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Comment on Young Greenlandic woman living in Denmark will regain custody of the infant girl taken from her shortly after birth – becomes the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland in ~life.women
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThis "hand on head" version works better for Y only inversion. It's like you have your hand/thumb on their head and move the joystick (or mouse) accordingly. So forward looks down, back looks up,...This "hand on head" version works better for Y only inversion. It's like you have your hand/thumb on their head and move the joystick (or mouse) accordingly. So forward looks down, back looks up, left goes left, right goes right.
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI had to think a bit to realize why you said it was weird to only invert X. I invert X when I'm controlling something (anything in third person, vehicles in first) because it's weird to me to push...I had to think a bit to realize why you said it was weird to only invert X. I invert X when I'm controlling something (anything in third person, vehicles in first) because it's weird to me to push forward on the joystick and have them look up, but to me right is always right and left is always left. I'm imagining pushing them, push a person's head forward IRL and they will look down, but push them left and they will move left. Which I guess is different than imagining a joystick attached to the thing being controlled.
Now, in first person I'm not pushing. I can't see anything to push unless I'm in a vehicle. So I think directionality, at which point "forward" is suddenly "up" on the joystick. If I want to force someone to look up I pull back on their head, if I want to look up I just look up.
Edit: I just realized I got my X and Y mixed. Now I see the real issue with inverting X but not Y. >_<
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Comment on US FBI readies new war on trans people in ~lgbt
SteeeveTheSteve LinkThe only terrorist organization I see here is running the country right now. Ice kidnapping citizens, military occupation of cities (and the threat of it), labeling transgender community as...The only terrorist organization I see here is running the country right now. Ice kidnapping citizens, military occupation of cities (and the threat of it), labeling transgender community as terrorists, violating the constitution and using the highest position in the country to enforce their "domestic ideological goals" at the expense of the people, republicans in congress allowing it all to happen... I'm sure this list can go on and on.
FBI Definition of Domestic Terrorism:
Activities: Involving acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of criminal laws of the US or any State; appearing to be intended to Intimidate or course a civilian population; influence the policy of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping; and occurring primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the US. -
Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentOMG the stimulation clicker, I hope that is preserved forever so those in the golden age, when people have learned all that is horrible for our health, kids can play that game and experience life...OMG the stimulation clicker, I hope that is preserved forever so those in the golden age, when people have learned all that is horrible for our health, kids can play that game and experience life as it was today with tons of things constantly vying for our attention.
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Comment on Photos taken inside musical instruments in ~arts
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI think so, maybe better since it might feel like you're standing in the instrument. I found the guy's website [edit: at the bottom of the article lol], has more pictures:...I think so, maybe better since it might feel like you're standing in the instrument.
I found the guy's website [edit: at the bottom of the article lol], has more pictures: https://www.charlesbrooks.info/
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Comment on Photos taken inside musical instruments in ~arts
SteeeveTheSteve LinkNeat! The Double Base looks like a nice room to live in. The French Violin looks like an underground parking garage. The organ and piano are so unreal with such high resolution at such a small...Neat! The Double Base looks like a nice room to live in. The French Violin looks like an underground parking garage. The organ and piano are so unreal with such high resolution at such a small size, makes me think of a rendered image rather than a real picture.
Then those tectures and detail, really curious if any of it is significant to its sound. Does the rib at the top of the string instruments on the left side affect sound or is it just support? What's with the random felt speed bump looking squares down the middle and basket weave looking texture at the top of the french violin?
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentLong posts by people who know the subject well are great. Like little windows into the subject where you learn quite a bit, sometimes it's even info that is not well known. Just the other day I...it'll often be long, and in an area where I feel like I have expertise.
Long posts by people who know the subject well are great. Like little windows into the subject where you learn quite a bit, sometimes it's even info that is not well known. Just the other day I found one out in the wild, on youtube of all places! It was some bits of info about Pearl Harbor that I hadn't heard before. The video was rubbish, didn't cover what the clickbait title said and some history buffs decided to add to the comments that everyone came to learn.
there's less open hostility when people disagree.
I love that about this place, I can say my opinion and the worst I get is a lengthy explanation as to why it's stupid (in nicer words). I can even ask followup questions to try to understand without being called a troll. Discussion is an actual thing. :D
It's refreshing over those other places where people just say "your dumb/nazi/troll", go off on a meaningless rant at you for daring to have a different opinion even though they can't defend their own, or where mods ban you for unpopular opinions (I'm looking at you r/news).
I get anxiety just reading comments at those other places, the toxicity is so thick. Not so much here. I do get not commenting since I cancel comments a lot. Other places I wouldn't care, but here I feel comments have more weight to them. You can post on Twitter or Reddit and be unsure if anyone ever read it, here it's basically guaranteed. Like yelling at a stadium vs talking in a library. Sometimes you just feel your post will be like yelling in the library, or at least like making fart noises.
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentA 5/5 must be an apple shaped sugar cube soaked in syrup. At some point the sweetness goes too far, Apples shouldn't be candied before you even pick them.Cosmic crisp is only a 2.5/5 in sweetness? Admittedly I haven't taste tested every apple, but I find it pretty damn sweet.
A 5/5 must be an apple shaped sugar cube soaked in syrup. At some point the sweetness goes too far, Apples shouldn't be candied before you even pick them.
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve LinkNever liked the Honeycrisp and similar overly sweet apples. Sure they're sweet, but they lack flavor and I'm not a fan of apples that taste like they're filled with syrup. I go for Fugi apples and...Never liked the Honeycrisp and similar overly sweet apples. Sure they're sweet, but they lack flavor and I'm not a fan of apples that taste like they're filled with syrup.
I go for Fugi apples and off the tree King apples with slight sugar spots. Braeburn are awesome too. Northern Spy are kind of nice if you prefer a slight tart flavor (less than granny smith).
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Comment on I could take over a business, and I really want to, but I have no idea what I'm doing in ~life
SteeeveTheSteve LinkYou can do it! I do bookkeeping for multiple businesses and something I learned quickly is that many business owners are not the geniuses people make them out to be. Some are not even too bright,...You can do it!
I do bookkeeping for multiple businesses and something I learned quickly is that many business owners are not the geniuses people make them out to be. Some are not even too bright, relying on their networking skills for advice to stay afloat.
Get a CPA to keep on track for taxes (your friend might have one you can continue using), the rest you should be able to learn from your friend. I'd assume they'd be around to ask for help even after the sale. There's always plenty of places to get info on running a business too.
If you get a bookkeeper, at least review bank statements and financial reports like the Balance Sheet, P&L and Transaction Detail reports. I've got too many stories of a bookkeeper who started using the company accounts like their own that would have easily been spotted had someone bothered looking (one was even their niece).
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Comment on How many strings must you string from string cheese in order for it to be considered string cheese and not just eating a stick of mozzarella? in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve LinkSince width varies I would say however many full length 1/8 to 1/4 inch pieces you can get out of it. Anything bigger than 1/4 inch is just a chunk of cheese, anything less than 1/8 inch is a...Since width varies I would say however many full length 1/8 to 1/4 inch pieces you can get out of it. Anything bigger than 1/4 inch is just a chunk of cheese, anything less than 1/8 inch is a strand and not worth eating.
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Comment on Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentWow, I was expecting SMOL to be an acronym, but the characters are actually smol! 🤣 Thanks for pointing this one out!Wow, I was expecting SMOL to be an acronym, but the characters are actually smol! 🤣
Thanks for pointing this one out!
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI'm kind of confused, I don't see this issue. I've never seen windows even care what program you're using to open a file when renaming it. Just now change the extension of a file to test and it...rename it from the ribbon
I'm kind of confused, I don't see this issue. I've never seen windows even care what program you're using to open a file when renaming it. Just now change the extension of a file to test and it just went straight to renaming the same as when you right click first. There some way to replicate the issue?
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Comment on Most US exhibition execs think traditional moviegoing has less than twenty years as ‘viable business model,’ according to new survey in ~movies
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThose are the only ones I go to anymore. I have a couple theaters nearby that sell real food where you order from your seat and they bring it to you. The food is good, with a menu similar to a...Those are the only ones I go to anymore. I have a couple theaters nearby that sell real food where you order from your seat and they bring it to you. The food is good, with a menu similar to a pub, with less cramped seating than a typical theater and a counter that runs the length of the row of seats attached to the seats in front of you. They're not perfect, but it's not a bad setup and loads better than normal theaters.
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Comment on Spaceballs 2 | Announcement in ~movies
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI just assumed the animated series is to Mel Brooks as the Star Wars Holiday Special is to George Lucas. Either that or he forgot about it, which isn't unexpected given he will be 99 years old by...Also the trailer lied about there only being one Spaceballs.
I just assumed the animated series is to Mel Brooks as the Star Wars Holiday Special is to George Lucas. Either that or he forgot about it, which isn't unexpected given he will be 99 years old by the end of the month. lol
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Comment on How do you celebrate your birthday? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve LinkWith chocolate cake of course! As long as there is cake, I'm quite happy, even if it's a bit delayed. Given I can make it myself rather easily, it would be hard to ruin my birthday. Usually I...With chocolate cake of course! As long as there is cake, I'm quite happy, even if it's a bit delayed. Given I can make it myself rather easily, it would be hard to ruin my birthday.
Usually I visit my mother for dinner on the nearest weekend and she will cook whatever I ask for (within reason), including a cake for desert. Otherwise there's nothing special, usually just go about my day like normal.
I've never really been big on birthday celebration and parties are just a "nope". I'm the type to show up to a party and either disappear shortly after, zone out or latch onto someone I know that makes a good focus to help me ignore the crowd. The idea of having one where I'm the center of it all sounds like torture. If someone were to throw a party for me, the only way for it not to go poorly would be to disguise it as someone else's party or a party for another reason (i.e. "randomly" throwing a BBQ that day).
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Comment on A huge outbreak has made Ontario the measles centre of the western hemisphere in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentTotally agree on stopping religious exemptions. Measles is nasty, surviving is no guarantee it's done with you even if you don't have long term symptoms. It can take decades before it pops back up...We should probably stop that exemption.
Totally agree on stopping religious exemptions. Measles is nasty, surviving is no guarantee it's done with you even if you don't have long term symptoms. It can take decades before it pops back up and kills you. It's just not worth the risk, I'd even call it child abuse not to vaccinate your children. Might as well allow someone to spread plagues because they worship the Peryite.
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Comment on Starlink is surprisingly good, actually in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat's a good point, I'll have to mention that to her. They have a lot of power outages due to all the trees in the area and an abnormal number of people hitting power lines. The phone line is...That's a good point, I'll have to mention that to her. They have a lot of power outages due to all the trees in the area and an abnormal number of people hitting power lines. The phone line is underground so the only thing that seems to bother it is lack of proper maintenance and the one time someone ran into the box.
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Comment on Starlink is surprisingly good, actually in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat's an understatement if my mother's situation isn't unique. She isn't that far from a small city (in USA), but still has bad cell coverage and is currently having issues with her landline...there’s a lot of parts of the US that are well beyond the range of any cell towers where the best thing available is slow, unreliable ADSL or even 56k dial-up. For the people living in such areas good satellite internet must be a godsend.
That's an understatement if my mother's situation isn't unique. She isn't that far from a small city (in USA), but still has bad cell coverage and is currently having issues with her landline because, according to the people doing the repairs, they are being forced to use scavenged parts. Which means even when they repair it, the parts fail quickly. Her line has been basically unusable, full of static and dropping calls, for a few weeks now.
They started with a process of checking her home wiring, which alone took a week to get someone out there (not 5 miles from the city), and from the repairman's own mouth they know it's at the box down the road, but are being forced to check the house anyway (he was apparently not too happy with not being able to just fix it). The company, who sells fiber internet/voip in the city nearby, bought her previous provider not that long ago. We're thinking they are trying to get rid of their landline customers, but for some reason can't just drop them.
Safe to say she's working on getting satellite internet with voip. I'm hoping they get the landline repaired just in time for her to cancel her service. 😈
Maybe before using a test to deem if someone is capable, they should evaluate capable parents with the same test. Though saying that assumes the test is a result of incompetence and not deliberately made to find an excuse to remove children from anyone they've already decided is not fit to be a parent. I'm finding it real hard to see as incompetence, it feels like you'd have to go out of your way.
I just can't see how anyone would think a parent, or even a normal person, needs to know about some stairs in Rome. Why would anyone except Romans and tourists need to know? I don't even know their name, it's a landmark over a thousand miles away and it's stairs... which I just tried to looked up pictures of and all I got is "Spanish stairs", is it really those? They're just some old stairs, they don't even look all that exciting. Is there some big historical significance to Denmark or Europe? As far a I can tell skimming the wiki, they just replaced an annoying hill with stairs and it's not really any more exciting except for the building at the top. Might as well ask them to name one of the famous staircases in Japan, though some of those are far more interesting imo.