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  1. Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2024: Hidden gems in ~games

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    Between Jacob Geller's review and your comment, I'm starting to think I need to play Citizen Sleeper. I don't really have anything else to add to this, but my brain would like your brain to know...

    Between Jacob Geller's review and your comment, I'm starting to think I need to play Citizen Sleeper.

    I say "inspired" rather than "-like" because this is more true to the originators of the genre than most games that get labeled with "-like" these days, especially in terms of its core gameplay and graphics, but just with some extra retro RPG elements added to it as well.

    I don't really have anything else to add to this, but my brain would like your brain to know that I call games in this style "rogue-playing games"

    3 votes

  2. Comment on US Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035 in ~transport

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    It's very clearly sardonic/sarcastic, and @scroll_lock includes their signature "comment box" in all of their comments that explicitly states/warns about that ahead of time. I'm gonna go out on a...
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    It's very clearly sardonic/sarcastic, and @scroll_lock includes their signature "comment box" in all of their comments that explicitly states/warns about that ahead of time.

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you didn't read the comment box first? Maybe for humorous and sarcastic comments like that one, it would be better to make the comment box open by-default, @scroll_lock?

    In case you don't know, you can make a details box be open automatically by starting it with <details open> instead of just <details>. Example:

    This is a comment box that is closed by-default

    "A tremendous loneliness comes over you. Everybody in the world is doing something without you."

    This is a comment box that is open by-default

    "Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike."

    Anyways, I think @scroll_lock's comment is funny, and they couldn't do much more to make the reader aware of the tone and content before reading. I welcome this sort of occasional unhinged humor. It's very disco.

    19 votes

  3. Comment on What does the delete button on a post do? in ~tildes

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    It might help to understand that I view this issue through the lens of consent. When a user withdraws their consent to have their content hosted on this site, it would be pretty wretched of us to...
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    It might help to understand that I view this issue through the lens of consent. When a user withdraws their consent to have their content hosted on this site, it would be pretty wretched of us to vilipend them for that choice.

    I don't think this community should have a culture of judging users for their choice to delete their own content. We should want to promote the agency and autonomy of users, not discourage it.

    So I disagree with the idea that someone choosing to delete their own content, at any time, for any reason, is something that anyone else can reasonably judge them for.

    I never want a user on Tildes to feel conflicted between wanting to delete something they've posted, and worrying about what others might think if they do. It's that user's decision, not ours. There should be neither rules nor a culture that disparages a user from making that decision for themselves.

    It also might help to know that in May 2023, I asked Deimos to temporarily ban me for a year, and delete everything I had previously posted to Tildes.

    I certainly wouldn't entertain the idea that my choice to delete the thousands of posts and comments I had written up to that point was in any way selfish or an "asshole move". Participating here is entirely voluntary afterall. None of us owes content to anyone else.

    To be frank, it would be weird for someone to tell me I'm somehow selfish or an asshole for choosing to not host my old content here anymore. It's not up to them. It isn't their choice. I don't think it's a decision they can reasonbly criticize.

    No one here is responsible for populating this forum with content, no one is responsible for keeping this place alive.

    If there ever actually came a day that Tildes was going to 'die' because all of its users deleted all of their posts, it would be such a slap in the face of what this site was supposed to be, to prevent them from doing that.

    @Halio @sparksbet

    EDIT: I realize we're all in agreement that mechanically, anyone should be able to delete their content. Apologies for not making that clearer.

    12 votes

  4. Comment on What does the delete button on a post do? in ~tildes

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    If you delete a topic you have posted, it will no longer show up on the front page of the site. Anyone with the link to the topic can still visit it and view all the comments, but they won't be...
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    If you delete a topic you have posted, it will no longer show up on the front page of the site. Anyone with the link to the topic can still visit it and view all the comments, but they won't be able to easily discover the topic any more. The topic's body text or link will also be removed.

    Any comments on the topic will stay, and you will have to individually delete your own comments on the topic to get rid of them. You cannot delete anyone else's comments on a topic, whether you delete the topic itself or not. (Only Deimos, the admin, has that ability.)

    I'm pretty sure, for legal reasons, deleted topics and comments are retained in the database for thirty days, then purged afterwards. (Might be wrong about that though.)

    12 votes

  5. Comment on What does the delete button on a post do? in ~tildes

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    From the site's documentation page on content: Anyone on Tildes is allowed to delete the content they post, at any time, for any reason. So I want to push back on the idea that deleting anything...
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    From the site's documentation page on content:

    You retain copyright and ownership of any of your own content that you submit to Tildes

    Anyone on Tildes is allowed to delete the content they post, at any time, for any reason.

    So I want to push back on the idea that deleting anything you post is ever selfish. It isn't anyone else's choice whether I get to delete my content, nor should it be. If I post something and later want it gone, no reason someone else could possibly have for wanting my content to remain is more important than my right to have it removed.

    I don't think there should ever be strings attached when a user wants to delete their content. We should respect that decision 100% of the time, and not fall for the trap of thinking that anyone's content should be preserved against their will, just because of its perceived value. It's not up to us.

    33 votes

  7. Comment on What short standalone book is worth more than its page count? in ~books

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    The Goblin Emperor is fantastic. Technically there are two (soon to be three) other books set in the same world, released after The Goblin Emperor, but they tell an almost completely unrelated...

    The Goblin Emperor is fantastic. Technically there are two (soon to be three) other books set in the same world, released after The Goblin Emperor, but they tell an almost completely unrelated story.

    It's pretty much impossible to explain what the book is about without spoiling the twist at the very beginning of the book (seriously, first five pages), but I'll say this:

    It's about a guy, Maia, who is about as just-a-guy as a guy can get while being an emperor's son. He's fourth in line to inherit the throne, lives far away from the rest of his family, and is never destined (nor desired) to become the emperor...

    Very beginning spoilers

    So you can probably guess what happens... he becomes the emperor.

    And that's it. That's what the book is about: the surprisingly not fun, not sexy, not safe, very stressful experience of suddenly being thrust onto the throne and becoming responsible for an entire empire.

    The book is an absolute treat. It has little action, and isn't fast-paced, at times taking readers through the protagonist's life day-by-day. It does have its fair share of intrigue though, and its detailed examination of Maia's life under his new circumstances more than makes up for a lack of sorcery and swordplay.

    The world is interesting, and the society the book portrays is refreshingly intricate. The books rides through highs and lows of thrill, depression, and heartwarming moments. It's the only book I've ever read that, after reaching the last page, I couldn't help but immediately start again. It's my 10/10.

    Once again, I have to thank @RheingoldRiver whose review of the book convinced me to read it.

    I recommend reading her review if you're okay with the same first-page spoilers I've included here, but even if you aren't and don't, I still want to highlight this part of her review:

    If you do find yourself drowning in a sea of names and having no idea who is who, don’t worry too much - as one reddit user pointed out, Maia is having the same troubles as you are

    It's such a cleverly written, fun, and interesting book.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Weird game "Catly" revealed at The Game Awards might be some kind of AI generated grift or scam in ~games

  9. Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk

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    Nah, 2026 for sure. But uh, what is Exodus again?

    Nah, 2026 for sure.

    But uh, what is Exodus again?

  10. Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp

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    Yeah, the worst part about hobbyist hardware is the hobbyist price tag 😄

    Yeah, the worst part about hobbyist hardware is the hobbyist price tag 😄

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp

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    @BeanBurrito If you can't find replacement feet for your mouse, you could buy a sheet of PTFE and cut out the shapes you need yourself. You can also buy PTFE pre-cut into little dots for a...

    @BeanBurrito

    If you can't find replacement feet for your mouse, you could buy a sheet of PTFE and cut out the shapes you need yourself. You can also buy PTFE pre-cut into little dots for a "universal" fit, but I've personally never used those.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Time for a new mouse? in ~comp

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    Ploopy is the only thing that comes to mind. Aside from trackballs, they have an actual mouse design: https://ploopy.co/mouse A friend of mine ordered one and let me use it for a bit. The 3D...

    Does anyone have recommendations for repairable mice?

    Ploopy is the only thing that comes to mind. Aside from trackballs, they have an actual mouse design:

    https://ploopy.co/mouse

    A friend of mine ordered one and let me use it for a bit. The 3D printed shell was very obviously 3D printed. It didn't have any glaring defects, but you could see and feel the layer lines. Overall, it was a little unpleasant looking and feeling. Not as nice as a typical "premium" plastic mouse.

    Functionally though, it worked great for general use and playing games. It was definitely a mouse.

    That friend later 3D printed their own shell, and sanded and painted it. That turned out great, and made the mouse look and feel much nicer.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Elon Musk is wrong about the F-35 in ~society

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    Originally posted this as a comment but it's a good enough video to share on its own. Time skip in the link is intentional, since the early jokes and ranting are just fluff before the actual info...

    Originally posted this as a comment but it's a good enough video to share on its own. Time skip in the link is intentional, since the early jokes and ranting are just fluff before the actual info starts.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Elon Musk’s attack on F-35s fuels debate over expensive fighter jets in ~society

  16. Comment on What are your predictions for 2025? in ~talk

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    Intel is going to shut down, sell off, or otherwise stop their dedicated GPU efforts (Arc). Ubisoft is going to be acquired. Apple is going to buy Kagi. The Elder Scrolls VI is going to get...

    Intel is going to shut down, sell off, or otherwise stop their dedicated GPU efforts (Arc).

    Ubisoft is going to be acquired.

    Apple is going to buy Kagi.

    The Elder Scrolls VI is going to get another trailer...

    It's going to release after the next Fallout game...

    That Fallout game won't be made by Bethesda.

    Avowed will be a successful launch for Obsidian and all the reviews will say it's a better Skyrim. It won't beat Skyrim's 48-hour sales though, and poor mod support will relegate it to obscurity in a few years.

    16 votes

  17. Comment on What long standalone book is worth its page count? in ~books

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    I recently read The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman and thought it was great. I'd caution against reading anything about the book on Wikipedia, Goodreads, etc. They tend to spoil the book's biggest...

    I recently read The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman and thought it was great.

    I'd caution against reading anything about the book on Wikipedia, Goodreads, etc. They tend to spoil the book's biggest (albeit early) twist in their summaries.

    So I'll say this: it's a pseudo-Arthurian, pseudo-historical tale about a nobody knight in post-Roman Britain who travels to Camelot to meet King Arthur, and nothing goes quite right from there.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment. Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law. in ~tech

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    I don't think the article (or its title) is implying anything of the sort. It's very normal for news sites to report the deaths of people who have recently been interviewed by prominent newspapers...

    Is the implication of the title that OpenAI had him assassinated?

    I don't think the article (or its title) is implying anything of the sort.

    It's very normal for news sites to report the deaths of people who have recently been interviewed by prominent newspapers or involved in prominent court cases.

    10 votes

  19. Comment on OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment. Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law. in ~tech

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    Ignoring the rest of this argument... He died in late November. If an autopsy was going to be performed — I don't know much about California's rules for mandatory autopsies — it probably would...

    Ignoring the rest of this argument...

    He died in late November. If an autopsy was going to be performed — I don't know much about California's rules for mandatory autopsies — it probably would have been done by now.

    None of the articles I have read on this subject have said anything about an autopsy. I have not found any autopsy files for "Suchir Balaji".

    If an autopsy was performed, the files probably wouldn't be public yet, but I'm going to guess an autopsy was not, and will not, be performed. Especially considering the police seem to have ruled out foul play.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Borderlands 4 | Official first look in ~games