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Comment on Epic Games Store will support Linux "soon" in ~games
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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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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentSince you're drowning in keys and having trouble giving them away, I'm morally obligated to take a few: Interial Drift - you guys sold me on that big booty car sliding game Skabma – Snowfall -...Since you're drowning in keys and having trouble giving them away, I'm morally obligated to take a few:
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Interial Drift - you guys sold me on that big booty car sliding game
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Skabma – Snowfall - this seems like they've worked really hard on world building and atmosphere and use the game to explore culture. It seems very promising
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Tin Hearts - seems like a 3d lemmings with an accompanying narrative. I have a feeling the story will be a sad one. Might be a hidden gem
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Re:Fresh - sometimes you just need a cute, no stress 3d nice platformer.
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Pumpkin Jack - sometimes you need a scary 3d platformer
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentA friend introduced me to I wanna be the Guy before it became a meme/trend? It just constantly subverted expectations and makes you audibly go "what the fuck?". It will forever be my top wtf game....A friend introduced me to I wanna be the Guy before it became a meme/trend? It just constantly subverted expectations and makes you audibly go "what the fuck?". It will forever be my top wtf game.
For the lucky ten thousand, it's free. It helps if you a little bit of gaming history to understand references (if you actually try to progress).
If available, put me down for:
- Chroma Squad
- on your tail
- Sunblaze
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentI'm consume some of your shame I'll round out the bottom of the list: Eternal Edge+ Alfred Hitcock's Vertigo Bot ViceI'm consume some of your shame
I'll round out the bottom of the list:
- Eternal Edge+
- Alfred Hitcock's Vertigo
- Bot Vice
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentOf course a release is tagged and AUR is updated the next day -_- Which is fine, because my build, while it worked, plugins did not as I hadn't handle the python dep correctly.Of course a release is tagged and AUR is updated the next day -_- Which is fine, because my build, while it worked, plugins did not as I hadn't handle the python dep correctly.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
DistractionRectangle LinkContinuing my gaussian splatting adventures, I've finally managed to get lichtfeld studio to compile on arch. Dependency, linkage, vckpg errors oh my. I've learned waaay to much about vckpg and...Continuing my gaussian splatting adventures, I've finally managed to get lichtfeld studio to compile on arch. Dependency, linkage, vckpg errors oh my. I've learned waaay to much about vckpg and packaging for arch in the past couple of days, but it finally works!
Part of the push for compiling it myself is
A) the AUR PKGBUILD is currently broken
B) changes to reduce vram usage have landed after the last release, and it's cheaper to fight the compiler than buying more vram
So now I'm waiting while the splat trains and I'm beyond the point where the last release would run out of memory - progress!
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentI saw that too! Link to the discussion. I also saw a steam machine build based on the deskmeet x600 Pcpartpicker doesn't have some of the more exotic parts/bundles, but there's plenty of room to...I saw that too! Link to the discussion. I also saw a steam machine build based on the deskmeet x600
Pcpartpicker doesn't have some of the more exotic parts/bundles, but there's plenty of room to golf on price and/or diy build volume if you're creative. Shucking/extending a prebuilt itx is probably the most direct approach.
I'm half tempted to buy one and try my hand at the gamecube build now that we have omnidrive.
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: