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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
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Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games
llehsadam Link ParentYou have to use Nethertravel! The travel ratio is like 16:1 so you calculate portal placement in the Nether and build highways down there to run from portal to portal. I also played Minecraft...You have to use Nethertravel! The travel ratio is like 16:1 so you calculate portal placement in the Nether and build highways down there to run from portal to portal.
I also played Minecraft mostly in 2011, coming up with contraptions like double dungeon xp farms and things like Netherhighways was a big part of the fun.
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Comment on Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US in ~finance
llehsadam (edited )LinkOn a grammatical side-note: the quick mod title edit to replace „Trump“ does add a few general details, but it’s slightly more annoying to read since „US President Donald Trump“ acts as an...On a grammatical side-note: the quick mod title edit to replace „Trump“ does add a few general details, but it’s slightly more annoying to read since „US President Donald Trump“ acts as an adjective now. I think Trump Tariff is actually a proper noun in this case.
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Comment on Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US in ~finance
llehsadam LinkThis is the most educational explanation I saw of that unique equation. He goes into a deep-dive with the sources for the data and points out the irregularities and problems with the...This is the most educational explanation I saw of that unique equation.
He goes into a deep-dive with the sources for the data and points out the irregularities and problems with the simplifications and shortcuts that were made.
TL;DR: The equation is a superficially fancy way of hiding a bunch of bullshit.
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Explaining the Donald Trump tariff in the US
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Comment on Important 2025 Plex updates in ~tv
llehsadam (edited )LinkI think you can run plex through tailscale? I haven’t tried it, but that will probably be good enough for me. EDIT: After setting it up (which was very easy), Plex through Tailscale works very well.I think you can run plex through tailscale? I haven’t tried it, but that will probably be good enough for me.
EDIT: After setting it up (which was very easy), Plex through Tailscale works very well.
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Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI’ve been using SearXNG for a while, currently just public instances to get used to it, but eventually I will host my own, since the public ones tend to be overused. It’s a free and open source...I’ve been using SearXNG for a while, currently just public instances to get used to it, but eventually I will host my own, since the public ones tend to be overused.
It’s a free and open source anonymous metasearch engine with a lot of customization.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
llehsadam Link ParentI may be in the minority here, but I don’t find the new wording so concerning. I’m fine with them removing the statement they won’t sell my data, because that seems to be the way to fund things in...I may be in the minority here, but I don’t find the new wording so concerning. I’m fine with them removing the statement they won’t sell my data, because that seems to be the way to fund things in our world.
I would love it if they came up with a subscription model for Mozilla products that opts you out of the data selling market.
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Comment on Is there a consumer level alternative to Starlink in Canada? in ~tech
llehsadam LinkAs a side note, it’s pretty shitty that one guy can ruin satellite internet. I wish he stepped away from SpaceX.As a side note, it’s pretty shitty that one guy can ruin satellite internet. I wish he stepped away from SpaceX.
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Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech
llehsadam LinkSkype had a pretty cheap way to maintain a virtual number for private use. I hope Teams offers the same… For anyone curious, if you travel a lot or are an immigrant, very often services from back...Skype had a pretty cheap way to maintain a virtual number for private use. I hope Teams offers the same…
For anyone curious, if you travel a lot or are an immigrant, very often services from back home ignore international numbers. With Skype I have a local number in my home state for that.
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Comment on How do you go about learning a new language? in ~humanities.languages
llehsadam Link ParentI started learning Bulgarian with LingQ and have the same problem, but since I speak Polish, there is a bridge already there for vocab and some grammar and since I learned Cyrillic on my own,...I tried doing LingQ way too early and I ended up dropping it for about six months because I wasn't ready for it. It wasn't until I had a good foundation of vocab that I could get something out of it.
I started learning Bulgarian with LingQ and have the same problem, but since I speak Polish, there is a bridge already there for vocab and some grammar and since I learned Cyrillic on my own, reading was easier.
Still, I think LingQ has that months-long “learning curve“ since you’re sort of brute forcing the language at first. I think the speed they advertise comes later when you actually learn how to learn languages.
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Comment on The 88x31 GIF Collection in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI think I recognize CoLOR, some of the shockwave ones and FONTS. Nice little collection, very nostalgic.I think I recognize CoLOR, some of the shockwave ones and FONTS.
Nice little collection, very nostalgic.
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Comment on Grammar errors that actually matter, or: the thread where we all become prescriptivists in ~humanities.languages
llehsadam Link ParentI hate the Oxford comma. It doesn’t exist in any other language I write in. Those languages are doing just fine. Huh, I’m also fine with ending sentences on a preposition, I guess!I hate the Oxford comma. It doesn’t exist in any other language I write in. Those languages are doing just fine.
Huh, I’m also fine with ending sentences on a preposition, I guess!
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Comment on Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, and absolutely no sense, just a power button and a USB port in ~tech
llehsadam Link ParentI guess it wouldn’t be the OS, but my dream would be some sort of combination of managing installation like what Epic managed with their app on iOS plus what Steam on Mac manages with playability....I guess it wouldn’t be the OS, but my dream would be some sort of combination of managing installation like what Epic managed with their app on iOS plus what Steam on Mac manages with playability. Or maybe it would be the OS, why shouldn’t we be able to sideload another OS?
I hope Apple is forced to open up a little and Steam notices that the iPhone is incredible hardware for them to build an OS for. Right now that’s not possible legally I suppose.
I basically meant what you said! It’s just hopes and dreams.
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Comment on Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, and absolutely no sense, just a power button and a USB port in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI read somewhere that the iPhone 15/16 Pro is more powerful than the Steam Deck hardware-wise. It doesn’t support this kind of use for many reasons (walled garden, no MacOS on iPhone, bad...I read somewhere that the iPhone 15/16 Pro is more powerful than the Steam Deck hardware-wise.
It doesn’t support this kind of use for many reasons (walled garden, no MacOS on iPhone, bad connectivity), but even if not as powerful, for a lot of gaming, it would be more than enough. Wouldn’t it be great if you you could just do with a phone what the author did with the deck?
So I’m just patiently waiting for the 2TB iPhone whatever with revolutionary connectivity and amazing native SteamOS support. Will it ever happen?
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Comment on What is China’s DeepSeek and why is it freaking out the AI world? in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI have a feeling we will have more and more breakthroughs that cast doubt on the centralized AI narrative OpenAI and X are pushing. When it can be easily run on my M2 Macbook Air, I will give...I have a feeling we will have more and more breakthroughs that cast doubt on the centralized AI narrative OpenAI and X are pushing.
When it can be easily run on my M2 Macbook Air, I will give whatever local model is best with open source software a try at doing tasks for me. We seem to be approaching that point this year.
Weirdly enough, the Apple AI stuff everyone is crapping on is nice in the background. All in all the best experience compared to Copilot. I haven't had it summarize messages but that seems a little pointless in my experience. But I've been sorting 30 years of digital photos recently and it's nice to have it recognize objects, people and places, no effort from me required. It's not too invasive and works.
All in all, exciting news.
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Comment on Sanity check: is using links to your personal blog as a glorified text post type reasonable? in ~tildes
llehsadam (edited )LinkWe aren’t very good at judging the quality of our own work. If everyone posted their blogs, we would sadly have a lot of mediocre content. There also isn’t a downvote button on Tildes to help bury...We aren’t very good at judging the quality of our own work. If everyone posted their blogs, we would sadly have a lot of mediocre content. There also isn’t a downvote button on Tildes to help bury the junk.
Don’t get me wrong, I have my own website and would love to post to my blog, but I also moderate on reddit and would hate to face so much spam (and it’s only a matter of time before it gets out of hand). On r/indiedev so many little indie developers think they are working on the next big thing, but most of it gets downvoted to oblivion.
I would love to have the possibility to post to my own blog, but with specific site-wide rules or mechanisms on how to do it so that my content is easy to ignore for others. It can’t be a max posting rule because its the number of individual bloggers that will increase exponentially, not one blogger’s writing powers.
I am personally a big fan of giving users more filtering power. This could be a simple checkmark list up top: a checkbox as an OC tag filter to include content made by the poster and check boxes for link and text submissions. Three checkboxes.
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Comment on Blogs: Show your own writing and good posts you have found recently (January) in ~creative
llehsadam LinkI write very very occasionally about things I like on my website. My last post was about the etymology of some universal greetings. I love the suggested format. I write for myself and if these...I write very very occasionally about things I like on my website. My last post was about the etymology of some universal greetings.
I love the suggested format. I write for myself and if these regular megathreads have a theme, I could link to something that fits if I have it.
And it’s a good way to find interesting blogs. I like the Tildes crowd, so chances are I’ll like the blogs!
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Comment on The trouble with Elon Musk in ~tech
llehsadam LinkI think Musk changed. Even if the change is just a new comfort with showing the shitty side he always had, that’s the change. People are cheering him on to do more shit and instead of...I think Musk changed. Even if the change is just a new comfort with showing the shitty side he always had, that’s the change. People are cheering him on to do more shit and instead of concentrating on the things he is good at, he buys Twitter, starts being a meme-troll and cheats at playing competitive MMOs. No self-control. He’s in free-fall.
But at the same time, from a legal standpoint, Trump might be there to catch his fall with a pardon. It’s all so batshit crazy.
Oh well, at least he sped up the transition to electric cars and made a bad-ass rocket company. And maybe the whole thing will make a good historical movie when I’m retiring in 50 years.
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Comment on Buying a game from a director that you really have problems with (Kingdom Come) in ~games
llehsadam (edited )Link ParentMaybe it helps to know that I am an architect. The default for architecture is the anonymous architect. It takes effort to find out who is the artist behind the building. It’s a very recent...- Exemplary
Maybe it helps to know that I am an architect. The default for architecture is the anonymous architect. It takes effort to find out who is the artist behind the building. It’s a very recent phenomenon to be obsessed with Frank Lloyd Wright. It would be pretty crazy after reading about his adultery and misogyny to then decide to tear down the building. I would sooner tell us all to forget the individual! My favorite buildings are by anonymous artists, at least to me, and I’m happy about that. I get to interact with them irrespective of the architect’s intentions. Anecdotally, it is very interesting how Italians are able to do this with the architecture of fascism. (Perhaps after reading this NPR article, you’ll vow to never set foot in Italy ever again).
Coming from literature, it’s probably hard to peel away all the extra layers that hide what I think is the default state of art here. In literature it’s hard to ignore the artist when the act of reading means someone’s thoughts are flowing from the pages into your mind. It’s a little hard to detach the artist since they are the one talking.
I think it’s like instinctively liking a piece of music. You can’t unlike it. If you like Wagner, you listen to Wagner! It doesn’t mean you are endorsing Mr. Wagner. He’s anonymous as a bad person to you until you start to read about his views.
His writing is definitely impossible to separate from him as a writer, but it’s also not art. I think that is what forces you to see this default position as something coming out of 20th century literary criticism. It’s clear with nonfiction, but you have to constantly wrestle with the fact that if the writer is or was evil, the writer’s evil thoughts may be present in the work of fiction you enjoy.
I disagree that people knew or still know who the vendors were in the street artist example. I don’t know how easy it was to find out someone’s social stats back then. I’ve only lived in the world of social media and the readily available Google. I think the vendor was anonymous in that regard.
I also disagree that the world was smaller. Sure, geographically it was and you couldn’t look things up easily, but it was just as complex and we only say times were simpler because the complexity isn’t well documented. I bet forgotten cultures without writing had rich and complex oral stories that made their perceived world a lot bigger than our own with layers that we can’t even comprehend without taking a swig of LSD.
I think it’s your problem that you perceive a design to represent something you deplore. A hindi artist doesn’t care you can’t wear a swastika. They’re detached from that. Don’t blame the messenger.
Artists are messengers and my favorite building is the Pantheon.
Right, 8:1. I remember the roof thing, but on my server there were raiders up there in maxed out diamond armor. This was around 2012 I think, I used to be on a little server called MinerApocalypse r/minerapocalypse. Fun times.