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  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Finishing moving all Dockerfiles to Nix* stuff. It's painful but the result is great. *) I'll see where the project mess ends up, I'm sure there will be something in the end.

    Finishing moving all Dockerfiles to Nix* stuff. It's painful but the result is great.

    *) I'll see where the project mess ends up, I'm sure there will be something in the end.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport

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    I'm less than half the age of your grandma, and trust me, you don't want me to drive any kind of car. So I don't.

    I'm less than half the age of your grandma, and trust me, you don't want me to drive any kind of car. So I don't.

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

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    Started it a few days ago, really fun game, I'm halfway I think. It really avoids things which are annoying on similar games.

    Started it a few days ago, really fun game, I'm halfway I think. It really avoids things which are annoying on similar games.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Online shopping - how convenient is it actually? in ~life.style

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    My preferred way is to order online at a local shop, and pick it up in store. I get the huge selection, the stores in my neighborhood stay alive, and I don't have to deal with deliveries (I'm...

    My preferred way is to order online at a local shop, and pick it up in store. I get the huge selection, the stores in my neighborhood stay alive, and I don't have to deal with deliveries (I'm never at home so I have to go pick them up in a semi-postoffice, or chase down some neighbor who maybe received it (bugging them in the process, twice!)). And since I visit the store I do get to talk to the people there, and see whatever they picked out which is noteworthy. Everyone wins.

  5. Comment on Turning styrofoam into cinnamon candy in ~science

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    He's also on Nebula.

    Odysee

    He's also on Nebula.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Game recommendations, specifically (round 2) in ~games

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    I've played some co-op escape room games, and these I found by far the best: https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/0deersoft They are not easy /at all/, have very nice puzzles, and there's no...

    I've played some co-op escape room games, and these I found by far the best: https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/0deersoft

    They are not easy /at all/, have very nice puzzles, and there's no time limit. Recommended to play in co-op.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games

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    Fair point, I just don't like those cut-scene rich games. Topic of this thread is "irrational" after all ;)

    Hating all cutscenes does seem a little extreme though...

    Fair point, I just don't like those cut-scene rich games. Topic of this thread is "irrational" after all ;)

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  8. Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games

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    Anything with cutscenes, esp. the ones with "Hold A to wipe your nose".

    Anything with cutscenes, esp. the ones with "Hold A to wipe your nose".

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Book recommendations, specifically in ~books

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    My first idea as well.

    My first idea as well.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Kagi Smallweb [a website where each visit shows a random indie/small website, e.g. personal blogs] in ~tech

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    I'm also a Kagi user. I have no problems with DDG's results (no idea what Goog does nowadays), but I like the principle of paying for stuff.

    I'm also a Kagi user. I have no problems with DDG's results (no idea what Goog does nowadays), but I like the principle of paying for stuff.

    4 votes

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

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    Well, if you already own TP2 I would do that one first :) Islands runs pretty bad sometimes. I have a recent but very average video card and sometimes FPS drops to the 10s. It's not usually an...

    Well, if you already own TP2 I would do that one first :)

    Islands runs pretty bad sometimes. I have a recent but very average video card and sometimes FPS drops to the 10s. It's not usually an issue, only happens when you see a lot if islands at once (but it does look good).

    2 votes

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

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    Islands of Insights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_of_Insight It's an island (hah!) full with logic and 3D puzzles. Think "The Witness" (one of my favorite games ever). So far it's fun, the...

    Islands of Insights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_of_Insight

    It's an island (hah!) full with logic and 3D puzzles. Think "The Witness" (one of my favorite games ever).
    So far it's fun, the areas are absolutely packed with various kind of puzzles, and the difficult puzzles are interesting (there are a lot of easy ones, which introduce the concepts and techniques. I'm familiar with the World Puzzle Championship (WPC) puzzles, so that's a bit boring). It doesn't look at deep as The Witness (very high bar), but it's a lot of "just one more puzzle then I stop" (one hour ago).
    (frankly, nowadays a game just reaching "I didn't refund it" is already a compliment ;)

    3 votes

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

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    me, hundreds of times while doing normal quests: "Oh a vista, lets see if I can reach that one without cheating".

    me, hundreds of times while doing normal quests: "Oh a vista, lets see if I can reach that one without cheating".

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What is a scam that more people should be aware of? in ~life

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    That's not a scam, that's capitalism. Oh, wait...

    That's not a scam, that's capitalism. Oh, wait...

    11 votes

  15. Comment on Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content in ~games

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    When we make laws against it.

    When we make laws against it.

    13 votes

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

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    Last Epoch is fine, I still very much prefer Grim Dawn of all the arpgs. But it can be... grim.

    Last Epoch is fine, I still very much prefer Grim Dawn of all the arpgs. But it can be... grim.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Notifications are ads in ~tech

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    I never set up email on my phone in the first place. Email is for stuff which can wait.

    I never set up email on my phone in the first place. Email is for stuff which can wait.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Any other developers also strongly resistant to adding secondary data stores to their software? in ~comp

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    I use postgres for everything unless I really really can't anymore. The fewer moving parts is the most important (dev installs, kubernetes busywork, general software updates (both server and...

    I use postgres for everything unless I really really can't anymore. The fewer moving parts is the most important (dev installs, kubernetes busywork, general software updates (both server and client libraries!)).

    2nd is familiarity with tools. Having your queue in postgres means you can also inspect it with simple sql commands. Something gone wrong? No problem, we DELETE whatever is wrong, or run an update fixing the broken parts. Want to check just the stuff from one customer? No problem either.
    Want to extend it with some more fine grained priority system? No problem, you can add that since you're 100% in control.
    You can add monitoring to your existing prometheus stuff, since all that infra is in place already anyway. And again, you can add whatever /you/ need to know about your queue performance.

    Is there a limit? Sure. Will you reach it? That I can't say.

    2 votes

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

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    too tempting?

    and I regret doing so

    too tempting?

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

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    They did make the Gotham games after MSR, but the Xbox1 emulator I tried played that game in half-speed slowmo for me (which I find weird, xbox1 is /old/). So I haven't played any of those. MSR is...

    They did make the Gotham games after MSR, but the Xbox1 emulator I tried played that game in half-speed slowmo for me (which I find weird, xbox1 is /old/). So I haven't played any of those.

    MSR is obviously still flawed, and you can cheat too easily (pick a track without time limit and slide around on a piece of road until you're bored, gaining kudos all the time). But I like that you can't change the cars themselves, and the emulator does make the city high res, so it's easier to race in the dark.

    Will see check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Icarus:_Uprising I missed all the DS games, only had the original game boy :)

    3 votes