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Comment on Australian athlete apologizes after winning race despite involuntary bowel movement in ~sports
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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
SunSpotter Link ParentI found it to be a necessity, but only for personal reasons lol. I just really like the convenience of plugging in when I get home and having a fully charged car for the next week or two. Having...I found it to be a necessity, but only for personal reasons lol. I just really like the convenience of plugging in when I get home and having a fully charged car for the next week or two. Having to charge every day does not vibe with my ADHD, and I drive too frequently to L1 charge once a week since it would take about 30 hours to L1 charge my car in one go.
But I would have to agree that if you don’t need the speed, and especially if you don’t plan to live there long term, level 1 charging will serve you just fine.
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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
SunSpotter Link ParentI installed one in my parents garage years ago back when I was living with my family. The experience was…not smooth. But it’s possible that was partially the fault of ChargePoint for making the...I installed one in my parents garage years ago back when I was living with my family. The experience was…not smooth. But it’s possible that was partially the fault of ChargePoint for making the software setup so convoluted.
Also, mostly just trying to preach caution over convenience. In my case, I knew the max power draw of my car and recently had the electrical redone so I knew the circuit was safe.
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Comment on Are there any passionate Nissan Leaf owners here? in ~transport
SunSpotter Link ParentI’m almost positive I’ve seen a couple people charge their Leaf at my workplace. We have a decent number of chargers but the plugs are all J1772, and the big clunky ChaDeMo port is pretty...You’re probably thinking NACS -> J1772. That does exist, for 120 or 240V AC power
I’m almost positive I’ve seen a couple people charge their Leaf at my workplace. We have a decent number of chargers but the plugs are all J1772, and the big clunky ChaDeMo port is pretty recognizable. It’s very possible I mixed something up in my memory, but I myself drive a (non-Tesla) EV with a NACS port so it’s not that.
After doing some research, it appears that there may be an CCS1 to ChaDeMo adapter…but it’s extremely expensive, which I assume is because of the issues you described. Without reading into it more, I’m also not convinced it would work with just J1772.
I’m a bit confused on what the charging situation looks like for a gen 1 Leaf though. Are none of their port(s) compatible with J1772 without some kind of electrical engineering wizardry?
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Comment on Help me choose a small electric car in ~transport
SunSpotter Link ParentDon’t mean to nitpick, but level 1 charging at home is trivial and requires no installation. A lot of newer EVs will just give you a level 1 charger upon purchase, and all you have to do is plug...Don’t mean to nitpick, but level 1 charging at home is trivial and requires no installation. A lot of newer EVs will just give you a level 1 charger upon purchase, and all you have to do is plug said charger into a 120v outlet, and you’re good to go.
You can do the same thing with a level 2 charger, by plugging it into a 240v outlet, but I wouldn’t recommend that if you aren’t confident. Most electricians will recommend wiring in a level 2 charger.
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Comment on Are there any passionate Nissan Leaf owners here? in ~transport
SunSpotter Link ParentChaDeMo is definitely a dying port standard, but the plugs are still common enough in my area. The issue is that I really only see them in at larger charging stations, and there’s only ever one...ChaDeMo is definitely a dying port standard, but the plugs are still common enough in my area. The issue is that I really only see them in at larger charging stations, and there’s only ever one charger out of say 4-10 that actually has a ChaDeMo connector. So if that one space is occupied, you’re out of luck. I imagine it gets even messier if there’s a line, since typically you don’t wait for a specific spot in line at a charging station.
I think the strategy for a car like this is to either charge at work or at home and avoid public (specifically level 3) chargers altogether. OP could get a J1772 => ChaDeMo adapter and charge at level 2 stations just fine. A leaf can be fully charged in about 5 hours, so that leaves plenty of wiggle room to charge during the workday or at night.
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Comment on Zack Snyder's ‘The Last Photograph’ is getting destroyed at TIFF: “Unabashedly sh*t on every level” in ~movies
SunSpotter Link ParentWhen the MCU was still a fresh and new idea, comic book nerds were really excited. Not just about what the MCU would mean for Marvel and its characters, but about how competitors like DC would...But the one thing in my life that completely evades me is how there was enough demand for the Justice League Snyder Cut to get released
When the MCU was still a fresh and new idea, comic book nerds were really excited. Not just about what the MCU would mean for Marvel and its characters, but about how competitors like DC would respond. I think a lot of people twisted themselves around and tried to make themselves believe Snyder knew what he was doing because the opposite…was uhh not something they wanted to imagine.
Tbh, I can understand why. Superman alone has been rebooted three times now in the last 20 years. Meanwhile Marvel has spent almost the same amount of time building a huge interconnected series of movies. In the early days, people were hoping that DC would be able to accomplish the same thing, and that competing brands would push quality even higher.
I think by the time Justice League came out, most people understood that was never going to happen. But the super fans were still invested, so they held onto hope.
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Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games
SunSpotter Link ParentI mean, that’s not a terrible strategy and probably exactly what they intend to do. Make almost no profit on the main device, in order to make the platform itself as attractive/competitive as...I mean, that’s not a terrible strategy and probably exactly what they intend to do. Make almost no profit on the main device, in order to make the platform itself as attractive/competitive as possible. Then make all the margin on accessories.
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Comment on What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story? in ~talk
SunSpotter (edited )Link ParentNah, not even. I was debating whether to comment, because I feel my own experience is on the borderline of understanding anything relevant. I was about six years old when 9/11 happened; too young...Guess I’m the baby here
Nah, not even. I was debating whether to comment, because I feel my own experience is on the borderline of understanding anything relevant. I was about six years old when 9/11 happened; too young to truly understand, but old enough to remember how people reacted.
I very vividly remember getting picked up and pulled out of school a couple hours into the day. When I asked my aunt why I was being picked up, she said something along the lines of “You’re being picked up because America has been attacked and your mom doesn’t think schools will be safe”. Which in hindsight is a wild thing to tell a little kid.
My mom has always been paranoid (think doomsday prepper), and I can only assume she came to the conclusion that 9/11 was only the beginning or something like that. By comparison my aunt couldn’t give a flying fuck most of the time, and it probably never occurred to her that she shouldn’t have said that. Somehow…that didn’t phase me though. I can recall being psyched I got to leave school early and thinking “I’m just a kid so this isn’t even my problem”.
A few weeks later our school principal gathered everyone up for a school-wide assembly. She gave us a speech assuring us that there was nothing to be afraid of and that “the bad people are 10,000 miles away”. Though most of what she said has since faded from memory, that line has stuck with me all these years because ironically it was the first time I wondered if I should actually be afraid. I was suddenly acutely aware of the fact that I didn’t understand how far that was, and for all I knew could just be the other side of the country. I remember kids crying and sniffling throughout her speech, but the main thing I remember personally feeling during her speech was…annoyance because her speech didn’t explain anything about what happened and just gave me more questions than answers.
It wasn’t until a couple years later that I finally understood what happened on 9/11.
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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
SunSpotter LinkThere’s a lot of good suggestions in here in terms of what you can do long term to improve your sleep. But for the immediate term, since it seems like you’re already unintentionally experiencing...There’s a lot of good suggestions in here in terms of what you can do long term to improve your sleep. But for the immediate term, since it seems like you’re already unintentionally experiencing bi-phasic sleep, you could try just making it an actual part of your sleep schedule.
Go to bed a couple hours earlier, wake up whenever you wake up and just make something out of that time instead of fighting it. Read a book, play or watch something relaxing. Anything you can do to casually pass the time that won’t be too mentally engaging (personally I find anything too engaging before bed just keeps me up).
Then just…go back to sleep after a couple hours, and wake up at your usual time. This is actually how most people would have slept before electricity, since it was otherwise expensive to stay up past sunset. Which is just to say, there is precedent for a sleep schedule like this working for people.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
SunSpotter Link ParentNo argument here, but if I’m being honest I’ve felt like this has been the case for several years now. And as one other user has pointed out, LLMs have made this issue even worse. My only point...No argument here, but if I’m being honest I’ve felt like this has been the case for several years now. And as one other user has pointed out, LLMs have made this issue even worse. My only point was that I could understand why a newer user would simply dislike rather than hate Reddit in its current state.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
SunSpotter Link ParentSomething of an aside, but a lot of the OG posters here quit Reddit for good at a point when it may have actually been worse than it is now. In spite of the API thing (which I’m also salty about)...I honestly don't hate Reddit as much as the rest of you seem to do. I was just very turned off by the API situation. Tildes filled a different, but good purpose than Reddit.
Something of an aside, but a lot of the OG posters here quit Reddit for good at a point when it may have actually been worse than it is now. In spite of the API thing (which I’m also salty about) I think the platform as a whole has actually improved in recent years. I mentioned it in another comment but when I joined Tildes, I did so out of disgust for the endless hateful and negative content I was seeing on Reddit and the seeming lack of moderation in response. Now days, the comment quality still sucks but at least the hateful content is gone and they’ve gotten rid of a lot of subreddits that didn’t comply with site wide moderation rules.
So that may be why it seems like a lot of users here hate Reddit.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
SunSpotter Link ParentAt the point I made my Tildes account, the Reddit algorithm was awful, and I’d see hateful or just overly negative content all the time being promoted on /r/all and /r/popular. On top of that, I’d...At the point I made my Tildes account, the Reddit algorithm was awful, and I’d see hateful or just overly negative content all the time being promoted on /r/all and /r/popular. On top of that, I’d been watching the discussion quality drop slowly over the years, arriving at point that was practically one step above YouTubes comment quality.
I’d tried other Reddit alternatives in the past, but so many of them were truly terrible, and completely ignored the importance of good moderation. So Tildes seemed perfect from the moment I learned about it, because it styled itself as you described. Kinder, with more thoughtful discussion and strong moderation.
I do think at some point we created a bit of an echo chamber though. The 2024 election was a wake up call for me in that regard, because I was so confident Harris would win, partly due to discussion on here. But early on, things were a little different. I still remember the “first Trump supporter on Tildes” post that got nuked years ago under Trumps first term. In hindsight the whole thing was kind of funny, and completely predictable. But regardless I think it shows we had more broad political appeal early on.
I’m still happy with where our community arrived though. All I would really want to change is my own browsing habits to ensure I’m reading broader opinions, regardless of whether we stick we Tildes or try to build a successor.
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Comment on Another week on Linux in ~tech
SunSpotter Link ParentWhile use case is a big part of it, I think the distro people choose also plays a big part. There are dozens of actively updated general use distros, and I don’t think most people put in the...I think it's just different peoples' use cases
While use case is a big part of it, I think the distro people choose also plays a big part. There are dozens of actively updated general use distros, and I don’t think most people put in the effort to figure out what distro would work best for them. Instead, they go with the familiar sounding ones like Debian or Ubuntu, or choose one that’s popular in the current discourse. Plus, most people don’t seem have the patience to try something else after a bad experience. I had to coax a friend of mine into trying a different distro after Pop_OS! decided to suddenly change its desktop environment in an update to a different, buggier DE that Pop developed itself.
I’ve also been guilty of this in the past. I remember trialing a very bare bones version of Ubuntu as a teenager (many moons ago) and not being very impressed. I returned to Windows in a heartbeat and didn’t look back until somewhat recently. Then, a couple years ago I tried running pure Arch, but that experiment failed after a few short weeks when the install broke itself in an update. I was also constantly struggling with bugs and keeping things updated the whole time so it was a pretty frustrating experience overall.
I’ve talked to enough people and even watched a few YouTube videos of people essentially doing essentially the same thing, so I don’t think my own personal experiences are unique. But at least in my case, I was stubborn enough or possibly curious enough to keep trying, so I eventually landed on a distro I’m really happy with. But only after I did some research and trialed a few distros via emulators and USB boot images.
Which brings me to my last point:
That said, I still don't recommend Linux to "normies" for the most part, as much as I love it
IMO there is nothing especially technical about how I use Linux in my day to day life. The distro I choose gives me the flexibility to tinker if I want to, without making it a necessity. And a non-techy friend of mine is running the same distro as me straight out of the box and loves it. The most technical part about using Linux for them was installing it lol, and I’m not sure they would have managed without my help. So in that respect, I kind of agree? But I’m also not sure what the solution there even is.
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
SunSpotter Link ParentHonestly I actually prefer CachyOS Proton. You don’t actually need CachyOS to use it either! I have it running on my SteamDeck and use it as a fallback option for games that have issues or are...Honestly I actually prefer CachyOS Proton. You don’t actually need CachyOS to use it either! I have it running on my SteamDeck and use it as a fallback option for games that have issues or are “unsupported” on SteamOS.
I still technically have a Windows partition as well but it’s been months since I booted into it. I only really keep it around because it has some expensive software I got for free in College years ago. Feels like a waste to just delete $$$, so it sits there gathering virtual cobwebs lol.
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
SunSpotter Link ParentIs it? I know of some software in my personal life that doesn’t run well on Linux but…I have felt zero pressure to actually use a Windows VM specifically for gaming. Wine/Proton are not emulators,...the most reliable way to game on Linux is to have it spoof or emulate Windows
Is it? I know of some software in my personal life that doesn’t run well on Linux but…I have felt zero pressure to actually use a Windows VM specifically for gaming. Wine/Proton are not emulators, they’re more like translators. Think of it as talking to the software you want to run in its native language so everything works smoothly. And I have yet to find a single Windows game I actually want to play that I wasn’t able fiddle with and get working under Proton.
Software as a whole is more of a mixed bag. There’s some things I’ve just had to let go, or resort to using an inferior Linux native alternative. But it’s honestly not worth dedicating the system resources to a VM.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump says he will impose fifty percent tariffs on Canadian goods in thirty days in ~society
SunSpotter LinkWhat this article doesn’t explain is that Trump is pursuing new tariffs under a different legal framework, specifically Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. Which allows him to set tariffs against...What this article doesn’t explain is that Trump is pursuing new tariffs under a different legal framework, specifically Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. Which allows him to set tariffs against unreasonable/hostile nations. Which is a fucking joke considering we’re talking about Canada here. Not to mention, tariffs are extremely unpopular with the electorate. AND, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trumps power to whimsically create, change and remove IEEEPA tariffs, which became a disaster for the U.S. Treasury. There is no guarantee it won’t happen again.
However in my mind, it doesn’t matter whether he will actually do it or get away with it. It’s absolutely outrageous that the media is not tearing him a new one over this. I don’t care how much he whines and complains and threatens how unfair he gets treated, this behavior should not be entertained. The universal response should be “why does the president keep enacting these terrible policies, is he senile? Is he corrupt?” The administration needs to understand this is not helpful nor is it something we want, and I cannot fathom how this is not a unified position across America in a time of sky high cost of living increases year after year.
Our media has completely failed us.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
SunSpotter Link ParentI enjoy it, though I’m also a long time player of the franchise. They’ve been consistently improving the game year after year and the universe feels pretty alive at this point. It’s not the same...I enjoy it, though I’m also a long time player of the franchise. They’ve been consistently improving the game year after year and the universe feels pretty alive at this point. It’s not the same as multiplayer, granted, but there’s plenty of universe to explore and interact with, plus a few quest lines that keep things fresh for a while.
I do know someone is working on a multiplayer mod, but it’s pretty early development so it’ll be a while before anything comes of that.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
SunSpotter Link ParentAh got it, I knew there had to be something I was missing. Would you say X4 scratches a comparable itch? I’m tempted to give Freelancer a try myself, though at this point I’m not sure I know...Ah got it, I knew there had to be something I was missing. Would you say X4 scratches a comparable itch? I’m tempted to give Freelancer a try myself, though at this point I’m not sure I know enough people willing to play it with me to get the full experience.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
SunSpotter Link ParentI’m seeing a lot of discussion about this game, particularly with people comparing it to Star Citizen or NMS or other popular space sims, which yeah don’t really seem similar. But is there...I’m seeing a lot of discussion about this game, particularly with people comparing it to Star Citizen or NMS or other popular space sims, which yeah don’t really seem similar.
But is there anything that sets it apart from X4 by Egosoft? Everything I’m seeing about this game sounds exactly like X4, to such an extent that if you just blanked out Freelancer and told me to fill in the blank, I’d guess X4 or one of the earlier entries in it’s franchise.
It ain’t a perfect game, but it seems like it checks all the boxes? Anyone have experience playing both that can tell me what I’m missing?
It’s probably worse than you think. I have family into events like this, so I heard about it a few days ago. Although I haven’t been able to find another article that mentions it, what they told me is that it happened somewhere around the middle of the competition. So…for half the race people had to reluctantly use contaminated equipment or wait on someone else.
It’s hard to imagine a way that this didn’t affect the rankings.