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Comment on CGA-2025-10 š¹ļøā° šŗļø šø REMOVE CARTRIDGE āļø Chrono Trigger in ~games
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Comment on Tildes, I need your advice. Looking for Nintendo Switch 1 and NS2 games. in ~games
mayonuki LinkYou mentioned they have a lot of Kirby games, so they probably already have Kirby and the Forgotten Land. If not I think thatās a great game for two people to play regardless if thereās a gap in...You mentioned they have a lot of Kirby games, so they probably already have Kirby and the Forgotten Land. If not I think thatās a great game for two people to play regardless if thereās a gap in skill.
I havenāt seen anyone mention Castle Crashers or Towerfall. They are older but really fun multiplayer games.
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Comment on The last days of social media in ~tech
mayonuki LinkEnjoyed reading this. It's really hard to imagine a healthy and enjoyable social media service these days. I would rather Facebook (and the others) never existed, but I can't deny that it was...Enjoyed reading this. It's really hard to imagine a healthy and enjoyable social media service these days. I would rather Facebook (and the others) never existed, but I can't deny that it was extremely useful for me from 2006-2014 or so. I made so many more connections through it. I have so many great photos people tagged me in. It was so much easier to plan parties and other events. It was just great being able to say "I'm going to be in this city these days" and people you knew could message you. None of these use cases have alternatives (including current FB) that reach the same level of utility, convenience, or user experience.
A social media service that actually helps you get more out of real world connections could be great. It's harder than ever (post-covid, getting older) to meet people and I don't think that's healthy or good for life in generally.
Maybe my concept of social media is different because I don't really see any of that coming about in the possibilities brought up in the article.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
mayonuki LinkTiny setting, but on Apple laptops I immediately swap ctrl and Spockās button functionality. I rarely set caps lock on but the caps lock key is so much larger! I got used to it being that way with...Tiny setting, but on Apple laptops I immediately swap ctrl and Spockās button functionality. I rarely set caps lock on but the caps lock key is so much larger! I got used to it being that way with a Japanese keyboard layout and could never go back.
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Comment on āThe Pittā wins Drama, āThe Studioā wins Comedy, and āAdolescenceā wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmyās in ~tv
mayonuki Link ParentI am Luke warm on Seth Rogen, but this felt like a passion project where he got a big blank check to make something he loved with a bunch of friends and it was ambitious and came out great.I am Luke warm on Seth Rogen, but this felt like a passion project where he got a big blank check to make something he loved with a bunch of friends and it was ambitious and came out great.
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 š¹ļøš INSERT CARTRIDGE š¢ The Last Express in ~games
mayonuki LinkI had not heard of this game until listening to an episode of My Perfect Console with Jordan Mechner as the guest. The episode does a great job going through the production of the game and how...I had not heard of this game until listening to an episode of My Perfect Console with Jordan Mechner as the guest. The episode does a great job going through the production of the game and how ambitious it was. Jordan Mechner is an extremely creative person. I'm excited to give this a try as I grew up with a lot of adventure games.
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentResponding to join! Thank you for organizing this!Responding to join! Thank you for organizing this!
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentWow I was thinking about nominating Laura Bow 2 The Dagger of Amon Ra. It is a game I grew up with and have hardly seen mentioned anywhere despite how revered Sierras other series are. I have not...Wow I was thinking about nominating Laura Bow 2 The Dagger of Amon Ra. It is a game I grew up with and have hardly seen mentioned anywhere despite how revered Sierras other series are. I have not played the first one yet. After playing through Night Manor in UFO 50, Iām definitely interested in trying this out.
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Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech
mayonuki Link ParentTo clarify the post you are replying to says nothing about the thoughts of people over 40. It is about what people here in general the market of people under 40 are interested in. If Spotify is...To clarify the post you are replying to says nothing about the thoughts of people over 40. It is about what people here in general the market of people under 40 are interested in.
If Spotify is integrated with discord it has a lot of data on how popular discord is. It seems reasonable they would like to cut out a third party platform and offer their own solution.
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Comment on Peacemaker season 2 opens by retconning Zack Snyder's Justice League out of existence in ~tv
mayonuki Link ParentThat is absolutely spoiler for some people. Have you never heard someone say ādonāt tell me how it was, I want to see it first?ā A good illustration of this is if you are interviewing someone for...That is absolutely spoiler for some people. Have you never heard someone say ādonāt tell me how it was, I want to see it first?ā
A good illustration of this is if you are interviewing someone for a job in multiple rounds, itās generally bad practice for early rounds to spoil later rounds by giving their impressions and thoughts before those later rounds are conducted.
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Comment on Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis" in ~books
mayonuki Link ParentI wonder what the sales tax rate is on most types of items. 25% seems really high, especially for books. I hope the American government doesnāt feel inspired by this.I wonder what the sales tax rate is on most types of items. 25% seems really high, especially for books. I hope the American government doesnāt feel inspired by this.
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
mayonuki Link ParentWhat are these costs though? How much does it really cost to run an llm once the model is made and the servers are running? Does anyone have actual figures for this?What are these costs though? How much does it really cost to run an llm once the model is made and the servers are running? Does anyone have actual figures for this?
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
mayonuki LinkLove to see Edās articles. Could someone explain once the data centers and housing are bought, will costs dramatically go down for AI companies? Or will this be an ever accelerating arms race?...Love to see Edās articles. Could someone explain once the data centers and housing are bought, will costs dramatically go down for AI companies? Or will this be an ever accelerating arms race? This is the one explanation for why burning through this much capex is possible if itās just to build infrastructure.
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Comment on Whoād be into a book club but for retro games? in ~games
mayonuki LinkSomewhat related, there is currently a book club covering the UFO 50 games on a weekly basis on the podcast Eggplant Presents. The podcast and the discord community are both excellent. They are...Somewhat related, there is currently a book club covering the UFO 50 games on a weekly basis on the podcast Eggplant Presents. The podcast and the discord community are both excellent. They are about 85% done, however.
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentI am in the same boat. To be honest I am really proud to have finished Dark Souls without summons. Beating O and S took a long time for me. I spent like a weekend on it. (Maybe 6 hours or so) and...I am in the same boat. To be honest I am really proud to have finished Dark Souls without summons. Beating O and S took a long time for me. I spent like a weekend on it. (Maybe 6 hours or so) and I needed to take a few walks outside to calm my nerves down and stuff. It felt so good when I did it. Itās not really a feeling Iāve had playing games since I was much younger. (I can get a rush playing age of empires online, but that feels like an endless path of loss and wins with elo balancing. I think itās too much of a toxic feeling for me). Because of how I felt with dark souls I really want to get through Elden ring the same way. I often wonder if itās worth it at all.
Side note: I had a similar feeling playing through onion delivery in ufo 50. When I first tried that game I thought this is so obtuse and the controlls are so unnatural. But over the course of a week trying to beat it before a weekly podcast of ufo 50 games came out I learned so much about the game. I got into flow states driving. I memorized more and more locations on the map. Itās like I could feel my brain making connections about how to get around that city. It was amazing and I felt so accomplished when I did it after getting closer and closer through the week!
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
mayonuki Link ParentHaha I worked hard to get that tail too. And then I never used it once. One of my stronger memories of my dark souls play throughs. I stuck with the claymore the entire time once I got it about a...Haha I worked hard to get that tail too. And then I never used it once. One of my stronger memories of my dark souls play throughs. I stuck with the claymore the entire time once I got it about a third of the way through or so.
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Comment on Huge fines after drone surveillance catches Californians with illegal fireworks in ~news
mayonuki Link ParentTo me itās like parking enforcers writing tickets.To me itās like parking enforcers writing tickets.
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Comment on āElioā box office flop: Why canāt Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
mayonuki Link ParentI think this is the heart of the problem. If you showed me the preview without Pixar or Disney animation studios intros I would not be able to guess who made this. Maybe Pixar moved to be more...Pixar used to be very distinct from what the rest of Disney is doing
I think this is the heart of the problem. If you showed me the preview without Pixar or Disney animation studios intros I would not be able to guess who made this. Maybe Pixar moved to be more like disney after the success of Frozen. But so much of everything, the plot and art styles etc. are so generic looking to me.
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Comment on āElioā box office flop: Why canāt Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
mayonuki Link ParentCould you explain why you mean by the term being a dog whistle? I tried to read the medium post but it is walled off for me. I canāt find much else about it other than John K being the one who...Could you explain why you mean by the term being a dog whistle? I tried to read the medium post but it is walled off for me. I canāt find much else about it other than John K being the one who came up with the term.
I finally finished Chrono Trigger for the first time last year before my first child was born. I had attempted to get through it many times before giving up at different points. I think I would fall off after getting distracted by another game or just life and then forgetting where/when everything was going one.
The only criticism I have for this game is that the first few hours are absolutely sublime and thereās no way anything could keep up that standard. There are plenty of moments that reach those heights later on, but the concentration of unforgettable moments, music, mechanics, etc in the beginning is unparalleled. The trial scene made one of the strongest impressions on me of any kind of art when I first played it in 2004.
I loved being able usually to see enemies before you encounter them. I had not played many helps, but random encounters like PokƩmon always felt like crashing a car into a wall. I loved the music. I loved how all the eras felt cohesive artistically while feeling completely different and being rich enough to potentially be their own world.