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Comment on AT Protocol (Bluesky): Call for Developer Projects in ~comp
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AT Protocol (Bluesky): Call for Developer Projects
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Comment on Test 3 in ~test
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Comment on Test 3 in ~test
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Twenty-eight years later, Escaflowne is suddenly trending in Japan
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Comment on A Xanadu Next review in ~games
talklittle (edited )Link ParentNice video. I've been vaguely aware of Xanadu Next during sales, but dismissed it as a less colorful Ys. I can see that description doesn't really do it justice. It's going for a very specific...Nice video. I've been vaguely aware of Xanadu Next during sales, but dismissed it as a less colorful Ys. I can see that description doesn't really do it justice. It's going for a very specific feel and looks like it succeeds in being the game it was trying to be. It's part Ys, part other dungeon crawlers, and has a PS2 aesthetic that was common in a lot of games circa 2005. Looks like love and care was put into referencing the original Xanadu (which I know nothing about).
Tangential but this led me to discover the existence of the Ys vs. Trails in the Sky fighting game that Falcom released in 2010. Whuh?
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Comment on Cycling typing in ~comp
talklittle LinkThat is a neat lifestyle hack for computer users. I was curious how long a session might last. The linked blog provides a hint: Anyway probably too intense for me. At the gym in the past I recall...That is a neat lifestyle hack for computer users. I was curious how long a session might last. The linked blog provides a hint:
To achieve maximal adaptation, the recommendation is for 3-4 Zone 2 sessions per week, at 60-70% of your max HR, for roughly one hour.
Anyway probably too intense for me. At the gym in the past I recall not even having much spare energy (nor balance and dexterity) to fiddle with my phone to pick music while cycling, let alone write a blog post or do programming. Kudos to them for managing to do that.
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Comment on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake video game review in ~games
talklittle Link ParentAppreciate you sharing your enthusiasm! I watched the trailers on the Steam page and it does look like it has some fun systems and pretty environments. Some of those characters definitely look...Appreciate you sharing your enthusiasm! I watched the trailers on the Steam page and it does look like it has some fun systems and pretty environments. Some of those characters definitely look recognizable too. I'm envious of those who get to experience a nostalgia trip with a high quality remake (which sadly doesn't apply to all of Square Enix's remakes).
Any parts of the game in particular that stand out fondly in your memory?
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Comment on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake video game review in ~games
talklittle LinkThat choice of art style reminds me of Star Ocean: The Second Story moreso than Octopath Traveler. I don't think I've actually played the original Dragon Quest 3. How does it hold up? Aside from...Square Enix and Artdink played around with the HD-2D in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. Unlike Octopath Traveller, only the central characters are rendered in high-definition 2D sprites. The world around them is rendered in vivid 3D. At first blush, it's not quite as impressive as the diorama-like vistas from Octopath Traveler, and yet, once you see the Hero/ine and their party arrive at Romaria for the first time or the sun-dappled village of Norvik, you'll be sold. The world is bright and colorful, saturated with vibrant hues and details to enjoy everywhere. The grass is lush, the skies are endless, and the open plains of the battle screen are peppered with tiny gusts of wind and the shadows of clouds overhead.
That choice of art style reminds me of Star Ocean: The Second Story moreso than Octopath Traveler.
I don't think I've actually played the original Dragon Quest 3. How does it hold up? Aside from this remake I guess most players would jump straight to the newest entries instead.
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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake video game review
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Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk
talklittle Link ParentLast year someone made an attempt at a script to populate the Tildes dev database with randomized dummy data: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/-/merge_requests/147Last year someone made an attempt at a script to populate the Tildes dev database with randomized dummy data: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/-/merge_requests/147
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Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk
talklittle Link ParentGreat question. I think Tildes can become a one click deploy. I recently tested out deploying Tildes on a cloud VPS—"bare metal" and not Docker—and while some of it does have manual steps, I...Great question. I think Tildes can become a one click deploy. I recently tested out deploying Tildes on a cloud VPS—"bare metal" and not Docker—and while some of it does have manual steps, I believe those can be automated.
Filling out the hypothetical form pre-deploy, the user might have to provide an SSH key, and might have to fill in some info if bringing their own domain and Let's Encrypt certificates. They may also want to fill in API keys for external services that Tildes uses: Embedly, YouTube, Sentry.io, Stripe. (See production.ini.example.)
On the other hand, I could imagine an entity akin to a webhost providing the one-click deploy. The webhost could automatically provision a subdomain so the user wouldn't need to deal with Let's Encrypt. The webhost could also let the sites use shared API keys owned by the webhost, assuming they have a way of dealing with abuse. (I haven't thought this through very far; mostly spitballing.)
Of course initial setup is one thing, but keeping it up to date would be more involved. Ansible helps with a lot of that, but may need a good sysadmin/devops to manage it properly in the long run.
Re: Lobsters, it's a cool site and I've actually contributed to their codebase a little too. It may be appropriate for spinoff sites with a singular subject focus, unlike Tildes which supports multiple non-overlapping groups.
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Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk
talklittle Link ParentThat would be a good improvement. The dummy data it inserts is minimal: one user and one group. Ansible task "Insert dev data into database":...That would be a good improvement. The dummy data it inserts is minimal: one user and one group.
Ansible task "Insert dev data into database": https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/-/blob/2962f0388bd55a459da8a9bd8b0b0565be64e05a/ansible/roles/postgresql_tildes_dbs/tasks/main.yml#L57
Python script that actually creates the dummy data: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/-/blob/2962f0388bd55a459da8a9bd8b0b0565be64e05a/tildes/scripts/initialize_db.py#L81
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Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk
talklittle LinkHuh, good timing: as mentioned in the weekly programming topic, I'm finishing up the ability to run the Tildes web app locally in Docker (instead of a full virtual machine). I think it's an...- Exemplary
Huh, good timing: as mentioned in the weekly programming topic, I'm finishing up the ability to run the Tildes web app locally in Docker (instead of a full virtual machine). I think it's an important step toward getting people to a) more easily develop on the Tildes codebase, and eventually b) host their own Tildes forks.
The current code is at https://gitlab.com/talklittle/tildes/-/tree/vagrant-docker-provider — Has a few bugs I'm still ironing out. But basically run:
$ vagrant up --provider=dockerAlso see official Tildes development docs: https://docs.tildes.net/development
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
talklittle (edited )LinkI've been spending a decent chunk of time getting the Tildes web app runnable on Docker locally. The focus is to use the Vagrant Docker provider, running the web app in a Docker container instead...I've been spending a decent chunk of time getting the Tildes web app runnable on Docker locally. The focus is to use the Vagrant Docker provider, running the web app in a Docker container instead of a full virtual machine.
The web app runs! Minus some things like cronjobs. My work is close to finished now—I just need to clean up some code and Git history, and test that the VirtualBox provider wasn't broken in the process.
There have been other attempts in the past, but I think they generally tried to create Docker-based architecture setups, instead of integrating with the existing Vagrant and Ansible setup. Meaning two parallel setups would need to be maintained; not ideal.
Systemd in Docker would have been the hard part, except there is already a Python script that simulates systemd in Docker. Fortunately its EUPL license is compatible with Tildes' AGPL, so it should be safe to commit it directly to the repo.
Instead the actual hard part was the tedious feedback loop of: try running the web app, see which Ansible step failed, research solutions (not always clear cut), then re-provision the Docker container (slow); and repeat.
FYI @Deimos
Update: The current code is at https://gitlab.com/talklittle/tildes/-/tree/vagrant-docker-provider — Has a few bugs I'm still ironing out. But basically run:
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Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk
talklittle Link ParentHey I'm just glad we have a bunch of users sticking around this community and continuing to make thoughtful contributions. You and @updawg included. It doesn't matter to me which app anyone...Hey I'm just glad we have a bunch of users sticking around this community and continuing to make thoughtful contributions. You and @updawg included. It doesn't matter to me which app anyone chooses to use. Of course I'm happy when my apps are useful to people, but it's more done in service to the bigger goal of a community people want to stay around. Making it easier for some.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
talklittle Link ParentThat dynmap right-side sliding menu is well hidden.That dynmap right-side sliding menu is well hidden.
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Comment on Which summer 2024 anime are popular in the US compared to Japan in ~anime
talklittle LinkAnime has never been bigger in the United States of America. It's a big statement to make but relatively easy to qualify. According to research from Polygon from 2023, “56% of Gen Z respondents and 41% of Millennial respondents say they watch anime at least once a month” with the supermajority of that Gen Z audience watching anime weekly. This more-or-less lines up with data from industry-leading researcher Morning Consult in 2021 which indicated that more than a third of adults in the States have a positive impression of anime.
The anime industry now generates a majority of its total revenue outside its home country, per The Association of Japanese Animation.
Oshi no Ko Season 2 is unbelievably popular in Japan, distorting the relative popularity of every other title around it. [...] None of the July anime lineup has even half the viewership of Oshi no Ko in Japan.
[...] In the States, Oshi no Ko Season 2 has been a decent performer but has been in no way the culturally dominant force its first season was.
Rick and Morty: The Anime is 52 times more popular in the States than it is in Japan.
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Which summer 2024 anime are popular in the US compared to Japan
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
talklittle Link ParentNice upgrade! It looks a lot better than my first try, when you're standing at the transit hub building. The new signs leading from town square are very helpful.Nice upgrade! It looks a lot better than my first try, when you're standing at the transit hub building. The new signs leading from town square are very helpful.
Bluesky are looking to build on their recent massive momentum. They're encouraging developers to build a variety of things ranging from backend services and additions to the protocol, to social integrations with existing apps, or new social apps. They list a couple dozen ideas on the linked page.