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Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books
Zorind LinkFinally finished! Left most of my thoughts as a reply above, but but felt this bit could maybe stand alone-Finally finished! Left most of my thoughts as a reply above, but but felt this bit could maybe stand alone-
I found the frame narrative pretty compelling, and I really liked getting to discover how each pilgrims story “fit” into it. I think the structure also made it easy for me to both put down, and pick back up again. I have a bad habit of a) finishing books in one sitting, ignoring all of my responsibilities until I am done; and b) not picking things back up if I put them down. So I was a bit surprised at how this book honestly made me /want/ to put it down after finishing a chapter to let it sit (even if it was just for 10 minutes to take a walk/breather), and how even after letting it sit for 3 weeks wanting to come back to it.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - March 2025 - Hyperion by Dan Simmons in ~books
Zorind Link ParentI just finished as well! I read the first prologue & first two chapters about a month ago, then the third one a few weeks back. Then read the fourth chapter through the end today, hah. I found the...I just finished as well! I read the first prologue & first two chapters about a month ago, then the third one a few weeks back.
Then read the fourth chapter through the end today, hah.
I found the frame narrative pretty compelling, and I really liked getting to discover how each pilgrims story “fit” into it. I think the structure also made it easy for me to both put down, and pick back up again. I have a bad habit of a) finishing books in one sitting, ignoring all of my responsibilities until I am done; and b) not picking things back up if I put them down. So I was a bit surprised at how this book honestly made me /want/ to put it down after finishing a chapter to let it sit (even if it was just for 10 minutes to take a walk/breather), and how even after letting it sit for 3 weeks wanting to come back to it.
I don’t even know if I have a “least favorite” tale, I thoroughly liked all of them, or at least liked them enough.
The priests was an extremely strong start, and did a lot of worldbuilding work to set the scene for how weird the story was going to get.
Sol’s was absolutely heart wrenching.
I found the AI bits of Lamia’s story to be really interesting, and I am a sucker for noirs (even though some of the reveals came a bit out of nowhere to me).
Definitely one of the few books where I found myself glad I had added an easy dictionary look-up on my kobo, and one where I had to go back and re-read paragraphs that my brain kind of glazed over.
I will definitely be reading the sequel…but not sure when I’ll get around to it.
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Comment on Slate Auto to offer modular EV pickup for $20k with EV Tax Credit in ~transport
Zorind Link ParentI read an arstechnica article about the Slate, they mentioned the regulations and backup cameras as well. I have seen some cars with that, so that would make sense to me. EDIT: See moocow’s...I read an arstechnica article about the Slate, they mentioned the regulations and backup cameras as well.
Legally, there has to be some way to show a backup camera feed in here, but you could do that in the rearview mirror.
I have seen some cars with that, so that would make sense to me.
EDIT: See moocow’s comment, according to MotorTrend they’ll have one screen behind the steering wheel likely for this purpose. Leaving my comment anyway though.
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Comment on Going Mouseless, Or Using The Computer Without a Physical Mouse in ~comp
Zorind Link ParentOh I should try binding mouse controls, didn’t realize that was an option. Though my keyboard uses VIA so not sure if those options are there OOTB or if I’ll have to compile with QMK. I have a...Oh I should try binding mouse controls, didn’t realize that was an option. Though my keyboard uses VIA so not sure if those options are there OOTB or if I’ll have to compile with QMK.
I have a minimal-ish form factor ergo mech keyboard so I already have a toggle layer that I use for using hjkl as arrow keys.
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Comment on Going Mouseless, Or Using The Computer Without a Physical Mouse in ~comp
Zorind LinkI’ve really thought about using Vimium, but haven’t made the call on actually trying it out yet. Have you heard of https://mouseless.click/ ? It’s fairly new, basically a grid based way of doing...I’ve really thought about using Vimium, but haven’t made the call on actually trying it out yet.
Have you heard of https://mouseless.click/ ?
It’s fairly new, basically a grid based way of doing mouse movement & clicks (I saw a YouTube video about it a few days back, but have not tried it myself). Seems like something that could maybe be used in place of warpd or the drawing tablet.
But I think I’d still use Vimium in the browser where possible. Have you seen this for the ctrl-w issue?
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Comment on Stonemaier Games (creators of Wingspan) join US tariffs lawsuit in ~games.tabletop
Zorind Link ParentI was looking to pick up Finspan sometime soon, but seems it’s caught up in this too a bit (though they said they’re likely going to eat the cost and still ship more to the US since they’ve sold...I was looking to pick up Finspan sometime soon, but seems it’s caught up in this too a bit (though they said they’re likely going to eat the cost and still ship more to the US since they’ve sold out in the US).
Vantage seems interesting from the blurb, might have to check it out (and hope it comes out in the US…)
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Comment on Stonemaier Games (creators of Wingspan) join US tariffs lawsuit in ~games.tabletop
Zorind LinkThis doesn’t come as a surprise to me, but I am interested to see if anything comes of it. Not a whole lot of information about the meat of the lawsuit, but presumably it has to do with the...Like many tabletop publishers (import code 9504.90.6000*), we started print runs of products before the President took office, and now we face an unprecedented $14.50 tariff tax for every $10 we spent on manufacturing with our trusted long-term partner in China. For Stonemaier Games alone (a US based company in which all 8 employees are US citizens), that amounts to upcoming tariff payments of nearly $1.5 million.
This doesn’t come as a surprise to me, but I am interested to see if anything comes of it. Not a whole lot of information about the meat of the lawsuit, but presumably it has to do with the tariffs causing immense financial harm to US companies that contract with foreign companies to make the products, for sale in the US. This has a pretty big impact on the board game industry, and Stonemaier Games is pretty well-known, primarily for Wingspan.
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Stonemaier Games (creators of Wingspan) join US tariffs lawsuit
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Comment on 'politics.usa' tag proposal in ~tildes
Zorind LinkAs a (primarily) lurker (who doesn’t filter anything…) I think that makes sense to me - for the reason you stated that the filter settings don’t allow for an “AND”.As a (primarily) lurker (who doesn’t filter anything…) I think that makes sense to me - for the reason you stated that the filter settings don’t allow for an “AND”.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Zorind LinkEternal Strands just dropped their first free DLC with a new epic monster, map, and some quality of life features - so I’ll likely pick it back up for a few hours to play through it.Eternal Strands just dropped their first free DLC with a new epic monster, map, and some quality of life features - so I’ll likely pick it back up for a few hours to play through it.
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Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 - The Final Patch: New subclasses, photo mode, and cross-play in ~games
Zorind LinkOoh, might have to do a second playthrough! Probably as Durge, but not sure what class. Did my original playthrough as a Paladin, so maybe Rogue or Monk. Or a spellcaster & leave Wyll and Gale at...Ooh, might have to do a second playthrough!
Probably as Durge, but not sure what class. Did my original playthrough as a Paladin, so maybe Rogue or Monk. Or a spellcaster & leave Wyll and Gale at camp…hmm
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of April 13 in ~games
Zorind LinkTactical Breach Wizards is on sale for $14.99 on steam (25% off its regular price). It’s got about a 10-15 hour campaign, I’ve put about 25 hours into it. It’s a turn based tactical game like XCOM...Tactical Breach Wizards is on sale for $14.99 on steam (25% off its regular price).
It’s got about a 10-15 hour campaign, I’ve put about 25 hours into it. It’s a turn based tactical game like XCOM or Into The Breach, except you play as a wizard. Very entertaining, not too difficult (but challenging enough to be fun, especially with the optional rewards).
No paid cosmetics, but you unlock them by beating optional challenges. Overall, an absolute blast of a game and one I highly recommend.
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Comment on Can you critique my blog? in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentYes! If you open up the "Inspect" window, in the main inspector tab in the top of the middle pane (that has the CSS), there should be a sun and moon icon that will toggle between light and dark...Yes! If you open up the "Inspect" window, in the main inspector tab in the top of the middle pane (that has the CSS), there should be a sun and moon icon that will toggle between light and dark mode respectively.
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Comment on I'm tired of dismissive anti-AI bias in ~tech
Zorind LinkMy wife works in education, and I wanted to expand on this point just a smidge: In my wife’s class, her students have an online textbook. The online textbook software has a “handy” “Summarize this...My wife works in education, and I wanted to expand on this point just a smidge:
However, its [ChatGPT’s] simplicity is surely tempting kids who otherwise wouldn't cheat.
In my wife’s class, her students have an online textbook. The online textbook software has a “handy” “Summarize this chapter” button.
That is horrifying. One of the best ways to learn and understand something, is to be able to summarize it yourself. The act of summarizing helps you better retain the information, so often my wife’s assignments included a question for the students to summarize what they read. This was a homework assignment, so they could summarize as they read the text, but now they can just “click a button” to do it for them.
Sure, maybe summarizing things is going to be a task delegated to LLMs in the future, and it is a skill that will no longer be needed. But it’s also impeding students ability to retain information and actually learn the material.
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Comment on Looking for a (potentially multiplatform) app for pixel art in ~creative
Zorind Link ParentSeconding aseprite. It does have a demo, but that doesn’t allow you to save files (but you could play around with it to see if you want it). It also goes on sale periodically (or at least the...Seconding aseprite.
It does have a demo, but that doesn’t allow you to save files (but you could play around with it to see if you want it). It also goes on sale periodically (or at least the steam version does, and the steam version is still DRM free and can be launched without steam).
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Comment on Can you critique my blog? in ~tech
Zorind (edited )Link ParentI can see why that would be surprising / annoying. I do tend to like sites that respect the “user preference” for light/dark mode - which is often a browser setting or device-level setting that...I can see why that would be surprising / annoying. I do tend to like sites that respect the “user preference” for light/dark mode - which is often a browser setting or device-level setting that the website picks up on via browser cookies.
Some do have toggles, though I’m not sure if I’ve seen any Bear blogs that have a toggle implemented.
You could see if any of the dark themes on Tildes have colors you like.
Personally I have it set to “Dracula.”
Edit: I'm also a big fan of the Catpuccin themes, but haven't gotten around to trying to style tildes with it yet.
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Comment on Can you critique my blog? in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentPlease keep night mode! I have my phone set up so that it requests night mode at night so I don’t get blinded in bed by bright white screens. I much prefer dark mode in general, but on my phone I...The one additional change I wanna do is to disable the night mode.
Please keep night mode! I have my phone set up so that it requests night mode at night so I don’t get blinded in bed by bright white screens. I much prefer dark mode in general, but on my phone I have it in light mode during the day. But dark mode at night is so much nicer.
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Comment on Can you critique my blog? in ~tech
Zorind LinkNice blog! I’m a big fan of Bear, and might try setting one up at some point. I think I like the separation via folders into the folders /br and /en. I like it better than appending the language...Nice blog! I’m a big fan of Bear, and might try setting one up at some point.
I think I like the separation via folders into the folders
/brand/en. I like it better than appending the language at the end option.There may be a way to setup redirects where you could link the old non-foldered English posts to the new ones under the
/enfolder, but I’m not sure how you’d set that up with Bear. I’m also not sure it’s really needed (other than for consistency), since you have the navbar set up to allow for filtering to just the English and Portuguese post lists.I would just have new posts going forward sorted into the folders, and not worry about the old posts - to prevent breaking old links.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - How is it going with Elder Race? in ~books
I’m really debating if I should find and read some of Keats’ works now.