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Comment on Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame. in ~enviro
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Comment on Anyone playing Subnautica 2? in ~games
DoubleSupercool LinkI am missing the sound of fish bumping into my craft :/I am missing the sound of fish bumping into my craft :/
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
DoubleSupercool LinkMate, if you don’t like the crunchy saltiness of bacon or ham offset with the sweetness of pineapple, I don’t know what to tell you. More for me, I guess. Hawaiian pizza time at Costco here in...Mate, if you don’t like the crunchy saltiness of bacon or ham offset with the sweetness of pineapple, I don’t know what to tell you. More for me, I guess. Hawaiian pizza time at Costco here in Japan is the shining light in a year filled with shitty cardboard margherita and increasingly crappy combo
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Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
DoubleSupercool LinkSee also: guitarists and their obsession with "tone woods" for electric guitars. Most of them are fooling themselves that they can tell the difference and if it matters.See also: guitarists and their obsession with "tone woods" for electric guitars. Most of them are fooling themselves that they can tell the difference and if it matters.
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Comment on Mac advice for a long time Windows user in ~tech
DoubleSupercool LinkIt's been a while since I have been on Mac, but as others have mentioned, IMO, shortcuts are WAY better and more consistent on Mac. Honestly, once I got used to it, doing daily work on a Mac was...It's been a while since I have been on Mac, but as others have mentioned, IMO, shortcuts are WAY better and more consistent on Mac. Honestly, once I got used to it, doing daily work on a Mac was way more pleasurable than Windows.
I love the universal colour picker that let's you save custom colours and makes them available across all applications. I have no idea why this isn't standard on Windows.
Their website seems kind of borked right now, but:
https://www.publicspace.net/
had some great apps when I was doing research involving hundreds of thousands of newspaper articles.: mainly A Better File Renamer and The Big Mean Folder MachineHEJ Stylus is basically a very nice Lazy Nezumi for Mac (smooths out pen strokes for art)
https://hejstylus.com/Forklift was my go-to dual pane Finder replacement, but Fileside lets you organise tonnes of folders if you are working with things like lots of media
https://binarynights.com/
https://www.fileside.app/For window management I used Moom, but that has probably been surpassed these days
https://manytricks.com/moom/ -
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~transport
DoubleSupercool Link ParentRegulations and accountability are for plebes.Regulations and accountability are for plebes.
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Comment on What hard scifi books could you recommend? in ~books
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI have the unabridged audio books and I don't know. Red Mars was great, but by the latter half of Green it really starts to chug and there are very long sections where it feels like someone just...I have the unabridged audio books and I don't know. Red Mars was great, but by the latter half of Green it really starts to chug and there are very long sections where it feels like someone just reading out an operations manual or a research paper versus telling an engaging story, which is really what science FICTION should be about.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
DoubleSupercool LinkGirding my loins to take on building and painting a couple of old MPC Millenium Falcon kits. The building is straightforward. I will be painting them to look very much like ILM filming models and...Girding my loins to take on building and painting a couple of old MPC Millenium Falcon kits.
The building is straightforward. I will be painting them to look very much like ILM filming models and that . . . that takes a looooooooooooot of effort. You have to be in the right headspace to embark.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DoubleSupercool LinkI finally got into Subnautica on PC after starting once or twice and it not grabbing me. Well, it done grabbed me good. What a cracker of a game! The upgrades and story are really, really well...I finally got into Subnautica on PC after starting once or twice and it not grabbing me.
Well, it done grabbed me good. What a cracker of a game! The upgrades and story are really, really well paced so you are rarely at a loss and something is always tantalising just out of reach. It's generally pretty chill, but no doubt there are moments of existential dread, particularly when, like yesterday, I unknowingly wandered into the Void . . .
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
DoubleSupercool Link"By nature of the relentless absurdity of existence, it wouldn't make a difference whether it ever happened or not, when all is said and done." No, it makes absolutely no difference, cosmically,..."By nature of the relentless absurdity of existence, it wouldn't make a difference whether it ever happened or not, when all is said and done."
No, it makes absolutely no difference, cosmically, if I had ever existed.
However:
a) I do exist
b) I believe/understand at some level that I exist in this scheme of things
c) My brain cannot possibly understand the enormity of the cosmos and my place in it
d) I can however experience and enjoy the now, despite "knowing" that I will one day die, but that concept still being alien to me
e) I can try and bring happiness and peace to myself and those around me.What does my head in is that we are so cosmically insignificant and have been given a chance to experience a tiny fragment of this, and so many people are utter cunts.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI worked at a games store when Gran Turismo came out. It was a in a busy pedestrian mall in the middle of the city and we had a huge rear projection screen in the front window playing the "cinema...I worked at a games store when Gran Turismo came out. It was a in a busy pedestrian mall in the middle of the city and we had a huge rear projection screen in the front window playing the "cinema mode" playback of race.. People (most men, and mostly business men, let's face it) would literally walk past, double take, come back and just stare.
They would then come into the store, ask "What game is that?" and we would hand them a Playstation, Gran Turismo, a dual shock controller and a memory card and they would pay at the counter. I am not even kidding. It was like fish in a barrel.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite PlayStation 1 games? Any odd or unique ones worth playing? in ~games
DoubleSupercool Link ParentBushido Blade remains my favourite fighting game ever, and I don't really like fighting games at all. The tenseness of the fights as you wait, switch stances, feel out your opponent and then...Bushido Blade remains my favourite fighting game ever, and I don't really like fighting games at all.
The tenseness of the fights as you wait, switch stances, feel out your opponent and then STRIKE STRIKE, game over.
Or, in the case of me and a mate, me taking out his legs and him rolling around the dojo for ages as I vainly try and end him but keep missing.
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Comment on Travelling to Japan for eleven days in May. Stay in Kyoto or Osaka other than Tokyo? in ~travel
DoubleSupercool LinkAlternative take: stay in Kobe. It's a nicer city and you can get to both Osaka and Kyoto very easily. It's a lot more chill and has great food. Personally I don't recommend staying in Kyoto, but...Alternative take: stay in Kobe. It's a nicer city and you can get to both Osaka and Kyoto very easily. It's a lot more chill and has great food.
Personally I don't recommend staying in Kyoto, but that's just me.
Also, most conbeni food is usually not healthy at all, unless you make a conscious decision to get salad type things, or noodles with basic dressings (not ramen). Most foods are usually high sodium and high calori.
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Comment on The DVD biz has circled the drain for years. In 2024, it goes down the tubes. in ~movies
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI have bad news for you: it's not your decision. Oh, you "won't accept it"? Well, we are taking it away after you have paid. What are you going to do about it? Answer: the obvious thing, as you say.the one thing I will not accept
I have bad news for you: it's not your decision. Oh, you "won't accept it"? Well, we are taking it away after you have paid. What are you going to do about it?
Answer: the obvious thing, as you say.
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Comment on The DVD biz has circled the drain for years. In 2024, it goes down the tubes. in ~movies
DoubleSupercool Link ParentThat's it. The entire point of digital downloads, SAAS, subs etc (from a corporate perspective) is expressly that you DON'T own it. It is very clear that you have a licence that can be taken away...That's it. The entire point of digital downloads, SAAS, subs etc (from a corporate perspective) is expressly that you DON'T own it. It is very clear that you have a licence that can be taken away at any point in time for whatever reason.
Regardless of the quality of digital ownership, it only exists in the ether at the behest of the gatekeepers. You are paying real money for a thing that cannot be owned.
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Comment on Reddit is letting power users in on its IPO in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI just got a bot message inviting me, as an non American, to go in for the IPO.I just got a bot message inviting me, as an non American, to go in for the IPO.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentOf course. As has been noted by others though, it's not so easy to pirate a car. Digital products, by their nature, are more in danger of this and those sectors have to approach the problem...Of course. As has been noted by others though, it's not so easy to pirate a car. Digital products, by their nature, are more in danger of this and those sectors have to approach the problem differently. For the most part, they have chosen not to.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
DoubleSupercool LinkI just bound my first book. I printed out an open source RPG system in registers, folded, stitched and glued them up. Then, made a kludged version of book cloth and cut and bound the cover and...I just bound my first book. I printed out an open source RPG system in registers, folded, stitched and glued them up. Then, made a kludged version of book cloth and cut and bound the cover and attached it. End result, a one off copy.
Next stage is prepping and painting a set of classic D&D character classes for playing the RPG. Fighter, Cleric, Wizard, Thief, Elf, Dwarf, Halfing.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool Link ParentI would rather give 3 creators on Patreon $5 a month than pay Google anything.I would rather give 3 creators on Patreon $5 a month than pay Google anything.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
DoubleSupercool (edited )Link ParentThe problem, as I see it, is that studios and labels just fundamentally cannot, and will not, abandon the thinking that it is their duty to charge as much as they can for providing as little as...The problem, as I see it, is that studios and labels just fundamentally cannot, and will not, abandon the thinking that it is their duty to charge as much as they can for providing as little as they can at every single turn. If you make legitimate content fairly priced and easy to access, most people say "fair enough" and pony up. But it's just the endless, endless nickle and diming, trying to squeeze more revenue at every opportunity that just drives people to abandon morality because . . . well, are the corporations being moral? No. Well, then, fuck them.
This could clearly be seen in Australia, a country that had one of the highest piracy rates in the world due to ludicrous prices of physical media, or hamstrung by licensing deals that restricted content. When Netflix finally came up, the piracy rates fell off a cliff because it was EASY and FAIRLY PRICED. Of course, every studio now wants their own slice of the pie and Netflix jacked up the prices, so piracy is on the up again.
People aren't stupid and they know when they are being screwed, and they rightfully feel few qualms about trying to save a few bucks here, when they are being pressed on every side.
Most of these forests are quite inaccessible and combined with a decrease in the numbers of skilled forestry managers and budgets to remove and replant trees, the problem isn’t going away anytime soon.