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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
0xSim (edited )LinkAndroid users can use Morphe to patch the official Reddit app and make it more bearable. It won't make the content better, but it will remove ads and a bunch of annoyances. Also, timing...Android users can use Morphe to patch the official Reddit app and make it more bearable. It won't make the content better, but it will remove ads and a bunch of annoyances.
Also, timing coincidence, but yesterday I wrote a userscript to crudely make old.reddit read-only, because 99.9% of the time, it's not worth participating anymore. I have also deleted all my comments history (again).
// ==UserScript== // @name Better reddit // @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/ // @version 2026-07-01 // @description Fewer annoyances and lower blood pressure // @author 0xSim // @match https://www.reddit.com/* // @match https://old.reddit.com/* // @icon https://www.reddit.com/favicon.ico // @grant none // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; setTimeout(() => { // You don't care about notifications $('#notifications').next('.separator').remove() $('#notifications').remove() $('.message-count.badge-count').remove() // Read-only mode $('li.reply-button').remove() $('div.usertext-edit').remove() }, 100) })(); -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim (edited )LinkWayfinder It's 3.50€ on Steam right now and for this price I can heartily recommend it. This is a "free-to-play-MMO-turned-coop-or-single-player" and it shows in its design. I do not find it...It's 3.50€ on Steam right now and for this price I can heartily recommend it. This is a "free-to-play-MMO-turned-coop-or-single-player" and it shows in its design. I do not find it deterrent, but the game definitely has that kinda off "dead MMO" vibe. Important note: there are no micro-transaction: everything that was supposed to be monetizable is now included for free in the game.
The gameplay loop is divided between large open world areas for exploration with light quests and a bit of combat, and procedurally generated themed dungeons called "Lost Zones". Lost Zones get unlocked as you progress through the story, and can be spiced up with some risk/reward mods. You get to play your own style by mixing character archetypes, leveled weapons, "echoes" (stats/bonus gems), and passive stats. This combination can be changed for free at any time, and the only limitation is that each character gains XP individually.
As for the content, I'm 20 hours in, only at the end of the first open area, and I haven't unlocked all characters yet (but I like to take my time). I think unlocking all armor sets should take me a few hundreds hours at this rate... So it's not gonna happen, but that means I'll always have something new to look forward to.
All in all, it's a great game for shortish sessions and completionists.
Steam Deck notes:
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-windowedas a launch argument is required. Some graphical settings (such as resolution) must be reset each time you start the game. - Open areas are kinda straining, but dungeons are easily 50+ FPS.
- ✅ Can be put to sleep and resumed.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentI played Celeste (though not finished it) on PC. I started with an Xbox One controller and it was terrible. Like, I never had an issue with Super Meat Boy, but playing Celeste was painful. After a...I only really appreciated that when moving from Switch to PC and didn't have to deal with the considerable stick drift
I played Celeste (though not finished it) on PC. I started with an Xbox One controller and it was terrible. Like, I never had an issue with Super Meat Boy, but playing Celeste was painful. After a few hours I switched to a Playstation controller, and that made the game much, much better.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentDiffering opinion about the DLC: I really disliked it. Outer Wilds is a chill game with no pressure other than the time loop, but Echoes of the Eye was too stressful with a wildly different mood....Differing opinion about the DLC: I really disliked it. Outer Wilds is a chill game with no pressure other than the time loop, but Echoes of the Eye was too stressful with a wildly different mood. The puzzles and story are as good as the base game, but it was just too different for me to enjoy it.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
0xSim Link ParentThank you. Dragon's Dogma looks a bit too dark, not what I'm looking for atm but I've added it to my wishlist for another time.Thank you. Dragon's Dogma looks a bit too dark, not what I'm looking for atm but I've added it to my wishlist for another time.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
0xSim Link ParentREPO is awesome with 4+ players, genuinely funny. I wholeheartedly recommend it. I didn't like Peak. It's a much more difficult and demanding game, and you have to play the whole adventure in one...REPO is awesome with 4+ players, genuinely funny. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
I didn't like Peak. It's a much more difficult and demanding game, and you have to play the whole adventure in one go, which can easily take 90min+. It's rewarding but not relaxing.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
0xSim (edited )Link ParentLooks like it might! I'm downloading the demo right now, thanks. Edit: the demo is generous and the game totally fits my criteria!Eternal Strands might fit this bill?
Looks like it might! I'm downloading the demo right now, thanks.
Edit: the demo is generous and the game totally fits my criteria!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
0xSim Link ParentFrozen Synapse is an incredible game. I recommend getting another copy to play with someone who is also interested, as I suspect that the community is probably super-dead (or only consists of...Frozen Synapse is an incredible game. I recommend getting another copy to play with someone who is also interested, as I suspect that the community is probably super-dead (or only consists of hardcore players) by now.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
0xSim (edited )LinkLooking for recommendations for Action RPGs A few months ago I bought Wayfinder (it's like three fiddy right now, well worth it), and I'm looking for similar games. Criteria: preferably runs on...Looking for recommendations for Action RPGs
A few months ago I bought Wayfinder (it's like three fiddy right now, well worth it), and I'm looking for similar games.
- Criteria: preferably runs on Steam Deck, preferably 3rd person, solo first, exploration, real time combat, loot and a bit of crafting, preferably "lightweight" (no Souls-like), no survival or mandatory base building.
- I liked Wayfinder, Diablo-likes (kill stuff, loot stuff), Assassin's Creed Origins, The Division 1/2, Destiny 2
- I disliked Borderlands 2/3, V Rising, Monster Hunter.
I'm eyeing these ones: Outriders, Cloudheim, Farever (a bit too early access), AC Mirage, Horizon Zero Dawn
I'm not against something different, as long as there are places to go and loot to discover.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
0xSim (edited )Link ParentThank you. It was still 30° inside and outside yesterday at midnight, I just want to sleep at night and not suffer, without being judged because I didn't bother to check if a ceiling fan pushing...Thank you.
It was still 30° inside and outside yesterday at midnight, I just want to sleep at night and not suffer, without being judged because I didn't bother to check if a ceiling fan pushing hot air down from my ceiling would somehow magically cool down my home.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
0xSim Link ParentDo you also judge people who heat their home in the winter? I could just use more blankets. I live in a high humidity country, in an older brick house (with a renovated and well-insulated attic,...Do you also judge people who heat their home in the winter? I could just use more blankets.
I live in a high humidity country, in an older brick house (with a renovated and well-insulated attic, though). The sun hits my kitchen dome skylight and the back facade all afternoon. You can feel the heat radiating from the walls inside. It was 31°C inside yesterday evening, I'm not sure a ceiling fan will make things more tolerable. Don't suggest cheap tips or tricks to cool my home, I know them all, and I'm already using them.
Renovating that house to make it passively heat resistant would probably cost as much as buying a new one. Installing a reversible AC is affordable (all things considered), and will also lower my dependency on fossil fuels.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
0xSim Link ParentWindow boxes basically don't exist here. AC is becoming more common in newer buildings, but still really rare in older houses. The mentality has always been "we don't need it for the 1 or 2 hot...I ’m going to guess that in Belgium, much like the rest of Europe that you don’t have anything like window box ACs that you can rely on?
Window boxes basically don't exist here. AC is becoming more common in newer buildings, but still really rare in older houses. The mentality has always been "we don't need it for the 1 or 2 hot weeks in a year". Each time we power through it, each time we suffer a bit and pat ourselves on the back once it's over.
But this year is the breaking point for me, and we'll invest in a multi-split.
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
0xSim LinkI live in Belgium (bordering the north of France), and... yeah, that's rough. It's been at least 30° since this weekend, and the temperatures are expected to still rise up to 38° on Saturday. Yet...I live in Belgium (bordering the north of France), and... yeah, that's rough. It's been at least 30° since this weekend, and the temperatures are expected to still rise up to 38° on Saturday. Yet we're still "cooler" than most parts of France that already went up to 40°.
Meanwhile, all our goverments can do is publish bullshit like "drink water" and "find a cool place". We will all suffer and no-one will ever be held responsible.
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Comment on Anyone have any experience with tiny screws? I need to replace two in my body hair trimmer and I don't know where to start. in ~life.home_improvement
0xSim LinkWhat I'd try for this case is a can of compressed air, because I'm not sure I would be able to put the trimmer together once it's taken apart... Anyway, the Mako kit from iFixit is probably one of...What I'd try for this case is a can of compressed air, because I'm not sure I would be able to put the trimmer together once it's taken apart...
Anyway, the Mako kit from iFixit is probably one of my best purchases. Obviously not worth it for a trimmer alone though, but it's a little toolkit that pays for itself over the years.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim (edited )Link ParentI also bought The Witch Queen, Lightfall, and The Final Shape. I guess it's well worth the 6€. I knew it was bad, but it's somehow even worse than I thought. I kid you not, I had to look up how to...I also bought The Witch Queen, Lightfall, and The Final Shape. I guess it's well worth the 6€.
the UI is somehow even more convoluted than it was before and I've already had years to get used to it, so I can't imagine how incredibly lost a new player would be trying to find a specific menu or activity
I knew it was bad, but it's somehow even worse than I thought. I kid you not, I had to look up how to start the Witch Queen campaign. You cannot start it from the Quests menu (even though the quest is here, the button is greyed out), and you have to actually find it on the galaxy map.
And I'm sure there are dozens of activities, or character powers, or just things to do that I don't even know exist, because the onboarding experience is absolutely abysmal. The actual gameplay is good though, but goddamn. And somehow the game persists in showing me the Rebels questline in suggested activites even though I don't own it.
Are the dungeons worth it for a solo player? I didn't buy the whole Collection package because the cosmetics and other expansions don't interest me, but I'm missing out on the dungeons keys.
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Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp
0xSim Link ParentThanks for the info, I'll pass the word and see if we can use it.Thanks for the info, I'll pass the word and see if we can use it.
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Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp
0xSim Link ParentNever used Deepseek. How does that compare to Opus 4.6/4.7? Because I can probably last a month with the cheapest models, but I'm certainly not replacing my "artisanal" code with those. Anything...Never used Deepseek. How does that compare to Opus 4.6/4.7? Because I can probably last a month with the cheapest models, but I'm certainly not replacing my "artisanal" code with those. Anything older than Opus 4.6 for a remotely complex task will produce garbage and waste tokens.
(Not talking about auto-completion here, which is unlimited in our plans)
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Comment on Any fellow software engineers using paid GitHub copilot? in ~comp
0xSim LinkWe have a 20€/month allowance, which is now... useless. Claude Opus 4.6+ is now way too costly, and several colleagues were out of tokens in less than 2 days. Yesterday I heard someone say that...We have a 20€/month allowance, which is now... useless. Claude Opus 4.6+ is now way too costly, and several colleagues were out of tokens in less than 2 days. Yesterday I heard someone say that the era of artisanal code was over. Lmao yeah, good luck with that and your 20€.
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Comment on Brave Origin, a paid, premium version of Brave is now available in ~tech
0xSim Link ParentYou don't have much of a choice: if it's not Firefox, it's Chromium. I'd say that Firefox is the less bad option. I also use it on Android, or Vivaldi exclusively for the few PWAs that I want to...You don't have much of a choice: if it's not Firefox, it's Chromium. I'd say that Firefox is the less bad option. I also use it on Android, or Vivaldi exclusively for the few PWAs that I want to install.
I'm also not too keen on using forks. Your web browser is the single most critical application on your system, and even though Mozilla and Google suck, they certainly don't mess around security. I don't have that kind of trust for amateurs, as well-intentioned as they are.
Morphe is a fork of Revanced. I have used Revanced in the past, and Morphe is an overall cleaner and more user-friendly experience.
It seems Revanced devs also backport Morphe improvements without the correct attribution, their maintainers have an over-inflated ego, and on their subreddit they ban on sight anyone who even hints at Morphe.
The usual open source drama.