Crespyl's recent activity
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
Crespyl LinkWhere does King Arthur keep his armies? In his sleevies!Where does King Arthur keep his armies?
In his sleevies!
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Comment on How do you organize your phone's home screens and apps? in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentI'll second Niagara, it's one of those "opinionated" tools that can be kind of love-or-hate, but I happen to love this one. The only annoyance is the "recently-used" sort order within the...I'll second Niagara, it's one of those "opinionated" tools that can be kind of love-or-hate, but I happen to love this one.
The only annoyance is the "recently-used" sort order within the alphabetic sections doesn't always seem to work the way I'd want, but on the whole I've really liked it.
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Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk
Crespyl Link ParentNot this year, but I got some cool pictures of the partial eclipse through leaves back in 2017! A really surreal effect.Not this year, but I got some cool pictures of the partial eclipse through leaves back in 2017! A really surreal effect.
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Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk
Crespyl LinkMy family had a small gathering at my uncles house, right in the path with ~4 minutes of totality. I was not prepared for how abrupt the switch over from 99% to 100% was, almost like someone hit a...My family had a small gathering at my uncles house, right in the path with ~4 minutes of totality.
I was not prepared for how abrupt the switch over from 99% to 100% was, almost like someone hit a switch and replaced the sun with a ring of light.
Really one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
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Comment on Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentThis can certainly be done with an HTPC setup, but that takes work and space compared to having all the tech built into the display. It's also getting harder (though not impossible, yet) to find...This can certainly be done with an HTPC setup, but that takes work and space compared to having all the tech built into the display.
It's also getting harder (though not impossible, yet) to find "dumb" TVs, especially if you care about things like 4k or HDR.
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Comment on Adult Swim Games titles are being pulled from stores by Warner Bros in ~games
Crespyl LinkI'm pretty sure Rain World was published by Adult Swim, I really hope that one doesn't get pulled too. This kind of thing always baffles me, I really think there should be some kind of protection...I'm pretty sure Rain World was published by Adult Swim, I really hope that one doesn't get pulled too. This kind of thing always baffles me, I really think there should be some kind of protection against just pulling creative works like this. If the rightsholder no longer wishes to commercialize a work, and isn't willing to sell it to someone who will, IMO it should revert to the creators or else the public domain after some deadline.
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Comment on KDE Plasma 6 is (mega) released in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentThanks for all the hard work! I've been a KDE user since Xandros was a thing, and it's been a great experience, thanks to people like you making it possible!Thanks for all the hard work! I've been a KDE user since Xandros was a thing, and it's been a great experience, thanks to people like you making it possible!
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Comment on Collapse comments? in ~tildes
Crespyl LinkOn a slight tangent, having a Hacker News-style "next" button to skip to the next sibling comment might be a helpful way to navigate precisely past long/already read comments.On a slight tangent, having a Hacker News-style "next" button to skip to the next sibling comment might be a helpful way to navigate precisely past long/already read comments.
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Comment on Monday, April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse: where and when in ~space
Crespyl Link ParentThat's a nice tool! I also like the timeanddate one, which (at least on mobile) lets you zoom in the map a little more, nice if you're trying to make travel plans. The last one went right next to...That's a nice tool! I also like the timeanddate one, which (at least on mobile) lets you zoom in the map a little more, nice if you're trying to make travel plans.
The last one went right next to where I was living at the time, and this time around, despite having moved across the country, the totality goes just south of my city. I'm looking forward to seeing the full thing this year.
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Comment on Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentThe problem is that the NAT makes every user on the LAN share the same WAN IP address/connection to the ISP. The ISP doesn't really have a good way to tell how many people are connected to that...The problem is that the NAT makes every user on the LAN share the same WAN IP address/connection to the ISP. The ISP doesn't really have a good way to tell how many people are connected to that router/modem, let alone who's who.
Tracking sessions through NAT (at the ISP level) like that would require some kind of new packet tagging protocol, and it's really hard to do that without upgrading all the infrastructure and middleware boxes in between.
I could maybe see it working if everyone switches entirely to IPv6, but that seems like one of those "perpetually five years away" sorts of things.
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Comment on Downtime due to sign up spam in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentBitcoin was in part inspired by Hashcash, a very similar PoW system from the 90's designed to combat email spam. In principle the idea of requiring a small-but-measurable cost (either of actual...Bitcoin was in part inspired by Hashcash, a very similar PoW system from the 90's designed to combat email spam.
In principle the idea of requiring a small-but-measurable cost (either of actual money like a USPS stamp, or electricity/compute as in PoW) seems like a good anti-spam measure for a lot of systems, but I'm not sure how well it scales in a world full of crypto ASICs and GPU compute.
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Comment on The Playdate handheld console is now in stock and available in twenty-two additional countries in ~games
Crespyl Link ParentYOYOZO is fun, thanks for making it! I also really liked Bloom (from another team), and Lucas Pope is working on Mars After Midnight which will hopefully release soon. Another game in development...YOYOZO is fun, thanks for making it!
I also really liked Bloom (from another team), and Lucas Pope is working on Mars After Midnight which will hopefully release soon. Another game in development is Diora, which also looks really cool.
Bennet Foddy also has a game on there, Zipper.
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Comment on doukutsu-rs, an open-source re-implementation of the Cave Story engine in ~games
Crespyl Link ParentNeat! Cave Story is one of my favorite games, I remember playing the freeware version when I was a penniless youngster looking for cheap thrills, and at the time it absolutely blew me away with...Neat!
Cave Story is one of my favorite games, I remember playing the freeware version when I was a penniless youngster looking for cheap thrills, and at the time it absolutely blew me away with its heart and scope. It still holds up as a great classic, and I'm always happy to see new ways for people to share and enjoy the game.
I couldn't quickly find a list of what's fixed/changed/added, although it looks like it supports replays (and maybe a second player??).
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Comment on Single-player games to play with my partner in ~games
Crespyl Link ParentMyst has been remastered a number of times, these days it runs in full realtime 3D and looks great. The sequel, Riven, (my favorite) has never been remastered (due to losing the original assets in...Myst has been remastered a number of times, these days it runs in full realtime 3D and looks great.
The sequel, Riven, (my favorite) has never been remastered (due to losing the original assets in a fire, IIRC), but should still run ok. If it doesn't run as is, I think it's supported by ScumVM. Also, it's getting a ground up remake that should be out in the not-too-distant future!
Obduction isn't directly connected to the Myst games, so you don't need to have played those to make sense of the story, and the latest game is actually Firmament, which is also standalone (and fairly short by comparison).
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Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities
Crespyl Link ParentThe URL bar in your screenshot still reads greenhomestyle.com, maybe you have an extension somewhere causing problems?The URL bar in your screenshot still reads greenhomestyle.com, maybe you have an extension somewhere causing problems?
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Comment on Why this math professor objects to diversity statements in ~life
Crespyl Linkhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240114160919/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/professor-american-academia-parallels-soviet-union/676305/ Archive link for anyone stuck at the paywallArchive link for anyone stuck at the paywall
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Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities
Crespyl Link ParentJust as another data point, I also see the same behavior, the original link is to laundry tips. Weird.Just as another data point, I also see the same behavior, the original link is to laundry tips.
Weird.
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Comment on Sourcehut [open source competitor to Github] is being DDoSed in ~comp
Crespyl Link ParentInterestingly, Godot was also under attack (via HN) recently, don't know if it's back up yet.Interestingly, Godot was also under attack (via HN) recently, don't know if it's back up yet.
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Comment on Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap in ~tech
Crespyl Link ParentDoes that just align the contents of the taskbar to the bottom left corner, or actually move the whole bar to be vertical along the full height of the left side of the screen? The former is a nice...Does that just align the contents of the taskbar to the bottom left corner, or actually move the whole bar to be vertical along the full height of the left side of the screen?
The former is a nice concession to people who don't care for the new center-bottom layout, the latter is a useful feature for widescreen displays, and my own preferred layout. At least at launch Win11 didn't allow for vertical taskbars at all, if that's changed then that's some good news.
I've started playing Grounded with my brother, they ran a free weekend on Steam these past couple of days, and we both decided to pick it up during the sale.
It's a fun survival crafter that runs great on my Steam Deck, and has a lot of fun world to explore. The tone is a lot sillier than something like The Forest, but it feels internally consistent and very cheesy 90's. The tiny world setting reminds me a bit of Supraland, which is no bad thing.