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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) | Zelda 40th anniversary Direct trailer in ~games
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentPassword managers, browser autofill/saved data, and your email are good places to start. Nearly all places that let you login with your email will have sent you some kind of email as part of login...How the fuck am I going to find all the places I've used this domain?
Password managers, browser autofill/saved data, and your email are good places to start. Nearly all places that let you login with your email will have sent you some kind of email as part of login verification, new account flow, promotion spam, order updates, that kind of thing.
That's pretty fucked. Also, how tf do they not know how they'll refund people? It should either be prorated, or in its entirety for the inconvenience.
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Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games
DistractionRectangle LinkI just can't stand how movement feels in GTA V. Driving/walking/aiming... I tried give it a chance since it was so hyped, but I couldn't get into it. Am I missing something, is there better...I just can't stand how movement feels in GTA V. Driving/walking/aiming... I tried give it a chance since it was so hyped, but I couldn't get into it. Am I missing something, is there better settings or a mod that fixes it?
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Comment on Peter Cullen dead: 'Transformers' Optimus Prime voice was 85 in ~movies
DistractionRectangle LinkPeter Cullen explains how he created the voice for Optimus Prime To play Optimus Prime, Cullen said he channeled the spirit of his older brother, Larry, a decorated U.S. Marine who served in...Peter Cullen explains how he created the voice for Optimus Prime
To play Optimus Prime, Cullen said he channeled the spirit of his older brother, Larry, a decorated U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam from 1965-68.
“When he came home, I could see a change. He was quieter and he was a man and a superhero to me,” he said in 2006. “I watched him and listened to him. I’d never had an opportunity to do a superhero, and when that came, [that voice] just came right out of me, and I sounded like Optimus.”
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Comment on Dolly Parton, country music legend, dies at 80 in ~music
DistractionRectangle Link ParentTo add, you can stream it. It'll be available tomorrow for Hulu/Disney+ subscribers and will run tonight on DirectTV/Fubo, which both have free trials. Source:...To add, you can stream it. It'll be available tomorrow for Hulu/Disney+ subscribers and will run tonight on DirectTV/Fubo, which both have free trials.
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Comment on Library resources megathread in ~books
DistractionRectangle Link ParentHuh, I've just been using Wikipedia for the latest linksHuh, I've just been using Wikipedia for the latest links
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Comment on Epic Games Store will support Linux "soon" in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentHa, and maybe human people want windows search to search their local device, instead of serve them ads from the web. I used to do windows insider, this gem is from an email I got this week:Ha, and maybe human people want windows search to search their local device, instead of serve them ads from the web. I used to do windows insider, this gem is from an email I got this week:
Clearer results, a calmer home screen, removal of promotional content from web results, and prioritization of local search results are just a few of the updates to Windows Search Box that aim to make your experience faster and more relevant.
These updates are gradually rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental channel.
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Comment on Help with troubleshooting PC hardware in ~tech
DistractionRectangle LinkAre you trusting the board was wired correctly to start with? Or did you consult the manual to figure out which pins to short? It could be someone else worked on this and didn't hook up the front...I found where it plugged into the mobo and, on advice from the internet, used a screwdriver to jump the pins for the power switch. Nothing happened
Are you trusting the board was wired correctly to start with? Or did you consult the manual to figure out which pins to short?
It could be someone else worked on this and didn't hook up the front panel properly
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Comment on Defective D&D magic items in ~games.tabletop
DistractionRectangle LinkDo the players get to know the defects up front? Or are these variants of items that do the expected things without the defects (at a much higher cost) and the shopkeep has these things discounted...Do the players get to know the defects up front? Or are these variants of items that do the expected things without the defects (at a much higher cost) and the shopkeep has these things discounted simply because they're used/returned, manufacturing seconds, rejects from QA, approaching their expiration (or expiration unknown as the label is missing), made as part of an apprenticeship/prisoner reform program... Etc and players stumble upon the defects through use?
Also, for the Scroll of Summon Bear, you could add a mostly useless fail, where you get a bear rug, taxidermy bear (which may work on accident as it looks real enough to scare enemies), massive carnival stuffed teddy bear which spawns on and temporarily encumbers the player, meek bespectacled Teddy from guild accounting, etc.
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
DistractionRectangle LinkFinally found my childhood GBA copy and set it up on a soft modded switch (retroarch + mgba core). I too have missed a bunch of CGAs, but hopefully can block out some time for this. This was my...Finally found my childhood GBA copy and set it up on a soft modded switch (retroarch + mgba core). I too have missed a bunch of CGAs, but hopefully can block out some time for this. This was my second Zelda title, and the first one I beat (passing exposure to ocarina of time, which I didn't actually play through until it came to the gamecube)!
I gotta say, it holds up really well. Some games have a look that's period specific or telling about the hardware of the time, but this to me seems timeless. I've only played a few minutes into the castle, but I've got to say the heart drop animation is pure art. It's just delightful to see it float to the ground. I'll probably do a separate write up over the weekend about my previous experience with the game, life at the time, that sort of thing. For now though, let's start with the immediate hard question:
What did the other tildren name Link?
I've never been creative at naming things. I usually just stick with the in universe name for whatever character I'm playing as; Link is Link, Andy in Advanced Wars is Andy, and so on. I do envy those with more imagination, and so I'd love bask in the creativity of other tildos
Edit: a link to the GBA manual
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Comment on Help needed with jpegli please in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link Parent@Fishtail_Parka build.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash # yanked steps from ubuntu_static_x86_64 job in https://github.com/google/jpegli/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yaml mkdir -p ./jpegli-tools...build.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash # yanked steps from ubuntu_static_x86_64 job in https://github.com/google/jpegli/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yaml mkdir -p ./jpegli-tools docker run --rm -i -v ./jpegli-tools:/output ubuntu:latest /bin/bash << 'EOF' apt update DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -qqy \ asciidoc \ clang \ cmake \ doxygen \ graphviz \ libgif-dev \ libgtest-dev \ libjpeg-dev \ libopenexr-dev \ libpng-dev \ libwebp-dev \ ninja-build \ pkg-config \ git \ # export CC="clang" export CXX="clang++" # include -b <release tag> to clone a specific version git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 https://github.com/google/jpegli.git cd ./jpegli SKIP_TEST=1 \ ./ci.sh release \ -DJPEGLI_DEP_LICENSE_DIR=/usr/share/doc \ -DJPEGLI_STATIC=ON \ -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \ -DJPEGLI_ENABLE_JPEGLI_LIBJPEG=OFF \ -DJPEGLI_ENABLE_OPENEXR=OFF \ -DJPEGLI_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS=OFF \ # cp ./build/tools/cjpegli /output cp ./build/tools/djpegli /output EOFSeems to work in my limited testing. Built in ubuntu, ran on arch host.
Edit: There's also instructions for a windows build in release.yaml
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Comment on Help needed with jpegli please in ~comp
DistractionRectangle (edited )LinkSo what I like to do when trying to build a project is poke around their .github/workflows if they have any. In this case, it looks like they have the build process documented in release.yaml....So what I like to do when trying to build a project is poke around their
.github/workflowsif they have any. In this case, it looks like they have the build process documented in release.yaml. Edit: I like to reference the workflows directly because sometimes the written docs aren't up to date with the actual build process. (edit edit: whoops, linked to build_test, not release, fixed)If you need further help distilling this into a local build script, add what platform you're trying to compile for (e.g. distro + version + cpu arch) and one of the other tildren will probably help you before I find the time to take a stab at it.Aaaand they already did.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentWhen you first load the app, you present a text summary + button choices. At a minimum, since this is the default view, it should be built in pure html + css, with the buttons being the entry...When you first load the app, you present a text summary + button choices. At a minimum, since this is the default view, it should be built in pure html + css, with the buttons being the entry point to launch the app. Maybe some js to override the default view if a cookie is present (I.e. They've already interacted with that view).
Edit: also, while poking around search engines for Luna watermelonson I saw the demo of your robot arms, WOW!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentIt's a small consolation, but it ranks on startpage and duckduckgo. My searxng instance had no problem finding itIt's a small consolation, but it ranks on startpage and duckduckgo. My searxng instance had no problem finding it
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
DistractionRectangle LinkIf you control or have access to logs of services which have strong signals to identity, you can correlate the IP logs from those with those from a hack, and potentially identify the person...If you control or have access to logs of services which have strong signals to identity, you can correlate the IP logs from those with those from a hack, and potentially identify the person responsible (or at least narrow it down to a group of people, since VPNs are many to one mappings). This is a classic timing attack
So in this case, ngrok carries a strong signal to identity and this traffic through the VPN allowed investigators to correlate him with the hack.
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Comment on Are we burning it down by proxy? in ~talk
DistractionRectangle Link ParentI agree, and I'm actually struggling with how I'd like to process/present the data in order to better engage with it. Per capita income is important, as a single person making 100,000 is very...I agree, and I'm actually struggling with how I'd like to process/present the data in order to better engage with it.
Per capita income is important, as a single person making 100,000 is very different than a parent supporting a household of 4, or multiple people working and living in the same household.
I think cost of living is important, as it directly drives what is low, medium, high income - making 100,000+ with a high cost of living isn't the same as 60000 with low costs of living. I do recognize there's different modalities here, some people can move and have choice, while others cannot. However, I don't think that's really a problem. Surely grads won't move to high paying jobs in high cost of living areas if it didn't (in aggregate, as individual situations are more complex) maximize their disposable income. People that are stuck, are largely stuck because they're starved of time and money needed to break out of their cycle. I think plotting per capita income - cost of living would indirectly reflect this mobility; put another way I don't think mobility is a confounding variable, but rather a manifestation of what we want to measure.
Graphically, I'd probably go with box plots per year to get an idea of any given year's distribution and how it has changed over the years.
I'm just thinking out loud, I'm not asking/suggesting you do this.
Edit: rearranged some bits for flow
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Comment on Are we burning it down by proxy? in ~talk
DistractionRectangle Link ParentOff hand, it doesn't paint a complete picture because it's not normalized for inflation or cost of living or multigenerational households.Off hand, it doesn't paint a complete picture because it's not normalized for inflation or cost of living or multigenerational households.
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Comment on Longshot - anyone has DVD or Blu ray of Convoy (1978) starring Kris Kristofferson, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine in English? in ~movies
DistractionRectangle LinkFor those hunting for the Czech Version, it's called "Konvoj" .For those hunting for the Czech Version, it's called "Konvoj" .
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Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
DistractionRectangle Link ParentAlternate classic: if you're ever asked to buy limes, "Can we skip to the fun part? I'm bad at pick up limes."Alternate classic: if you're ever asked to buy limes, "Can we skip to the fun part? I'm bad at pick up limes."
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Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
DistractionRectangle LinkThere's a show I haven't thought about in forever, soo many gems. A few I remember: I’m pretty, you’re pretty, wanna go home and stare at each other? Girl, you’re like an itchy rash. You’re hot...There's a show I haven't thought about in forever, soo many gems. A few I remember:
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I’m pretty, you’re pretty, wanna go home and stare at each other?
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Girl, you’re like an itchy rash. You’re hot and make me very uncomfortable.
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I hope it does well, it looks like a remaster + extended content, which in my eyes could spell a return to form for LoZ. I think with the art style, it's just a classic you can't please everyone. They've been trying different things almost every generation and maybe stick with any particular art style for two games before moving on to something new.
The characters are a bit uncanny, but I'm excited overall. I think it's trying to thread the needle where they modernize the graphics a bit (detail, lighting/shadows, materials, etc) without crossing into hyper realism or losing the soul of the original game. I think they did a decent job with the world/atmosphere, but IMO the character design misses the mark. Unfortunate, but not the end of the world.