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  1. Comment on Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models in ~tech

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    True, but it's only caused minor issues for me and my son, mostly just not being able to see the other person's base once in a while. Never had problems doing missions together.

    True, but it's only caused minor issues for me and my son, mostly just not being able to see the other person's base once in a while. Never had problems doing missions together.

    3 votes
  2. Comment on Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models in ~tech

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    I was really excited about No Man's Sky before it released, and then really disappointed to see what it was at release. I didn't end up buying it until about 5 years ago when real multiplayer was...

    I was really excited about No Man's Sky before it released, and then really disappointed to see what it was at release. I didn't end up buying it until about 5 years ago when real multiplayer was added. I love the game now, and appreciate the VR support.

    1 vote
  3. Comment on Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models in ~tech

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    They lost me as a customer when they started doing that crap years ago. I used to sell lots of their equipment, but haven't sold one since.

    They lost me as a customer when they started doing that crap years ago. I used to sell lots of their equipment, but haven't sold one since.

    5 votes
  4. Comment on California attorney fined for using twenty-one AI hallucinated cases in court filing in ~tech

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    I would think they should be able to cascade the AI to generate the first response, and then automatically feed the result into a second (maybe different) model to say "Hey does this answer make...

    I would think they should be able to cascade the AI to generate the first response, and then automatically feed the result into a second (maybe different) model to say "Hey does this answer make sense?"
    This would require additional time and resources, but at least the answer would be vetted by a second AI.

    I do this with locally hosted Ollama AI - it has the option to ask the same questions to multiple AIs at the same time.

    2 votes
  5. Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech

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    Thank you! I've been missing clipboard history since switching some of my computers to Linux, just hasn't been a big enough issue for me to going hunting for a solution yet.

    Thank you! I've been missing clipboard history since switching some of my computers to Linux, just hasn't been a big enough issue for me to going hunting for a solution yet.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech

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    Clipboard History - Windows Key +V to enable. I can copy multiple items from 1 window and then go to another window and paste with Windows key +V to get a list of all of the recent items I've put...

    Clipboard History - Windows Key +V to enable.
    I can copy multiple items from 1 window and then go to another window and paste with Windows key +V to get a list of all of the recent items I've put in the clipboard.

    7 votes
  7. Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp

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    Yes, it looks like it will. I hadn't seen that model before. I usually work with the UXG Max's at work, but the Cloud Gateway Ultra looks like it might be a good option for some of our smaller...

    Yes, it looks like it will. I hadn't seen that model before. I usually work with the UXG Max's at work, but the Cloud Gateway Ultra looks like it might be a good option for some of our smaller locations.

  8. Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp

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    You can download and run their network server from here for Windows, Mac or Linux for managing the Unifi devices. https://www.ui.com/download The Dream Router has that functionality built in along...

    You can download and run their network server from here for Windows, Mac or Linux for managing the Unifi devices.
    https://www.ui.com/download
    The Dream Router has that functionality built in along with a bunch of other features.
    https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/all-cloud-gateways/products/udr7

    1 vote
  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I use a USB switch as well, similar ShroudedScribe -eKL USB Switch I like this one because it has remote keys for switching, and builtin sound card so you can switch audio too. I have 2 TVs I use...

    I use a USB switch as well, similar ShroudedScribe -eKL USB Switch
    I like this one because it has remote keys for switching, and builtin sound card so you can switch audio too. I have 2 TVs I use as monitors with 3 HDMI inputs each so input 1 on each monitor goes PC1, input2 to PC2 and input 3 to PC3. I have to switch USB and change TV inputs with the remote any time I want to switch, but I've found it more reliable than any KVM I've ever used. If I point the remote at both TV's I only have to do that part once.

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Curate your own newspaper with RSS in ~tech

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    Thank you for the information! I was aware of RSS before, but never had a strong need to implement it. I just setup FreshRSS and added a few subreddits and podcasts.

    Thank you for the information! I was aware of RSS before, but never had a strong need to implement it. I just setup FreshRSS and added a few subreddits and podcasts.

    1 vote
  11. Comment on What is your criteria for what counts as a "retro" video game? in ~games

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    So how do you categorize World of Warcraft? It was released over 20 years ago, but it still gets updates and new DLC.

    So how do you categorize World of Warcraft? It was released over 20 years ago, but it still gets updates and new DLC.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on Who’d be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games

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    No, I never did. I vaguely remember a Nintendo Power special edition or something on one of the Zelda games. I remember my cousin called one of the maybe 900? Numbers to get the answer to how to...

    No, I never did. I vaguely remember a Nintendo Power special edition or something on one of the Zelda games. I remember my cousin called one of the maybe 900? Numbers to get the answer to how to get to the dungeon in the dark world of the forest in the NW corner of the Link to the past game. Had to use a fire wand on a skull with a long nose.... I think.

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Who’d be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games

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    I'll throw out a few more ideas, and with some of these it occurs to me that maybe you might want to include a batch of smaller games some months. My first games I ever played were Willy the Worm...

    I'll throw out a few more ideas, and with some of these it occurs to me that maybe you might want to include a batch of smaller games some months. My first games I ever played were
    Willy the Worm - though this version seems to be broken - the balls should reset and start over again once they get to the bottom. This one also seems to run a little too fast ..... or maybe it's just me that's gotten slower.... It also had a level editor.

    Bouncing Babies

    Others I used to play, but I'm not going to link (on mobile)
    Pathways into Darkness
    Marathon (all 3) I spent a lot of time building maps on these - they're all on steam now for free
    The Zork games - though I don't remember specifically which ones.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on Who’d be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games

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    If anyone is looking for books, I loved the Worlds of Power books as a kid. They're short, about 100 pages of large text, but the stories were really good from the perspective of 10 year old me. I...

    If anyone is looking for books, I loved the
    Worlds of Power books
    as a kid. They're short, about 100 pages of large text, but the stories were really good from the perspective of 10 year old me. I don't know what I would think of them today. I really liked Before Shadowgate, Blaster Master and Ninja Gaiden.

    I went back and bought all of them on Amazon or eBay 5-10 years ago, but haven't gotten around to reading them yet .

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started the Heaven and Earth Grocery Store? in ~books

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    My library doesn't have the audiobook, so I will have to see if I can dedicate the time to sit down and read this. I was looking forward to my first book club discussion, but I might have to wait...

    My library doesn't have the audiobook, so I will have to see if I can dedicate the time to sit down and read this. I was looking forward to my first book club discussion, but I might have to wait until next month.

    2 votes
  16. Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech

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    I don't believe this is the case for most modern DVD drives. They have 4 little tabs in each of the corners that will hold the disc in when placed vertically. Here's a picture of one....

    I don't believe this is the case for most modern DVD drives. They have 4 little tabs in each of the corners that will hold the disc in when placed vertically. Here's a picture of one. https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/internal-dvd-drive-unit-isolated-white-background-cd-open-tray-copy-space-249516533.jpg

    2 votes
  17. Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025 in ~games

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    I loved Howard the Duck as a kid. I only vaguely remember it at this point, but maybe I'll go see if I can find it. Thank you for the reminder.

    I loved Howard the Duck as a kid. I only vaguely remember it at this point, but maybe I'll go see if I can find it. Thank you for the reminder.

    1 vote
  18. Comment on Query: Recommendations on how / where to buy USB cables? in ~tech

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    I've always liked Anker products, but recently went to their website to buy a Bluetooth speaker so that I wouldn't have to buy from Amazon, but couldn't find them at all. Product search didn't...

    I've always liked Anker products, but recently went to their website to buy a Bluetooth speaker so that I wouldn't have to buy from Amazon, but couldn't find them at all. Product search didn't give me anything useful either.

  19. Comment on Tildes servers? How about Satisfactory? in ~games

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    I'll throw out a few more ideas that might work for many people and to some degree for varying skill levels. Forgive me if I'm off here, because I usually play by myself or with my kids, not...

    I'll throw out a few more ideas that might work for many people and to some degree for varying skill levels. Forgive me if I'm off here, because I usually play by myself or with my kids, not usually with more than a few people.

    No Mans Sky - we all settle on a world and call it Tildera or whatever variation and build bases there. I still go back and visit my home world sometimes even though I have a freighter, not sure if that is normal behavior in that game.

    Conan Exiles - not sure on the dissimilar skill leveling

    Ark - PVE - I've played with a group of 10 others and it seemed to work ok. There wasn't a lot of interaction between people, but there may have been other reasons for that.

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  20. Comment on 'The Wheel of Time' cancelled after three seasons in ~tv

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    I wonder if BitTorrent could serve a portion this idea. You would need to run a few dedicated trackers and build some sort of front end. It wouldn't function exactly like the traditional streaming...

    I wonder if BitTorrent could serve a portion this idea. You would need to run a few dedicated trackers and build some sort of front end. It wouldn't function exactly like the traditional streaming services in that you would probably have to queue up what you wanted to watch ahead of time and give it a little time to download. I imagine there would be desire from the creative people/teams for some sort of DRM support which could be doable. I'm mostly just thinking out loud here. There are probably a number of aspects I haven't considered, but seems like a decent framework for an open source project that shouldn't be terribly costly. It still doesn't create the content, but could help in distribution.

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