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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Path of Exile. It's my favourite game, and with season coming out every ~4 months, I tend to play it almost exclusively for 1-2 months at a time. The current league, Necropolis, is great in my...

    Path of Exile. It's my favourite game, and with season coming out every ~4 months, I tend to play it almost exclusively for 1-2 months at a time.

    The current league, Necropolis, is great in my opinion. They've made some pretty significant changes to the endgame which have shaken up the farming meta quite a bit. That combined with the league mechanic, which makes crafting top tier items pretty easy this league, have thrown a wrench into the economy, making previously unobtainable items much cheaper than they've ever been.

    The game itself is also just in a great state right now. Almost everything is viable to farm, there's a ton of viable builds, it just feels great to play. I'll probably be sticking with this league for quite a while

    2 votes

  2. Comment on How do you organize your phone's home screens and apps? in ~tech

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    I have a very minimalist setup. I use Niagara launcher and pin my most used apps, and the rest are accessed via alphabetical list that pops up when I touch the right side....

    I have a very minimalist setup. I use Niagara launcher and pin my most used apps, and the rest are accessed via alphabetical list that pops up when I touch the right side.

    https://i.imgur.com/o8fmq3l.png

    Edit: The two identical icons are sync for reddit (revanced with my own API key) and sync for Lemmy

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Went to see Visions of Atlantis and Korpiklaani last night. Lost my voice from singing along, sore all over from moshing, had a great time.

    Went to see Visions of Atlantis and Korpiklaani last night. Lost my voice from singing along, sore all over from moshing, had a great time.

    3 votes

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

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    I'm not sure. I've never used clash proxy, but I see there's an OPNSense plugin for it. You can try it out, see if it supports selective routing.

    I'm not sure. I've never used clash proxy, but I see there's an OPNSense plugin for it. You can try it out, see if it supports selective routing.

    2 votes

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

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    Just in different locations. The Canada one is in the same city as me, low latency, and it's what I use to torrent Linux ISOs US/NL are for geolocked content. Some stuff is only accessible in the...

    Just in different locations. The Canada one is in the same city as me, low latency, and it's what I use to torrent Linux ISOs

    US/NL are for geolocked content. Some stuff is only accessible in the US or in Europe, so I use those as needed.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Riot's League of Legends MMO is being 'reset,' likely going dark for 'several years' in ~games

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    I feel like Riot has made League more of a "brand" than Warcraft was in 2004. You have games in multiple genres, mobile games, some single player RPGs, and a TV show. Plus, their esports are also...

    I feel like Riot has made League more of a "brand" than Warcraft was in 2004. You have games in multiple genres, mobile games, some single player RPGs, and a TV show. Plus, their esports are also as popular as they've ever been.

    If any IP retains it's popularity in 10 years, League can definitely do it

    15 votes

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

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    The way I wrote my code is way too bespoke to warrant a whole blogpost, but I can give a basic rundown here: On OPNSense, I set up 3 wireguard connections to the respective endpoints from my VPN...

    The way I wrote my code is way too bespoke to warrant a whole blogpost, but I can give a basic rundown here:

    On OPNSense, I set up 3 wireguard connections to the respective endpoints from my VPN provider. I also make 3 IP list aliases, one for each VPN. I then set up floating firewall rules so that any IP within one of those aliases gets routed through its respective VPN gateway.

    For the webapp itself, I just wrote up something quick using Python + Flask, and leveraging the OPNSense API. It presents 4 radio buttons (Canada, US, NL, None). When you connect, the first thing the webapp does is query the API to see if your IP is in any of the Aliases, then shows which VPN (if any) you're currently using. When you select a VPN to use, it first goes through each alias, checking to see if your IP is there, and deleting it if it finds it. Then it just appends your IP to the respective alias and applies the configuration.

    6 votes

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

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    Nothing super complex, but this is a kinda neat project I wrote over the weekend: I have a homelab setup with an OPNSense firewall. I wrote a simple webapp that lets anyone on my LAN use it to...

    Nothing super complex, but this is a kinda neat project I wrote over the weekend:

    I have a homelab setup with an OPNSense firewall. I wrote a simple webapp that lets anyone on my LAN use it to toggle between 3 VPNs from a list.

    How it actually works is that it grabs the connecting client's IP and adds it to one of 3 aliases in OPNSense. The IPs in these aliases are then routed through a respective VPN (Canada, US, NL) at the firewall level. This way I can get behind a VPN on any device with a web browser without needing to install any client software.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    PoE has changed pretty significantly in the past 5 years, yeah. The biggest change is probably the Atlas passive tree - it's a whole second passive tree you unlock when you reach endgame, which...

    PoE has changed pretty significantly in the past 5 years, yeah. The biggest change is probably the Atlas passive tree - it's a whole second passive tree you unlock when you reach endgame, which lets you customize and fine tune your end game experience - you prioritize content you want to do, making it harder and more rewarding, while also having the ability to straight up block content you don't want to do.

    Group play is still in a weird place, as tend to be the case with ARPGs. I play with a group of 4 and we always run the campaign together, but play solo once we reach maps (occasionally helping each other with bosses, bricked maps, etc). There are builds that shine in group play (like aura stackers, curse bots, etc), but they tend to be more on the expensive side.

    Offscreening is still possible, but they've put a lot more emphasis on defenses. Unless you're playing certain bow builds, the old mantra of "ignore defenses, kill them before they kill you" doesn't work as well anymore

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Is a NAS for me? in ~tech

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    Oh yeah, frequent power cycling like that will absolutely still fuck with modern software RAID. I wouldn't recommend a NAS to anyone without a UPS (that works). To add though, OP's use cases would...

    Oh yeah, frequent power cycling like that will absolutely still fuck with modern software RAID. I wouldn't recommend a NAS to anyone without a UPS (that works).

    To add though, OP's use cases would also be best served by a NAS OS, at which point there's no reason not to RAID.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Is a NAS for me? in ~tech

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    I don't really agree with this take. Depending on your needs, either ZFS (through TrueNAS) or unRAID are both great for homelab use.

    Unpopular opinion, but I generally don't think RAID setups make sense for homelabs unless you truly want to just tinker with storage configurations. (And if you are in that group, you should do it!)

    I don't really agree with this take. Depending on your needs, either ZFS (through TrueNAS) or unRAID are both great for homelab use.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    ARGPs to tend to be like that. If everyone isn't on the same pace, then not everyone will be having fun. definitely do give LE another shot though, it's a fantastic ARPG.

    ARGPs to tend to be like that. If everyone isn't on the same pace, then not everyone will be having fun. definitely do give LE another shot though, it's a fantastic ARPG.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Helldivers 2: This is the most fun I've had with a co-op game since L4D2. I know it's early, but it's already a GOTY contender for me. It respects your time, it respects your wallet, and it has...

    • Helldivers 2: This is the most fun I've had with a co-op game since L4D2. I know it's early, but it's already a GOTY contender for me. It respects your time, it respects your wallet, and it has the model to be the best live service yet.

    • Path of Exile: My favourite game. There's a new league coming up in a few weeks, trying out various leaguestarts to see what I want to play.

    • Balatro: I love deck building roguelites, and this is one of the most addicting ones I've ever played. "Just one more hand"

    • Remnant 2: Started playing through it with a buddy recently. Gunplay is solid, maps are fun to explore, enemies are interesting, builds are varied, and environments are cool. Would absolutely recommend to anyone who wants Dark Souls with guns, especially since it's on Gamepass.

    9 votes

  14. Comment on Took a bike ride yesterday afternoon in ~talk

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    Long distance biking is my Zen, honestly. Last summer I did a few imperial centuries solo. 6+ hours of just you and your bike is as good as any meditation.

    Long distance biking is my Zen, honestly.

    Last summer I did a few imperial centuries solo. 6+ hours of just you and your bike is as good as any meditation.

    5 votes

  15. Comment on Canadian pet DNA company sends back dog breed results from human sample a second time in ~life.pets

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    I don't really agree with this. It's just something interesting to know. Would it change how I treat my pet? Absolutely not. But it's interesting in the same way looking at your own ancestry is...

    I don't really agree with this. It's just something interesting to know. Would it change how I treat my pet? Absolutely not. But it's interesting in the same way looking at your own ancestry is interesting.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Thoughts on Diablo 4? in ~games

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    Also an ARPG player since D2 here, also with thousands of hours in PoE. I don't like the endgame. I've gotten 3 characters to 50+ (2 of them in WT4), and it's just kinda... lame? Itemization is...

    Also an ARPG player since D2 here, also with thousands of hours in PoE.

    I don't like the endgame. I've gotten 3 characters to 50+ (2 of them in WT4), and it's just kinda... lame? Itemization is boring, upgrades are boring (everything is just +% more damage), and you build is just done by the mid 50s. It also feels like the game forces so much tedium between killing monsters.

    I dunno, I'll probably come back to check out season 1, but I've largely lost interest. It did however remind me that I've got a couple hundred divines lying around in Crucible league, so I've been playing on PoB for the past couple days trying to make something dumb work.

  17. Comment on Sheever's story in ~games

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    I think it's really fucking cool that Valve did this. Sheever is one of the oldest members of the Dota 2 community, and if anyone deserves a segment like this, it's her.

    I think it's really fucking cool that Valve did this. Sheever is one of the oldest members of the Dota 2 community, and if anyone deserves a segment like this, it's her.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Tilders, would you describe yourselves as an extrovert or an introvert? in ~talk

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    I’d say I’m an extroverted introvert. I love talking and meeting new people, and I’d say I’m pretty social and charismatic. It just tires me out like a motherfucker. As an example, I was recently...

    I’d say I’m an extroverted introvert. I love talking and meeting new people, and I’d say I’m pretty social and charismatic. It just tires me out like a motherfucker.

    As an example, I was recently at a 4 day convention. Day 1 and 2, I went to every party and met actually dozens of people. Day 3, I hung out with a crowd I’d already met and went back to the same party as day 2. Day 4, was fucking exhausted of meeting new people, so I just chilled with some closer people for drinks.

    17 votes

  20. Comment on Should tech companies everywhere take a militant stand re: piracy? in ~tech

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    This is pretty spot on to how I feel. I used to pirate games regularly, but Steam changed that. Convenience was worth the price for me. I’m waiting for the same thing for movies now. Give me the...

    This is pretty spot on to how I feel.

    I used to pirate games regularly, but Steam changed that. Convenience was worth the price for me.

    I’m waiting for the same thing for movies now. Give me the option to download movies in 4K, non-DRM formats that I can add to my Plex server, and I’ll gladly pay for them. Until then, I keep flying the black flag.

    17 votes