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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
JCAPER Link Parentfor me, the smartwach is about the fitness and sleep tracker, being able to set timers, answering calls and pinging my phone. And before I had the airpods, I also used it to change music. For the...for me, the smartwach is about the fitness and sleep tracker, being able to set timers, answering calls and pinging my phone. And before I had the airpods, I also used it to change music.
For the functions that aren't trackers: it's not that the watch is better, it's more about the convenience. For example when I'm cooking, sometimes I need to set a quick timer and it's easier to just do it on my wrist, instead of fetching my phone that might be on the table or sofa. Same thing for calls.
Pinging the phone is an underrated feature too. Sometimes I forget my phone or lose it in the middle of the sheets or in the sofa, and I can quickly find it with my watch. It also warns you when you leave the phone behind, like for example when you leave home without it.
Another feature, the watch is also capable of detecting when you fall. When you do, it will call your country's emergency number and I think it also calls or sends messages to your emergency contacts. Fortunately I never had to test it, but the one time I fell from my bike the watch detected it, I had to stop its countdown before it called the emergencies
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Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech
JCAPER Link ParentIn the first 2 or 3 beta versions, definitely. In fact my iphone 12 pro max would get hot by just navigating in the home screen It got much better meanwhile, but I don't know how it compares to...In the first 2 or 3 beta versions, definitely. In fact my iphone 12 pro max would get hot by just navigating in the home screen
It got much better meanwhile, but I don't know how it compares to the previous iOS version
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
JCAPER Link ParentMy company's HP dock used to have a weird thing where if you connected to it without any monitors plugged in, Windows 10 would assume that there was an external monitor anyway. You could see it in...My company's HP dock used to have a weird thing where if you connected to it without any monitors plugged in, Windows 10 would assume that there was an external monitor anyway. You could see it in the display settings.
I couldn't actually interact with it though, trying to project to it wouldn't work. The options in the display settings were also grayed out.
It must have been patched out meanwhile though, it doesn't happen anymore since a few years ago
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
JCAPER (edited )Link ParentIt can go both ways. For example, my old laptop has a 1070 nvidia and BF4 ran like absolute crap on Linux. Iirc, the issue was the driver, it was fixed in more recent versions but old GPUs like...It can go both ways. For example, my old laptop has a 1070 nvidia and BF4 ran like absolute crap on Linux. Iirc, the issue was the driver, it was fixed in more recent versions but old GPUs like the 1070 didn’t have access to them
In my desktop, I have a 4090 nvidia and apparently the performance is significantly worse on Cyberpunk with ray tracing (although I didn’t get to try it).
In gaming, throughout the years, in my experience I tend to have more issues with Linux than Windows, but in general I don’t mind tinkering a bit to get it running
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
JCAPER Link1 - If you have a smartwatch, turn off all notifications - or at least, leave only for the most important apps. This sounds obvious now that I'm writing it, but my apple watch became a source of...1 - If you have a smartwatch, turn off all notifications - or at least, leave only for the most important apps.
This sounds obvious now that I'm writing it, but my apple watch became a source of stress which I didn't notice until I was groaning every time I felt my pulse vibrate. I felt that this was more distrating and disruptive than my own phone
2 - Not really a setting, but clean up your phone homescreen and only show the most important apps. Hide everything else. Use search whenever you need to access those hidden apps.
This helps in two ways:
- less clutter, which for me personally makes my virtual space feel more zen and focused
- and over time it helps you find out if you really need all of those apps that you have installed. If you can't even remember their name because you use them so few times - if you use them at all -, do you really need them?
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Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech
JCAPER Link ParentI've been on beta and yeah, also disappointed by how buggy it turned out in the release version. The worst one for me is how sometimes taking a screenshot hides the image off-screen, so you can't...I've been on beta and yeah, also disappointed by how buggy it turned out in the release version. The worst one for me is how sometimes taking a screenshot hides the image off-screen, so you can't click it to edit it.
Other than that, visually, I'm hopeful that it will influence other OS's. Windows 7 to this day was the most visually pleasing OS thanks to its glass theme and it was a shame that we moved away from it. If there's one thing where I want other companies to "steal" from Apple, it's this one.
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
JCAPER Link ParentYeah it was using wayland in my case. Idk for sure if it’s fixable or not on Nvidia, I’m just parroting what I read One point I didn’t mention in the post was that I don’t mean to say/imply none...Yeah it was using wayland in my case. Idk for sure if it’s fixable or not on Nvidia, I’m just parroting what I read
One point I didn’t mention in the post was that I don’t mean to say/imply none of these issues are fixable, I’m sure they are. But they’re things that work out of the box with Windows, while on Linux they don’t. I’m no stranger to tinkering and troubleshooting, but in this case I wasn’t willing to spend more time to fix them
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Comment on It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux in ~comp
JCAPER Link ParentI also experienced this, I think it has to do with the monitors themselves. At least in my home, it can tell which one is turned onI also experienced this, I think it has to do with the monitors themselves. At least in my home, it can tell which one is turned on
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It’s the little things that make me not fully jump to linux
This isn’t really meant to be a hate post or “linux sucks” kind of thing, in fact I like Linux (EndeavourOS being my distro of choice). This post is more about the little things that nobody really...
This isn’t really meant to be a hate post or “linux sucks” kind of thing, in fact I like Linux (EndeavourOS being my distro of choice). This post is more about the little things that nobody really talks about when comparing OS’s, but then you face them and they can be a dealbreaker or a pain in the neck.
This weekend I decided to try running CachyOS in my gaming desktop. For quick context, my desktop is dedicated to gaming, everything else I do on my laptop. The desktop is plugged to a 1080p 60hz monitor and a 4k 120hz TV (hz relevant for later), uses sunshine for streaming, and also Virtual Desktop for my meta quest.
So, I grab the USB and plug it into the PC. Turn it on and here comes the first issue: the background image appears and nothing else.
Well, my first suspicion due to a similar issue I had with ubuntu a decade ago, must be the Nvidia GPU causing issues. Without investigating further, I restarted the PC and used the legacy mode. The resolution was extremely low in my monitor, but it was manageable. Installed the thing and restarted.
Once the PC is back on, the login screen appears. I input the pass, enter and…. Exact same issue. Background image, no UI whatsoever.
I spent an embarrassing amount of time here, investigating the error. Checking the drivers, etc.
But long story short: the actual problem was that my monitor was the second screen, the TV was the primary. The desktop was outputting to both screens. The UI was on the TV.
I curse myself for not remembering that this may have been it, but in my defense:
1- the terminal commands that appear when turning on the OS appeared in my monitor
2- the legacy mode worked on my monitor
3- on windows, the OS is smart enough to figure out which screen is turned on, so I was used to it automatically outputting to the correct screenWell, once I fixed that, here came the second (small) issue:
Scaling is broken.Windows used to have this problem but nowadays, when you change screen Windows does a good job scaling things, despite some issues with some apps. At the very least, you won’t get blurry windows.
On KDE… Yeah. Blurry all around. I don’t have a habit of swapping screens mid session, so I could live with it.
Then came the third issue:
KDE is limited by the lower highest possible framerate in both screens. Meaning, on my TV, I was stuck with the 60hz because of my monitorFrom what I found out, this is not exclusive to KDE and seems to be a problem with Nvidia. Regardless, for me it was a dealbreaker. In my case, Windows can use the respective framerate of each screen, while Linux can’t.
As I said, this is where I threw the towel and went back to windows. Which is really a pity because I really don’t like where Windows 11 is going, but it’s something I can live with as long it doesn’t get in the way between me and gaming.
Meanwhile Linux, because of these little things, introduced more issues than rewards for my use case, thus why I can’t jump to it on my desktop.
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Comment on My guess and opinion on the common blockers to Linux adoption in ~tech
JCAPER Link ParentSomewhat related, it doesn't help that in Linux communities there's this notion that there are newbie distros. It implies that you're supposed to start with Mint/PopOS/whatever and then move on to...Somewhat related, it doesn't help that in Linux communities there's this notion that there are newbie distros. It implies that you're supposed to start with Mint/PopOS/whatever and then move on to harder distros.
To my mind this never made sense. Being easy to use should be the goal, the less the user has to bring up the terminal the better.
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentThis implies that there is a correct list of RPG games, my point is that there isn't. If we're both acknowledging that genre boundaries require subjective judgment calls and community consensus,...with fewer false negatives and false positives
This implies that there is a correct list of RPG games, my point is that there isn't.
If we're both acknowledging that genre boundaries require subjective judgment calls and community consensus, then "false positive" and "false negative" don't really apply, there's no objective ground truth to be more or less accurate against. Your systems-based approach might align better with how RPGs developed historically, and mine might capture how many players like myself experience them today, but neither can claim to be more "correct."
I think we're probably not going to bridge this gap, but it's been an interesting discussion mate 👍
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentExactly, you had to introduce that "primary genre" filter to keep games like FIFA and XCOM out of the RPG category. But that filter relies on the same kind of judgment calls you found problematic...Exactly, you had to introduce that "primary genre" filter to keep games like FIFA and XCOM out of the RPG category. But that filter relies on the same kind of judgment calls you found problematic with my role-playing approach.
I see where you are coming from when you say systems-based criteria might be more practical than role-playing for boundary-drawing. But when you say XCOM’s “features associated to other genres are much stronger,” or that we can distinguish Mass Effect from FIFA “with relative ease,” those are still subjective determinations, aren’t they?
Once genres cross-pollinate, old definitions start to break. Mass Effect forces a call about what counts as primary: the combat loop, or the progression and dialogue gates. Disco Elysium shows that role immersion and narrative agency can outweigh visible stat sheets for many players. Meanwhile, XCOM and GTA: San Andreas have real progression systems, yet most people still won’t call them RPGs because the core loop “feels” tactical or sandbox rather than role-driven. That’s community salience, not an objective threshold.
To keep hybrids from flooding the category, your approach adds more filters: “with RPG elements,” “edge case,” “primarily a shooter”; which is the same fuzzy boundary-policing you criticized in the role-playing lens. Different landmarks, same kind of judgment calls.
So, yes, systems-first is often a more practical heuristic than pure role-play, especially for older CRPGs. But that definition worked best when progression systems were rare outside RPGs. Today, with skill trees, inventories, stats, etc everywhere, it runs into the same problems as mine: subjective thresholds, case-by-case exceptions, and a reliance on “I know it when I see it.” In the end, both frames describe a cluster rather than a fence. And in the modern landscape, your definition has many edge-case headaches and will keep having more as more games come out, because the games are evolving but the definition is not
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentBy this definition alone, couldn't one argue that almost every game is a RPG as well? F1 has stats. Football manager has stats. GTA 5 has stats. FIFA. Call of Duty. XCOM. Total War. Need for...Whereas when you focus on stats and leveling and other systems ("RPG elements"), with a wide net (not needing to have all of them in depth) you still catch even most of today's edge cases, so while the definition does not describe the depth of the genre as it currently is either, it at least does cover most of the games.
By this definition alone, couldn't one argue that almost every game is a RPG as well? F1 has stats. Football manager has stats. GTA 5 has stats. FIFA. Call of Duty. XCOM. Total War. Need for Speed. And so on and so on.
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
JCAPER (edited )Link ParentI see where you’re coming from, but I think anchoring RPGs to those old definitions just doesn’t hold up anymore. Yeah, those early games ran with stat-heavy systems from tabletop because that’s...I see where you’re coming from, but I think anchoring RPGs to those old definitions just doesn’t hold up anymore. Yeah, those early games ran with stat-heavy systems from tabletop because that’s what computers could actually do. But fast-forward to now: tons of RPGs toss stats out the window and focus on player choice, role immersion, and branching stories. Think of games where you barely see stats, like Mass Effect; where they are interwoven into the narrative, like Disco Elysium; or games where stats barely matter or don't exist, like Pentiment; yet everyone calls them RPGs.
Genres evolve. At this point I think that "RPG genre definition" is a can of worms and always will be, not only because of the evolution itself but also thanks to its own (non-helpful) name "Role Playing Game".
But honestly, I don’t even care about nailing the “right” definition (if that’s even possible). At the end of the day, like PuddleOfKittens said, RPG really is one of those “you know it when you see it” genres, blurry edges and all, which is why these debates will never actually get resolved. And I’m fine with everyone bringing their own take.
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
JCAPER Link ParentI always interpreted it by its "literal" meaning: any game that lets me roleplay But I admit even then, it's still murky, because technically there are many games that let you roleplay and no one...I always interpreted it by its "literal" meaning: any game that lets me roleplay
But I admit even then, it's still murky, because technically there are many games that let you roleplay and no one would necessarily call them RPG's, even me. E.g. F1 2025, where I like to play career mode and pretend I'm a new and promising driver. I am roleplaying, but I wouldn't call this game an RPG.
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Comment on Atlassian acquires The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) in ~tech
JCAPER Link ParentOh man, I'm still pissed over it. Arc Browser was interesting because it forced the user to rethink how they browse the web, by using simple design tricks. It might be another chromium browser but...Oh man, I'm still pissed over it.
Arc Browser was interesting because it forced the user to rethink how they browse the web, by using simple design tricks. It might be another chromium browser but it brought something new to the table.
Speaking for myself, it made me realize that I did have a terrible habit of having too many tabs open, always with the idea of leaving them open "for later", but I always ended up just closing them eventually.
But, somehow, some way, someone at the company decided to throw it in the trash in favour of another new browser. And somehow, some way, they also thought that it wasn't worth it to at least reuse several of those design ideas... Dia, unlike Arc, really does look like just another chromium browser
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
JCAPER Link ParentIf it works like Google’s safety features, there’s another AI in the background that ensures that the LLM you’re actually talking to isn’t being tricked. When I enrolled in their AI presentations,...If it works like Google’s safety features, there’s another AI in the background that ensures that the LLM you’re actually talking to isn’t being tricked.
When I enrolled in their AI presentations, they mentioned this feature as they were talking about AI agents. They used examples of how we may want to make sure that customers outside the company don’t screw around with our agents, either for trolling or hacking.
I’m sure that there also some other soft approaches that could help remedy malicious prompts, like fine tuning the system prompt, create special tags for the text in the page, limit the tools access depending on the situation, etc. Not saying these would eliminate all the risks though, as gen AI is non-deterministic by nature
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
Is this a joke in bad taste or something? I thought one of their slogans was "make comedy legal again"
But more importantly, this isn't even "Mr Trump didn't like the joke, let's fire Kimmel to appease him", it was FCC putting pressure to fire him, right? Like wtf, a government body censoring a private entity is straight up in violation of the first amendment.
I don't live in the US but it really feels like this government can get away with anything