Liru's recent activity
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
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Comment on The AI disruption has arrived, and it sure is fun (gifted link) in ~tech
Liru Link ParentUnsure if it's used elsewhere in Canada, but Ontario refers to it as a hydro bill as well.Unsure if it's used elsewhere in Canada, but Ontario refers to it as a hydro bill as well.
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Comment on I made a word game in ~games
Liru Link ParentBug report: switching speed when the replay is active causes the game to go out of sync and give an incorrect "answer" .Bug report: switching speed when the replay is active causes the game to go out of sync and give an incorrect "answer" .
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Comment on I made a word game in ~games
Liru Link ParentHaven't looked at the code or tried to mess with the results myself, but I feel like submitting a moveset for verification instead of a count would probably work a bit better. The current day has...Haven't looked at the code or tried to mess with the results myself, but I feel like submitting a moveset for verification instead of a count would probably work a bit better. The current day has some 3 and 4 move submissions, when the absolute lower bound based solely on Manhattan distance is 5.
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Comment on Do you have your invite request email? Post it and let's find out what drives people to want to be a part of Tildes. in ~tildes
Liru LinkMine was simpler than I remember. Followed by Deimos sending an invite code and a link to the docs explaining the site mechanics.Mine was simpler than I remember.
Hi, I'd like to request an invite to Tildes.
Is there any additional info/text I need to provide?
Followed by Deimos sending an invite code and a link to the docs explaining the site mechanics.
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Comment on Apple TV picks up rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books for adaption in ~tv
Liru LinkI'm actually curious as to how certain things that would be easy enough to express in text will be adapted for a TV audience, such as the singer rhythms (as well as switching between them) and the...I'm actually curious as to how certain things that would be easy enough to express in text will be adapted for a TV audience, such as the singer rhythms (as well as switching between them) and the glyph/script system from the Stormlight Archive.
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Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
Liru Link ParentUnless I'm misunderstanding, Canadian Tire is a public company.Unless I'm misunderstanding, Canadian Tire is a public company.
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Comment on Giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight at night? No thank you, astronomers say. in ~space
Liru LinkIsn't this literally the beginning of the plot of Die Another Day?Isn't this literally the beginning of the plot of Die Another Day?
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Comment on Did NPR just shut down support for RSS? in ~tech
Liru Link ParentWhat result is that?As of yesterday, it--and all other NPR RSS feeds that I can find--return the same result.
What result is that?
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Liru LinkThe past week for me was basically baseball due to the Blue Jays being in the World Series. I somehow got super into it for the past week despite usually not being interested in sports, attending...The past week for me was basically baseball due to the Blue Jays being in the World Series. I somehow got super into it for the past week despite usually not being interested in sports, attending watch parties and actively watching instead of just using them as an excuse to hang out with people.
I got so into it, I even bought tickets and watched games 6 and 7 in-person at the Skydome. I don't think I've felt this excited about something (and this disappointed in the end) in a long time. Seeing crazy stuff like a ball getting stuck in the wall in-person with over 40,000 people around you yelling like crazy thinking that their team won is an oddly electrifying experience.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
Liru Link ParentAs someone who owns a Framework laptop and found out about this from your post... fuck, that's extremely disappointing.As someone who owns a Framework laptop and found out about this from your post... fuck, that's extremely disappointing.
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Comment on AI slop is killing our channel in ~tech
Liru LinkThis reminds me of xkcd's Citogenesis comic, which stuck in my mind a long time ago when I was trying to find the original source of some outlandish claim. Except now, we can replace step 1 with...This reminds me of xkcd's Citogenesis comic, which stuck in my mind a long time ago when I was trying to find the original source of some outlandish claim. Except now, we can replace step 1 with "someone asks ChatGPT".
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Comment on ‘Simpsons’ movie sequel sets summer 2027 release date in ~movies
Liru Link ParentMaggie is legally able to run for president and she can't even walk or talk.Maggie is legally able to run for president and she can't even walk or talk.
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Comment on Deus Ex Remastered | Announcement trailer in ~games
Liru LinkIn a way, I'm kind of surprised this wasn't posted to Tildes yet, as a remaster of a game frequently cited as one of the best of all time would probably warrant. From IGN: [...] Personal thoughts...In a way, I'm kind of surprised this wasn't posted to Tildes yet, as a remaster of a game frequently cited as one of the best of all time would probably warrant.
From IGN:
Deus Ex Remastered is on the way, and it already has a release date of February 5, 2026, for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.
Aspyr Media and Eidos-Montréal announced a refresh for the original Deus Ex video game during the September 2025 State of Play today. It comes with a trailer, teasing a re-release for a classic that is only a few months away from launch.
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The newly established Deus Ex Remastered Steam page shares a few more details about what longtime fans and newcomers can expect. The 2000 video game has been given a facelift that includes new elements, such as reimagined lighting, dynamic shadows, water physics, particle effects, and new textures. Players will also notice some updated character models in today's new trailer, with Aspyr promising the remaster comes with better lip-sync animations and ragdoll physics, too.
Quality of life changes in Deus Ex Remastered range from autosaves and faster loading to achievements and cloud saves. There's also controller support on PC, as well as multi-screen support.
Personal thoughts
As a massive fan of the original game, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Aspyr doesn't exactly have the best reputation when it comes to remasters (see: NWN2, Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection); I was hoping that a studio such as Nightdive would work on this, but apparently that wasn't an option.
The original had what could be considered dated graphics even for its release year of 2000. This looks like someone ported the game over to the Doom 3 engine and added "shiny realism", remastering the graphics from 1999 to the far-off year of 2004. $30 for a game with awful textures is the gutpunch, considering the original is usually on sale for like a dollar and has a lot of mods that make the graphics look at least a bit more decent.
I doubt the "faster loading" will actually be anything useful, considering the original loads extremely quickly on my laptop.
Other than that, most of the upsides are included in several popular mods already, so this seems to be integrating those changes into a mainline game, which is cool, I guess, but it's still expensive for what it actually is.
The only positive hope I have for this is the notion of multiscreen support. I wonder how that'll work and if it'll be of any use at all.
I was hoping for a proper remaster; this probably won't be it. Now, I'm hoping to be proven wrong.
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Deus Ex Remastered | Announcement trailer
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Comment on The nVidia AI GPU black market: investigating smuggling, corruption, and governments in ~tech
Liru Link ParentThe USB sticks aren't anywhere near ready to be sent out, though, since there were a lot of people who bought them and it needed to be uploaded to a lot of individual keys.EDIT: Steve encouraged people who got the video on USB stick (via some purchase on GN store) to upload it if his one was brought down and I've seen the video online somewhere else (don't have the link, sorry). What a great fanbase!
The USB sticks aren't anywhere near ready to be sent out, though, since there were a lot of people who bought them and it needed to be uploaded to a lot of individual keys.
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Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech
Liru Link ParentI remember heavily complaining about this on Tildes a few years ago when an Android update did the same thing to my Pixel 5a. (I distinctly remember using the phrase "Fisher-Price phone".) Not...It makes my device feel smaller and kinda childish? Like those toy phones with huge icons that make animal noises when pressed.
I remember heavily complaining about this on Tildes a few years ago when an Android update did the same thing to my Pixel 5a. (I distinctly remember using the phrase "Fisher-Price phone".) Not glad to see another awful thing iPhone "stole" from Android.
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Comment on Help: Suddenly seeing a huge influx of ethernet devices on my network in ~tech
Liru LinkIt looks like the last blacked out machine has a similar MAC address as the new ones, from a quick check.It looks like the last blacked out machine has a similar MAC address as the new ones, from a quick check.
A while back, I worked and lived in central Europe, using a tethered mobile phone as my main internet connection for my laptop computer(s).
Occasionally, despite setting language settings in my browser and on Windows itself, small websites like Google would determine I'm located somewhere I'm actually not when accessing my email, and serve me a login page in another language.
Sometimes it wasn't that bad, like Czech, or Portuguese, but imagine trying to see if you got any new mail, Google thinking you're in Armenia, and seeing Armenian for the first time:
Սա հայերեն նախադասության օրինակ է՝ իմ տեսակետը լուսաբանելու համար։
Or, alternatively, Georgian:
ეს არის ქართული წინადადების ნიმუში ჩემი აზრის საილუსტრაციოდ.
And no fiddling would fix that. I basically had to wait a few hours for my IP address to change so that I knew what was going on.
A similar thing happened recently with USPS (or UPS?), of all places; I got pages served to me in Polish, despite being in Canada. I think it's because I have a Polish software keyboard input layout installed and that's the first (non-English?) one they detected. I have no idea why Polish of all languages, since I also have Japanese and French inputs.