h3x's recent activity
-
Comment on Queen - We Will Rock You (fast version) | Live in Montreal 1981 in ~music
-
Queen - We Will Rock You (fast version) | Live in Montreal 1981
8 votes -
Comment on Kal-El – Juggernaut (2025) in ~music
h3x LinkI was thinking the other night that I want to find more metal in this kinda lo-fi, fuzzy, sludgy vein. And here you are with the timely share! This is awesome. Very Sabbath-y.I was thinking the other night that I want to find more metal in this kinda lo-fi, fuzzy, sludgy vein. And here you are with the timely share! This is awesome. Very Sabbath-y.
-
Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt
h3x Link ParentThis brought me a much needed laugh this morning, thanks! xDThis brought me a much needed laugh this morning, thanks! xD
-
Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt
h3x Link ParentSame! Even my backwards, religiously conservative, little hometown has a few pins stuck in it. It’s so nice to see that we’re just… everywhereSame! Even my backwards, religiously conservative, little hometown has a few pins stuck in it. It’s so nice to see that we’re just… everywhere
-
Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt
h3x LinkI just stumbled across this site via a blog that showed up on the Bear discovery feed. It’s really lovely, and is bringing me so much joy! It’s so good for the soul to see queer stories tacked...I just stumbled across this site via a blog that showed up on the Bear discovery feed. It’s really lovely, and is bringing me so much joy! It’s so good for the soul to see queer stories tacked into places that I have been and known and lived. It makes me feel so connected to the community.
-
Queering the Map
42 votes -
Comment on I tried ranking my albums out of five stars - I think I've gotten it wrong. Thoughts? in ~music
h3x LinkI honestly gave up trying to rate my music because of this very problem. I stick to just “favouriting” the ones I like the most and leave it at that. It’s imperfect, but it’s definitely easier for...I honestly gave up trying to rate my music because of this very problem. I stick to just “favouriting” the ones I like the most and leave it at that. It’s imperfect, but it’s definitely easier for my brain to wrangle! I have a smart playlist that surfaces anything favourited that I’ve not heard in a while (I think it’s set to six months, off the top of my head), and I get by pretty well like that. Though I do still find myself skipping tracks, that tends to be a mood-based response.
Which brings me to my main issue with rating (including my binary favourited/not favourited method) music and other media; I am a constantly evolving creature. What I am in the mood for shifts from day to day, week to week, and so on. It’s hard to build rankings that will be resilient to that kind of flux without constant tinkering and review. Which I would genuinely love to have the time for, but have not in a very long time!
-
Comment on Consider the pigeon, a surprisingly capable technology (2019) in ~tech
h3x LinkI don’t know why, but I really needed to hear that. What a wonderful world we live in.Real-life implementations of the IPoAC in Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom pitted live birds against admittedly spotty telecom service. The birds won. Even after thousands of years as a communication tool, the humble pigeon continues to hold its own.
I don’t know why, but I really needed to hear that. What a wonderful world we live in.
-
Comment on Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair | Official trailer in ~tv
h3x LinkHulu (or Disney, I suppose) are really chasing that nostalgia money right now, huh?Hulu (or Disney, I suppose) are really chasing that nostalgia money right now, huh?
-
Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
h3x Link ParentI spotted this, and was pretty turned off by it as well =/On another note, kind of annoying to gate keep touch-id behind the more expensive version with more storage.
I spotted this, and was pretty turned off by it as well =/
-
Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
h3x (edited )LinkThe rumours were true; Apple has announced the Macbook Neo, a Mac with an A18 Pro CPU that runs full MacOS. The specs are pretty ho-hum, and this definitely isn't something I'd choose for any kind...The rumours were true; Apple has announced the Macbook Neo, a Mac with an A18 Pro CPU that runs full MacOS. The specs are pretty ho-hum, and this definitely isn't something I'd choose for any kind of heavy workload, especially given how much my M1 Air is struggling with only 8GB memory these days. That said, it's a tempting proposition for a family computer that the kids can use for homework and whatnot.
-
Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac
54 votes -
Comment on Carpenter Brut - She Rules the Ruins (2026) in ~music
h3x LinkAhh you beat me too it! I've been blasting this album all day, it's a great time. This is definitely my favourite track, but there's a lot to enjoy here!Ahh you beat me too it! I've been blasting this album all day, it's a great time. This is definitely my favourite track, but there's a lot to enjoy here!
-
Comment on Rob Grant, co-creator of Red Dwarf, dead at 70 in ~tv
-
Comment on This app alerts you when it detects Meta camera glasses nearby in ~tech
h3x Link Parenthttps://docs.tildes.net/policies/code-of-conduct#self-promotion It's not frowned upon as such, but it shouldn't be the only source of posts you submit/discuss on the site. Moderation is key!Oh, I'm sorry. I share posts that I find genuinely useful or interesting, and almost always they spark great discussions here. Was not aware that this is frowned upon here, and I'm ok to stop it if so.
https://docs.tildes.net/policies/code-of-conduct#self-promotion
It's not frowned upon as such, but it shouldn't be the only source of posts you submit/discuss on the site. Moderation is key!
-
Comment on Cassini, a spiritual successor to Microsoft Paint for the iPad in ~creative
h3x Link ParentYeah, I figured that was the reasoning. I definitely wasn't tipping and tapping at the canvas for about ten minutes trying to figure out why my finger wasn't working before realising it was a...Yeah, I figured that was the reasoning. I definitely wasn't tipping and tapping at the canvas for about ten minutes trying to figure out why my finger wasn't working before realising it was a pencil-only app!
-
Comment on Cassini, a spiritual successor to Microsoft Paint for the iPad in ~creative
h3x LinkI’m excited to have a play with this, I’m enjoying the design quite a lot on first load. It comes across as somewhere between game and app, and I really like the way you’ve implemented the manual!...I’m excited to have a play with this, I’m enjoying the design quite a lot on first load. It comes across as somewhere between game and app, and I really like the way you’ve implemented the manual! I’ll need to dust off my gen 1 apple pencil and charge it up to have a proper play, as this (presumably deliberately?) doesn’t support finger input. More feedback to follow when I’ve done that :D
-
Comment on Olivia Colman: “I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man” in ~lgbt
h3x LinkPrior to coming out as trans, I used to consider myself to be in lesbian relationships where I just didn’t happen to be a woman. It felt really comforting to frame myself that way, especially in...Prior to coming out as trans, I used to consider myself to be in lesbian relationships where I just didn’t happen to be a woman. It felt really comforting to frame myself that way, especially in periods of massive dysphoria that I couldn’t properly define. It’s gratifying to know that I was by no means not alone in that experience!
-
Comment on Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (1979) in ~music
h3x LinkMy friends and I used to blast this at top volume during uni house parties with open playlists, it’s such a banger!My friends and I used to blast this at top volume during uni house parties with open playlists, it’s such a banger!
I have a confession to make. I think We Will Rock You is a pretty boring song.
Until I heard this version, that is. I love the groove, and the more bluesy sound. That little tail riff that descends downwards (1:27 on this video) is so simple but so fucking cool. This performance is all over the place, and really fuzzy and messy, but I love it for that. It's got the feel of a band just jamming out a track that they only half know. It's such a ballsy way to open a show!
Forever gutted that I was born too late to ever see a Queen concert. I have long maintained that if I ever get my genie-wish one-time-only time travel deal (or I bump into a Doctor Who), that I'll be going back to Wembley Stadium on July 12th, 1986. Yes they played the rubbisher version of this song, but the whole setlist from that show is a complete banger.