SteeeveTheSteve's recent activity
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Comment on Industry initiative launches Euro-Office as true sovereign office suite in ~tech
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Comment on Donald Trump says it's 'not possible' for the US to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars' in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI'd say even some Americans don't want to see posts about our Idiot-In-Chiefs latest mouth noises.I'd say even some Americans don't want to see posts about our Idiot-In-Chiefs latest mouth noises.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentAm curious, can a majority owner force minority owners to sell their shares?Am curious, can a majority owner force minority owners to sell their shares?
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentSo another EA? :(acquire other, more successful companies and attempt to extract every bit of nostalgia or goodwill anyone has towards that company and turn it into profit to allow it to continue to devour anything of interest.
So another EA? :(
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Comment on Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a twenty-year-old game in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat's great! Didn't realize this was still going on! It's amazing all they've done and the level of organization required to do it is crazy, they're basically a game developer. Definitely need to...That's great! Didn't realize this was still going on! It's amazing all they've done and the level of organization required to do it is crazy, they're basically a game developer. Definitely need to make the next game I play Morrowind with both these mods, hopefully I don't get lost in collecting mods to use with it. lol
I remember first playing Morrowind and being amazed at the immersion, hadn't ever played a game like it before. Bethesda was always great at building worlds that were just fun to explore with little details to find all over and great lore. I hadn't played Daggerfall or Arena, so being a "small" island didn't bother me. Took me several years just to finish the game, I'd always get distracted by side quests, exploration or managing my bins of junk, collections of every type of book/armor/weapon and shelves of ordinator helmets and soul gems.
The biggest project I did was creating a big castle dedicated to Azura (if I remember right, I "creatively" called it Azura's Castle). Threw all kinds of stuff in there like a big garden, lighting effects and statues, to the point frame rates weren't great. It was a lot of fun, the feeling was like building in Minecraft due to how easy the editor was to use. I can see how they'd have fun creating Tamriel, especially if they can focus on what they like to do.
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Comment on Anthropic rejects latest US Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’ in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkSounds like your typical AI company making their product out to be Skynet when it's really just an advanced Autocorrect. That said, the pentagon has a legit reason. AI has a lot of possibilities...Sounds like your typical AI company making their product out to be Skynet when it's really just an advanced Autocorrect.
That said, the pentagon has a legit reason. AI has a lot of possibilities for both cyber warfare and regular warfare. If we don't at least look at the possibilities, we could show up to the next major war without proper cyber defenses and as the only one without aimbots for their soldiers.
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Comment on I built a space simulation that runs in the browser and it feels good enough to share it now in ~space
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHa, what a fun simulator. I spawned a planet between Mars and Jupitor... Io and Europa got jealous and broke away from Jupitor at some point. They've been hanging close but not too close. Then I...Ha, what a fun simulator. I spawned a planet between Mars and Jupitor... Io and Europa got jealous and broke away from Jupitor at some point. They've been hanging close but not too close.
Then I spawned a massive gas giant between Neptune and Uranus. Neptune butted heads a couple times with the newbie then left the system for a while. Uranus just did a spin around it and launched a bit behind Neptune. They eventually came back only to get scared and left again.
Finally, placing the biggest gas giant right around mercury's orbit with the arrow pointed out and time set to year/s made for a neat pattern. It apparently dragged the sun with it as it spun creating increasingly intricate patterns. I had set it to green, it's now black. My goal was a black hole... did I succeed? :D Oh wait no, if I center on it instead of the sun the green comes back. Just added a couple more to it... wow the patterns are neat!.... Oh no the sun just got launched! It's disasterous, the green gas giant went one way and the sun and new gas giant went the other, the center of the solar system now stands empty! Planets are shooting off in straight lines.
Hehehe, destroyed the solar system, 5 stars from me! :D
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Comment on Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentAmber alert was a military state of high alert in the UK up until 2006. Before 2006 the UK used the "Bikini Alert State", the US Alert State is called DEFCON.Amber alert was a military state of high alert in the UK up until 2006. Before 2006 the UK used the "Bikini Alert State", the US Alert State is called DEFCON.
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Comment on Humble Bundle Books: (Almost) the entirety of Discworld for $16 in ~books
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentAaaannndd bought, with a bit extra added for good measure. Perfect timing, these are on my "to read" list and I've been meaning to check out humble bundle. Thanks for the heads up! :DAaaannndd bought, with a bit extra added for good measure.
Perfect timing, these are on my "to read" list and I've been meaning to check out humble bundle. Thanks for the heads up! :D
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentLooks like it's from at least 1842 and thought to originate from their coloring, which looks like a design you'd find on a carpet back then....Looks like it's from at least 1842 and thought to originate from their coloring, which looks like a design you'd find on a carpet back then.
https://reptilestartup.com/why-are-carpet-pythons-called-carpet/
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Comment on Crunchyroll to end ad-supported streaming at the end of 2025 in ~anime
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI hope not, I try to do things legit, but that'd just force me to raise the ol' Jolly Roger 🏴☠️ again if I were unable to block those. I refuse to waste my time on ads, commercials already took..."pay for it AND we do all the ads anyways"
I hope not, I try to do things legit, but that'd just force me to raise the ol' Jolly Roger 🏴☠️ again if I were unable to block those. I refuse to waste my time on ads, commercials already took enough before I stopped watching TV.
It's not even beneficial to the companies advertising since I'm LESS likely to buy an advertised product and sometimes anything else from the brand if the ad was annoying enough.
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Comment on Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which? in ~life
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentChanges are not always bad, but they are not always good. So no change seems just fine, so long as you weren't a terrible person, in a terrible state or faking who you truly are. That said, it...Changes are not always bad, but they are not always good. So no change seems just fine, so long as you weren't a terrible person, in a terrible state or faking who you truly are.
That said, it sounds to me like you changed plenty, they don't have to be big to make you different than HS you. It might be that to you nothing changed, but it's possible you've just changed too slow to notice. Surely you've matured, but getting married and having kids both change people. Then it sounds like you take less risks and learned to make better choices, that stuff affects who your are.
Think of the way someone who last saw your kids years ago might say "they've grown so much". That statement might seem odd to your kids because to them the changes happened so slowly that they don't see they've grown 2 feet since that person last saw them.
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentStill feel the need to explain, but that's a good idea, this is all spiraling too much.not replying further
Still feel the need to explain, but that's a good idea, this is all spiraling too much.
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Comment on New Zealand supreme court ruled that Uber drivers are employees in ~transport
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHate hearing it only applies to 4 drivers, but that's a large step in the right direction at least. This reminds me, the other day I was talking to a driver (in USA) and he tells me these...The decision only applies to the four drivers named in the case.
Hate hearing it only applies to 4 drivers, but that's a large step in the right direction at least.
This reminds me, the other day I was talking to a driver (in USA) and he tells me these companies don't allow older cars, they have a list of what you can drive. I wasn't expecting that, thought you could drive any car as long as it was safe and clean. You'll never see an Uber driver roll up in a classic.
(And just in case you’re not sure what the gig economy is, it’s a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs.)
Wait, that sounds like.. Quests! They're real?! Someone! Quick! Create a business employing gig workers and call it "The Adventurers Guild"!
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentThanks for clarifying, sounds like Oregon's ban on synthetics back in 2021 with a few more rules due to cannabis being illegal federally. Except, there's an annoying child with too much power...the Delta8 shit has been a problem for a while now. You can still go get the (state) legal cannabis.
Thanks for clarifying, sounds like Oregon's ban on synthetics back in 2021 with a few more rules due to cannabis being illegal federally. Except, there's an annoying child with too much power interfering... I hate it when I remember it's only been 11 months and there's 37 to go.
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Comment on I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI want one, but not a chatbot. I just want an AI that can sort/tag bookmarks and delete/fix broken links. Maybe show me a random one from my "To Read" folder. I've got far too many links I saved...I want one, but not a chatbot. I just want an AI that can sort/tag bookmarks and delete/fix broken links. Maybe show me a random one from my "To Read" folder. I've got far too many links I saved intending to go back to and never did.
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Comment on First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say in ~health
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentOh yes, I see what you mean. It's extremely similar to how a Mosquito transmits malaria or even how a tick infects you with lime disease. What do they think epipens are for? >_<It really does feel closer to how mosquitoes transmit diseases than how people usually develop allergies, so using "infect" does feel accurate enough to me.
Oh yes, I see what you mean. It's extremely similar to how a Mosquito transmits malaria or even how a tick infects you with lime disease.
And then you get the idiots who do believe in allergies, but don't believe they could be fatal or that bad. I've come across a few tales of such encounters online, and it always boils my blood.
What do they think epipens are for? >_<
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Comment on How long do homemade olives stay safe? in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThe 2 weeks is for basically tossing the olives in a fridge isn't it? (no vinegar or brine)The 2 weeks is for basically tossing the olives in a fridge isn't it? (no vinegar or brine)
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Comment on How long do homemade olives stay safe? in ~food
SteeeveTheSteve Link"At your own risk" is probably the proper response. Canned olives should last 1.5 years. Personally, the use of vinegar reduces the risk enough for me. I'd be more worried they'd taste like..."At your own risk" is probably the proper response. Canned olives should last 1.5 years. Personally, the use of vinegar reduces the risk enough for me. I'd be more worried they'd taste like cardboard since some things lose their flavor after a few years.
I'm a bit curious how the mold grew. Were the olives not completely covered, the vinegar too watered down, or was the mold just on the surface of the vinegar?
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Comment on US hemp industry plans next move after Donald Trump signs THC ban in ~society
SteeeveTheSteve (edited )Link ParentIf even the nonintoxicating ones are over the threshold, it means they're banning the intoxicating ones. Just ban the synthetics (Delta 8) and require ID. Problem solved. [Edited: Purged...According to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, the vast majority of hemp products on the marketplace surpass the 0.4 milligram threshold, even the nonintoxicating ones.
If even the nonintoxicating ones are over the threshold, it means they're banning the intoxicating ones.
Just ban the synthetics (Delta 8) and require ID. Problem solved.
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Fairly sure it's corporate speak.