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Comment on Help - Steam Link inconsistent across different games in ~games
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Comment on Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence in ~tech
Carrow LinkIs this going to kill the Chromebook as we know it? I was at the point of recommending those over Windows laptops, but if they're sticking in AI and beefing up cost/specs, then I'll need to find a...Is this going to kill the Chromebook as we know it? I was at the point of recommending those over Windows laptops, but if they're sticking in AI and beefing up cost/specs, then I'll need to find a new recommendation. We may be entering a world where I can only earnestly recommend a Mac, I'll be damned.
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Comment on Just published my first game in ~games
Carrow (edited )LinkCongratulations, a huge success! I published my first game this year too :) it feels good to get one of your own out there It looks like a Godot game, any interest in uploading a web playable...Congratulations, a huge success! I published my first game this year too :) it feels good to get one of your own out there
It looks like a Godot game, any interest in uploading a web playable build to itch for iPhone and other not Android platforms? I've found engagement is way higher when folks can just play from a link without a download/install.
Oh the one piece of feedback I have so far is that a sensitivity slider for how fast you spin the orb would be great. Fun extension on the minesweeper concept, you've built something of your own here :)
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Comment on Vaping DMT in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentOh pardon if I was unclear -- the issues with mania and seizures were with no medication involved, and also present without the drugs. Medication resolved both and they mix fine. I dunno, I often...Oh pardon if I was unclear -- the issues with mania and seizures were with no medication involved, and also present without the drugs. Medication resolved both and they mix fine.
I dunno, I often feel folks can learn more about what's going on with what they're taking and their bodies. I'm shocked at how few folks try and test their stuff for instance. It can get tricky when medication is involved -- tripsit has their interaction chart for some common stuff, but there's also just not a great pool of research to go off of. You can learn what each drug does and maybe figure if there's a direct interaction, but there's a lot of systems so without research or a more educated opinion, it's more an informed guess really.
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Comment on Dusk: an unofficial cross-platform release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in ~games
Carrow Link ParentTalk about burying the lede, I'd use it for that QoL alone.Disable Rupee Cutscenes
Talk about burying the lede, I'd use it for that QoL alone.
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Comment on How I made a shooter game in 64 KB in ~games
Carrow Link ParentHe goes on to say it requires D3D11 so earliest Windows support would be... Vista. Not exactly unbloated. And here I expected it to be entirely OpenGL midway through the vid so far.He goes on to say it requires D3D11 so earliest Windows support would be... Vista. Not exactly unbloated. And here I expected it to be entirely OpenGL midway through the vid so far.
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Comment on Mythos finds a curl vulnerability in ~comp
Carrow (edited )Link ParentTo add -- for now at least, Anthropic has restricted use of Mythos to particular parties, most folks shouldn't be able to have access. Anthropic considers its potential for misuse a security...To add -- for now at least, Anthropic has restricted use of Mythos to particular parties, most folks shouldn't be able to have access. Anthropic considers its potential for misuse a security concern, though the author feels this is more marketing than truth. (The article covers this at the start, pardon if I'm reiterating something you already read)
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Comment on “Rediscovering” the operating system (AKA: the desktop is the killer app) in ~tech
Carrow LinkYep that's pretty much what I do. Except with tabs in my file explorer instead of desktop shortcuts usually. I don't get into tiling windows or using extra desktops, seems like extra steps. Just...Obviously finder would be the core of the system, but does anyone have experience with just… using the desktop metaphor as intended? Folders with files in them, that get opened in a program, and when you’re done, get saved back into the folder. Put things you use regularly on the desktop (or shortcuts to them, to maintain organisation) and delete them from the desktop when you don’t need them anymore.
Yep that's pretty much what I do. Except with tabs in my file explorer instead of desktop shortcuts usually. I don't get into tiling windows or using extra desktops, seems like extra steps. Just one big clutter on one desktop where I know where everything is and what I'm using is quickly in reach.
Again, it sounds stupid typing it out, surely the answer is “yeah dummy, that’s how you use a computer!!!!!”
Nah, not so silly, folks want apps for everything and to abstract away using the computer itself.
but… why do I have obsidian, and the photos app, and all this extra junk?
I don't know, it always seemed like more work to me, especially if I can't freely access that data as a common format. But I'm also not about trying to organize my life into a digital format, I do that analogue. Including learning, I do handwritten notes, don't want the friction of a computer or app between me and putting information down, writing it out makes it stick better for me any way.
I suspect this disconnect is a result of the iphoneification of personal computers, there’s a lot of layers between you and the file when you’re on a mobile device.
I agree, I've bemoaned this abstraction and how it mollifies users into not truly understanding how to use their devices and accepting somebody else's -- often paid -- solutions. Though that's fine for many folks who want the convenience computers can provide without needing to use a computer, like my grandparents, so it's a bit of "aging person yelling at the clouds." And some do earnestly simplify the process while not interfering with the filesystem way of working, like my server stack.
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Comment on Vaping DMT in ~talk
Carrow LinkWasn't expecting a drug topic, I think I've only seen like two of those since I've joined! Yeah I broke through once on it. I've done a lot of experimentation, but it wasn't one I was too...Wasn't expecting a drug topic, I think I've only seen like two of those since I've joined!
Yeah I broke through once on it. I've done a lot of experimentation, but it wasn't one I was too interested in seeking out for whatever reason. I guess I've been more interested in seeing what drugs do to the brain/body/experience and it veered too far into the "absolutely zooted" zone. I wasn't on anticonvulsants at the time so I had a seizure (predisposed,
nothing scary, nobody around me noticed) once I started to break through, so I took a step back then instead of the bigger plunge. It was about time for me to "hang up the phone," so I don't feel I got anything substantial from it other than "wow that was an intense but brief psychedelic experience." I did get what he meant with the mechanical elves though. Going from 2g of shrooms to DMT is quite an intensity leap, I may consider trying for a stronger shroom dose or LSD first.I'm medicated now and don't dose often, but LSD is probably my favorite "pure" psych. Shrooms are nice for a mild time, but strong doses were manic for me and, even though I'm medicated now, my history with mania would put me in a bad headspace going in. 4 AcO was neat, it did feel like "clean shrooms," perhaps even lacked the mania, though it was so long ago I forget for certain. Nbomes had some ick body load for a somewhat more visual, less heady, and shorter LSD-like high. 2cb was also nice, somewhere between 4 AcO and LSD.
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Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk
Carrow Link ParentMorningStar corn dogs are basically the same as the real deal! Air fry if you can, definitely don't microwave for 'peak' experience. Often times, heavily processed meat products can be substituted...MorningStar corn dogs are basically the same as the real deal! Air fry if you can, definitely don't microwave for 'peak' experience. Often times, heavily processed meat products can be substituted with vegan alternatives without significantly changing the taste or texture.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of May 3 in ~games
Carrow Link ParentYou're right, I keep forgetting to participate and share the ones I have been holding!You're right, I keep forgetting to participate and share the ones I have been holding!
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of May 3 in ~games
Carrow Link ParentOh dang been waiting on a good sale for Creatures of Ava and the whole bundle price beats its low, but I've already got everything I want in this one and haven't done any key trades since barter...Oh dang been waiting on a good sale for Creatures of Ava and the whole bundle price beats its low, but I've already got everything I want in this one and haven't done any key trades since barter stopped doing them. Similar boat I'm in with the humble monthly where I only want one title and the bundle beats the individual title's historical low.
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Comment on Tips for "refinishing" a D pad? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentIt did seem to be ABS so I tried acetone and it worked! It now feels smooth to the touch (and looks a tad better). Thank you kindly! It's that sort of chemistry I was hoping someone could drop!It did seem to be ABS so I tried acetone and it worked! It now feels smooth to the touch (and looks a tad better). Thank you kindly! It's that sort of chemistry I was hoping someone could drop!
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Comment on Trying to find other uses of a specific sample in ~music
Carrow LinkThis site seems to try and track sample usage, here is a link to NASA samples specifically. I didn't listen to the specific samples, but the Young the Giant track doesn't seem to be in their db....This site seems to try and track sample usage, here is a link to NASA samples specifically. I didn't listen to the specific samples, but the Young the Giant track doesn't seem to be in their db.
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Comment on Tips for "refinishing" a D pad? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentI hadn't even considered that was a thing, thank you!! I think I could manage sanding in place, it's pretty shallow so sounds like toothpaste would work too.I hadn't even considered that was a thing, thank you!! I think I could manage sanding in place, it's pretty shallow so sounds like toothpaste would work too.
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Comment on Tips for "refinishing" a D pad? in ~games
Carrow Link ParentThat's a good contender, thank you! I don't think I need to worry about damage as long as I don't leak it into the machine, maybe I tape around the edges and cover the gap just in case. I wasn't...That's a good contender, thank you! I don't think I need to worry about damage as long as I don't leak it into the machine, maybe I tape around the edges and cover the gap just in case. I wasn't sure how smooth I could make it, but at the least I can test and practice on my own nails!
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Tips for "refinishing" a D pad?
I managed to put a scratch into the d-pad on my steam deck and the replacement process looks more involved than I care for (gotta go through everything in the back to get to it). It's fairly...
I managed to put a scratch into the d-pad on my steam deck and the replacement process looks more involved than I care for (gotta go through everything in the back to get to it). It's fairly shallow, about 1mm x 5mm, but right on the down button so it can be pretty tactilely distracting.
So I was thinking I may be able to 'refinish' it in some manner to get back a smooth, consistent feeling, but wasn't sure what I'd be able to use to achieve it. Any tips? I'm not too big on how most silicone button caps feel, but maybe I'll try one if it can adhere on the top and not try to fully cover it? Most seem to be going for some aesthetic though, which is also tactilely distracting.
Worst case scenario, maybe I use it as an excuse to replace the ABXY buttons too, they feel a bit loose and their friction when they slide against the edge instead of straight down is also a bad tactile sensation, so replacement button recommendations are also appreciated :)
SOLVED! I tried the suggestion from @mat first, which involved using acetone if it was ABS, and it was. I used several q tips, a cotton pad, and nail polish remover. Steps:
- Clean area
- With q tip lightly dampened with nail polish remover, swipe away from the middle of the d-pad, along the scratch, towards the edge.
- Dry off/wipe down with cotton pad
- Repeat until smooth!
It feels smooth to the touch and it even looks a bit better!
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Comment on I endured the Apple Watch for four months in ~tech
Carrow LinkIs it possible you got a rash rather than a burn? No doubt these can burn too, not trying to invalidate your experience/sensations, but the image showed combined with 24/7 wearing and transition...Is it possible you got a rash rather than a burn? No doubt these can burn too, not trying to invalidate your experience/sensations, but the image showed combined with 24/7 wearing and transition from discomfort to burning are more suggestive to me of a rash.
Not that I'd be more like to put up with it if it had given me a rash, but I'd feel better about reselling/passing it on after a thorough cleaning if so since a burn could be indicative of a battery defect.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
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Comment on Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail in ~transport
Carrow LinkDamn I'm sorry to hear that, that really sucks. Our town had a similar event when I was a teen. Not as severe, most cars were still safe to drive in. But body damage was substantial throughout the...Damn I'm sorry to hear that, that really sucks.
Our town had a similar event when I was a teen. Not as severe, most cars were still safe to drive in. But body damage was substantial throughout the entire city, including dealership cars. We had full coverage and my car got written off as totaled since the body repairs were more than half what it was worth. But it still worked so I had a dented to hell beater until I moved cities after college.
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Comment on Looking for general monitor advice in ~tech
Carrow (edited )Link ParentAgreed! The key is less resolution and more pixel density. At a point, you're getting diminishing returns on improvements to image sharpness relative to hardware requirements to take full...Agreed! The key is less resolution and more pixel density. At a point, you're getting diminishing returns on improvements to image sharpness relative to hardware requirements to take full advantage of the resolution.
The one I settled on ~2yrs ago after several returns was an Asus 27" 1440p VA panel. I prefer VA to IPS for desktop situations, better contrast and limited viewing angle isn't as much a concern, especially with a mount. It has one of those fake HDR implementations and g4m3r marketing. I ended up overpaying since there's only a couple like that on the market that aren't curved and I wasn't waiting for a sale (birthday gift for myself that was already taking too long to get right). I paid like 250±30 and saw it on sale within a year for under 200.
Hmm first I'd be comparing settings for full screen versus borderless windowed, but that doesn't help with the big picture issue. Is your host using AMD or Nvidia? Big picture mode is a mess on my Nvidia card so it wouldn't surprise me if streaming from one doesn't quite work, could try disabling hardware decoding and smooth animations from interface settings in desktop mode.
Most folks would probably recommend using Sunshine/Moonshine over Steam's streaming, though I'm not sure if using the actual Steam Link changes the equation.