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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
RadDevon Link ParentThis is a fun one. When keyboard + mouse for shooters was a novel thing, I ran with ASDF for a while instead of WASD. WASD didn't really feel solidified as the standard at this time, so it was a...This is a fun one. When keyboard + mouse for shooters was a novel thing, I ran with ASDF for a while instead of WASD. WASD didn't really feel solidified as the standard at this time, so it was a good time for experimentation. I sometimes shift one key to the right (ESDF) in games that need a lot of shortcuts to give me a few more keys I can bind around my movement keys.
Ultimately, I wouldn't really recommend ASDF, but ESDF has been a pretty good alternative. It's cool you've found an alternative that works for you.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
RadDevon Link ParentI'm mostly the same. I recently went very deep into Warframe. I loved it, but I went out of my way to do as many missions as I could solo. The game doesn't really want you to play it that way, but...I'm mostly the same. I recently went very deep into Warframe. I loved it, but I went out of my way to do as many missions as I could solo. The game doesn't really want you to play it that way, but it works most of the time.
When you go into a mission with other players, it becomes a mad rush to the objective, which is miserable if you ask me. I want to take my time, look for secrets, enjoy the levels… I'm not there for a speedrun.
I always audibly groaned when I entered a mission I could have soloed, realizing I had forgotten to flip back to solo after running a mission with other players.
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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
RadDevon LinkVampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 was eventually released, but, before the version we got, there was another version being developed by Hardsuit Labs. The original Bloodlines 1 was a 3D CRPG,...Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 was eventually released, but, before the version we got, there was another version being developed by Hardsuit Labs. The original Bloodlines 1 was a 3D CRPG, buggy to hell and back, but beloved and eventually fan-patched into something that mostly worked.
The sequel we got is apparently some kind of cinematic action game. I haven't actually played it because the reports about its nature were just too disappointing after years of waiting for its release. The sequel Hardsuit Labs was developing was intended to follow more closely in the footsteps of the original, including the RPG trappings.
Development was purportedly troubled, and Paradox pulled Hardsuit Labs off the project, handing it over to The Chinese Room who scrapped most of what was there and built the sequel we got instead. I am not so deluded as to believe that the original sequel would have been an incredible game. Maybe it too wouldn't have been a worthy successor for one reason or another. Despite that, I would have rather seen a failed game that had ambitions to be a true successor than the scaled-back low-ambition middling sequel masquerading (😉) around in the pale peeled-off skin of its predecessor.
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentI did look into Starlabs, but like the others, their reviews were littered with horror stories but with the added pressure of being one of the more expensive options. It's a shame because they...I did look into Starlabs, but like the others, their reviews were littered with horror stories but with the added pressure of being one of the more expensive options. It's a shame because they were actually near the top of my list. Their machines look great!
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentIt's not ideal, but HP doesn't position its products as a political statement. Framework does. I find it particularly hypocritical in a way that HP's political activity isn't since they are not...It's not ideal, but HP doesn't position its products as a political statement. Framework does. I find it particularly hypocritical in a way that HP's political activity isn't since they are not positioning their products this way. As I said in the article, I'd prefer to support a smaller Linux-focused system builder, but I can't find one that seems to be reliable, which is ultimately one of my top criteria in choosing a computer. As a result, I'm left with, as with most decisions in life, the choice between compromises, and I chose the one that bothered me the least.
Is it still confusing?
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentI see. I'll work on it. Thanks for taking the time to comment!I see. I'll work on it. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentMakes sense. I'll try to improve that. Thank you!Makes sense. I'll try to improve that. Thank you!
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentAuthor here. Are you talking about the font the content is written in or the header font? The header font is a pixel font, but the content should be in a pretty basic sans-serif font unless...Author here. Are you talking about the font the content is written in or the header font? The header font is a pixel font, but the content should be in a pretty basic sans-serif font unless there's something weird going on that I'm not aware of.
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentI've reverted it, so if you feel like trying again, you might find it more palatable. Maybe not though. I might have misinterpreted the problem you were having with it. 😅 I have removed the...I've reverted it, so if you feel like trying again, you might find it more palatable. Maybe not though. I might have misinterpreted the problem you were having with it. 😅 I have removed the scanlines and the rolling refresh rate mismatch bar, so if that's your issue, it may work for you now.
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Comment on Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years in ~tech
RadDevon Link ParentThanks for the feedback. I made this change recently to try to diverge more from web design trends, give the site more character, and to try to evoke technology of the past, but you've validated...Thanks for the feedback. I made this change recently to try to diverge more from web design trends, give the site more character, and to try to evoke technology of the past, but you've validated my suspicion that it may not be worth it. I'll roll back.
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Leaving Apple behind after eighteen years
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Comment on What's your favorite RSS reader? in ~comp
RadDevon Link ParentI also run miniflux and consume it on my phone via Capy Reader which I've been liking quite a bit. I wonder if a similar combo might sate OP's desire for "Android and something linkable with a...I also run miniflux and consume it on my phone via Capy Reader which I've been liking quite a bit. I wonder if a similar combo might sate OP's desire for "Android and something linkable with a PC..."
If they're willing to give self-hosting a shot, it could be a good fit.
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Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk
RadDevon Link"Ephemeral" is one of my favorites. It's opposite of permanent. If something will last only a short time, you could describe it as "ephemeral." One characteristic of the word that occurs to me as..."Ephemeral" is one of my favorites. It's opposite of permanent. If something will last only a short time, you could describe it as "ephemeral." One characteristic of the word that occurs to me as I write this is that it's only useful if the expectation about the thing being described is that it would not be ephemeral. For example, it wouldn't be useful to describe a meal or a drink as "ephemeral" since they all are.
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
RadDevon LinkI might have just skipped the categories if I had known I would only use three of them. Oh well! Maybe it helps someone. I learned from this exercise that, although I try out a lot of games, the...I might have just skipped the categories if I had known I would only use three of them. Oh well! Maybe it helps someone.
I learned from this exercise that, although I try out a lot of games, the ones I put time into tend to be too popular to clear the "hidden gem" bar. I guess that's somewhat natural.
Anyway, onto the games!
Buried Treasure
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid- $19.99
This is a great game to play to escape into something simpler and wholesome. You get to play a Japanese kid hanging out unsupervised in a small town. You'll fish, dig for buried treasure, make friends with the locals, join in on town events, and just explore the area. It has a wonderful cadence wherein playing an in-game day makes for an immensely satisfying play session. Gives me warm and fuzzy feelings every time I play it.
Cult Classic
Cauldron- $11.99
It's a bunch of mini-games wrapped in some kind of RPG? I'm not deep enough to really understand the meta-layer very well yet, but the mini-games are great! The games are played actively, but the progression mirrors that of an idle game: you'll buy upgrades that will make your numbers go up faster. The music is surprisingly good to be as minimal as it is.
Cryptark- $3.74
Fly your armored suit into alien ships to get cool stuff. It's actiony, but it's more than action. It requires you to be a bit more strategic than a twin-stick shooter, even though the way you actually shoot mirrors that. Often feels tense, in a good way. Nice art too.
Voxelgram- $3.99
This is one of my favorite nonogram puzzle games. This one is in 3D, and it feel really cool to chip voxels away until you come out with some sort of 3D shape. This isn't my favorite nonogram game (that one isn't on sale, having just come out), but it's a really good one.
Gem Graduate
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~- $4.99
An excellent piece of virtual tourism. I learned a ton about Japan, and it felt nice to virtually visit a place. I wish there were more games like this that made you feel like you were in a real place. It's not "immersive" in the way that may imply, but it still captures a feeling of being somewhere else, even without in any way tricking my brain into thinking I am somewhere else.
Wayfinder- $9.99
This makes my list despite having 20,000+ reviews because MOST OF THEM ARE WRONG! This is a cool action RPG (but not in the way that Diablo or Dark Souls are action RPGs) that started life as an exploitative free-to-play MMO before ejecting from that business model and becoming a small-scale multiplayer game with everything unlocked through in-game progression. It has a nice art style and tons of game to play through. Really fun to play with a friend or three.
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Comment on Experience on Mastodon in ~tech
RadDevon LinkThe trick for me was to focus on following hashtags rather than accounts. Then, when someone cool posts with one of your hashtags, follow their account. When they repost something cool from...The trick for me was to focus on following hashtags rather than accounts. Then, when someone cool posts with one of your hashtags, follow their account. When they repost something cool from someone else, follow that account. This will help you grow a network of cool people you want to hear from. Be the algorithm.
Bonus tip: install the Street Pass for Mastodon browser extension. Then, as you’re browsing the web, you’ll also be discovering more accounts to follow.
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Comment on Anyone on Tildes tried Bazzite or similar Fedora Atomic distros? in ~comp
RadDevon LinkI use Bazzite as a daily driver on my gaming PC after ditching Windows last year. As far as what you're hearing about software installation, both are true: it's annoying and probably also good....I use Bazzite as a daily driver on my gaming PC after ditching Windows last year. As far as what you're hearing about software installation, both are true: it's annoying and probably also good. The few times I have had to try Distrobox to install an app, it generally hasn't worked for me. I don't recall what all of those are or why they didn't work. I do know that the text expansion app I use Espanso can't be installed under Bazzite as far as I can tell. There's an issue on the UniversalBlue repo asking them to make it work (Bazzite is based on UniversalBlue, by the way, or that's my understanding of the relationship at least), but it's been open for a while now with no activity. My resources failed me. Oh My ZSH was also difficult to install, and the support is pretty bad in my experience. The support is provided by the developers, who obviously don't want to be doing support.
That said, it's the only distro I've tried where most everything I wanted to do gaming-related has worked out-of-the-box. I still can't get HDR to work reliably, but I understand that's just the state of HDR under Linux.
If I had it to do over, I would probably go with a standard mutable distro and just deal with having to reload if I ever got it into a bad state. If you just want to do gaming though and don't have a tendency to color outside the lines, Bazzite could be a good choice.
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Comment on What media have you found that teaches something in a fun or unique way? in ~life
RadDevon LinkI'm loving reading the suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has shared! I thought of a couple more. Vim Adventures (game)- A fun game that teaches you Vim keybinds by having you navigate a...I'm loving reading the suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has shared!
I thought of a couple more.
- Vim Adventures (game)- A fun game that teaches you Vim keybinds by having you navigate a character through the world, solving puzzles using said keybinds
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (book/fanfic)- From Wikipedia: "It adapts the story of Harry Potter to explain complex concepts in cognitive science, philosophy, and the scientific method."
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What media have you found that teaches something in a fun or unique way?
Apologies if I've chosen the wrong topic for this one. My request is broad, so I'm not sure where it should go. Could have fit into an "education" topic, but that doesn't exist so… 🤷♂️ I stumbled...
Apologies if I've chosen the wrong topic for this one. My request is broad, so I'm not sure where it should go. Could have fit into an "education" topic, but that doesn't exist so… 🤷♂️
I stumbled onto the Manga Guide to Databases, and I'm having a lot of fun reading through it. It's reminded me of other media that is explicitly designed to teach a topic in a fun way. A few examples that stand out:
- The Little Schemer (book)- Teaches recursion in a really intuitive way through a narrative.
- Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ (game)- Teaches you about Japan and Japanese culture through a visual novel.
- How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (anime/manga)- Does more storytelling than teaching, but there's still a fair bit of teaching in here about how to get started working out
I really enjoy this kind of media, and I'd like to find more of it. What other media have you found that fits this description? Topic and medium doesn't matter as long as the delivery is effective. I don't even care if the media seems designed explicitly to teach the topic or if learning is just a pleasant side-effect of engaging with it.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
RadDevon Link ParentYou can’t really “perfect” this, so there’s no sense in trying. Mindfulness around the subject is usually enough to curb the tendency for bigger, better, more. I’d still count that as a win.You can’t really “perfect” this, so there’s no sense in trying. Mindfulness around the subject is usually enough to curb the tendency for bigger, better, more. I’d still count that as a win.
Breaking the mold a bit to talk about tabletop games.
I love love love TTRPGs… just not playing them. 😅 Mostly, I think it's just that I have too much social anxiety to enjoy the experience. I love reading the sourcebooks though — learning about the lore and systems and imagining what the game would be like.
I have been able to play and enjoy some solo RPGs or duet RPGs with my partner, but that's about it.