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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
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Comment on Are there any video games that are/were popular in your country, that the rest of the world hardly knows about? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentEpic has given away Machinarium and Samorost, I've got them on my phone! And I second @Trobador, Machinarium is one of the names I associate with the early 2010 indie boomEpic has given away Machinarium and Samorost, I've got them on my phone! And I second @Trobador, Machinarium is one of the names I associate with the early 2010 indie boom
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Comment on Ask Tildes: are any of you living kidney donors? in ~health
Carrow LinkI signed up for the National Marrow Donor Program and was contacted as a match so I've navigated some of this. Due to the difficulty of finding a match, they do a lot to try and make it as easy...I signed up for the National Marrow Donor Program and was contacted as a match so I've navigated some of this. Due to the difficulty of finding a match, they do a lot to try and make it as easy for the donor as possible.
The program facilitating the donation will often cover costs to the donor like transit, but some of it is state dependent too. Different US states have different laws about how to address lost wages, with some offering tax credits associated with organ donation, so a program would likely encourage you to seek those avenues first. If you don't see it on their sites, you should be able to find it online by searching like "<state> organ donor lost wage reimbursement credit". I would think each program has contact info for further questions too.
In my case, they contacted me and then paid for the follow-up tests. For whatever reason, they ultimately did not take my bone juice though.
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Comment on Who was the first transgender person? in ~lgbt
Carrow LinkHappy Pride! This is an article from a series they do called Curious Kids, where kids send in questions and get answers from experts. Grandpa instilled in me a love of history and education so I...Happy Pride! This is an article from a series they do called Curious Kids, where kids send in questions and get answers from experts. Grandpa instilled in me a love of history and education so I appreciated the lesson itself and that it is addressing kids. There isn't a lack of curiosity or limit of intellectual capabilities preventing kids from understanding gender identities and trans folks. Learning about gender won't just help them understand the world around them, but also themselves.
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Comment on Godot 4.7 released in ~games
Carrow Link ParentI used one of the community solutions for virtual joysticks for Cave Creeps and while quite happy to find something to bootstrap my game into touchscreen compatibility where I had none planned, I...I used one of the community solutions for virtual joysticks for Cave Creeps and while quite happy to find something to bootstrap my game into touchscreen compatibility where I had none planned, I also wasn't totally satisfied with it. I needed to add in signals and struggled to get it quite right (there's still a critical bug where sliding the stick through the dead zone counts as releasing it IIRC). The native solution also has the "place stick where you put your thumb" option, a huge ergonomic improvement over static sticks.
All that is to say, I'm excited for the native solution and I'd like to retroactively implement it once I find the energy to resume dev. (I haven't even shared my second project with y'all yet and that's more or less done!)
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Comment on ‘Ghost jobs’ could soon be illegal in New York in ~life
Carrow LinkThis is a step in the right direction, but like the salary range law, how useful and effective can it be? I'd like to see strictly regulated job boards run by states. They'd be able to more...This is a step in the right direction, but like the salary range law, how useful and effective can it be?
I'd like to see strictly regulated job boards run by states. They'd be able to more effectively enforce these regulations/laws, verify companies and hiring individuals/headhunters, and ban repeat bad actors when fines are not a sufficient deterrent. They could tie into unemployment programs requesting evidence of job hunting. I'm sure there's more I haven't considered.
Does anyone know of a government with such a system in place, if so, how effective is it? Is it usurped by unregulated options?
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Carrow LinkThis week in Witch Hat Atelier, we see Richeh being our ✨ neurodivergent queen 👑 I love her being so blunt, independent, defiant, and creative -- making her own way instead of following the...This week in Witch Hat Atelier, we see Richeh being our ✨ neurodivergent queen 👑 I love her being so blunt, independent, defiant, and creative -- making her own way instead of following the "correct" answers is inspiring... and relatable. The series' portrayal of differently abled individuals and how society treats them is so kind-spirited and moving.
As much as I'm excited for the season finale next week, I'll also be sad -- it hasn't officially been renewed for season 2 yet, and even if it is, it may take another 3yrs. I encourage them to take all the time they need to make it right, they've done us justice so far. And if they worked much faster, they'd risk outpacing the manga any way. I think this season has already covered like 5 of 16 volumes?
We started Frieren recently too.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Carrow Link ParentI don't have kids but I've already banned ads in my house. I'd consider DNS filtering through like PiHole, NextDNS, or AdGuard. Probably need to clear cache afterwards too, this link has...I don't have kids but I've already banned ads in my house. I'd consider DNS filtering through like PiHole, NextDNS, or AdGuard. Probably need to clear cache afterwards too, this link has directions (ignore the pitch).
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Comment on Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion in ~food
Carrow (edited )LinkI imagine Yum China wants to keep their Pizza Huts untouched by PE, their Huts aren't like ours in the US to my understanding. My bestie was visiting a friend in China and they took them out to a...I imagine Yum China wants to keep their Pizza Huts untouched by PE, their Huts aren't like ours in the US to my understanding. My bestie was visiting a friend in China and they took them out to a nice dinner out at Pizza Hut. Before they got there, bestie was confused, but it was like an upscale restaurant with full table service, wine serving, the works -- and of course a totally different menu (my memory is failing me on if they even served pizza).
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Comment on So I fell for a phishing in ~comp
Carrow Link ParentDon't be too hard on yourself, they're counting on catching folks distracted or distressed enough to overlook the signs, it happens. You recognized quickly, took mitigatory steps, and sought help...Don't be too hard on yourself, they're counting on catching folks distracted or distressed enough to overlook the signs, it happens. You recognized quickly, took mitigatory steps, and sought help -- basically the next best thing.
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Comment on Epic Games job listing calls for an applicant to "champion linux anti-cheat capabilities for Epic" in ~games
Carrow (edited )Link ParentThe EGS app runs fine through compatibility layers, but most folks use something like Heroic Launcher that connects to your account and sets up an environment for you, similar to how Steam will...The EGS app runs fine through compatibility layers, but most folks use something like Heroic Launcher that connects to your account and sets up an environment for you, similar to how Steam will for Windows games.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Carrow Link ParentI recall last year folks were happy with these ONN boxes from Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN-4K-STREAMING/18355665352I recall last year folks were happy with these ONN boxes from Walmart
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
Carrow Link ParentWhen I first swapped to Linux, Google Sheets wouldn't work, but seems OK with my current setup and version now. Mostly niche stuff like you mention though. I also have a site and develop games...When I first swapped to Linux, Google Sheets wouldn't work, but seems OK with my current setup and version now. Mostly niche stuff like you mention though.
I also have a site and develop games primarily targeting browsers so even if everything works on FF, I gotta make sure my stuff works for all the rest of folks using chromium too.
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
Carrow LinkSo what chromium forks do y'all like? Will any be able to keep manifest v2? I've been a Firefox (+forks) user for decades but I can't totally dump chromium bc some sites just don't work off it.So what chromium forks do y'all like? Will any be able to keep manifest v2? I've been a Firefox (+forks) user for decades but I can't totally dump chromium bc some sites just don't work off it.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
Carrow LinkI've got a couple projects I've been sitting on but haven't done anything with yet: An incremental game satirizing gacha. There's some overlap there like in silly resource mangement. You increment...I've got a couple projects I've been sitting on but haven't done anything with yet:
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An incremental game satirizing gacha. There's some overlap there like in silly resource mangement. You increment dollars when your guy goes to work (perhaps played out by a minute of mashing a button at the start) then blow it on currency for pulls. Once you gather the current "released" characters or "max" power cap, the devs release a new update making more characters available and new power caps. And having routes to alter the "day" portion like change jobs, improve income, take out a credit card you can/not afford, go totally destitute, rise to corpo, etc.
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A v-pet/creature collector where you can do stuff with them besides fighting. Like imagine pokemon gen3 beauty contest, but with some more depth, and plus a couple other modes like racing, platformer, puzzle, base building, etc. Yeah, it means essentially making multiple games in one and even if none is taken to the full depth a dedicated game would go, folks wanna play with their lil guys.
The prior would probably be the one I try at sooner while the latter would probably be a long term project worked on in chunks.
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
Carrow Link ParentThat's more or less my understanding too, but I'm unclear how much control a private tracker has after disabling DHT, PeX, and LSD. Testing my new tracker behind the VPN, no activity, nor does the...That's more or less my understanding too, but I'm unclear how much control a private tracker has after disabling DHT, PeX, and LSD. Testing my new tracker behind the VPN, no activity, nor does the site acknowledge the grab. But in the port forward test through my local instead of over the VPN, it was able to cache some peers and the site updated my status. Back in the VPN, it connected to the cached peers but no tracker connection and the site couldn't update.
Servers specifically called seedboxes seem to be charged at a premium, I forget the keywords I was using and the providers I was looking at before for alternatives, but yeah, good suggestion.
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
Carrow Link ParentInteresting, I'll give it a whirl then thank you!Interesting, I'll give it a whirl then thank you!
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
Carrow (edited )Link ParentI don't think so unfortunately -- I'm using the VPN to torrent and need port forwarding to properly connect to peers and private trackers. (Thanks for the expedient follow up!) Edit Update: tested...I don't think so unfortunately -- I'm using the VPN to torrent and need port forwarding to properly connect to peers and private trackers. (Thanks for the expedient follow up!)
Edit Update: tested Mullvad, it seemed to connect to more trackers than SurfShark, but still missed many, including my new private tracker. At $6/month, it's also double ProtonVPN, which itself is double PIA.
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Comment on Proton sponsors far-right French YouTuber, claims lack of awareness in response to backlash in ~society
Carrow Link ParentThanks! I considered them, but they dumped port forwarding and I need that. It came down to PIA and ProtonVPN since they've got it and gluetun supports them.Thanks! I considered them, but they dumped port forwarding and I need that. It came down to PIA and ProtonVPN since they've got it and gluetun supports them.
That's what I was wondering since using either of my machines didn't feel like good or fair comparisons. I quickly slapped together this list of a rough comparison. Comes out to $850. It'll be bigger, you've got to put it together yourself, and install a SteamOS-like distro, so not a perfect comparison, even if I somehow nailed the performance.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BpfJyF
Specs/Prices
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BpfJyFCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($150.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock A620AM-X Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power SP016GBLVU480F02 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory ($185.97 @ Silicon Power)
Storage: Intel 670p 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.46 @ Walmart)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card ($279.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Segotep GN 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $850.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
I haven't got a clue about prebuilts. My friend linked one he bought the other day and I have no clue if he paid the price the page had then of like $5.5k, we're in different income brackets.