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  1. Comment on I hate 2FA in ~tech

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    Depending on the 2FA app you use, you can actually get your steam guard codes in it. Bitwarden has a guide on how to do it, for example.

    Depending on the 2FA app you use, you can actually get your steam guard codes in it. Bitwarden has a guide on how to do it, for example.

  2. Comment on An update from Nintendo (Nintendo Switch 2 announcement) in ~games

  3. Comment on Apple is killing Swift in ~comp

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    Yeah SwiftUI is.. weird. Once you understand result builders it makes sense but tbh I don’t know why they had to add that at all. Chris Lattner said it best when he said it feels like SwiftUI was...

    Yeah SwiftUI is.. weird. Once you understand result builders it makes sense but tbh I don’t know why they had to add that at all. Chris Lattner said it best when he said it feels like SwiftUI was designed to write code that looks good on a powerpoint slide (From this great interview: https://youtu.be/ovYbgbrQ-v8?si=NL_7yUlydZNVXBhm)

    2 votes
  4. Comment on Apple is killing Swift in ~comp

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    Yep, this used to be the biggest draw of Swift for me. Nowadays, I’m not so sure… There’s so much going on with macros, property wrappers, result builders and other newer Swift features where I...

    When I think Swift, I think pleasure to read and write

    Yep, this used to be the biggest draw of Swift for me. Nowadays, I’m not so sure… There’s so much going on with macros, property wrappers, result builders and other newer Swift features where I think it’s frankly quite unreadable - macros and property wrappers in particular explicitly hide a lot of what’s happening from the programmer using them unless you really dig into them.

    That’s not to say I think it’s a bad language, it’s still probably my favorite language I work with. But, I hope that some of these new features are stepping stones to something better.

    A funny comment I saw on Reddit about Swift 6:

    i feel like with swift6 they killed the simplicity of swift everyone loved. Fk u @escaping @Sendable @MainActor @autoclosure () async throws -> Bool!

    An exaggeration to make a point, perhaps, but a little too close to the truth for me :)

    (And thanks. The same to you :)

    3 votes
  5. Comment on Apple is killing Swift in ~comp

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    Found this to be an interesting read. As a daily writer of Swift I do have my concerns with the sheer number of different keywords and features added in over time. I find that Swift (and SwiftUI...

    Found this to be an interesting read. As a daily writer of Swift I do have my concerns with the sheer number of different keywords and features added in over time. I find that Swift (and SwiftUI as well) are increasingly less discoverable as the number of magical keywords you couldn’t possibly know about without being told grows.

    Hell, the things they did to Swift itself to make SwiftUI’s syntax possible are already questionable.

    15 votes
  6. Comment on Club Penguin: gone but not forgotten in ~games

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    Growing up with the early internet was such a treat. Could be rose-tinted glasses but I feel like I was presented with a lot more opportunities for fun and personal enrichment than the kids today...

    Growing up with the early internet was such a treat. Could be rose-tinted glasses but I feel like I was presented with a lot more opportunities for fun and personal enrichment than the kids today with all the algorithmic feeds. The nostalgia tag on this post is no joke !

    4 votes
  7. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

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    UPD: Refreshed beta should be available now. Also includes minor fixes for iOS 18 if anyone happens to be running that beta.

    UPD: Refreshed beta should be available now. Also includes minor fixes for iOS 18 if anyone happens to be running that beta.

    10 votes
  8. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

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    Apologies for letting that happen again. Been slammed as usual with my actual job and life 😅 I do still spend some time reading Tildes but haven’t been contributing much lately for sure. I’ll get...
    • Exemplary

    Apologies for letting that happen again. Been slammed as usual with my actual job and life 😅 I do still spend some time reading Tildes but haven’t been contributing much lately for sure.

    I’ll get it refreshed this weekend.

    And because I don’t think I’ve said it publicly before - I plan to open-source the app so other people can contribute or even just build it themselves for when I inevitably fuck up again. There’s still some parts I want to clean up before doing that, but I’m aiming to publish the repo by the end of the year.

    Good app, shitty dev, amiright 😂

    cc @Caelum @Blivet

    18 votes
  9. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Fair, if a game has low enough requirements to run then you could benefit from the extra resolution etc options the emulators offer. I haven’t run into any such games in my own play, but that’s...

    Fair, if a game has low enough requirements to run then you could benefit from the extra resolution etc options the emulators offer. I haven’t run into any such games in my own play, but that’s neat to hear some exist. The Deck is awesome 😄

    2 votes
  10. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Yep ! It’s a little more work than downloading them, but it’s rather easy to dump a new one after the initial setup. Plus then I never have to worry about sketchy websites and such things, and I...

    Yep ! It’s a little more work than downloading them, but it’s rather easy to dump a new one after the initial setup. Plus then I never have to worry about sketchy websites and such things, and I can get any DLC or updates easily without having to wait for someone to upload them.

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    I haven’t had that problem personally, but it’s great that there are 3rd party options to make it more comfortable for everyone :)

    I haven’t had that problem personally, but it’s great that there are 3rd party options to make it more comfortable for everyone :)

  12. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Do it!! It’s great. My switch is basically only used for dumping firmware and roms now 😂

    Do it!! It’s great. My switch is basically only used for dumping firmware and roms now 😂

    5 votes
  13. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    The funny part is that anyone pirating the ROMs could just get a jailbroken switch to run them on anyways.. It’s such a weak argument for disallowing emulators that in no way encourage (and in...

    The funny part is that anyone pirating the ROMs could just get a jailbroken switch to run them on anyways.. It’s such a weak argument for disallowing emulators that in no way encourage (and in fact, explicitly discourage) piracy.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Makes sense. Yeah, the steam deck hardware is awesome !! I love the back buttons and more comfortable grips (it helps when the hardware isn’t designed for children’s hands 😂)

    Makes sense. Yeah, the steam deck hardware is awesome !! I love the back buttons and more comfortable grips (it helps when the hardware isn’t designed for children’s hands 😂)

    5 votes
  15. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    The steam deck is more powerful, yes, but the emulation cost is huge for these switch emulators. I can promise that a steam deck is not running switch games better than the original hardware,...

    The steam deck is more powerful, yes, but the emulation cost is huge for these switch emulators. I can promise that a steam deck is not running switch games better than the original hardware, despite how old the switch is. Even my 3080 can struggle sometimes.

    6 votes
  16. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

  17. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    In what way ? Switch OLED offers the same screen, and better performance due to the steam deck’s relative weakness combined with the overhead of emulation. I do play most of my switch games on my...

    playing switch games on a steam deck oled is the superior experience.

    In what way ? Switch OLED offers the same screen, and better performance due to the steam deck’s relative weakness combined with the overhead of emulation.

    I do play most of my switch games on my deck but that’s because 1) it’s more convenient to only have one portable for all my games and 2) I have the original switch with the crappy screen. Occasionally the performance bothers me enough to play native though, or at least move to my desktop where I have the hardware to force it down mid with regards to the emulation. I’m curious what makes it a better experience in your eyes.

    9 votes
  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Balatro is so, so good. My friend has been playing it so much that I’ve taken to referring to him as Balatro Barry 😄 I’ve only beaten it twice so far, but can’t wait to play more and discover the...

    Balatro is so, so good. My friend has been playing it so much that I’ve taken to referring to him as Balatro Barry 😄 I’ve only beaten it twice so far, but can’t wait to play more and discover the rest of the cards.

    2 votes
  19. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes