Tardigrade's recent activity
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentI'd completely forgotten about the locks of last season! I've mostly been tunnelling or making cuttings and putting bridges over for now but it's good to have options when there's already stuff...I'd completely forgotten about the locks of last season! I've mostly been tunnelling or making cuttings and putting bridges over for now but it's good to have options when there's already stuff around (or stations to connect to!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
Tardigrade LinkI'm currently trying to play in a more transient way to mix it up a little so been making little canals around the place to get my boat with a chest through.I'm currently trying to play in a more transient way to mix it up a little so been making little canals around the place to get my boat with a chest through.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentFor the video link the timestamp has good preamble but 11:40 is straight to clips of robotic limb loss. Cheers for sharing that though as it's an interesting behind the scenes series.For the video link the timestamp has good preamble but 11:40 is straight to clips of robotic limb loss.
Cheers for sharing that though as it's an interesting behind the scenes series.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Get hyped countdown thread in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentThanks for linking that. I've been looking forward to playing from the beginning this year but not had the time to put together qol mods for myself.Thanks for linking that. I've been looking forward to playing from the beginning this year but not had the time to put together qol mods for myself.
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Image Comics in the ‘10s in ~comics
Tardigrade Link ParentStrongly recommend East of West for anyone who hasn't read it. Big fan of deaths horse.Strongly recommend East of West for anyone who hasn't read it. Big fan of deaths horse.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
Tardigrade Link ParentI can't find the source for it right now but I read the lack of HDMI 2.1 support was due to the HDMI foundation not allowning open source drivers for it.I can't find the source for it right now but I read the lack of HDMI 2.1 support was due to the HDMI foundation not allowning open source drivers for it.
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Comment on Worlds 2025: T1 claim their sixth title after winning the greatest Telecom War in history in ~games
Tardigrade LinkI get that I'm late to watching it but is there any edit the title could have to not spoil the results since it did for me.I get that I'm late to watching it but is there any edit the title could have to not spoil the results since it did for me.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
Tardigrade Link ParentUnfortunately the situation in the UK sounds a little different as I'm not sure there are any grocery stores not running these schemes anymore apart from the 2 more premium options on the market...Unfortunately the situation in the UK sounds a little different as I'm not sure there are any grocery stores not running these schemes anymore apart from the 2 more premium options on the market who consistantly cost a lot more for identical baskets of shopping.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
Tardigrade Link ParentI think the difference becomes harder to stomach when it's larger though as most of the time on my shops these days the difference is on the order of £10-£20 which comes out to near £400 a yearI think the difference becomes harder to stomach when it's larger though as most of the time on my shops these days the difference is on the order of £10-£20 which comes out to near £400 a year
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Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk
Tardigrade Link ParentA lot of other materials that we make brake pads out of turn into carcinogenic dust. They hopefully fit it into regular checks and maintainence so it might not be that inefficient if they'd have...A lot of other materials that we make brake pads out of turn into carcinogenic dust. They hopefully fit it into regular checks and maintainence so it might not be that inefficient if they'd have to check on the brakes no matter what they're made from.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Tardigrade LinkI'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but...I'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but depends on what I have in the cupboard) Teensy 2.1 and converting it into a normal USB keyboard output. I'm hoping doing both using it as a normal typewriter and pc keyboard at the same time doesn't fry it and results in a pseudo carbon copy equivalent. If I can get that working I'd like to then try the same in reverse where I can send inputs from my PC as if I've pressed the key on the typewriter. If all I get done is reassembling it though that is a win.
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tardigrade Link ParentLooking forward to seeing how that goes. I think we're both trying to do something similar and taking quite different approaches. I'll be doing my work on my Brother AX-20. I've never used a logic...Looking forward to seeing how that goes. I think we're both trying to do something similar and taking quite different approaches. I'll be doing my work on my Brother AX-20. I've never used a logic analyser. I've just had a look at the chips on the board and hoped I could work it out from there as I'm not familiar with doing this sort of thing. Might have to look into how I'd do that though.
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tardigrade Link ParentWhat would you be going for when you say serial terminal? My end goal of a plan was to install a switch of some sort to have "normal mode" with no changes, a "keyboard mode" taking the inputs of...What would you be going for when you say serial terminal? My end goal of a plan was to install a switch of some sort to have "normal mode" with no changes, a "keyboard mode" taking the inputs of the keyboard and sending them over usb as a normal keyboard, and the hardest a "printer mode" where I could send files and it would type them out like a printer.
In theory I've worked out how to install the switch end do the keyboard mode but the final one will take a lot more work.
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Tardigrade LinkI've in theory joined some of these in the past but it'd be nice to finally see one through, here's to this year being the one. I hope to finally address the electric typewriter sitting on my desk...I've in theory joined some of these in the past but it'd be nice to finally see one through, here's to this year being the one. I hope to finally address the electric typewriter sitting on my desk that I cracked open to check the internals. If all I do is tidy it up and repair it that's a win but hopefully I can install the circuit bending I'd hoped to.
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Comment on Donald Trump administration issues stop-work order for US offshore wind project in ~enviro
Tardigrade Link ParentThere is a range limit on the distances for high voltage AC cables but I'm not sure on the hard limits for it. If you needed to use DC that would additionally require the installation of...There is a range limit on the distances for high voltage AC cables but I'm not sure on the hard limits for it. If you needed to use DC that would additionally require the installation of transformers at both ends but either way the costs of these cables end up around £1.1mil ($1.4m) per km. Citation is for the North Sea but I don't imagine it's much cheaper in the US.
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Comment on How to get a backpack sold by Decathlon in EU to the US? in ~life.style
Tardigrade (edited )Link ParentAt a surface glance it looks a fair bit cheaper from the UK. It's a lot cheaper under 2kg but it's roughly £30 (€34) for 3kg via the Royal Mail website. I don't know anything about the markup of...At a surface glance it looks a fair bit cheaper from the UK. It's a lot cheaper under 2kg but it's roughly £30 (€34) for 3kg via the Royal Mail website. I don't know anything about the markup of proxies from here though.
edit: This is all with the caveat that there's disruption anyway mentioned above by Protected and ParcelForce the more business focused arm of Royal Mail aren't shipping to the USA.
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Comment on On the low intentionality of modern technology in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentI can understand it on a website since that argument makes sense but on software and the operating system I've got on my own pc it makes far less sense and makes troubleshooting a fair bit harder.I can understand it on a website since that argument makes sense but on software and the operating system I've got on my own pc it makes far less sense and makes troubleshooting a fair bit harder.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
Tardigrade Link ParentIt's always nice for people to be part of the lucky ten thousand after all.It's always nice for people to be part of the lucky ten thousand after all.
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Comment on UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election in ~society
Tardigrade Link ParentI've seen the argument that allowing people to learn to drive at a different age from when they are allowed to drink helps reduce drink driving deaths but I've not seen stats to back it up....I've seen the argument that allowing people to learn to drive at a different age from when they are allowed to drink helps reduce drink driving deaths but I've not seen stats to back it up. Changing that to 16 however would keep that the case but the other way around.
To add to the list though you do also get the ability to work full time, make more independent medical decisions, and leave home (with caveats) which is a fair amount of responsibility similar to voting. It makes some sense to have the voting age unified across the four nations as well.
On the note of canals I'd like to put one east west through tildes town to connect the west lake to the east river. I've had a couple of ideas but I think it will involve a mix of a tunnels and viaducts but I don't want to impinge on anyone's space so open to route suggestions. My current plan is to build a viaduct in parallel with the spawned in bridge to take it from the small stream to the then go under the road until I pop out on the other side of town.