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  1. Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech

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    When I fixed my PSP, the two things that needed were a new screen (the failure that lead to it being put away in the first place) and a new battery that went bad when it was in storage. Both of...

    When I fixed my PSP, the two things that needed were a new screen (the failure that lead to it being put away in the first place) and a new battery that went bad when it was in storage. Both of them I got relatively cheap on Amazon, and I believe my battery is one of those slightly sketchy third party batteries. I have not had issues with the battery yet, and it is better than not using the device at all. Odds are those sketchy batteries are all that you will be able to find in 2025, and it will get increasingly harder to find them

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

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    I have a functioning device, just not a portable device yet. Sharing has been useful for me as I have had some comments giving me suggestions on the hardware side that I have ended up using as...

    I have a functioning device, just not a portable device yet. Sharing has been useful for me as I have had some comments giving me suggestions on the hardware side that I have ended up using as well as just writing it out has provided me what currently needs to be done when I have been modifying the codebase I started with.

    Once I get it portable, there is still a long list of features that I want to expand the software with. I also am considering some last minute minor hardware modifications to improve the device functionality, but those could also probably be implemented after it is portable.

  3. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    That is looking really impressive. I should take the journey out there again, it has been a while. Was the decision to terraform away the island mainly to create more space to build?

    That is looking really impressive. I should take the journey out there again, it has been a while. Was the decision to terraform away the island mainly to create more space to build?

  4. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I have been making really good progress on the basement of the mall. I am planning for underneath the general mall area to be a basement and underneath the theatre and food court will be...

    I have been making really good progress on the basement of the mall. I am planning for underneath the general mall area to be a basement and underneath the theatre and food court will be underground parking. I will need to figure out at some point better access to the basement and underground parking besides just some scaffolding in a bathroom stall. My initial thoughts is to put a staircase in the loading dock for the basement side, and then as Gravy suggested to put a ramp down to parking behind the theatre. Logically for the public person connection from the parking to the mall is to use the south wall of the food court, but the Tildes logo looks really nice on that wall so I may have to get creative there

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  5. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I totally forgot that you had a stockpile of bone blocks. I will try and remember that next time I need a large quantity.

    I totally forgot that you had a stockpile of bone blocks. I will try and remember that next time I need a large quantity.

    1 vote

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

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    I got my audio player that is using a Raspberry Pi and a clickwheel to control Spotify working on the software side, which is really exciting. Currently I am working on cleaning up and documenting...

    I got my audio player that is using a Raspberry Pi and a clickwheel to control Spotify working on the software side, which is really exciting. Currently I am working on cleaning up and documenting the code, to prepare for adding in new features.

    On the hardware side of things I have everything now, but the battery controller appears to be defective so that will need to be returned. It is a bit disappointing that it is defective, as I was about to create a demo video to share of the project in its current state before I put everything into an enclosure. I do have all the hardware at the moment before I return the battery controller, so I am going to take measurements and figure out 3D modelling software to 3D print an enclosure for the project

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    @TaylorSwiftsPickles Thank you for the AFK time, I have enough bone blocks now. Also, the bone block farm is not server restart stable, so I turned it off/on around the server restart for you....

    @TaylorSwiftsPickles Thank you for the AFK time, I have enough bone blocks now. Also, the bone block farm is not server restart stable, so I turned it off/on around the server restart for you. However, I do not recommend AFK'ing that farm overnight again.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Recommendations for a measurement microphone in ~tech

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    I will stress my caveat above that I have not used it for precise work. It was a mic that was available for me when I was setting up an RTA, and since the RTA was just a visual reference to double...

    I will stress my caveat above that I have not used it for precise work. It was a mic that was available for me when I was setting up an RTA, and since the RTA was just a visual reference to double check what my ears were hearing, I did not need precision. If the mic lacked precision, I probably would not have noticed it for that usecase.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I can handle 60min, I might even be able to handle 61min if needed, but 62min is too much for me

    I can handle 60min, I might even be able to handle 61min if needed, but 62min is too much for me

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Recommendations for a measurement microphone in ~tech

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    I think there is probably some space between the Behringer and an Earthworks mic. I personally would not trust a mic that costs less than $100. I have used the DBX RTA-M for my RTA when mixing...

    I think there is probably some space between the Behringer and an Earthworks mic. I personally would not trust a mic that costs less than $100. I have used the DBX RTA-M for my RTA when mixing live audio, so I did not need it to be precise as it was just a visual reference. The DBX may not be as precise as an Earthworks mic, but it gets the job done for significantly cheaper, and would give me more confidence over the Behringer

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Yeah, that would be an accurate description of how I feel about it. Mechanics wise I quite like how they are trying to add a flying vehicle. There is some potential in the currently proposed...

    it feels like a mod some kid made

    Yeah, that would be an accurate description of how I feel about it. Mechanics wise I quite like how they are trying to add a flying vehicle. There is some potential in the currently proposed design, but it is not quite there yet. Seeing some of the reactions online, it seems like people are unsure of the texture so hopefully Mojang's art team takes the next few months to revisit the current design and play around with it some more.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Underground garage is not a bad suggestion, I may consider dedicating some of it towards that. Looking at the current parking lot, adding more parking would be logical. Also, there is no entrance...

    Underground garage is not a bad suggestion, I may consider dedicating some of it towards that. Looking at the current parking lot, adding more parking would be logical. Also, there is no entrance near the parking lot, which kind of makes it feel off.

    Edit: I am also shocked someone noticed the excavation process. It was relatively subtle except for my partially hidden entrance and that I changed a beacon in the mall to haste

  13. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    In watching Xisuma's recap video I have a few thoughts: Shaders seem like nothing overally spectacular, and not coming to Java soon but I think will be a good improvement. It requires people to...

    In watching Xisuma's recap video I have a few thoughts:

    1. Shaders seem like nothing overally spectacular, and not coming to Java soon but I think will be a good improvement. It requires people to not have to mod their games as much, as for some players adding mods may be above their skill level. Having it built in makes shaders more accessible to everyone. It may also add some features into the basegame that will improve shaders.1

    2. Xisuma made this comment about drops (at the 6:06 mark):

    There is a theme being established here, that these drops revolve around existing Minecraft features, revisting them and enriching them.

    Xisuma's comments give me hope for the future development of Minecraft. I think Minecraft's development has added a lot of features that could use some expansion as there are features or mechanics that have been ignored.

    1. Happy ghast seems like a fun mechanic, although I think the texture could use some work when it has a saddle, or maybe it just needs to grow on me. It does seem like it could be useful for sky based builds as well.

    1 With regards to the modding community, I saw an interesting/valid argument on why Mojang does not buy mods and integrate them into the game. Mojang cannot guarantee that the current mod writer wrote all the code themselves or if they built on existing mods that may have been abandoned. So Mojang may not want to buy the rights to Complimentary Reimagined shaders and add that to the game, as it may be hard to determine all the current and past contributors, and is instead developing their own shaders in-house.

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  14. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I have finished the excavation underneath the mall for a basement. I did not realize how big @GravySleeve made the mall until I had to excavate underneath it. Xultar's redstone should still be...

    I have finished the excavation underneath the mall for a basement. I did not realize how big @GravySleeve made the mall until I had to excavate underneath it. Xultar's redstone should still be working, as well as the armour stand animation in Tilt. I was careful in my excavation around those. The planned vision will be dready grey empty backrooms-esque kind of space. I just need to gather the resources to build that now

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    So for those who are not running Distant Horizons, and want to improve the abrupt feeling of the horizon the Fog mod might help. I personally think that vanilla minecraft poorly handles the edge...

    So for those who are not running Distant Horizons, and want to improve the abrupt feeling of the horizon the Fog mod might help. I personally think that vanilla minecraft poorly handles the edge of loaded chunks as the fog is not thick enough and you can still see the edge. This helps by just creating a thickening fog on the horizon, that is a smoother transition. It does decrease your view distance, as the fog starts earlier than the vanilla fog. I have had to tweak the settings a bit to get it working for me, but overall it is a nice mod that I am going to continue experimenting with

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  16. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I will look into that, but still trying to figure out shaders still. There are some things with shaders that I still need to tweak settings, but also I am probably not going to play with shaders...

    I will look into that, but still trying to figure out shaders still. There are some things with shaders that I still need to tweak settings, but also I am probably not going to play with shaders on most of the time. The nice thing about running vanilla is it looks good for everyone, and looks better for those running shaders and maybe some texture packs.

    I did a quick look at Pixlli and from the posted screenshots it kind of felt like this weird mix between looking vanilla, but also just different enough that it looks off. It might look better in game so I will check it out once I have shader settings settled

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  17. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    That is a good idea for that small plot that is kind of hard to do much with. Also, I approve of the idea of starting a new project instead of doing something on your list (most of my stuff is...

    That is a good idea for that small plot that is kind of hard to do much with. Also, I approve of the idea of starting a new project instead of doing something on your list (most of my stuff is sitting at 90% complete).

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  18. Comment on Said The Whale - Resolutions (2013) in ~music

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    Yeah, I should listen to Hawaii again. I did take the time to relisten to most of Howe Sounds/Taking Albania and the album starts out strong but dips in quality/losses momentum (or maybe I was...

    Yeah, I should listen to Hawaii again. I did take the time to relisten to most of Howe Sounds/Taking Albania and the album starts out strong but dips in quality/losses momentum (or maybe I was just losing interest a bit). Also, if I recall correctly the song Out On The Shield was in an episode of Community at some point

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  19. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Finally installed shaders (complementary) and took a peek around my house. Overall, nothing wowed me, except my new transit stop looks quite nice with shaders. Also, the diorite bridge looks quite...

    Finally installed shaders (complementary) and took a peek around my house. Overall, nothing wowed me, except my new transit stop looks quite nice with shaders. Also, the diorite bridge looks quite nice with shaders, as it creates some fun sun beams.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Said The Whale - Resolutions (2013) in ~music

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    I used to listen to Said the Whale over a decade ago when my taste in music was less informed (nothing against them, just they are a band I lost track of when I switched to Spotify and haven't...

    I used to listen to Said the Whale over a decade ago when my taste in music was less informed (nothing against them, just they are a band I lost track of when I switched to Spotify and haven't returned to them until today). I remember Hawaii being released, but I tended to just listen to the album Howe Sounds. I listened to Resolutions, and honestly nothing stood out to me that made me compelled to listen to it again. So I decided to check out Howe Sounds again to see if Said the Whale is a band I am no longer interested in. Currently listening to This City's A Mess and there is more interesting components that intrigues me.

    I am curious on your thoughts on what made you post this song in particular? Did something stand out to you that I missed?

    1 vote