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Comment on Markdown/inline links don't work unless URL starts with http(s) in ~tildes
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Comment on Looking for a non-smart watch recommendation in ~tech
Rudism Link ParentI bought a PineTime a while back, and had it working for exactly one day before I unrecoverably bricked it somehow during firmware flashing. So word of advice for anyone who decides to get one:...I bought a PineTime a while back, and had it working for exactly one day before I unrecoverably bricked it somehow during firmware flashing. So word of advice for anyone who decides to get one: resist your tinkerer tendencies as much as possible because software-wise these things can be fragile.
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Comment on 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke reacts to his life in photos: 'Mary Poppins,’ 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' in ~movies
Rudism LinkThis statement kind of broke my brain: I got anxiety about my parents being in their 70s, can't even fathom what it would be like to have kids in their 70s.This statement kind of broke my brain:
My kids are in their 70s now.
I got anxiety about my parents being in their 70s, can't even fathom what it would be like to have kids in their 70s.
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Comment on Looking for a non-smart watch recommendation in ~tech
Rudism Link ParentI saw that thread, and couldn't muster up the mental energy required to read and parse all the posts and counter-posts and comments and get emotionally invested one way or the other. Correct me if...I saw that thread, and couldn't muster up the mental energy required to read and parse all the posts and counter-posts and comments and get emotionally invested one way or the other. Correct me if I'm way off base, but at a bird's-eye glance it didn't seem like either side was making a particularly strong case over the other (it smelled strongly to me of your typical FOSS drama-du-jour pissing contest).
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Comment on Looking for a non-smart watch recommendation in ~tech
Rudism LinkYou could look into the "new" Pebbles. I picked one up and have only connected it to my tablet a handful of times (to get a watchface that I like and update the firmware). Out of the box, with no...You could look into the "new" Pebbles. I picked one up and have only connected it to my tablet a handful of times (to get a watchface that I like and update the firmware). Out of the box, with no apps and in airplane mode, it tells time, counts daily steps, gives you stats on how long/well you slept each night, and has smart alarms that can wake you up when you come out of deep sleep within 30 mins of the time you set. Battery life is decent, I need to charge it maybe once every week or so (and they claim they're going to improve that in the future with more firmware updates).
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Comment on Strange YouTube watch-tracking behavior in ~tech
Rudism LinkI have completely disabled watch history for a long time now and YouTube has become way, way, way less painful to use as a result. I highly recommend giving it a try. The main annoyance (for me)...I have completely disabled watch history for a long time now and YouTube has become way, way, way less painful to use as a result. I highly recommend giving it a try. The main annoyance (for me) was having to remember where I left off in longer videos if I wanted to resume later, but if that feature is as broken as this thread makes it sound then maybe that's for the better anyway.
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Comment on Project Hail Mary | Official trailer in ~movies
Rudism LinkCan't really confirm (for obvious reasons), but I haven't watched the trailer yet on advice from a friend who said it spoils some major plot points for anyone who hasn't read the book yet, and I...Can't really confirm (for obvious reasons), but I haven't watched the trailer yet on advice from a friend who said it spoils some major plot points for anyone who hasn't read the book yet, and I still plan on reading the book before seeing the movie.
Just a word of caution to anyone else in the same boat.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Rudism LinkI finally caved and picked up a Switch 2 as a birthday present to myself, and paid the $10 for the Tears of the Kingdom upgrade. I've owned TotK since it came out, but when I got it I was already...I finally caved and picked up a Switch 2 as a birthday present to myself, and paid the $10 for the Tears of the Kingdom upgrade. I've owned TotK since it came out, but when I got it I was already so burned out by putting hundreds of hours into BotW that I never really put my heart into TotK before abandoning it. I vaguely remember discovering some item duplication glitch and using that to max out my energy cells and then using a hover bike build to bypass the whole map and hyperfocus on getting all the map towers, shrines, and light roots, and mostly ignored the story.
So now that some time has passed I'm getting back into it, starting over and playing it properly this time, and it's fun. Not a mind-blowing experience like BotW was, but it's basically like getting to play BotW over again with enough new mechanics and things to do/explore to keep it interesting. It could also be my poor memory, but the graphical upgrade when playing docked on my big TV actually is kind of mind blowing--the draw distance in the game is absolutely bonkers... I'll throw a marker on some tower I can see plainly in the distance and decide I'll go there next, only to discover that it's on the other side of the map and would probably take me hours to get there at this stage in the game.
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Comment on Part of me wishes it wasn't true but: AI coding is legit in ~tech
Rudism LinkI suppose if you're building something generic that's already been done a million times in the training data, and using a ubiquitious language like Javascript, the experience may be different....I suppose if you're building something generic that's already been done a million times in the training data, and using a ubiquitious language like Javascript, the experience may be different. I've mostly tried using it for building things that are way outside my wheelhouse, uncommon, and tough to research (for example I recently tried rubber ducking off an LLM to help me build a Pebble smartwatch app in C), and the experience has been uniformly hot garbage--confidently steers me in the wrong direction time after time, suggests solutions that can't and would never work, and writes code that doesn't compile and sends me on wild goose chases. Maybe AI coding has a place in certain kinds of work, but it's worse than useless for anything I've ever tried leaning on it for.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
Rudism LinkIf only I hadn't already gone through three different iterations of the Quest, with each one collecting more dust than the last, I'd be very interested in that Steam Frame. I think I'm at a point...If only I hadn't already gone through three different iterations of the Quest, with each one collecting more dust than the last, I'd be very interested in that Steam Frame. I think I'm at a point where I'm more or less done spending money on VR though, until the tech advances to the point where you can have it in an otherwise normal-looking pair of glasses form factor (ideally something I can switch on and off in my actual glasses that I wear for vision anyway).
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Comment on How should open source software projects handle AI‑generated code? in ~tech
Rudism Link ParentI don't think this should be too controversial. Pull requests should continue to be evaluated on their merits and quality, regardless of whether the code was written by a human, an A.I., or a...I don't think this should be too controversial. Pull requests should continue to be evaluated on their merits and quality, regardless of whether the code was written by a human, an A.I., or a hyper-intelligent squirrel from dimension C-131. If the code works, achieves something worthwhile, and aligns with the project's established guidelines and conventions, then merge it, if not then don't.
If one of your project's values/contribution guidelines is that there should be absolutely zero A.I.-generated code, then make that clear, but good luck actually policing that when it comes time to evaluate contributions.
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Comment on Tips for becoming a tea person in ~food
Rudism LinkIf you want to be like me and Captain Picard you'll only drink tea. Earl Grey. Hot.If you want to be like me and Captain Picard you'll only drink tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
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Comment on Anthropic aims to nearly triple annualized revenue in 2026, sources say in ~tech
Rudism Link ParentI think the idea is that it's a projection of the company's annual revenue. Like if a brand new company started up and earned $10,000 in its first month, you wouldn't say "this company earned...I think the idea is that it's a projection of the company's annual revenue. Like if a brand new company started up and earned $10,000 in its first month, you wouldn't say "this company earned $10,000 in the last year." Instead you'd say "this company's projected to earn $120,000 per year." The logic holds the same for a company that's been ramping up (or losing) revenue if you want to look at how much it's actually worth right now, without factoring the fact that it was making less (or more) earlier in the year.
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Comment on The majority AI view in ~comp
Rudism LinkI'm among those who held that majority opinion for a long time. However mine is continuing to slide further and further into "I'm so sick of all the bullshit, I wish I lived in a different reality...Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped, the fact they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value.
I'm among those who held that majority opinion for a long time. However mine is continuing to slide further and further into "I'm so sick of all the bullshit, I wish I lived in a different reality where LLMs never existed" territory.
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Comment on How I reversed Amazon's Kindle web obfuscation because their app sucked in ~tech
Rudism LinkI always knew these sites used tricks to make it hard to download stuff (even if you're willing to do it manually using the network tab of your browser), but had no idea it was to this extent! I...I always knew these sites used tricks to make it hard to download stuff (even if you're willing to do it manually using the network tab of your browser), but had no idea it was to this extent!
I would also love to go fully legit on ebook and audiobook purchases, but Amazon locking everyone in to Kindle exclusivity makes it hard. For example I pay for DRM-free audiobooks on Libro.fm and Downpour, and e-books on Kobo when they have DRM-free versions, and always purchase directly from the author when that's an option, but so often I've started a series and discovered that everything after book 2 or 3 is Kindle exclusive. Usually I just drop it and move on to something new, but there's always a part of me that feels like if they're not willing to offer me a legitimate way to pay for the book without draconian DRM restrictions, then obtaining it via "other" methods are a little easier to justify.
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Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games
Rudism Link ParentI think the handheld device market must be more booming than I realized. I suppose if this is going to be a primary gaming device it makes sense to maximize specs. I was assuming these would...I think the handheld device market must be more booming than I realized. I suppose if this is going to be a primary gaming device it makes sense to maximize specs. I was assuming these would always be secondary devices to gaming on a real PC or mainline console, but it sounds like maybe that assumption is wrong.
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Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games
Rudism Link ParentIf you don't actually travel, and just want something portable that you can play your PC games on around your house or yard or whatever, I think investing in decent wifi/local network...If you don't actually travel, and just want something portable that you can play your PC games on around your house or yard or whatever, I think investing in decent wifi/local network infrastructure and picking up a (way, way, way) cheaper device made for streaming will give you more bang for your buck. For $1000 you could probably get a Unifi router, a couple APs, and something like a Logitech G-Cloud and then stream games from your existing PC.
If you do travel, then I don't understand why anyone would pick this thing up over a Steamdeck OLED or a Switch 2 (both of which are comparable in price to the non-premium Xbox Ally).
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Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games
Rudism LinkI like how they advertise Game Bar as a top tier selling point. Whenever I try to set up a Windows machine for gaming it takes me like half a day to figure out how to fully disable that damn thing...I like how they advertise Game Bar as a top tier selling point. Whenever I try to set up a Windows machine for gaming it takes me like half a day to figure out how to fully disable that damn thing so I can map the button to something actually useful.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
Rudism Link ParentI used Neovim for the last few years (after using Vim pretty exclusively since college, so over 20 years ago). For me the big win for Helix is I'm happy with the experience straight out of the...I used Neovim for the last few years (after using Vim pretty exclusively since college, so over 20 years ago). For me the big win for Helix is I'm happy with the experience straight out of the box. With Vim and Neovim I had to install and manage all kinds of plugins, configs for those plugins, and configs for the editor itself to get it into a pleasant state--everything always felt like a huge mess (with Neovim being slightly better, but I'm not a huge fan of using Lisp as a config language). With Helix I'm down to maybe 20 lines of config, and could use it perfectly happily with no config at all. Huge breath of fresh air.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
Rudism LinkI'm using Helix now, after decades of Vim (I switched because I got sick of messing with LSP configs and my life instantly improved). Mostly I code C# and you can try to convince me as much as you...I'm using Helix now, after decades of Vim (I switched because I got sick of messing with LSP configs and my life instantly improved). Mostly I code C# and you can try to convince me as much as you want that VS Code is better but I am not buying it.
In my head I always thought of that syntax as still being a relative url--just relative up one level to the scheme instead of any part of the domain name.