Trobador's recent activity
-
Comment on Chainsaw Man Part 2 will be ending with Chapter 232 on March 25th in ~anime
-
Comment on Chainsaw Man Part 2 will be ending with Chapter 232 on March 25th in ~anime
Trobador Link ParentGuns are illegal in this setting, police officers do not have them. The Gun Devil exists because they are so feared. Also, Denji is practically immortal, a bullet is the least of his worries....Guns are illegal in this setting, police officers do not have them. The Gun Devil exists because they are so feared. Also, Denji is practically immortal, a bullet is the least of his worries.
Slight spoilers
The Gun Devil isn't all that relevant past a certain point, but you'll have to read Part 1 to the end to find out why. -
Comment on Game testers wanted for science fiction game in ~games
-
Comment on The secretive company filling video game sites with gambling and AI in ~games
Trobador Link ParentOf course they don't. I honestly believe we could one day have AGI that will have something either indistinguishable from or equivalent to sentience, and I dread it, but these? These are still...Of course they don't. I honestly believe we could one day have AGI that will have something either indistinguishable from or equivalent to sentience, and I dread it, but these? These are still just LLMs, as far as I'm aware. They're still just a black box that takes text and produces more text. That's still not intelligence.
-
Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
Trobador Link ParentYeah. People are known to value convenience over privacy most of the time, partly because they don't understand the threat, partly because they don't care. I still know people who like data...haha Forgive the lighthearted jab, but are you seriously asking if there's a market for a privacy and security focused OS in the current world of rising authoritarianism, rampant tracking, and dying online anonymity?
Yeah. People are known to value convenience over privacy most of the time, partly because they don't understand the threat, partly because they don't care.
I still know people who like data collection, because they want ads targeted to them.
-
Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games
Trobador Link ParentI don't see why Nintendo wouldn't continue to make consoles after thr Switch 2 ; in fact, considering their history, I have a feeling they would quit the gaming industry once making consoles...Nintendo's going to milk Switch 2 for as long as they can, and then eventually they'll all be producing for either Windows or Steam
I don't see why Nintendo wouldn't continue to make consoles after thr Switch 2 ; in fact, considering their history, I have a feeling they would quit the gaming industry once making consoles became unsustainable, even if they could make more money by moving to PC. It'd take a big turn in their leadership's direction before they would decide to give up on their closed ecosystem.
-
Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
Trobador Link ParentI don't see the point. The benefits are minimal and there is no solution that is effective and doesn't harm personal freedoms and right to privacy. Simple parental supervision is the only logical...I don't see the point. The benefits are minimal and there is no solution that is effective and doesn't harm personal freedoms and right to privacy. Simple parental supervision is the only logical way to protect children from harm on the Internet but the people advocating for age verification aren't willing to do that...
-
Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
Trobador Link ParentThis sounds interesting. At least one of my friend groups is looking to move, so I'm looking at alternatives. How's this? Is it a sort of private server, or another chat app that can just connect...This sounds interesting. At least one of my friend groups is looking to move, so I'm looking at alternatives. How's this? Is it a sort of private server, or another chat app that can just connect to Discord servers?
-
Comment on archive.today is directing a DDOS attack against my blog in ~tech
Trobador Link ParentThe criminality of it doesn't make it black or white from a standpoint of morality. Although regardless, there's little moral justification for attempting to DDoS a personal blog.This is not a shades of grey kind of issue. Investigative journalism is not a crime.
The criminality of it doesn't make it black or white from a standpoint of morality.
Although regardless, there's little moral justification for attempting to DDoS a personal blog.
-
Comment on What do dreams mean? in ~science
Trobador Link ParentI'm not sure how to reply to that because you're making it sound like some crazy unusual situation when it happened to me almost bi-weekly T-T Still glad I'm done, godsdamn.I'm not sure how to reply to that because you're making it sound like some crazy unusual situation when it happened to me almost bi-weekly T-T
Still glad I'm done, godsdamn.
-
Comment on What do dreams mean? in ~science
Trobador Link ParentRelated story: I recently graduated from university and decided to stop my studies there as I was burning out pretty hard after five years of higher education while dealing with some mental health...Related story: I recently graduated from university and decided to stop my studies there as I was burning out pretty hard after five years of higher education while dealing with some mental health problems. A result of that is that I've been living at an irregular pace and been less active and more lonely, and I've had moments where I thought to myself I made a mistake by not continuing.
At least two or three times now, on days where I had these thoughts, I had a dream of something that I've had happen incredibly frequently in my student life, where a professor would get on my arse about some minor mistake or other inane crap and I couldn't say anything back. Each time, it was just awful and infuriating and I woke up still mad about it. And then I didn't regret leaving uni anymore. I also had a few accounts of the "forgot about a big exam" one.
In short, I feel like this is incredibly verifiable. My nightmares are often things like this that have made me strongly stressed while awake. I like to think it was my subconscious' way of telling me "trust me, bro, you don't wanna go back there".
-
Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Trobador LinkSomething about me: I don't read a whole lot. I used to read a good amount, when I was a kid in primary and middle school with no friends and nothing else to do during breaks except go to the...Something about me: I don't read a whole lot. I used to read a good amount, when I was a kid in primary and middle school with no friends and nothing else to do during breaks except go to the school library, but at some point, I stopped. I'm not sure if it's when I started having positive social interactions, when I got a phone or just when my ADHD began to worsen, but ever since, I've barely read any books and finished even less, save for comics (mostly manga, which I do read a ton of at least) and technical books. It's not an uncommon story but it does suck.
As of late, though, I've started to manage my attention span somewhat better. Enough that, despite being someone who starts a thousand projects and never finishes them, I've managed to make actual, tangible, promising progress on my latest game dev project. And because of that, I thought I should do research on my game's theme, mind upload, by reading stories related to it.
I... did not actually do that. The books I found were too long and intimidating. BUT. On the opposite shelf to the Greg Egan books I was looking at, there was a collection of short stories (Les Voltigeurs de Gy; I'm sorry, I have no idea what the original title is but I think this specific collection is French only anyway) by Ursula Le Guin, a name I recognized from hearing about her online... so I picked it up. And I actually finished it! Sure, it was over two reading sessions separated by a week or two, but I read a whole book, which hadn't happened in multiple years! Hurray! It may seem silly, but I'm proud of myself!
I really enjoyed Le Guin's writing there; the anthropological and ethnological focus of her worldbuilding appeals to me a lot, among many things I'm struggling to describe. It made me want to read more of her work. Hence, the reason I'm coming into this thread today is that I borrowed Rocannon's World to try continuing, since its length seems approachable, and I hope it goes well for me. I'd like to be able to read long books again. I have other major interests now, so I doubt I'll ever be as much of a reader as I was as a kid, but books are important. Wish me luck!
-
Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Trobador Link Parent...please don't tell me they don't do SD card slots anymore? Huh??? How are people expected to store things?I recently had to get a new android phone, so I choose one of the few I could find with an SD card slot.
...please don't tell me they don't do SD card slots anymore? Huh??? How are people expected to store things?
-
Comment on Listing for GOG Galaxy developer cites Linux as “next major frontier” in ~games
Trobador Link ParentThat sounds like a hardware support question, which is very different! Drivers can be a complicated affair, but most things are suppoeted in the kernel directly. Software usually works regardless...That sounds like a hardware support question, which is very different! Drivers can be a complicated affair, but most things are suppoeted in the kernel directly. Software usually works regardless of distro, so long as the right dependencies are present.
-
Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Trobador Link ParentFor what it's worth, foobar2000 is available on Mac and it's very well recognized. Highly customizable. I used it for a couple years on Windows and while I prefer simpler, cleaner options today,...For what it's worth, foobar2000 is available on Mac and it's very well recognized. Highly customizable. I used it for a couple years on Windows and while I prefer simpler, cleaner options today, it's the real deal.
If the only thing keeping you on Mac is the software, by the way, maybe we could help with that? There's viable options for all of the things you named. They might not fit your exact need or be your preference, but they could!
-
Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Trobador LinkWhat I do nowadays is buy on Bandcamp and manage my own local music files. What I can't get on Bandcamp, I, uh, obtain in a roundabout manner. Often through YouTube. It pains me to not support...What I do nowadays is buy on Bandcamp and manage my own local music files. What I can't get on Bandcamp, I, uh, obtain in a roundabout manner. Often through YouTube. It pains me to not support everyone I listen to but I'm not stable enough to spend willy-nilly on media when I can avoid it just yet, and subscriptions lead to waste. Anything other than Spotify doesn't have everything I want to listen to anyway.
I use Sayonara Player on my computer and Musicolet on Android. For tagging, I also use MusicBrainz Picard. I have it set to sort anything it can into artist -> album folders.
I was thinking I need a way to synchronize my collection between both devices, so I may set up Syncthing to do that sometime.
-
Comment on Listing for GOG Galaxy developer cites Linux as “next major frontier” in ~games
Trobador Link ParentI hear this a lot about Linux but I've rarely, if ever, seen or heard of software working with one distro and not another, packaging formats aside. It's usually just a question of having the right...I hear this a lot about Linux but I've rarely, if ever, seen or heard of software working with one distro and not another, packaging formats aside. It's usually just a question of having the right dependencies and that can be installed in two seconds.
This is really not much of a concern, I think many devs just aren't familiar enough to know that. The real concerns come with engine development.
-
Comment on So I started a clothing brand in ~design
Trobador LinkThis feels like a form of self-promo and I don't know what to think about that on Tildes.This feels like a form of self-promo and I don't know what to think about that on Tildes.
-
Comment on Hytale surges to the most-watched game on Twitch, attracting over 420,000 viewers with its long-awaited launch in ~games
Trobador LinkI am a little curious about this game despite it all. My issue with it is how it seems intent on being a 'Minecraft successor/killer' over just being a sandbox game. Minecraft has this unique...I am a little curious about this game despite it all. My issue with it is how it seems intent on being a 'Minecraft successor/killer' over just being a sandbox game.
Minecraft has this unique conundrum : it's not just that everyone plays it differently, it's also that everyone has a different vision of it. And they all think something is wrong with it, but they all think it's for a different reason. Some think adventure content is what matters, others automation, other still the RPG-like aspects, etc, etc... and if you leave them in command, they turn every aspect of the game towards one direction.
You can't make a Minecraft killer if you fall into that. Minecraft is a pure sandbox ; it has to support any playstyle. You can't point it into one single direction or you break the selling points of its sandbox model over any other game like it. That's surprisingly easy to do. And Hytale feels... not like that. I still hope it all works out for them but I expect it'll occupy a different space.
-
Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
Trobador Link ParentI have my reservations about Valve praise ; everyone always seems to omit they're the ones responsible for introducing several major predatory monetization schemes to the market with TF2and CSGO.I have my reservations about Valve praise ; everyone always seems to omit they're the ones responsible for introducing several major predatory monetization schemes to the market with TF2and CSGO.
I am up to date and the most recent chapter was extremely shocking and had me feeling Fujimoto was rushing the ending.
Spoilers
The manga introduced and covered in one chapter what seems to be the most important moment in the entire story, and they did it so randomly in the middle of a final fight that mostly had no relation to it at all. It's a bit frustrating after how good Part 1's ending was.