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Comment on Are there any actual science shows still out there? in ~science
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Comment on Debunking the myth of Hollywood's "fake" transatlantic accent in ~humanities.languages
DMBuce Link ParentThanks for sharing! Watching subject matter experts deconstruct common misconceptions is one of my favorite genres of youtube video. Another mythbusting video of his that I think is great is the...Thanks for sharing! Watching subject matter experts deconstruct common misconceptions is one of my favorite genres of youtube video.
Another mythbusting video of his that I think is great is the one about vocal fry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0yL2GezneU
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2024 in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentCould I get Never Alone, Ink, and Teslagrad 2 please? Haven't heard of any of them before but they look fun!Could I get Never Alone, Ink, and Teslagrad 2 please? Haven't heard of any of them before but they look fun!
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Comment on Getting over that game making hump? in ~games
DMBuce LinkI've done this to the point of having a working prototype. What I did was pick a language, ignore all frameworks and engines, choose a 2d arcade game that I happened to love for its simplicity,...Then I try it the other way around where I try to learn it bottom-up and I get overwhelmed if I lose my way in the middle of a process...
I've done this to the point of having a working prototype. What I did was pick a language, ignore all frameworks and engines, choose a 2d arcade game that I happened to love for its simplicity, and set out to clone it while referring to the excellent Game Programming Patterns book as necessary. It's freely available online: https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce (edited )Link ParentIf the new skin is different then the url will be different I'm pretty sure. But if you mean changing your skin to a new one then back to the original, I'm not sure if the url changes back to the...If the new skin is different then the url will be different I'm pretty sure. But if you mean changing your skin to a new one then back to the original, I'm not sure if the url changes back to the old one or gets a new one.
If you wanted to test it you could create a custom head with your username as the SkullOwner, change your skin, change it back, then create another head. If the two heads stack then the url is for sure the same, but if not then you'd have to inspect the NBT data of each head to see what changed. My command syntax is rusty but I think it's something like
/data get entity @s SelectedItemto get the nbt of the item in your hand. Then you'd need to base64 decode the Value tag if they're different to see what changed (why Mojang decided to base64 encode that info, I have no idea). On linux the command for that isecho 'mybase64string' | base64 -d. -
Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentIf I'm actively playing minecraft I'll usually get an update out within a day or two, otherwise it might be more like a week, maybe two if I'm really busy? I definitely understand your hesitation,...If I'm actively playing minecraft I'll usually get an update out within a day or two, otherwise it might be more like a week, maybe two if I'm really busy?
I definitely understand your hesitation, but just out of curiosity, what kind of issues have you run into? Just wondering because one of the main attractions of datapacks for me is that they shouldn't ever lock your world out of updates like mods with custom blocks and items often do. Although I guess I could see bad things happening with certain experimental features like custom worldgen or custom dimensions. I know the game refuses to load worlds with custom biomes that have gone missing, for example. No clue what happens if a player joining the world is supposed to spawn in a dimension that doesn't exist.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentIt's hard to pick favorites, I love them all lol. I guess the ones I rely on most are the ones that make inventory management easier: Unpacked Crafting makes more blocks "compressible" so that you...It's hard to pick favorites, I love them all lol. I guess the ones I rely on most are the ones that make inventory management easier:
- Unpacked Crafting makes more blocks "compressible" so that you can store more raw materials per slot
- similarly, Plentiful Crafting makes the ingredients you have on hand go further
- ditto for Declutter Cutting and Wood Cutting
- Colorful Crafting lets you combine scrap dyeables from past projects into whatever color you're crafting for your current project
- Shearless frees up a slot by giving a lot of shears' functionality to other tools
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce (edited )Link ParentThe texture's url is stored as NBT in the head block/item. The format is documented on the wiki: https://minecraft.wiki/w/Player_Head#Item_data It used to be a long time ago that only the player's...The texture's url is stored as NBT in the head block/item. The format is documented on the wiki: https://minecraft.wiki/w/Player_Head#Item_data
It used to be a long time ago that only the player's id was stored, so the head would change if the player changed their skin. Which led to a weird thing where specific user ids were set aside specifically for custom heads. But now each skin has a unique url and the heads store that url.
VanillaTweaks isn't doing anything "different" in that regard, but I'm not really sure what you mean by that? I seem to recall a while back where the minecraft devs fixed a security issue having to do with player heads with arbitrary urls in them, and made it so that all skins have to come from the official skin server. So VanillaTweaks couldn't use a custom server even if they wanted to (well I guess they could with a mod, but you get what I mean).
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentI know what you mean. I made a datapack to bind them to note blocks permanently and it's such a gamechanger. In singleplayer I've got a small swarm of them collecting and sorting wheat, honey,...I know what you mean. I made a datapack to bind them to note blocks permanently and it's such a gamechanger. In singleplayer I've got a small swarm of them collecting and sorting wheat, honey, honeycomb, and sniffer drops.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentI am rooting for penguins, for a few reasons. The first is that penguins are cuter and I think them being social, curious about players, graceful in water, and clumsy on land is more interesting...I am rooting for penguins, for a few reasons.
The first is that penguins are cuter and I think them being social, curious about players, graceful in water, and clumsy on land is more interesting than the crab's wave or the 'dillo rolling into a ball.
Of the three biomes mentioned, mangrove swamps have low visibility due to foliage so an extra mob won't do anything to make the place feel more alive. And savannas are in the biome vote queue with two mobs coming, termites and ostriches. Both those biomes have unique trees to boot. Meanwhile stony shores lack even the basic passive mobs since they only spawn on grass, and a mob there would do wonders to bring life to the biome.
The only way wolf armor will maaaybe make wolves worthwhile is if it's enchantable and I don't see that happening. Crab claws are just as likely to be worth the inventory slot as not. Meanwhile you can use boats to nullify fall damage, pacify pesky melee mobs including endermen and their teleportation, prevent a mob from despawning if you don't have a nametag handy, and travel faster than elytra with ice roads. Boats are so useful that I have one near my hotbar from day 1 to endgame. Even in the rare instance that I don't, I almost always have a stack of logs on me or a tree nearby.
So a feature that improves boats, however small, is guaranteed upside that doesn't cost a precious inventory slot. If they had said the claw broke blocks in addition to just placing them, or if the extra reach ability was an enchantment instead of an item, it would probably tip me in favor of crabs. But as it stands, I can't be sure the claw will be worth the slot until it's in the game, well after the vote. So I am voting for cute penguin boat upgrades.
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Comment on Weeknight meal recommendations in ~food
DMBuce LinkLazy recipes are my jam so hopefully one of the following will be up your alley. Loaded instant mashed potatoes. Basically just work some protein, veggies (frozen peas are great), spices, and...I'm looking particularly for recipes that are easy and tasty.
Lazy recipes are my jam so hopefully one of the following will be up your alley.
Loaded instant mashed potatoes. Basically just work some protein, veggies (frozen peas are great), spices, and maybe cheese into the normal instant mashed tater box recipe. You can sub in broth for water and/or add a can of condensed mushroom soup for more flavor.
Lazy homemade mac&cheese: bring 3 cups of water and 3 cups of milk to a simmer, add 1lb pasta, cook til done, turn off the heat, and stir in 3-4 cups of shredded cheese. No need to strain the noodles or build a roux since the starches from the pasta thicken the sauce. I like to work in whatever ingredients are on hand. Brown some meat in the pot before adding the liquid, boil some veggies with the pasta, add some spices, etc.
Chili is super simple, just dump 1lb browned beef, a diced onion, 2 cans of beans, 1-2 cans of tomatoes, 1 can of corn (optional), cumin, chili, and other spices to taste into a crockpot on low 6-8 hours or high 5-6 hours. Chili mac is the same but with an extra 2cups of broth, then when done, add 16oz macaroni, cook on low for 30 minutes, and optionally add cheese.
Chef John has a chicken parmesan casserole recipe that's really easy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6GGWqRlSA
His black bean soup recipe is super easy too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTwBK39EWok
This stuffed pepper soup recipe is pretty simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWmqI9s7Myw
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Comment on Weeknight meal recommendations in ~food
DMBuce Link ParentAnother pizza suggestion for OP: When I'm in the mood for pizza but don't have the patience to make dough, I make "pizzadillas" that are basically quesadillas with pizza fillings. Or if I'm...Another pizza suggestion for OP: When I'm in the mood for pizza but don't have the patience to make dough, I make "pizzadillas" that are basically quesadillas with pizza fillings. Or if I'm feeling particularly lazy and don't want to mess with a pan, I'll cover a tortilla with pizza toppings, pop it in the microwave, and roll it up.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DMBuce LinkI started playing Dome Keeper recently, which is nice and chill at lower difficulties. It's a pretty simple game, you just mine for resources between waves of enemies and use the resources you...I started playing Dome Keeper recently, which is nice and chill at lower difficulties. It's a pretty simple game, you just mine for resources between waves of enemies and use the resources you gathered to upgrade your ability to fight off the waves or mine better. The only negative reviews I saw about it just said that it's a short game, which to me is a plus.
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
DMBuce Link ParentThanks for posting these threads! I picked up Paint it Back and Pawnbarian last time and thoroughly enjoyed both.Thanks for posting these threads! I picked up Paint it Back and Pawnbarian last time and thoroughly enjoyed both.
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Comment on I made a pass-like password manager thingy in ~comp
DMBuce Link ParentNeat tool, maybe I'll mess around with it later. You can configure ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf to expire gpg-agent's cache after some time: default-cache-ttl 72000 max-cache-ttl 72000 For websites I...Neat tool, maybe I'll mess around with it later.
Do you never logout?
You can configure
~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.confto expire gpg-agent's cache after some time:default-cache-ttl 72000 max-cache-ttl 72000Do you write a script that runs pass for the username and again for the password?
For websites I use the Browserpass extension to fill login forms with Shift+Ctrl+F. For other logins I just run
pass whateverand copy/paste in the usual way. I know it's less secure to have your password hanging around in the paste buffer but like you, I always found the auto-timeout to be clunky.What do you do for stuff that only needs a password? For example with ssh, I have my username configured on a per-host basis in
~/.ssh/config, so I only ever need input my password (and only if I don't have GSSAPI nor an authorized key setup, though I guess that's irrelevant to this discussion). I guess you could either paste the username elsewhere or into the password prompt and then clear it with Ctrl+Y? -
Comment on Is there interest in games created for game jams? in ~games
DMBuce LinkAnother option might be to post your reviews as top-level comments in the biweekly discussion threads:...Another option might be to post your reviews as top-level comments in the biweekly discussion threads:
https://tildes.net/~games/16mk/what_games_have_you_been_playing_and_whats_your_opinion_on_them
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
DMBuce (edited )LinkAlmaLinux's response: https://almalinux.org/blog/impact-of-rhel-changes/ and https://almalinux.org/blog/our-value-is-our-values/ Rocky Linux's response:...AlmaLinux's response: https://almalinux.org/blog/impact-of-rhel-changes/ and https://almalinux.org/blog/our-value-is-our-values/
Rocky Linux's response: https://rockylinux.org/news/2023-06-22-press-release/
Rocky Linux has updated their processes to use public cloud instances to obtain the RHEL source: https://rockylinux.org/news/brave-new-world-path-forward/ and https://rockylinux.org/news/keeping-open-source-open/
Information about the change from a RH engineer: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XM6BNUHKI3EKTDEXAAVE3JBPCG3BPUJC/
Security updates in RHEL not appearing in CentOS Stream is a bug: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WUSZLJMBKX4U7J2N2QSXCJRMHDZ6EXQQ/
Just dropping some more links here for my own reference as I find them.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-you-should-have-already-been-centos-stream-back-2019-smith/
https://medium.com/@gordon.messmer/in-favor-of-centos-stream-e5a8a43bdcf8
CentOS was never truly bug-for-bug compatible with RHEL: https://www.spinics.net/lists/centos-devel/msg19564.html
16 no-cost RHEL licenses are available through their Developer program: https://access.redhat.com/discussions/5719451
Stream 8/9 EOL dates are on the download page (specific date for Stream 8, end of RHEL9 full support phase for Stream 9): https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/
Interesting interaction between CentOS Stream and Rocky Linux members: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/qv6mg2/were_the_almalinux_os_foundation_team_ama/hkvxy62/?context=100
Another exchange between them: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/10t6n9k/how_does_rocky_linux_compare_to_other_opensource/
https://www.reddit.com/r/redhat/comments/w0cggu/rocky_linux_vs_alma_l/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CentOS/comments/s77p49/why_did_greg_kurtzer_leave_the_centos_project_in/
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
DMBuce Link ParentAm I reading right in their FAQ that wt.social allows users to edit each other's comments? How does that play out in practice? I am probably misunderstanding something but I just imagine that...Am I reading right in their FAQ that wt.social allows users to edit each other's comments? How does that play out in practice?
I am probably misunderstanding something but I just imagine that degrading into edit wars in controversial threads.
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GMs of Tildes, what books, movies, or other media have changed how you portray the world?
For example, Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett has forever changed how I roleplay dragons. I'm going on a camping trip soon. I've loaded up my eReader with books from Appendix N and am looking...
For example, Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett has forever changed how I roleplay dragons.
I'm going on a camping trip soon. I've loaded up my eReader with books from Appendix N and am looking for other grist for the mill. Mainly looking for books at the moment, but feel free to suggest other things.
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Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life
DMBuce LinkI started out organizing my stuff with the system described in Time Management for System Administrators and adapted it over the years according to my needs. At first I kept a folder with a...I started out organizing my stuff with the system described in Time Management for System Administrators and adapted it over the years according to my needs. At first I kept a folder with a calendar and sheets of paper -- one for a todo list, one for notes on each project, one for long-term goals, etc. After switching to WFH I no longer need my notes to be portable, so these days I'm using
remind(1)for a calendar, a~/todotext file for my main todo list, atodofile in each project directory for project notes, and~/*.txtfiles for topics and projects that don't have a digital presence. I have the p!n app on my phone for those rare occasions that I need to jot something down while I'm out and about so I don't forget. The only thing I still use paper for is my grocery list.
Are you interested in science talks/lectures at all? I find content like that to be really hard to come by and am always excited when I do find it.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum has a lot of paleontology talks: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalTyrrell
Brandon Peecook's Vertebtrate Paleontology course lectures are fascinating: https://www.youtube.com/@vertpaleo/videos
Nick Zentner is a geologist with a lot of content on his channel. Currently I'm working my way through his Geology 101 class lectures. https://www.youtube.com/@GeologyNick
Thomas Holtz is a paleontologist with a youtube channel that has some class lectures on it, too, but I haven't really dug into his videos yet.
Other than that, these are the education channels I have in my subscriptions.
Raptor Chatter: paleontology
Ben G Thomas: paleontology
Stefan Milo: Hominin and early human archaeology
Speaking of Stefan Milo, I found his channel via the following video by an archaeologist, Flint Dibble, and the timestamp I'm linking has a bunch of other archaeology youtube channel recommendations: https://youtu.be/--StG8FIrE8?t=1279
Premodernist: History
Geoff Lindsey: Linguistics
Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't: Botany
Archaeo Plays: Explores archaeology in minecraft (the science, not the game mechanic)
Gneiss Name: Explores geology and color theory in minecraft
The Loosest of Gooses and DingyFried: Talk about a lot of color theory stuff in minecraft