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Comment on Control Ultimate Edition released for iOS and iPadOS in ~games
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
ButteredToast LinkThis makes Framework a much more attractive option for me. Battery life is one of the biggest advantages of MacBooks compared to everything else and it's difficult to imagine spending this kind of...This makes Framework a much more attractive option for me. Battery life is one of the biggest advantages of MacBooks compared to everything else and it's difficult to imagine spending this kind of money on a machine that doesn't have it. It's just too core to what makes a laptop a good laptop, in my opinion at least — if battery life is unavoidably poor I may as well go the route of an SFF PC which will have similar or better power and more capable/more quiet cooling for a marginally larger footprint.
It remains to be seen how well it fares in real life usage though, particularly under Linux. They also claim improved standby time which I hope is true because it's really annoying (and in the long term, bad for the environment) to have to recharge your laptop 2-3x more often due to sleep drain.
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Comment on Adults are earning college degrees online in weeks, alarming US educators in ~society
ButteredToast LinkThe primarily-online school I've been attending (which generally has a decent reputation) has allowed this kind of acceleration for quite some time. Their marketing has timelines on the line of a...The primarily-online school I've been attending (which generally has a decent reputation) has allowed this kind of acceleration for quite some time. Their marketing has timelines on the line of a few months to a couple of years, but people have figured out ways to game the credit transfer system and speed through courses to get their degrees in a matter of weeks in some cases.
I can definitely see how it's possible theoretically, but there's been a limit to how far I've been able to push that simply because I don't have the energy and focus due to juggling it with a full-time senior SWE position, plus the impetus isn't nearly as strong since my employment situation is already great. I'm mainly getting my bachelor's degree so 1) my credentials and worked experience are more aligned and 2) some countries make one a prerequisite for a visa.
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Comment on World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW to shut down May 14 2026 in ~games
ButteredToast Link ParentFor content, the client side data (maps, models, etc) is on the machine of anybody who's played recently, and those same machines will have some amount of the online bits cached. So really,...For content, the client side data (maps, models, etc) is on the machine of anybody who's played recently, and those same machines will have some amount of the online bits cached. So really, anybody with a little bit of know-how could archive most or all of the custom content.
The licensing aspect is murky of course, but I'm not sure how relevant that is considering that this is an unlicensed server for a commercial game.
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Comment on Valve is working on Proton for ARM processors in ~games
ButteredToast Link ParentI might be underestimating because I haven't dug into the internals of Proton, but installing WINE from Homebrew and making a few tweaks already gets one pretty close to the Linux/Proton...I might be underestimating because I haven't dug into the internals of Proton, but installing WINE from Homebrew and making a few tweaks already gets one pretty close to the Linux/Proton experience. The x86 translation stuff is all neatly handled by Rosetta.
While Apple has stated that Rosetta will be removed in the next major macOS release, they caveated that with a carveout explicitly for games, which is interesting. It seems like Rosetta will cease to function for general x86 Mac apps but continue to be supported for WINE and similar.
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Comment on Competence is lonely. Nobody talks about why. in ~health.mental
ButteredToast Link ParentIn addition to the corporate gaslighting, I think certain backgrounds lend themselves to a predisposition towards self-dismissal. Having gotten into software development with zero formal training...In addition to the corporate gaslighting, I think certain backgrounds lend themselves to a predisposition towards self-dismissal.
Having gotten into software development with zero formal training and a lot less practical experience than many come into the profession having under their belts, it took the better part of a decade just to dispel imposter syndrome. Even now I consider myself mediocre despite repeatedly having been told otherwise.
It’s a lot easier to lose sight of one’s own progression when you start out feeling like all of your colleagues are untouchable titans in comparison.
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Comment on Looking for vibe-coding guides (best practices, etc.) in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentI haven't tried Antigravity/Gemini but use Claude quite a bit and it's had little trouble using CLI tools, even custom written tools that it has zero training data on. This is probably a major...I haven't tried Antigravity/Gemini but use Claude quite a bit and it's had little trouble using CLI tools, even custom written tools that it has zero training data on. This is probably a major factor with its popularity with devs.
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Comment on Why do I almost never catch colds anymore? in ~health
ButteredToast LinkI've rarely gotten sick since covid as well, with the only cases that were significant enough for me to notice (e.g. actually have symptoms) having been a nasty 5-7 day head cold thing which I'm...I've rarely gotten sick since covid as well, with the only cases that were significant enough for me to notice (e.g. actually have symptoms) having been a nasty 5-7 day head cold thing which I'm pretty sure I picked up at a theme park, and later some kind of gut upsetting thing which I think I might've gotten from drinking coffee/tea on an airplane.
In my case I think it comes down to contact with others having been cut down to a tiny fraction of what it had been as a result of the shift to remote work, but I've also been getting covid boosters and flu shots so maybe that factors in too.
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Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp
ButteredToast LinkI spend most of my life in non-optional platform-tied IDEs (Xcode, Android Studio) so my opinion might not be worth a lot, but for non-IDE editors I've stuck with Sublime Text. It does its job...I spend most of my life in non-optional platform-tied IDEs (Xcode, Android Studio) so my opinion might not be worth a lot, but for non-IDE editors I've stuck with Sublime Text.
It does its job well, it's fast and light, and spiritually it's closest to TextMate which was my first "seriously" used programming text editor. Never felt the need to pursue anything else. VS Code does too much for my taste and has more doodads scattered about its windows than I like and having only started writing "real" code in the late 2000s CLI-based editors like vim feel too alien outside of the odd config file edit.
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
ButteredToast (edited )Link ParentAbsolutely true that they’re lying and that reality isn’t so simple. It’s also true that the truth isn’t as algorithm friendly. That said, I think those on the side of truth could be doing a great...Absolutely true that they’re lying and that reality isn’t so simple. It’s also true that the truth isn’t as algorithm friendly.
That said, I think those on the side of truth could be doing a great deal more to make themselves visible and readily available to men who need them. As far as I can see, there is practically no “truth funnel” to speak of and most of the guys who end up taking the correct path were always going to end up there due to good parenting, positive environment, etc.
Social media has given the manosphere a huge shot in the arm but it shouldn’t be ignored that it also goes out of its way to place itself where men are most likely to run across it. That’s a huge source of growth that the positive influences haven’t done much to leverage.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentI never got that far, it was just panic mode scramble-writing the whole time I was attending, and my grades reflected that.I never got that far, it was just panic mode scramble-writing the whole time I was attending, and my grades reflected that.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentI’m sure handwriting is more easily committed to memory, but my issue is that the pace that some professors moved at was so high relative to my writing speed that my notes covered as little as a...I’m sure handwriting is more easily committed to memory, but my issue is that the pace that some professors moved at was so high relative to my writing speed that my notes covered as little as a half or third of the lecture, and what did get written didn’t soak in because I was in a panic trying to catch up the whole time.
For me at least it would’ve been more effective to type notes in class and then review and maybe re-compose in writing on my own time.
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
ButteredToast (edited )Link ParentI believe a big part of what gives the manosphere its power is that there’s a notable vacuum of individuals and material providing guidance overtly aimed at that particular demographic, which it...I believe a big part of what gives the manosphere its power is that there’s a notable vacuum of individuals and material providing guidance overtly aimed at that particular demographic, which it is (unfortunately) taking full advantage of.
There are certainly some who are looking for someone to blame but I think many young men are lured in simply because the manosphere is loud, clear, and aligned in its signaling where other sources are quiet and sometimes contradictory. In short, these young guys are looking for leadership and examples to follow, but upstanding figures have elected to not step up to the plate.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentMan I wish I’d had a laptop to take notes on during uni, I’m sure I would’ve done better. I’ve typed faster than I can write since some point in high school and there were several classes where...Man I wish I’d had a laptop to take notes on during uni, I’m sure I would’ve done better. I’ve typed faster than I can write since some point in high school and there were several classes where with paper notes I struggled to keep up with the professor (and often didn’t). I’m not a particularly slow writer or anything, I’ve just typed way more than I’ve written and that comes through in speed.
This probably isn’t super common among the phone-oriented younger generation but it’s probably not that unusual either. There’s no good reason to deny them a laptop…
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentSame, especially with it being such with large screens that it seems that effective antiglare coating and effective oleophobic coating are mutually exclusive, with nearly all touchscreen laptops...Same, especially with it being such with large screens that it seems that effective antiglare coating and effective oleophobic coating are mutually exclusive, with nearly all touchscreen laptops favoring fingerprint resistance over glare reduction, turning them into mirrors. For anybody who never uses touch that’s a strict downgrade.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentAhh, well I guess we’ll need to see how decent the trackpad is in reviews, then. I don’t recall the pre-haptic MacBook trackpads being bad though, definitely better than the average cheap PC...Ahh, well I guess we’ll need to see how decent the trackpad is in reviews, then. I don’t recall the pre-haptic MacBook trackpads being bad though, definitely better than the average cheap PC laptop trackpad.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentAll true. That said, if at some point down the road A18 iPhones have their bootloaders cracked, very little work will need to be done to get Asahi running on them.All true. That said, if at some point down the road A18 iPhones have their bootloaders cracked, very little work will need to be done to get Asahi running on them.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentIt’s certainly a better situation than can be found on many Chromebooks and low end Windows laptops, which come with little RAM and also a tiny amount of very slow eMMC storage which makes the...It’s certainly a better situation than can be found on many Chromebooks and low end Windows laptops, which come with little RAM and also a tiny amount of very slow eMMC storage which makes the inevitable paging downright painful.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentIn this price bracket most other laptops cut corners in a lot of other places too. Cheap flexy chassis, bad screen, finicky diving board trackpad, etc. None of those are problems here.In this price bracket most other laptops cut corners in a lot of other places too. Cheap flexy chassis, bad screen, finicky diving board trackpad, etc. None of those are problems here.
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Comment on What’s your preferred work monitor setup? in ~comp
ButteredToast Link Parent2x 27” is what I’m using most of the time and have been using for the better part of a decade now. When I first started working it was laptop screen + 27”, with the laptop screen being used mostly...2x 27” is what I’m using most of the time and have been using for the better part of a decade now.
When I first started working it was laptop screen + 27”, with the laptop screen being used mostly for work chat and music. This continued on for 3 or 4 years. Eventually after having come to enjoy 2x 27” at home, I was granted this setup at work too.
A past variation was both being 2560x1440, but I switched to 5k 27” primary and 27” 1440 secondary which is what I still use. I’ve always had the primary monitor sitting directly in front of me with the secondary angled on the left.
My travel setup is 16” MBP elevated to eye level with a 13” iPad acting a secondary monitor with Sidecar and an external keyboard and trackpad. This is extremely effective and doesn’t incur nearly as much of a productivity hit as the laptop alone without a stand does.
The kind of power on offer with modern midrange to flagship mobile SoCs these days is wild. Not so long ago the idea of running any AAA game, even those several years old, on a phone or tablet was unthinkable unless graphics had been severely degraded.