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Comment on Cave Creeps - my first Itch game! in ~games
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Comment on Game testers wanted for science fiction game in ~games
WrathOfTheHydra LinkCount me in on play testing your game, if you'll have me!!Count me in on play testing your game, if you'll have me!!
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Comment on Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns: workers say “we see everything” in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra LinkHow do we go about building safe zones at this point? When the government has failed, the poors are getting strangled into compliant labor, and citizens are mindlessly recording everything... what...How do we go about building safe zones at this point? When the government has failed, the poors are getting strangled into compliant labor, and citizens are mindlessly recording everything... what is the gameplan? Because besides turning into a forest gremlin I am really stumped on ways to actionably prevent this invasion right now.
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Comment on I need to talk to someone with social mobility experience, and I'm out of ideas in ~health.mental
WrathOfTheHydra LinkI just want to put a quick sanity-anchor out there: The higher up the ladder you climb, the more out of touch the people around you will be. It's up to you to keep your head on straight and not...I just want to put a quick sanity-anchor out there: The higher up the ladder you climb, the more out of touch the people around you will be. It's up to you to keep your head on straight and not forget where you come from, and apparently having money makes that hard to remember.
I work with people who will, without blinking, ask "why don't you buy a new car?" They're wonderful people, I will 100% vouch for their character, but the concept of no savings and loan-debt is literally invisible to those that have had it easy in life. You need to be careful that any 'mentor types' you're talking to aren't going to lead you in a direction that'll drown you because you don't have the financial padding they do.
And they will always downplay where they sit in comparison to you. Because for you this is a do-or-die moment, and for them this is a quick convo before they gotta pack for their flight to Fiji over the weekend.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentWhat really kills me is when the fan service creeps in halfway through a show. It is devastating when you're immersed in the story and world, and then the writers/animators can't keep it in their...What really kills me is when the fan service creeps in halfway through a show. It is devastating when you're immersed in the story and world, and then the writers/animators can't keep it in their pants any longer and you have to bail out. Hit it enough times that I just wrote off anime altogether, unless it's clearly something chill/vetted ahead of time by a friend.
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Comment on Living human brain cells play DOOM on a CL1 in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentI think with the kind of things found in the Epstein files, and the lack of action toward them, means that whatever kind of scrutiny there might be is going to be worthless. I don't mean to be a...I think with the kind of things found in the Epstein files, and the lack of action toward them, means that whatever kind of scrutiny there might be is going to be worthless. I don't mean to be a downer, but this kind of stuff can be found all throughout science fiction, and the elites keep looking at those dystopian novels and forming new business plans.
Tell a CEO they can have cheap gooey workers that can't build a union, and they won't care how much of a soul accidentally gets trapped in the process.
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Comment on Living human brain cells play DOOM on a CL1 in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra (edited )Link Parentglances at the medical industry's insurance takeover with AI coverage auto-denials. looks over at the mishandled and unregulated AI tech industry power grabs over the last 5 years. squints at...glances at the medical industry's insurance takeover with AI coverage auto-denials. looks over at the mishandled and unregulated AI tech industry power grabs over the last 5 years. squints at anthropic fending off the government due to sketchy power-grabby contracts
Nono, I'm sure the brain-tech will be in good hands.
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Comment on When video games were brown in ~games
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentKinect Adventures! being the top copies-sold game over Grand Theft Auto 5 is great trivia night ammunition. What a curveball.Kinect Adventures! being the top copies-sold game over Grand Theft Auto 5 is great trivia night ammunition. What a curveball.
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Comment on Happy four years to the Steam Deck in ~games
WrathOfTheHydra (edited )LinkIt really is quite amazing how much linux PC gaming has changed over the last four years, and linux in general has come such a long way. The release of the Steam Deck was such a marker in time,...It really is quite amazing how much linux PC gaming has changed over the last four years, and linux in general has come such a long way.
The release of the Steam Deck was such a marker in time, too: All my coworkers at my last tech job sat covid-distanced in a circle outside, excitedly talking about all the ways we wanted to toy around with the Steam Deck when it would finally come out. It is surreal where we were vs. where we are, and it's just as dizzying trying to figure out where we'll be in another four years.
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Comment on Leaked email suggests Ring plans to expand ‘search party’ surveillance beyond dogs in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra LinkUnfortunately, the only cameras that are reasonably priced for the general consumer are going to be the smart cams, none of which are currently sold to just work locally. If there are ones like...Unfortunately, the only cameras that are reasonably priced for the general consumer are going to be the smart cams, none of which are currently sold to just work locally. If there are ones like that, none of them are currently being displayed to the masses in targets and best buys. Sure, you can patch together a home system with cheaper parts, but that takes technical know-how.
And getting people to part with their cams and switch to alternatives is... well it's a bit of a catch 22 given they got the cheap camera because it was cheap, and probably don't want to pay for another.
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Comment on Tubi will start featuring Warner Bros. Cartoons on March 1st in ~tv
WrathOfTheHydra Link Parent... oh. Well I've got something to check out tomorrow then, lol.... oh. Well I've got something to check out tomorrow then, lol.
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Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra (edited )Link ParentIt literally just got hit with some flack for the maintainer dealing with AI commits (that have since been reverted). IDK if I'd consider that a full dealbreaker, but it's something to keep in...It literally just got hit with some flack for the maintainer dealing with AI commits (that have since been reverted). IDK if I'd consider that a full dealbreaker, but it's something to keep in mind for those who care.
edit: conaider to consider
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentI also think the question is a bit... missguided? There's plenty of generally cool AI functions that could become revolutionary, but it's the lack of oversight and privatization that's turning us...I also think the question is a bit... missguided? There's plenty of generally cool AI functions that could become revolutionary, but it's the lack of oversight and privatization that's turning us into doomers. Medical advancements? Cool when not just in the hands of the elites and without the invasion of privacy (being added to the data set). Advancements in law being able to scrub thousands of documents in an instant and parse inconsistencies? Cool if not just affordable by the rich, otherwise it just makes fighting court battles near impossible for those that can't pay for the premium version.
I don't think there's anything wrong about asking people what kind of Jetson's future they think AI could bring. But this has a similar ring to "Vegans, what recipes would taste best with veal?" I'm sure a vegan could come up with a hypothetical answer for you, but you're not going to get nuanced answers from that demographic that don't carry caveats with it. They're instead going to feel like you're trying to lull them into submission, which can totally not be the original question's intention, but it feels the same in the spotlight.
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Comment on Looking for casual hotseat game recommendations in ~games
WrathOfTheHydra (edited )LinkVVVVVV Getting Over it with Bennet Foddy Buckshot Roulette Spin Rhythm XD Escape Simulator Superliminal Portal/Portal 2 Until Dawn The Quarry VVVVVV and GOiwBF are good for quick-handoffs....- VVVVVV
- Getting Over it with Bennet Foddy
- Buckshot Roulette
- Spin Rhythm XD
- Escape Simulator
- Superliminal
- Portal/Portal 2
- Until Dawn
- The Quarry
VVVVVV and GOiwBF are good for quick-handoffs. Buckshot Roulette and Spin Rhythm are switches every couple of minutes at the end of a "round". Escape Simulator, Superliminal, and Portal/Portal 2 are switch offs at the end of every "room" (iffy when rooms begin/end, and you all might be working as a group anyway). Until Dawn and The Quarry are hand-offs every time someone shits their pants.
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Comment on Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified in ~games
WrathOfTheHydra (edited )Link ParentAs others have stated, this is specific to the Steam Deck atm. With the Steam Machine coming out, those are going to be using a slightly different system, but it is generally expected that the...As others have stated, this is specific to the Steam Deck atm. With the Steam Machine coming out, those are going to be using a slightly different system, but it is generally expected that the games that work for the Deck will also be working on the Steam Machine.
A couple reliable setups would be Ubuntu and Arch Linux, and any of the main off-shoot Linux distros (PopOS, Bazzite, etc.) will also work generally fine. Important to note that while a lot of linux gaming forums will talk about using Flatpaks for installing games, those are definitely not considered within Valve's verification program.
When in doubt, keep ProtonDB bookmarked! It's a great site to check if your favorite games are working (and if they stop working), as well as tinker steps from people who have gotten their games to work! Hope all of this wasn't too wordy/over explained!
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Comment on US Democrats successfully strip all anti-trans riders from final appropriations bills in ~lgbt
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentEric was just taking the method acting approach of becoming Sarah to better understand what they were fighting for. :^)Eric was just taking the method acting approach of becoming Sarah to better understand what they were fighting for.
:^)
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Comment on What's a culture shock that you experienced? in ~talk
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentI think the money was mainly in respect to you paying to be there, and the concept of making a guest paying to be there do something that is technically a job of some kind means they really wanted...I think the money was mainly in respect to you paying to be there, and the concept of making a guest paying to be there do something that is technically a job of some kind means they really wanted to make sure you were compensated, else you may leave a bad review/message AirBnB the company. That might be a bit of a dramatic take, but it's the undertone I would feel if I owned an AirBnB and asked a guest to do something for me.
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Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero confirmed for North American theatrical release on November 6 in ~movies
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentCan't wait for the WatchMojo fact on how they had to digitally track GodzillasPencil onto a stand-in pen because they didn't make it to set on time.Can't wait for the WatchMojo fact on how they had to digitally track GodzillasPencil onto a stand-in pen because they didn't make it to set on time.
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentI'm one of the people who has the instinct for how to teach. It is infuriating the amount of times I've stepped to the side to let someone more experienced than me take the wheel in training only...I'm one of the people who has the instinct for how to teach. It is infuriating the amount of times I've stepped to the side to let someone more experienced than me take the wheel in training only to garble the ever living hell out of the material and leave the poor trainee completely confused. Then I have to come in later and validate their frustration and help them out. I thankfully work somewhere better now, but every other job i've had has done nothing but turn my hair grey at the incompetence from the most experienced people torching the newcomers.
Side note: Please validate a confused trainee's frustrations, guys. (rant incoming)
I get not wanting to get in trouble from someone finding out you said they taught it wrong, but it's better the leaving a trainee feeling like they're an idiot. Trainees are always vulnerable because they've opened up to not knowing anything, so when they've been left confused and downtrodden it only makes it worse when you pretend nothing went wrong. That creates the atmosphere that they can't ask anything additional, and once that happens you're both screwed.
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Comment on YouTube is awful. Please use YouTube, though. in ~tech
WrathOfTheHydra Link ParentHell yeah :) hope you find some fun content there. If I had to put together a starter pack, fa1ry_du5t does a ton of experimental stuff (anything from music to vlogs you'd see from 2006 youtube),...Hell yeah :) hope you find some fun content there. If I had to put together a starter pack, fa1ry_du5t does a ton of experimental stuff (anything from music to vlogs you'd see from 2006 youtube), AntiqueVenture hits the JonTron itch with reviews and commentary on retro games, hw0lf188 who does story time animations or commentates over their art process, johnsonusd pokes music and dev stuff, and Gallifrey103 who has some nice long-form content including discussing books or a review of a season of Doctor Who.
I don't want to dis-service any minecraft creators on glomble by only posting one of them, but given how prominent minecraft is on tildes, somebody will find a minecraft creator they'll enjoy on there.
My first attempt was (on mobile) a time of 2:10 and a score of 1284 :) fun game, good job!