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  1. Comment on What do you think about Medium nowadays? in ~tech

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    Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to surveillance capitalism. When you create an account, you accept the TOS, which enables them to hoover and resell even more personal data than...

    I assume the end goal of getting someone to log in is to then further restrict access to notionally public pages in an effort to extort money from the visitor, because there is no legitimate reason to require an account.

    Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to surveillance capitalism. When you create an account, you accept the TOS, which enables them to hoover and resell even more personal data than they dare to do to anonymous visitors.

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Just finished Promise Mascot Agency as a Yakuza / Like a Dragon fan and I don't recommend it: the world is really nice and kept me coming back: a generous serving of Like a Dragon fanservice +...

    Just finished Promise Mascot Agency as a Yakuza / Like a Dragon fan and I don't recommend it:

    • the world is really nice and kept me coming back: a generous serving of Like a Dragon fanservice + endearing mascots + varied overworld map
    • the gameplay is shallow, very very repetitive and becomes tedious: the mascot management and the overworld exploration are both repetitive and low-stakes. The way you can alternate between both keeps the tedium less painful, but it didn't feel like "time well spent" at all
    • you have too much money after a few hours, completely negating this aspect of the challenge
    • the card game aspect is way too easy for the first 80% of the game (and very very VERY repetitive). It's difficulty did slightly ramp up at the 80% mark (I failed 2 games out of dozens and dozens AND DOZENS), which got me looking forward to a "final boss" for the ending. Turns out, the final boss is completely on auto-pilot with zero skill test. That was a very underwhelming rugpull that soured the ending for me.

    Overall, if you need any level challenge in your game, move on. If you are fine with a casual idle game with fun Like a Dragon references, give it a go with a steep discount.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on This month in Servo: color inputs, SVG, embedder JS, and more! (June 2025) in ~comp

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    I agree with you with the caveat that WebKit's performance and stability on Linux are unfortunately insufficient and declining over time. This is why the Tauri team has evaluated optionally...

    I agree with you with the caveat that WebKit's performance and stability on Linux are unfortunately insufficient and declining over time.

    This is why the Tauri team has evaluated optionally shipping chromium. AFAIK, this work is paused to evaluate servo instead.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental

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    You are referencing the excellent What is AuDHD (and do you have it?) episode and I also felt seen with this question. I resigned from four companies in 5 years and every time it was at the end of...

    You are referencing the excellent What is AuDHD (and do you have it?) episode and I also felt seen with this question.

    I resigned from four companies in 5 years and every time it was at the end of a big project: my executive function takes a nosedive and I'm unable to do anything but reactive / urgent work. Every occurrence was motivated by serious managerial issues (up to harassment), but I thought I powered through the big project out of professional pride.

    Re-reading my history through the lens of this question, I think it accounts for a lot of what happened: once the project is done, the cultural issues become front of mind again and compound with the exhaustion in a mix that I have to learn to manage.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental

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    You're welcome! For other resources, I'd list: Dr Neff's works, as listed in this previous comment The Gifted kid, messy adult podcast Devon Price's blog and books (Unmasking Autism & Unmasking...

    You're welcome! For other resources, I'd list:

    Also, lots of high-masking neurodivergent folks end up with relational trauma and / or cPTSD, that is difficult to entangle. That's discussed in all of these podcasts.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Victories and challenges: An A[u]DHD community and support fortnightly thread #2 in ~health.mental

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    I recently discovered the AuDHD Flourishing podcast and highly recommend going through it's episode backlog for topics you're thinking about. It's not about magic cures, but about compassionate...

    I recently discovered the AuDHD Flourishing podcast and highly recommend going through it's episode backlog for topics you're thinking about. It's not about magic cures, but about compassionate reframing and validation.

    Also read Explaining AuDHD: the target audience is other mental health professionals and not patients, so the style is heavy and slow (you can skip the first 3 chapters if you're already educated about neurodivergence). The author's thesis is that AuDHD should be considered a distinct neurotype and not just Autism + ADHD, because it's diagnosis and treatment are not a superposition of both, since one helps mask the other.

    As a gifted kid & messy adult, these two resources also reinforced my opinion that the typical struggles of a gifted person (intensity in tasks and sensations, justice sensitivity, auditory processing deficit, social deficits...) closely match the AuDHD neurotype.

    10 votes

  7. Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech

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    Following up on this. I rounded up to 100€ that I donated today.

    Following up on this. I rounded up to 100€ that I donated today.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food

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    Yup, Falafel sandwich is my go-to when available, ideally with grilled eggplant 💜

    Yup, Falafel sandwich is my go-to when available, ideally with grilled eggplant 💜

  9. Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food

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    "Plain onigiri" is rice and seaweed, but it is not uncommon for them to be filled with an animal protein.

    "Plain onigiri" is rice and seaweed, but it is not uncommon for them to be filled with an animal protein.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on What are your favorite vegan pre-packaged foods? in ~food

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    Onigiri and kimbap can easily be made vegan. A local store sells them with marinated mushrooms or just vegetables. Bibigo sell frozen vegan onigiri.

    Onigiri and kimbap can easily be made vegan. A local store sells them with marinated mushrooms or just vegetables. Bibigo sell frozen vegan onigiri.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~health.mental

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    These are great suggestions! I'd also add expending some social capital / privilege to normalize accommodations that your colleagues might not dare ask. They'll know what would be useful, but some...

    These are great suggestions! I'd also add expending some social capital / privilege to normalize accommodations that your colleagues might not dare ask. They'll know what would be useful, but some examples are:

    • advocating for agendas on meetings or focus time slots without meetings
    • buying a few stim toys for the team (my favorite are needoh cubes) and normalize having one in hand when thinking or attending meetings
    • driving improvements and clarifications to process documentation / HR procedures, if they are vague or ambiguous
    • normalize speaking up about one's energy levels: model that you're not 100% every day (but do not start meetings asking everyone about their energy levels on a scale of 5)
    6 votes

  12. Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech

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    Great! Adding it to the tally.

    Great! Adding it to the tally.

  13. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~health.mental

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    Kudos on being supportive and reaching out! As we often say in the community, "if you meet one Autistic person, you've met one Autistic person": although there are commonalities, each individual's...
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    Kudos on being supportive and reaching out!

    As we often say in the community, "if you meet one Autistic person, you've met one Autistic person": although there are commonalities, each individual's experience is different and what helps with someone can be detrimental to another. Autism itself is a spectrum and it often comes with other conditions (ADHD, trauma, eating disorders, EDS, anxiety disorders...) that can also cause dysregulation.

    For general information, I highly recommend Dr Neff's free resources:

    To ask "how can I help" without prying, you can read on personal readme documents, publish your own and suggest your teammates do so if they are comfortable with it. They might struggle with writing one because society "teaches" us to ignore our triggers and power through, so it can be a living document that is regularly updated. If you asked me what dysregulates me, the first things to come to my mind are:

    • sensory stuff: bright lights, loud and/or high-pitched noises, noisy workspaces
    • surprises / unpredictability: last-minute meeting requests or cancellations, frequent interruptions: I am fine with plans changing, but appreciate clear and timely notices
    • rejection sensitive dysphoria (typically an ADHD thing, but half of Autistic folks fit the criteria for ADHD diagnosis): give unambiguous feedback, reply clearly and quickly (even if it's just an "acknowledged, looks OK, I'll reply later"), shield me from conflictual topics and the office asshole(s)
    • boring and under-stimulating work: that's why I work best when I have two projects (a boring one and a stimulating one) I can switch between based on energy levels

    Lastly, I commend your efforts on using neuroinclusive language, but I'd like to suggest two improvements to your language:

    • teams / groups are neurodiverse, individuals are neurodivergent. Saying that a Black woman is "diverse" would be seen as tokenization
    • "ASD spectrum" is redundant because ASD means Autism Spectrum Disorder. Many Autistic folks advocate for moving away from ASD and use Autism Spectrum instead because Autism is not a disorder but part of human diversity. It becomes a disorder when it's not accommodated for (read about the social model of disability for more info)
    • the neuroinclusive language is still in flux, so it's better to mirror your colleague's language if theirs differ from mine
    17 votes

  14. Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech

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    Peertube is a self-hosted and federated video streaming platform, a community owned alternative to the oligarch-owned Youtube and Twitch. The web app is now seven-years-old and mature, this year...
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    Peertube is a self-hosted and federated video streaming platform, a community owned alternative to the oligarch-owned Youtube and Twitch. The web app is now seven-years-old and mature, this year the team wants to offer a first-class mobile experience and is fundraising to hire developers and designers.

    I'm happy to match donations up to 500€ this week, just reply to this comment (or send me a DM) with the amount you donated, and I'll tally them up Sunday (or earlier if 500€ are reached faster) and donate that amount to the project.

    25 votes

  16. Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv

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    EDIT: thanks for correcting your message. Murderbot uses it/its pronouns as discussed above. Misgendering fictionnal characters is still toxic behaviour.

    EDIT: thanks for correcting your message.

    Murderbot uses it/its pronouns as discussed above. Misgendering fictionnal characters is still toxic behaviour.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on I'm tired of dismissive anti-AI bias in ~tech

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    Tildes.net is not "most social media sites": it's an invite-only community for people who want to discuss in good faith and escape the contentious argumentativeness that has taken over most...

    Tildes.net is not "most social media sites": it's an invite-only community for people who want to discuss in good faith and escape the contentious argumentativeness that has taken over most platforms. While this thread is more polarized than most on this community, your contributions stand up as grating and dismissive, not a good fit for our culture.

    Your account is merely two months old and it can take a moment to shed the toxicity we learned in other platforms and adopt this culture, but it's not a good fit for everyone. And this is fine, this community is not about userbase growth, it's about nurturing something: https://docs.tildes.net/philosophy

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech

  19. Comment on Spotify down? No, your Spotify mod was just blocked—here's why it won't work anymore. in ~tech

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    Local files with Lyrion (previously named LMS) on my home server: local playback with a good DAC and speakers control through the material UI in the browser + Squeezer android app Squeezer allows...

    Local files with Lyrion (previously named LMS) on my home server:

    • local playback with a good DAC and speakers
    • control through the material UI in the browser + Squeezer android app
    • Squeezer allows to download albums to the phone's storage for offline listening while on the go. I read them with VLC
    • One great feature of Lyrion is the "random albums" folder: it will show you 50 random albums to chose from depending on your mood. Reduces the friction to start listening
    2 votes

  20. Comment on Current state of, and future of, the smart glasses industry in ~tech

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    Title case is like the imperial measuring system: an arbitrary, incoherent and outdated system that 7+ billion people look at and say "Why would one make their life harder?". Even the UK uses...

    Title case is like the imperial measuring system: an arbitrary, incoherent and outdated system that 7+ billion people look at and say "Why would one make their life harder?". Even the UK uses sentence case.

    4 votes