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Comment on Why Germany's favorite soda comes in a beer bottle in ~food
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Comment on I am turning myself into a video game plane in ~games
PetitPrince (edited )LinkJacob Geller discovers the Ace Combat serie. Being myself a fan of the serie, having one of my favorites videogame essayist also become obsessed with the series is very validating. Who knew those...Jacob Geller discovers the Ace Combat serie.
Being myself a fan of the serie, having one of my favorites videogame essayist also become obsessed with the series is very validating. Who knew those dumb plane games could be so awesome?
He also mirrors my progression in term of hardware : first gamepad, then VR, then HOTAS. But I was more reasonable than him and took the consumer version made for PS4 instead of his flight sim gear.
This also made me realize that "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" is not just a stinky meme but a real and interesting short story.
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I am turning myself into a video game plane
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Comment on Which privacy-friendly home appliances exist? e.g. robot vacuum cleaners. in ~tech
PetitPrince (edited )LinkLast November my Network Botvac D7 was downgraded by its owner to a dumb robot vacuum (I can no longer set virtual zone nor activate it remotely for instance). Neato got bought by Vorwerk, and...Last November my Network Botvac D7 was downgraded by its owner to a dumb robot vacuum (I can no longer set virtual zone nor activate it remotely for instance). Neato got bought by Vorwerk, and they pulled the plug prematurely despite promises.
Corporate enshittification aside, some hacker got some functionality back by plugging an Esp32 microcontroller on the robot PCB. As a last resort I might try this, but more recently they announced that they had retroengineered the server (no physical hacking required) and plan to release on September the 4th. I don't know why it's so late (especially since the main Dev shared some working screenshots), so I'm a little but suspicious of it. Time will tell.
Anyway, url to the repo is here, but they have a more active communication channel through their Discord.
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Comment on Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 in ~movies
PetitPrince (edited )LinkI have the same reaction as OP, I've watched season 1 (and 2? I don't remember) of Heroes and she's in my age bracket so it's all the more shocking. From the article, she had some mental...I have the same reaction as OP, I've watched season 1 (and 2? I don't remember) of Heroes and she's in my age bracket so it's all the more shocking.
From the article, she had some mental difficulties to say the least :
Panettiere has been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood. She released a memoir this May titled "This Is Me: A Reckoning."
In the memoir, she shares "a rare and intimate glimpse into her life behind closed doors, opening up about postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, trauma, domestic abuse, and loss," according to a synopsis for her book.
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In an interview with "Good Morning America" in 2022, Panetierre opened up about grappling with alcoholism and postpartum depression."I didn't know where the alcoholism was ending and the postpartum was beginning," Panetierre said. "And I ran myself pretty ragged."
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Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech
PetitPrince LinkSeconded for a second hand pro/business printer. I got good result and good price from a second hand Canon mf8500cdw.Seconded for a second hand pro/business printer. I got good result and good price from a second hand Canon mf8500cdw.
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Comment on An AI created viruses not found in nature in ~science
PetitPrince Link ParentIIRC when you do synthetic biology you make it so that your culture can only grow in a specialised environment (like you have to provide essential nutrient that cannot be found anywhere else) to...IIRC when you do synthetic biology you make it so that your culture can only grow in a specialised environment (like you have to provide essential nutrient that cannot be found anywhere else) to precisely avoid those kind of leak to the environment. You also make it so that the bacteria can only grow within some temperature band and have the environment be completely different.
Presumably a plastic treatment plant with those kind of bacteria would employ a good amount of those kind of safeguards because a wild plasticophage would indeed be a dire scenario.
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Comment on Humble Choice - August 2026 in ~games
PetitPrince (edited )LinkYakuza 8 Infinite Wealth As a preamble, I've played every mainline game in the series (except Kiwami 3). Overall I liked it, but I feel RGG studios should have trimmed some fat because the game is...Yakuza 8 Infinite Wealth
As a preamble, I've played every mainline game in the series (except Kiwami 3).
Overall I liked it, but I feel RGG studios should have trimmed some fat because the game is too big for its own good.
Mechanistically they fixed the biggest flaw of Y7 turn-by-turn combat system, and now you can have limited movement which adds a neat strategic aspect that was sorely missing before.
So there's too much content. The story is structurally similar to Y0 in that we follow two parallel stories with independant progression. But in Y0 the combat style of the two protagonists were different enough that is felt fresh switching from one character to another. Here since the characters share the job system it feels more like restarting each time instead of a palate cleanser.
Each Yakuza game has small minigames that are reused from game to game (golf, darts, cards) and large minigames that are mostly of the time specific to a game. In Y8 you have two that ate very Nintendo inspired: you have I-swear-it's-not-Pokémon and I-swear-it's-not-Animal-Crossing. I had the misfortune of getting a really strong
pokemonsujimon early in the game so the strategic dimension was lost on me. But there's still a dopamine rush in merging and evolving your roater. As for theAnimal Crossingisland management game, it made me feel like I was designing my house in the Sims again. It's a nice way to reuse the gazillion assets RGG studios made over the time.The game takes place in both Yokohama (same map as in Y7) and Honolulu (brand new)(Kamurocho still guest stars, but it's not that important). Those are huuuuge and I feel like there's more padding than necessary. That being said, this gives ample time to let the characters banters amongst themselves, which I loooove.
Which make me segue into the story part. On par with the course of the other game in the series, it's yet another govermental conspiracy, now sprinkled with some v-tuber and an American sect. I have no affect to the story and it's been a long time since I got more interested in the character relationship instead of the main plot.
But then even if I really like Ichiban and gang, here half of the attention is grabbed by series resident Kiryu. And there's a whole lot of nostalgia bait built around him (you collect memories and have side quest with cameo of various characters). Which is fine for me (as I said I played all of his adventure) but it sort of choke Ichiban's contributions to the story. Really I would have put this in Yakuza Gaiden instead. This spinoff really felt like "one last Kiryu style adventure like the old time" but could very well have supported the memories collectathon. There's one nostalgia bait I loooove and that's Kiryu ultimately skill which is a meta-joke (spoiler) that works very well.
I don't known where RGG could go from Y8, but I suspect they don't know either, that's why the next major game from them is not Y9 but a large scope series prequel (Stranger than Heaven).
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Comment on UBlock Origin got turned off with my most recent Brave browser update. Any alternatives? in ~tech
PetitPrince Link ParentYes.Does it have Obsidian Web Clipper
Yes.
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Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentHi! I live in the region. Manufacturing is the same (it is a PDO after all) but you probably get younger cheese (5 months?) for export. Matured cheese have a stronger taste, which may or may not...Switzerland. Gruyère and vacherin cheese if possible. I swear the stuff they export is worse.
Hi! I live in the region. Manufacturing is the same (it is a PDO after all) but you probably get younger cheese (5 months?) for export.
Matured cheese have a stronger taste, which may or may not be the taste of everyone abroad. A friend from Norway had a revelation when tasting some properly matured cheese (all he had all of his life was bland Gouda and Jarlsberg at best).
But I spied you post history and saw that your British, and I know you guys can have perfectly good strong cheese so... Look for aged gruyere? Or a better cheese shop?
(For reference my fav is at 10 month ("mi-salé") but I don't mind eating older ones.)
... Or maybe you got French gruyere (oh the infamy).
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Comment on Blade Runner 2099 | Official teaser in ~tv
PetitPrince Link ParentThe color grading made me think this was a high-end Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay at first.Reminded me more of Cyberpunk 2077
The color grading made me think this was a high-end Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay at first.
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Comment on You can vote on the design of the next Euro banknotes! in ~design
PetitPrince Link ParentI was surprised I could identify all but 1. Those are Maria Callas (singer), Beethoven (composer), Marie Curie (scientist), Cervantes (author), Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance man). Only the last I...One thing present on the Canadian bills that isn't in these Euro mockups is just the name of the person/building depicted. I don't know who all these people are, and while I could look them up, a name would give a much better starting point.
I was surprised I could identify all but 1. Those are Maria Callas (singer), Beethoven (composer), Marie Curie (scientist), Cervantes (author), Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance man). Only the last I don't know.
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Comment on Atari makes Universal movie deal for ten iconic game properties in ~movies
PetitPrince Link ParentThey're making a series about Tetris*... *no, not the biopicThey're making a series about Tetris*...
*no, not the biopic
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Comment on Why does WhatsApp drain so much phone battery? in ~tech
PetitPrince LinkFor what it's worth, Whatsapp sits at 1% battery usage on my cheap to mid Android 14. Telegram is at 0.25%, Discord 4%, Firefox at 2.55%, Harmonic (an app for the HN) at 1.9%.For what it's worth, Whatsapp sits at 1% battery usage on my cheap to mid Android 14. Telegram is at 0.25%, Discord 4%, Firefox at 2.55%, Harmonic (an app for the HN) at 1.9%.
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Comment on PortalVR Motion on Steam in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentEh, Playstation Portal is fine. But they kinda get a free pass since it's a major player (Outer Worlds vs Outer Wild is still a crappy situation)..Eh, Playstation Portal is fine. But they kinda get a free pass since it's a major player (Outer Worlds vs Outer Wild is still a crappy situation)..
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Comment on PortalVR Motion on Steam in ~games
PetitPrince LinkOK, that's not a good name for a product in the gaming space. I thought that was some sort of VR mod for the Valve puzzle game. You know, the company who happens to 1) make steam 2) make VR...OK, that's not a good name for a product in the gaming space. I thought that was some sort of VR mod for the Valve puzzle game. You know, the company who happens to 1) make steam 2) make VR headsets 3) make VR games.
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Comment on CGA-2026-06 🦇🧛♀️🔥 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in ~games
PetitPrince LinkLittle post to express my admiration on the spritework. It's gorgeous! I think that for a time the GBA (and later on the DS) was the last bastion of quality sprite, until indie game made pixel art...Little post to express my admiration on the spritework. It's gorgeous! I think that for a time the GBA (and later on the DS) was the last bastion of quality sprite, until indie game made pixel art cool again.
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
PetitPrince LinkGot a 28cm pan from ikea. It's mostly used to cook steak. Dish soap, brush / scouring pad.dry it by leaving it on the fire (induction is fun). One thing I haven't seen mentioned: its heavy!I use...Got a 28cm pan from ikea. It's mostly used to cook steak.
Dish soap, brush / scouring pad.dry it by leaving it on the fire (induction is fun).
One thing I haven't seen mentioned: its heavy!I use it sometime to tenderize chicken breast before a deep fry.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
PetitPrince Link ParentI've augmented the entries of the CSV with info coming from IGDB (genre, theme, number of players, developer, platform, keywords, etc.); useful if someone wants to make other kinds of dataviz !...I've augmented the entries of the CSV with info coming from IGDB (genre, theme, number of players, developer, platform, keywords, etc.); useful if someone wants to make other kinds of dataviz ! https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/5a4a4217-4845-4a4a-a732-b132c34886ae
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Comment on How one plant murdered a continent in ~enviro
PetitPrince Link ParentYou selected the title from the right and then extended the selection to the left. Your YouTube region was then captured alongside. Happens to me all the time.You selected the title from the right and then extended the selection to the left. Your YouTube region was then captured alongside. Happens to me all the time.
Switzerland has Rivella (milk whey soft drink; it tastes better than it looks). France has Orangina ( orange soda with pulp)? I think it's pretty common?