0xSim's recent activity
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What's your line? in ~life
0xSim Link ParentI only know about them because of the chilling "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy". Not working for them seems to be a pretty reasonable line.I don’t know how well they’re known outside of America
I only know about them because of the chilling "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy". Not working for them seems to be a pretty reasonable line.
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Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games
0xSim LinkI liked Chinatown Wars, Red Dead Redemption 1, and Bully way more than main GTA games. Except maybe San Andreas, but that was my first experience with a game of this kind of scale. I find them...I liked Chinatown Wars, Red Dead Redemption 1, and Bully way more than main GTA games. Except maybe San Andreas, but that was my first experience with a game of this kind of scale. I find them okay, but never felt the need to replay any of them once finished, and never touched GTA Online. And since the 6th won't come out on PC before 2027 at best, I couldn't really care less.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
0xSim Link Parent"Is a bar owned by a nazi a 'nazi bar'?" Well, in my opinion, yes."Is a bar owned by a nazi a 'nazi bar'?"
Well, in my opinion, yes.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
0xSim (edited )LinkI just downloaded a zip of the project, I'll see how to install that on my VPS. Edit: if you want to get a copy of the project, download it or fork it on another, private forge. Don't just make a...I just downloaded a zip of the project, I'll see how to install that on my VPS.
Edit: if you want to get a copy of the project, download it or fork it on another, private forge. Don't just make a fork on Github, because they can delete the original repo and all its forks.
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Comment on What theme do you use with Tildes? in ~tildes
0xSim LinkAtom One Dark. The contrast is perfect for me.Atom One Dark. The contrast is perfect for me.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim LinkI've finished the campaign of Outriders (playtime: 26 hours with most of the side quests). I bought it because I wanted an accessible looter shooter for the Steam Deck, and it delivered at 60FPS....I've finished the campaign of Outriders (playtime: 26 hours with most of the side quests).
I bought it because I wanted an accessible looter shooter for the Steam Deck, and it delivered at 60FPS. The gunplay, power fantasy, and loot are good. I was able to perfectly tweak the difficulty setting during the campaign (and cheese the final boss because I ain't got time for that), and overall I enjoyed shooting at bad guys and ugly aliens with big guns and superpowers. I'd like to push a bit into the endgame just to get some shiny loot and because it's easy enough to load a mission for 10 minutes, but the game eats 60+GB of my disk, so it'll probably get uninstalled as soon as I'll have to install something else.
I only regret the extremely repetitive structure of the missions and the useless always-online requirement.
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Comment on Afterplay: a cloud emulation platform in ~games
0xSim Link ParentThat could be ok since they don't offer downloads (until they start getting a bit too greedy?), but I don't really want to risk a leak and have my name associated to dozens of uploaded Nintendo...That could be ok since they don't offer downloads (until they start getting a bit too greedy?), but I don't really want to risk a leak and have my name associated to dozens of uploaded Nintendo games.
Your other post about RomM looks to be a cool alternative though :D
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Comment on Afterplay: a cloud emulation platform in ~games
0xSim LinkLegally that seems veeeeeery borderline. You're uploading the roms on their storage, so at least I wouldn't use a Google or Apple account to login.Legally that seems veeeeeery borderline. You're uploading the roms on their storage, so at least I wouldn't use a Google or Apple account to login.
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Comment on Minecraft Dungeons II | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
0xSim LinkMy previous comment when the first trailer released 5 months ago It looks more like Minecraft Dungeons 1.5, but if they improved the shortcomings of the previous game I'll be ok with this. I'm...My previous comment when the first trailer released 5 months ago
It looks more like Minecraft Dungeons 1.5, but if they improved the shortcomings of the previous game I'll be ok with this. I'm probably not buying it for full price at release though (even though it's quite high on my wishlist). I'm also skeptical for the og Switch version: Minecraft Dungeons was already a 30fps game, and for an ARPG that's not ideal.
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Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech
0xSim (edited )Link ParentAs a comparison point, I bought my OnePlus Nord 4 in 2024 for 450€ (iirc). It has the same amount of RAM (12GB) and the same CPU (Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3) So, the Fairphone has the same specs for 200€...As a comparison point, I bought my OnePlus Nord 4 in 2024 for 450€ (iirc). It has the same amount of RAM (12GB) and the same CPU (Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3)
So, the Fairphone has the same specs for 200€ more. Considering the current RAM prices and the fact that a Fairphone will cost more, I think the price is relatively fair?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim LinkI finished Wayfinder! For real, this time. I deleted my comment of last week when I thought it was over (but honestly fighting a gigantic boss in a quest titled "Epilogue", saving the world,...I finished Wayfinder! For real, this time.
I deleted my comment of last week when I thought it was over (but honestly fighting a gigantic boss in a quest titled "Epilogue", saving the world, something super important happening, and unlocking endgame activities kinda feel like ending the game).
So yeah, fortunately it wasn't over yet because the last area consists of gorgeous underground and overgrown ruins, and I loved it. In the end, aside from some issues with the story pacing, it was an excellent game and I played it entirely solo for nearly 70 hours, which is kinda exceptional for me. The MMO bones are still there and sometimes feel a bit janky, but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
I could probably squeeze a few more hours out of it if I had coop partners to grind with me, but I think I'll leave it at that.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentI wanted to like SULFUR, but it's one of those games that despite ticking many boxes for me, I can't get into it at all.I wanted to like SULFUR, but it's one of those games that despite ticking many boxes for me, I can't get into it at all.
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Comment on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker in ~tech
0xSim Link Parentmaybe 25 years ago then 😅 I remember a time where ads were plain links in a rect, with some cusomization to match your website. Like ads in a newspaper. But yeah, I guess things got worse faster...maybe 25 years ago then 😅
I remember a time where ads were plain links in a rect, with some cusomization to match your website. Like ads in a newspaper. But yeah, I guess things got worse faster than I remember.
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Comment on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker in ~tech
0xSim Link ParentIf ads were like they were 20 years ago, we wouldn't need ad-blockers. But ad companies took (and still take) more and more, making the web actively user-hostile if you don't use an ad-blocker....If ads were like they were 20 years ago, we wouldn't need ad-blockers. But ad companies took (and still take) more and more, making the web actively user-hostile if you don't use an ad-blocker. And it's not only the constant audio-visual agression; blocking ads is now also a reasonable security measure.
I'd be absolutely fine with it being on by default. There are some sites that provide a great free service while having non-intrusive ads, but they're unfortunately the exception. Maybe a crowd-sourced whitelist of "sites that don't suck" could work? Like when you'd land on such site, there would be a small one-time banner that says "hey this site looks fine, maybe whitelist it? yes/no".
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
0xSim Link ParentI don't like Chess either, but there are two chess-like games that I like: Onitama and Hive. Both are "complete information" like Chess, but with their own spin. -
Comment on ha.mr: a link compressor in ~comp
0xSim LinkThere is a tool called "NoPaste" https://github.com/bokub/nopaste that compresses and encodes plain text documents in its url. I even wrote my own fork to use brotli compression and add syntaxic...There is a tool called "NoPaste" https://github.com/bokub/nopaste that compresses and encodes plain text documents in its url. I even wrote my own fork to use brotli compression and add syntaxic coloration, it was a pretty fun weekend project. I should try to update it to use base85 instead of base64
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
0xSim Link ParentI just announced our (platonic) relationship to my wife, and now you're leaving? She'll never take me seriously again.I just announced our (platonic) relationship to my wife, and now you're leaving? She'll never take me seriously again.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
0xSim (edited )Link ParentIt's a text-only forum with (relatively) few users, it can probably run on a cheap VPS for like 10€/month. Edit: welp, I was off by an order of magnitude...It's a text-only forum with (relatively) few users, it can probably run on a cheap VPS for like 10€/month.
Edit: welp, I was off by an order of magnitude https://tildes.net/~tildes.official/1vjt/any_significant_changes_to_tildes_are_extremely_unlikely#comment-iepn
I find this surprisingly high.
I wanted so much to play Destiny 2 on my Steam Deck that I made a headless desktop with spare parts, just to stream it to the Deck.
So it runs flawlessly, all's good, except that the steam input mapping is completely broken. Actually I'm not sure if it's buggy of it's a side-effect of some over-zealous anti-cheat feature, but the fact is that I cannot enable the gyro and rebind back buttons. Actually it looks like only the first customization is applied, and all subsequent changes are rolled back to their default values. And it's pissing me off so much that I'll probably uninstall it.
It also doesn't help that I'm playing through the Lightfall campaign, with its giant, ugly, and desperately empty retro-futuristic city that absolutely makes no sense. What a disappointment after The Witch Queen.
In other, better, news I've been giving a more solid try to Eternal Strands.
It's a mix of Breath of the Wild, Monster Hunter, and Shadow of the Colossus, with the expedition loop of a diluted extraction-shooter. Each expedition can be focused on gathering materials, finishing a quest, or just chilling while trying to find lore elements or crafting recipes. I like this loop, I can just play for 20 minutes and definitely make some progress. The combat is a bit hard to manage, as you need to juggle between several spells, your bow, your shield+sword, and a two-hands weapon. Playing with KBM make that easier. Back at your camp you can chat with your super-friendly-and/or-overly-anxious teammates and spend resources to improve the various crafting stations. So far so good, it's the kind of game I expected and I'm enjoying it. Thank you @xavdid for the recommendation :)
Steam Deck note: don't. The game is demanding, and while it's not graphically impressive, it's pretty enough and deserves to be played with a decent framerate.