Nihilego's recent activity
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
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Comment on DroidDeck - new project to bring SteamOS to Android in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentAI is a big part of why Droid Deck is in the state it is, I am not sure how much human there is in the loop, but I already refuse to log in to my account on these PC emulators/translators so I...AI is a big part of why Droid Deck is in the state it is, I am not sure how much human there is in the loop, but I already refuse to log in to my account on these PC emulators/translators so I stick with using DRM free copies of my Steam games instead on GameNative.
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Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentIf you only take it at face value, maybe? Google isn't a trustworthy party, Manifest V3? Reducing permissions to keep users more secure? Or crippling adblockers to get more hits and not hurt their...- Exemplary
If you only take it at face value, maybe?
Google isn't a trustworthy party, Manifest V3? Reducing permissions to keep users more secure? Or crippling adblockers to get more hits and not hurt their bottomline?
The Android app blocking? Protecting people from getting scammed? Or scaring people away from using external sources from the appstore?
This is only adding to how Google essentially has a stranglehold on the web and its standard as well, W3 being the internet standards group doesn't matter much when 80%+ of the internet uses Chromium, there's this WebUSB/WebHID thing which a lot of peripherals use to program of control your mouse and keyboard without needing to install software. Cool right? Except Firefox doesn't have it due to the concerns of a web page having access to your Peripherals, and Safari doesn't support it either.
Whatever they do that encroashes on your ability to do use your software or hardware, is always tied to a frame of "This is for the safety/security of everyone!"
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkFinished Kowloon's Gate a while ago. That game... Is neither good nor fun. It's an interesting game, though. The game itself relies on being weird, including having weird enemies and sometimes...Finished Kowloon's Gate a while ago.
That game... Is neither good nor fun.
It's an interesting game, though.The game itself relies on being weird, including having weird enemies and sometimes sexual imagery(A late game boss is literally a massive dick and balls with arms attached to it), the plot is kinda nonsensical at times, and is definititely a game you should consider using a guide with. iirc I previously talked about it, but a summary is that you play as a Feng Shui master and your job is to expel malice and return "Yin" to its correct/stable state, so you go to Kowloon and deal with "JPEG Dungeons" that are more like a movie/FMV where you navigate it like Google Earth/Map live view sort of navigation. Talk to NPCs, pickup items, do things, etc. Then you enter Hutongs, which is a kind of convoluted dungeon, and the game has no random encounters, certain tiles contain Guilu(Malice possessed objects) that you detect by having the screen distort and change colors, you fight them either by absorbing their element, or shooting a superior element at them that you previously absorbed, if you absorb all 5 elements, you game over, I really like how the combat ends up being trying to weigh whether to absorb, shoot or scan to see element of the enemy, as the Guilu attacks you after every action.
The music choice is interesting.
The game as I previously mentioned is NOT fun/good, and if it wasn't weird, I might've not been compelled to finish it, but it's a game that has nothing similar to it that I know.
I've also went back to my replay of EO1 via EO1HD after finishing Kowloon's Gate.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI tried that game's demo a few months ago and it was too much for me to keep track of. I may revisit it at some point, it's in my wishlist but not a priority.I tried that game's demo a few months ago and it was too much for me to keep track of.
I may revisit it at some point, it's in my wishlist but not a priority.
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Comment on Pulsar X2 v2 Medium mouse battery replacement in ~comp
Nihilego LinkThis might be handy in the future, no issues with mine so far(X2A, I imagine most of them will be made similarly) but I imagine the battery would die first, barring other hardware failure.This might be handy in the future, no issues with mine so far(X2A, I imagine most of them will be made similarly) but I imagine the battery would die first, barring other hardware failure.
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Comment on Gadgetbridge: A FOSS alternative to your fitness watch’s app in ~tech
Nihilego LinkLowkey was hoping to see a reason to revive my old Moto360 but it doesn't seem to support it.Lowkey was hoping to see a reason to revive my old Moto360 but it doesn't seem to support it.
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI'd be interested in seeing reviews or people using it, mainly, but no way in hell would I spend a premium Linux laptop/Macbook Air money on that. Back when I had my Chromebook ($100, was curious...I'd be interested in seeing reviews or people using it, mainly, but no way in hell would I spend a premium Linux laptop/Macbook Air money on that.
Back when I had my Chromebook ($100, was curious about the ecosystem) I ended up doing the Mr Chromebox thing and run GalliumOS and NixOS on it, if there's no way to make these useful when they go EOL... Yeah I don't see these gaining traction. Just ewaste/landfill material.
Too expensive for Normies, too limited for geeks.
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Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentYeah seeing it the same price as the Steam Machine was… I thought it’d be closer to 2K. Not the target audience, though, but I’m more interested in what this would imply for Android/SnapDragon...Yeah seeing it the same price as the Steam Machine was… I thought it’d be closer to 2K.
Not the target audience, though, but I’m more interested in what this would imply for Android/SnapDragon based handhelds.
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Nihilego LinkOne Step From Eden is “StS that plays like Megaman Battle Network”. It is absolutely my favorite roguelike, but it fails the Turn Based part.One Step From Eden is “StS that plays like Megaman Battle Network”.
It is absolutely my favorite roguelike, but it fails the Turn Based part.
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Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentWhy would you pay gaming desktop money for a phone.Why would you pay gaming desktop money for a phone.
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
Nihilego (edited )LinkSince 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...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. -
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.
People are weird about GTA6, especially those that go "You aren't a real gamer if you aren't excited" in some sites, well then maybe I never wanted that "gamer" label, anyway.
I've played some GTA on and off but with GTA4 I kinda felt like I'd be only interested in wreaking havoc, not so much story or other facilities in game.
Plus if I wanted racing and driving, at least at the time, there was NFSMW and Midnight Club.
The most fun I had in San Andreas is probably just the cheat codes and flying with the tank.
Ultimately kinda pointless to buy a GTA game just for that.