bendvis's recent activity
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Comment on Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk in ~transport
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - World downloads in ~games
bendvis Just now getting to start the torrent after being out of town for the Texas Eclipse music festival. Thanks Tea for the upload and to those still seeding! I'll seed it over gigabit fiber for at...Just now getting to start the torrent after being out of town for the Texas Eclipse music festival. Thanks Tea for the upload and to those still seeding! I'll seed it over gigabit fiber for at least the next month.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis Bummed I ended up missing the easter egg hunt and final(ish) gathering. There was just one too many things going on! Hoping to see some screenshots or video of the kickoff :)Bummed I ended up missing the easter egg hunt and final(ish) gathering. There was just one too many things going on! Hoping to see some screenshots or video of the kickoff :)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis I kind of like the idea of just putting mats in chests/shulkers in your house. That way, anyone coming back to the server would have a bit of a post-apocalyptic experience scavenging :)I kind of like the idea of just putting mats in chests/shulkers in your house. That way, anyone coming back to the server would have a bit of a post-apocalyptic experience scavenging :)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis for the most part, people are just putting their gear or a copy of it on the armor stand so that it looks roughly the same as their character. Any additional decoration surrounding is up to you :)for the most part, people are just putting their gear or a copy of it on the armor stand so that it looks roughly the same as their character. Any additional decoration surrounding is up to you :)
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Comment on Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year in ~health
bendvis I ended up in the hospital a couple years ago with hypertension (crazy high blood pressure) due to a then-undiagnosed kidney problem. I was admitted for 5 days while medications brought down my...I ended up in the hospital a couple years ago with hypertension (crazy high blood pressure) due to a then-undiagnosed kidney problem. I was admitted for 5 days while medications brought down my blood pressure so a biopsy could safely be taken. Every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, the blood pressure cuff would measure me and then HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RED ALERT DEFCON 1 alarm would go off. Sleep was hard to come by...
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis I love this idea, and the town hall basement seems like a perfect place. Voting and commenting to increase visibility!I love this idea, and the town hall basement seems like a perfect place. Voting and commenting to increase visibility!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis Not just ketchup, but yellow mustard and cream cheese! I'll definitely check out Uncle Genny's. Riding dragons alone sounds worthwhile.Not just ketchup, but yellow mustard and cream cheese!
I'll definitely check out Uncle Genny's. Riding dragons alone sounds worthwhile.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - GG no re (End of an era) in ~games
bendvis (edited )LinkI feel like I just got home from vacation and realize I didn't take any photos. I should have been grabbing screenshots of random moments. A couple of memorable highlights from my perspective:...I feel like I just got home from vacation and realize I didn't take any photos. I should have been grabbing screenshots of random moments.
A couple of memorable highlights from my perspective:
When the server found its first diamonds, and then the cave was swarmed with diamond hunters
Dong Island™️
Bauke's insane iron farm and froglight farm
FluffyKittens' crazy overkill storage depot
John ending up on the naughty list
The colossus vs aliens battle (is it really going to end in a stalemate? 😲)
Gravysleeve's nature preserve islandHad a ton of fun, thanks for setting this up and running admin Tea!
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Comment on I got paid $0.33 for confirming with Google that I got a haircut where I did and paid with a card in ~tech
bendvis Let's say Google is spending $1 billion this year to send users money to confirm ad data. Let's also say that Google is expecting to improve their ads enough through this program to increase their...Let's say Google is spending $1 billion this year to send users money to confirm ad data. Let's also say that Google is expecting to improve their ads enough through this program to increase their prices by just 1%. Their revenue increase for this year would be about $2.37 billion (based on last year's ad revenue of $237 billion) from that price hike. That's a billion dollar investment that sees return within the year.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis UFO just needs to up its game and blow a big enough hole in the giant's chest so that its buddies in space can read the scoreUFO just needs to up its game and blow a big enough hole in the giant's chest so that its buddies in space can read the score
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis (edited )Link ParentPersonally, I just use the default minecraft launcher. I've tried a handful of launchers in the past but never found enough value in them because I don't mind managing my own mods manually. Fabric...Personally, I just use the default minecraft launcher. I've tried a handful of launchers in the past but never found enough value in them because I don't mind managing my own mods manually. Fabric can place an installation there and load mods and such as usual.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis Alas, snow villagers drop normal heads, but each profession gets a different headAlas, snow villagers drop normal heads, but each profession gets a different head
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis (edited )LinkInaugural run of the villager Choo Choo Train was mostly successful. Things got a little weird with loading them up, so I'll have to improve that portion. I also lost 6 minecarts somehow Push into...Inaugural run of the villager Choo Choo Train was mostly successful. Things got a little weird with loading them up, so I'll have to improve that portion. I also lost 6 minecarts somehow
Started with 12, ended up with 14 villagers?
Edit: found the missing minecarts. They got pushed ~60 blocks away
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis I ended up finding a small QOL improvement in this mod, figured out my build issue, and have my first customized mod running locally now. This opens fun and potentially scary doors. Will submit a...I ended up finding a small QOL improvement in this mod, figured out my build issue, and have my first customized mod running locally now. This opens fun and potentially scary doors. Will submit a PR :)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis Exactly! Useful for textured walls, paths, etc.Exactly! Useful for textured walls, paths, etc.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis (edited )Link ParentAnd... i'm dumb. I spent an hour or so figuring out how to update the mod and its dependencies (got it building ok, but failed at runtime) and then realized I never actually tried it as it's...And... i'm dumb. I spent an hour or so figuring out how to update the mod and its dependencies (got it building ok, but failed at runtime) and then realized I never actually tried it as it's distributed. It lists itself as compatible with 1.20.1, but works fine when loaded up in 1.20.4. Yay for backward compatibility
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis (edited )Link ParentTurns out a mod already exists that precisely matches what I had in mind, but it's not updated for 1.20.4. I think I'll pull it down and see if I can submit a pull request...Turns out a mod already exists that precisely matches what I had in mind, but it's not updated for 1.20.4. I think I'll pull it down and see if I can submit a pull request
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/blockmixer-fabric
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis Yeha, they were just random picks by whoever created that road. It's so funny how so much stuff from just a few months ago turns into legend, passed down from player to player.Yeha, they were just random picks by whoever created that road. It's so funny how so much stuff from just a few months ago turns into legend, passed down from player to player.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
bendvis Originally, the numbers were based on the x/y coordinate, divided by 10. So 69 Tildes Way would be around X coordinate 690.Originally, the numbers were based on the x/y coordinate, divided by 10. So 69 Tildes Way would be around X coordinate 690.
This may be the first time it's affected a Tesla, but definitely not the first time for cars in general. Audis, Fords, Kias, and Toyotas have all had unexpected acceleration due to hardware or software issues.