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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on Afterplay: a cloud emulation platform in ~games
Carrow LinkAlright, I'll admit, those AI integrations actually seem cool and useful. A translation by humans would smoke AI, especially with current translators trying (and miserably failing) to do more...Alright, I'll admit, those AI integrations actually seem cool and useful. A translation by humans would smoke AI, especially with current translators trying (and miserably failing) to do more "human" translations. But a built-in option when none is present is nice, particularly in cases where technological limits makes fan translation exceedingly difficult. Though curious if the agent can really handle anything more complicated than say grinding in Dragon Warrior/Quest 1. Basically since LLMs became big, I've wanted one than can do the inventory management for whatever game.
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Comment on US Federal Communications Commission abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies in ~tech
Carrow LinkI feel like widespread fiber rollout could've been a slam dunk bipartisan policy. Rolling out electricity to isolated rural areas took a large push by feds, specifically Roosevelt as part of the...I feel like widespread fiber rollout could've been a slam dunk bipartisan policy.
Rolling out electricity to isolated rural areas took a large push by feds, specifically Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, they were too unprofitable for electric companies to do it on their own. Not to mention, it helped create jobs when employment was dire.
So besides creating jobs where they're needed (ChatGPT ain't digging ditches), high speed internet also enables remote work. You could get folks to stay in rural areas (or even move out to them!) with jobs you'd typically only find in a city.
Politics is interfering with the government doing infrastructure ffs.
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Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
Carrow LinkCooking is way hard for me. I wasn't taught anything by my parents as I grew up. I try to follow recipes and most the time I think it's no good, or if I make something I thought I knew how, it...Cooking is way hard for me. I wasn't taught anything by my parents as I grew up. I try to follow recipes and most the time I think it's no good, or if I make something I thought I knew how, it hurts my partner's tummy. So I've got this resentful, adversarial relationship with it. I'm trying to do better.
I'm guessing part of it is that I don't really know what tastes good? Aside from my nose getting bonked by repeated COVID-19 that is, I can't smell what I'm cooking. My partner started a GLP-1 and how they describe their relationship with food now matches my default experience whereas before I couldn't relate to their enjoyment of food before.
We had a good number of quality electives available to us in high school. I encouraged my brother to take cooking, they had a sick kitchen and a well-regarded chef. I tell him, "we all gotta eat, and not to mention, ladies appreciate it". He got embarrassed as teens tend to when an adult alludes to dating, but ended up taking it for several years.
<offtopic>I'm glad you enjoyed the thread, you often ask good questions so I was hoping you would appreciate being on the other end of a (hopefully) fun question. I appreciated your response, it was thoughtful.
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Comment on Have you ever been outed? in ~lgbt
Carrow LinkKinda, my bestie sent me this one day. "I she/her'd you in front of <friend I wasn't out to yet> and he asked me what pronouns you're using and I was like I dunno bc I didn't know what to say Just...Kinda, my bestie sent me this one day.
"I she/her'd you in front of <friend I wasn't out to yet> and he asked me what pronouns you're using and I was like I dunno bc I didn't know what to say
Just figured I would flag that for you in case it comes up. I am sorry."It was fine, I came out to that group a week or two later, I'd meant to much earlier and just kept forgetting to actually do it.
It was worse when they let my disability slip way long ago before people were more chill about it. It was gossipped behind my back for years, it would percolate to folks as they joined the group, my partner got inappropriate comments. I'm out of contact with most those folk now.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Carrow (edited )LinkI started The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. Taran, young and foolish, is bored of the peaceful life and dreams of being a hero. When his pig-charge, Hen Wen, escapes in a panic when the forces...I started The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. Taran, young and foolish, is bored of the peaceful life and dreams of being a hero. When his pig-charge, Hen Wen, escapes in a panic when the forces of evil draw near seeking her oracular powers, it's up to our Assistant Pig-Keeper to track her down before they do. He meets a variety of lively characters on his adventure and learns that maybe there's more to being a hero than the stories let on.
It's a charming fairytale where the good guys are good and the bad guys are bad. I appreciate uncomplicated stories. I read this one quite a while ago and loved it so I'm revisiting it with James Langton's narration, he's doing a great job. While simple enough and written for a younger audience, it isn't afraid to, say, show the bad guy setting baskets with people inside on fire.
Folks are probably more familiar with the Disney adaptation going by the title of the sequel, The Black Cauldron. Though I'd quite prefer to see the entirety of The Chronicles of Prydain adapted more accurately.
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Comment on RomM: an open source, self-hosted emulation platform in ~games
Carrow (edited )LinkOh, I guess I'm the clown thinking that would include Steam Deck. Flatpak seems fine for this, wonder why they wouldn't build one, do the handhelds not like them? The git page lists several...native linux handhelds client
looks inside
"A compatible device running Allium, ArkOS/dArkOS, Batocera, Knulli, Koriki, MinUI, muOS, NextUI, Onion, ROCKNIX, Spruce v4/SprigUI/TwigUI, or TrimUI"
Oh, I guess I'm the clown thinking that would include Steam Deck. Flatpak seems fine for this, wonder why they wouldn't build one, do the handhelds not like them? The git page lists several alternatives if you aren't keen on running it in browser on deck such as syncing with RetroArch and a decky plugin that syncs ROMs as non steam games and boots them through RetroDECK. (And even a Switch app!)
https://github.com/rommapp/romm
ETA: my guess re flatpak is that flathub has certain requirements that they didn't want to tackle since they may pertain more to desktop and the goal was retro handheld.
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Comment on Ploopy A+ | Open source trackball in ~tech
Carrow LinkIs it just me, or is a knob something I can grip and twist? Like a door knob or on a handheld radio. Think I'd sooner call those on the ploopy dials or spinners. I remember seeing the standalone...Is it just me, or is a knob something I can grip and twist? Like a door knob or on a handheld radio. Think I'd sooner call those on the ploopy dials or spinners.
I remember seeing the standalone one and thinking it didn't have much height to grip but still technically qualified.
Not that it matters, semantics, and one could print a taller knob if they like. Though placing them on the sides seems more natural to me.
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Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentI see, thanks! The extent of my exposure to these alternative phone OSes is checking if my phone is compatible and sighing when it never is, I figure there's more going on than those lists reveal.I see, thanks! The extent of my exposure to these alternative phone OSes is checking if my phone is compatible and sighing when it never is, I figure there's more going on than those lists reveal.
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Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentIs it PostmarketOS compatible? This page doesn't list the 6 or 6+, with 4 as the only community build and 5 in testing. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/DevicesIs it PostmarketOS compatible? This page doesn't list the 6 or 6+, with 4 as the only community build and 5 in testing.
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentI wonder if there's some sort of "adversarial categorization". My stud finder was classed as lawn & garden. It's not even a random brand, it's DeWalt. I'm not ordering enough that it makes it hard...I wonder if there's some sort of "adversarial categorization". My stud finder was classed as lawn & garden. It's not even a random brand, it's DeWalt. I'm not ordering enough that it makes it hard to tell though, it was my first order in like 6 months.
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Comment on Looking for an effective self-block application for Android in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentDetoxDroid seems to let you select apps and I saw at least one pic in not-English, perhaps it can suit your needs? Otherwise, I'll second the timed lockbox, it's an effective method for other...DetoxDroid seems to let you select apps and I saw at least one pic in not-English, perhaps it can suit your needs? Otherwise, I'll second the timed lockbox, it's an effective method for other addictions.
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Comment on BoredOS: A from scratch OS in ~comp
Carrow Link ParentWelcome :) What was a part you thought would be difficult, but turned out easy? Vice versa? Were there any moments where you were really stuck then someone swooped in and saved the day? What was...Welcome :)
What was a part you thought would be difficult, but turned out easy? Vice versa? Were there any moments where you were really stuck then someone swooped in and saved the day? What was your most fun moment or other special memory with BoredOS?
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentHah, yeah, reminds me of another one I'm terrible at -- Dark and Darker. Would usually get smoked before I knew what was happening. I don't commit enough to one game to really be able to compete...Hah, yeah, reminds me of another one I'm terrible at -- Dark and Darker. Would usually get smoked before I knew what was happening. I don't commit enough to one game to really be able to compete and I'm getting slower. I'd like to try and engage with the genre in some respect, but I keep getting put off when I do.
Marathon looks neat, but they don't allow Linux players so I'll never know how I'd feel about that one in particular.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
Carrow LinkI'll start -- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. It felt like I was catapulted into a boss challenge after barely grasping the controls, getting stunted on so hard I thought it was a scripted fail. It was not....I'll start -- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. It felt like I was catapulted into a boss challenge after barely grasping the controls, getting stunted on so hard I thought it was a scripted fail. It was not. Laughed, closed it, uninstalled, no hard feelings. I've barely played skater games, I had no skill base and I think they expected folks to have already played Jet Set Radio (Future).
Similarly, Absolute Drift. I couldn't even get through the tutorial here I struggled with the drifting so bad -- maybe the instructions could've been better, but I just couldn't execute. Laughed, closed, uninstalled, no hard feelings.
It's funny to me when I'm terrible at a game since I've played a lot and consider myself more being good at an array of genres than great at a particular one.
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What game are you terrible at?
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentWent to check some comparisons and they do suggest KDE plasma is more lightweight/on par with others whereas xfce seems to gotten more hungry. It doesn't quite fit my experience, where it'd take...Went to check some comparisons and they do suggest KDE plasma is more lightweight/on par with others whereas xfce seems to gotten more hungry. It doesn't quite fit my experience, where it'd take up an extra 2-4GB to run KDE than like steam game mode (though I'm guessing some chunk of that is from Wayland itself rather than just KDE).
Nah if you tried GNOME and it wasn't a fit, I wouldn't force it, it is opinionated. I just figure it's mostly the sort of opinionated mac folks agree with since it most closely reflects my limited mac experience. Seems fine on my old laptop with 8GB RAM performance wise.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
Carrow LinkProbably unpopular, but I consider Debian based systems unusable for daily drivers. Ubuntu constantly gave me issues. Pop OS is constantly giving my friend issues and I'm just like "yeah haven't...Probably unpopular, but I consider Debian based systems unusable for daily drivers. Ubuntu constantly gave me issues. Pop OS is constantly giving my friend issues and I'm just like "yeah haven't had issues like that since I swapped to Bazzite". The number of manuals I've seen saying something to the effect of you'll run into issues with Ubuntu due to it using outdated/deprecated packages is astounding. Whenever folks complain of needing to fiddle too much? Probably Debian based (though that could just as well be confirmation bias). It's fine for my server that basically just needs to mount filesystems, ssh, and run docker.
KDE Plasma is perhaps the most RAM hungry DE you could've found, I'd think a macOS user would prefer to start with GNOME. Not sure how much better it is with RAM though, but there's other DEs that give a clean presentation while sipping RAM. The crashes do sound like an error with swap as you mention, I imagine doing some configuring there and with the RAM could've helped. I've done that sort of thing to stabilize some bespoke hardware but you'd think needing to do so for a mac using a distro targeting macs shouldn't require such fiddling to even have a swap to begin with.
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Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes
Carrow Link ParentHell, they aren't even always trying to be petty or intentionally misgender -- sometimes they want to be allies while being uncomfortable with trans gender and struggling to overcome their own...Hell, they aren't even always trying to be petty or intentionally misgender -- sometimes they want to be allies while being uncomfortable with trans gender and struggling to overcome their own dissonance. It's still... Problematic, but not petty or hateful, just like a thing to work out -- society has done a number on us wrt gender perceptions after all. I've had my own share of internalized transphobia to unpack.
The state of affairs is too much for me to want to engage with the likes of Le Guin and Butler -- well-regarded literature that I could talk with my friends about. I read Fourth Wing, massively popular at the moment, and found myself wondering why it was so highly rated (though still enjoyed it, just more a 3/5 than stroygraph's 4.5/5). I was able to at least commiserate with my family about how "Dain sucks" and "it was tragic when we lost ____" (even though it was telegraphed way beforehand), we don't have much in common if I don't go out of my way to engage with their media.
So right now I'm reading a series written for like middle schoolers -- I'd consider The Chronicles of Prydain to be literature in part due to how well Alexander wrote for his audience. Though I'd bet more would disagree than defend that stance. I accept that no one is interested in it, I won't be able to convince anyone to read it and chat about it with, and I bet some would even judge me and my reading ability for it, but I'm just reading what I want -- regardless of popularity or lit status.
So yeah I say don't worry or overthink it and just enjoy what you want. Maybe you won't even enjoy what's popular if you hop on a bandwagon (though you did this time!). Maybe heavy lit will burn you out from reading (I know it did me for a while).