Nihilego's recent activity
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
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Comment on Compact phone in the works for the fans of small phones in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI went from 13 Mini to 9a and while specs wise it is similar, the battery life difference is huge. So is the phone size but I got used to it I think.I went from 13 Mini to 9a and while specs wise it is similar, the battery life difference is huge.
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Comment on PS3 emulator RPCS3 now supports online trophies through its own PlayStation Network replacement in ~games
Nihilego LinkCan whatever RPCS3 be adopted to PS4 emulators?Can whatever RPCS3 be adopted to PS4 emulators?
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI imagine they are(First time I hear of that case), but they are consulting their lawyers to see how to go about it. I.e. turning everything off for now until they get the clear that it is OK to...I imagine they are(First time I hear of that case), but they are consulting their lawyers to see how to go about it.
I.e. turning everything off for now until they get the clear that it is OK to continue.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentThis is completely ignoring network effect and inertia. Yes there are artists that post on both. Yes, Twitter as a whole is a shithole that we can do without. But outright dismissing it as "Stop...This is completely ignoring network effect and inertia.
Yes there are artists that post on both.
Yes, Twitter as a whole is a shithole that we can do without.
But outright dismissing it as "Stop using it because people there are awful" or because "Mostly bots are using it" completely misses that if it was easy or something you can do on demand, we wouldn't be discussing this.
Plus in case of art, exposure does matter, having a larger audience means more opportunities to get commissions, no, that doesn't mean everyone who you'll encounter is a nazi, yes, that means that due to sheer volume of users, there may be nazis in them.
Best thing you can do is slowly move over elsewhere, instead of just cut off completely, if you're actually financially dependent on Twitter. Even with Grok and "AI remix" for existing pictures, you'd think naturally artist would've moved, elsewhere, but again the inertia and network effect has them by the neck.
I don't use Twitter fwiw, so I hate it with passion when an artist doesn't use bsky or pixiv, but it's not like I can just tell them to fuck off to a better platform, I tried getting a couple of friends to Matrix/Element, the one that did was using both in tandem, and ended up defaulting back to Discord anyway.
Not choosing to use Twitter or Discord is an option, sure, but forming a different circle on a different platform is much easier than to fight the inertia of an already going platform.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentArtists still use that app unfortunately, high amount of userbase, means more interaction/shares/etc. To me Nitter geting C&D’ed means that I can’t even view fanart without going through a user...Artists still use that app unfortunately, high amount of userbase, means more interaction/shares/etc.
To me Nitter geting C&D’ed means that I can’t even view fanart without going through a user hostile interface (Or never, on mobile, since it force redirects me to the AppStore on iOS), or the occasional posts I get sent by people that still use it but barely on it, or things that get recirculated.
Bsky’s admins and its backers though… yeah, because of it I switched to blacksky/atproto.
I never tried using Mastodon or other Federated services other than Element/Matrix(And technically Bluesky?).
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Comment on What theme do you use with Tildes? in ~tildes
Nihilego Link ParentI didn't experiment much with the other themes but this one looked ideal or almost ideal that I didn't feel like trying the other ones.I didn't experiment much with the other themes but this one looked ideal or almost ideal that I didn't feel like trying the other ones.
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Comment on Fixing a Framework laptop bricked by a BIOS update in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentCorrect me if I’m wrong but don’t they have basically 2 versions of the BIOS installed? One as a fallback in case something goes wrong like this.Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t they have basically 2 versions of the BIOS installed? One as a fallback in case something goes wrong like this.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
Nihilego LinkWipeout and BallisticNG. Wipeout is more manageable, and is fun, but I really like Zone modes more than the actual racing, the racing isn’t bad but I’m too tuned in to CTR to actually get used to...Wipeout and BallisticNG.
Wipeout is more manageable, and is fun, but I really like Zone modes more than the actual racing, the racing isn’t bad but I’m too tuned in to CTR to actually get used to other games.
BallisticNG just throws a wrench in the Wipeout muscle memory and how I play it, I only started playing Wipeout with HD/Fury, and BallisticNG is… inspired by the PS1 games which I never played and oh god I can’t even do a good race against AI so I’m just spamming its Survival mode so that I know how to turn without hitting the walls.Shmups(Bullet Hells mainly) in general, I collect them but don’t play them as much as you’d think my library has.
Rhythm games is not for me to judge, I consider myself maybe average at best, but I do like rhythm games minus vertical scrollers. But it could be the Dunning Kruger effect, I’m either underestimating how bad I could be, or not seeing myself as decent as I could be.
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Comment on I'm not ready to let this place go in ~tildes
Nihilego Link ParentI’d consider them more noise than downer. I understand the sentiment people have, but having multiple topics about people leaving probably does more to amplify people leaving instead of finding a...I’d consider them more noise than downer.
I understand the sentiment people have, but having multiple topics about people leaving probably does more to amplify people leaving instead of finding a solution or an alternative.
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Comment on Over 1000 games on GOG lack updates, languages, and additional content in ~games
Nihilego LinkI’m simultaneously surprised and impressed by how many(I mean my GoG library isn’t huge, but still) games I have in my library or wishlist are there, with The Messenger actually being highlighted...I’m simultaneously surprised and impressed by how many(I mean my GoG library isn’t huge, but still) games I have in my library or wishlist are there, with The Messenger actually being highlighted in red.
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
Nihilego Link ParentBeing in “Maintenance mode” is not inherently bad per se, it just reached a point where it reached a “feature complete” for its function. Granted I wasn’t expecting to explicitly see it being...Being in “Maintenance mode” is not inherently bad per se, it just reached a point where it reached a “feature complete” for its function.
Granted I wasn’t expecting to explicitly see it being called in maintenance mode, but it is what it is, not like there’s a new feature I want on the top of my head.
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Comment on New label suggestion: a removable "One-sided" label that gradually reduces the comment's visibility in ~tildes
Nihilego Link ParentMisinformation and One-sided I think can be weaponized, not everyone on Tildes may use it in bad faith or abuse it, but I can see how badly it can go in places like ~society or political topics,...Misinformation and One-sided I think can be weaponized, not everyone on Tildes may use it in bad faith or abuse it, but I can see how badly it can go in places like ~society or political topics, but I think just marking something as noise is probably good enough, instead of outright calling it misinformation or one-sided. I take issues with labeling something as “misinformation” especially since the last couple of years, labeling things as “misinformation” is just “We don’t want people to see this, only our own narrative” in disguise, and I think it isn’t up to the op or the person who replies to play both sides @ “one-sided” tag, reply to them, make another reply/topic, or don’t engage.
At least exemplary’s case I sort of see it as a sticky or potentially a marker for more important replies, it can be abused, but it is functional and I don’t think it can’t be weaponized like misinformation or one-sided.
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Comment on What we lost when we quit using crappy old web forums in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI don't know what a usenet is, but I do miss forums, especially when you had a forum for each franchise/subject, forums still survive today to some degrees, there's that audio science one,...I don't know what a usenet is, but I do miss forums, especially when you had a forum for each franchise/subject, forums still survive today to some degrees, there's that audio science one, somethingawful is still up, resetera, a couple of others I may have forgotten or don't remember...
But at the time I thought Social media especially twitter with its 140 character limit to be worse DMs, but up for everyone to see and search, I don't think anyone expected it to replace forums, essentially.
Sucks that reddit is the only place where it has community for specific things, like if I want to read about audio? I have either independent websites, or the IEMs/DAP/etc subreddits, ASR is its own horse. Want to see news or talk about handhelds? r/sbcgaming is pretty much it, some websites like retrododo talk about it. Want to talk about Etrian Odyssey or a specific game/franchise? Discord or Reddit, the one EO forum I know is pretty much abandoned despite not being exactly erased from net, it's just broken and no one posts in it.
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Comment on Sanity check - always-on machine + laptop with remote desktop in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI have read into this before, unfortunately I haven't come to a good conclusion, RDP/VNC has worse streaming but the way it treats mouse movements/input latency seems to be what it excels at,...I have read into this before, unfortunately I haven't come to a good conclusion, RDP/VNC has worse streaming but the way it treats mouse movements/input latency seems to be what it excels at, Moonlight/Sunshine is what I would use but it doesn't seem to like different aspect ratios, so left it as is.
I didn't even look that much into using it onlime after that, because CGNAT and U/D speeds being significantly worse than yours. Thought of Tailscale but their pricing structure was weird, and will require me to configure stuff anyway.
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Comment on Browser fingerprinting demonstration in ~comp
Nihilego LinkTried it on both Vanadium/GrapheneOS and Safari/iOS. It got more out of me on Safari/iOS but on GOS, the biggest outlier in identification seems to be the do not track thing, as well as timezone...Tried it on both Vanadium/GrapheneOS and Safari/iOS.
It got more out of me on Safari/iOS but on GOS, the biggest outlier in identification seems to be the do not track thing, as well as timezone information.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Nihilego Link ParentI can partially weigh in that I like mushroom flavor, but not full on mushrooms. Mushroom sauce on steak and mashed potatoes? That's great, mushroom soup is not something I like to have, and...I can partially weigh in that I like mushroom flavor, but not full on mushrooms.
Mushroom sauce on steak and mashed potatoes? That's great, mushroom soup is not something I like to have, and excess mushrooms in anything is... No.
I often find it doesn't taste as strongly as its texture is weird.To me it feels like biting into a smooth spongy fleshy thing, and depending on which part of the mushroom is in, can also feel weirdly textured/fibrous (The part under the cap).
I don't pick it out of food like onion though, but I don't order it, and if it is used in excess, I'll remove it.
But part of it could also stem(pun not intended) from basically realizing it's just mold from biology classes at school, so went from having no opinion, to dislike/disgust, to being neutral again.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Nihilego Link ParentI myself only recently started to actually drink coffee and not hate it. Black Coffee is the worst coffee imo, I prefer drip coffee, but I can drink black coffee no problems, I do prefer sweeter...I myself only recently started to actually drink coffee and not hate it.
Black Coffee is the worst coffee imo, I prefer drip coffee, but I can drink black coffee no problems, I do prefer sweeter lattes/mocha/etc, and I'm more of a tea person, but I'm not as picky as I were in regards to coffee.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Nihilego Link ParentI honestly don't have a big enough distinction between those, it is just "the white bulbous vegetable" to me. But I don't know if I've had a sweet onion specifically before.I honestly don't have a big enough distinction between those, it is just "the white bulbous vegetable" to me.
But I don't know if I've had a sweet onion specifically before.
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Comment on Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK? in ~food
Nihilego Link ParentI think the best way I can say it is. "Very likely but can't back it up confirm yes or no". I doubt the change with age part, but I don't know what'll happen in 20 years I guess, but as a...I think the best way I can say it is.
"Very likely but can't back it up confirm yes or no".I doubt the change with age part, but I don't know what'll happen in 20 years I guess, but as a zillenial/Late Gen-Z I think my tastes may have formed already.
But yeah I'd probably still choose to starve instead of eating something that distinctly tastes of onion, or eat the minimum I tolerate.
Since I use NixOS, basically everything, but I bear with it because the other features it has.
However over time you get adjusted... I think.
A more substantial answer however are DEs and lack of configuration software for peripherals.
For peripherals, there are some those use proprietary software(GMMK2 and Pulsar mice) or WebUSB(Fractal Scape and Topping DX1 II), Nix being Nix, I had the WebUSB part working... Like once, never again it seems, or maybe I only got it working on when I used Poop_OS!, Despite having udev rules in my config.
And for DEs?
"There's no good DE" is my motto.
I hate KDE's defaults, GNOME's alright but their file explorer SUCKS, and I hate the overview search thing, I'd rather have something like krunner, but any time I use a spotlight-like extension, it spontaneously combusts.
Cosmic a fucking mess, even after the full release, if i3wm wasn't such a pain to set up, and had some better QoL, I'd be using that instead.