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Comment on Share weird crossovers, cameos and in-universe references to help map out ridiculous shared universes! in ~talk
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Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health
d32 LinkCold-related challenge perhaps - three minutes in the winter river (if available) or submerged in cold water in the bathtub.Cold-related challenge perhaps - three minutes in the winter river (if available) or submerged in cold water in the bathtub.
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Comment on Bringing back the battleship? - Railguns, US shipbuilding and a 35,000 ton bad idea? in ~engineering
d32 Link Parent"Trump class battleship", disgusting in itself."Trump class battleship", disgusting in itself.
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Comment on Fitness tracker smart watches that work well without a smartphone app? in ~health
d32 Link ParentAlso note that Gadget Bridge supports lots of models from other brands, so their compatibility list may be of interest.Also note that Gadget Bridge supports lots of models from other brands, so their compatibility list may be of interest.
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Comment on I force my shell prompt to the bottom of the screen in ~comp
d32 LinkI just realized that I'm doing it the same way, by virtue of this being the default in 'screen'. Back on the 8bits, there was a "command line" at the bottom, the rest of the screen was output....I just realized that I'm doing it the same way, by virtue of this being the default in 'screen'. Back on the 8bits, there was a "command line" at the bottom, the rest of the screen was output.
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Comment on Can I defeat telematics in a GM car? in ~transport
d32 LinkOh my, i have tried to research this online, but this really is a mine field. There seem to be no standard solutions, disabling the connectivity may introduce negative side effects or even...Oh my, i have tried to research this online, but this really is a mine field.
There seem to be no standard solutions, disabling the connectivity may introduce negative side effects or even degraded functionality. Some people experiment with firewalls.
Anyway, at least they won't charge you $1500 for a forced subscription for their online "services" you don't plan to use, as they did a few years ago. -
Comment on The gift card accountability sink in ~finance
d32 Link Parent"Patio11" is well known "popular economics" writer. If you like his style, you may also like Matt Levine and his Money Stuff newsteller (paywalled at bloomberg, but free at email)."Patio11" is well known "popular economics" writer. If you like his style, you may also like Matt Levine and his Money Stuff newsteller (paywalled at bloomberg, but free at email).
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Comment on Anyone else using the Zed editor? in ~comp
d32 LinkI gave it a pass previously because of the licence, but now that it is open source, I went back and tried it again - and I'm loving it. I'm just a hobby developer now, so don't know how much my...I gave it a pass previously because of the licence, but now that it is open source, I went back and tried it again - and I'm loving it. I'm just a hobby developer now, so don't know how much my opinion counts, but after years of being stuck in electron ides, the main selling point of Zed really hits hard - it is very snappy. It does several new things quite nicely, as others have mentioned. The only thing that's missing for me is support for modern open source coding agents like Cline or roo code, but it has a basic, though unofficial support for simpler proprietary agents like Cline Code, Github copilot, Openai codex, Gemini and more. Good enough so that I was able to create a simple physics-based game in a language I don't like using library I don't know :)
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
d32 Link ParentYea I use it when the decision seem to be almost tied - when both choices seem to have some advantages and some disadvantages and I don't strongly prefer either - coin toss it is. Then I condition...Yea I use it when the decision seem to be almost tied - when both choices seem to have some advantages and some disadvantages and I don't strongly prefer either - coin toss it is. Then I condition myself to do it even sooner in the decision process next time, so I save even more mental energy.
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Comment on Legendary Star Trek writer David Gerrold has started a GoFundMe as he battles leukemia in ~tv
d32 LinkFuck USA. Or at least its care for its citizens.Fuck USA.
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Comment on I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it in ~life
d32 LinkOne of our rules when it comes to watching: we try to minimise the availability of algorithmically generated content streams for the kids. No video / show recommendations, as much as possible....One of our rules when it comes to watching: we try to minimise the availability of algorithmically generated content streams for the kids. No video / show recommendations, as much as possible. That only leads to weird, non pre-approved places in the best case and auto-generated sugar-like addiction in the worse (but I'm sure not the worst) case.
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Comment on Kiosking Ubuntu computers in ~comp
d32 LinkHmm you can get some improvement with setting up browser so it runs in a private mode by default, doesn't restore sessions and clears everything on close. See here for the first option. Other than...Hmm you can get some improvement with setting up browser so it runs in a private mode by default, doesn't restore sessions and clears everything on close.
See here for the first option.Other than that, the proper solution would probably be with implementing temporary user accounts which would be wiped after logoff and logoff would be done automatically after some idle time. This should be doable in Ubuntu.
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Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 becomes first indie game to win Game of the Year at The Game Awards in ~games
d32 Link ParentYes, but the phrase itself is the issue - like there is this one central, middle, main country and everyone else is "international". Edit: I don't want to make this much of a problem, just...Yes, but the phrase itself is the issue - like there is this one central, middle, main country and everyone else is "international".
Edit: I don't want to make this much of a problem, just something that caught my eye immediately.
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Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 becomes first indie game to win Game of the Year at The Game Awards in ~games
d32 Link ParentHow easy to spot someone from USA...international people
How easy to spot someone from USA...
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
d32 Link ParentUkrainians did it, most likely. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/ukrainian-team-blew-up-nord-stream-pipeline-claims-report...Ukrainians did it, most likely.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-real-story-da24839c
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Comment on Games: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~games
d32 Link ParentI played and loved the Dredge last winter (with no DLCs) and have scheduled one more play through with DLCs this winter break. They are on sale right now and already in my cart :) My kids are...I played and loved the Dredge last winter (with no DLCs) and have scheduled one more play through with DLCs this winter break. They are on sale right now and already in my cart :) My kids are looking forward to it, too. Guess this will be our ultimate cosy Christmas game, what a weird bunch we are.
As you said, everything about the game is good - the atmosphere, the story, the gameplay.I'll have to check Wytchwood, since I already own it (huh, how did that happen?).
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Comment on Cloud hosting in EU in ~comp
d32 LinkI've been quite satisfied (not 100%, but quite) with relatively cheap VPS's from Contabo. You can get quite nice boxes with large RAM for a price that shouldn't ruin you. Install Debian, docker...I've been quite satisfied (not 100%, but quite) with relatively cheap VPS's from Contabo. You can get quite nice boxes with large RAM for a price that shouldn't ruin you. Install Debian, docker and perhaps some docker app manager (I'm using caprover, which also handles reverse proxy, subdomains and TLS) and you can self host many apps on a single box, such as Nextcloud or Gitea.
Storage is harder, I'm using american company in the end - Backblaze. I'm encrypting all my backups before transfer, but that only protects from part of the risks.
For self-written software, caprover supports docker based auto-deploy from git repository, similar to Heroku or perhaps github/gitlab. It's very solid, only overhead is you have to wrap your app in docker image.
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
d32 Link ParentTwo of my "favorite" examples of tracking technologies being used to great success: brexit and trump's first election (both by facebook's Cambridge analytica). Though it is probably impossible to...Two of my "favorite" examples of tracking technologies being used to great success: brexit and trump's first election (both by facebook's Cambridge analytica). Though it is probably impossible to determine their degree of successful usage of the tech, what I'm trying to say is that this has profound societal impact - unlikely positive. Saying "it doesn't affect me" is shortsighted.
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
d32 Link ParentMinor correction: it's not about cookies actually, at all. Cookies are an implementation detail. Those popups are asking for your consent to being tracked by the site, which can come in various...Minor correction: it's not about cookies actually, at all. Cookies are an implementation detail. Those popups are asking for your consent to being tracked by the site, which can come in various forms and technical implementations. Calling it "cookies" misses the point. It can mean gathering your data, correlating it with data from other sources, using it to determine strategy to adjust your views, selling it to the american government - anything.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
d32 Link ParentThey said it will be less than 1000, so I expect 999 too.They said it will be less than 1000, so I expect 999 too.
This may be the article you're remembering: https://rachelbethhines.tumblr.com/post/167751552956/how-doctor-who-die-hard-and-sonic-the-hedgehog
Is it?