Armando's recent activity
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Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! (v3) in ~tildes
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Comment on Tildes multiplayer games in ~games
Armando Link ParentI've also been playing palia! really enjoying my time. I think it would be nice if we had a little tildes community or something :)I've also been playing palia! really enjoying my time. I think it would be nice if we had a little tildes community or something :)
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Comment on Bram Moolenaar, creator of Vim, has passed away in ~comp
Armando Link Parentdon't think this is the thread for this mandon't think this is the thread for this man
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Comment on Formula 1 2024 calendar announced in ~sports.motorsports
Armando Link Parentearth shattering for us Australians! we get two (three?) races at a reasonable time in a row! I'm personally super chuffed with this change. Doesn't hurt that Suzuka is such a fun track to race on...earth shattering for us Australians! we get two (three?) races at a reasonable time in a row! I'm personally super chuffed with this change. Doesn't hurt that Suzuka is such a fun track to race on either.
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Comment on Daniel Ricciardo to make shock AlphaTauri F1 return, Nyck De Vries out in ~sports.motorsports
Armando Link ParentI heard that was the case when he started again with them, because of some poor habits from mclaren, but that he's been doing a lot better on the sim recently. I still believe he has the...I heard that was the case when he started again with them, because of some poor habits from mclaren, but that he's been doing a lot better on the sim recently. I still believe he has the potential! I guess these next dozen or so races will be his chance to prove himself again. Maybe he can catch that 2016 magic again
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Comment on Steam Deck or ASUS ROG Ally? in ~games
Armando LinkI can't speak to the qualities of the devices themselves, but I've personally not had a great experience with ASUS, particularly with their software being terrible. They don't have a great...I can't speak to the qualities of the devices themselves, but I've personally not had a great experience with ASUS, particularly with their software being terrible. They don't have a great repuation for customer service either, as far as I'm aware, so this is something I'd keep in mind if I were looking at buying one of these two.
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Comment on The Selfish Fallacy in ~humanities
Armando Link ParentI liked the way one of the commenters on the blog described it. "denial motivated by cognitive dissonance"I liked the way one of the commenters on the blog described it. "denial motivated by cognitive dissonance"
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Comment on China blocks 17.5 million plane tickets for people without enough 'social credit' in ~news
Armando Link ParentWell sure, I suppose that is a caveat to my statement; Novels can be and are praised for being Orwellian.Well sure, I suppose that is a caveat to my statement; Novels can be and are praised for being Orwellian.
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Comment on China blocks 17.5 million plane tickets for people without enough 'social credit' in ~news
Armando Link ParentPeople generally don't describe things as "Orwellian" in praise.People generally don't describe things as "Orwellian" in praise.
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Comment on I took two months off of the internet and it was wonderful for my mental heath. in ~talk
Armando (edited )Link ParentWhat I also like to do is delegate certain uses of technology to certain times/days. For example I've delegated my mornings, right after I've woken up, for catching up on the news, Fridays and...What I also like to do is delegate certain uses of technology to certain times/days. For example I've delegated my mornings, right after I've woken up, for catching up on the news, Fridays and Sundays are for gaming, et cetera.
I've been having similar feelings lately.
(tangent)
Though to put a positive spin on it, it has definitely encouraged me to just turn the computer off, or put the phone away, and go do something else. Tildes has very much been the last bastion of strictly online interactivity for me for the last little while, and I guess seeing even it go the way of other sites is the push I've been needing.
I still enjoy services like discord or slack where I can interact with people I might know or be loosely connected to in person, online. But I think my time on the anonymous open internet is coming to an end. The cost benefit valuation of putting up with all that nastiness just doesn't seem worth it anymore.