Macha's recent activity
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha Link ParentI had built a temporary border around my claim with torches that were removed by someone, maybe that caused some of the confusion? I thought the regular spacing (torch - 2 blocks - torch) would...I had built a temporary border around my claim with torches that were removed by someone, maybe that caused some of the confusion? I thought the regular spacing (torch - 2 blocks - torch) would have been clearer it was a boundary.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha Link ParentCan you add me (@Macha) to -302,107,449 (This is slightly moved from my position in choco's list as I'm not building a more permanent central base on my claim, while the one on choco's list is my...Can you add me (@Macha) to
-302,107,449
(This is slightly moved from my position in choco's list as I'm not building a more permanent central base on my claim, while the one on choco's list is my starter hut)
Also to clarify, Positive and Raider have their own bases, I just mentioned they were nearby for choco's initial list.
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Comment on Mac advice for a long time Windows user in ~tech
Macha Link ParentI personally always swap the screenshot to clipboard (default: cmd-option-shift-3/4) and screenshot to file (cmd-shift-3/4) key bindings so I don’t clutter up my desktop with screenshotsI personally always swap the screenshot to clipboard (default: cmd-option-shift-3/4) and screenshot to file (cmd-shift-3/4) key bindings so I don’t clutter up my desktop with screenshots
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
Macha Link ParentThere is some amount of sellers looking at the money that the US manufacturers are making pivoting to bigger, more expensive models as the only options has boosted their margins and wanting to...There is some amount of sellers looking at the money that the US manufacturers are making pivoting to bigger, more expensive models as the only options has boosted their margins and wanting to replicate that. In very many places, a car is either a real or perceived necessity, so manufacturers have realised they can raise the floor price and they get less bad PR if they fine you physically more car in exchange
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha (edited )Link ParentHmm, I joined after dinner and got dropped twice (can't confirm if it's working now or not as the server limit has been lowered so I'm now locked out) EDIT: Direct IP seems to work nowHmm, I joined after dinner and got dropped twice (can't confirm if it's working now or not as the server limit has been lowered so I'm now locked out)
EDIT: Direct IP seems to work now
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha (edited )Link ParentI'm at -360, 380, basically mountain overlooking the next valley over from Tilldes Town: https://ibb.co/N6mrpVzq I'm planning on building on the west side of the mountain, Raider is on the east...I'm at -360, 380, basically mountain overlooking the next valley over from Tilldes Town:
I'm planning on building on the west side of the mountain, Raider is on the east side of the mountain, Positive and co are on the (EDIT: opposite) mountain overlooking the village
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha Link ParentI guess I'll just enjoy the menu music while I wait, since I haven't heard anything they've added in years. It's currently playing something reminiscent of Mirror's Edge.I guess I'll just enjoy the menu music while I wait, since I haven't heard anything they've added in years. It's currently playing something reminiscent of Mirror's Edge.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Macha Link ParentIs this in place? I just got an error "You are not on the whitelist"Is this in place? I just got an error "You are not on the whitelist"
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Comment on What video games would you say have the best stories? Feel free to suggest more than one. in ~games
Macha Link ParentI will say the most common opinion is that heavensward is better than stormblood, and stormbloods popular opinion redemption largely came about more recently (especially as the endwalker patch...Even the first parts of StB felt a bit shakey
I will say the most common opinion is that heavensward is better than stormblood, and stormbloods popular opinion redemption largely came about more recently (especially as the endwalker patch content and dawntrail launch content have had mixed to negative receptions)
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Comment on AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is. in ~comp
Macha Link ParentSince my job title now includes “lead”, I’ve been getting all sorts of unsolicited marketing call invites. Of course, I don’t make the decisions on any of the software I’m being propositioned withSince my job title now includes “lead”, I’ve been getting all sorts of unsolicited marketing call invites. Of course, I don’t make the decisions on any of the software I’m being propositioned with
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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
Macha LinkThe piece starts off promising, pivots too much to AI in the latter half and then the strategy document is very concerning. I think I preferred when their treatment of Thunderbird was benign...The piece starts off promising, pivots too much to AI in the latter half and then the strategy document is very concerning. I think I preferred when their treatment of Thunderbird was benign neglect rather than focusing on making them have a AI headline product with adoption targets
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Comment on Books: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~books
Macha LinkBy the end of the year I'll have read about 10 novels and about 50 manga volumes in Japanese. I got back into reading in a big way for the purpose of language practice last year. Previously I'd...By the end of the year I'll have read about 10 novels and about 50 manga volumes in Japanese. I got back into reading in a big way for the purpose of language practice last year. Previously I'd read the occasional book on an airplane and maybe 1-2 other books a year.
The biggest chunk of those novels comes from volumes of 本好きの下剋上 (honzuki no gekokujou), or ascendance of the bookworm as you might know it if you followed the anime or manga when it was big a few years back.
There's also been a few books I've read following along to book clubs in learning communities like the manga of Frieren and Cardcaptor Sakura, and the original novel of 魔女の宅急便 (majou no takkyuubin / Kiki's Delivery Service).
I also read a few books in English this year - I've been slowly rereading some of the discworld series and I tried Legends and Lattes (it was fine, but it didn't leave me that hurried to read the prequel even though I bought both together). Nonfiction wise I read a book on an airplane about the ftx collapse which was enjoyable, but not much new information.
I've been trying to get back into the expanse too, but it's been proving a little challenging. I read all six books several years ago when there were only six books but it's been so long since then that I feel I need to read from the start or I'll miss important details, but also I remember enough that the reread feels a bit of a trudge, as much as I enjoyed them the first time around.
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Comment on Is YouTube's use of AI upscaling for Shorts unethical? in ~tech
Macha Link ParentTo play devil's advocate here: how is an upscaling filter that different to YouTube reencoding videos in newer algorithms or allowing uses to full screen the video when their screen resolution...To play devil's advocate here: how is an upscaling filter that different to YouTube reencoding videos in newer algorithms or allowing uses to full screen the video when their screen resolution differs from the video resolution? Those compression algorithms and scaling algorithms also encode biases and choices about what's most important to keep and what can be lost.
It's not like people never noticed that either, there was lots of talk of e.g. webp or av1 compression smoothening film grain because the film grain is high frequency data that compresses well and the algorithm designer's definition of perceptual quality considered that an ok trade off for file size.
They'll also re-encode high bitrate videos at lower bitrates to save on storage and bandwidth costs, which is a problem if you want to show details like snow or rain, for example.
And iirc YouTube's original recommended upload file was like flv containers with 360p h263 video content and MP3 audio. These are mostly converted to av1 with opus audio as the "primary" format and then potentially transcoded to h264 and aac depending on the receiving devices compatibility. And some of those older videos end up looking even poorer quality and not as the creator envisioned them than they might have been from all these transcoding steps. Sure some of it is that we were all so amazed at online video being a thing and everything on the internet had jpeg compression artifacts that we didn't notice some noisy line boundaries on Dr octagonapus or whatever meme videos we were watching in 2010, but also some of those older videos (maybe not quite going back into the 360p era) people have downloaded copies of or had older screenshots to compare to see that the quality has deteriorated from YouTube's reencodes over the years.
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Comment on Donald Trump pushing Paramount to make Rush Hour 4 in ~movies
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Comment on Donald Trump pushing Paramount to make Rush Hour 4 in ~movies
Macha LinkI think we should support this, the more effort trump spends on pointless things like encouraging movie sequels, the less effort he has to spend on interfering with important things.I think we should support this, the more effort trump spends on pointless things like encouraging movie sequels, the less effort he has to spend on interfering with important things.
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Comment on Google backpedals on new Android developer registration rules in ~tech
Macha Link ParentWill wait and see if they've backpedaled enough before I replace my phone.Will wait and see if they've backpedaled enough before I replace my phone.
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books
Macha Link ParentI've bought plenty of DRM-free book bundles from Ireland. I haven't encountered any that were region locked before, but I've only checked a small minority.I've bought plenty of DRM-free book bundles from Ireland. I haven't encountered any that were region locked before, but I've only checked a small minority.
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
Macha Link ParentI enjoy the site and its atmosphere, I've certainly described it in the past as an old school forum in a social news costume. I'm probably not really active enough to be anything but another name...I enjoy the site and its atmosphere, I've certainly described it in the past as an old school forum in a social news costume. I'm probably not really active enough to be anything but another name in a crowd to others on here, but I do appreciate recognising people and personalities beyond "another screen name you'll never see again" on some bigger sites.
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Comment on OpenAI moves to complete potentially the largest theft in human history in ~tech
Macha (edited )Link ParentA non-profit gets all sorts of beneficial treatment around e.g. tax etc. For it then to hand over the primary output of that non-profit to a for-profit, even if run by the same people, kind of...A non-profit gets all sorts of beneficial treatment around e.g. tax etc. For it then to hand over the primary output of that non-profit to a for-profit, even if run by the same people, kind of retroactively paints these benefits as ill-gotten.
As someone with a Pixel 7 Pro, I can’t say the expensive flagships are any more long lasting than midrange phones like the Pixel 3a it replaced. It’s actually on track to last slightly less as the charging port is failing