Ludo's recent activity

  1. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

  2. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk

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    I personally visited the hills on either side of the Hudson around Beacon and West Point. Had some of the best blackberries of my life on/near Butter Hill where they grew all day in the sun....

    I personally visited the hills on either side of the Hudson around Beacon and West Point. Had some of the best blackberries of my life on/near Butter Hill where they grew all day in the sun. Delicious!

    Definitely not something I can experience here in the Netherlands!

  3. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk

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    Just backing you up the gorgeous forested hills not that far from NYC here.

    Just backing you up the gorgeous forested hills not that far from NYC here.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk

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    Great to read you like living here! Born and raised Dutchman and I'm also happy I don't have to get into a car: I never bothered to get a driver's license safe for one trial lesson.

    Great to read you like living here!

    Born and raised Dutchman and I'm also happy I don't have to get into a car: I never bothered to get a driver's license safe for one trial lesson.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk

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    Visited NY twice as a foreigner, and the city once (ignoring commutes through there). I actually stayed in Duchess and Orange counties.

    Visited NY twice as a foreigner, and the city once (ignoring commutes through there). I actually stayed in Duchess and Orange counties.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    Tip: skip all the songs, poems and other crap which aren't story. it makes it much more readable. I have no advice on the Tm Bombadil parts though. Edit: peoms > poems

    Tip: skip all the songs, poems and other crap which aren't story. it makes it much more readable. I have no advice on the Tm Bombadil parts though.

    Edit: peoms > poems

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud in ~tech

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    That'll be really bad IMO. Especially since I heavily use programs which are developed for Windows or MacOS and working with the latter only annoys me (Apple's autism is incompatible with mine...

    That'll be really bad IMO. Especially since I heavily use programs which are developed for Windows or MacOS and working with the latter only annoys me (Apple's autism is incompatible with mine apparently).

    I don't mind Linux at all, but especially Adobe stuff is lacking for that platform and some of the competitors which do run on Linux either don't have or have limited features to that.

  8. Comment on Can we make bicycles sustainable again? in ~transport

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    Here in the Netherlands you tend to see a lot of pre-80s bikes in daily use. I think the frame of my daily driver is from the 60s and I see a lot of students using similar bikes.

    Here in the Netherlands you tend to see a lot of pre-80s bikes in daily use. I think the frame of my daily driver is from the 60s and I see a lot of students using similar bikes.

    9 votes

  9. Comment on Ukraine-Russia war live: Russian troops on high alert amid Wagner attempted coup in ~news

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    I hope you and any loved ones stay safe! Bizarre to wake up in a "war zone", event though so far it seems primarily amongst military forces themselves.

    I hope you and any loved ones stay safe! Bizarre to wake up in a "war zone", event though so far it seems primarily amongst military forces themselves.

    13 votes

  10. Comment on What’s a genre or style you wish was explored more in games? in ~games

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    Have you played 8-bit Armies & 8-bit Hordes by Petroglyph Games? This is a studio launched by former Westwood Games employees, and hits similar vibes to Dune II and early C&C games.

    Have you played 8-bit Armies & 8-bit Hordes by Petroglyph Games? This is a studio launched by former Westwood Games employees, and hits similar vibes to Dune II and early C&C games.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Invite-only is a brilliant idea and I'd like to have it for longer than planned in ~tildes

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    I disagree for the following reasons: the invites show who invites who to the admin, so that way questionable groups can be indexed and booted if needed, personally I checked all the accounts I've...

    I disagree for the following reasons:

    • the invites show who invites who to the admin, so that way questionable groups can be indexed and booted if needed, personally I checked all the accounts I've invited before sending an invitation
    • growth can be regulated through effective moderation, rather than conform to newcomers, newcomers conform to the existing culture (AskHistorians is a great example of this)
    • this is a non-profit site, so there's no need to grow
    9 votes

  12. Comment on What's the most unexpected thing you've stumbled upon on the internet? in ~tech

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    Mr Hands? I don't think that was the occasion which killed him.

    Mr Hands? I don't think that was the occasion which killed him.

  13. Unexpected, but great mashups

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    So I just encountered this mashup of Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Deftones' "Change (In the house of flies)" and it just works so well. Same with ABBA's "Dancing Queen" over Linkin' Park's "Numb"...

    So I just encountered this mashup of Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Deftones' "Change (In the house of flies)" and it just works so well.

    Same with ABBA's "Dancing Queen" over Linkin' Park's "Numb" by Manuel of Zeal & Ardor.

    What are some mashups you think work surprisingly well? (Please link them!)

    25 votes

  14. Comment on What are some of your favourite, lesser-known mobile apps? in ~tech

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    I happened to write a post elsewhere, but I can recommend https://syncthing.net/downloads/ (also open source!) You can synchronise folders that way between various computers (including phones)....

    I happened to write a post elsewhere, but I can recommend https://syncthing.net/downloads/ (also open source!)

    You can synchronise folders that way between various computers (including phones). Not hard to set up!

    2 votes

  15. Comment on What are some of your favourite, lesser-known mobile apps? in ~tech

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    Open source alternative for those who don't mind putting in a bit of work: https://keepass.info/download.html (on that page is also a list for different (mobile) operating systems) The database...

    Open source alternative for those who don't mind putting in a bit of work:

    https://keepass.info/download.html (on that page is also a list for different (mobile) operating systems)

    The database will be a local file which is locked in various ways. Personally I keep it synchronised between my computers and phones with https://syncthing.net/downloads/

    9 votes

  16. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    Heh, I've deleted my 10 year old account today (after removing it's contents), can't be bothered to create a new one.

    Heh, I've deleted my 10 year old account today (after removing it's contents), can't be bothered to create a new one.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on Linux newbies: ask your questions in ~comp

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    I assume you mean OpenSUSE with it's chameleon logo for the German distribution.

    I assume you mean OpenSUSE with it's chameleon logo for the German distribution.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    We might as well have a new "Rampart" AMA.

    We might as well have a new "Rampart" AMA.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! in ~tildes

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    Welcome aboard!

    Welcome aboard!

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Are there any After Effects users here? Let's get a thread going for AE Q&A. in ~creative

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    Primarily a (hobbyist) video editor here who dabbles with AE for motion design (lower thirds and 2D intros/outros mostly). I've followed some tutorials on special fx from time to time, but barely...

    Primarily a (hobbyist) video editor here who dabbles with AE for motion design (lower thirds and 2D intros/outros mostly). I've followed some tutorials on special fx from time to time, but barely do anything else with it.

    4 votes