cqns's recent activity
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on It looks like Facebook will be forcing me to switch to Messenger. What are my options? in ~tech
cqns Link ParentIsn't there a distro with a "Windows-Like" GUI? I'm not prepared to do this with my parents, but I could've sworn something like that exists in some form.It's like asking your 70 year old parents to swap to Linux because Windows is running slow on their machine
Isn't there a distro with a "Windows-Like" GUI? I'm not prepared to do this with my parents, but I could've sworn something like that exists in some form.
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Comment on Make the web your sketchbook in ~creative
cqns Link ParentSave for a few years ago, I think the limit was 100MB. I don't have the supporter tier, which allots 20GB, but I find the default to be well under the limits for my personal tastes.Save for a few years ago, I think the limit was 100MB. I don't have the supporter tier, which allots 20GB, but I find the default to be well under the limits for my personal tastes.
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Comment on Make the web your sketchbook in ~creative
cqns Link ParentNeocities is a thing, going on around a decade online or so. All the basic HTML/CSS/JS you could ever want - provided it's all under 1GB.Neocities is a thing, going on around a decade online or so. All the basic HTML/CSS/JS you could ever want - provided it's all under 1GB.
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Comment on You have one fast travel point, where do you place it? in ~talk
cqns LinkEasy - my bathroom! I have this inability to use the bathroom anywhere outside of my own house, so if nature calls, I'm home AND can easily use the bathroom.Easy - my bathroom! I have this inability to use the bathroom anywhere outside of my own house, so if nature calls, I'm home AND can easily use the bathroom.
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Comment on How can I leave Reddit? in ~tech
cqns Link ParentMy god, seventeen years? How would you describe Reddit's general descent into madness over time?My god, seventeen years? How would you describe Reddit's general descent into madness over time?
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Comment on What are some short story collections you'd recommend? in ~books
cqns LinkWell, fantastic! I'll throw down Jorge Luis Borges's "Ficciones" - originally an Argentinian work, it is a collection of short stories that are borderline proto sci-fi fantasy (and I use the term...don't worry about specific genres
Well, fantastic! I'll throw down Jorge Luis Borges's "Ficciones" - originally an Argentinian work, it is a collection of short stories that are borderline proto sci-fi fantasy (and I use the term extremely loose here), that he wrote during the late 40s and early 50s. Can't go wrong with the classics!
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Comment on r/Place on Reddit returns tomorrow in ~tech
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Comment on r/Place on Reddit returns tomorrow in ~tech
cqns LinkWith all due respects, seeing Reddit mentioned here in light of recent events, leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. While it's nice for users to be in the know, purely for the sake of Tildes and...With all due respects, seeing Reddit mentioned here in light of recent events, leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. While it's nice for users to be in the know, purely for the sake of Tildes and other users in the same boat, I personally would discourage Reddit-centric topics because, you know, this is Tildes after all. Is there a way to mute tags? I haven't been a user here for the longest time, coming from The Great Migration(TM), myself.
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Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk
cqns LinkI'm somewhat of a librarian in my day job and have been in the position for going on six years. Between libraries, because I move between different sites, I've noticed a weird trend - all of our...I'm somewhat of a librarian in my day job and have been in the position for going on six years. Between libraries, because I move between different sites, I've noticed a weird trend - all of our cook book sections are disproportionately large to a heavy degree. I'm talkin' 'bout multiple shelves (Dewey Decimal, by the way) before it slowly trickles off into the next section. My question here is to understand the thought process of people going out of their way to purchase tons of cookbooks when we have the hellscape that is the internet. Before anyone mentions tangibility, yeah, that's the thing that doesn't make any sense - why on Earth would someone prefer paper material that can easily get stained over a digital device? I don't understand...
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Comment on I, like many of you came from Reddit. But what brought you to Reddit? in ~tech
cqns LinkI believe, to my memory, I was in my early teens. I kept hearing about something called "shower thoughts" off of Tumblr, traced it back to its Reddit source, and thought it was absolutely...I believe, to my memory, I was in my early teens. I kept hearing about something called "shower thoughts" off of Tumblr, traced it back to its Reddit source, and thought it was absolutely hilarious before I knew what reposts were. Eventually, the r/showerthoughts allure wore off and I explored the site, jumping from subreddit to subreddit, just to see how it was and my dopamine-addled brain, like most teenagers, kept on scrolling for the search of "quality content". Retrospectively, I'm glad I made the switch then, because if I hadn't, I'd still be on 8chan, of all places...
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Comment on Music makers - let's hear your recent jams! in ~creative
cqns Link ParentHey - thanks a ton for the kind words, there does exist a bit of lore I've hidden away in the individual tracks in the Bandcamp, so I've already got something of substance brewing! I've always...Hey - thanks a ton for the kind words, there does exist a bit of lore I've hidden away in the individual tracks in the Bandcamp, so I've already got something of substance brewing! I've always been a sucker for chiptune/fakebit style compositions, and I've been doing this sorta thing for YEARS. Guess it's time for me to step it up!
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Comment on Writing prompt repository in ~creative
cqns Link"Before we knew it, cities were felled in a matter of days, intercontinental infrastructure collapsed. Life as we knew it ceased to exist, and all it took...was just that damned sentient toaster!""Before we knew it, cities were felled in a matter of days, intercontinental infrastructure collapsed. Life as we knew it ceased to exist, and all it took...was just that damned sentient toaster!"
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Comment on Music makers - let's hear your recent jams! in ~creative
cqns LinkI've posted this elsewhere, but I'm proud of this small chiptune EP I did several weeks ago. The whole thing was composed in Dn-Famitracker, conceptually as a MegaMan-ish OST to a game that...I've posted this elsewhere, but I'm proud of this small chiptune EP I did several weeks ago. The whole thing was composed in Dn-Famitracker, conceptually as a MegaMan-ish OST to a game that doesn't really exist. The story behind why I made this in the first place was essentially just me browsing through a couple old songs I made years ago and redoing all of them back to back to the point of me saying "alright, let's just roll with it".
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Comment on What is the most recent game to really impress you? in ~games
cqns LinkGraphically speaking, UNRECORD is probably the best in terms of graphical realism that I've seen thus far. You can drop that sucker down to 144p and, if it was released any earlier, I absolutely...Graphically speaking, UNRECORD is probably the best in terms of graphical realism that I've seen thus far. You can drop that sucker down to 144p and, if it was released any earlier, I absolutely would not be able to determine if all that was real...besides the obvious GUI overlays and all.
Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otu_iFTivQw
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Comment on What is the most recent game to really impress you? in ~games
cqns Link ParentHalf Life, in general, still holds up 100% for me. Recently, I got gifted with a copy of Black Mesa and it's like I'm reliving HL1 (because I kinda technically am) all over again in GLORIOUS HIGH...Half Life, in general, still holds up 100% for me. Recently, I got gifted with a copy of Black Mesa and it's like I'm reliving HL1 (because I kinda technically am) all over again in GLORIOUS HIGH DEFINITION.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
cqns LinkAside from my novel project in perpetuity, I dabble in a bit of chiptune nonsense with a little program called Dn-Famitracker that allows for the creation of NES-like tunes that can be played back...Aside from my novel project in perpetuity, I dabble in a bit of chiptune nonsense with a little program called Dn-Famitracker that allows for the creation of NES-like tunes that can be played back on emulators or actual hardware. I just finished (a few days ago - time is relative, darn it!) a short 15-minute EP project out of old files I dug up from years ago and gave them a fresh breath of air for a "re-release". It's hosted on Bandcamp on the link below!
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Comment on Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. in ~tech
cqns Link ParentMaking the switch over to Tildes, after eight years of being tied to the site, it feels like such a fresh breath of air seeing this new (to me) community of people. While it pains me to abandon...Making the switch over to Tildes, after eight years of being tied to the site, it feels like such a fresh breath of air seeing this new (to me) community of people. While it pains me to abandon the account I had, I feel like it is a well-needed detox. Threads are much more welcoming here, the quality of posts are just an A+ all around, the GUI is absolutely fantastic to a minimalist such as myself, it is safe for me to say that I truly won't miss Reddit's now user-caustic environment, even though I've been here for just two days. Vive la révolution!
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Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies
cqns Link ParentSounds like an homage to Mark Dunn's Ella Minnow Pea that has the same-ish underlying context.alter the world by removing letters from words using a letter-removal gun
Sounds like an homage to Mark Dunn's Ella Minnow Pea that has the same-ish underlying context.
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Comment on Introductions | June 2023, part 1 in ~talk
cqns (edited )LinkAhoy, tildenizens. I'm a 20-something year old dude who writes a bunch of weird fiction mumbo-jumbo with the plans of making it into a novel soon-ish. Of course, here only because of reddit's...Ahoy, tildenizens. I'm a 20-something year old dude who writes a bunch of weird fiction mumbo-jumbo with the plans of making it into a novel soon-ish. Of course, here only because of reddit's impending API destruction. Used RiF for as long as I can remember, so hopefully here, I'd be able to start over way better than how I started over there eight years ago.
Edits: Explained more of the writing shenanigans.
I wouldn't consider myself to be a grizzled programming know-it-all, but I am a writer of sorts. That being said, I'm not your average reader - delighting in the likes of Danielewski's House of Leaves and Doug Dorst's Ship of Theseus. I don't read normal books, thusly, I don't write normal things, which then leads me to talking about cobbling a website together with my ancient HTML/CSS knowledge, alongside a bit of pidgin JS to serve as my portfolio.
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