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Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentThere's a bonus word they told me I wasn't supposed to find! Edit: I haven't played this before, but the amount of bonus words I'm pulling makes sense given the number of comments I get on my...There's a bonus word they told me I wasn't supposed to find!
Edit: I haven't played this before, but the amount of bonus words I'm pulling makes sense given the number of comments I get on my vocabulary.
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Comment on Trans Day of Visibility in ~lgbt
Carrow LinkYesterday I had typed up my experience this past week but it is mainly one of stress so I'll post the best and cut the rest: My chest started getting sore and a bud is developing :)Yesterday I had typed up my experience this past week but it is mainly one of stress so I'll post the best and cut the rest:
My chest started getting sore and a bud is developing :)
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Comment on Semisonic - Closing Time (1998) in ~music
Carrow LinkI used to supervise an international market. One of the other supervisors would put this on every night 15min before close. I, and everyone else, quickly grew tired of the bit. But whatever, you...I used to supervise an international market. One of the other supervisors would put this on every night 15min before close. I, and everyone else, quickly grew tired of the bit. But whatever, you let folks have their harmless bits to get through the shift.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
Carrow LinkThere aren't really mods or admins in the traditional sense, just Deimos and some users that have more tagging and topic moving powers. It's up to us to maintain community and not to let things...There aren't really mods or admins in the traditional sense, just Deimos and some users that have more tagging and topic moving powers. It's up to us to maintain community and not to let things get to the point of needing intervention.
If someone posts media from a problematic creator, it seems appropriately on topic to point it out. I don't care if "everyone knows already."
If folks are telling other folks to go fuck themselves, that's is a problem and does need to be handled, but that's not specific to Harry Potter.
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Comment on A.T.L.A.S: outperform Claude Sonnet with a 14B local model and RTX 5060 Ti in ~tech
Carrow (edited )LinkI experimented with rnj-1 on my local 3070 over the weekend, but at 8B it fit on my card. In their self reported metrics, it generally outperforms Qwen 3's 8B (ATLAS ran with Qwen 3 14B). I wonder...I experimented with rnj-1 on my local 3070 over the weekend, but at 8B it fit on my card. In their self reported metrics, it generally outperforms Qwen 3's 8B (ATLAS ran with Qwen 3 14B). I wonder what kind of quality ATLAS can provide for smaller models.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Carrow LinkI was listening to the Pixel Sphere soundtrack yesterday, trying to find a nice tune for my match 3. I pulled a track from this group for Cave Creeps. https://pixelsphere.org/music/ I wanna try...I was listening to the Pixel Sphere soundtrack yesterday, trying to find a nice tune for my match 3. I pulled a track from this group for Cave Creeps.
https://pixelsphere.org/music/
I wanna try out the game itself sometime too, seems neat.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentGoing to the airport within the past year and change has meant getting a genital pat down every time because these always pop off on my crotch now. I feel targeted for not conforming to the gender...Going to the airport within the past year and change has meant getting a genital pat down every time because these always pop off on my crotch now. I feel targeted for not conforming to the gender norms associated with the sex on my ID. It's upsetting but I guess I have to put up with it to visit my fam.
I have started telling them I don't want the facial ID. They grumble but do the manual check and let me through.
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Comment on Interesting material types for fantasy resources/macguffins other than crystals or metals? in ~creative
Carrow LinkI feel like rocks are usually seen as the crusty dirty thing holding the magical crystal/ore, but what about treating rocks as an amalgamation of magic minerals instead? Ferrofluids are cool....I feel like rocks are usually seen as the crusty dirty thing holding the magical crystal/ore, but what about treating rocks as an amalgamation of magic minerals instead?
Ferrofluids are cool. Fluids with magnetic iron that react strongly to magnetic fields.
"Fogs" have been used in interesting ways in fantasy, including resources.
Water itself is a pretty weird liquid if you wanna delve into its chemical aspects, maybe have something with more normal characteristics as that world's water to make water stand out.
Edit: crystals and metals are popular probably in part due to those being heavily studied materials in material science. There's a lot of weirdos in those. Like piezoelectric crystals that generate electric charge under pressure.
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Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life
Carrow Link ParentYeah, you're right, I gotta let that go, thanks.Yeah, you're right, I gotta let that go, thanks.
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Comment on "...new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions." in ~games
Carrow LinkDigital for Yoshi's is at $60, others report physical will be $70. I hate to say it, but it makes sense when using custom carts over discs. I'm surprised it didn't happen for Switch 1 honestly....Digital for Yoshi's is at $60, others report physical will be $70.
I hate to say it, but it makes sense when using custom carts over discs. I'm surprised it didn't happen for Switch 1 honestly. Curious how this will play out long term. My friends consider physical to be more inconvenient but I prefer having carts. This is probably the death knell of them buying carts, unless I get a S2 and want to share games, but I forget, can that be done with digital games on their new game sharing system?
Will used games become less popular? How about their price? Nintendo carts for games that rarely go on sale tend to retain a relatively high resale value already.
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Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life
Carrow Link ParentGoymaxxing is new to me. Without further context, it sounds like something an antisemite would pride themselves on. Which yeah sounds like the same crowd as looksmaxxers and 4chan. I was born...Goymaxxing is new to me. Without further context, it sounds like something an antisemite would pride themselves on. Which yeah sounds like the same crowd as looksmaxxers and 4chan.
I was born cantankerous so I can't tell you if you're overreacting though, but yeah, I feel similarly about ___maxxing and other popular forms of dumbing down vocabulary.
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Comment on Releasing 2026: ZA/UM - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies in ~games
Carrow Link ParentThere's a "punch cuno" speed run category. Current top is sub 55sec. Here's the second place since first involves blinding the screen, robbing us of seeing The Punch....Cuno can go ****************.
There's a "punch cuno" speed run category. Current top is sub 55sec. Here's the second place since first involves blinding the screen, robbing us of seeing The Punch.
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Comment on RetroDECK is more than emulation: an interview with the devs in ~games
Carrow Link ParentAh that's the piece of the puzzle I was missing, thank you kindly for the information!Ah that's the piece of the puzzle I was missing, thank you kindly for the information!
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Comment on Any beginners advice or resources on developing a 2D RPG/Puzzle video game? in ~comp
Carrow Link ParentOh yeah the 1500 is quite silly, I paid $25 for it. I don't know your finances but there's enough quality free resources I don't think I'd spend much more than that. Just save it for the Steam...Oh yeah the 1500 is quite silly, I paid $25 for it. I don't know your finances but there's enough quality free resources I don't think I'd spend much more than that. Just save it for the Steam $100 fee.
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Comment on Any beginners advice or resources on developing a 2D RPG/Puzzle video game? in ~comp
Carrow LinkI'd like to recommend David Buckley's courses, but the full pack I got from humble is listed at $1500 so no. There is this free course that covers the Godot basics from him, I like him as an...I'd like to recommend David Buckley's courses, but the full pack I got from humble is listed at $1500 so no. There is this free course that covers the Godot basics from him, I like him as an instructor and I'd recommend sticking with as few "instructors"/tutorial providers as you can since they'll be more consistent.
https://academy.zenva.com/product/godot-101-game-engine-foundations/
I'm actually working on a match 3 mini project in Godot right now, I'm almost wrapped up. It is my first project from scratch by myself so it's been messy. Feel free to bounce me ideas/questions as you do yours.
Akir's advice on separating your game into its base components then working on those is great.
And stick with 2D nodes over UI for the blocks and grid.
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Comment on RetroDECK is more than emulation: an interview with the devs in ~games
Carrow (edited )LinkIt looks like it's as legally close to plug n play as you can get for many retro titles! I don't get this PortMaster program though. I don't see a way to search for ports in the app and it doesn't...It looks like it's as legally close to plug n play as you can get for many retro titles!
I don't get this PortMaster program though. I don't see a way to search for ports in the app and it doesn't appear to list all the ones on the website. It seems like it is configured to filter to steam deck by default. But I ran several not listed for deck on deck no problem. Couldn't find a setting that limited it to deck verified to disable, nor in the start up script, nor in the PortMaster data folder. I can see all the ports in a json though.
Wasn't there another tool shared here that comprehensively looked up a source port for your steam game? Perhaps that can fill the niche for me instead.
So it seems great if you want to slam in a ROM and go, the systems list in the directory says it supports 171 systems, so that's impressive if they work as well as my snes test. The native IPS patcher is also neat.
I'm glad they've got a vision, I see a handy tool that I'll probably keep using, but they see something more and that's what drove them to make something good.
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Comment on Wordle on first guess? in ~games
Carrow LinkSeems like that site doesn't have a fixed daily, can toss in that I didn't get it on first go and it doesn't match either other poster's answer.Seems like that site doesn't have a fixed daily, can toss in that I didn't get it on first go and it doesn't match either other poster's answer.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentHmm makes sense, I can see this being simple enough for the end user, as long as they're in the same room as the dev.Hmm makes sense, I can see this being simple enough for the end user, as long as they're in the same room as the dev.
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Comment on The 49MB web page in ~comp
Carrow Link ParentI've had NoScript longer, it's straightforward whereas I can't make heads or tails of ublock's UI.I've had NoScript longer, it's straightforward whereas I can't make heads or tails of ublock's UI.
Thanks :) just nothing was going right over the past week but it's fine now.