JIGABOT's recent activity
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Comment on Kazeta: Retro 90s style gaming operating system in ~games
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Comment on When/Why/How did Cloudflare become such a critical/integral part of the Internet? in ~tech
JIGABOT LinkCloudflare can be used to mitigate DDoS attacks for "free". Without CloudFlare or another service anyone with 5 dollars can take a single server website down indefinitely.Cloudflare can be used to mitigate DDoS attacks for "free". Without CloudFlare or another service anyone with 5 dollars can take a single server website down indefinitely.
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Comment on Playtiles: The pocket-sized gaming platform in ~games
JIGABOT Link ParentI get a couple results for "touchscreen joystick" when searching on Amazon. I think they are less relevant these days due to telescopic phone controllers being superior.I get a couple results for "touchscreen joystick" when searching on Amazon. I think they are less relevant these days due to telescopic phone controllers being superior.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
JIGABOT Link ParentI love the no knead dough recipes especially after a couple days of additional cold fermentation in the fridge. All of my dough seems to magically turn into pizza. Sounds like you are 95 percent...I love the no knead dough recipes especially after a couple days of additional cold fermentation in the fridge. All of my dough seems to magically turn into pizza.
Sounds like you are 95 percent of way to making some great pizza/focaccia. I would be interested to know what you end up changing to increase the rise.
I have a freshly bought bag of whole wheat flour to experiment with.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
JIGABOT LinkI dusted off my bread machine and made some bread using the 50:50 whole wheat/white flour recipe @ISO3103 mentioned back in the bread machine post. The loaf turned out great, dense with a nice...I dusted off my bread machine and made some bread using the 50:50 whole wheat/white flour recipe @ISO3103 mentioned back in the bread machine post.
We've settled on a 50:50 wholemeal / white loaf, which for me really is the best of both. 200g white, 200g wholemeal, 5g salt (1tsp), 300ml water, 15g (1 tbsp) oil, 3g (3/4 tsp) instant yeast.
The loaf turned out great, dense with a nice crust and unsurprisingly delicious with a little butter. Much nicer than the strange white bread recipe that came with the machine. For the next batch I will scale it up 20-30% since it didn't quite fill out my pan.
20% scaled recipe in bread machine order:
- 360ml water
- 6g salt
- 18g oil
- 250g white flour
- 250g whole wheat flour
- 4g instant yeast
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Comment on Playtiles: The pocket-sized gaming platform in ~games
JIGABOT Link ParentAre you talking about those detachable phone nipple things? Same concept I assume for interacting with the touch screen. You're correct it really isn't something new and groundbreaking just...Are you talking about those detachable phone nipple things? Same concept I assume for interacting with the touch screen. You're correct it really isn't something new and groundbreaking just another form factor.
Upside of the design being you don't have to carry around a pocketful of nipples in between gaming sessions. The keying for lining up the buttons is nice as well.
What would I search for when looking for a 3d printed example? I'm looking for a justification to buy myself a 3d printer before the Bambu sale ends.
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Comment on Playtiles: The pocket-sized gaming platform in ~games
JIGABOT LinkThe controller seems novel and pretty low tech. Some kind of electrically conductive silicone? Glued to a credit card with some holes in it. I can't imagine they cost much to make or ship.The controller seems novel and pretty low tech. Some kind of electrically conductive silicone? Glued to a credit card with some holes in it. I can't imagine they cost much to make or ship.
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Comment on Embarking on this new hobby and a little overwhelmed in ~games
JIGABOT Link ParentFair enough, mileage may vary. Bluetooth spec and codecs are fairly arcane and obfuscated. Windows 11 I think defaults to some flavour of AptX.Fair enough, mileage may vary. Bluetooth spec and codecs are fairly arcane and obfuscated.
Windows 11 I think defaults to some flavour of AptX.
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Comment on Embarking on this new hobby and a little overwhelmed in ~games
JIGABOT Link ParentBluetooth has gotten noticeably better with modern widgets. I recently bought the earbuds I mentioned and a new adapter with decent results on Windows 11.Bluetooth has gotten noticeably better with modern widgets. I recently bought the earbuds I mentioned and a new adapter with decent results on Windows 11.
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Comment on GamerCard - Grab & Go Raspberry Pi gaming in ~games
JIGABOT Link ParentMy handheld devices mostly turn into Gameboy Tetris machines. I absolutely love the membrane buttons and d-pad on the Miyoo Mini Plus. There are a lot of things Miyoo got right seemly by accident...My handheld devices mostly turn into Gameboy Tetris machines.
I absolutely love the membrane buttons and d-pad on the Miyoo Mini Plus. There are a lot of things Miyoo got right seemly by accident just aping the OG Gameboy. I haven't really had to tweak anything after installing OnionOS.
The GamerCard buttons are metal domes switches covered by silicone disks. So I think it'll feel something like gaming on a ATM keypad. Not ideal for my use case. If it was the only device available I could pass some time on it, but I'm surrounded by better options.
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Comment on Embarking on this new hobby and a little overwhelmed in ~games
JIGABOT LinkWell you could possibly save a bunch of money by getting some reading/gamer glasses with mild magnification. If all I had to game on was a gaming skateboard I would slowly drift back to it being a...Well you could possibly save a bunch of money by getting some reading/gamer glasses with mild magnification.
If all I had to game on was a gaming skateboard I would slowly drift back to it being a desktop setup. Monitor, keyboard, and mouse would be the first things I bought. Then down the road you could always buy a tower. The ROG will still be useful as a Moonlight/Sunshine game streaming device even if you get a more powerful gaming rig later.
A wireless headset would be nice since you can use it while undocked. For something that's practical and less gamery you could get some Airpods if you're in the Apple ecosystem or low-latency True Wireless Stereo(TWS) earbuds like the EarFun Air Pro 4. Then you're not stuck with some giant gaudy gamer cans.
8Bitdo controllers are excellent and priced well as everyone else has mentioned.
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Comment on GamerCard - Grab & Go Raspberry Pi gaming in ~games
JIGABOT LinkI think for £125 the GamerCard is dead on arrival. The gaming handheld market has a lot of options to choose from. I could buy 2-3 quite capable handhelds at this price point, such as the Miyoo...I think for £125 the GamerCard is dead on arrival.
The gaming handheld market has a lot of options to choose from. I could buy 2-3 quite capable handhelds at this price point, such as the Miyoo Mini Plus or the Trimui Brick. Alternatively, I could spend 30 bucks more and get something vastly more capable, like the Retroid Pocket 5.
It's thin sure, but almost every other element seems to be a casualty of that one choice.
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Comment on Low-end Linux tablet recommendations in ~tech
JIGABOT LinkBauer Systems a reputable Canadian company has some used/refurbished surface tablets that are in your price range. For example a 12 inch Surface Pro 6 I5-8350U/8GB/256SSD is 325$ Canadian.The...Bauer Systems a reputable Canadian company has some used/refurbished surface tablets that are in your price range. For example a 12 inch Surface Pro 6 I5-8350U/8GB/256SSD is 325$ Canadian.The newer 10/11th Gen Intel models are in the 500-550$ range.
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Comment on I need helping figure out why the Hard Disk Drive BBS priorities keeps changing in ~tech
JIGABOT Link ParentIntermittent gremlins are the worst. If it's an older power supply then it would be worth replacing just for peace of mind. The act of re-seating all the computer bits couldn't hurt either in case...Intermittent gremlins are the worst. If it's an older power supply then it would be worth replacing just for peace of mind. The act of re-seating all the computer bits couldn't hurt either in case of oxidation on the connectors.
Anecdotally, I have owned gremlin infested systems where the first cold boot after a period of disuse would act up. Subsequent reset boots would be fine and the symptoms would go away for a while.
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Comment on I need helping figure out why the Hard Disk Drive BBS priorities keeps changing in ~tech
JIGABOT Link ParentI rolled the issue around in my head some more. It could be the power supply causing the drive gremlins. We don't have a whole lot of details other than the vintage of the motherboard and CPU. If...I rolled the issue around in my head some more.
It could be the power supply causing the drive gremlins. We don't have a whole lot of details other than the vintage of the motherboard and CPU. If the power supply was of the same vintage and slightly unstable on boot it could cause the drives to act up. The issue could go unnoticed most of the time until P2 was the drive that didn't power up properly.
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Comment on I need helping figure out why the Hard Disk Drive BBS priorities keeps changing in ~tech
JIGABOT LinkMy guess would be a hard drive that does not always power up in a timely fashion. The bios doesn't wait around and just proceeds with booting whatever it can find first. The drive the bios...My guess would be a hard drive that does not always power up in a timely fashion. The bios doesn't wait around and just proceeds with booting whatever it can find first. The drive the bios couldn't find gets removed from the boot order until you enter the bios.
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Comment on Bread maker recipes? Tips and tricks? in ~food
JIGABOT LinkI have a bread machine but don't think I've used it in the last decade. The bread using the provided recipe was okay but not exciting. I do however really like Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread recipe...I have a bread machine but don't think I've used it in the last decade. The bread using the provided recipe was okay but not exciting.
I do however really like Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread recipe for crusty bread loaves. As the name suggests there is very little work involved beyond mixing everything together. It also makes great pizza dough.
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Comment on Looking for a specific type of single board computer in ~tech
JIGABOT Link ParentHere is a video that shows the size comparison to a regular Raspberry Pi. https://youtu.be/ALdr4OleuJg?t=80Here is a video that shows the size comparison to a regular Raspberry Pi.
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Comment on Looking for a specific type of single board computer in ~tech
JIGABOT LinkIt sounds like what you are describing is a Compute Module 5 with a Nano Base Board.It sounds like what you are describing is a Compute Module 5 with a Nano Base Board.
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Comment on Rumors of new tiers/prices for Game Pass, next Xbox(es) will be Windows based, will include Steam/Epic + full Xbox library emulation and backwards compatibility in ~games
JIGABOT LinkI think what is likely to happen is that Windows 11 xbox will get a console/handheld layout. Steam will be further integrated but the xbox app will act as a launcher. This will be to shore up the...I think what is likely to happen is that Windows 11 xbox will get a console/handheld layout. Steam will be further integrated but the xbox app will act as a launcher. This will be to shore up the deficiencies in Windows 11 handheld support. Through this integration, xbox windows also gets to piggy back off the steam deck compatibility ratings.
Currently, one of your better options is to install Bazzite on your pc handheld. Installing Bazzite functionally turns your handheld into a Steam Deck equivalent.
This seems like a fun project.
A different approach might be to just use the physical media to launch things instead of for storage. Reading the media label or contents for identification and mapping to a program launch. That way you could repurpose any physical media(cd/dvd/floppy disk) you have laying around as a proxy for launching the programs. This would also get around the physical media speed and reliability issues.