BeardyHat's recent activity
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
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Comment on Starboard — Portmaster games, on your Android in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentFair enough, that's been my experience on my Linux handheld. Some stuff just doesn't run for no obvious reason; stuff that's pretty lightweight (DoomRL) and appears to be installed correctly...Fair enough, that's been my experience on my Linux handheld. Some stuff just doesn't run for no obvious reason; stuff that's pretty lightweight (DoomRL) and appears to be installed correctly otherwise.
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Comment on Starboard — Portmaster games, on your Android in ~games
BeardyHat LinkPretty awesome! I'll have to try this out next time I get back into my Android handheld. Currently using my Linux based one, so this isn't necessary. But how do these things run, I wonder?Pretty awesome! I'll have to try this out next time I get back into my Android handheld. Currently using my Linux based one, so this isn't necessary. But how do these things run, I wonder?
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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
BeardyHat Link ParentCome on over to Aurora if you want to see crazy shit. My kids have nearly been hit and when we swore at and confronted the driver, she got mad and insisted she was in the right. Another time I...Come on over to Aurora if you want to see crazy shit. My kids have nearly been hit and when we swore at and confronted the driver, she got mad and insisted she was in the right.
Another time I yelled at (making fun of) a guy who ran a Stop sign and he got all mad too and that developed into a swearing match between the two of us.
I stay still at green lights for several seconds, because people will often blow through the red 5+ seconds after it turned.
I like my town, but the way people drive here is fucking maddening.
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
BeardyHat LinkMy guess: Firefox - I'm often browsing here or another forum and looking up random stuff Messages - Frequently texting friends and family Blackplayer EX - I usually have music going, but it's a...My guess:
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Firefox - I'm often browsing here or another forum and looking up random stuff
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Messages - Frequently texting friends and family
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Blackplayer EX - I usually have music going, but it's a tossup between that and Pocket Casts, depending on whether I'm in the mood for music or podcasts
Actual:
Depending on the day (not sure if I can look at overall) Firefox and Messages are switching between slots 1 and 2. Slot 3 seems to be a wildcard. Sometimes it's Weather, To Do (I'm going on a road trip, so these make sense), Phone, Etc. it's constantly changing, with no consistent entry.
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
BeardyHat Link ParentI dunno, I'm kind of here for the Poop Knife Saga.I dunno, I'm kind of here for the Poop Knife Saga.
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Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport
BeardyHat Link ParentI'm going to reference my own post here and just reiterate: It's related to buying power, because people spending $70k on a vehicle need it to do everything for them. An EV has a major flaw and...I'm going to reference my own post here and just reiterate:
It's related to buying power, because people spending $70k on a vehicle need it to do everything for them. An EV has a major flaw and just can't be an everything car for the majority of Americans.
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Comment on Commodore Callback flip phone in ~tech
BeardyHat LinkDead in the water at that price. I'm sure they'd love to have it be cheaper, but in no world is this anything but a boutique item. My wife struggles with being addicted to her phone (me as well,...Dead in the water at that price.
I'm sure they'd love to have it be cheaper, but in no world is this anything but a boutique item.
My wife struggles with being addicted to her phone (me as well, but less so, given I don't use social media), but she'd rather spend the $137 on the Moto G 2024 we just bought her and try to mitigate her phone overconsumption herself. At least she can use Kindle, Libby, play a variety of games, use maps, etc on her phone. Yeah it's still using her phone, but it's not falling into a rabbit hole and it's doing so much more for her at 1/4 of the price.
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Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport
BeardyHat Link ParentAside from what's already been mentioned about a lack of actually affordable EVs, there's also the fact that people tend to buy cars that they can use for a variety of functions. Anecdotally, look...Aside from what's already been mentioned about a lack of actually affordable EVs, there's also the fact that people tend to buy cars that they can use for a variety of functions.
Anecdotally, look at the Jeep Wrangler. Previously only a two door model, when they produced the Unlimited model (four doors) in the late 2000s, suddenly Wrangler sales went through the roof. Look at trucks, going from two doors and maybe a three door with a jump seat, to four doors. Or the boutique companies like Porsche moving away from sport coupes to SUVs and even sedans. All of them had sales take off.
When people are spending so much money on a car (because there are pretty much no affordable cars), they want something that will do everything for them. Take the kids to Soccer practice, make trips to the hardware store with family in tow, go on long road trips, etc. EVs don't really do this yet. An EV is second car material, even if you think they're really great, you're unlikely to want to take your EV on that road trip, because charging is slow and often inaccessible. The EV can do most of everything a regular ICE can do, but it has this one major flaw while still costing an identical amount of money to an ICE. You end up buying the inferior product if you chose an EV over an ICE as your main vehicle.
EVs would absolutely be widespread and have a niche if you could pick up a brand new one for $15k out the door. They're great knockaround cars for getting around town and visiting Grandma 30 minutes away. If they were cheap enough (and wages weren't stagnant) that your average American could say, "Yeah, I think I might pick one of those up to try out" and use as a second car, you'd see way more of them.
As it stands, the average American is likely paying well over $1000 a month for their car, factoring in insurance costs, so they need something that can be their everything vehicle and EVs just aren't that.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk
BeardyHat LinkI go back and forth. I said that I'm somewhat pessimistic and I go back and forth between that and neutral. But I also don't consume a lot of news either, because if I do, it sends me into a...I go back and forth. I said that I'm somewhat pessimistic and I go back and forth between that and neutral.
But I also don't consume a lot of news either, because if I do, it sends me into a spiraling depression and cynicism. And I can't be that way, because I have shit to do.
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Comment on Blizzard sues to take down another private World of Warcraft server, Project Ascension in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentDon't lionize me too much. I still prefer to use Windows over Linux.Don't lionize me too much. I still prefer to use Windows over Linux.
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Comment on Blizzard sues to take down another private World of Warcraft server, Project Ascension in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentI'd be willing to put money on such data not being significant. I've been playing on private servers for over ten years now. I did jump on WoW Classic back when it initially launched, but canceled...I'd be willing to put money on such data not being significant.
I've been playing on private servers for over ten years now. I did jump on WoW Classic back when it initially launched, but canceled and boycotted right after the Blitzchung incident and went back to privates. I was most recently playing on Turtle WoW for the past 6 or whatever years and even after the shuttering of that server, no way in hell is Microsoft getting my money.
Blizzard is and has been a shell of what it was in the 90's for at least 15 years now, possibly longer. Blizzard is nothing but a name anymore, still riding on what made it great 30 years ago.
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Comment on Anbernic to sell replacement parts for some of their handhelds in ~tech
BeardyHat LinkThis is interesting. For all Anbernics issues, their handhelds (I've owned three of theirs in particular) are my favorite, because it feels like they're trying to do something different with them....This is interesting.
For all Anbernics issues, their handhelds (I've owned three of theirs in particular) are my favorite, because it feels like they're trying to do something different with them.
I also just threw my RG405m up for sale today and now I see I can get a new screen for it for $40. Mine has pressure spots, which aren't a huge deal, but kind of annoy me a little bit. That said, I'm not sure I actually have the skills to fix it without destroying both the old and new screen, so maybe I'll just stick with trying to sell it and keep using my RG Slide.
Really love the 405m though, it's been a favorite of mine.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
BeardyHat Link ParentThanks, I'll have to take a look at that. It was such an interesting game, I'd love to see something like it.Thanks, I'll have to take a look at that. It was such an interesting game, I'd love to see something like it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
BeardyHat LinkI've been mostly playing Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes on the Nintendo DS. I've been thinking about going back to it for a long time, remembering that back in the day, I'm pretty sure I got...I've been mostly playing Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes on the Nintendo DS. I've been thinking about going back to it for a long time, remembering that back in the day, I'm pretty sure I got towards the end of the game, but never actually finished it.
Well, now I'm close to finishing the third...act? I don't know, the third character you play as and I've got to say: I really don't remember any of this. My memory is pretty poor, so that's a thing, but maybe I never made it as far as I thought I did? Maybe I only ever made it to the end of the first characters story before putting it down, though I do remember playing as the second character, so I'm not sure.
At any rate, it's been fun to return to, but I'm a little frustrated with the boss for the third character. Maybe I'm just not playing well, but it seems massively unfair to me. The boss almost immediately summons two very difficult creatures that are almost impossible to block and typically end-up taking me out within the first several turns. Then the boss will also move around, which is challenging because your attacks take several turns to actually go off and even if you do hit the boss, she heals herself and summons more of those tough creatures. So I've been hammering away, trying different strategies, but haven't found anything that even looks like it'll work yet and well...I'm thinking I might put it down. We'll see.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
BeardyHat LinkObjects in Space was super cool and interesting. I loved what I played of it ages ago and really seemed promising. I ended up putting it down because I wanted to wait for a full release, but when...Objects in Space was super cool and interesting. I loved what I played of it ages ago and really seemed promising. I ended up putting it down because I wanted to wait for a full release, but when I checked back in on it, it became evident that it was abandoned and nothing further would be happening with it.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
BeardyHat LinkThis doesn't seem as idiosyncratic as others here, but: I really, really dislike playing games with other people. Even MMOs, I like that others are there, but I want to be left alone and do things...This doesn't seem as idiosyncratic as others here, but: I really, really dislike playing games with other people. Even MMOs, I like that others are there, but I want to be left alone and do things at my own pace.
This extends down to even playing with my kids and makes me feel like a bad father. I'll often buy three copies of a game so we can play together (Minecraft, Grounded, to name a few), because I like it as an idea, but I can only ever do maybe 45 minutes before I'm so dreadfully bored and wanting to do something, anything else. Then I only very rarely actually play with them again.
Playing games to me feels like my time and I just don't want to feel obligated to others while I'm doing it. I love facilitating gaming for my kids, I've built them PCs to game on, as well as an arcade cabinet and if we're going anywhere for an extended period, I'll make sure I bring handhelds so they can play something, I just don't want to play with anyone.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
BeardyHat LinkI've been staring at the Survey screen since yesterday, because it's just damn challenging to come up with an answer. Not because I don't have a favorite game, but because there are quite a few I...I've been staring at the Survey screen since yesterday, because it's just damn challenging to come up with an answer. Not because I don't have a favorite game, but because there are quite a few I love very strongly and it's hard to put one over the other.
But the first ones that come to mind are the following:
Pentiment
Deus Ex
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
System Shock
Skald: Against the Black PrioryThere are numerous other games, but these ones are very much at the top of my list. I'm not sure how I'll answer the survey.
I guess my favorite changes depending on how I'm feeling at any particular moment.
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Comment on CGA-2026-06 🦇🧛♀️🔥 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in ~games
BeardyHat LinkAria of Sorrow is actually the first Castlevania I've ever played and it was only about 5 years ago. My family and I took one of our usual road trips to my sister-in-laws house and I had brought...Aria of Sorrow is actually the first Castlevania I've ever played and it was only about 5 years ago. My family and I took one of our usual road trips to my sister-in-laws house and I had brought my PS Vita with me. For some reason, midway through the trip, I decided it was finally time to give it a go, so I fired-up my laptop, legally obtained a ROM (as one does) and transferred it over to my Vita.
Got hooked pretty much immediately and after finishing it, moved on to the other two GBA games, which I very much did not like much. Since then, I've tried playing through Dawn of Sorrow multiple times, as well as multiple Oldvania releases and also Symphony of the Night (which I finished, but found a slog), but none of them have ever hit me in the same way as Aria.
I'll likely be emulating this on one of my (entirely too many) Android handhelds--looking at you, RG Slide, but maybe soon RG DS, which I ordered for some reason--as I want to use Save States and some nice, crispy Shaders. Plus just the ability to have it in my pocket wherever I am.
Worth noting that the collection is currently on sale on Steam for 50% off.
Had a hard week this week, between my kids being hard and being depressed. I had a day to myself one day this week and realized what I really wanted to do was paint something.
It's been... Months? Since I painted something and it was exciting to sit down and do it again. I got the project pretty much done, which left me wanting more. I'm going on a short road trip and vacation for the next week and so I decided to pack up my painting kit and bring some stuff with me if I have the time.
I paint miniatures, for reference