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  1. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    It's all about the muscles.

    It's all about the muscles.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games

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    It's how everyone naturally tilts their head. You pull back on your head to look up, and you push forward on your head to look down, simple. That is why I invert my controls.

    It's how everyone naturally tilts their head. You pull back on your head to look up, and you push forward on your head to look down, simple. That is why I invert my controls.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Windows 32-bit OS Support being dropped for Steam in 2026 in ~games

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    Kind of impressive its taken this long, I can't imagine their user numbers being higher than a fraction of a fraction. Edit: should have read before commenting (the existential modern problem),...

    Kind of impressive its taken this long, I can't imagine their user numbers being higher than a fraction of a fraction.

    Edit: should have read before commenting (the existential modern problem), 0.01%, incredible its even that low, I would have had it atleast a hair higher.

    13 votes

  5. Comment on Youngblood Brass Band - Brooklyn (Live at High Noon Saloon 2010) in ~music

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    One of my favorite brass tracks of all time is culture:envy:war from '03, absolute hype track right there, incredible to see someone post them here!

    One of my favorite brass tracks of all time is culture:envy:war from '03, absolute hype track right there, incredible to see someone post them here!

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Flux Pavillion & Doctor P - I Can't Stop (Flux's Version) (2025) in ~music

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    You may also be into Glitch Hop then, it was a sound that was just as popular right around the advent of Brostep and many (including myself) thought would overtake. It isn't anywhere near as...

    You may also be into Glitch Hop then, it was a sound that was just as popular right around the advent of Brostep and many (including myself) thought would overtake. It isn't anywhere near as popular as it was, but there is more Glitch Hop coming out now than ever. I would say Color Bass is a natural successor in sound to Glitch Hop than a direct lineage to Melodic Dubstep, but semantics.

    Glitch Hop Community has regular uploads that are typically solid.

    But, for vocals - I can't stand almost any electronics song with vocals absent rap, basically an instant skip to me. But, you could have a jumping off point with something like Seven Lions, She Was was one of his first big releases a little over a decade ago, and is a great point to start in their discography and for finding others with that melodic/glitch hop/complextro/color bass sound with vocals. It's up there as one of my favorites, but the best on the EP is Fractals imo. Edit: I was thinking of Days to Come in regards to vocals, same EP.

    Edit: Hell thinking about it more, if you liked that EP from KOAN that I linked, it tends to be more Drum and Bass than anything. So check out some DnB releases, its bigger than ever these days.

    And, you might really dig the new album by NERO, especially if you're interested in vocals - if you haven't listened to them before, then you will be mindblown by their first album Welcome Reality, and then I would say follow it up with their latest, Into The Unknown.

    Promises on Welcome Reality is legendary (as is the Skrillex & Nero remix), and Talking to God on Into The Unknown are phenom.

  7. Comment on Flux Pavillion & Doctor P - I Can't Stop (Flux's Version) (2025) in ~music

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    Then you need to check out Color Bass, its essentially the innovated next generation form of melodic dubstep. Au5 and Chime sort of lead the pack on that one, and KOAN Sound is still releasing...

    Then you need to check out Color Bass, its essentially the innovated next generation form of melodic dubstep. Au5 and Chime sort of lead the pack on that one, and KOAN Sound is still releasing some incredible soundscapes.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Flux Pavillion & Doctor P - I Can't Stop (Flux's Version) (2025) in ~music

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    This is kind of incredible to listen to, its practically exactly the same as the original from '09, but far far cleaner with so many unheard (added?) textures. It's almost like listening to the...

    This is kind of incredible to listen to, its practically exactly the same as the original from '09, but far far cleaner with so many unheard (added?) textures. It's almost like listening to the song for the very first time again, impressive is an understatement. It's not a VIP or remaster, its a complete remake as he explained on Instagram;

    Early on in my career I signed a big recording deal and part of that deal was to hand over the masters of some of my other music. I have no regrets and we got to do some great things along side some amazing people. But a downside is that it’s made it pretty tricky to release VIP’s and Remixes of those tracks. So, me and my brother Doctor P have rebuilt ‘I Can’t Stop’ from scratch and we will now have the rights to do whatever we want with it. So here it is, ‘I Can’t Stop (Flux’s Version)’. The other versions I’ve been playing (and a few other re-records) are coming soon!”

    9 votes

  11. Comment on Has anyone else run up against higher costs due to the US tariffs? in ~society

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    For machine parts and "raw" materials I've seen the steel/alum prices increase by about 25-30% compared to last year, and that's after they were gradually lowering from their spike in early Covid....

    For machine parts and "raw" materials I've seen the steel/alum prices increase by about 25-30% compared to last year, and that's after they were gradually lowering from their spike in early Covid.

    And most of the band merch I would have bought in the last three months has disappeared as they no longer ship to the US.

    24 votes

  12. Comment on Tim Curry says Rocky Horror was originally a 'failure' in rare interview in ~movies

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    One of the greatest films ever made, and in all seriousness, I think did more for the gay/trans community and acceptance than any other social moment since.

    One of the greatest films ever made, and in all seriousness, I think did more for the gay/trans community and acceptance than any other social moment since.

    8 votes

  13. Comment on Nova Launcher discontinued in ~tech

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    +1...ish on Niagara. Decent launcher, better than most in this niche category. But, the pace of development is incredibly slow and their feature updates are a bit scattered on non-essential...

    +1...ish on Niagara. Decent launcher, better than most in this niche category. But, the pace of development is incredibly slow and their feature updates are a bit scattered on non-essential things. Been with them since their first launch, was grandfathered in on their original plan ($5/year - $15 lifetime? something like that) but found that lately its become more error-ridden. Very little in the way of customization, so you have to subscribe to their system, which isn't bad but it's not perfect, and by and large better than the alternative in their category.

    @creesh mentioned kvaesitsu (which is IMPOSSIBLE for me to remember/spell) and its great and very customizable, but that can be a negative as it is very easy to 1) mess it all up and 2) not understand what you are modifying. It is also surprisingly customizable, and not at the same time, which can be infuriating. Settings and toggles won't always match up to what you logically think they would (the 'search' bar style being one of those...).

    If I could just set Firefox as my launcher, and search/pin apps as I do websites, than that would be great, but alas, this is not the case lol.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food

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    A few, but my obvious first go to is Tabasco, just because its universal. If I want something to be added with great flavor and incredible heat then the African Ghost pepper sauce from African...

    A few, but my obvious first go to is Tabasco, just because its universal.

    If I want something to be added with great flavor and incredible heat then the African Ghost pepper sauce from African Dream Foods. Picked it up last year from a trip to the Denver Zoo, figured it would be decent, not hot, but just okay - blew my mind with the flavor and heat they packed into it. I am a huge fan of hot sauces, and this one is seriously great.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Atlassian acquires The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) in ~tech

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    Not Mac only, appears their auto detection is broken, you can find their most recent release binaries here for all sorts of platforms, https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/1.15.4b

    Not Mac only, appears their auto detection is broken, you can find their most recent release binaries here for all sorts of platforms, https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/1.15.4b

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Atlassian acquires The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) in ~tech

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    You could check out Zen, its a FOSS Firefox Fork that works to emulate and improve on the Arc experience, my limited early tests when they first came out was decent, now they have some funding and...

    You could check out Zen, its a FOSS Firefox Fork that works to emulate and improve on the Arc experience, my limited early tests when they first came out was decent, now they have some funding and backing it seems.

    https://zen-browser.app/
    https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop

    Edit: I maintain a FF modification that allows you to use Sidebar tabs, with tree style tab support (via Sidebery) that might be of interest.

    https://codeberg.org/macleod/FirefoxSidebar

    Demo :: This is a slightly older looking version, but it gets the idea across.

    11 votes

  17. Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp

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    Yes. Absolutely. If anything, just to get performance related computing back into our grasp. We may have all the cores, but we aren't using them as best as we could. C is one if my favorite...

    Yes. Absolutely. If anything, just to get performance related computing back into our grasp. We may have all the cores, but we aren't using them as best as we could.

    C is one if my favorite languages, its simple, effective, and wonderful. its pure programming that you can do anything and everything in any way possible. This is also the problem.

    C isn't a good language, but its the most universal runtime. I would even go as far to say you dont even need to really "learn" C, such as the depths of memory management, but knowing and dealing with pointers a few dozen times on smaller projects would be incredibly beneficial for any developer.

    I personally use Odin as my main language these days, as it takes care of a lot of manual memory management and adds a few safe guards (and the syntax is stunningly beautiful), but C will also be The Language for me. I can always drop into it and get something going.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Data centers don't raise people's water bills in ~tech

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    This has been my experience as well, if anything - you absolutely do not want to use municipal or outside water in 99% of cases unless absolutely needed. For heating/cooling you can't have the...

    all of the cooling systems have been closed-looped or conventional HVAC.

    This has been my experience as well, if anything - you absolutely do not want to use municipal or outside water in 99% of cases unless absolutely needed. For heating/cooling you can't have the level of minerals that are needing in standard waterways, and the effect of contamination is too high and too costly not to have a closed-loop system.

    That's not to say that used excess, or disposed water isn't being released into communal areas full of pollution, or that the data centers aren't using municipal water for things like restrooms, staff HVAC, etc, but that would be just standard business use levels.

    11 votes

  20. Comment on Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store in ~tech

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    On one side I hate this, on the other (my security side), this makes sense. But, it shouldn't be left to Google to do this at all, this should be left to an independent non-profit to handle this...

    On one side I hate this, on the other (my security side), this makes sense.

    But, it shouldn't be left to Google to do this at all, this should be left to an independent non-profit to handle this side of things. An accreditation service or database, or what have you.

    14 votes