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Comment on Kindle modding wiki in ~books
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Comment on Kindle modding wiki in ~books
pseudolobster Link ParentI've never owned a kobo but I've heard the same thing from other people. Apparently it's much more open and easy to modify whereas the kindle is always phoning home to mama Bezos. That said I'm...I've never owned a kobo but I've heard the same thing from other people. Apparently it's much more open and easy to modify whereas the kindle is always phoning home to mama Bezos.
That said I'm still rocking a first-gen paperwhite I jailbroke over 12 years ago. It's been on airplane mode almost its entire life except a few occasions I've needed to use its terrible web browser in an emergency. In that time I've used it as a ssh client, a vnc client (connected to a VM running android so the thing acted like a cursed android tablet), I've played sudoku, chess, etc on it, installed custom fonts and other ebook reader software on it, etc.
It's never updated or bricked itself in all that time. Shout out to mobileread forums where I got all the info to mod it.
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Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games
pseudolobster LinkCould you give a list of what genres you're interested in? There's a lot out there. Plus do you have a gaming console and can you connect your gamepad to the laptop? Because that opens up a whole...Could you give a list of what genres you're interested in? There's a lot out there. Plus do you have a gaming console and can you connect your gamepad to the laptop? Because that opens up a whole ton of genres. Likewise, if you can use a wireless mouse on your thigh, that also opens up some genres versus a trackpad.
Off the top of my head, looking at my steam library, in no particular order, FTL: Faster than light, Civilization, Balatro, Slay the Spire, Factorio (on peaceful), are all top tier games that are either turn based or reaction times aren't an issue.
Dwarf Fortress is an amazing game, but it's a commitment. I haven't played much of the steam release, but the original had literally no mouse support out of the box. Everything was done using a cryptic set of keys that changed on every single menu. Yes, if you're a masochist, you enjoy really, really, really deep roguelikes with advanced physics simulations and emerging gameplay, you should definitely try it, but be aware it's a slog at first to get familiarized and get any enjoyment out of it whatsoever, let alone the stories that people tell. By the time you can truly enjoy Dwarf Fortress, there's probably a support group out there for you.
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Comment on Daychilde's walking thread in ~life
pseudolobster Link ParentAlso looking for an updateAlso looking for an update
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentThat's their business model. Consumer-grade inkjet printers have usually been subsidized by ink sales; for decades now. They've always been a loss leader, and people have come to expect to buy...That's their business model. Consumer-grade inkjet printers have usually been subsidized by ink sales; for decades now. They've always been a loss leader, and people have come to expect to buy something for fifty bucks from Staples.
Buy a monochrome laser printer instead. Brother still makes some good models. Otherwise buying anything used is probably still fine as long as you can still find toner and roller replacement kits.
Usually a $20 small-office-home-office business grade laser printer from craigslist / marketplace / etc will last you five to ten more years for a $40 investment.
So long as you don't need colour you can often get tens of thousands of pages from a single $20 toner cartridge, which doesn't go bad or dry up like inkjet cartridges do.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentOmg yes, absolutely agree. The only thing about metric that bugs me more than that is how the kilogram is the base unit. Why? I get that they're using an artifact, and having 1000x as much mass...kilo/hecto/deca should be K/H/D
Omg yes, absolutely agree. The only thing about metric that bugs me more than that is how the kilogram is the base unit. Why? I get that they're using an artifact, and having 1000x as much mass helps with stability but why not just define it as 1/1000th the mass of that artifact (or planck constant times cesium times speed of light or whatever) and make that, the gram, as the base unit?
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
pseudolobster LinkI think we should normalize using unusual SI prefixes. The other day I said "500,000 kilometres", why not use megametres instead? Ten milligrams is a centigram, people. Wake up.I think we should normalize using unusual SI prefixes. The other day I said "500,000 kilometres", why not use megametres instead? Ten milligrams is a centigram, people. Wake up.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2025) — Version 1.4 adds a text size setting in ~tildes
pseudolobster LinkHi @talklittle, I've gotta extend my thanks to you for developing this, and investing your efforts into Tildes as a community in general. Do you have a Patreon or any other ways for users to...Hi @talklittle, I've gotta extend my thanks to you for developing this, and investing your efforts into Tildes as a community in general. Do you have a Patreon or any other ways for users to support your efforts financially? I don't use the app but I'd be willing to donate to a coffee/beer fund towards app development. @Deimos won't take my donations towards Tildes itself. I'd be happy to throw ten or twenty bucks towards your efforts some time.
PS: Recently someone asked about hosting their own version of Tildes. I recall you were saying you were making work towards a Docker version. Any updates on that?
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Comment on What is the policy on discussing emulation in ~games? in ~tildes
pseudolobster (edited )Link ParentThanks for the @. I remember this thread, but I'm less than 50% sure that was the one I was thinking about. I actually still kinda think the one I was thinking of might have been directly related...Thanks for the @. I remember this thread, but I'm less than 50% sure that was the one I was thinking about.
I actually still kinda think the one I was thinking of might have been directly related to ROMs. But, I could be mistaken.
Anyway, yeah, the sentiment is the same.
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Comment on What is the policy on discussing emulation in ~games? in ~tildes
pseudolobster Link ParentThis is an edge case. I really doubt it will ever become an issue, especially if your translations are unique and made by hand, however I think if it came down to it, you still shouldn't repeat...This is an edge case. I really doubt it will ever become an issue, especially if your translations are unique and made by hand, however I think if it came down to it, you still shouldn't repeat more than a paragraph or three.
If you translate and repost the entire article verbatim, in my opinion I think it's still copyright infringement. I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. I do not work for Tildes, and my opinion is that of a layperson.
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Comment on What is the policy on discussing emulation in ~games? in ~tildes
pseudolobster (edited )Link ParentI have nothing more than a vague recollection at this point but I do believe he's weighed in on this before. I recall there's some stupid precedent where linking to a site that's infringing leaves...I have nothing more than a vague recollection at this point but I do believe he's weighed in on this before. I recall there's some stupid precedent where linking to a site that's infringing leaves you liable for some reason.
I swear I'm not just talking out of my ass but rather extracting tiny nuggets of legitimate knowledge, from my ass, and sharing them with you.
edit: Can't find it. I tried. I think it might have originally been about torrent sites. In any case I think the gist was "Talk about piracy if you want, but don't directly link to any actual piracy sites."
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Comment on What is the policy on discussing emulation in ~games? in ~tildes
pseudolobster LinkEmulation is fine. Talking about emulation, including talking about piracy is fine. Linking to ROM repositories is not.Emulation is fine. Talking about emulation, including talking about piracy is fine. Linking to ROM repositories is not.
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Comment on Artificial incompatibility - a rant (Dell notebook) in ~tech
pseudolobster LinkI could make a similar rant about my Lenovo P15 Gen2. I used to buy HP Elitebooks and then Zbooks, but this time I decided to buy a thinkpad after all these years. I've always been told they have...I could make a similar rant about my Lenovo P15 Gen2.
I used to buy HP Elitebooks and then Zbooks, but this time I decided to buy a thinkpad after all these years. I've always been told they have very good linux support, and that was a huge factor for me.
That has not been not my experience. On windows, everything fucking flies, it's so buttery smooth, I can play RDR2 maxed out at 1080p or medium at 4k seems playable.
I think I first installed Pop_OS! because it has good Nvidia driver support especially for laptops. Bad news, the mouse cursor is laggy as fuck, clicking on things takes ten seconds. Switched to vanilla Ubuntu. Same thing. Installed vanilla debian and manually installed xfce. Believe it or not, same issue. Mouse is even laggy like windows 95 style.
Nvidia RTX A4000 GPU but I'm not even sure that's the problem. What I ended up doing is installing KDE, which I haven't used since the 90s, but that seems to have fixed my problem of massive lag of seconds or more, with the cursor trailing seconds or even minutes past when I moved the mouse.
I tried X, I tried waylaynd. I spent about ten hours on getting it to work, but now that it does, I have absolutely no appetite to figure out what the actual problem is.
All I know is thinkpads are not some magically supported laptop. I had waaaaay better luck with my unsupported Zbook X360 with its weird sensors and stuff. Thing was a hybrid laptop/drawing tablet, and for whatever reason switching between the two on vanilla linux was seamless. Whereas a $7000 workstation laptop the linux zealots decree as the best linux laptop brand, shits the bed here hard.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentI've already been playing with my icons. Either I'm bad at this or y'all are trolling me. Thanks for your help though.I've already been playing with my icons. Either I'm bad at this or y'all are trolling me. Thanks for your help though.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentYou're so weird! I love you! I have so many questions. Have you tried HP Elitebook / Dell latitude nubs? How do they compare? Is there any difference between the Lenovo TrackPointTM in their...You're so weird! I love you!
I have so many questions. Have you tried HP Elitebook / Dell latitude nubs? How do they compare? Is there any difference between the Lenovo TrackPointTM in their premium models verses their cheap Yoga and even chromebook models? Also have you tried a really good touchpad like on a macbook?
For me a really good trackpad negates the need for a mouse or nub. Two finger scroll for me feels much more natural than holding middle click while fondling the clit. I will say though, if you're a thinkpad person, you might have never experienced a good touchpad before. Try a macbook for a week.
I bought a $6000 Lenovo laptop and it comes with the crummiest two inch plastic coated touchpad you've ever seen. Real touchpads are made of glass and use capacitive sensing like a cellphone screen. Lenovo fails hard at this.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentThis is properly weird. I haven't met one of you in a couple decades at least. I assumed your ilk must have died out or stopped using computers by now but the vestigial nub that adorns most...This is properly weird. I haven't met one of you in a couple decades at least. I assumed your ilk must have died out or stopped using computers by now but the vestigial nub that adorns most business laptops to this day spoke otherwise. I knew you must exist, but it's such another thing to encounter you in the wild.
I've got a P15 Gen2 with a proper TrackPointTM clit mouse, and let me tell you, I gave it a legitimate try today based on comments here... Based on my experiences today either you're all wrong or I'm overestimating my knowledge of female anatomy. It's so fucking sensitive. I can't even.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Is there an easy way to tell if a laptop has USB-C charging? in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentHey! I'll be that guy! I've never had a laptop capable of charging via USB-C even though I buy a new one every 3ish years. My last laptop was a HP ZBook X360 whose power adapter was 120W. It had a...Hey! I'll be that guy! I've never had a laptop capable of charging via USB-C even though I buy a new one every 3ish years.
My last laptop was a HP ZBook X360 whose power adapter was 120W. It had a USBC-PD port capable of delivering 100W, but charging was disabled due to 120 > 100. The one before it was a Zbook Studio G3, which also didn't support it, though that was before it was common to use USB-C to charge things as big as laptops.
My current laptop is a Lenovo P15 Gen2. Its power adapter is 240W, so again, it won't charge via any of its USBC ports, even though it pretty much never takes more than 60W unless I'm doing 4k gaming.
The caveat here is I buy stupid overpowered business workstation laptops cause they're really cheap as refurbs.
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentI'm not sure. I guess that makes sense? In case they want to separate testing group forum posts versus release channel bug reports... I guess? Surely there's a better way to track bug reports...I'm not sure. I guess that makes sense? In case they want to separate testing group forum posts versus release channel bug reports... I guess? Surely there's a better way to track bug reports other than "Is your screen blue or green?"
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentI've done no testing but I'd suspect if you use Rufus to create your USB installer using the official Windows 11 ISO image (third option) it should give an option to remove this check. Anyway I...I've done no testing but I'd suspect if you use Rufus to create your USB installer using the official Windows 11 ISO image (third option) it should give an option to remove this check.
Anyway I thought it was funny they're changing the BSOD to be green after like 35 years for no goddamn reason. I wonder what focus group / committee voted for that and which project manager is getting a raise for that. Someone is putting that on their resume.
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Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes
pseudolobster Link ParentAs someone with "mod powers" I want to let you know I feel like editing links is the most invasive possible action I can take, even worse than editing titles. Any time I do it I post something in...As someone with "mod powers" I want to let you know I feel like editing links is the most invasive possible action I can take, even worse than editing titles. Any time I do it I post something in the comments saying "I changed the link to the original article here: https:///www.website.com/article instead of https:///web.site.info/blogspam
Any time anyone has any problems with my tagging, moving, editing things, please just tell me. I'm happy to revert it. Likewise if you think you can do a better job than me, please ask @Deimos for editing privileges. It's not some elite group or whatever, you just need to ask.
In a reply to another comment I mentioned the mobileread forums, which are an incredible resource for kindle modding and jailbreaking. That sent me down a nostalgia rabbit hole. In addition to using my kindle as a VNC client to connect to an android VM, turning the thing into a cursed android tablet, I remembered I actually wrote a frontend for the VNC client that prompted you for a username and password.
With such limited options that were available I drew a text UI using some sort of ncurses plugin for ZSH, which ended up implementing touch support, full cursor support, etc. I'm kinda proud how it works despite how incredibly janky it is. Also I named all my variables "poop" because I'm an adult and that's my choice.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3241063