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  1. Comment on Assassins Creed Shadows and stealth in ~games

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    I have only played the old thief games (thief 1, 2 and deadly shadows) and dishonored (not AC). I found thief 2 really amazing, but all those games require a level of time and effort/energy that I...

    I have only played the old thief games (thief 1, 2 and deadly shadows) and dishonored (not AC).

    I found thief 2 really amazing, but all those games require a level of time and effort/energy that I haven't nowadays.

    Stealth games can be very fun, but not possible in my current life phase.

    Honorable mention on a good FOSS stealth game (built like and by fans of the thief series): https://www.thedarkmod.com/main/

    1 vote

  2. Comment on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT reviews and launch in ~games

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    Their next gen will change the architecture (UDNA vs RDNA). Might as well end this round on a 9xxx, then start fresh next year

    Their next gen will change the architecture (UDNA vs RDNA). Might as well end this round on a 9xxx, then start fresh next year

    7 votes

  3. Comment on US tariff war risks sinking world into new Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce warns in ~finance

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    Musk fancies himself as dr. Moriarty? But he is too high profile for the job.

    Musk fancies himself as dr. Moriarty?
    But he is too high profile for the job.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Looking for an Android tablet with some probably unreachable requirements in ~tech

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    If you want to use custom ROMs, do you really need manufacturer long term software support? Lineage would get its own updates irregardless. That said, android manufacturers are getting...

    If you want to use custom ROMs, do you really need manufacturer long term software support? Lineage would get its own updates irregardless.

    That said, android manufacturers are getting increasingly more hostile against custom ROMs and rooting (which irritates me and strengthens my resolve and effort to install them on each new device)

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the thousands of apps hijacked to spy on your location in ~tech

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    I do use identically named (SSID) personal wifis (same password as well), but I suspect this practice cannot scale :)

    I do use identically named (SSID) personal wifis (same password as well), but I suspect this practice cannot scale :)

  6. Comment on What are some words or usage that became more prominent in 2024, either in your life or in general? in ~talk

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    Dunkelflaute: A period with little-to-no wind and sun. In such periods most of Europe's electricity price spikes badly. I don't live in Germany or even close to it, but we are all impacted....

    Dunkelflaute: A period with little-to-no wind and sun. In such periods most of Europe's electricity price spikes badly. I don't live in Germany or even close to it, but we are all impacted.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkelflaute

    8 votes

  7. Comment on Living in times of technical feudalism in ~tech

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    After a little readup, it is a new Linux distro. It claims to be independent, fully free, and not to use systemd.

    After a little readup, it is a new Linux distro.

    It claims to be independent, fully free, and not to use systemd.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Looking for an Android keyboard app in ~tech

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    I use https://anysoftkeyboard.github.io/ (fdroid) It checks all your boxes (you can configure it without gifs/emojis/etc), but it is old school, without swype-type and a bit complex to configure.

    I use https://anysoftkeyboard.github.io/ (fdroid)
    It checks all your boxes (you can configure it without gifs/emojis/etc), but it is old school, without swype-type and a bit complex to configure.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims clashes with Ukrainian troops on Russian soil in ~news

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    Happily, we can wait and see. And since the source is Ukrainian, I hardly worry on the impact of it being false.

    Happily, we can wait and see. And since the source is Ukrainian, I hardly worry on the impact of it being false.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims clashes with Ukrainian troops on Russian soil in ~news

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    Sure, it can easily be misinformation, but Lgov can become tactically important, so big if true.

    Sure, it can easily be misinformation, but Lgov can become tactically important, so big if true.

    3 votes

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  12. Comment on Google now only search engine allowed to provide results from Reddit in ~tech

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    It is banking on existing content, that will get less relevant over time.

    It is banking on existing content, that will get less relevant over time.

    20 votes

  13. Comment on A wife’s revenge from beyond the grave in ~life

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    After reading through this, my main feeling is of sadness. The girls, the husband, even the (crazy) wife, should deserve something better. And there's enough blame to go round..

    After reading through this, my main feeling is of sadness. The girls, the husband, even the (crazy) wife, should deserve something better. And there's enough blame to go round..

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Does anyone have any advice for new dads? in ~life.men

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    My 2 cents: Try to support and help the mother as much as possible. Other than that, just prepare mentally for a demanding first 1-3 months (you might be lucky, or you may not).

    My 2 cents: Try to support and help the mother as much as possible.
    Other than that, just prepare mentally for a demanding first 1-3 months (you might be lucky, or you may not).

    3 votes

  15. Comment on AMD vs. NVIDIA Vulkan ray-tracing performance on Linux with breaking limit in ~comp

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    The NV linux proprietary drivers always were pretty good performance-wise, but if you run a bleeding edge distro, they are a hassle. And I never saw the point of supporting a company that makes my...

    The NV linux proprietary drivers always were pretty good performance-wise, but if you run a bleeding edge distro, they are a hassle.

    And I never saw the point of supporting a company that makes my experience a hassle (unless I need something only they got -like cuda-). Especially in comparison to the great open-source driver-experience AMD provides.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Celebrities like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift might soon be able to hide their private jet flights from online sleuths in ~transport

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    Still, making the release of this data legal is much better in principle than the current trend of hiding data: It signifies a "legal will" that the public will know. Moreover, it throws a wrench...

    Still, making the release of this data legal is much better in principle than the current trend of hiding data: It signifies a "legal will" that the public will know.

    Moreover, it throws a wrench at any further attempts to hide it more efficiently

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Celebrities like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift might soon be able to hide their private jet flights from online sleuths in ~transport

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    Hide that data in realtime, but make it available a week after: Security issues fixed Transparency kept

    Hide that data in realtime, but make it available a week after:

    • Security issues fixed
    • Transparency kept
    20 votes

  18. Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II -- coming 2024 in ~games

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    Far as I know, there's even tourism due to the 1st game.

    Far as I know, there's even tourism due to the 1st game.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Backdoor in upstream libxz targeting sshd in ~comp

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    Reading about this since the start, the main thing in my mind is: Imagine if the work by JT75 was spread among several users: It would be impossible to undo all of it. Of course, it is most likely...

    Reading about this since the start, the main thing in my mind is: Imagine if the work by JT75 was spread among several users: It would be impossible to undo all of it.

    Of course, it is most likely that the above is true: any organized bad actor would do so. Which would imply that mostly everything is compromised (even double compromised).

    1 vote

  20. Comment on How can I best keep my room cool in summer? in ~life.home_improvement

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    If they are on the outside of your window, they should be fine. Keeping the sun out is very important. You should go out, not let the sun inside. You should air the room as much as possible, if...

    If they are on the outside of your window, they should be fine. Keeping the sun out is very important. You should go out, not let the sun inside.

    You should air the room as much as possible, if the outside temp is lower than the inside.

    Also, 27-29 Celsius is what I consider acceptable in-house temp for our summer. In July we usually face up to 30-33 at night inside. Above that, AC is the only solution.

    One small trick: Sprinkle a few drops of water on a curtain/sheet. It will evaporate and cool the room a little when it does so.