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Comment on Details for the Motorola Signature 27 with GrapheneOS support in ~tech
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Comment on Details for the Motorola Signature 27 with GrapheneOS support in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI paid like 1/3 of that for my 9a, $1600 is obscene even with “This has your privacy in mind”.I paid like 1/3 of that for my 9a, $1600 is obscene even with “This has your privacy in mind”.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkI've started playing (more like went back) to SIGNALIS, playing it on my Deck, it is also a game for the backlog bingo(First goal is clearing games I want to play, clearing the bingo is secondary)...I've started playing (more like went back) to SIGNALIS, playing it on my Deck, it is also a game for the backlog bingo(First goal is clearing games I want to play, clearing the bingo is secondary) as the "Combat and Puzzle" entry.
I'm not much of a horror person myself, I enjoy watching my IRL friend play Silent Hill 2 Remake and both Evil Within games, but watching him play it also made me realize while playing SIGNALIS as to why I don't vibe with horror games.
Seeing him play both TEW games, SH2R, as well as playing co-op RE5 and RE6, "Survival Horror" to me is mostly an action genre, since you just go gung ho with your steel pipe in SH2R or knife in RE games (except on bosses), his TEW runs were mostly stealth+assassination/melee.
SIGNALIS however so far, after defeating the first boss.
1-Has limited ammo
2-Non infinite melee attack
3-Enemies that are downed CAN get up if you leave them unless you use a consumable item to permanently kill themThis signals to me that unlike typical survival horror games, Combat SHOULD be avoided unless necessary or when you have surplus ammo perhaps.
That to me is more stimulating than "See enemy, kill enemy" that I actually bothered memorizing the layout of one floor until I realized there's a map button, and I'm someone who heavily rely on maps and kinda has a bad sense of direction in games without maps.
There's also We Were Here Together Tomorrow, a co-op game that is "Mostly Negative" in steam so probably going for "Less than 67 rating", it's not that bad, so far, but definitely buggy.
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Comment on November 2026 Backlog Burner: Week 1 Discussion in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentThis game has co-op BTW, which I never tried myself since the one person I knew with Superliminal didn't even finish the game. You may be interested in Manifold Garden, that was the puzzly game I...This game has co-op BTW, which I never tried myself since the one person I knew with Superliminal didn't even finish the game.
You may be interested in Manifold Garden, that was the puzzly game I played after Superliminal and I really liked it, though did end up consulting a guide for one part or two.
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Comment on CGA-2026-11 🌍️🪀 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Mother 3 in ~games
Nihilego LinkI actually finished Mother 3 for the first time earlier this year, alongside Earthbound. While Earthbound was a decent game(A game I'd rather watch than play, the encounters are annoying), Mother...I actually finished Mother 3 for the first time earlier this year, alongside Earthbound.
While Earthbound was a decent game(A game I'd rather watch than play, the encounters are annoying), Mother 3 was genuinely a treat to play.
I'm not planning to play Mother 1, but there's the "Remake" that is basically Earthbound modded. to have Mother 1's story and stuff that I played a little bit before stopping.(no need to include me in mentions of future topics, If it's a game I played I may pop in, odds are it won't be a game I played)
I'm really disappointed how Mother 3 doesn't have an official soundtrack release, cause for a GBA, it has some bangers, but you're limited to just the gamerips. Mother 3 deserves the reputation it has, and one of the things I regret by watching it many years ago is that I remember the ending, knowing it happens makes the emotional impact weaker.
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Comment on Bocchi the Rock! prequel movie announced for 2027 release in ~anime
Nihilego LinkBeing a prequel means we won't see much Hitori? Hitori herself is what stood out while watching Bocchi the Rock, I didn't like the actual anime itself that much(it's decent) but I only kept going...Being a prequel means we won't see much Hitori?
Hitori herself is what stood out while watching Bocchi the Rock, I didn't like the actual anime itself that much(it's decent) but I only kept going because of how they made Hitori relatable despite being comically exaggerated.
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Comment on November 2026 Backlog Burner: Week 1 Discussion in ~games
Nihilego (edited )LinkFlux Standard bingo 1/25 Has punctuation in the title Has a fishing minigame Has a moral choice system Is mostly text-based Part of a trilogy Has both combat and puzzles Uses procedural generation...Flux Standard bingo 1/25 Has punctuation in the title Has a fishing minigame Has a moral choice system Is mostly text-based Part of a trilogy Has both combat and puzzles Uses procedural generation Has romanceable characters
✅ Otome * DomainFocuses on relationships You can save/pet/care for animals Has a lives system An updated version (remake, re-release) of an older game ★ Wildcard Has a fast-paced vibe Is open-source Recommended by someone on Tildes Features a mystery You have to tinker to get it running On a platform you don’t normally use Your friend loves it Has driving Has permadeath Popular game you never got around to playing Has AI Has a review score below 67 I went with flux, similar to my last time where I failed to finish my main goal of finishing Ace Combat 7(Honestly I may just ignore it or find another time to it).
Technically I started Otome*Domain a good while ago but only recently started to get into it(couple of hours until it got going), and I finished it yesterday.
The game starts with Minato, the protagonist, just having gotten out of his grandma's funeral, the last living member of his family and the one he's been staying with, when suddenly,Kazari, a girl that his grandma appeared late to the funeral, offering her condolences and a help to Minato, for a school and a place to stay in, which he accepts.
Little did he know that she enrolled him in an all girls school, so now he has to deal with being the only male in a an-all girls school, while trying not to get discovered or caught that they're a guy, and the dorm he's in all has weird/quirky girls as well, including Kazari herself, you got Kazari who's... Kazari, you need to see her yourself, Yuzu who seems like the most normal one out of the bunch, except that despite cooking being one of her hobbies, she's so bad at housework that she'd be like if Midas turned food into poison just by trying to cook, and Hinata who's very chuuni(but the game prefers to use "Edgelord", which I get, but still...) and has no friends.
The first couple hours of the game goes on the awkwardness and how Minato can acclimate to being in a school of girls, hiding as a girl himself, and the latter hours focus on his relationship with his dorm mates, including the girl you end up with.
Doing Kazari's route took me like 10 hours, I don't know when I'd do other routes but doing it after Kazari's feels bad after all the things that Kazari's route has.
As expected of an eroge, the game has H-Scenes, the latter ones in particular break the flow and feel cringe in the "This porn must've been written by a man"(derogatory) sense, though it's through the perspective of Minato so there's that, and I don't know if it was actually written by a man or a woman so...
Regardless, I actually really liked it, the start was kinda slow but this may be the 2nd eroge I've ever read alongside Aokana.
Similarly to the previous bingo, I ran through a list of candidates which aren't strictly the games I'd play but they're the ones that came to mind
Candidates
I'm having trouble formatting these as a table so they'll be more like a list.Has punctuation in the title - htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
Has both combat and puzzles - SIGNALIS
Has a lives system - Touhou Koumakyou, R-Type
Recommended by someone on Tildes - SuperHot
Has driving - Tokyo Xtreme Racer, BallisticNG
Uses procedural generation - Quester (Not sure if it does have procedural generated dungeons)
An updated version (remake, re-release) of an older game - Tales of Eternia Remastered
Features a mystery - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Team
Has permadeath - One Turn Kill, Annihilated
You have to tinker to get it running - PC-98 Touhou games?
Popular game you never got around to playing - Phoenix Wright
Is mostly text-based - Saya no Uta
Has a fast-paced vibe - Sin and Punishment 2
On a platform you don’t normally use - Drakengard 3
Has AI - Lobotomy Corporation
You can save/pet/care for animals - Slime Rancher
Though I don't think you can "finish" a game like Slime Rancher, same for the racing games, I took "Platform you don't normally use" to mean actual hardware, instead of a platform you don't normally emulate, though that would make all my consoles or handhelds apply since I use Deck/PC and some emulation handhelds.
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Comment on Manifestos, fear, and ‘loser thinking’: inside Proton’s AI reckoning in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI’ve been looking into porkbun for a domain and while registering for a domain, they ask for a fair bit of PII. Do these get shown when someone looks up who has the domain or do they stay hidden?...I’ve been looking into porkbun for a domain and while registering for a domain, they ask for a fair bit of PII.
Do these get shown when someone looks up who has the domain or do they stay hidden?
They do have an email hosting service as well for $36/year (Which is a lot) or a website hosting for 2.5 a month.
Do I need to pay them $36 to use the domain in say, Proton?
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Comment on Announcing the Backlog Burner event for November 2026: Shrink your unplayed games list this coming month! in ~games
Nihilego LinkDuring the last one I was intending on participating but my main goal was to finish and get rid of Ace Combat 7 from my backlog. I still haven’t finished AC7, but instead played other games on a...During the last one I was intending on participating but my main goal was to finish and get rid of Ace Combat 7 from my backlog.
I still haven’t finished AC7, but instead played other games on a whim.
The thing that is clear to me is that I’m garbage at committing to a single game and instead will bounce between games as I feel like, unless I force myself to stick to 1 game which is a sure fire way to make me get bored/burnt out.
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Comment on Manifestos, fear, and ‘loser thinking’: inside Proton’s AI reckoning in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentBeen thinking of getting a domain just because I saw a domain with a name I like, but couldn’t think of what to actually do with itBeen thinking of getting a domain just because I saw a domain with a name I like, but couldn’t think of what to actually do with it
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkI'm running into a choice paralysis scenario, recently I finished all the Summon Night Swordcraft Story games. But the next things on my list are a combination of things, watching Hacka Doll,...I'm running into a choice paralysis scenario, recently I finished all the Summon Night Swordcraft Story games. But the next things on my list are a combination of things, watching Hacka Doll, starting the Nia Liston anime vs waiting for it to end, continuing Otome Domain, go back to the King in Yellow(the first 4 stories at least), or playing more games where my options, despite narrowing them are
1-Do Swordcraft Story games post game
2-Finish FFTA
3-Signalis(King in Yellow reading is just a happy coincidence)So I see what my options are and I find it hard to commit to one or choose one.
Anyway, as far as the Swordcraft Story games go, Summon Night is a popular(I believe) series in Japan where very few games actually got localized outside of it, we got 2 of the Swordcraft games localized and 1 recently got a fan Translation.
All three games have you pick the character from between male or female, and the 2nd and 3rd game also let you pick your companion/Summon Creature.
The first game involves your character being a new Craftknight, aspiring to be a Craftlord like their father, which is pretty much a "Wow this person is great at both making and using all their weapons", while on your quest to craft ever better weapons, your path and what your deceased father wanted to do at the end converge.The second game is sort of similar, the whole your father is dead, but instead of doing tournaments, it's.... weird, you enter ruins where big evil is sealed at the start with your friend, your friend betrays you, everyone in the town suspects you so you try and look for 4 swords(something you eventually do in the first) to seal big evil guy for good, except going down 50 floors of a labyrinth/dungeon, you go to some weird temples where the swords are stored.
The third is the best one by far in both gameplay and plot(minus the endgame/final boss portion), still trying to be a craftknight, except of following in your father's steps, you just... do it for the sake of getting better, your mentor is dead though, and their summon creature is the one who takes care of teaching you. You get involved with a mysterious girl and another summon creature, being her guardian and helping her reach her goal.
Brief summary because I'm sort of in a hurry, and because it's been a month since I finished the first one, with my impression of it that the first is decent-ish for being a GBA game, but not outstanding, 2 being a step down, 3 being the best one overall and is actually good.
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Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech
Nihilego LinkProton feels like Mozilla at times with foot guns, this is, obviously, bad optics. But then 404media just published this....Proton feels like Mozilla at times with foot guns, this is, obviously, bad optics.
But then 404media just published this.
https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/
I think 404media's work is mostly good, but they tend to frame things in an inflammatory way.
Regardless, I've been a Proton subscriber for like 2 to 3 years, mainly using mail, drive and VPN, and going through a background check, connections and some reddit posts that point at connections you missed, I think I was awake up to 2AM or 3AM while verifying if subscribing to Proton "was the right choice" and came up with that they used an Israeli company to protect against DDoS(Since then they changed to a company based in the UAE, don't know if they changed it again, also the response to being called out was also tone deaf to people showing concern, going "lol Mossad is definitely interested in you") as well as one of the founders being an ex-CIA... I don't remember the names, though, I just woke up from a nap and can't recollect those.
Regardless, searching for an alternative will require immense work to find a "least disagreeable" company, except I'd need to do it 3 times over which is... bleh.
Just self host, would be easy if drives were still cheap.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI | Launch trailer in ~games
Nihilego Link ParentPeople 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...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.
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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.
The most I’ve ever paid for a phone was almost $1000(Including taxes) for a 13 Mini and that was begrudgingly paying for 512GB of Storage because all lower price SKUs were OOS(This was around the iPhone 14 or so release).
North of that and I ask who tf is stupid enough to pay $1000+ for a phone.
$1600 is outright insulting frankly, good luck on GrapheneOS endeavors but if my 9a dies, I’m out, until they support more reasonably priced phones (Assuming Pixels don’t shoot up in prices as much or GOS stop supporting Pixels outright).
Then I realized that is essentially calling the majority of smartphone customers stupid which even if true, is quite a claim.