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Comment on I'm annoyed with mundane revisionist history in ~talk
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Comment on I'm annoyed with mundane revisionist history in ~talk
hamstergeddon LinkI think what it says about society is that humans have worse memory than we think. Maybe also that we can easily reinforce the false memories collectively. See also the Mandela Effect stuff...I think what it says about society is that humans have worse memory than we think. Maybe also that we can easily reinforce the false memories collectively. See also the Mandela Effect stuff (particularly early on before people started calling any 'ol memory fart a 'mandela effect').
Because prior to reading this, I would have firmly stated, with no malicious intent, that the PS2 sold well because it doubled as a DVD player. That is exactly my memory of it. But you're likely right that I'm just mixing it up with the PS3.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentWhoops. I don't know when I ran off with it, but I just put it back. My bad!Whoops. I don't know when I ran off with it, but I just put it back. My bad!
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Comment on 2025 NFL Post Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Freetalk in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon Link ParentI couldn't agree more, and I say that as someone that hates the man, his team, and his little QB too.I couldn't agree more, and I say that as someone that hates the man, his team, and his little QB too.
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2025 NFL Post Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Freetalk
No games played this week and we're all jut waiting for the Super Bowl. So let's just have a free talk about anything football, super bowl, half-time show, etc.
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Comment on Microsoft has killed widgets six times. Here's why they keep coming back. in ~tech
hamstergeddon (edited )LinkThe only useful implementation of widgets I've seen is OSX's back in the mid-to-late 00s. They weren't tied to the desktop, but rather were brought up on their own "screen" with a key press (one...The only useful implementation of widgets I've seen is OSX's back in the mid-to-late 00s. They weren't tied to the desktop, but rather were brought up on their own "screen" with a key press (one of the F keys, iirc?), which meant they were actually easy to check out as needed without minimizing everything you have open. This may be rose-tinted glasses though, as I didn't own a Mac in those days and my only exposure to them was a few college design courses held in the "mac lab"
Honestly though I don't really need widgets. They were always kind of a novelty and the only actually need I ever had for them was monitoring my memory usage on my laptop running Bazzite because I was running out of memory and the laptop would lock up (turns out it doesn't ship with a pagefile).
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link Parentyesss!!!yesss!!!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkThe "Tildestown Railroad Enthusiasts Headquarters" is now open for business on the first floor of the Vandelay Condos! If you're interested at all in trying out the faster rails new to this...The "Tildestown Railroad Enthusiasts Headquarters" is now open for business on the first floor of the Vandelay Condos! If you're interested at all in trying out the faster rails new to this season, swing by and grab some supplies! We've got it all -- Rails, powered rails, carts, bamboo blocks, redstone, and most importantly a train emoji on our sign!
Pics:
- https://images.hamstergeddon.com/2MhEgOyc.png (the typo has been fixed)
- https://images.hamstergeddon.com/icC9LGdL.png
(I donated some rail supplies to @creesch, who then donated even more back to me later. I'm taking what's leftover and donating it to the people because we're communists)
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Comment on Everything added to Star Wars Outlaws since launch – your complete guide to the game's post-launch evolution in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentEvery publisher that rushed a launch or half-assed a game is chasing after some post-launch success story like Fallout 76, No Man's Sky, Cyberpunk, etc. And they all seem to have learned the wrong...Every publisher that rushed a launch or half-assed a game is chasing after some post-launch success story like Fallout 76, No Man's Sky, Cyberpunk, etc. And they all seem to have learned the wrong lesson from those cautionary tales.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkI let the kids hop on for about 30 mins separately last night. The both fell to their deaths multiple times, but that's largely due to them being more accustomed to playing on the Switch. I may...I let the kids hop on for about 30 mins separately last night. The both fell to their deaths multiple times, but that's largely due to them being more accustomed to playing on the Switch. I may need to look into getting them setup with a controller mod.
I gave them a little tour of the town and both of them wanted to ride the rails, but they couldn't since they're unverified. And they're already asking about when I'll let them build. But they're not ready. We need to brush up on the etiquette a bit more. I'm thinking maybe another week or so? I just want to make sure they're not causing issues for folks or spamming chat or whatever.
Even then my plan is to take them to my floating island and have them build with me there in solitude for a while before I let them go near other people's stuff. It's not that I think they'd maliciously do anything (they're total sweethearts), but they're 6 and accidents happen.
Also @TaylorSwiftsPickles and @j0hn1215, the kids were excited to see people in the game so we visited you while you were AFK. John if you have an extra block of white planks, that's my bad!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentWell I've had similar talks about basic server etiquette with the kids when the 3 of us were playing together on a server here at home, so maybe they're ready to be unwhitelisted for a while as...Well I've had similar talks about basic server etiquette with the kids when the 3 of us were playing together on a server here at home, so maybe they're ready to be unwhitelisted for a while as they learn the ropes. And then one day I'll let them build with me really far away from everyone else's stuff :)
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Comment on 2025 NFL Post Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Playoffs, Week 3 in ~sports.american_football
hamstergeddon LinkFrom the very depths of my bitter, jealous, shriveled, and blackened Miami Dolphins fan heart.... BOO PATRIOTS! ;)From the very depths of my bitter, jealous, shriveled, and blackened Miami Dolphins fan heart.... BOO PATRIOTS! ;)
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2025 NFL Post Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Playoffs, Week 3
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Post Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈 Share your thoughts on the third week of the playoffs — wins, losses, predictions, or anything else football-related.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentRight? And I totally love it.Right? And I totally love it.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI enjoy having them on the server and it makes me think about involving my own kids at some point. I think 6 is a bit young, but from the ages above, I suppose Bob was about that age during s1,...I enjoy having them on the server and it makes me think about involving my own kids at some point. I think 6 is a bit young, but from the ages above, I suppose Bob was about that age during s1, give or take? I guess I could have mine join as "read only" players who can't build anything, just so they can have fun running around and looking.
Btw, Bob and Bunny are hilarious. "Bob I like your hat", "ok" had me laughing hard the other day.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentI looked around earlier and I love this idea! If there's an empty room in a week or so I may take one just for the challenge of decorating a small space (if that's ok!).I looked around earlier and I love this idea! If there's an empty room in a week or so I may take one just for the challenge of decorating a small space (if that's ok!).
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkHaven't done a whole lot since the last thread Just a couple of small projects here and there. I built some proper stables to house the growing collection of mounts. I also managed to find not...Haven't done a whole lot since the last thread Just a couple of small projects here and there.
I built some proper stables to house the growing collection of mounts. I also managed to find not one, but two skeletal horses wandering around town? If they belong to someone and escaped, let me know. I haven't gotten around to saddling them up yet. I named them Waldorf and Statler.
I built a rail stop in the nether. From it I plan to lead to all my far-off places
I reworked the portal on my pretty pink princess floating island. I still don't like the top...I need to rework it a bit. I continued to carve out little creeks throughout the island. The plan is to make all of the waterfalls off of the floating island connect to the lake I made on it. Not realistic, but still neat! I built a bridge connecting the portal island to my new built water elevator, which is discretely behind a waterfall.
Eventually I'll start building some houses and figure out a way to bring villagers there. Hoping to get a proper village going eventually. But I'm lazy!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
hamstergeddon Link ParentAh, so it's Taylor Swift themed, then?And I also generally welcome other players doing era/lore-friendly builds around the area.
Ah, so it's Taylor Swift themed, then?
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Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp
hamstergeddon LinkJust out of curiosity, as I've not done a good job of staying in the loop on these things, but what's the advantage of converting webp vs keeping it png, jpg? Is it just a filesize thing? Any...Convert everything to webp and strip metadata with imagemagick.
Just out of curiosity, as I've not done a good job of staying in the loop on these things, but what's the advantage of converting webp vs keeping it png, jpg? Is it just a filesize thing? Any downsides (quality, etc.)?
Also I saw this thread the other evening and decided to write my own solution in Laravel (PHP), which is kind of overkill for what is essentially a single endpoint (upload). But it seems to be working well. I've always found Laravel's auth system to be sturdy enough, so I used that so I could keep things secure-ish. So far so good. https://images.hamstergeddon.com/Gp7ODhKg.png
I gave it the title of "garbase-ass vibe-coded image uploader", but the process of making it brought up an interesting thought. I did heavily use Claude to write it, but I also needed to know Laravel well enough to guide it to do what I wanted. Sure, someone less knowledgeable could've probably coaxed it into writing something functionally similar, but they wouldn't have the deeper understanding of it that I do. So I don't know if it's truly "vibe coded". I just kinda used AI to automate some stuff I already knew how to do.
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Comment on Fable | Gameplay reveal in ~games
hamstergeddon LinkMy wallet and myself are prepared to be overpromised and underdelivered to. As is Fable tradition.My wallet and myself are prepared to be overpromised and underdelivered to. As is Fable tradition.
Regarding the first paragraph, it's genuinely frustrating because reddit is often times the best (albeit still often awful) platform for large-scale discussions within certain fan groups. For example, last night after I watched the season finale of Fallout, I went to the fallout sub to read about theories, hopes for season 3, explanations of things that weren't clear to me, etc. Instead it was like 40% stupid joke comments like "wow I can't believe <insane thing nobody's stupid enough to believe> happened!".
So I let it sit over night hoping the jokes would naturally fall below the upvote count of actual discussion and while it did, it was still like 20% joke comments this morning. Super aggravating.