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Comment on Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x in ~tech
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
Nihilego Link17/20(5220/8300 score?) The words that tripped me up were ones with multiple double letters (picked neccessary and posessions) and “playwrite”. I got the French one based on guessing and “This...17/20(5220/8300 score?)
The words that tripped me up were ones with multiple double letters (picked neccessary and posessions) and “playwrite”.
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
Nihilego LinkNight owl-early morning(Sunrise) person. I like early mornings where the sun hasn’t risen quite yet but you still see some light. School, Uni and Work unfortunately were all daytime, that leaves...Night owl-early morning(Sunrise) person.
I like early mornings where the sun hasn’t risen quite yet but you still see some light.School, Uni and Work unfortunately were all daytime, that leaves at least night time for myself, if I didn’t feel tired at the time.
I dislike daytime and morning people.
I’m basically a perpetually sleepy person except at the time where I should sleep.
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Comment on The ethics of buying, playing military, war or games inspired by them? in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentNever heard of that game until you mentioned it, It's going on my wishlist, thanks. Reviews are mostly positive but they seem kind of mixed on Steam reviews though. I don't get what they were...Never heard of that game until you mentioned it, It's going on my wishlist, thanks. Reviews are mostly positive but they seem kind of mixed on Steam reviews though.
I don't get what they were going with Assault Horizon, coming to it from AC2 and AC3 is quite a shock, basically just CoD in sky. But I want to eventually go play 4,5 and 6 if 360 emulation for it good nowadays.
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The ethics of buying, playing military, war or games inspired by them?
I liked playing Ace Combat since I've been a kid, Ace Combat 2 was one of my favorite PS1 games alongside Crash Team Racing at the time, and I did play AC3 as well but don't remember much of it. I...
I liked playing Ace Combat since I've been a kid, Ace Combat 2 was one of my favorite PS1 games alongside Crash Team Racing at the time, and I did play AC3 as well but don't remember much of it.
I completely skipped PS2 generations since I was on handhelds instead, so my first interaction with Ace Combat since 3 was ACAH(Yuck) on PS3, but I ended up buying Ace Combat 7 since that was actually a good game, but being bad at committing to one game hasn't allowed me to finish it, with AC8 being announced to come out soon, I decided I should try and focus on clearing AC7.
I never gave it a mind at the mind but since now I'm aware of what Lockheed Martin is, I noticed it when I started up the game the past few days at one of the splash screens at the start of the game, and given that Lockheed Martin's involvement with the current ongoing wars, it's safe to assume that Bandai Namco have had an agreement that most likely has had financial and monetary incentives to license their planes.
licensing weapons and arms aren't particularly a new thing afaik in games, I'm not much of an FPS person myself since I stick with Doom and Bioshock if I want a more "traditional" FPS experience (But prefer things like Ultrakill or Metal Hellsinger) and never been into CoD or other military shooters.
So depending on their license agreement, they either have paid the royalties upfront(Unaware of how licensing typically goes but I assume it's most likely to be this one?) just to have their arms in the game, or they get a portion of their sales. If it is the former then sales of the game do not directly(as in unless sequels or relicensing occur) contribute to their bottom lines, if it is the latter then every sale contributes to wars.
Posting this in places like reddit or other gamer spaces I'd imagine would elicit a "Don't bring politics to my games" kind of response.
I'm curious what Tildes users would think of this, I think that would make pirating these games or buying them secondhand(impossible on Steam though Steam family could count) be more ethical than buying them in a way, though I imagine some may advocating for separating the art from... whom the artist pays?
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI used to be the exact same, now I have my tabs go to auto sleep or close and open the browser to have them to go to sleep when needed.I used to be the exact same, now I have my tabs go to auto sleep or close and open the browser to have them to go to sleep when needed.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego Link ParentI’m still wishing we’d get Destiny DC remastered and localized on modern platforms, at least Vesperia is actually accessible now with its additional content outside of Japan. And Graces f isn’t...I’m still wishing we’d get Destiny DC remastered and localized on modern platforms, at least Vesperia is actually accessible now with its additional content outside of Japan. And Graces f isn’t locked to the PS3 anymore.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego Link ParentIf by Destiny you meant the first Destiny on PS1, then absolutely. Eternia(Destiny II on PS1, not Destiny 2 on PS2/PSP, name changes in localization are fun) is my personal favorite Tales despite...If by Destiny you meant the first Destiny on PS1, then absolutely.
Eternia(Destiny II on PS1, not Destiny 2 on PS2/PSP, name changes in localization are fun) is my personal favorite Tales despite not being one of my first Tales, got general gameplay improvements over Destiny in that spells no longer stop time, gameplay is faster overall and the world map is more polished than Destiny’s.
Then you got Destiny’s remake on PS2, JP only but those that played it love it, I intend to play it, one day.
Symphonia is a bit rough if you played the newer games that have a full 3D battle field, but I think it still holds up if you keep that it’s kind of 2.5D in mind. Its sequel, Dawn of the New World isn’t popular, I think it’s a hit or miss for most people but it gets more hate than it deserves.
Abyss is good, not as big of a fan of it as most people, but it is pretty good.
Vesperia has the most fun gameplay/battle system of all the Tales I played, I’ve got Graces but I’ve yet to actually start a run in it.
Xillia and Xillia 2 are most likely fine, I played the start of both, I like Xillia 1 more than 2 merely because of the story’s gimmick(Debt system in 2 is annoying).
I completely skipped Zestiria, most people aren’t fond of it.
Berseria is apparently good, I also haven’t played it, but see people actually liking it unlike Zestiria.
Arise is the only game I played after the Xillias, one of my friends described it as “Star Ocean at home”, I really didn’t like it.
There are other games and spinoffs like Legendia and Radiant Mythology games but I covered the more relevant/talked about games in my post. I’d check out Eternia, Symphonia, Abyss and Vesperia in particular.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentIt’s kind of impressive how affordable this is compared to its performance. My M1Air does everything I want from it, sure, gaming cooks up the chassis because of passive cooling but I tried to...It’s kind of impressive how affordable this is compared to its performance.
My M1Air does everything I want from it, sure, gaming cooks up the chassis because of passive cooling but I tried to game on it for a day or two, and No Man’s Sky ran, I think at 30FPS but it did.
Apple Silicon is something I’d call revolutionary for laptops, but it’s a shame that it’s stuck on Apple hardware and only M1/2 can run Linux.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentAsahi Linux exists if you have an M1 or M2, at least.Asahi Linux exists if you have an M1 or M2, at least.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
Nihilego LinkThe fact that I paid a crapton to get my M1 Air to 16/512 still hurts. But I wonder how this laptop compares to a stock 8/256 GB M1 Chip.The fact that I paid a crapton to get my M1 Air to 16/512 still hurts. But I wonder how this laptop compares to a stock 8/256 GB M1 Chip.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Nihilego LinkTales series is the first thing that came to mind, feels like after Vesperia and Graces the series nosedived. Atlus too just occurred to me, I love Devil Survivor, Etrian Odyssey is one of my...Tales series is the first thing that came to mind, feels like after Vesperia and Graces the series nosedived.
Atlus too just occurred to me, I love Devil Survivor, Etrian Odyssey is one of my favorite series, but I think I got burnt by SMT and how often Atlus remade/remastered games. Persona was a gateway drug to SMT, which was a gateway drug to both EO and DS.
I guess I’m inclined to say Pokemon since it was mentioned but it’s more apathy than dislike.
Consoles, I feel like they peaked with the PS360 era, and since it’s been a downhill. Handhelds died with the Vita imo, it was the last “real” handheld to me, the Switch is more of a portable console than a handheld.
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Comment on Humble Choice - March 2026 in ~games
Nihilego LinkEtrian odyssey III is considered by many, myself included, to be the best Etrian of the bunch, including the 3DS games.Etrian odyssey III is considered by many, myself included, to be the best Etrian of the bunch, including the 3DS games.
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Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI see. I actually was considering getting a Pixel 9a myself from an iPhone 13 specifically for GrapheneOS, and reading that article made me pause whether the 9a will get updates for more than 1/2...I see.
I actually was considering getting a Pixel 9a myself from an iPhone 13 specifically for GrapheneOS, and reading that article made me pause whether the 9a will get updates for more than 1/2 years or not.
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Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentDoes that mean that you should avoid Pixels now if you want to go with GrapheneOS or that the newer pixels will get the same support as they usually do?Does that mean that you should avoid Pixels now if you want to go with GrapheneOS or that the newer pixels will get the same support as they usually do?
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Comment on Anyone get into caffeine (coffee/tea) as an adult? in ~food
Nihilego (edited )LinkI’ve always enjoyed some tea, even as a kid. I find drinking a warm beverage, even if it is just hot water(i.e. very weak flavor mint or tea) to be soothing or comforting. I’ve always avoided...I’ve always enjoyed some tea, even as a kid.
I find drinking a warm beverage, even if it is just hot water(i.e. very weak flavor mint or tea) to be soothing or comforting.I’ve always avoided plan/black coffee unless it is mixed with milk and sugar, I find black and instant coffee very distasteful, I sometimes stomach it just because it’s there or because it’s part of a combo in a Dunkin Donuts.
I did drink Mocha and Cappuccino as a teenager but I think they were more on rarer occasions.
I’ve started recently however to enjoy drip coffee. It doesn’t taste like a rush of bitter unpleasantness like black coffee, and has more flavor aside from the bitterness.
I’d say I still prefer tea but I have more coffee because I find decent enough coffee more easily available than tea. That and at home I find drip feeding coffee also comforting/meditative at times.
I find that caffeine has no effect on me in terms of alertness, but apparently even if it doesn’t affect you that way, it does affect your quality of sleep even if you can sleep after drinking an energy drink or coffee even after an hour or two.
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Comment on New accounts on Hacker News ten times more likely to use em-dashes in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI haven’t used it for a long time but I had it an an RSS feed. Every time I open it I feel like it’s just as astroturfed as some people claim reddit is, I stopped going on there after a while.I haven’t used it for a long time but I had it an an RSS feed.
Every time I open it I feel like it’s just as astroturfed as some people claim reddit is, I stopped going on there after a while. -
Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI expected the capacitive properties(if any) of Banana and Mud to distort the signal, so I was surprised that their effects are inaudible, the distortion could be very minimal that it is...I expected the capacitive properties(if any) of Banana and Mud to distort the signal, so I was surprised that their effects are inaudible, the distortion could be very minimal that it is inaudible.
There’s a reason audiophiles get nicknamed audiofools sometimes.
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Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games
Nihilego (edited )Link ParentMy experience with magic in DS3 has been that the early game was good, mid-game it fell off a bit but was still useful to singularly pick out single enemies from range but I ended up being super...My experience with magic in DS3 has been that the early game was good, mid-game it fell off a bit but was still useful to singularly pick out single enemies from range but I ended up being super squishy that I ended up investing in defenses so that I can survive a hit, then late game with Sorcerer's Staff and spells like Soul Stream, it picked up again. Sword of Judgement and Moonlight Greatsword did make my melee attacks stay comparable to who I played with, despite it registering as 580 in my status menu while they had 900.
We finished the final boss yesterday but none of the bosses ended up sticking to memory because they all died from the first battle(and there’s the whole getting one/two shot in the middle of the game but seamless co-op doesn’t kick everyone out of the boss arena), but Nameless King and the Dragonarch Peak were both the most memorable parts of DS3 despite that.
We’re supposed to start the DLC areas today but we’ll say how that’ll pan out, since I may not have as much free time today.
I don't remember rally in BB but I could've simply forgotten it, if it was mentioned in game.
I only remember Saw Cleaver from BB, not the weapons you mentioned, sorry.
Though yeah I'll probably keep the Chikage for new runs or NG+ perhaps? And go with Strength instead as you suggested and see where I'd go with BB when I get to it. -
Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentKeeping a personal journey sounds like it could be helpful, never thought about using a map either, I'll consider these for whenever I decide to play Bloodborne. I think my version of the game is...Keeping a personal journey sounds like it could be helpful, never thought about using a map either, I'll consider these for whenever I decide to play Bloodborne.
I think my version of the game is up to date enough in terms of content, I actually played something on my PS4 in like 4 to 5 years, and BB even longer.
Difficulty is a weird and messy subject, most people that I brought up the subject of difficulty to seem to agree that it's subjective, though the line between "Hard for the sake of being hard/frustrating" and "Hard for the sake of being challenging" is something we wouldn't agree on. Demon Souls not having quick ways to get back to the boss like Bonfires and general lack of shortcuts to makes it tedious and frustrating, others think it's part of the challenge.
You could argue that having hidden enemies behind corners or falling from ceilings is users hostile, but you could argue just as much that it's meant to teach you to keep your guard up at all times.
I skimmed through this quickly but I assume this algorithm would be restricted to just Google or corporations?
Can I benefit from this if I want to homelab?
I’ve got a 1060 and while running ollama on it is kind of impressive the first few times, it is a 6GB VRAM card after all.