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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
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Comment on Experience on Mastodon in ~tech
RadDevon LinkThe trick for me was to focus on following hashtags rather than accounts. Then, when someone cool posts with one of your hashtags, follow their account. When they repost something cool from...The trick for me was to focus on following hashtags rather than accounts. Then, when someone cool posts with one of your hashtags, follow their account. When they repost something cool from someone else, follow that account. This will help you grow a network of cool people you want to hear from. Be the algorithm.
Bonus tip: install the Street Pass for Mastodon browser extension. Then, as you’re browsing the web, you’ll also be discovering more accounts to follow.
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Comment on Anyone on Tildes tried Bazzite or similar Fedora Atomic distros? in ~comp
RadDevon LinkI use Bazzite as a daily driver on my gaming PC after ditching Windows last year. As far as what you're hearing about software installation, both are true: it's annoying and probably also good....I use Bazzite as a daily driver on my gaming PC after ditching Windows last year. As far as what you're hearing about software installation, both are true: it's annoying and probably also good. The few times I have had to try Distrobox to install an app, it generally hasn't worked for me. I don't recall what all of those are or why they didn't work. I do know that the text expansion app I use Espanso can't be installed under Bazzite as far as I can tell. There's an issue on the UniversalBlue repo asking them to make it work (Bazzite is based on UniversalBlue, by the way, or that's my understanding of the relationship at least), but it's been open for a while now with no activity. My resources failed me. Oh My ZSH was also difficult to install, and the support is pretty bad in my experience. The support is provided by the developers, who obviously don't want to be doing support.
That said, it's the only distro I've tried where most everything I wanted to do gaming-related has worked out-of-the-box. I still can't get HDR to work reliably, but I understand that's just the state of HDR under Linux.
If I had it to do over, I would probably go with a standard mutable distro and just deal with having to reload if I ever got it into a bad state. If you just want to do gaming though and don't have a tendency to color outside the lines, Bazzite could be a good choice.
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Comment on What media have you found that teaches something in a fun or unique way? in ~life
RadDevon LinkI'm loving reading the suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has shared! I thought of a couple more. Vim Adventures (game)- A fun game that teaches you Vim keybinds by having you navigate a...I'm loving reading the suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has shared!
I thought of a couple more.
- Vim Adventures (game)- A fun game that teaches you Vim keybinds by having you navigate a character through the world, solving puzzles using said keybinds
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (book/fanfic)- From Wikipedia: "It adapts the story of Harry Potter to explain complex concepts in cognitive science, philosophy, and the scientific method."
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What media have you found that teaches something in a fun or unique way?
Apologies if I've chosen the wrong topic for this one. My request is broad, so I'm not sure where it should go. Could have fit into an "education" topic, but that doesn't exist so… 🤷♂️ I stumbled...
Apologies if I've chosen the wrong topic for this one. My request is broad, so I'm not sure where it should go. Could have fit into an "education" topic, but that doesn't exist so… 🤷♂️
I stumbled onto the Manga Guide to Databases, and I'm having a lot of fun reading through it. It's reminded me of other media that is explicitly designed to teach a topic in a fun way. A few examples that stand out:
- The Little Schemer (book)- Teaches recursion in a really intuitive way through a narrative.
- Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ (game)- Teaches you about Japan and Japanese culture through a visual novel.
- How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (anime/manga)- Does more storytelling than teaching, but there's still a fair bit of teaching in here about how to get started working out
I really enjoy this kind of media, and I'd like to find more of it. What other media have you found that fits this description? Topic and medium doesn't matter as long as the delivery is effective. I don't even care if the media seems designed explicitly to teach the topic or if learning is just a pleasant side-effect of engaging with it.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
RadDevon Link ParentYou can’t really “perfect” this, so there’s no sense in trying. Mindfulness around the subject is usually enough to curb the tendency for bigger, better, more. I’d still count that as a win.You can’t really “perfect” this, so there’s no sense in trying. Mindfulness around the subject is usually enough to curb the tendency for bigger, better, more. I’d still count that as a win.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
RadDevon Link ParentI used to use just whatever. About a year ago, I bought a bunch of Vala Alta linen handkerchiefs. They’re a bit rougher than the old ones but still don’t do anything to my face at all. They just...I used to use just whatever. About a year ago, I bought a bunch of Vala Alta linen handkerchiefs. They’re a bit rougher than the old ones but still don’t do anything to my face at all. They just have a bit rougher feel that gets softer as you wash them… and, yes, I put them through the washer. I skip the dryer though. Linen dries so quickly it wouldn’t be necessary, but I understand it also extends the life.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
RadDevon Link ParentMy original impetus for switching to the handkerchief was environmental. I assumed at the time it would be an inconvenient and inferior alternative in other respects. I was surprised to find I was...My original impetus for switching to the handkerchief was environmental. I assumed at the time it would be an inconvenient and inferior alternative in other respects. I was surprised to find I was totally wrong about that.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
RadDevon LinkI have several, which I guess tells you a lot about me. 😅 Use a handkerchief instead of tissue- This one has been extremely impactful. I used to get all snotty a few times a year, and I would...I have several, which I guess tells you a lot about me. 😅
- Use a handkerchief instead of tissue- This one has been extremely impactful. I used to get all snotty a few times a year, and I would spend a few days blowing my nose hundreds of times. Back in my tissue days besides the obvious disadvantages of having to buy and throw away tons of tissue, I would also completely shred my nose because this is just a rough piece of paper you're grinding into your nose. Doesn't matter what kind of tissue I bought, this would always happen. If I bought the kind with aloe, my nose was shredded and topped with aloe. If the tissue had added moisturizer, my nose was shredded and moisturized. As soon as I switched to handkerchiefs, I no longer had anything to buy or throw away during these bouts, and my nose was just as comfortable as it could be.
- Eat off schedule- I don't even know what a typical eating schedule is anymore. I guess breakfast before 10am, lunch around noon, and then dinner around 6 or 7? Whatever it is, find your own schedule that is offset by a few hours. If you like to eat at restaurants, this means you'll be there either before or after the crowd, which makes for a more pleasant experience in my book. Also, it means you can go do other errands while everyone else is eating, so those errands can get done more easily as well. It can be a little weird socially, but you can always break from your schedule for a day if you want to grab lunch with a friend on their schedule.
- Use a bidet- This one is so commonly parroted nowadays, I feel a little silly including it, but I haven't seen it on anyone else's post. This is typical in Europe but still atypical in the US despite growing popularity.
- Hook up a PC to your TV- I use this for gaming — way better than any console and way more flexible. Most PC games have controller support, but I will still play games with a mouse and keyboard on a lapdesk and have a great time. Beyond gaming, this allows you to ignore your smart TVs garbage surveillance apps (don't even connect the thing to the internet) in favor of a device that will allow you to display almost anything you could want on your TV by using just your web browser, no apps required.
- Live small- The American Dream™️ is all about living big. Big house, big car, big family… but for the right person, living as small as possible can be very gratifying. I grew up in a family that wanted to live big, so I've experienced both modes. I find that life is much simpler now and I feel more free than I ever did living big.
- Live car-free- We've been sold cars as a symbol of freedom, but I've never felt more free than after getting rid of mine. I used to commute about 100 miles a day round-trip to my job, and I lived in a place where there was literally nothing you could do without getting in a car. I moved to a place with decent public transit and didn't take my car with me. I had to give up my ability to go directly to anywhere I want on-demand, but I got so much in return. I no longer have to buy a car, maintain a car, drive a car, worry about a car being stolen, worry about wrecking a car, worry about hurting myself or someone else with a car… When I go somewhere, I either ride a bus, which is awesome because I get to be around other people and I get to do whatever I want while in transit, or I walk which is also cool because I have a real connection with my surroundings, unlike the artificial environment and the speed of a car that separates you from the world.
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Comment on Should I self-host my blog? in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentActually, that’s very useful to me since I also have no audience and no intention to try to build one! 🤣Actually, that’s very useful to me since I also have no audience and no intention to try to build one! 🤣
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Should I self-host my blog?
I've gone down the rabbit hole of self-hosting, and I'm wondering if I should try self-hosting my blog. The blog is currently on Netlify. I've left it there because I figure their infrastructure...
I've gone down the rabbit hole of self-hosting, and I'm wondering if I should try self-hosting my blog. The blog is currently on Netlify. I've left it there because I figure their infrastructure is much better than mine... but part of that is a CDN, and, despite the performance benefits, I'm not thrilled about the privacy implications of subjecting my users to that. I'm torn on that point.
That said, I'm on cable internet, so my upstream is abysmal. My site is mostly text and the site is low traffic, so maybe it's not a problem. What do you think? What are some of the implications of self-hosting the blog that I'm not considering?
Edit: Wanted to clarify a couple of things I realize weren't clear in my original posting. I'm already self-hosting a few dozen services from home on my own hardware. Port 80 and 443 both work, and I'm already running a Caddy reverse proxy to proxy to the other services. My question is less about whether self-hosting is a good idea and whether I should be keeping my blog on Netlify for the reasons above. My biggest concerns are the privacy implications of keeping with Netlify and their CDN vs. the performance implications of losing the CDN and serving via a ~30Mbps upstream connection.
Thank you for all the comments so far!
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Comment on How the heck do you go about moving cross country? in ~life
RadDevon LinkI've made two cross-country moves in the last 8 years. It's challenging, but it can be done. In my experience, a lot of apartments will not care if you can put some amount of money into an escrow...I've made two cross-country moves in the last 8 years. It's challenging, but it can be done.
In my experience, a lot of apartments will not care if you can put some amount of money into an escrow if you don't have income. All they care about is income. I'm sure you can find smaller mom & pop landlords who would be fine with it, but big corporate landlords may be off the table for you.
The problem with finding housing is going to be that it seems you're wanting to do a lot of your research remotely. That's possible, but for the most part only with the big corporate landlords if you want to "tour" remotely with more fidelity than a few photos on a web site. These landlords spring for fancy 3D tours you can "walk" through virtually, which do a much better job than photos of giving you a sense of the space. These apartments are going to be the more expensive ones and likely the ones with more stringent requirements for things like income.
Do you do work that would allow you to work remotely? If so, I would consider focusing on finding an employer who will either allow you to move and work remotely or one who is already remote to you and doesn't care about your location. I think this could grease the wheels quite a bit and make things easier for you.
I'll also echo the advice of others to visit in person. In both of my moves, I spent some time in the destination touring apartments and getting a feel for various neighborhoods in person. Apart from the difficulty of getting a sense for a space without being in it, you'll have an emotional reaction that you absolutely can't predict by looking at virtual tours and Google Street View. Those emotions about your new place are pretty important.
Alternatively, you could just do as much research as you can online and try to find a one-year lease that will qualify you with only your year of pre-paid rent. Look at that year as your time to feel out your new place and find a more permanent home — although, as others have noted don't get too comfortable anywhere you like on the west coast unless you have a capacity to grow your income significantly each year to match rising rents. Bet on 10% or greater increases each year in popular cities.
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Comment on What is the best or recommended way to integrate my Windows 10 and Linux computers through the local network? in ~tech
RadDevon LinkI’ve been using SFTP and it works well enough, but I just installed Samba on my home server and I’m liking that experience even better. It lets me share locations out and access them through the...I’ve been using SFTP and it works well enough, but I just installed Samba on my home server and I’m liking that experience even better. It lets me share locations out and access them through the file management app on any of my desktop OSes. I leave my storage connected up to my server at all times and then just access it on other computers via Samba.
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Comment on Humble Choice - April 2024 in ~games
RadDevon Link ParentSeems like intentionally leaking a lineup of games that was dramatically better than what they ended up offering would be counterproductive to them. That leads me to doubt that as the explanation…...Seems like intentionally leaking a lineup of games that was dramatically better than what they ended up offering would be counterproductive to them. That leads me to doubt that as the explanation… but then companies have screwed up many times worse than that before so anything is possible!
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Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games
RadDevon Link ParentIf you end up enjoying Parappa, check out Um Jammer Lammy too.If you end up enjoying Parappa, check out Um Jammer Lammy too.
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Comment on With Yuzu and Citra gone, why is Dolphin seemingly unaffected? in ~games
RadDevon Link ParentMy understanding is the only reason Citra came down is that it was being developed by the same group as Yuzu. Seems like maybe Nintendo just rolled it into the settlement because it was...My understanding is the only reason Citra came down is that it was being developed by the same group as Yuzu. Seems like maybe Nintendo just rolled it into the settlement because it was convenient. I believe Yuzu was their target though.
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Any friendly entrepreneurship communities that aren't rotten with the whole "grindset," hustle culture stuff?
I've always been interested in entrepreneurship, and I think I want to get serious about doing something. I checked out the Millionaire Fastlane forums, and it's just completely saturated with the...
I've always been interested in entrepreneurship, and I think I want to get serious about doing something. I checked out the Millionaire Fastlane forums, and it's just completely saturated with the whole "grindset" BS. I tried reading a couple of threads, and my eyes almost rolled out of my head. 🙄
I've also hung around on the entrepreneur subreddit, and it just seems like a bunch of people without much experience trading unproven advice and people trying to sell courses.
Does anyone know of a better community? I'd like to find some friendly, welcoming adults with actual experience to talk with. Are entrepreneurship and hustle culture always a package deal?
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Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games
RadDevon LinkJust started Judgment, but it seems like a steal at about $16 (or even cheaper from some other stores). I also found this little game called Incarnation for $2.40. It feels like both an incredible...Just started Judgment, but it seems like a steal at about $16 (or even cheaper from some other stores).
I also found this little game called Incarnation for $2.40. It feels like both an incredible game and a course in game design rolled into one. So many great ideas stuffed into one little game with beautiful pixel art as the cherry on top! It has the familiar roguelike structure, except that you start with all the powers and choose one to lose after completing each level. The goal is to give up all your powers and become mortal again. Controlled exclusively with the mouse. It's not like anything else I've played… and I could say that after each level because it's basically a new game each time since the powers you lose profoundly change the way the game plays.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
RadDevon LinkJust got Book of Demons: Hellcard, and it's been a blast puzzling through it with a friend. It's a deck building roguelike card battler in the style of Slay the Spire but designed with cooperative...Just got Book of Demons: Hellcard, and it's been a blast puzzling through it with a friend. It's a deck building roguelike card battler in the style of Slay the Spire but designed with cooperative play in mind (up to 3 players). It's playable single-player, but you end up actually playing multiple decks and I find the analysis paralysis far more destructive to the experience in that scenario.
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Comment on Reducing the friction of publishing online? in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentYeah, I get that. I'm kinda caught between these two sides right now. I don't really want to just tinker with the tech, but I do want some of the features only that approach offers. The reason I'm...Yeah, I get that. I'm kinda caught between these two sides right now. I don't really want to just tinker with the tech, but I do want some of the features only that approach offers. The reason I'm here posting is that it doesn't seem like it has to be this way… but maybe it just is, for now, at least.
Still hopeful someone will come along and say, "Oh, you just need to install ______."
I might have just skipped the categories if I had known I would only use three of them. Oh well! Maybe it helps someone.
I learned from this exercise that, although I try out a lot of games, the ones I put time into tend to be too popular to clear the "hidden gem" bar. I guess that's somewhat natural.
Anyway, onto the games!
Buried Treasure
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid- $19.99
This is a great game to play to escape into something simpler and wholesome. You get to play a Japanese kid hanging out unsupervised in a small town. You'll fish, dig for buried treasure, make friends with the locals, join in on town events, and just explore the area. It has a wonderful cadence wherein playing an in-game day makes for an immensely satisfying play session. Gives me warm and fuzzy feelings every time I play it.
Cult Classic
Cauldron- $11.99
It's a bunch of mini-games wrapped in some kind of RPG? I'm not deep enough to really understand the meta-layer very well yet, but the mini-games are great! The games are played actively, but the progression mirrors that of an idle game: you'll buy upgrades that will make your numbers go up faster. The music is surprisingly good to be as minimal as it is.
Cryptark- $3.74
Fly your armored suit into alien ships to get cool stuff. It's actiony, but it's more than action. It requires you to be a bit more strategic than a twin-stick shooter, even though the way you actually shoot mirrors that. Often feels tense, in a good way. Nice art too.
Voxelgram- $3.99
This is one of my favorite nonogram puzzle games. This one is in 3D, and it feel really cool to chip voxels away until you come out with some sort of 3D shape. This isn't my favorite nonogram game (that one isn't on sale, having just come out), but it's a really good one.
Gem Graduate
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~- $4.99
An excellent piece of virtual tourism. I learned a ton about Japan, and it felt nice to virtually visit a place. I wish there were more games like this that made you feel like you were in a real place. It's not "immersive" in the way that may imply, but it still captures a feeling of being somewhere else, even without in any way tricking my brain into thinking I am somewhere else.
Wayfinder- $9.99
This makes my list despite having 20,000+ reviews because MOST OF THEM ARE WRONG! This is a cool action RPG (but not in the way that Diablo or Dark Souls are action RPGs) that started life as an exploitative free-to-play MMO before ejecting from that business model and becoming a small-scale multiplayer game with everything unlocked through in-game progression. It has a nice art style and tons of game to play through. Really fun to play with a friend or three.