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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego (edited )LinkFinished Nier Automata earlier today. Got various joke endings but ended with ending C(and watched the others on YT because I didn't want to do that end segment again). The game was pretty good....Finished Nier Automata earlier today.
Got various joke endings but ended with ending C(and watched the others on YT because I didn't want to do that end segment again).
The game was pretty good.
The story took a while to pickup(halfway through ending A is where I started to get more interested).
Gameplay is ok to fine.
Music is pretty great, a few I didn't like (desert theme comes to mind) but almost everything else is really good.
I played the game with Japanese voices.Story
This is where the game shines. Ending A was a slow starter, but the Become As Gods part is my favorite part of the game, sidequests made me spend a bit too much time, I wanted to skip most of them but with my friend kinda pressuring me to do most of them, and I ended up liking to do them in the 2nd half as well. 2B plays much better than 9S that's for sure. Ending B was where it got me excited about the story. 9S is a good boy. If I didn't know there were more endings and I were alone tbf I would've probably stopped at ending A, but you do need ending B to actually get the game, endings C/D are a good conclusion and watching D and E on YT I felt like C was the most fulfilling ending anyway. 2B was a much better character than I was led to believe by how people thirst for her, she ended up a character I actually caring for about, and actually got surprised when they killed her off. 9S was my favorite character, he's the guy that likes to joke around and gives the game around a nice vibe, and seeing him go from what he is to humans are garbage was strong. A2 I held up expectations for her, but she ended up having so little screen time that I can't tell much about her character aside from being the grumpy one.Despite all that I think the overall game is like a 9/10.
And now despite having a backlog I don't know what I want to play. -
Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp
Nihilego (edited )LinkI'd look at the desktop environments first then the distro later, since for the average person the distro matters less than the DE itself. I've not used it myself but I'd consider MX Linux first...I'd look at the desktop environments first then the distro later, since for the average person the distro matters less than the DE itself.
I've not used it myself but I'd consider MX Linux first since it comes with XFCE, which can look boring out of the box but it is functional and light.
I've had experience with Fedora(GNOME) and Linux Mint(Cinnamon and MATE) and they're solid choices too, they can run on lower end hardware. Keep in mind that you pretty much can install most DEs on any distro but it may require some tinkering to get it working right.I'm currently using Mint on a Laptop as a server and NixOS on another Laptop though I'm thinking of moving away from NixOS and into something else, no idea what yet.
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Comment on What's your favorite Wikipedia page and why? in ~talk
Nihilego Linkhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_fencing Nothing special about this one other than how funny it sounds (It’s about worms).https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_fencing
Nothing special about this one other than how funny it sounds (It’s about worms).
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Nihilego LinkHaven’t watched anything for the past 2 weeks or so, last thing I watched were 2 episodes of Psycho-Pass with a friend. I’m considering watching Madoka though. I finished Berserk as well around...Haven’t watched anything for the past 2 weeks or so, last thing I watched were 2 episodes of Psycho-Pass with a friend.
I’m considering watching Madoka though.
I finished Berserk as well around last week or two, so now I started Made in Abyss, unlike Berserk, I did watch the movie and anime of MiA so Manga is just to keep up with the story and apparently the manga goes over the relics and monsters better.
No idea what I’d read after MiA. -
Comment on Building a home media server on a budget in ~tech
Nihilego LinkWhile I’ve not used a media server for streaming videos or as a NAS, I use an old laptop I had from 2007 ish to stream Navidrome/Audio, you don’t necessarily need to buy new things if you can...While I’ve not used a media server for streaming videos or as a NAS, I use an old laptop I had from 2007 ish to stream Navidrome/Audio, you don’t necessarily need to buy new things if you can reuse an old laptop or device that you may have.
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Comment on US senator warns governments are spying on Apple and Google users via push notifications in ~tech
Nihilego Link Parent“Apple is committed to transparency and we have long been a supporter of efforts to ensure that providers are able to disclose as much information as possible to their users,” Apple’s spokesperson...“Apple is committed to transparency and we have long been a supporter of efforts to ensure that providers are able to disclose as much information as possible to their users,” Apple’s spokesperson said. “In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information and now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests.”
Unless I’m misunderstanding, isn’t this basically admitting that spying has been done by the government and “Whoops we’ll admit that they’ve been spying in a later transparency report because big government told us to be silent about it”?
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Nihilego LinkStarter Berserk like yesterday. I think I’ll read it mainly while at work. Never watched the anime. I will go with Made in Abyss after it, I heard you miss out on some things by watching the...Starter Berserk like yesterday.
I think I’ll read it mainly while at work. Never watched the anime.
I will go with Made in Abyss after it, I heard you miss out on some things by watching the anime(but get incredible soundtrack instead) and plus it continues from where the anime ended. -
Comment on Ryujinx October 2023 progress report in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentI’ve only emulated Xenoblade X on a Deck, as far as emulated games go, it can run at higher framerate than the Wii U(but could be because of FPS uncap mods), but it consumes like 20W. Is Switch...I’ve only emulated Xenoblade X on a Deck, as far as emulated games go, it can run at higher framerate than the Wii U(but could be because of FPS uncap mods), but it consumes like 20W.
Is Switch Emulation on the Deck good enough to not use a Switch anymore? For games like the other Xenoblades and Legends Arceus for example. -
Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp
Nihilego Link ParentMaybe, Maybe not. Microsoft does keep some old parts of the OS going, so I can see it still being there, if in a different form. But by then it's a really long time so it could go either way.Maybe, Maybe not.
Microsoft does keep some old parts of the OS going, so I can see it still being there, if in a different form.
But by then it's a really long time so it could go either way. -
Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp
Nihilego LinkMacOS has stopped supporting 32bit altogether a while ago, not sure which version of MacOS or when. Windows 10 has stopped having 32 bit installations in 2020 according to a quick search. While I...MacOS has stopped supporting 32bit altogether a while ago, not sure which version of MacOS or when.
Windows 10 has stopped having 32 bit installations in 2020 according to a quick search.
While I have no problems with 32bit support, machines that can ONLY run 32bit, whether due to OS or CPU are essentially a niche within a niche, even most “legacy” hardware is capable of running 64bit systems.
I may be wrong since I’m not a dev, but I think it amounts to “Why go through all this for probably 1 or 2 users.”Ngl I was expecting why not more things support ARM when entering this topic.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Nihilego LinkI prefer them way over emoji fwiw, not sure how a website can be anti-emoticons anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯I prefer them way over emoji fwiw, not sure how a website can be anti-emoticons anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Comment on Down and to the right: Firefox got faster for real users in 2023 in ~tech
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Comment on Do you think you'd use a hardware-based file sharing solution? in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI suggest reading the manual in “man rsync” like arghdos said. I use rsync basically by the power of reading the manual and random posts if something doesn’t work or if I need something more...I suggest reading the manual in “man rsync” like arghdos said.
I use rsync basically by the power of reading the manual and random posts if something doesn’t work or if I need something more specific.I think you need an ssh server installed if you’re copying from a Windows PC on network and unlike most(?) Linux distros, It isn’t installed by default.
Trial and error can get you there, but some things like keeping the folder structure can be tricky. Once you have a working syntax though you can reuse it with minor modifications depending on what you need.
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Comment on Do you think you'd use a hardware-based file sharing solution? in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI've been using KDE Connect to send from and to iOS and Linux/Windows. I use WhatsApp or Discord to send to friends or when KDE Connect isn't cooperating on PC. By having nothing but USB-C, I tend...I've been using KDE Connect to send from and to iOS and Linux/Windows.
I use WhatsApp or Discord to send to friends or when KDE Connect isn't cooperating on PC.
By having nothing but USB-C, I tend to use rsync to send to and from my MBA and a Linux PC.
I've seen mentions of Localsend which seems like it could be much more convenient than using rsync or KDE connect, though sending to other people would still depend on WhatsApp, Discord or a cloud storage. -
Comment on Down and to the right: Firefox got faster for real users in 2023 in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentFunnily enough, Orion apparently has been frozen(and consuming a lot of resources/power) when I checked it out today. I've had tab crash issues that crash the ENTIRE browser once before on Linux,...Funnily enough, Orion apparently has been frozen(and consuming a lot of resources/power) when I checked it out today.
I've had tab crash issues that crash the ENTIRE browser once before on Linux, but outside of that one instance of NixOS installation(on a relatively crappy machine), I never had tab crashes.
FireFox is likely to stay my main browser on Windows and maybe Linux, though I'd consider Epiphany for Linux.
On MacOS I actually run 3 different browsers each in a different desktop space, Safari, Firefox and Librewolf, I'm trying out Orion to see if I can replace FF with it. I generally tend to prefer a FOSS option but looking at Orion, its privacy policy and FAQ, it seems compelling to switch to. Too bad it's MacOS only for now, in case I want to use it on another OS or for when I want to switch away from my first Mac. -
Comment on What is your preferred VPN? in ~comp
Nihilego Link ParentSwiss, as in Switzerland, I believe you mean? I’ve been looking into this stuff a while ago, I came up with the conclusion of pretty much you can’t trust anything that you don’t self host. I still...Swiss, as in Switzerland, I believe you mean?
I’ve been looking into this stuff a while ago, I came up with the conclusion of pretty much you can’t trust anything that you don’t self host.
I still use their services though,mainly mail and vpn but should also use drive.
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Comment on What is your preferred VPN? in ~comp
Nihilego Link ParentAll I know about port forwarding is that I can host something and connect to it externally. Does that mean that I can use ProtonVPN to break through CG-NAT, or does it serve a different purpose here?All I know about port forwarding is that I can host something and connect to it externally.
Does that mean that I can use ProtonVPN to break through CG-NAT, or does it serve a different purpose here? -
Comment on Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month in ~tech
Nihilego LinkEh, 108 dollars a year is a lot. Granted, maybe I would change my mind if the search results end up being better than Brave Search+DDG. I haven’t tried Startpage and SearX and these 2 also get...Eh, 108 dollars a year is a lot.
Granted, maybe I would change my mind if the search results end up being better than Brave Search+DDG. I haven’t tried Startpage and SearX and these 2 also get recommended around. I think all of them except SearX are just reskinned Google/Bing Search. -
Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkProton Ultimate. FFXIV. Currently have an Apple TV+ Sub for free but I don’t use it, so will cancel it once it expires.Proton Ultimate.
FFXIV.
Currently have an Apple TV+ Sub for free but I don’t use it, so will cancel it once it expires.
Nope, though I do plan on giving it/Replicant a shot regardless, I recently undusted my PS3 and may look into Drakengard 3 and Nier(most likely will just play Replicant, though).