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Comment on Weird game "Catly" revealed at The Game Awards might be some kind of AI generated grift or scam in ~games
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Comment on Weird game "Catly" revealed at The Game Awards might be some kind of AI generated grift or scam in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentWell if Steam's "Similar to games you've played" is any indication, this game will be similar to Just Cause 2. So there's that to look forward to!Well if Steam's "Similar to games you've played" is any indication, this game will be similar to Just Cause 2. So there's that to look forward to!
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Comment on What have you spent "too much time" trying to fix or streamline? in ~talk
hamstergeddon Link ParentOh yeah I already removed the bypass wire and ordered a replacement part. I confirmed the fan was operating yesterday, so I think there's an air flow issue in the exhaust. I've definitely not been...Oh yeah I already removed the bypass wire and ordered a replacement part. I confirmed the fan was operating yesterday, so I think there's an air flow issue in the exhaust. I've definitely not been as careful to avoid tight bends in the exhaust hose as I probably should be.
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Comment on What have you spent "too much time" trying to fix or streamline? in ~talk
hamstergeddon Link ParentThanks! I think I've narrowed it down to this little thermal sensor. It was the only one on the heating element that didn't have continuity when I tested it and so I briefly jumped it with...Thanks! I think I've narrowed it down to this little thermal sensor. It was the only one on the heating element that didn't have continuity when I tested it and so I briefly jumped it with alligator clips and that let the heat kick-in. I don't suppose that kind has a button?
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Comment on What have you spent "too much time" trying to fix or streamline? in ~talk
hamstergeddon Link ParentI thought I had, but I wasn't prepared for how much lint there was in all the hard-to-reach parts!I thought I had, but I wasn't prepared for how much lint there was in all the hard-to-reach parts!
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Comment on What have you spent "too much time" trying to fix or streamline? in ~talk
hamstergeddon LinkGoing to go with a non-technical answer -- my dryer. My wife mentioned off hand to my dad that our dryer wasn't drying everything we put in it. He suggested that maybe the heating element had gone...Going to go with a non-technical answer -- my dryer. My wife mentioned off hand to my dad that our dryer wasn't drying everything we put in it. He suggested that maybe the heating element had gone bad, but I didn't really agree. I figured we were just overloading it or using timed dry vs moisture sensing mode. But my dad loves little projects like that (he's going to be insufferable when he retires!) and offered to help fix it.
And while I love my father dearly, when he decides he's going to help you fix something he's going to pester you about it until it happens. It's all well-intended, and I genuinely appreciate his expertise and willingness to help, but he just wouldn't let it go. So he bought a replacements heating element and we scheduled a Saturday to replace it.
We couldn't find a good youtube video for my specific dryer so we effectively went in blind. He suggests we open it up from the back and start there. But there aren't any screws. I suggest that if there aren't any screws, then maybe you're meant to access it from the front, where there's a conspicuous-looking panel below the door. But he continues down his path.
An hour or two later he'd disconnected all the control panel wiring, pulled the outer casing of the dryer off, and otherwise basically disassembled the whole thing. And wouldn't you know it the heating element is very easily accessible via the front panel I'd pointed out. Replacing the element itself (as well as a few sensors that came with the kit) took about half an hour. Reassembling it took another hour. But to his credit, he rewired and reassembled it correctly first try and the thing worked right away. We were even missing screws!
Now this may seem annoying, but I genuinely learned a lot about the inner workings of dryers and it was a good opportunity to clean out a ton of lint that had built up inside the dryer's casing. So I don't really mind the time "wasted" approaching things the wrong way initially. Plus any time with my dad is worth having because life is busy as hell and we don't get a ton of 1-on-1 time anymore.
But then the dyer stopped working two days later. To be clear, the dryer worked well enough before we "fixed" it. Anyway, my dad suggested checking the sensors he'd replaced. Sure enough, the big heat sensor under the drum failed a continuity test and bypassing it let the dryer start. I replaced the new sensor with the old one and it ran flawlessly for a few weeks.
Then yesterday the dryer stopped heating up. Turns on, spins, runs like it should, just no heat. Surprisingly that does dry clothes ....eventually. We had to take family pictures today, so we ended up drying clothes around a space heater.
Odds are something got shaken loose (there was also a previously unmentioned issue regarding some spade connectors), but I am just done with this dryer. I've been putting off even looking at it because I feel like that's going to turn into a massive time sink and the dryer will die of something else a few days/weeks down the road. If I had $600+ to throw away, I'd just buy another one. Probably a sign to start saving up for one, if nothing else :)
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Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music
hamstergeddon LinkStats 24,845 minutes total 3,253 songs Top 5 Songs: "Time to Pretend" by MGMT "Banquet" by Bloc Party "Woke Up New" by The Mountain Goats The epitome of John's "upbeat song laced with sorrow"...Stats
- 24,845 minutes total
- 3,253 songs
Top 5 Songs:
- "Time to Pretend" by MGMT
- "Banquet" by Bloc Party
- "Woke Up New" by The Mountain Goats
- The epitome of John's "upbeat song laced with sorrow" style, which is always a favorite!
- "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
- So I'd somehow never heard the original until this year. I didn't even realize Whitney Houston's version was a cover. I fucking love Dolly Parton's version. Admittedly I never paid the song much attention, but Whitney's always felt very deterministic and confident. But Dolly's is just so...like she's lamenting that she's going to feel that way. Pairs nicely with Jolene.
- "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" by The Inkspots
- I really love Fallout, okay?
Top Artists
- blink-182
- Without fail, year after year, they are in my top 5. I don't even seek them out that often, I swear.
- The Mountain Goats
- Oddly, the only artist to appear on this list as well as top 5 songs
- Gorillaz
- Kind of the same as blink. I don't actually seek them out, but they always show up.
- Rush
- Most of which is listening to 2112 in its entirety
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Most of which is probably "Mayonaise" because I saw a tiktok that depicted the guitar noise in it as a burst of air hitting you in the face. Which just made it the perfect car song...and I may or may not bump the audio up a little to catch the air burst a bit ;)
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Comment on Recommendations about which Android texting app to use? in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkOnly one I know if is QUIK, but it doesn't seem to support RCS yet. Like to the point that people on iOS I had been messaging before the switch stopped being able to without manually converting...Only one I know if is QUIK, but it doesn't seem to support RCS yet. Like to the point that people on iOS I had been messaging before the switch stopped being able to without manually converting their texts from RCS to SMS. I don't know if that's something easily remedied on their side or not, but it proved highly inconvenient for my mom, so out of courtesy I switched back to Google Messages.
But aside from that, it was a pretty decent little messaging app.
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Comment on Day 1: Historian Hysteria in ~comp.advent_of_code
hamstergeddon Link ParentGood call, thanks!Good call, thanks!
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Comment on Day 1: Historian Hysteria in ~comp.advent_of_code
hamstergeddon (edited )LinkNever done this before, but figured I'd give it a shot. I originally wrote Day 1 in Javascript, but just wrapped up rewriting it in Typescript. It's nothing too fancy, and lord knows it isn't...Never done this before, but figured I'd give it a shot. I originally wrote Day 1 in Javascript, but just wrapped up rewriting it in Typescript. It's nothing too fancy, and lord knows it isn't optimized, but it works and I had fun putting it together alongside the demo site.
Demo: https://projects.duenas.dev/aoc/
Source: https://github.com/jd13313/advent-of-code-2024 -
Comment on Touch typing learning software in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkMy very first introduction to typing was Mario Teaches Typing. I learned absolutely nothing because I was too young and was more interested in making Mario run across the screen than learning. I...how did y'all learn to type?
My very first introduction to typing was Mario Teaches Typing. I learned absolutely nothing because I was too young and was more interested in making Mario run across the screen than learning. I mostly just hunt/pecked my way through the first few levels.
My proper typing education came in highschool and I hated every minute of it, to be honest. I would get so frustrated with my computer teacher because she insisted on covering our hands with the cardboard boxes with the bottom and front cut out (so we could fit our hands in there, but couldn't see them). I don't even remember what the curriculum used was, I just remember the damn cardboard boxes.
It was frustrating at the time, but it was actually a very effective way to learn touch typing for me.
edit -- Also if you're in need of a distraction-free approach, see if you can find an AlphaSmart on ebay. I bought one to help me write distraction-free, and while it doesn't get much use, it's a neat little piece of tech that I could see being very useful for learning to type.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentWould be kind of neat to have a ton of beacons spanning the map. Space them so the light is visible between any two towers and then see how long it takes to send the lit-beacon signal across the map.Would be kind of neat to have a ton of beacons spanning the map. Space them so the light is visible between any two towers and then see how long it takes to send the lit-beacon signal across the map.
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Comment on Deno v. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript trademark in ~tech
hamstergeddon Link ParentAbsolutely, and I'm not making a legal argument here. I'm just saying the state of the JavaScript trademark has very little bearing on the day-to-day lives of the people who write with it. Hence,...Absolutely, and I'm not making a legal argument here. I'm just saying the state of the JavaScript trademark has very little bearing on the day-to-day lives of the people who write with it. Hence, I support the effort, but don't think it matters very much because it's not going to impact developers any.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkI've been very distracted by life and work bullshit, plus Farming Simulator '25 the past week or two and haven't been on much lately. But I am now on a 6 day break from work (and it's accompanying...I've been very distracted by life and work bullshit, plus Farming Simulator '25 the past week or two and haven't been on much lately. But I am now on a 6 day break from work (and it's accompanying bullshit), and am hoping to have more time to hop on the server here and there!
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Comment on Deno v. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript trademark in ~tech
hamstergeddon Link ParentWell I certainly hope the musings of some dork on the internet (me) don't hold up in court!Well I certainly hope the musings of some dork on the internet (me) don't hold up in court!
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Comment on Deno v. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript trademark in ~tech
hamstergeddon LinkI'm all for it, but idk how much it really matters? Colloquially, among devs, it's "Javascript" and never "ECMAScript". The use of "JS" isn't much of an issue either as those that need to know...I'm all for it, but idk how much it really matters? Colloquially, among devs, it's "Javascript" and never "ECMAScript". The use of "JS" isn't much of an issue either as those that need to know what that means do know. Not to mention the rise of Typescript (which still gets shortened to "TS" out of convenience more often than not).
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Comment on Steam tighten up rules for games with season pass DLC in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentMy game plan for an evil Valve is to simply return to game piracy. Steam largely pulled me out of it, Steam can just as easily drive me back to it.My game plan for an evil Valve is to simply return to game piracy. Steam largely pulled me out of it, Steam can just as easily drive me back to it.
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Comment on A Minecraft Movie | Official trailer in ~movies
hamstergeddon LinkVisually it looks great. It's a good interpretation of the Minecraft world and I weirdly appreciate that they showed an automated chicken farm. If nothing else, it'll probably be fun and I know my...Visually it looks great. It's a good interpretation of the Minecraft world and I weirdly appreciate that they showed an automated chicken farm. If nothing else, it'll probably be fun and I know my kids will enjoy it.
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Comment on What's the biggest YouTube channel still run by just one person? in ~creative
hamstergeddon Link ParentHa, to be fair a good bit of these were picked up from similar threads here over the years!Ha, to be fair a good bit of these were picked up from similar threads here over the years!
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Comment on What's the biggest YouTube channel still run by just one person? in ~creative
hamstergeddon (edited )LinkImo, the 1-5million subscriber solo acts make up the best of what YouTube has to offer. Small enough to do their own thing, big enough to make it quality. Couple of channels from my subscription...Imo, the 1-5million subscriber solo acts make up the best of what YouTube has to offer. Small enough to do their own thing, big enough to make it quality. Couple of channels from my subscription list that fit the bill (to the best of my knowledge):
https://www.youtube.com/@Bushradical
https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections
https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel
https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan
https://www.youtube.com/@LGR
https://www.youtube.com/@SerpaDesign
https://www.youtube.com/@lockpickinglawyer
https://www.youtube.com/@GamingHistorian
https://www.youtube.com/@SamONellaAcademy
https://www.youtube.com/@theCodyReeder
https://www.youtube.com/@lindybeige
https://www.youtube.com/@BenEater
I only put about 3 hours into Just Cause 2, so by my recollection it'll be really well-dressed cats grapple hooking around a tropical island. Which does fit the the game's descriptor of "cat" and "island"