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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
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Comment on Why Namibia exceeded all our expectations | First days driving across Africa’s emptiest country in ~hobbies
ali Link Parentthanks again. So the photos will take some editing, but I wanted to share the 360 videos already. It's super fun that youtube has a feature to watch it: Just a bit north of Solitaire - This one...thanks again. So the photos will take some editing, but I wanted to share the 360 videos already. It's super fun that youtube has a feature to watch it:
Just a bit north of Solitaire - This one was absolutely stunning. The view there was basically like viewing a painting. Will share photos of that too :D
Spitzkoppe - we met a Landscape photographer (who took a cool photo of me there - will share when he uploads it) and had some grilled vegetables and Tofu Burgers (that's all the lights in the bottom :D)
Since it's a 360 Video you have to look and find it, but it was seriously magical to see the milkyway so clearly. And you also saw the Magellanic Clouds ( I won't spoil where it is, but you can see it in the video :D)
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Comment on Why Namibia exceeded all our expectations | First days driving across Africa’s emptiest country in ~hobbies
ali Link ParentHaha, yes it's definitely a dream for me too. It does have it's downsides for sure. But at the moment I am happy I get to experience this. It's something I wanted to do since I was a kid, too :D...Haha, yes it's definitely a dream for me too. It does have it's downsides for sure. But at the moment I am happy I get to experience this. It's something I wanted to do since I was a kid, too :D
One of the earliest I have (related to that) was an article about a physicist in Hawaii, who could go surf in the early morning and then work on his laptop later in the day. I didn't get to travel around much as a kid, so I'm kind of catching up now :D
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Comment on The Windows 11 crisis in ~tech
ali Link ParentI could edit the title but then the link is gone, so if we want a more “correct” title, OP should also add the Link to the body I thinkI could edit the title but then the link is gone, so if we want a more “correct” title, OP should also add the Link to the body I think
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Comment on Why Namibia exceeded all our expectations | First days driving across Africa’s emptiest country in ~hobbies
ali Link ParentOh wow scrolling through tildes and seeing this took me by completely surprise :D At first I was like: Namibia? That’s funny! And I don’t mind at all I really appreciate you sharing it! Thanks for...Oh wow scrolling through tildes and seeing this took me by completely surprise :D At first I was like: Namibia? That’s funny!
And I don’t mind at all I really appreciate you sharing it! Thanks for the kind words, Marola was also very happy to see it :D
Namibias nature was definitely one of a kind, and especially the south just felt like entering a different “biome” every few hours. Camping cooking was super fun too.
I took some really nice night sky shots I can share later. They were by far the darkest skies we’ve ever come across.And yeah we chose a different direction this time :D currently in Cape Town! But we’ll probably be in Asia again next February. But we don’t usually plan that far :D we didn’t decide for Namibia until like a month before we went
Been having a creative crisis recently too. This video was the first time we took a 360 camera and I could put some more effort in the creation. If you compare it to our previous videos, I’m much happier with the colors now, because I learned more about it. So I’m super happy to be able to do more creatively.
In the end you can put effort into things, but YouTubes algorithm can be unpredictable for smaller creators. So thank you for sharing the video!
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Comment on Humble Choice - December 2025 in ~games
ali (edited )LinkYea 100% getting this for 9 sols alone Edit: works on mac tooYea 100% getting this for 9 sols alone
Edit: works on mac too
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Comment on Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints in ~anime
ali Link ParentYeah. At least by now they added the option to add your own voice track if you’re bilingual. So I was thinking of just making our own dub. There’s a German tradition of badly doing voiceovers for...Yeah. At least by now they added the option to add your own voice track if you’re bilingual. So I was thinking of just making our own dub. There’s a German tradition of badly doing voiceovers for movies, I was thinking of doing that for myself
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Comment on Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints in ~anime
ali LinkAI dubbing is so insanely annoying and i am genuinely baffled by people pretending like it’s Not absolute dogshit. Honestly, like: yeah you saved some money, but if it’s Not 100% Perfect, it will...AI dubbing is so insanely annoying and i am genuinely baffled by people pretending like it’s Not absolute dogshit. Honestly, like: yeah you saved some money, but if it’s Not 100% Perfect, it will just Sound Like Shit.
Like do you cut corners everywhere? I can’t believe people dilute their brand with shit like that.
YouTube also turned on Auto dubbing for our Channel and it’s so Bad, Like: you put so much effort into getting the Audio to Sound right only for some super robotic voices to auto translate it. Especially as someone who speaks many languages. I have opened a channel before and was shocked by how bad everything sounded until I realized that it was just their AI. I basically would never have checked the channel again because of it.And I mean it was a German channel - which is my first language. But YouTube decided to translate it to English.
I don’t even dislike AI, but what people have been doing with generative AI is absolutely infuriating.
Oh wow this rant turned out longer than I expected
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
ali Link ParentTheir official release says it supports it :D I think the article just hasn’t been updated since apple produced their own chipsTheir official release says it supports it :D I think the article just hasn’t been updated since apple produced their own chips
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
ali Link ParentThanks, I just messaged someone from the wiki to update the MacOS article since it didn't mention apple silicon compatibility :DThanks, I just messaged someone from the wiki to update the MacOS article since it didn't mention apple silicon compatibility :D
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
ali LinkActually so excited for this. Been on my list for a long time. Not sure how I would play it. Only have a Mac and iOS devices with me.Actually so excited for this. Been on my list for a long time. Not sure how I would play it. Only have a Mac and iOS devices with me.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ali LinkI realized that microsoft teams doesn't have a straightforward way to export chats. So I wrote my own browser plugin/script and published sth in the Chrome web store for the first time. It's such...I realized that microsoft teams doesn't have a straightforward way to export chats. So I wrote my own browser plugin/script and published sth in the Chrome web store for the first time.
It's such a weird feeling.
It's also super weird because I basically said in the description that installing a plugin and letting it access teams is a stupid idea, and I added a button to show the source code (which I am not sure will work in the published app anyways)
If anyone wants to check it out, it's here: https://github.com/AliKarpuzoglu/chat-exporter/tree/main
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Comment on Google must double AI serving capacity every six months to meet demand in ~tech
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Comment on CS2 skin update ‘rug pulls’ collectors as $1 billion wiped from market cap in ~games
ali LinkThat’s pretty crazy. I have myself also sold tons of of the CS boxes back in the day for a couple of cents each. And once I noticed it was going to keep increasing in price I also bought a few...That’s pretty crazy. I have myself also sold tons of of the CS boxes back in the day for a couple of cents each. And once I noticed it was going to keep increasing in price I also bought a few boxes (put 20 euros in boxes) and bought a couple of skins that I liked for like 40 bucks. That account is still worth about 600 euro at the moment as far as I know. Pretty crazy all in all
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ali Link ParentI also didn't get it, I blamed it on me being sleepy, but looking at it again, I don't quite understand where the "virus" and "upgrade" part came fromI also didn't get it, I blamed it on me being sleepy, but looking at it again, I don't quite understand where the "virus" and "upgrade" part came from
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Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health
ali Link ParentI have both - I will go on a 2 week trip around namibia and wanted some easy food that is nutritious enough and vegan. And I have one ready to drink meal that I would have drunk maybe at the airportI have both - I will go on a 2 week trip around namibia and wanted some easy food that is nutritious enough and vegan. And I have one ready to drink meal that I would have drunk maybe at the airport
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Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health
ali Link Parentomg that's such a good warning :D Do you think that happens to the hot&savory one too? That ones more like an actual meal... I was planning on having one of those drink meals just before my...omg that's such a good warning :D Do you think that happens to the hot&savory one too? That ones more like an actual meal...
I was planning on having one of those drink meals just before my flight, but now I am reconsidering that plan -
Comment on Who tried beetroot? in ~food
ali LinkI like it, but especially: beetroot juice before a workout - it reduces the amount of oxygen required for aerobic workouts. I have set every one of my 5K personal records with beetroot juice studyI like it, but especially: beetroot juice before a workout - it reduces the amount of oxygen required for aerobic workouts. I have set every one of my 5K personal records with beetroot juice
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Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health
ali LinkThank you for sharing. I did feel like the seemingly infinite brands and drop shipping inclusion must have somehow made the quality suffer in general. I didn’t find and of the brands I use there,...Thank you for sharing. I did feel like the seemingly infinite brands and drop shipping inclusion must have somehow made the quality suffer in general. I didn’t find and of the brands I use there, however, I literally just purchased some Huel meals (not the one listed) because I’m going to be on the road a lot and I wanted some easy meals on the road. I hope huel will do some serious checking up and warn us, because right now I’m not really sure if I should replan my whole food plan.
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Comment on Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide in ~health
ali Link ParentI had the post exposure shot! My partner just did get the rabies pre exposure too though (she had rabipur, I had verorab)I had the post exposure shot! My partner just did get the rabies pre exposure too though (she had rabipur, I had verorab)
Would love to try N++
As for the kind thoughts. I’ve been thinking about how to make a more positive impact on the world myself. I feel like work is just work and not that meaningful at the moment.
Working on projects that hopefully will be more meaningful. We will see.