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  1. Comment on putt.day — a daily hole of mini golf in ~games

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    I recently went on record saying Candystand Mini Golf was the GOAT, and this definitely ain't it. I don't want to play the same hole for 10 strokes just because it has a bunch of pointless 90° angles.

    I recently went on record saying Candystand Mini Golf was the GOAT, and this definitely ain't it. I don't want to play the same hole for 10 strokes just because it has a bunch of pointless 90° angles.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices in ~tech

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    Unfortunately the modern equivalent appears to be the Panasonic Z85C or Z90B which are both smart TVs using Amazon's OS, which in my personal opinion would be my absolute last software choice. As...

    Unfortunately the modern equivalent appears to be the Panasonic Z85C or Z90B which are both smart TVs using Amazon's OS, which in my personal opinion would be my absolute last software choice. As expected it doesn't look like they sell anything non-smart that a regular person can buy anymore.

    Edit: after further research I'm not sure these models are available in the US either

    1 vote

  3. Comment on LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices in ~tech

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    It's a TV box; it doesn't need the latest hardware. We use a Firestick 4k, it's the size of an old thumb drive, and it is surprisingly snappy. Besides, if apple announces a new box tomorrow it's...

    It's a TV box; it doesn't need the latest hardware. We use a Firestick 4k, it's the size of an old thumb drive, and it is surprisingly snappy. Besides, if apple announces a new box tomorrow it's going to cost about 4x more than it should.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices in ~tech

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    Where can you get a OLED dumb tv? I have to assume you don't live in the US as I have looked extensively for just such a unicorn.

    Where can you get a OLED dumb tv? I have to assume you don't live in the US as I have looked extensively for just such a unicorn.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices in ~tech

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    You might be the first person I've seen say they actually like webOS. I've been looking at getting an OLED for awhile now and most people agree that LG is the best but they also complain about...

    You might be the first person I've seen say they actually like webOS. I've been looking at getting an OLED for awhile now and most people agree that LG is the best but they also complain about webOS...and now with this new info on spying I might end up having to pay the massive Sony tax, ugh.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on I made a chill minimal 3D golf game that fits in 13 kilobytes - Sunshine Golf Classic in ~creative

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    I played a few holes on my phone and honestly, it's great! I even got a birdie on the second hole. I grew up playing tiny PC games like chips challenge, ski free, pipe dream, etc. The fact that...

    I played a few holes on my phone and honestly, it's great! I even got a birdie on the second hole.

    I grew up playing tiny PC games like chips challenge, ski free, pipe dream, etc. The fact that people are still out there making highly optimized small size games makes me extremely happy. 13 kb is insane, and it's 3d!

    The vast majority of my golf experience comes from playing Tiger Woods 2008 on the Xbox 360, and I was able to pick this up with no instruction pretty easily. My one complaint is that very short putts, the kind where you can't shorten the shot length any more and instead have to use like an eighth of the swing meter...those are super frustrating with the three tap meter.

    Keep up the good work!

  7. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    I was going to do a "best video game soundtracks" featuring Burnout 3 but then I had a hard time deciding between original compositions like Halo 2 and collections of kickass songs like Burnout 3...

    I was going to do a "best video game soundtracks" featuring Burnout 3 but then I had a hard time deciding between original compositions like Halo 2 and collections of kickass songs like Burnout 3 so I scrapped it.

    I also like the Dark Souls 2 mention. You have good taste.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    Top 5 browser games of the 2000's: Candystand Mini Golf (The GOAT) Alien Hominid Bloons TD Sinjid: Shadow of the Warrior Madness Combat Top 5 Warcraft III custom maps: DotA Allstars Footman Frenzy...

    Top 5 browser games of the 2000's:

    1. Candystand Mini Golf (The GOAT)
    2. Alien Hominid
    3. Bloons TD
    4. Sinjid: Shadow of the Warrior
    5. Madness Combat

    Top 5 Warcraft III custom maps:

    1. DotA Allstars
    2. Footman Frenzy
    3. Uther Party
    4. Hero Line Wars
    5. Autumn TD
    5 votes

  9. Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games

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    I haven't played Doom in ages but I was able to easily recall the barrel explosions, all three frames of them.

    I haven't played Doom in ages but I was able to easily recall the barrel explosions, all three frames of them.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Songs about doing chores / daily routines? in ~music

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    Probably not what you had in mind but it's what I thought of right away, Bony Fingers and of course, Sixteen Tons

    Probably not what you had in mind but it's what I thought of right away, Bony Fingers and of course, Sixteen Tons

    6 votes

  11. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Okay but how many of them are Fortunate Son?

    Okay but how many of them are Fortunate Son?

  12. Comment on According to user voting, these are the world’s shittiest birds in ~enviro

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    It's somewhat entertaining...but I quite like birds.

    It's somewhat entertaining...but I quite like birds.

    8 votes

  13. Comment on Between the Buried and Me - The Proverbial Bellow (2018) in ~music

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    Interesting, I always assumed it was like a person keeping secrets, like the only people that know what they've done are dead.

    For me, it has a positive message: it’s what we do between now and when we die. That’s my interpretation of it as a band name.

    Interesting, I always assumed it was like a person keeping secrets, like the only people that know what they've done are dead.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I'm going to a Foo Fighters show in a couple weeks and they went and changed the opening band so I've been trying to familiarize myself a bit with Mannequin Pussy. I've only heard a handful of...

    I'm going to a Foo Fighters show in a couple weeks and they went and changed the opening band so I've been trying to familiarize myself a bit with Mannequin Pussy. I've only heard a handful of tracks so far but sonically it sounds very similar to earlier Foo Fighters which is an interesting choice to pick a supporting act that sounds just like you.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Has anyone tried making their own font? in ~design

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    Hey this is really cool, thank you. My personal handwriting is awful and should not be immortalized in such a way but I know some people that will love this.

    Hey this is really cool, thank you. My personal handwriting is awful and should not be immortalized in such a way but I know some people that will love this.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Twenty-year-old Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon now has a fantastic unofficial PC port that unlocks the FPS, goes 4K, and even adds mod support in ~games

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    It's also been available digitally via the Xbox store for the last two generations of Xbox which, as anyone who has tried to obtain physical copies of popular old titles like pokemon or final...

    It's also been available digitally via the Xbox store for the last two generations of Xbox which, as anyone who has tried to obtain physical copies of popular old titles like pokemon or final fantasy could tell you, is an absolute blessing if you want the game to actually be accessible to a modern audience.

    It almost certainly also benefits from the upscaling technologies that Microsoft has made available for many backward compatible titles like FPS boost and auto-hdr, though I can't say for certain without being in front of a console.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Twenty-year-old Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon now has a fantastic unofficial PC port that unlocks the FPS, goes 4K, and even adds mod support in ~games

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    False. It has not been stuck on the Xbox 360. It has been backward compatible with modern Xbox consoles for like 10 years now. I just played it a few years ago.

    False. It has not been stuck on the Xbox 360. It has been backward compatible with modern Xbox consoles for like 10 years now. I just played it a few years ago.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What do you call a bun, bacon, some amount of cheese, and two burger patties? (Not a setup to a joke) in ~food

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    I'll take a double triple bossy deluxe on a raft, 4x4, animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim. Just kidding. I'd call it...

    I'll take a double triple bossy deluxe on a raft, 4x4, animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim.

    Just kidding. I'd call it a double bacon cheeseburger.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech

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    I have a copy of Witchhaven II: Blood Vengeance from 1996 on disc that I'm certain still works, as well as a floppy disk we got from sending in cereal box tops that has a bunch of classic PC games...

    I have a copy of Witchhaven II: Blood Vengeance from 1996 on disc that I'm certain still works, as well as a floppy disk we got from sending in cereal box tops that has a bunch of classic PC games like ski free, pipe dream, jezz ball, chips challenge, etc. I'm not sure what the year is on that one.

  20. Comment on What theme do you use with Tildes? in ~tildes

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    None, I guess? I pretty exclusively use tildes via the three cheers app, and that's in dark mode like everything else on my phone. I don't know that I've ever browsed on a PC. It's all text-based...

    None, I guess? I pretty exclusively use tildes via the three cheers app, and that's in dark mode like everything else on my phone. I don't know that I've ever browsed on a PC. It's all text-based so I don't see any advantage to using a larger screen.

    2 votes