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Comment on What email client do you use? in ~tech
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Comment on ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans in ~finance
jtvjan Link ParentYou can get an anonymous stored value card, and then put money on it by inserting coins into a machine, or paying with paper money at a service desk (which incurs a € 0,50 fee). But both of those...You can get an anonymous stored value card, and then put money on it by inserting coins into a machine, or paying with paper money at a service desk (which incurs a € 0,50 fee). But both of those aren't available at all stations, so it's very inconvenient.
I think the most common way to use it now is to associate it with a bank account, either in prepaid (automatic top-up) or postpaid (monthly invoice) mode. There's also machines at supermarkets that let you transfer money from a debit card to the stored value card. As of late, you can also use a debit or credit card in place of the stored value card. But all of those methods require a bank account.
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Comment on Why game archivists are dreading this month’s 3DS/Wii U eShop shutdown in ~games
jtvjan LinkThere's an eShop alternative called hShop. Of course, Nintendo is within their rights to shut it down, but for now, the games are still available over there.There's an eShop alternative called hShop. Of course, Nintendo is within their rights to shut it down, but for now, the games are still available over there.
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Comment on If you die in the game, you die in real life in ~tech
jtvjan LinkI'm sure that the fetish community is already putting in their pre-orders.I'm sure that the fetish community is already putting in their pre-orders.
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Comment on Open source recommendations for a photo/post voting site? in ~comp
jtvjan LinkSounds like you want a "booru". You can upload images and tag them, it displays them as a gallery, and there's voting features. Implementations of the concept are Shimmie 2 and Danbooru. -
Comment on Chrome OS Flex announced in ~comp
jtvjan LinkLooks like this is what became of CloudReady after Google acquired it.Looks like this is what became of CloudReady after Google acquired it.
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Comment on Longstanding discourse w/ my SO about the phrase "a couple of..." in ~humanities.languages
jtvjan Link ParentSame issue here in Dutch. You say “een paar citroenen” to mean “a few lemons”, but some pedant replies “a couple is always two!”.Same issue here in Dutch. You say “een paar citroenen” to mean “a few lemons”, but some pedant replies “a couple is always two!”.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~arts
jtvjan Link ParentThe pictures the NFTs refer to. When the trend first took off, they were on images that were already popular and widely shared. Now that people are making shitty drawings for the sole purpose of...The pictures the NFTs refer to. When the trend first took off, they were on images that were already popular and widely shared. Now that people are making shitty drawings for the sole purpose of selling NFTs on them, there's a fat chance of the picture disappearing from the internet and the NFT becoming useless.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~arts
jtvjan LinkDoesn't this only make the NFTs more useful? Having them all backed-up in one handy torrent ensures their longevity.Doesn't this only make the NFTs more useful? Having them all backed-up in one handy torrent ensures their longevity.
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Comment on A note from the Rockstar Games team RE: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition in ~games
jtvjan LinkLooks like the website is about as well-developed as the game. I just get a screen that says TypeError: Not enough arguments to Window.postMessage.Looks like the website is about as well-developed as the game. I just get a screen that says
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Comment on Ighor July "unlocks" GeForce Now in ~games
jtvjan LinkNvidia has worked together with Nintendo before. They provided the hardware for the Switch, and Super Mario Galaxy has been released for the Nvidia Shield in China. Also, wNvidia has worked together with Nintendo before. They provided the hardware for the Switch, and Super Mario Galaxy has been released for the Nvidia Shield in China. Also,
Dolphin (emulator)
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Comment on It began as an AI-fueled dungeon game, it got much darker in ~games
jtvjan LinkTheir stance used to be “We won't read your private stories, unless they happen to come up during debugging. Our guidelines only apply if you decide to publish to the Explore page.” For them to...Their stance used to be “We won't read your private stories, unless they happen to come up during debugging. Our guidelines only apply if you decide to publish to the Explore page.” For them to suddenly take a 180° on this felt like a huge violation of trust.
I understand why these filters are needed, but they should be optional and transparent. As it stands, it's even interfering with playing the game normally: It's a simple keyword filter, so cursing or flying a plane (cockpit) around children is a no-go. You only get a vague (and frankly condescending) error message, which makes it hard to figure out what to edit to continue playing.
It's really unfortunate that there are no proper alternatives at the moment. OpenAI's ToS prohibits the kind of free interaction with the AI that AiD allows, so you won't be able to start a competitor using the same models. (Latitude got an exception by virtue of getting in early.) The current freely available models are much worse than GPT-3. EleutherAI is currently gearing up to train a competing model, but even when that gets released, it'll be much too large to run on consumer hardware.
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Comment on YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted in ~tech
jtvjan LinkIt's ridiculous that this feature took so long to arrive. Before this, YouTubers had to upload the video to a second test channel, to see if it would get blocked. (And even that wasn't perfect,...It's ridiculous that this feature took so long to arrive. Before this, YouTubers had to upload the video to a second test channel, to see if it would get blocked. (And even that wasn't perfect, since sometimes the video would pass on the test channel but would get claimed on the main one.) It won't protect creators from manual claims, but it's a lot better than not being warned at all.
Are YouTube's rules too harsh, or is it simply necessary for appeasing rightsholders and advertisers?
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YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted
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Comment on Valve ceases development on their unfinished rework of Artifact, makes both the original and new versions free to play in ~games
jtvjan Link ParentPretty recently, they released an update to their very first game, Half-Life. (Just some bug fixes.) I guess that's just what happens with their "work on what you find interesting" culture.Pretty recently, they released an update to their very first game, Half-Life. (Just some bug fixes.) I guess that's just what happens with their "work on what you find interesting" culture.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
jtvjan LinkI'm currently watching Himitsu no Cocotama. It's very lovely. I'm about 30 episodes in, and they're still introducing new characters. Though, I'm not sure if I'll watch the whole thing. It's 139...I'm currently watching Himitsu no Cocotama. It's very lovely. I'm about 30 episodes in, and they're still introducing new characters.
Though, I'm not sure if I'll watch the whole thing. It's 139 episodes long. I didn't even know anime series could be that long.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~misc
jtvjan Link ParentWhy wouldn't they be? Creating a watertight agreement takes some expertise. They had to hire a lawyer to write it for them.Why wouldn't they be? Creating a watertight agreement takes some expertise. They had to hire a lawyer to write it for them.
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Comment on Pinephone ends its Community Edition model in ~tech
jtvjan Link ParentI do. Sailfish has been the most usable OS in my experience. I wish I'd have gotten a real Jolla phone instead. The Pinephone works, but it's got plenty of annoying issues, such as the radios...I do. Sailfish has been the most usable OS in my experience. I wish I'd have gotten a real Jolla phone instead. The Pinephone works, but it's got plenty of annoying issues, such as the radios having trouble getting back up after standby. I hope those issues get fixed, since it's a pretty good experience when it does work.
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Comment on VR furries are now running around The Four Seasons Total Landscaping in ~tech
jtvjan LinkDid this accidentally go up on BuzzFeed News instead of regular BuzzFeed?Did this accidentally go up on BuzzFeed News instead of regular BuzzFeed?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
jtvjan Link ParentGood luck getting past the lava moat around his $70 million villa.Despite Notch's views, I think they should thwack him with a plastic bat and make him work on minecraft again
Good luck getting past the lava moat around his $70 million villa.
I use Interlink by Binary Outcast. It's a fork of the old Thunderbird. I started using it because I was also using a UXP-based browser at the time, so I thought it was neat that both my browser and mail client were running on the same engine. (Yes, that's a very lame reason, I know.)
It fetches my mail and syncs any changes back using IMAP on Dovecot. The replies are then sent over SMTP running on Postfix. I also use the Lightning extension which adds a calendar tab, which is kept in sync using the Inverse SOGo Connector to a Radicale instance over CalDAV.
This all works just fine, and I like the way the interface looks and works, so I haven't found a reason to switch to anything else. It doesn't get updated much, but since e-mail isn't really a moving target, I don't see it ceasing to work any time soon either.
Edit: Also, on mobile, I use K-9 Mail, because I think the Holo interface is pretty.