraxed my PC every few years it will be different, of course. But seeing my old PC still.running strong for everyday tasls, I really believe the current one will make it many years into the future.
When I bought my i5 750 (first Core i5 generation, 4C/4T) back in 2011 and made bold claim it would be good for ten years, I got laughed at. Those people don't know that that CPU actually made it through 10+ years with me and if my motherboard didn't fail, I would be rocking it for a year or two more. Then I got i5-4690 for 40€ including motherboard which prolonged the time before I jumped on the real upgrade.
To sum it up - the times are rough for buying hardware, but if you don't need to upgrade that much, it's not that expensive when you consider how much you pay for it monthly through the useful time of the hardware.
Maybe I should jump on the 9070 XT now.
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Comment on PC upgrade vs replacement in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI was recently upgrading my PC from i5-4690 to something modern. Since it was sadly DDR3, I didn't have the luxury of retaining my 16GB of RAM (which is still sufficient for me; I use linux and I...I was recently upgrading my PC from i5-4690 to something modern. Since it was sadly DDR3, I didn't have the luxury of retaining my 16GB of RAM (which is still sufficient for me; I use linux and I know what I need).
It was dilemma between AM4 and AM5.
If I bought a high-end-enough CPU like Ryzen 5600 or higher, I believe I'm not upgrading for the next 8-10 years. This was the main driveforce behind AM4, together with lower price, of course.
AM5 is more expensive but it still has future, as has DDR5. The same principle applies here - if I bought 7600 or faster, I would be able to live with it for 8-10 years.
I chose AM5 as the price difference for me was 20€ (totla price around 450€).
I bought CPU, motherboard and single stick of 16GB DDR5 (Ouch! And it was almost half the budget! Ouch once more!). I bought new PSU earlier in the year, Seasonic Focus GX-850, for around 150€. This totals at arpund 600€ and I have no GPU yet (I use very old Radeon R9 270X for now).
I also got 256GB NVME SSD (system) from a friend for free - we sometimes exchange surplus hardware or do something for each other, and I has my 500GB SATA SSD also present (games). My home directory is on my NAS, no worries there.
I 3D printed my PC "case" so I consider that kinda free and I reused my CPU cooler (free).
Nowadays I'm looking towards 9070 XT, but that is easily another 600+€ and I also want to buy Steam Frame which will very likely be 1000€.
This is such a bad time for buying hardware! But alas, we have to or we stick with old stuff.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentI would like to add that just as Tmbreen, I also recognize you by your username. And not in a bad way. There are a few other people I recognize, two of them being fellow Czechs (and I won't list...I would like to add that just as Tmbreen, I also recognize you by your username. And not in a bad way. There are a few other people I recognize, two of them being fellow Czechs (and I won't list them here), and all of them not due to their bad characteristics.
I have yet to find someone who doesn't click with me here. But since I don't engage in specific topics, I won't find anybody, I guess (and hope).
I'd say you personally are a part of the spirit of this site.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt's not that much about "Am I the one?" than "If I was the one, let me know, don't write about me before you had a word with me". This also makes me believe I'm not the one. I like this...It's not that much about "Am I the one?" than "If I was the one, let me know, don't write about me before you had a word with me".
This also makes me believe I'm not the one. I like this community, I (hope I) respect the rules and I try my best to be good sport in discussions although sometimes my posts may not always be 100% positive. I remeber I dropped a few threads because we were getting nowhere and there is no need to be argiing until the end of time.
I generally want tomlive happy life and I'm trying my best not to make someone else's lives miserable. Maybe I'm not good at it and if that is the case, I want to know. That's all I was asking in the post and I believe many people here would do just that - they will stand up and let the "offender" (not the right word here) know so they may have a chance to do something about it.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentAs @NaraVara said, it could be DM. I would do that if I had a problem with someone here. Only if DMs were of no use and only if I believed the problemnisn't just between me and the user then I...As @NaraVara said, it could be DM. I would do that if I had a problem with someone here. Only if DMs were of no use and only if I believed the problemnisn't just between me and the user then I would start thinking about public call out. But I actually think public call out just adds o to the fire, so I would use that only as a last resort and only if I was desperate.
I guess ignoring the user (mentally, in your head) is the easiest way although it can become tiring to do so in the long run.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 LinkIf I was such a user, I would like to ask all of you to let me know directly. I hope and I also believe I'm not the one, just wanted to put that out.If I was such a user, I would like to ask all of you to let me know directly.
I hope and I also believe I'm not the one, just wanted to put that out.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 LinkMy pool temperature sensor, a Dallas DS18B20, seems to have lost its watertightness. The pool water temperature is anywhere between 0 and 60 Celsius woth occasionally showing something believable...My pool temperature sensor, a Dallas DS18B20, seems to have lost its watertightness. The pool water temperature is anywhere between 0 and 60 Celsius woth occasionally showing something believable and sometimes not working at all.
I have my sensors connected to Raspberry Pi and it will be put away in the next week, so I developed a new plan. I'm gonna use ESP8266 and hook it to Home Assistant via ESPHome. The RPi was also reporting temperatures to Home Assistans, but it was real overkill for such a simple task.
I went through my electronic parts collection, found step down, step up and TP4056 battery boards and one perfboard and I started making... mess at our dining table, really. After a few evenings of thinking and soldering I'm done. Just ten minutes ago, I tested everything outside and it works.
The setup is:
- 20W 20V solar panel into >
- step-down to ~5,15V into >
- TP4056 li-ion charger into >
- (2x 18650 old li-ion cells I had lying around)
- step-up converter to ~5,1V
This power side of the project links output of step-down and step-up converters through schottky diodes to one single output, meaning if there is sun out, it provides power, when the sun is not out or is insufficient, battery provides power.
This all goes into some kind of Wemos ESP8266 board that has three connectors set up to connect Dallas temperature sensors, each one on its own board pin. Thebperfboard has also quite some room for expansion, so I can add more sensors if needed.
Now I have to design and 3D print some enclosure and holder so it can be all attached on the back of the solar panel.
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Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI know about it being called Descent and I was thinking for a bit if I should add it to my post, then I didn't. It makes sense as *Descent: Freespace" as, you already said, it is situated in free...I know about it being called Descent and I was thinking for a bit if I should add it to my post, then I didn't. It makes sense as *Descent: Freespace" as, you already said, it is situated in free space instead inside tunnels - thus the name makes sense.
I actually play Frrespace 1 in the open FS2 engine. Well, I don't actually play the game anymore these days, but I have it set up that way.
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Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI use Lutris, but I don't really game.much outsode of Steam as I game 95% of time on Steam Deck and play games that work well and without any tinkering necessary. The games I have on desktop in...I use Lutris, but I don't really game.much outsode of Steam as I game 95% of time on Steam Deck and play games that work well and without any tinkering necessary.
The games I have on desktop in Lutris tend to be 20+ years old games like Rage of Mages, Conflict: Freespace and such. And I don't even play them, just have them installed and in some state of campaign play.
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Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkIf they do, I will very likely buy more games there. I do my gamin through Steam, as Valve plays nice so far. But having truly DRM-free (and hassle-free) alternative is even better. I have quite...If they do, I will very likely buy more games there. I do my gamin through Steam, as Valve plays nice so far. But having truly DRM-free (and hassle-free) alternative is even better.
I have quite some games on GOG and while I buy new ones here and there, I don't actually play GOG releases.
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Comment on I finally finished my mobile party game in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm in! If I'm gonna translate it, it might as well make it to the full release. I will send you my e-mail via PM and we can start from there.I'm in! If I'm gonna translate it, it might as well make it to the full release. I will send you my e-mail via PM and we can start from there.
That's the wy I see it as well. For me Deimos' announcement was like "Tildes is up and running and there will be no new features. It will run in this state in the foreseeable future."
I really think Deimos wasn't announcing any grave situation, quite the contraty. I think he just wanted to say out loud there will be no changes due to a few posts in past month(s) that were mentiong it would be good tonhave X or Y on the site. He just didn't want to keep.hopes up for any new features, that's how I understood it.
I'm not leaving here and I hope not many people do. This is a great place to be and there is no need to leave for anybody.