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Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentI suppose that makes sense. I am also in the camp of hating snap, but I've ignored it for so long I sorta forgot that its the default for a lot of Ubuntu stuff now. I'll take useless package...I suppose that makes sense. I am also in the camp of hating snap, but I've ignored it for so long I sorta forgot that its the default for a lot of Ubuntu stuff now. I'll take useless package manager I can ignore over a lot of the other issues I've ran into with Linux lol
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
Gummy LinkKubuntu 25. I tried a lot of distros over the last couple years and every one had some weird pain points in what i wanted to do or stuff would take more time to setup than what felt worth it....Kubuntu 25. I tried a lot of distros over the last couple years and every one had some weird pain points in what i wanted to do or stuff would take more time to setup than what felt worth it. Pop_OS and Mint were two I tried most recently since this is a gaming machine and those get recommended as "just works" for games, bur neither one was doing it for me. I ended up downloading Kubuntu just because I wanted to try KDE 6. I've run Debian on my home server for a decade so I'll always be biased towards anything built on it. I ended up loving the new plasma desktop in Kubuntu and it has been the easiest distro to just play games on. One command to install the nvidia drivers and pretty much everything just works.
Related, does anyone know why there is so much vitriol towards Ubuntu users in certain communities? I've pretty much never paid attention to linux discussions online. It's crazy how frequently I've asked about stuff in different discords and people suddenly don't want to help if i mention I'm using a Ubuntu distro.
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Comment on No one can force me to have a secure website!!! in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentHeck at this point just use caddy if you don't want to deal with handling it yourself.I was one of those people that put off doing it for a long time, but finally broke down and got letsencrypt...Heck at this point just use caddy if you don't want to deal with handling it yourself.I was one of those people that put off doing it for a long time, but finally broke down and got letsencrypt working on my nginx setup. Once i learned about Caddy i moved my site to that and it's hard to make excuses for not using SSL when it's done entirely automatic.
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Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
Gummy Link ParentI know. Thats why I said repack, but I wasn't about to go trying to figure out who cracked it on work wifi.I know. Thats why I said repack, but I wasn't about to go trying to figure out who cracked it on work wifi.
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Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
Gummy LinkDoes this have anything to do with recent crack for DOOM: the dark ages? I heard from a friend that the fitgirl repack just works. As far as I knew that game still has Denuvo.Does this have anything to do with recent crack for DOOM: the dark ages? I heard from a friend that the fitgirl repack just works. As far as I knew that game still has Denuvo.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
Gummy Link ParentThey are also great when baked into things. My family uses them in place of nuts in things like bread and brownies. They pretty much just taste like almonds to me.They are also great when baked into things. My family uses them in place of nuts in things like bread and brownies. They pretty much just taste like almonds to me.
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Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentI'll second this. I got a Lenovo y510p many years ago and it eventually slowed down to useless under windows. Now it runs Debian (ancient GPU woes) and is still functioning as a solid work laptop...I'll second this. I got a Lenovo y510p many years ago and it eventually slowed down to useless under windows. Now it runs Debian (ancient GPU woes) and is still functioning as a solid work laptop when I travel to this day. The expectation that laptops only last ~5 years really bothers me for some reason.
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Comment on Edible Plant Database: Explore 25,759 edible plant species from around the world — with edible uses, medicinal properties, cultivation details, and nutrition data in ~food
Gummy LinkSad see this doesn't have american dittany (Cunila Origanoide). My family has always made tea from it's stems and leaves to help recovering from colds or similar minor sickness with some degree of...Sad see this doesn't have american dittany (Cunila Origanoide). My family has always made tea from it's stems and leaves to help recovering from colds or similar minor sickness with some degree of success. The dried leaves are essentially just oregano. I suppose they are asking for contributions so maybe I could at least add this.
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Comment on Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core | Official Early Access release date trailer – 20th May 2026 in ~games
Gummy Link ParentPretty much. I've played the closed beta some and it's very much the same combat and mining as the original, but there's a bunch of new enemy types and objectives in a more linear cave structure....Pretty much. I've played the closed beta some and it's very much the same combat and mining as the original, but there's a bunch of new enemy types and objectives in a more linear cave structure. Completing those objectives and bonus interactions reward perks in traditional roguelite fashion. It seems pretty cool, even if the closed beta felt pretty bare bones. I'm hoping they've been holding a lot back from what we'll see in a public release.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games
Gummy Link ParentCertain grey area websites have already been playing with a decomp of the EA build so I could see that happening if enough people want it on console early.Certain grey area websites have already been playing with a decomp of the EA build so I could see that happening if enough people want it on console early.
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Comment on AI’s memorization crisis in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentI don't really have anything to add to this. You just reminded me of that gif that floated around reddit for a while that was the whole Shrek movie squished into a tiny unwatchable square.I don't really have anything to add to this. You just reminded me of that gif that floated around reddit for a while that was the whole Shrek movie squished into a tiny unwatchable square.
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Comment on Why doesn’t Anthropic use Claude to make a good Claude desktop app? in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentDoes discord screen share not generally work on linux? I had UI issues with the snap version, but never streaming. Switched to the flatpak and after enabling GPU acceleration it has worked pretty...Does discord screen share not generally work on linux? I had UI issues with the snap version, but never streaming. Switched to the flatpak and after enabling GPU acceleration it has worked pretty much perfect.
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Comment on I switched my gaming PC to Linux, and this time I think it's for good in ~comp
Gummy Link ParentI've tried linux on my gaming rig several times over the years and this last time I switched to Kubuntu 25. It's the best PC experience I've had in a long time. The desktop performance and default...I've tried linux on my gaming rig several times over the years and this last time I switched to Kubuntu 25. It's the best PC experience I've had in a long time. The desktop performance and default file browser really highlighted to me how bad the user experience of windows has lagged behind. Wine/proton has gotten good enough that most windows apps I really care about generally just work.
The only thing I really miss from windows is Playnite but from what I've seen the dev is switching to linux themselves this year and rebuilding the Playnite UI with Avalonia.
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Comment on ‘Sonic 4’: Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in ~movies
Gummy Link ParentI still call him Olgilvie Maurice Hedgehog to the annoyance of my friends. I can't remember if Olgilvie was ever even canon within the Archie comics, but it makes me laugh.I still call him Olgilvie Maurice Hedgehog to the annoyance of my friends. I can't remember if Olgilvie was ever even canon within the Archie comics, but it makes me laugh.
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Gummy Link ParentI never actually thought about herbivore vs omnivore, but I guess there's sorta a difference there. Squirrel and rabbit is pretty similar as just a slightly tough, sometimes gamey meat that we...I never actually thought about herbivore vs omnivore, but I guess there's sorta a difference there. Squirrel and rabbit is pretty similar as just a slightly tough, sometimes gamey meat that we fried as a chicken substitute. Raccoon is a darker meat with a strong almost tangy taste. I think I just attributed that to their size rather than diet lol. I can't really remember what oppossum tastes like since it was usually just cooked into soups and it's been 10+ years since I've had it.
Wild caught frogs are the only thing I can compare to a farm raised equivalent. I generally avoid frog legs at resturaunts and grocery stores. They almost all have a very strong metallic taste that the wild ones had much less noticably.
Despite deer being pretty common at stores and butchers around me I've only ever had what my family hunts and keeps in bulk in deep freezers. So i can't really say how it compares.
I sure didn't think I'd be talking about my childhood of eating wild animals on tildes today.
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Gummy Link ParentIt took me a while after moving to a city that most people have never eaten snake lol. I grew up in a pretty backwoods part of the Midwest US and my grandma would cook about any animal brave...It took me a while after moving to a city that most people have never eaten snake lol. I grew up in a pretty backwoods part of the Midwest US and my grandma would cook about any animal brave enough to step on her property. Squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, deer, frog, and occasionally snake could all show up on her table along with typical meats.
I'm not sure what the common opinion on eating those animals are, but I will argue that slow cooking and shredding raccoon meat beats pulled pork every time. -
Comment on ‘Baldur’s Gate’ TV series continuing game’s story in works at HBO from ‘The Last Of Us’ co-creator Craig Mazin and Hasbro Entertainment in ~tv
Gummy Link ParentI am deep down the forgotten realms rabbit hole and I think I agree with you. My initial reaction to this being a continuation of BG3 was pretty negative for reasons already brought up here. What...I am deep down the forgotten realms rabbit hole and I think I agree with you. My initial reaction to this being a continuation of BG3 was pretty negative for reasons already brought up here. What changed my mind was my wife just thinking it was neat we get to watch a show about Baldurs Gate. Her only forgotten realms experience comes from 2 BG3 playthroughs, one of which was the durge. She helped me remember I engage with these worlds to have fun so I'm going into this show hopeful at least.
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Comment on Strange Pop! OS 24.04 behavior in ~tech
Gummy Link ParentI had similar fights with pop recently and ended up just switching to Kubuntu. Now I'm having a much better time with basically the same performance. I see people mention pop is supposed to be...I had similar fights with pop recently and ended up just switching to Kubuntu. Now I'm having a much better time with basically the same performance. I see people mention pop is supposed to be good for nvidia machines but as far as I could tell the only benefit was nvidia drivers come preinstalled. So unless there's some secret tweaks they've made I'm not sure what benefit it has over any other distro for nvidia GPU.
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Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games
Gummy LinkThis is the one game I've been wondering if I'll actually play since I've already spent so much time on it. I think I've decided I'm going to do a rando of it since I've gotten really into doing...This is the one game I've been wondering if I'll actually play since I've already spent so much time on it. I think I've decided I'm going to do a rando of it since I've gotten really into doing Archipelago randomizer runs lately. If anybody else is familiar with Archipelago or think a multi-game randomizer for a game sounds fun let met know. I figured I'll be playing it solo, but could be fun to get together people familiar with the game to do an AP run.
I'm interested to know why it didn't just work. I recently switched my wifes older machine to linux and its nvidia 1070 runs games perfectly fine after installing the latest driver that supports it. 580 I think? I thought the 20xx series was still supported on the newest drivers.