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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
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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.
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Others that also have an aversion to onions, when is it OK?
Me and my friends are going to eat at an Indian restaurant, not our first time, but I seem to be the only one who outright hates onions, others either like it or find it ok, while I'm firmly in...
Me and my friends are going to eat at an Indian restaurant, not our first time, but I seem to be the only one who outright hates onions, others either like it or find it ok, while I'm firmly in the "Only correct amount of onion in food is no onion".
I know some Indian dishes like Curry or Masala have onion in them, but they are well masked, so I can't detect them.
In salads, even small amounts is bad, If I eat one and don't notice it with my eyes, the first reaction often is feeling the "smell" or odor spread through every pore in my mouth, quickly rising to my "bad" eye, making it tear or feel weird, then I start to smell it and taste it. So raw onions are a no go.
Caramelized onions are not much better, their slimy texture is gross and the taste masks everything and taste/odor sticks to the mouth.
But when is finely diced and thoroughly cooked like on some dishes that uses them in mined meat or chicken, can work, but it can be detected if they are large enough. But at that point why have it?
Onion rings are also inedible.
It feels tempting at times to just say I'm allergic, but I have never done that.
It's not an allium thing , I like garlic.
Chives/Leeks/Green Onions/Scallions taste distinctly of onion, but they aren't as foul. But using them in excess makes them closer to normal onions. But I like them when used in cheesy fries with other toppings as well.
I'm curious, do other people who strongly hate onions and may or may not have been on r/onionhate before, have that threshold where it is OK? Or is it full dislike?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkKowloon’s Gate on the PS1. The release of the English patch/fanTL coincided with an IRL event that basically made it a game that made me feel compelled to play it. It’s an old, janky, first person...Kowloon’s Gate on the PS1.
The release of the English patch/fanTL coincided with an IRL event that basically made it a game that made me feel compelled to play it.
It’s an old, janky, first person dungeon crawler, with a lot of FMV and pre-rendered backgrounds in the overworld(I think it’s just a whole movie that plays forwards and backwards as you navigate, in a Google Maps style navigation).
You play as a Feng Shui master, who had no name, no face, and nothing otherwise, that gets tasked to be sent into “Yin”, to restore its balance by reviving the Four Symbols(Genbu/Xuanwu and Co.), you meet plenty of strange people before you enter the first dungeon, many many different merchants more or less, who help you by giving you tasks and items to prepare to enter the “Hutons” which are basically the game’s version of dungeons, but instead of relying on FMVs, you just… walk in a 3D space, but in first person, as you’d expect.
The battle system is fairly interesting in that there are no random encounters but the “Guilu”, objects that have malicious human spirits in them, stay in one place in the map and you can detect them when you are near them by your screen getting funky, when the screen starts turning Purple(Or green, for the spots that have encounters that don’t end), then when you get closer to the Guilu, the purple becomes kinda wavy, then the encounter starts if you step on the encounter/Guilu tile. The battle system is basically rock paper scissors but with 5 elements, you either absorb enemies to add them to your 5 elements(Can’t stack the same element), or shoot a stored element that the Guilu is weak to.
If you store all 5 elements however, the malice overtakes you and you game over, because you yourself have became a Guilu, so you have to store 4 or less elements, and manage accordingly.
A funny bit about that is than an NPC early on asks you what’s your favorite object, in my case, I picked a Microwave since that question was so random, and my game overs now is a microwave that opens its door and you see an coming out from its inside.The jank mainly comes from the google maps navigation, sometimes to enter the door immediately to the left of you, you need to move forward, face backwards, and you’ll see while you rotate that you can go to the door that was to the left of you when you turn to the right.
The dungeon navigation is awkward, and slow.
And the game feels obtuse at times, right now I’m stuck in the 2nd dungeon(Which looks like and is connected to the 1st one), and I feel like I did most of what I could do. -
Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
Nihilego LinkI was gonna say I’d still rather use Heroic, some GOG Galaxy on Mac is kinda shit. But Heroic has been giving me issues recently so I’d take a Linux client over Heroic now on Linux.I was gonna say I’d still rather use Heroic, some GOG Galaxy on Mac is kinda shit.
But Heroic has been giving me issues recently so I’d take a Linux client over Heroic now on Linux.
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Nihilego (edited )LinkI personally like the GMMK2, Not quite 100%, it's "96%" afaik only removing the Insert/Screen Lock/Etc keys(Or moving them above the numpad) and reducing the gaps between the keys instead of...I personally like the GMMK2, Not quite 100%, it's "96%" afaik only removing the Insert/Screen Lock/Etc keys(Or moving them above the numpad) and reducing the gaps between the keys instead of removing them (Arrow Keys are next to the right shift).
May not be the first keyboard enthusiast choice but it's something that works ootb, and I like the linear red switches (Cherry MX Compatible, nor actual Cherries), it came with.
I have replaced my keycaps and switches too, and you can flash the firmware using VIA/QMK, if that's a feature you want over using the Glorious software.
I think keeb enthusiasts dislike Glorious though, and the north facing LEDs means you can't use all keycaps you want, but provides better RGB.
Edit: missed the brown/tactile part, these use linear switches but you can replace them as you like, but probably not an ootb experience for you then.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
Nihilego LinkI've thought of that multiple times when going on ~society (Off account, I have it hidden from my feed here) and thought it would be nice. Never thought of using it outside of there, though. Back...I've thought of that multiple times when going on ~society (Off account, I have it hidden from my feed here) and thought it would be nice.
Never thought of using it outside of there, though.
Back when I used to go on forums often I tagged people as trolls and moved on.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentGematsu is where I found about the game, apparently back in 2025 when I tried to look to the oldest mention of it in one of my discord chats. I want to say that Steam is also surprisingly good at...Gematsu is where I found about the game, apparently back in 2025 when I tried to look to the oldest mention of it in one of my discord chats.
I want to say that Steam is also surprisingly good at recommending niche games sometimes, it's just that the queue is at first filled with mainstream games.
And now there's Steam'a personal calendar thing, Skimming a few games, there's Hollow Sorrow(JP Only, though), Rubinite and LarsGadiel.
Not everything it recommends is spot on(My Japanese is poor, I don't like Metroidvanias) but at least it gets vibes that I like, all the games are interesting artistically/visually, it gets me to check out games or wishlist them.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentYouTubing her brought up some old Touhou stuff, not sure how come I never came across her before despite being a serial Touhou remix consumer at the time. Here's a list of songs I liked. Koi no...YouTubing her brought up some old Touhou stuff, not sure how come I never came across her before despite being a serial Touhou remix consumer at the time.
Here's a list of songs I liked.
Koi no Recipe
Not gonna bother remembering this one's name
the first the last
Sakura Saku
Princess Bride
Raspberry
This one's by NanahiraI would be surprised that most of those are from eroges if characters/artstyle and OP/ED songs wasn't my main exposure to erodes.
I am done playing for the time being, I was trying to go for a PFC (On Hard(Hardcore Gamer as it is called in game)) but by 6 notes on great instead of perfect, ended up grinding like 5 hours across 2 days to get Koi no Recipe, at least I got in the leaderboards so that's something?
As far as playing rhythm games goes, I'm absolute garbage at vertical scrollers, I really got into rhythm games because of handheld/console style of rhythm games, think Project Diva, K-On, Rhythm Thief and the rhythm game Idolmaster on PSP(Not the idol sim ones), so none of my skills translate, Hardcore Gamer(Which feels more like Normal) to Tryhard feels like a hard wall I can't go through.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkYunYun Syndrome Rhythm Psychosis. This game is... weird, and probably even weirder to describe to most people. It's a rhythm game(it's in the name), you play as Qtie(Q-Chan in Japanese),...YunYun Syndrome Rhythm Psychosis.
This game is... weird, and probably even weirder to describe to most people.
It's a rhythm game(it's in the name), you play as Qtie(Q-Chan in Japanese), shitposting on the internet while being obsessed with a fictional character called YunYun.
The most you shitpost, the more points you gain and spread the "influence" of YunYun.
The game goes for a fairly early internet era vibe, or at least reminds me of back when I used to listen to these IOSYS songs on early YouTube days.The game focuses on "Denpa" music(I'll admit, I never heard this word until I played this game), and is a vertical scroller 4K(As in keys, not that 4K is the resolution you must play the game in, I'm not even sure if the assets go that high) rhythm game.
I'm honestly not much of a vertical scroller person, I dislike them for most part, coming from games like Project Diva, Project Mirai, Rhythm Thief ,among others, my skills don't translate to vertical scrollers.Also, aside from IOSYS, I don't recognize anything else, who Nanahira is, etc.
If you've been into that corner of the internet back in the day and used to listen to IOSYS Touhou songs, Caramelldansen, Fukkireta, Paffendorf. I'm sure you get the kind of songs I'm generally referring to from these samples, I think you may feel at home with the songs used, some of them like Sennou Sakushu Tora no Maki ,Princess Bride and Miko Miko Nurse feel like songs I should've heard of back in the day, but didn't.
It does remind me of when being terminally was a badge of honor, instead of a mark of shame like it is today, back when I used to participate more in forums(remember those?) and had better sense of community/having a home online, compared to social media today.
I honestly don't know who I'd call the game's audience is, or even if I am its target audience, given my unfamiliarity with most of its content. But I think if you look at it, you'll know If it appeals to you or not right away. It used to have a demo but have pulled it from the store last I remember, because they were maintaining the demo, and it was too much work.
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.