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  1. Comment on Epic Games announces Lore open-source version control system in ~tech

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    Epic Games announced today they have created a new version control system that is now open-source as Lore. Given the proliferation and excellence of Git, you may be wondering why Epic Games is pursuing another VCS option... They are specifically catering Lore to games and entertainment purposes with large file sizes.

    While there is Git LFS for large file storage with Git, Epic Games has crated Lore as a version control system designed entirely around the large file needs of modern game development as well as multimedia/entertainment purposes. Lore is designed to be fast and efficient for large files including binary files, and be easy-to-use including for 3D artists and more.

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 14 in ~games

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    Humble UploadVR Showcase Summer 2026 VR bundles are few and far between but are almost always worth it pricewise (VR games don't seem to go on steep discounts as often as pancake games). And with...

    Steam Frame Starter Pack Humble UploadVR Showcase Summer 2026

    VR bundles are few and far between but are almost always worth it pricewise (VR games don't seem to go on steep discounts as often as pancake games). And with the Steam Frame right around the corner, there's no better time to kick off/freshen up your VR library, right?

    I haven't played anything on offer, but it looks like a solid collection of games. I had Ancient Dungeon on my wishlist.

    Also I already owned Zero Caliber and VTOL, so if anyone wants those, I'm happy to give them away to the first lucky commenter who wants them.

    Also, that reminds me to remind everyone: our semi-annual game giveaway topic will go live at the beginning of the Steam Sale next Thursday!

    1 vote

  4. Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life

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    Of course! And no need to credit me. Take the idea and run with it however you want.

    Of course!

    And no need to credit me. Take the idea and run with it however you want.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on US battery industry cuts losses, shifts to new ventures amid electric vehicle bust in ~transport

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    Not only are there very few affordable options, but Chevy outright discontinued the Bolt after the 2023 model, back when you couldn’t get your hands on them (I waited eight months for mine). They...

    Not only are there very few affordable options, but Chevy outright discontinued the Bolt after the 2023 model, back when you couldn’t get your hands on them (I waited eight months for mine).

    They reversed that shortly thereafter, continuing the Bolt line for a bit, but have since announced that they’re killing it off again.

    I have a 2023 Bolt (love it, by the way), and at the time it was literally the ONLY EV I could buy. Affordability-wise I was limited to the Bolt, Leaf, or Kona, and I’m too tall to fit comfortably in the latter two (even with the Bolt I had to make sure I didn’t get a model with a sunroof because I couldn’t spare an extra inch of headroom).

    All the other ones available were out of my price range, with most of them being high-end luxury cars that, I have to imagine, are completely unaffordable to the majority of people in the US.

    This sentence from the article is an outright lie:

    Despite efforts to introduce EVs of sufficient quality and low enough price to convince U.S. consumers to switch en masse from gasoline-powered cars, automakers couldn’t get more buyers to do so.

    Switching “en masse” would only happen if there were a mass of models available to buyers, and that simply never happened.

    13 votes

  6. What is your eleventh favorite video game?

    ~games Ask (survey)
    Now that we know everyone's favorites, I'd love to hear about games that are further down the list -- the ones that don't necessarily rise to the high heights of definitive favoritedom. So, share...

    Now that we know everyone's favorites, I'd love to hear about games that are further down the list -- the ones that don't necessarily rise to the high heights of definitive favoritedom.

    So, share your eleventh favorite game this time. You know, the one that doesn't quite make it into your top 10.

    Feel free to share your top 10 if you like as well, but lead with your 11th, as those are the ones I'm interested in seeing highlighted.

    41 votes

  7. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    It finally happened, @CannibalisticApple. I finally played Squirrel With a Gun! I rolled credits and am now working on the (surprising amount of) post-game content and the Pride DLC. This game...

    It finally happened, @CannibalisticApple.

    I finally played Squirrel With a Gun!

    I rolled credits and am now working on the (surprising amount of) post-game content and the Pride DLC. This game really is a delight. Looks like an asset flip, plays like devs just having a ton of fun.

    I have a few minor quibbles, mostly with the game crashing on me a few times as well as some QoL stuff (reclimbing in the waterslide area is a pain), but those are far overshadowed by the fun I've had with being a squirrel (with a gun).

    It's not even that the shooting is that exciting really. Instead, I've enjoyed engaging in the game's more realistic squirrel problems, like "how do I find more nuts?" and "how do I get onto this house?" and "where are all the other squirrels in the neighborhood -- I need to know if they like my outfit."

    What I truly didn't expect at the outset was all the different ideas the game would have baked into it. It's got the standard shooting and the 3D platforming you'd expect, but then I find myself making my way through a minefield or trying to drive a car up a tall vertical wall. It's noteworthy that nothing in the game is done particularly WELL, but also that the game owns its jank and lives by the rule of cool.

    I was also surprised at the amount of movement tech in the game. Using different gun types to get different double jump types? Genius. At one point I couldn't figure out how to get into a particular house, so I shot out the windows, climbed a tree, jumped out of it, and used the ragdoll bounce you get when you hit the ground to sail right on through the now-open window frame. Is this the intended way to do that? Of course it is, because the game wants you do to whatever you want however you want -- the more ridiculous the better.

    A big thanks to you, Apple, for selling me on the game and then re-selling me on it so that I actually finally played it instead of letting it languish alone and unappreciated in my backlog.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Arch User Repository compromised, 1500+ packages affected in ~tech

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    It has not. See here A list of affected packages is here.

    As recently discussed on the Arch Mailing list there appears to have been a large coordinated attack on the AUR some time within the last 24 hours that seems to have resulted in a rather sizable amount of packages being contaminated with malware.

    It has since been resolved. It has not. See here

    A list of affected packages is here.

    15 votes

  10. Comment on We're so back in ~tildes

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    I heard that Tildes was filming car commercials… …in Japan.

    I heard that Tildes was filming car commercials…

    …in Japan.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life

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    Asking for help is completely in scope for the topic, and I think that it's very kind of you to want to solve an annoyance for someone else. I'm hopeful that you get some good tips.

    Asking for help is completely in scope for the topic, and I think that it's very kind of you to want to solve an annoyance for someone else.

    I'm hopeful that you get some good tips.

    11 votes

  12. Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life

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    Thus far I have: Cleared out dust from under my bed. Was it part of what was aggravating my allergies, or is copious spring/summer pollen what's destroying me? I have no way of knowing, but I...

    Thus far I have:

    Cleared out dust from under my bed. Was it part of what was aggravating my allergies, or is copious spring/summer pollen what's destroying me? I have no way of knowing, but I figured it can't hurt.

    Refilled the hand soap next to my kitchen sink. I mean, I could certainly just keep using the dish soap for handwashing like I have been ever since that hand soap ran out, but if I've got the two containers already, why not refill them?

    Changed the batteries on my air quality meter. One of those minor things that's super easy to do, but I always forget to bring the batteries down whenever I'm in my basement, and going down JUST to replace the batteries feels like a bigger task than it actually is for some reason?

    13 votes

  13. The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic

    ~life Ask
    There's something small that you've been meaning to do but, for whatever reason, you haven't done it. Rather than just forgetting about it, however, your brain has decided to make it take up a...

    There's something small that you've been meaning to do but, for whatever reason, you haven't done it. Rather than just forgetting about it, however, your brain has decided to make it take up a minor amount of space in your awareness -- not enough to make it an immediate concern or something you plan to act on, but still just enough to be annoying.

    Well, this is your call to address the issue head on! Pull that mental splinter out and get rid of it for good!

    Maybe you need to...

    • change an air filter
    • tighten your showerhead
    • go through that stack of mail
    • box up a return
    • put more air in your bike tires
    • rearrange a bookshelf
    • throw out some expired cans
    • vacuum behind the couch
    • clean the dust out of your computer fan
    • etc.

    Whatever it is, this topic is your call to GO DO THE THING.

    And then, come back here and tell us what you did.

    One minor annoyance solved for only one person? Not a big deal.

    LOTS of minor annoyances solved for LOTS of different people? GIGANTIC DEAL!

    This topic is our space to communally revel in the glorious shared feeling of being slightly more annoyance-free, together.

    IMPORTANT: Clearing up multiple annoyances is explicitly allowed!

    48 votes

  14. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 7 in ~games

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    PICO PARK:Classic Edition is currently free on Steam and will be getting delisted on June 14.

    PICO PARK:Classic Edition is currently free on Steam and will be getting delisted on June 14.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on New 8-Bit All-Stars Bundle in ~games

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    Importantly, these aren’t just indie games that go for an NES style, they actually work on NES hardware/emulators:

    The New 8-Bit All-Stars Bundle includes exactly what the name implies - a curated collection of NES and Famicom games created by indie developers who share the same passion for retro gaming that you do.

    The titles included span a wide variety of genres, including platforming action, puzzle adventures, roguelikes, arcade experiences, and more. Whatever kind of retro gamer you are, there’s something here for you.

    Importantly, these aren’t just indie games that go for an NES style, they actually work on NES hardware/emulators:

    The ROMs can be played on emulators or loaded onto flash cartridges for use on original hardware and other compatible systems. See each game’s itch.io page for compatibility details and additional information.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Omg what a flex. Congrats! You’re now the patron saint of the Backlog Burner.

    I finally ran out of games

    Omg what a flex.

    Congrats! You’re now the patron saint of the Backlog Burner.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on "Teachers are going to hate it": How social media apps hooked teens at school in ~tech

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    I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info! I’ll edit my edit.

    I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info! I’ll edit my edit.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on "Teachers are going to hate it": How social media apps hooked teens at school in ~tech