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Comment on Did the future already happen? - The paradox of time in ~science
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Comment on 12 Word Searches: a printable puzzle book in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Day 24: Never Tell Me The Odds in ~comp.advent_of_code
fidwell LinkThis one was miserable. My solution sounds pretty similar to scarecrw's on the sufrace. The awfulness mostly came from translating linear algebra equations into code. I wouldn't mind doing it on...This one was miserable. My solution sounds pretty similar to scarecrw's on the sufrace. The awfulness mostly came from translating linear algebra equations into code. I wouldn't mind doing it on paper, but typing it all out was so error-prone, and I spent hours tracking down mysterious bugs. (I think ChatGPT created most of those bugs, so thanks for nothing, you've been really useless.) I got there eventually, but mostly at the mercy of people who have already done the hard work on StackOverflow. After figuring that out, it was just a matter of brute-forcing guesses until we get a solution. I'm still not even convinced my algorithm is truly correct, since my unit tests felt a little dodgy. But I got the star so I'm ready to forget about it altogether.
C# code - solution runner, ray collision
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
fidwell Link ParentOnly tangentially related, but Betrayal at Club Low has some of the best music in it I've ever heard in a video game. All of Cosmo D's musical work is great, and I think that one is my favorite.Only tangentially related, but Betrayal at Club Low has some of the best music in it I've ever heard in a video game. All of Cosmo D's musical work is great, and I think that one is my favorite.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
fidwell Link ParentYes, absolutely. I played it about half on Deck and half on PC (with a controller) and it worked great either way.Yes, absolutely. I played it about half on Deck and half on PC (with a controller) and it worked great either way.
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Comment on The Murderbot Diaries Book 7 - System Collapse just got released in ~books
fidwell Link Parent"Home" looks like a short story, according to Goodreads, who calls it entry #4.5. I haven't read any of them past 4, but I quite liked that one, so I guess I ought to see what's been happening..."Home" looks like a short story, according to Goodreads, who calls it entry #4.5. I haven't read any of them past 4, but I quite liked that one, so I guess I ought to see what's been happening since then.
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Comment on What game mechanic or boss could you just not overcome? in ~games
fidwell Link ParentThat killed me too. I 101%d the entire game, but couldn't beat the arcade a second time to get the Nintendo key. Never beat the final boss either. I don't know what they were thinking making that...That killed me too. I 101%d the entire game, but couldn't beat the arcade a second time to get the Nintendo key. Never beat the final boss either. I don't know what they were thinking making that a required part of the game. At least the game to get the Rareware key could be cheesed pretty easily. But even so, it's not good game design to throw those in there and make them required.
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Comment on A list of Moai appearances in video games in ~games
fidwell LinkHere's one you're missing! RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's expansion Wacky Worlds has South America theming, which contains a Moai statue object. You can see it on this wiki.Here's one you're missing! RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's expansion Wacky Worlds has South America theming, which contains a Moai statue object. You can see it on this wiki.
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Comment on You're ruining your feet: A video on how our shoes are too narrow in ~health
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Comment on Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads in ~hobbies
fidwell Link ParentWhy not Rate Your Music for film, since you already use it for music and games? Anything Letterboxd does better (I haven't used it myself)?Why not Rate Your Music for film, since you already use it for music and games? Anything Letterboxd does better (I haven't used it myself)?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
fidwell Link ParentI would downvote a comment like that, but because it's noise. To me, that's like saying "this". It doesn't provide any insight.I would downvote a comment like that, but because it's noise. To me, that's like saying "this". It doesn't provide any insight.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
fidwell LinkOP, are you thinking of eeggs.com? It doesn't look too different from what I remember it being twenty years ago.OP, are you thinking of eeggs.com? It doesn't look too different from what I remember it being twenty years ago.
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Comment on Can chess, with hexagons? in ~games.tabletop
fidwell LinkThis video is a cute introduction to the game, but it feels a bit shallow. We go over how pieces move, but it's just the information from the book regurgitated. How does the game actually play?...This video is a cute introduction to the game, but it feels a bit shallow. We go over how pieces move, but it's just the information from the book regurgitated. How does the game actually play? (And I mean against a real opponent, too.) Is it deeper than regular chess, once you're comfortable with the moveset? What kinds of new strategies evolve? Let's go deeper than just surface level.
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Comment on What are some good modern nu metal bands? in ~music
fidwell LinkMemorrhage is pretty sick. It's a one-man cyber-nu-metal project and it's actually really quite good. Plus it's pay-what-you-want. The guy behind it puts out a ton of stuff, none of it sounds like...Memorrhage is pretty sick. It's a one-man cyber-nu-metal project and it's actually really quite good. Plus it's pay-what-you-want.
The guy behind it puts out a ton of stuff, none of it sounds like Memorrhage, but it might be worth digging into anyway.
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Comment on Book writing self-hosted solutions? in ~tech
fidwell Link ParentI've been using Obsidian the last year or so and have really enjoyed it, so I'll second it; I use it for general notes, but since it's so flexible I bet it'll work great for long-form writing too....I've been using Obsidian the last year or so and have really enjoyed it, so I'll second it; I use it for general notes, but since it's so flexible I bet it'll work great for long-form writing too.
Since OP mentioned self-hosting: you might not even need a sync tool like SyncThing, if you already have a central server. I have an Unraid server in my basement where I self-host a lot of apps, and it has file storage too. So for my devices that have Obsidian, I simply tell Obsidian to point to my Notes directory on the server itself, and there's no syncing to do at all; I always read from and write to the server directly. If your network speed isn't absolutely terrible, you won't even notice.
(Of course this won't work if you leave your house, so then you will either need a tool to remote into your home network, like WireGuard, or sync when you get back. I use FreeFileSync but I guess SyncThing will probably do fine.)
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Comment on Blackbraid - A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn (2023) in ~music
fidwell Link ParentIf you're using Firefox, I recommend getting the Volume Control for Bandcamp Player extension to fix this very thing. (I will mention, though, that there's a reason Bandcamp doesn't have a volume...If you're using Firefox, I recommend getting the Volume Control for Bandcamp Player extension to fix this very thing.
(I will mention, though, that there's a reason Bandcamp doesn't have a volume slider, and it's because it's not meant to be the primary way you hear the music. The player is just for sampling. The site designers intend for you to actually download the music.)
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Comment on Books with WTF premises in ~books
fidwell Link ParentI also read this book, and I think the author delivered the premise of the two cities pretty well. It didn't feel super weird since it's all in text and the narration and dialogue explains what's...I also read this book, and I think the author delivered the premise of the two cities pretty well. It didn't feel super weird since it's all in text and the narration and dialogue explains what's going on pretty thoroughly. It gets a bit mind-bendy later on, but not any more than your average sci-fi or psych thriller.
What I'm interested in is seeing how they pulled it off in the TV show... I've been meaning to watch it for a while but haven't gotten around to it.
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Comment on 'Back To The Future' predicts the 9/11 terrorist attacks in ~misc
fidwell Link ParentThis video is satire. You're not supposed to take their arguments at face value. This is made clear through the disclaimers and the studio name of "Apophenia Productions". It's a demonstration of...This video is satire. You're not supposed to take their arguments at face value. This is made clear through the disclaimers and the studio name of "Apophenia Productions". It's a demonstration of how you can make tenuous connections between any two things, and as long as you sound like you know what you're talking about, you can convince certain kinds of people.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
fidwell Link ParentAmanita has always had a bit of a dark edge to them. Machinarium has a grim dystopia hiding underneath the surface, and even Botanicula had a couple minor horror-ish sections. And Phonopolis looks...Amanita has always had a bit of a dark edge to them. Machinarium has a grim dystopia hiding underneath the surface, and even Botanicula had a couple minor horror-ish sections. And Phonopolis looks like it'll be leaning even harder into the dystopia. I think it's part of what makes their games so good!
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Comment on Favorite podcast app? in ~tech
fidwell Link ParentHow do you track when they come out? Do you manually check websites? I can't imagine keeping up a podcast library without RSS, even now that I only regularly listen to maybe 6 shows.How do you track when they come out? Do you manually check websites? I can't imagine keeping up a podcast library without RSS, even now that I only regularly listen to maybe 6 shows.
I'd been waffling on unsubscribing for Kurzgesagt for a while, and this video pushed me to finally do it. Lately it feels like they're doing more of these abstract theoretical concepts that don't make any sense when you try to actually follow what they're talking about.