Sodliddesu's recent activity
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Comment on Would you like to be a part of my music/sound art project? in ~creative
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Comment on Unbound goes into administration: Crowdfunders for book projects dropped by publisher 'won't receive refunds', authors told in ~books
Sodliddesu LinkThat's the main risk of crowdfunding? It looks like the old company made a promise the new one didn't intend to keep... Just in this case the whole platform went under and not just one project.That's the main risk of crowdfunding? It looks like the old company made a promise the new one didn't intend to keep... Just in this case the whole platform went under and not just one project.
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Comment on University of Texas has 'power stripped' as bill passes in ~society
Sodliddesu LinkDan Patrick While we're all well aware that he's a moron, does he think that Yippee Ki Yay means goodbye in some other language? It's the same as Yeehaw, any Texan should know that. His usage here...Yippie Ki Yay! Adios! Sayonara! Auf Wiedersehen! Au Revoir! In every language you can possibly think of: Goodbye!
- Dan Patrick
While we're all well aware that he's a moron, does he think that Yippee Ki Yay means goodbye in some other language? It's the same as Yeehaw, any Texan should know that. His usage here is about as authentic as Ted Cruz.
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Comment on What are your favorite music videos? in ~music
Sodliddesu LinkDJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak Vance Joy - Riptide A few others have already been mentioned, a few I can't seem to find original uploads of (or at least they don't seem quite...DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak
A few others have already been mentioned, a few I can't seem to find original uploads of (or at least they don't seem quite correct to my addled brain.)
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Comment on The HESCO Barrier is an effective replacement for traditional sandbags in ~design
Sodliddesu Link ParentThat was my exact first thought. Different use cases. I can stack sand bags at doorways. I'd use Hescos to secure my compound.That was my exact first thought. Different use cases. I can stack sand bags at doorways. I'd use Hescos to secure my compound.
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Comment on Leaker claims that a PlayStation 6 Portable is in the pipeline in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkIs this next console generation going to be the equivalent of when everyone tried to hop on the Wii's motion controls in the sixth Gen? Microsoft has already thrown their hat back into the always...Is this next console generation going to be the equivalent of when everyone tried to hop on the Wii's motion controls in the sixth Gen?
Microsoft has already thrown their hat back into the always online ring with their "cloud streaming handhelds" and I'm guessing Sony will come out with something akin to the GameGear - technically more competent but completely missing the point... But seeing Nintendo's current price points maybe they can hang!
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Comment on Donald Trump administration plans to end the US Internal Revenue Service Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say in ~society
Sodliddesu LinkNo, the problem is his company - he represents the problem and is glad to have the solution taken away.Derrick Plummer, a spokesman for the commercial tax preparation company Intuit,, said in a statement that “Direct File is and has been a solution in search of a problem
No, the problem is his company - he represents the problem and is glad to have the solution taken away.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
Sodliddesu LinkI watched A Minecraft Movie last Saturday and, let me just say, it was a perfectly acceptable movie. Am I too old and cynical? Who was honestly expecting something 'great' from this movie? It's...I watched A Minecraft Movie last Saturday and, let me just say, it was a perfectly acceptable movie.
Am I too old and cynical? Who was honestly expecting something 'great' from this movie? It's corny, it's stupid at times, and to be blunt it's exactly like playing Minecraft with a kid.
Now, one thing I wasn't expecting was the amount of... Not really graphic but 'violent' moments. Two characters are killed unceremoniously, one of them a child stabbed in the chest (they comically turn into an item drop, ha ha) and another gets one last funny line in before being shot point blank. The Ghasts don't flop over and poof out of existence, they cry and crash into walls before exploding, sending nearby mobs flying. A sheep gets ripped apart by zombies while it screams. I really wasn't expecting that much. The movie has human characters that barely get scratched from creeper explosions to the face but doesn't balk at making you watch a baby piglin scream and fall to their death.
Thankfully, it was a relatively quiet theater - none of the theatrics I've seen online.
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentI had a nether network. Get off at the outpost interchange and you can enter the nether safe house and, if you like, ride that to another random nether portal that opens up into another part of...I had a nether network. Get off at the outpost interchange and you can enter the nether safe house and, if you like, ride that to another random nether portal that opens up into another part of the world.
Essentially, I never engaged with Minecraft deep enough to want to min max anything. I strip mined the inside of a mountain to get enough stone to build my castle town walls. I've had hundreds of levels of experience and never enchanted anything.
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentA cornerstone of any world of mine is a series of long connecting tunnels with Redstone minecarts in them. I would build multistory fortresses, turn villages into castle towns, create outposts on...A cornerstone of any world of mine is a series of long connecting tunnels with Redstone minecarts in them. I would build multistory fortresses, turn villages into castle towns, create outposts on tops of snowy peaks and connect them all with my subterranean transit system.
The massive quarries I'd excavated gave me more building materials and once my pockets were full, new edifices popped up (subway stops) and I would explore every outward.
Outside of building castle gates and hidden doors, redstone was essentially only for building minecart tracks. I had tried in the past to build various farms, watched tutorials and so on, and they never clicked. I'd prefer to setup an actual farm, complete with a big red barn and individual stalls full of hay for the animals than I would recreate a Tyson factory.
I do enjoy the survival mechanic and the combat to a degree but that degree is that they both incentives control of the environment. I build a large farm at one of my bases and have enough bread to last me months but I still had to create an area to do that. Going back and seeing my old, hard scrabble crops growing on the side of a random river while I take my minecart to my acre of wheat feels like an accomplishment in the way no 'achievement' can. When I've built a nether portal in the side of the mountain guarded by automatic doors with a nether brick lava feature adorning the entrance that you can see from my castle tower at night it makes going to bed in that room feel like being a master of the natural world.
Basically, I feel you. Progress in Minecraft is very limited. There's only four main tiers of weapons and armor! Progress is also limitless. Have you really lived until you have a complete fortress with tunnel network in the nether, including a subway that goes straight through a lava lake?
Currently dipped my toes back into Minecraft again and I'm in the process of building a seven story underground tower on a cliff with multiple balconies and I tunneled out straight into a waterfall. Can you imagine that? I knocked out the rock and was perfectly aligned with it! Of course, I kept it and scrapped any plans for building a balcony there. To paraphrase Hank Hill, why would anyone fight the ender dragon when you can just build bases?
A small sample size but kids I know who play Minecraft these days are playing bed wars or stuff.
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Comment on How to retrain your brain to crave movement more than screen time in ~health.mental
Sodliddesu Link ParentI know it's not the same for everyone but I remind myself of the saying "No bad weather, only bad gear" and force myself to go. I brought my hiking boots to work with me one day because it rained...I know it's not the same for everyone but I remind myself of the saying "No bad weather, only bad gear" and force myself to go. I brought my hiking boots to work with me one day because it rained and the path I usually walk might be muddy (it was, very) but thankfully I had them so I still got my daily walk in.
If Chicago is anything like Seoul, sounds like you need windproof gear and some warm layers! Force yourself to brave the weather, a half mile walk in terrible weather might not be as fun as a ten mile trek on a perfect day but it's still an accomplishment!
Or, get a VR headset and Superhot VR. That's a workout too.
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Comment on Multiplayer games and privacy in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkI wouldn't say it's naive to expect privacy but it is also somewhat unrealistic. I stand by the assumption that online multiplayer games are, for the most part, essentially equal to "public"...I wouldn't say it's naive to expect privacy but it is also somewhat unrealistic.
I stand by the assumption that online multiplayer games are, for the most part, essentially equal to "public" spaces. Complications arise from the fact that the Discord should at least be considered 'more' private and a polite person would've informed you they were streaming but there's always the possibility that they informed 'the group' a while ago and 'the group' is okay with it.
Though, for me personally, this would more likely be a "lol how long has their been someone streaming all the raids?" in guild chat with a "let me know next time so I can talk about my medical problems and give everyone my credit card number." or a "Hey man, get an on air light or something so I know you're wearing a wire."
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Comment on Which challenging book was worth the effort for you? in ~books
Sodliddesu Link ParentI semi regularly get excited, decide to reread it, pick up a secondhand copy, find someone to gush about it to, give them the copy and rinse/repeat. I am fully aware that I do this.I semi regularly get excited, decide to reread it, pick up a secondhand copy, find someone to gush about it to, give them the copy and rinse/repeat.
I am fully aware that I do this.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Sodliddesu LinkI once stopped a forklift from tipping over. Big, 10k variety. It got hung up on some loose rocks, I touched the pedal and suddenly my view was tilting 20° and going. I quickly cut the wheel all...I once stopped a forklift from tipping over. Big, 10k variety. It got hung up on some loose rocks, I touched the pedal and suddenly my view was tilting 20° and going. I quickly cut the wheel all the way to the right and clicked it over to 4-wheel steering and stood the thing back upright. Likely prevented at least $6USD of property damage.
A lot of my other 'proud' moments are mostly luck but that one was all skill. Well, if I'm being real, they're all luck. I'm just lucky is all.
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Comment on Which challenging book was worth the effort for you? in ~books
Sodliddesu LinkCatch 22. One of my favorite books, the first time I read it I would often read a chapter three times. The book often felt like a stroke in the worst way. More than once I would go back and read a...Catch 22. One of my favorite books, the first time I read it I would often read a chapter three times. The book often felt like a stroke in the worst way. More than once I would go back and read a preceding chapter after finishing one because (after three reads) I wanted to make sure I could still comprehend something.
That and I read A Thousand Splendid suns while the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan was going on. The book is rough enough but it was hard to get to a somewhat optimistic ending with the feeds on the monitor. Looking at the imagery, the bodies, and knowing that the character kind of hoped things would get better.
I gave my team the day off and finished up work by myself that day.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Sodliddesu LinkMy smallest rant? Choosing to do nothing is not the same as not being able to do something. I'm specifically speaking of the organization I'm a part of but someone told me there was "nothing" they...My smallest rant? Choosing to do nothing is not the same as not being able to do something. I'm specifically speaking of the organization I'm a part of but someone told me there was "nothing" they could do and I had to tell them that we're the ones who run the system we're claiming won't let us do it! We can change the system! Even if we can't fix this right now, right away, we can start the processes that next time we won't need to be looking for a fix! Deference to authority, I get. I know how the reporting structure works and if my boss won't let me do something that's different than I can't do anything.
Actually, my smallest rant might be that insulated mugs keep my coffee too hot for too long. Don't burn my tongue an hour later, Thermos.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Sodliddesu Link ParentBut after the first failed password, it's a confirmation that password2 was also wrong.But after the first failed password, it's a confirmation that password2 was also wrong.
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentFor full transparency, there are three Steam Decks in my house - OLED Transparent, 512 Launch, and 256 from before the revision... The 256 is the one giving me all the problems. I contacted...For full transparency, there are three Steam Decks in my house - OLED Transparent, 512 Launch, and 256 from before the revision... The 256 is the one giving me all the problems. I contacted support for the 256 the first time it went down and they quoted me a few hundred to send it in for inspection and repair. I managed to get it up and running with some more finagling. (Turned out it would only output to a 1080p monitor and not the 720p it was connected to or it's native display.) Valve support was responsive but I'm gonna exhaust all my avenues before they ask me to live off ramen for the month.
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Comment on It's official, Switch 2 Joy-Con will not feature Hall Effect sticks in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentFWIW replacing the joysticks on the Lite isn't hellish but it is about a full hour job at least. I fixed my partner's Lite many moons ago and recently (once the fixed ones failed) upgraded it to...FWIW replacing the joysticks on the Lite isn't hellish but it is about a full hour job at least. I fixed my partner's Lite many moons ago and recently (once the fixed ones failed) upgraded it to Hall sticks so I'll hopefully never have to open it again...
Unless they convince me to reshell it or something....
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentAlso, one of the Steam Decks in my house is down again due to no fault of the user and annoying me... AGAIN... with it's refusal to boot. Say what you will about the Switch but I haven't had any...Also, one of the Steam Decks in my house is down again due to no fault of the user and annoying me... AGAIN... with it's refusal to boot.
Say what you will about the Switch but I haven't had any issues with it other than drift which, in fairness, also eventually my Steam Deck caught that too.
I would say the Steam Deck is a much better product, doubly so for the price BUT unless you have technological knowledge the Switch is a safer choice.
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