Hands-on review of the Bluefox NX1
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Comment on Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership in ~society
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
crulife LinkMight have been true over about 1970-2010, but these days Rust can and should replace it (along with C++) completely. Just like something will replace Rust in that space in the future. On the...Might have been true over about 1970-2010, but these days Rust can and should replace it (along with C++) completely. Just like something will replace Rust in that space in the future.
On the other hand, there's always value in studying history and there's still plenty of legacy code out there.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
crulife (edited )LinkThe single-player indie FPS HOLE was in sale. After playing it for some 20 hours I gotta say that the 5 euro normal price is a steal. The vibe is brilliant and this is the first extraction shooter...The single-player indie FPS HOLE was in sale. After playing it for some 20 hours I gotta say that the 5 euro normal price is a steal. The vibe is brilliant and this is the first extraction shooter I really got into. It starts off pretty difficult due to both your lacking skills and somewhat different playing mechanics, but is pretty easy when you've received all the upgrades. Best game I have played in a while.
Previously I also tried the hyped puzzle game Blue Prince and the Battlefield clone Heroes of Valor but wasn't really hooked by either so I refunded them.
As for future Artis Impact looks like an interesting game. Also Tiny Combat Arena is on sale and seems like it might tickle the nostalgia bone (eugh) since I played a lot of flight sims in the 90s. Also considering Incursion Red River, which seems to be a PvE Tarkov from a German developer and on sale right now.
edit Power of Ten, also on my wishlist is currently at -70%!
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Comment on How many remakes have ever actually lived up to or surpassed the original? in ~movies
crulife LinkDo we count series? Battlestar Galactica, obviously. Also Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood was way better than the first attempt.Do we count series? Battlestar Galactica, obviously. Also Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood was way better than the first attempt.
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Comment on BlackBerry Classic returns in 2025 as Zinwa Q25 with updated hardware and software, conversion kit available in ~tech
crulife Link ParentI'm certainly interested, but wondering how well do Android applications scale to non-standard size/ratios? Also, is degooglification an option for Unihertz phones?I'm certainly interested, but wondering how well do Android applications scale to non-standard size/ratios? Also, is degooglification an option for Unihertz phones?
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Comment on Modern masculinity and The Critical Drinker in ~life.men
crulife (edited )Link ParentAw :-| Probably not quite my thing, then. Why does creator-owned imply skewing to the left, though? That's often the basis of entrepreneurship.It's creator-owned, so as such the political content skews very left.
Aw :-| Probably not quite my thing, then. Why does creator-owned imply skewing to the left, though? That's often the basis of entrepreneurship.
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Comment on Modern masculinity and The Critical Drinker in ~life.men
crulife (edited )Link ParentHuh, thanks. First time I think I heard of Nebula. Can you recommend any other channels there?Huh, thanks. First time I think I heard of Nebula.
Can you recommend any other channels there?
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Modern masculinity and The Critical Drinker
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Comment on What were you right about? in ~talk
crulife Link ParentOctober 7 I guess? What kind of bets were these? Like betting on a number of deaths or something?January 7 attacks.
October 7 I guess?
I'm ashamed that I turned my understanding loose in a gambling market with people's lives at stake.
What kind of bets were these? Like betting on a number of deaths or something?
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Comment on What were you right about? in ~talk
crulife (edited )LinkGot some crypto when it was cheap. I always regarded it as toy money -- and a bit later on, a way to fund a minor drug habit -- so I never really sold them even when they became relatively...Got some crypto when it was cheap. I always regarded it as toy money -- and a bit later on, a way to fund a minor drug habit -- so I never really sold them even when they became relatively expensive. Except these last few years. Hindsight is always perfect but now it seems a bit sad that on a couple of occasions, I spent the current equivalent of ten thousand euros on ~10ish g of weed.
I guess I was somehow pro-NATO, anti-Putin before the war they started, but it's hard to remember after that happening. The switch was just so radical that it now feels like "obviously I was".
I started by political life as somewhat leftist and very liberal, and in my mid 20s switched to somewhat right and quite liberal. That seemed to have been the correct choice in many ways, but I'm sure that's subjective and somewhat debatable. And yet to be decided fully.
I got into Linux very early on, in mid 90s. That was obviously a great choice and one that not many people did back then. I also got into Rust pretty early, but didn't manage to cash that in as well so to speak. Never have gotten a chance to really use it yet, just to play with it.
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Comment on You can't outrun a bad diet in ~food
crulife LinkCtrl-f sleep nothing okay Remember to sleep 7-10 hours every night if you're seeking weight reduction and/or muscle growth. It's extremely important for the process.Ctrl-f sleep
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Remember to sleep 7-10 hours every night if you're seeking weight reduction and/or muscle growth. It's extremely important for the process.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
crulife LinkBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Some youtuber suggested it so I went for it. Hard to describe what it is yet at 3 chapters in, but some kind of a gritty and violent, oddly told western.Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Some youtuber suggested it so I went for it. Hard to describe what it is yet at 3 chapters in, but some kind of a gritty and violent, oddly told western.
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Comment on Looking for surreal horror/mindbending in ~books
crulife Link ParentIt's a superb book and should be read by everyone, but I don't know if it was surreal? I guess.It's a superb book and should be read by everyone, but I don't know if it was surreal? I guess.
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Comment on Looking for surreal horror/mindbending in ~books
crulife Link ParentThe authors of Vita Nostra are/were from Kyiv, so Ukrainian. And it was published in 2007. But I mean stylistically it could be Soviet, this book just minutes ago went into my todo-list so I don't...The authors of Vita Nostra are/were from Kyiv, so Ukrainian. And it was published in 2007. But I mean stylistically it could be Soviet, this book just minutes ago went into my todo-list so I don't know better yet.
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Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 in ~tv
crulife Link ParentI wonder if this might be directly due to being a product of its time. I mean, everybody who worked with the original series had been through World War 2, some probably on the front lines. For...In general SNW (and NuTrek in general) seems to lack a lot of the military style discipline and competence that used to be present in Trek, and in my opinion it suffers for it.
I wonder if this might be directly due to being a product of its time. I mean, everybody who worked with the original series had been through World War 2, some probably on the front lines. For example, the series creator Gene Roddenberry was a bomber pilot in the Pacific, James Doohan was an artillery officer.
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Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 in ~tv
crulife LinkInteresting, like overtly christian or more vague? I seem to remember that the crew of Star Trek considered religion as primitive, but honored it like they did pretty much every other primitive...There is one other thing I noticed in S3e1: Captain Pike takes a moment to pray. I don't remember seeing this in Star Trek before (but it probably has happened).
Interesting, like overtly christian or more vague?
I seem to remember that the crew of Star Trek considered religion as primitive, but honored it like they did pretty much every other primitive thing that wasn't directly trying to kill them. Then again, I grew up with TNG, perhaps the others were different. At least the Bajorans of DS9 had a deeply religious twist to them.
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
crulife LinkThis has happened to me a lot of times for games that people think are superb, like all time top #20: I read their consistently positive reviews. Then I play the game, and it is only very good and...This has happened to me a lot of times for games that people think are superb, like all time top #20: I read their consistently positive reviews. Then I play the game, and it is only very good and I'm disappointed.
I ruined Outer Wilds for myself by doing this. I also cannot get into Factorio, because it's all the time not as good as I think it should be. Well, I eventually just watched somebody play through Outer Wilds which at least gave me the story -- which is obviously enjoyable. I just couldn't grind it through.
Thankfully, this doesn't happen every time. I knew Undertale would be special before I touched it, but it remained great through the game. I think part of this is the soundtrack: you just cannot communicate in words how good a great soundtrack is. Outer Wilds had an ok soundtrack but not great in the same musically brilliant way as Undertale.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
crulife LinkI got a new jump rope: https://www.ropee.fi/en/ -- and it takes my breath away. Other than that, I tried to get back to my weekly practice after a flu and it has been hard. I managed like 40% of...I got a new jump rope: https://www.ropee.fi/en/ -- and it takes my breath away. Other than that, I tried to get back to my weekly practice after a flu and it has been hard. I managed like 40% of the session I usually did before the flu.
Weight is back to bad normal also. 78kg, when my target is 69kg. Also checked my fat levels, 24.9 and 11 for visceral, which apparently are just barely healthy figures.
As a Finn (and an air forces reservist) my opinion is that it should've been changed roughly 80 years ago. I guess we needed NATO to get there.
This is a bit of a conspiracy theory, but I think there might have been some bad consequences also to Finland not totally losing WW2. Actual nazi sympathism lingered in the military, I believe. The good consequences greatly outweigh the bad though, since Soviet Union would have been the occupier.