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  1. Comment on This video is six minutes long! in ~tech

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    Certainly an interesting concept! The comment of this essentially being like having a "Side B" on records/cassettes is pretty accurate. I do wonder how long this feature would last though, and if...

    Certainly an interesting concept! The comment of this essentially being like having a "Side B" on records/cassettes is pretty accurate. I do wonder how long this feature would last though, and if it would be used in this way. I know some bigger channels just use dedicated separate channels for their videos in other languages, and I assume the purpose of this feature was to help those channels just consolidate things into one channel. I can't imagine it being used for this purpose of having multiple kinds of content in one video for long though, it is a cool party trick

    2 votes

  2. Comment on I switched my gaming PC to Linux, and this time I think it's for good in ~comp

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    Congrats on the switch! It always is the most minor things that end up causing the biggest headaches haha. I switched my own PC to Linux for gaming back in 2023 and I've never looked back since. I...

    Congrats on the switch! It always is the most minor things that end up causing the biggest headaches haha. I switched my own PC to Linux for gaming back in 2023 and I've never looked back since. I started with Ubuntu but distro-hopped a bunch over the last 3 years and have now landed on EndeavourOS. It works alright but I never had the time to properly learn how to use the underlying Arch systems so my system is in a weird state. I've been thinking about just hopping back to Ubuntu and keeping automatic updates on.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    I've been rewatching Shōgun this past week. I forgot how long each episode is but man, what a series. I have never really watched historical dramas before but I love Shogun's cinematography and...

    I've been rewatching Shōgun this past week. I forgot how long each episode is but man, what a series. I have never really watched historical dramas before but I love Shogun's cinematography and the acting from the cast. I look forward to the second season of the show. I was a little skeptical when they first announced in 2024 that a 2nd and 3rd season had been greenlit but it seems like the writers have control to also just end things after season 2? I don't have any sources for that unfortunately.

  4. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    It definitely comes down to personal preference now that the DualSense is out but the modern Xbox controller is very much an evolution of the 360s controller, not a revolution like Playstation...

    It definitely comes down to personal preference now that the DualSense is out but the modern Xbox controller is very much an evolution of the 360s controller, not a revolution like Playstation went through from 3->4->5.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen releasing February 27th on Nintendo Switch in ~games

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    Where did you see that these games have Pokémon Home support? I don't see it on the release. Seems like it's only local wireless

    Where did you see that these games have Pokémon Home support? I don't see it on the release. Seems like it's only local wireless

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Sony is shutting down the PlayStation studio Bluepoint (gifted link) in ~games

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    Sad to hear another game studio get shutdown. Sony have acquired 7 studios since 2020 and 5 of them have either been shut down or have had mass layoffs. This push for live-service games has been a...

    Sad to hear another game studio get shutdown. Sony have acquired 7 studios since 2020 and 5 of them have either been shut down or have had mass layoffs. This push for live-service games has been a disaster. I was surprised to find out that Bluepoint themselves had pitched the God of War live-service game to Sony but I guess they just wanted to work on something new for a change instead of a remake of an existing game.

    I really do wonder where the Playstation and Xbox console lines will go from here. I feel this generation of console, more than previous generations, has been dominated by cross-generation games (i.e. released on both PS4 and PS5). I imagine this is partly due to the semiconductor shortage from roughly 2020-2022.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Triforce Arcade emulation incorporated into Dolphin Emulator in ~games

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    I'd heard about the arcade games mentioned before in the article and always heard they were essentially Gamecube games but I never realized the actual hardware they run on is simply a Gamecube...

    I'd heard about the arcade games mentioned before in the article and always heard they were essentially Gamecube games but I never realized the actual hardware they run on is simply a Gamecube main board with a few extra daughter boards added to it. Cool to see a decade of work culminate in a beautiful manner though, congrats to the Dolphin team!

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check eight months in: a complete joke in ~transport

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    I am not at all surprised that they are light-years away from Elon's promises, I stopped listening to what he had to promise years ago. I am surprised that the service has such an abysmal crash...

    I am not at all surprised that they are light-years away from Elon's promises, I stopped listening to what he had to promise years ago. I am surprised that the service has such an abysmal crash rate. From friends who have Tesla Model 3s and use Autopilot (or FSD? Not entirely sure which is which), they mention that they rely heavily on it and that 80+% of their driving is done by the car itself. It does freak me out a bit to share the road with people who are so disconnected from driving but this is what we get by not investing in public transit as much.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on Ladybird un-chooses Swift as its successor language to C++ in ~comp

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    In the original announcement they cited the C++ interoperability and memory safety as their key reasons for selecting it. However looking at their (Swift's) dev docs (funny to do so after...

    In the original announcement they cited the C++ interoperability and memory safety as their key reasons for selecting it. However looking at their (Swift's) dev docs (funny to do so after complaining about how bad it is), it looks like the docs haven't been updated since last April so I can't imagine much (public-facing) technical progress being made on the interoperability either.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Ladybird un-chooses Swift as its successor language to C++ in ~comp

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    Apple's developer documentation is shockingly bad, I gotta give credit to indie developers for putting out apps as good as they do because they certainly are not getting any help from Apple's...

    Apple's developer documentation is shockingly bad, I gotta give credit to indie developers for putting out apps as good as they do because they certainly are not getting any help from Apple's documentation. You get minimal information about what you want, sometimes so minimal that it is missing, few code examples that rarely help in a production context, and sometimes things are buried in WWDC videos instead of being written up.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on South Korea seeks multilingual talent to hunt down K-content piracy in ~tech

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    I was unaware of how hard Korea goes in it's fight against piracy. As a sailor myself, I wondered why I never found any good sources for K-dramas and movies haha.

    I was unaware of how hard Korea goes in it's fight against piracy. As a sailor myself, I wondered why I never found any good sources for K-dramas and movies haha.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on South Korea seeks multilingual talent to hunt down K-content piracy in ~tech

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    The popular streaming services have been fighting to get more k-content on their platforms so you can access a decent chunk of the most popular dramas out there. However, the moment you want...

    The popular streaming services have been fighting to get more k-content on their platforms so you can access a decent chunk of the most popular dramas out there. However, the moment you want something slightly less popular, you're out of luck. As with most piracy, it's very much an access issue rather than pricing or anything else.

    15 votes

  13. Comment on Tubi will start featuring Warner Bros. Cartoons on March 1st in ~tv

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    Honestly didn't realize how legit of a service Tubi had become. I didn't even realize they were purchased by Fox in 2020.

    Honestly didn't realize how legit of a service Tubi had become. I didn't even realize they were purchased by Fox in 2020.

    7 votes

  14. Comment on Cassini, a spiritual successor to Microsoft Paint for the iPad in ~creative

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    Definitely true, can't argue with you there haha. Even once you get out of the tiny circle of apps that are designed to be tablet native, you just get blown up phone apps. Even Samsung, who make...

    Definitely true, can't argue with you there haha. Even once you get out of the tiny circle of apps that are designed to be tablet native, you just get blown up phone apps. Even Samsung, who make the most popular Android tablets, don't put effort into making tablet-native versions of their apps.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Cassini, a spiritual successor to Microsoft Paint for the iPad in ~creative

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    The Android tablet app situation definitely does suck compared to iPadOS but it's honestly fine if you only really rely on the most widely used platforms and apps. But yeah, I do miss having...

    The Android tablet app situation definitely does suck compared to iPadOS but it's honestly fine if you only really rely on the most widely used platforms and apps. But yeah, I do miss having access to various indie apps that made the iPad experience fun.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

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    Chances of the new MacBooks bricking themselves are fairly low. Anecdotally, I've had my M1 MacBook Pro (16") since November 21 and it's held up brilliantly, better than my Dell XPS 15 that I had...

    Chances of the new MacBooks bricking themselves are fairly low. Anecdotally, I've had my M1 MacBook Pro (16") since November 21 and it's held up brilliantly, better than my Dell XPS 15 that I had before it.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What are you working through? in ~life

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    Sending you good wishes, I heavily relate to your last point of dumping and running on Tildes. It feels good to scream into the void sometimes. I also relate to your struggles of finding...

    Sending you good wishes, I heavily relate to your last point of dumping and running on Tildes. It feels good to scream into the void sometimes. I also relate to your struggles of finding community, I've just been so exhausted from work and other stress that I haven't been able to find a community in the city I moved to last year.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What are you working through? in ~life

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    I've actually heard of Zenni since they've got advertisements on the transit here but I never bothered to check them out, maybe I should be less ignorant about the ads around me haha. My friends...

    I've actually heard of Zenni since they've got advertisements on the transit here but I never bothered to check them out, maybe I should be less ignorant about the ads around me haha.

    My friends and I actually do hangout with a relatively decent frequency. The ones in the suburbs 45 minutes away I meet every 2-3 weeks, the ones I have from university I see 2-3 times a year, and then I meet my internet friends once a year. So I have no issue with that, would just like some closer friends for more spontaneous meetups :)

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Minecraft running on Sega Saturn in ~games

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    Super cool project! I'm amazed by how well it runs, seems like its got the core features necessary for any Minecraft clone haha

    Super cool project! I'm amazed by how well it runs, seems like its got the core features necessary for any Minecraft clone haha

  20. Comment on Cassini, a spiritual successor to Microsoft Paint for the iPad in ~creative

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    Gorgeous app and website! I love the skeuomorphic UI, especially the keys as they really do show their Teenage Engineering inspiration. I'm also a sucker for serif fonts in tech, much like old...

    Gorgeous app and website! I love the skeuomorphic UI, especially the keys as they really do show their Teenage Engineering inspiration. I'm also a sucker for serif fonts in tech, much like old Apple designs, and it's tastefully used here. I don't think I've seen your work before so I explored your website and I absolutely love your stuff haha, especially the Hypermetro wayfinding map and the ISA branding!

    It's apps like these that make me miss having an iPad. I love my Android tablet but there just aren't as many beautifully designed apps available for it, understandably so as the market is tiny. I've been thinking about switching back to an iPad (even if my Android tablet works fine) just to be able to experience apps like this haha.

    3 votes