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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What are your favourite anime and/or manga? in ~anime
aleb Link ParentI think I heard of it before, it seems to be right what I search for, thank you !I think I heard of it before, it seems to be right what I search for, thank you !
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Comment on What are your favourite anime and/or manga? in ~anime
aleb LinkSurprised to not see more examples like Blood on the Tracks by Shūzō Oshimi, but there is no adaptation in anime. Still it's older manga Flowers of Evil does have one, and a good one at that....Surprised to not see more examples like Blood on the Tracks by Shūzō Oshimi, but there is no adaptation in anime.
Still it's older manga Flowers of Evil does have one, and a good one at that.Would love to have some recommendations of very emotionally charged manga without much fantasy elements (not mandatory).
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Comment on UBlock Origin got turned off with my most recent Brave browser update. Any alternatives? in ~tech
aleb Link ParentJust one setting that actually prevented me from using Firefox as my main browser: In about:config, change browser.urlbar.autoFill.adaptiveHistory.enabled to true. With this one setting (and it...Just one setting that actually prevented me from using Firefox as my main browser:
Inabout:config, changebrowser.urlbar.autoFill.adaptiveHistory.enabledtotrue.With this one setting (and it has taken a while to know of the existence of it), I was able to use Firefox, and I'm not coming back.
It makes the url autocomplete to the full url when you begin to type in the address bar.
So if I typeyit auto-completes to www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions instead of only www.youtube.com.I don't understand it's not a setting in the main setting (about:settings) page.
I was so sure that firefox did not have this option available that I attempted to find in the pseudo-js code of firefox's UI to implement it myself. -
Comment on Introducing XBOX backward compatibility on PC in ~games
aleb LinkIf only a piece of software would exists on PC which does not require the Xbox app nor a Microsoft Account, and no money given to either: xemu.app To be fair, seeing effort made in the industry to...If only a piece of software would exists on PC which does not require the Xbox app nor a Microsoft Account, and no money given to either: xemu.app
To be fair, seeing effort made in the industry to keep alive old games is praiseworthy, but we already know all the asterisks attached to such small moves.
Nintendo is a recent example for these "good" initiatives in retro compatibility (only available via the nintendo store subscription).
It's always a game of picking and choosing which game to "restore" and re-sell while letting the less known or less newsworthy games fall into unplayable status.So the best remains the enormous effort to keep emulation alive and well.
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Comment on Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows in ~tv
aleb Link ParentPerhaps it's a bit shortsighted on my part, but I'm reminded by the charts you shared of why the common sentiment on a show is really not a good measure of if one is worthwhile to watch. I didn't...Perhaps it's a bit shortsighted on my part, but I'm reminded by the charts you shared of why the common sentiment on a show is really not a good measure of if one is worthwhile to watch.
I didn't watch much of the shows listed, but The Sopranos one really feels stupid. The last scene is so brilliant I can't fathom it was given such low score.But for your general feeling on stories not completed, I feel we forget the appeal of these stories even without their ending.
I think its something I can more easily apply on stories with worse ending than their main course, where I can still retrospectively find it worthwhile even though I would have liked having a better ending.
This is also probably why some stories will never be finished, the author do not want to waste their efforts on a rushed ending that will diminish the whole. -
Comment on Microsoft’s Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs, divest five studios in major overhaul (gifted link) in ~games
aleb Link ParentFor the little I know about the specifics, the strong labor laws in France only prolong the inevitable for Game Studios. But maybe from an US point of view, navigating the ins and outs of the laws...For the little I know about the specifics, the strong labor laws in France only prolong the inevitable for Game Studios.
But maybe from an US point of view, navigating the ins and outs of the laws in France would be too much a hassle to do it the french way of firing people expediently.
Like Ubisoft that put in place very lenient remote working conditions, only to remove it 1 or 2 years after and used that to fire people that no longer can rejoin the physical workforce because they moved under the lenient conditions. -
Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentI am in the same boat, was not prepared to play probably the best convenient game for the steam deck for me: Trackmania 2020 without at least a very stable 60fps. It was just not possible, so I've...I am in the same boat, was not prepared to play probably the best convenient game for the steam deck for me: Trackmania 2020 without at least a very stable 60fps.
It was just not possible, so I've let it take the dust.For the commute argument, I just never understood it.
I have 1h each way of commute in public transport, but I would never play my steamdeck in public transports. I just can't see it.
And even the Switch which is in the same ballpark of 'portable' console, I've probably seen it twice in all my life in public transport. And I've had at least 45min of commute for near 20 years. -
Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentMaybe its on me to think they would have offered a genuine alternative to console. Because presented like the niche it is filling, it is actually a price not unheard of. I would still consider it...Maybe its on me to think they would have offered a genuine alternative to console.
Because presented like the niche it is filling, it is actually a price not unheard of.
I would still consider it a bit unreasonable, but in the shoes of someone it appeals to, I would consider it an okay choice. -
Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentI am a Steam Deck buyer, I even payed for the smallest price possible when they did their sale of all models. But my Steam Deck remains largely unplayed on, because the performance is so...I am a Steam Deck buyer, I even payed for the smallest price possible when they did their sale of all models.
But my Steam Deck remains largely unplayed on, because the performance is so lackluster.
I am convinced we see largely positive sentiment of it online, because the only people discussing it are the ones willing to tinker, sacrifice resolution, or fps, or even buy/print accessories to it.
And so are so engaged in it that they have online communities dedicated to it.But I think my point of view come mostly from the assumption they were willing to compete, or at least propose a better alternative to consoles.
I would have loved to recommend it to others, but between the ps5 with disc drive and dualsense gamepad at 550€, and the steam machine at 1130€ with the steam controller..
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
aleb Link ParentI don't know if it's an honest and useful tip, but you could probably find all sort of "temporary" installations rendering the external aesthetic arguments absurd.I don't know if it's an honest and useful tip, but you could probably find all sort of "temporary" installations rendering the external aesthetic arguments absurd.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentSure, and the power target seems to match the form factor they have chosen. So they also lose a bit of performance to maintain a good balance of heat and noise with such a small unit. But at some...Sure, and the power target seems to match the form factor they have chosen.
So they also lose a bit of performance to maintain a good balance of heat and noise with such a small unit.But at some point, is it a good deal to pay double the ps5 to have the same performance ?
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentI would say competitive maybe in this form factor section of the market, but I've found 3 prebuilts (in my other comment) which are at near the same prices (1099€), but are way more powerful to...I would say competitive maybe in this form factor section of the market, but I've found 3 prebuilts (in my other comment) which are at near the same prices (1099€), but are way more powerful to run games.
Like probably 50% more performant.
So I don't think theses prices are reasonable -
Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
aleb Link ParentJust to put some comparison, theses prebuilts in France (which are often more expensive than the american counterparts): 1099.99 €: CPU 5700X, GPU RTX 5060 1099.99 €: CPU 5700X, GPU RX 9060 XT...Just to put some comparison, theses prebuilts in France (which are often more expensive than the american counterparts):
- 1099.99 €: CPU 5700X, GPU RTX 5060
- 1099.99 €: CPU 5700X, GPU RX 9060 XT
- 1099.99 €: CPU 7500F, GPU RTX 5060
All 3 have 16 Go of RAM, prebuilts from reputable builders in France (I bought 3 PCs with their parts picker tool that they assemble themselves before shipping)
All of these 3 will have in the ballpark of 50% perf more than the Steam Machine.
So I don't know where this notion of reasonable price comes from
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
aleb LinkKind of a stretch, but I've been kind of jaded by most style of maps from Trackmania (the 2020 one). The die and retry kind of play-style still works, but I don't have the appeal of launching a...Kind of a stretch, but I've been kind of jaded by most style of maps from Trackmania (the 2020 one).
The die and retry kind of play-style still works, but I don't have the appeal of launching a Track of the Day or Weekly Short anymore, as either the style of blocks or decoration still feels kinda stuck to a certain style.But I've found a particular creator: Aries__90, and I feel they captured a special appeal of having tracks that are either targeting a somewhat realistic setting, or just unexpected decorations that serves as weird playgrounds that are not already optimized and known from 20 years of trackmania experience.
In no particular order, some recent tracks that I particularly liked:- Nevada Dirt Trail - StadiumCar
- His whole Utah series of tracks, I don't remember the one I've raced the most, but it probably was Utah 05 - Tech
- Swampland - CE
- Mediterranean Mountains
- Volcanic Temple this one was as a Track of the Day
- Jungle Coast
- His whole Downhill series is quite the pleasure to hone my non-existent ice skills Downhill 14
- The justifiably long Paris-Dakar Rally
- His 3 weird Space Adventure tracks Space Adventure 2 where the track is inclined so much as to be near the free-fall zone, rendering the racing behavior very weird.
The list could continue for so long, I think I've played all of their maps. And it has been my sole reason to boot the game now
Special mention to the_random_one with his series of port of old Need For Speed tracks, my favorite would be NFSIII - ROCKY PASS - Stadium, but all are just so fun.
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
aleb Link ParentDid not had these issues on latest stable release (v0.15.0). I did all the "fixed" chalice dungeons, finished all game zones except the fishermen village in the DLC. And I did experience crashes,...Did not had these issues on latest stable release (v0.15.0).
I did all the "fixed" chalice dungeons, finished all game zones except the fishermen village in the DLC.
And I did experience crashes, but not reproducible via a specific attack or combo that me or enemies did.
Do you run some of the randomly generated chalice ? Maybe I missed a specific enemy.The main thing for me is that I have to restart the game once I move into too much different levels of the game.
I only have 10Gb of VRAM (3080 sigh..) and even though I have enough performance to run the game at 1440p with 90+ fps patch, I have to keep an eye on the task manager running behind the game at all times to watch the VRAM graph and restart the game when I see it would crash my desktop. -
Comment on AI was eroding trust in my classroom — so I got rid of typed papers and bought my students notebooks instead in ~life
aleb Link ParentIsn't it a problem only when writing absolutely everything ? Like doing a transcript ? I can only speaks from my point of view, but I never encountered a class where I needed to write everything....Isn't it a problem only when writing absolutely everything ? Like doing a transcript ?
I can only speaks from my point of view, but I never encountered a class where I needed to write everything.
Whenever I handwrote something for my studies, it was always by summarize and rephrase what I've listen to, and choosing actively what was important to take note of, and what was optional to note.
And I don't remember one time re-reading my notes in details. It was a tool to help my brain re-connect information together.
The act alone of handwriting became a good way to remember the information I've just learned for way longer. -
Comment on Listing for GOG Galaxy developer cites Linux as “next major frontier” in ~games
aleb LinkIf I understand the position description correctly, the windows GOG Galaxy client is a native one ? Like C++ WinAPI client ? Because day to day this doesn't feel like it. Steam is now using mostly...If I understand the position description correctly, the windows GOG Galaxy client is a native one ? Like C++ WinAPI client ?
Because day to day this doesn't feel like it.Steam is now using mostly an integrated chromium under the hood to display the Library tab and it still manages to be miles away better in input latency/navigation speed than the GOG Galaxy client.
It always felt very sluggish to use it, so I wonder what choices made them have this result.
And while I will appreciate a client on Linux, third party clients will still have a good justification even just for interacting with our gog libraries. -
Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
aleb LinkI'm a user of Deezer and Bandcamp. The later being my principal one, and I've attempted to use Quobuz recently for its streaming service (was using it to buy FLACs 10 years ago, still have them...I'm a user of Deezer and Bandcamp.
The later being my principal one, and I've attempted to use Quobuz recently for its streaming service (was using it to buy FLACs 10 years ago, still have them available to stream/download).I can say I vastly prefer Bandcamp to listen and discover new musics, because you can not only follow artists, but labels and users also!
And you receive one email for each new release of the artists/labels you follow, plus a list of the recent purchases the users you follow made.
Its a great system to have an automatic recommendation system that doesn't feel like an algorithm and still will propose you music you would never find yourself.But the problem is that artists that produce their albums through labels not present on Bandcamp will not have their albums there.
So you still need to have another service to discover them.I use Deezer for this purpose (not much in my case 513/7,823 tracks apparently in 2025, but depending what you listen to, you will have to go there a lot or not at all).
And also when I want to listen to the same album more than 3 times (6 times if you use the incognito trick) before buying it on bandcamp.I want to use another service for it to better remunerate artists in these rare cases, so I've tried Qobuz from this video of Benn Jordan.
But the problem is smaller artists that want to publish their work on streaming platforms uses online distributors that are supposed to upload them to all streaming platforms, but their "coverage" vary a lot from one to another.I have a list of random tracks that I keep in a playlist on Deezer, and when doing a proper search of all artists/tracks names on Qobuz (transfer playlist websites don't work very well).
I found that ~10% of my tracks were not available on Qobuz.I would like to try the Soundcloud paying tier, since I go there sometimes to find mixes and random remixes, but their sound quality for the paying tier is not even 320kbps mp3, so I never dipped into their paying tier.
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Comment on US Democrats successfully strip all anti-trans riders from final appropriations bills in ~lgbt
aleb LinkWhat does "riders" mean in the phrasing: anti-trans riders ? This is not so clear as a non native english speaker.What does "riders" mean in the phrasing: anti-trans riders ?
This is not so clear as a non native english speaker.
Didn't you find it a bit long to fully kit out a class ?
With your experience in Destiny 2 its probably the run of the mill for you. But I'm 35 hours in Darktide, and while mainly going for Ogryn, I'm only level 28 with the boost of XP since the first curios, and through all after it.
I also played a bit of Psycher to level 11 and a bit of Veteran, but I find the money, and diamantine way too slow to accumulate. Or to be more precise, It feels way too sluggish to start from level 1 when you already have another character leveled up.
Mind you I've yet to play the 3rd difficulty option, but we will try soon with my group.
Also what are your feelings on the other activities apart from the missions on the central terminal, like the waves thing with the Psychanium (or something like that) ?
We did not even complete the first difficulty once, despite being somewhat comfortable with the second difficulty in normal missions. The difficulty is all over the place, between a bomber exploding between us, sending us all outside the map, to trappers behind 3 bosses all joggling with our corpses with no real option for us to really crowd control them. It really feels like a challenge constructed haphazardly compared to the main missions.
I've yet to properly test the more opened map with objective you can pick and choose to do.