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Comment on NATO alphabet in ~talk
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Comment on Mullvad - Shutting down our search proxy Leta in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentFirefox has a hidden setting that makes fingerprinting you somewhat unreliable by randomizing things it reports to sites each day. Things such as time-zone, fonts, whether your system is in dark...Firefox has a hidden setting that makes fingerprinting you somewhat unreliable by randomizing things it reports to sites each day. Things such as time-zone, fonts, whether your system is in dark or light mode for the defaults, and likely some other stuff.
Honestly, it makes browsing kind of frustrating. But for those who don't mind some pain in exchange for a bit more privacy, you can go to
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Comment on Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason in ~anime
Wuju Link ParentI would not count on competition nor fans to fix this issue. With competition, it's not about being better than your competition, it's about not being worse. If you hold the rights to a show,...I would not count on competition nor fans to fix this issue. With competition, it's not about being better than your competition, it's about not being worse. If you hold the rights to a show, people will be forced to come to you to watch it, regardless of your quality. So as long as it's not unreadable, people will watch anything sufficiently popular. More than that, I find majority of people don't even care. Often when I talk about anime with people, they talk about things they watched on Netflix. Stuff that I often don't bother with because of their useless subtitling.
One more extreme example is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. When it aired, my friends were raving about it, but I was sitting around waiting for it to get some fansubs. After a while, I eventually caved and, to no one's surprise, had some major issues in just the first episode. See, at several points, people get phone calls on their AR phones (or whatever they are), and the artists then animate a scrolling transcription of what the other side is saying. So Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, just decided to not put subtitles for that side of the conversation and let us rely on the artists' translation.
However, the animated phone text (if I remember correctly) is some sort of neon green in a really janky font and slightly green background, making it difficult to read at a glance. Worse than that, there were even one or two scenes where it showed the person receiving the call from the front. So the text being a holographic display in front of them, was then mirrored and completely unreadable. As I was watching with the Japanese voice-over and English subtitles, I had to rewind and pause several times just to get the gist of what they were saying. When I vented about this to my friends, they just said, "Did it? Oh, yeah. After your specific example, I guess they did. Well, they do it properly in the rest of the show." They did not.
As for fansubs, I can't help but feel as though manga and anime are just completely different beasts when it comes to translations. Some of my assumptions on it may be a little off as I don't read manga pretty much at all, so keep that in mind. The first, and probably most notable, aspect is that anime already gets same day translations. With manga, I don't believe this is the case at all. So there's an incentive to beat the official translations; you get a lot more prestige, or ad revenue, or whatever it is the translators are chasing by simply staying ahead of the official translation.
The next is the work involved. Anime often covers several chapters of manga in a single episode. Chapters that are released weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or sometimes even less frequently than that. So there's often just more to translate. Granted, with a lot of them, they can rely on the source material that they are likely already familiar with, so they may be ahead of things a tiny bit in a way. But also, the work to make sure things are readable. With manga (and again, this might be my assumptions at play), there's not as much a worry in things being perfectly legible¹ because people can read it at their own pace. With anime, there's very much a limit to what you can do. There's limits on words per minute. When multiple people are talking at the same time, you can't just put each person's text into their respective bubbles, you have to figure out how to convey who's talking. When there's a sign, it needs to be readable at a glance without distracting the viewer away from the things that people are saying. And lastly, the timing; the text needs to line up with certain things to minimize the distraction that the changing subtitles may cause.
And lastly, fansubs have already been dying out. Most the new fansubs I see pop up are things from before Crunchyroll became such a big player. Other times, they're just restylized, upscaled, or fixed versions of a fansub that someone else released. Other times, they're just Crunchyroll/Netflix/whoever's official subs with proper typesetting and signing. I've little doubt the amount of groups that are doing original subtitles for currently airing shows at any given time are countable on one hand, and then they're generally at least a week behind the official subs. Good luck avoiding spoilers if you want to discuss that show.
So, I really don't believe there's any hope that things will improve without Crunchyroll or one of the other major corporations actively deciding to do better. We could theoretically push them towards improving by unsubscribing until they do. But as I said, I don't believe majority of people care enough. So it would be a slow burn and by the time they take measures to improve, the writing for them may already be on the wall.
¹I have no doubt manga translators have some standards and put a lot of work into making sure it's all readable and fits with the art. However, I do believe they occasionally use a less legible font at times in order to convey certain emphasis or tone. Something the original Japanese version is likely doing as well.
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Comment on Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason in ~anime
Wuju LinkYeah, this has been upsetting me for a little while now. I already almost refuse to watch Netflix and Amazon anime because it's really not uncommon to just have them do some janky subtitles at...Yeah, this has been upsetting me for a little while now. I already almost refuse to watch Netflix and Amazon anime because it's really not uncommon to just have them do some janky subtitles at some point that end up just detracting from the experience. Sure, there may not be things like on screen text or multiple people talking every episode, and sometimes don't happen in a show at all, but there's no way for me to know that without watching it. And if I'm watching it, then when those things do crop up, I'm pulled out of the show as I suddenly need to decipher who's saying what and what signs are where.
In the event that a fansub group doesn't pick a Netflix/Amazon show up in the first couple weeks, I often don't bother. I'd much rather just wait a few years, maybe remember that they had a show I wanted to watch, then do a quick check to see if anyone has put out some quality fansubs.
But, alas, at least for me, this enshittification may be coming at an opportune time; my interest in anime has already been rapidly dwindling these past couple years, this season definitely included. So it's possible my dwindling interest may be due in part to this, but it's hard to say. Maybe I'm just being a drama queen, but if this trend keeps continuing, then I don't know how much longer I can watch anime.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Wuju Link ParentWould it? I would just assume 2pm is closer to dawn for them. In fact, for something as personal as breakfast, I might personally include how far long before/after dawn that is for me were I was...Would it? I would just assume 2pm is closer to dawn for them. In fact, for something as personal as breakfast, I might personally include how far long before/after dawn that is for me were I was talking about it.
What I want from it is for people in different time-zones (majority of my friend group) to be able to say a time and have everyone immediately on the same page without having to remember the time-zone of each and every person in the conversation then having to do some math and remember who and if anyone is currently observing Daylight Savings. That and not have to deal with seeing a time for an announcement from a company with a time-zone I'm not familiar with and have to throw it in some awful date/time converter online.
And don't even get me started the horribly inconsistent date formatting used across the world. The only formattings I don't think are used are the ones with the year between the day and month, for obvious reasons. Is it too much to ask to read an expiry date and know if it's actually expired? The only time I can be sure is when the company uses two digits for the day or year and 3 letters for the month, which is astonishingly rare here.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Wuju LinkHow much would it cost to abolish time-zones and DST as well as force everyone to use the same date formatting around the world? Is billions even enough to convince 8 billion people? I just want...How much would it cost to abolish time-zones and DST as well as force everyone to use the same date formatting around the world? Is billions even enough to convince 8 billion people? I just want to see a time on the internet and say, "Ah, yes. I know how long until/since then." without having to do anything more than simple addition/subtraction. Is that selfish enough?
And yes, it would absolutely be ISO 8601 if I have my way. Though, I wouldn't be opposed to renumbering the months and days within them for things like October being the 8th month and all months having 30 or 31 days on consistent intervals.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Hardcore - Live at 20:00 UTC today in ~games
Wuju Link ParentYou can dig straight down pretty safely by standing on the border between two blocks. Dig one of those sides straight down 3 blocks. Then swap to the other side. If a cave or lava pool opens up...You can dig straight down pretty safely by standing on the border between two blocks. Dig one of those sides straight down 3 blocks. Then swap to the other side. If a cave or lava pool opens up beneath you, you're still half standing on one block and can't fall in. So you can just use a water bucket on the hole and descend in safely, which also leaves you a way out and a sort of beacon for your exit. The only real risk is lava pouring in from the side which is extremely reactable with either a water bucket or jumping up and replacing the block you just mined.
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Comment on If you're forced to use Windows 11, here's how to steal some of your time back in ~comp
Wuju Link ParentFor me, it always seems to happen after Discord updates. The same goes for other program icons that are hidden; always after they get an update. But it doesn't happen for all programs. My best...For me, it always seems to happen after Discord updates. The same goes for other program icons that are hidden; always after they get an update. But it doesn't happen for all programs. My best guess, based off of what I've seen is that it's hidden because the program is now launching from a new executable, so it might be more of a Discord/other program issue rather than a Windows issue.
Of course, it wouldn't be an issue at all if Windows just gave us the option to always show all icons like they did in previous versions of Windows...
My friend previously often had a similar issue with some programs because he always adjusted a program's volume in the Volume Mixer instead of in the program itself for the same reason.
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
Wuju LinkThere's been a few games I've gotten notably deep into, took a break from to play something with some friends, and then just failed to return to. Now, I can't bring myself to complete because I...There's been a few games I've gotten notably deep into, took a break from to play something with some friends, and then just failed to return to. Now, I can't bring myself to complete because I was too far into it to want to redo everything, but at the same time it's been so long that the story will be lost on me or the mechanics impossible without restarting. So, you might say I've ruined those.
Consequentially, this has prevented me from playing some games until I'm full and ready to play from start to end. I was looking forward to Hollow Knight even before I started seeing the internet go wild about it, yet it remains in my library untouched. Maybe someday, maybe someday...
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentEh, that's kind of why I said "good enough" rather than using the word "secure"; a vast majority of people are not important enough that someone is going to burn resources to crack a specific...Eh, that's kind of why I said "good enough" rather than using the word "secure"; a vast majority of people are not important enough that someone is going to burn resources to crack a specific password like that. They also need to know that you're using a four word password, which means you are actively sharing that information. (If you're sharing the methodology of your passwords, skip cracking the password, chances are you're easy prey for just phishing attempts.) Then for most people, your password is just login credentials for an online site, which is going to be rate limited.
But also, using a such password is both more and less secure than the one trillion combinations, but I didn't really feel like it was worth getting into. First, the would-be hackers don't know that you're using a four word combination password, this is generally the main thing to it; security through obscurity. Second, chances are you're probably using four words that make sense together, possibly that can form a sort of sentence, this would make it actually quite predictable and probably reduce it to the millions at best if someone knows your methodology. Third, most sites often have specific requirements on the passwords used, usually a number and a capital letter. Most people will just capitalize the first letter and throw a 1 on the end, but if you can deviate from that you can multiply the combinations by quite a bit.
If you use the best practices while still keeping it memorable, you'll mix up the numbers of words in your password maybe using 5 or 6 instead, capitalize the "most important" word instead of the first, replace a random letter with a number instead of sticking it on the end, use at least one more obscure word, throw your favorite random symbol into the mix that some sites may require anyways. And if you do all that, you increase the potential combinations astronomically, even if the would-be hacker knows your methodology.
Regardless, if you get hacked, it very likely isn't because your password wasn't secure enough. It's because your password got leaked in a data breach or you got hit by some social engineering and unwittingly gave out your password. Even in high value target scenarios, I do believe this is the case. I mean, the title is that 16 billion records were leaked. That's potentially 16 billion opportunities to steal from some random person that couldn't be bothered to change their password; why would you waste your time targeting one specific person who may or may not even leave you with any opportunities should you get into their account?
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Wuju (edited )Link ParentGenerally your password manager may inform you if it provides that. Outside of that, you can enter your email into sites like Have I Been Pwned and it will tell you what data leaks that the email...How can I figure out what data has been leaked?
Generally your password manager may inform you if it provides that. Outside of that, you can enter your email into sites like Have I Been Pwned and it will tell you what data leaks that the email has been a part of as well as what data was leaked in it. There's also a separate field to check passwords, but you should be hesitant of doing such things, even if someone recommends it, and doubly so if they link it. In Have I Been Pwned's case, it's not really helpful anyways; I believe it just gives a yes/no answer on the password.
That said, it's certainly going to take some time for them to parse this massive amount of data once they get their hands on it. It's literally more accounts than they already have records of. I would definitely recommend changing your passwords on any important accounts as soon as feasible rather wait to see if you part of it. (You likely don't need to rush, but the longer you wait, the more likely you are to forget about or decide it's not needed.) Criminals are going through the data at the same time and it's very possible they test your account before anyone can warn you.
Is it really completely awful to use passwords rather than some password generator?
Not really. A password generator will be more secure, but a sufficiently difficult password can be more than good enough. Even if you just choose 4 random words of the 1,000 most used words in the English language, and the would-be hackers know as such, that's about 1,000^4, or about one trillion potential combinations that they have to attempt.
In the end though, Multi-Factor Authentication is likely going to do more for your account security than any needlessly complicated password.
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Comment on If you were referred to with an Epithet, what would it be? in ~talk
Wuju LinkOne of my tabletop groups refer to me as "the All Knowing" because I seem to somewhat consistently make the objectively correct decision when we all know I don't have the information to do so. The...One of my tabletop groups refer to me as "the All Knowing" because I seem to somewhat consistently make the objectively correct decision when we all know I don't have the information to do so. The GM is still a little salty two and a half years later about the end of a campaign where everything was about to go extremely bad for us, the GM asked me a seemingly unrelated question about my character's personality, and I answered with complete surety and ended up nullifying all the bad stuff that was about to happen. Oops? In my defense, I thought my answer was bad for us, not that they believe me...
If I were given a more universal epithet though, it would probably be some variation of "the Silent" considering hardly talk and not that infrequently surprise people when walking up behind them. I even try to announce my presence with a greeting when entering a room, but somehow that still surprises people.
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Comment on World's largest database of nanosatellites, over 4400 nanosats and CubeSats in ~space
Wuju Link ParentIs it even something that can be disallowed? If the profits are there, even if you tell them no, what's stopping them from launching them from another country that says yes?Is it even something that can be disallowed? If the profits are there, even if you tell them no, what's stopping them from launching them from another country that says yes?
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Comment on What's the deal with sites that ask if you want to sign in with your password or an emailed code and then after you use your password, they still email you a code? in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentDoes it count if half of the problem is technically my own fault because my Switch controller is plugged into my PC? For whatever reason, when my Switch controller is plugged in, trying to log...Does it count if half of the problem is technically my own fault because my Switch controller is plugged into my PC?
For whatever reason, when my Switch controller is plugged in, trying to log into a Microsoft account in browser is just nightmarish because it seemingly does a bunch of random inputs on the login screen. But it's impossible to tell what's going on, because it just returns me to the email input I enter my email, sometimes letting me enter a confirmation code. It took me multiple hours to figure out the issue was my Switch controller because...
The other half of the problem is that Microsoft sometimes seems to ignore the fact that I don't want it to keep me logged in, or that it will automatically log me in based off of the Microsoft account I was forced to use to set up my computer. Like, stop that. I have two Microsoft accounts for different purposes. Let me use the one I'm intending to use.
Though, part of the reason that was an issue was because it was an authorization for something else, but for some reason there was no way to copy the link so I could slap it into an private browsing window, I just had to click it. Which of course immediately redirected me due to the random inputs, so I couldn't get the link like that either.
And, entirely my fault, but whenever I log into my Microsoft accounts from new device, and they want to send the 2FA code, I never realize the input box is to enter the 2FA method and not the code. So I just end up staring at my inbox for a few minutes waiting for the 2FA. Oops. But why don't they just send it? If they already have access to the email, phone number, or whatever to retrieve the code sent to them, it's trivial to check what the 2FA address is. Especially when they give some of the characters as a hint.
But to top it all off, when I finally got in, I had used the wrong email. Which was not immediately obvious, because for reasons unknown, it doesn't bother throwing an error or even give any feedback. So my assumption was that the app was just broken.
And then the entire process happened again a couple years later, though that time it took me only an hour to figure out. (45 minutes of which I just assumed it was broken and went off to do something else until I remembered my previous encounter.) If I'm lucky, next time I can get it figured out in under 5 minutes...
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Comment on What's your quirk? in ~talk
Wuju Link ParentMy solution to that "problem" is to have a much lighter blanket that's easier to wash between me and the sheet. It does get kicked off sometimes, and sometimes both the sheet and the blanket get...My solution to that "problem" is to have a much lighter blanket that's easier to wash between me and the sheet. It does get kicked off sometimes, and sometimes both the sheet and the blanket get kicked off, but less often than I kick the sheet off on its own. Though, I live in a somewhat chilly climate, and someone else often decides the AC needs to be blasting when it starts to get a little warm, so stacking up a mountain of blankets may not be a great solution for others.
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Comment on This Hawaiian island's 'freakosystems' are a signal of what will be coming to many more ecosystems thanks to human interference in ~enviro
Wuju Link ParentYou can also get it moderately easily without any extra software in Windows with the default Win+Period key to bring up the emoji/symbol selector. Hit the key combo, swap to the symbols tab, and...The only "trick" is the superscript one
You can also get it moderately easily without any extra software in Windows with the default Win+Period key to bring up the emoji/symbol selector. Hit the key combo, swap to the symbols tab, and they're right under Math symbols. (Really wish the search bar searched the symbols instead of just the emoji and gifs. Honestly, why are gifs in it in the first place?)
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Comment on Considering going with an ambidextrous mouse if anyone has recommendations in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentI can confirm that it does indeed have onboard memory. Kind of obnoxious to set up now that they've changed their software for it though. I only discovered how while responding to this post...I don’t know if it has on chip storage, but I think it does.
I can confirm that it does indeed have onboard memory. Kind of obnoxious to set up now that they've changed their software for it though. I only discovered how while responding to this post believing it wasn't possible before stopping and trying something new. Turns out you have to click on one of the profiles (which I had expected to just swap to that profile, my bad) and then export the profile you've already got on the PC, instead of, you know, just modifying it as you would normally like you used to be able to do.
That said, I'm not sure I can recommend it even outside of that, I suppose now quite minor gripe with it. When I got it, it started double clicking exactly two weeks after I got it. I sent it back for a new one, and that one did the exact same thing, exactly two weeks after I took it out of the box. Couldn't send it back again however, as a bunch of stuff started up for quite a while just before I received the replacement. Maybe that's an anomaly, but I was hesitant to even buy a Logitech mouse given most of their mice often have double clicking issues at the time I bought it.
It is otherwise a nice mouse, but I've been plagued by double clicking for the 5 years I've been using it now. If there's one good thing I can say about it, I've had absolutely no other issues with it in that time apart from expected aging of the battery. (It is also only the left and right mouse buttons that double click, for whatever that's worth. Never had the issue with the scroll wheel or side buttons.) So I'm going to hopefully learn to solder and try to install some new switches in it fairly soon here and hopefully I'll be able to properly enjoy it then.
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Comment on What's the oldest tech you use, and why do you still use it? in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentGood news! There actually was a new version called "Induction Heating". You can't install it to literally anything like you can with Fire, and it does require some special tools to use, but I find...Good news! There actually was a new version called "Induction Heating". You can't install it to literally anything like you can with Fire, and it does require some special tools to use, but I find it works far better and is much safer than Fire. Definitely recommend checking it out if you ever get the chance.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
Wuju Link ParentAnd I don't think it's exclusive to browsers. From what I understand, many Windows programs are increasingly using Chromium under the hood. I believe Discord was entirely Chromium from the start...And I don't think it's exclusive to browsers. From what I understand, many Windows programs are increasingly using Chromium under the hood. I believe Discord was entirely Chromium from the start and Steam made the switch over a couple years ago as a couple examples.
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Comment on No Man's Sky: Worlds Part II in ~games
Wuju Link ParentI personally find that it's a nice game to go back for a couple weeks every couple years. Start a new save, find the new stuff they've added, build new bases, collect new gear, all that stuff. But...I personally find that it's a nice game to go back for a couple weeks every couple years. Start a new save, find the new stuff they've added, build new bases, collect new gear, all that stuff. But if you didn't enjoy it back then, I doubt you will enjoy it now. The same core gameplay is going to be more or less the same, along with much of the things you'll find.
With how common the letter E is, I think it'd be funnier to alternate between 'ewe' and 'eye' randomly.