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Comment on Uppercase - A daily word puzzle in ~games
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Comment on What's a show you love that's from before your time? in ~tv
Oxalis LinkThe Avengers (1961) - I adore this show for the coolly composed and wholly modern duo and the quirky suspects they encounter. There are some genuinely genius moments in the show but every episode...The Avengers (1961) - I adore this show for the coolly composed and wholly modern duo and the quirky suspects they encounter. There are some genuinely genius moments in the show but every episode is enjoyable.
Batman (1966) - We've all seen clips from this show. The actual thing is just as zany.
Salvage 1 (1979) - The weirdest dystopian show out there. "Junkyard owner Harry Broderick assembles a team to pull off the ultimate salvage operation. With former astronaut Skip Carmichael and fuel expert Melanie Slozar, Harry builds the spacecraft Vulture in order to bring back the equipment left on the moon during the Apollo moon expeditions."
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - The best rendition of Adams' work. It's dripping with BBC charm.
Jim Henson's The Storyteller (1987) - Some of the best use of The Creature Shop's puppet-making abilities combined with some great stories. It's not for kids but not grossly adult; a space where Henson's team thrives.
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
Oxalis LinkCachyOS (and other arch-based distros): bleeding edge packages bite you when you least want them too or have suffered regressions as maintainers aim to support newer hardware than the 7+ year old...CachyOS (and other arch-based distros): bleeding edge packages bite you when you least want them too or have suffered regressions as maintainers aim to support newer hardware than the 7+ year old tech I'm still daily driving. Being an early adopter means you're experiencing issues that haven't even been reported yet, leading to some really confusing time sinks.
Ubuntu (and other debian-like distros): Old packages suck, documentation from Canonical and ubuntu team is never enough, package availability sucks, PPAs and other user repos are in a sorry and weird state that causes more issues than anything else. Man, I hate snaps. Just let me install firefox onto the metal, Shuttleworth.
All distros: Coming back from sleep/hibernation is a coin toss that biases towards having to do a hard restart with the power button. This has been an issue on everything I've ever used on every bit of hardware for like 15+ years and still annoys me to this very day on all my active systems.
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Comment on Library resources megathread in ~books
Oxalis Link ParentJust because the game of domain whack-a-mole is eternal, sites like https://open-slum.org/ can be helpful to find the latest active copies of all these shadow libraries.Just because the game of domain whack-a-mole is eternal, sites like https://open-slum.org/ can be helpful to find the latest active copies of all these shadow libraries.
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Comment on Ploopy A+ | Open source trackball in ~tech
Oxalis (edited )LinkNice to see a trackball design with room to grow similar to the slimblade pro which has been one of the major options in the "trackballs for people using complicated software" world. Will have to...Nice to see a trackball design with room to grow similar to the slimblade pro which has been one of the major options in the "trackballs for people using complicated software" world.
Will have to dig around in the source material and see how hard it would be to modify it to accept a billiards ball instead of a smaller trackballs. My roomie in college had a CST that let you just replace the ball with a standard pool ball and I thought it was the coolest thing. Not worth the ~$200 though.
Here's hoping ploopy provides actual parametric CAD files instead of something lame like STEP binaries.
EDIT: only STL and STEP are available. Though in the hardware appendix, they do mention "Miniature snooker balls are a good aftermarket option."
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Comment on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker in ~tech
Oxalis (edited )Link ParentIt's worth noting that it only blocks ads that are not in search engine results since that's still part of Mozilla's profit engine. At this point, I'd rather just continue to use ublock origin...It's worth noting that it only blocks ads that are not in search engine results since that's still part of Mozilla's profit engine.
At this point, I'd rather just continue to use ublock origin lite in iOS safari and have no secret whitelists powered by backroom agreements.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Oxalis Link ParentI've had good luck with the Onn. devices from walmart. They're cheap android TV boxes that (hopefully still) have dev tools unlocked so you can sideload whatever you want. I think the current best...I've had good luck with the Onn. devices from walmart. They're cheap android TV boxes that (hopefully still) have dev tools unlocked so you can sideload whatever you want. I think the current best model is the ONN 4k pro.
I used this guide to make changes to make the remote do what I want and get rid of the default launcher - https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/12rya0t/change_launcher_debloat_the_new_onn_4k_streaming/
If you don't want a weekend project though, it's usable out of the box.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
Oxalis LinkThe sequel to Hypnospace Outlaw, Dreamsettler (scope creep and bad finances) and the sequel to Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill (developer health issues, to put it lightly). That weird space game...The sequel to Hypnospace Outlaw, Dreamsettler (scope creep and bad finances) and the sequel to Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill (developer health issues, to put it lightly).
That weird space game Notch toyed around with for a while before coming down with acute afluenzia was kinda cool too.
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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
Oxalis Link ParentThe main entry point is a music-focused community that provides interviews on IRC. They even have a very handy study prep site https://interviewfor.red/en/index.html It's not easy stuff and just...The main entry point is a music-focused community that provides interviews on IRC.
They even have a very handy study prep site https://interviewfor.red/en/index.html
It's not easy stuff and just the tech issues of waiting for 10+ hours in an IRC server (disconnects toss you out of the line) can be too much for most to handle so I'd recommend to only attempt this if you're a serious collector of tunes that you want to have on your own machines.
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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
Oxalis LinkOne place I've consistently found low-noise, text-focused chatting is in piracy communities. It's not ethical to recommend joining but given the anti-capitalist stance of sharing media and it's...One place I've consistently found low-noise, text-focused chatting is in piracy communities.
It's not ethical to recommend joining but given the anti-capitalist stance of sharing media and it's legality, there's no marketing or influence-botting to be had and the users willing to jump through all the hoops for entry end up being pretty active and invested.
That's actually how I found out and got onto here, lol.
It's pretty rare to find outspoken religious conservatives but you will stumble across a number of tankie-leaning folk or kids trying to be annoying. For the most part the internal forums and IRC networks are well moderated.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music
Oxalis LinkAside from the personal listening metrics that last.fm provides, the biggest boons from the service are its album ranking and genre tagging. Both are used throughout the world of open source media...Aside from the personal listening metrics that last.fm provides, the biggest boons from the service are its album ranking and genre tagging.
Both are used throughout the world of open source media players to recommend popular tracks/albums for artists and to help fill in the gaps with where a release fits into the musical world. I use both quite often for my personal collection and listening habits so this is good news!
The continued threats lastfm has faced were some of the core reasons why competing services like ListenBrains/MusicBrainz were created.
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Comment on Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles) (2016) in ~music
Oxalis LinkObligatory comment about how disappointing it is to watch Martin flounder in his pit of Elon-worship and productivity buzzwords as he repeatedly builds, destroys, and resets his work on the...Obligatory comment about how disappointing it is to watch Martin flounder in his pit of Elon-worship and productivity buzzwords as he repeatedly builds, destroys, and resets his work on the touring version of the marble machine.
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Comment on The Great Moose Migration has become a ‘slow TV’ sensation, keeping audiences worldwide glued to the beasts' epic trek – we go behind the scenes with its Swedish makers in ~tv
Oxalis LinkHere's the direct link to the stream: https://www.svtplay.se/video/jJyodQq/den-stora-algvandringen/idag-00-00?video=visaHere's the direct link to the stream: https://www.svtplay.se/video/jJyodQq/den-stora-algvandringen/idag-00-00?video=visa
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Comment on Boards of Canada - Tape 05 (2026) - Looks like a new album is coming out soon in ~music
Oxalis LinkAbsolutely crazy. Fans have been waiting for so long.Absolutely crazy. Fans have been waiting for so long.
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
Oxalis LinkIf you're a huge nerd with insomnia like me, setting up the stack to automate trackers or usenet can be a lot of fun. And if you're a hardcore fan of some type of media, getting into a private...If you're a huge nerd with insomnia like me, setting up the stack to automate trackers or usenet can be a lot of fun.
And if you're a hardcore fan of some type of media, getting into a private tracker can be a unique process. Once in, you'll find a community of very like-minded fans and a social network that's very much of the vein of the old internet; IRC channels and forums.
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Comment on Keychron Hardware Design — hardware design files for Keychron keyboards and mice in ~tech
Oxalis (edited )LinkWhat a cool initiative. Years back when I fell down the rabbithole of keyboards, I used to hang out in the Keychron discord. It's amazing how fast they work, churning out products to meet...What a cool initiative. Years back when I fell down the rabbithole of keyboards, I used to hang out in the Keychron discord. It's amazing how fast they work, churning out products to meet sometimes-esoteric market gaps in sometimes just a month or so.
Will be downloading all of this to see just how you define something this complicated for external manufacturing.
One downside of this is that we might be seeing more designs with Keychrons horrible navigation-key cluster. How I despise the look of that three-key group to the right side of their smaller keyboards. Just give us the full four keys!
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Comment on Infinite Jest extraction in ~books
Oxalis Link ParentA good part of the twisted humor is buried in how maximal the work is. Can you say you're getting the full IJ experience if your eyes aren't shriveling up and nearly falling out of their sockets...A good part of the twisted humor is buried in how maximal the work is.
Can you say you're getting the full IJ experience if your eyes aren't shriveling up and nearly falling out of their sockets after walking over yet another multi-page diatribe about something woefully inconsequential to the plot, the book, or the world itself?
It's a lot easier to tune out of an audiobook and still travel march the work than it is to mindfully turn the page again and again as you mime the act of reading.
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
Oxalis LinkI still use it for ABS/ASA, even with a heated bed and actively heated chamber. It does help and I find a thin layer that's then spread out and smoothed with IPA provides just a little extra stick...I still use it for ABS/ASA, even with a heated bed and actively heated chamber.
It does help and I find a thin layer that's then spread out and smoothed with IPA provides just a little extra stick without distorting the bottom layer's texture.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
Oxalis LinkDoes that only apply to sharing said app over the play store or will little projects that distribute a bare apk on github be affected by this?In addition to the advanced flow we’re building free, limited distribution accounts for students and hobbyists. This allows you to share apps with a small group (up to 20 devices) without needing to provide a government-issued ID or pay a registration fee. This ensures Android remains an open platform for learning and experimentation while maintaining robust protections for the broader community.
Does that only apply to sharing said app over the play store or will little projects that distribute a bare apk on github be affected by this?
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Comment on Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me' in ~music
Oxalis LinkStill can't believe it. I adore LMNC's "go on, just dig in and get messy" way of taking on complex projects like DIY modular synthesis and midi-fying an entire church organ. He really does embody...Still can't believe it. I adore LMNC's "go on, just dig in and get messy" way of taking on complex projects like DIY modular synthesis and midi-fying an entire church organ. He really does embody this scrappy punk meets eccentric inventor aesthetic that feels exceedingly British.
I wish him luck with Eurovision! Hopefully the Bandcamp friday sales that just ended will help make all the stress worth it.
Flavor question regarding the solution, spoiler alert
So it seems the phrase of the day isn't an actual game title nor a phrase said in the game?
Googling the solution doesn't really seem to find any one-to-one hits with the phrase, though I will admit that I've never played donkey kong country 2.