mild_takes's recent activity
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Comment on How would I find a good photo printing service? in ~creative
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Comment on Microsoft launches generative AI-powered, Quake II “inspired” tech demo in ~games
mild_takes LinkIs everyone else getting horrible lag/slow frame rate? I know it isn't exactly going to be great but the lag and frame rate really screwed it up for me.Is everyone else getting horrible lag/slow frame rate? I know it isn't exactly going to be great but the lag and frame rate really screwed it up for me.
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Comment on US considers adjusting port fee plan for Chinese vessels after pushback, sources say in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentI'm not on the business side so I don't know the ins and outs, but you can ship over multiple railways. No need to stick to one RR for a load's entire trip. I believe that are some benefits to...I'm not on the business side so I don't know the ins and outs, but you can ship over multiple railways. No need to stick to one RR for a load's entire trip. I believe that are some benefits to dealing with only one railway instead of a bunch but I can't really speak to that without talking out my ass.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump announces pause in ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for all countries but China in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentI don't speak investese, any chance you could explain some of this? I think I caught that people were buying a ton of calls BEFORE Trump made the buy announcement but then I have no idea what the...I don't speak investese, any chance you could explain some of this? I think I caught that people were buying a ton of calls BEFORE Trump made the buy announcement but then I have no idea what the rest was talking about.
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Comment on US considers adjusting port fee plan for Chinese vessels after pushback, sources say in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentHow about Vancouver BC and Prince Rupert. As a railway worker in Canada I'll take the extra work lol. Edit: Not that we have that much extra capacity though.Some carriers have said they'll just move the capacity serving the U.S. to other trade lanes altogether. /2
How about Vancouver BC and Prince Rupert.
As a railway worker in Canada I'll take the extra work lol.
Edit: Not that we have that much extra capacity though.
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Comment on It's official, Switch 2 Joy-Con will not feature Hall Effect sticks in ~games
mild_takes Link ParentThe steamdeck is not a meaningful competitor at the moment. I love my steamdeck, I think it's a great concept, I love linux, and I think most people should consider it over other options like the...The steamdeck is not a meaningful competitor at the moment.
I love my steamdeck, I think it's a great concept, I love linux, and I think most people should consider it over other options like the switch 2... I can't see it causing issues for Nintendo.
There are a few issues with the steamdeck. Nobody knows it exists, it's not in physical stores so you need a steam account just to buy it, and non tech people are confused as to what it is.
Regarding your argument about using your existing library; many of Nintendo's customers probably don't even know what Steam is. A surprising amount of people don't even have computers at home.
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Comment on ‘A Minecraft Movie’ at $157M a record opening for videogame pic, toppling ‘Super Mario Bros’; Warner Bros brings the box office back alive in ~movies
mild_takes Link ParentIt was actually pretty good. I was expecting garbage but it wasnt.It was actually pretty good. I was expecting garbage but it wasnt.
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Comment on What lesser-known alternative would you recommend as a substitute for something more popular? in ~talk
mild_takes Link ParentThey also have iPad versions of Photo and Designer (not publisher that I'm aware of) and they're close enough to the desktop apps in terms of functionality that I'm happy.They also have iPad versions of Photo and Designer (not publisher that I'm aware of) and they're close enough to the desktop apps in terms of functionality that I'm happy.
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Comment on Anyone sucessfully self-hosted Tildes instance? in ~tildes
mild_takes Link ParentYa. Not sure what happened thereYa. Not sure what happened there
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Comment on Anyone sucessfully self-hosted Tildes instance? in ~tildes
mild_takes (edited )LinkHere is a doc on how to setup a development version of tildes. I'm not sure how it differs from production (other than being in a VM obviously) so I don't how you'd go from that to production. I...Here is a doc on how to setup a development version of tildes. I'm not sure how it differs from production (other than being in a VM obviously) so I don't how you'd go from that to production.
I was kind of interested in setting up a tildes instance as well and was thinking about it again recently. I more want to learn than to actually run a full blown site, but I also feel like having users and that kind of thing would be part of the learning experience at some point.
@post_below mentions other forum software and honestly... screw that. This format being pretty similar to old.reddit but updated to not suck on mobile... its way better than the typical forum solutions we're used to seeing.
When I get some time in the coming weeks I'm going to try firing up that VM dev environment and then I'm going to see if I can figure out how to get it working outside of that dev environment, hopefully on a raspberry pi(s).
How hard could it be? /s
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Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentSome vibe...Some vibe...
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Comment on Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 in ~games
mild_takes Link ParentCanadian price will be $630 or $700 bundled with Marko Kart.Canadian price will be $630 or $700 bundled with Marko Kart.
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Comment on US FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentYes. I was definitely thinking about that but didn't feel like digging up articles on it last night. Also it sounds like a rabbit hole.Yes. I was definitely thinking about that but didn't feel like digging up articles on it last night. Also it sounds like a rabbit hole.
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Comment on US FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado in ~society
mild_takes LinkPretty wild. I wonder what its about or if we'll ever get to know. I guess Tildes isn't the place for wild speculation... but a Chinese (or former Chinese) cybersecurity/crypto researcher on the...Pretty wild. I wonder what its about or if we'll ever get to know.
I guess Tildes isn't the place for wild speculation... but a Chinese (or former Chinese) cybersecurity/crypto researcher on the run from DHS and the FBI... its like the start of a plot from a movie.
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Comment on Warner Bros negotiating big sale of shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie in ~movies
mild_takes Link ParentWouldn't they be able to do that anyways if they released it and took a loss?Wouldn't they be able to do that anyways if they released it and took a loss?
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Comment on Warner Bros negotiating big sale of shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ movie in ~movies
mild_takes Link ParentNice! I never really understood why they would shelve in anyways. I think someone once mentioned that it would save them the cost of distributing and marketing the movie (marketing being the big...Nice!
I never really understood why they would shelve in anyways. I think someone once mentioned that it would save them the cost of distributing and marketing the movie (marketing being the big one). That would kind of make sense. Hopefully Ketchup will get some more free viral marketing out of this.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
mild_takes Link ParentThe first time I tried it (as a young kid a LONG time ago mind you) I hated it. Once in a while I try it and it seems good but then I forget its there.The first time I tried it (as a young kid a LONG time ago mind you) I hated it. Once in a while I try it and it seems good but then I forget its there.
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Comment on Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentThat would probably cause the price to drop pretty far as a result as well. At least it would if Tesla share prices were based in logic, but they're not. I'm wondering from here what he'll do with...And he doesn't have to worry about being forced to sell TSLA shares if it gets too low
That would probably cause the price to drop pretty far as a result as well. At least it would if Tesla share prices were based in logic, but they're not.
I'm wondering from here what he'll do with the money from the sale (IIRC it was partially cash from a sale of Tesla shares).
The financial shell game continues and his supporters still don't realize he's a con man.
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentDO IT. Fuck windows. 2025, the year of the Linux desktop! Just buy a second drive to slap Linux on and go. I'm not the biggest gamer but most games work for me. The only ones that don't work are...Proton is so good these days I might go back to a Debian daily driver.
DO IT. Fuck windows. 2025, the year of the Linux desktop!
Just buy a second drive to slap Linux on and go. I'm not the biggest gamer but most games work for me. The only ones that don't work are where devs disable anti-cheat on Linux. Lots of multiplayer games still work as well. I have have basically 100% success rate running single player games in steam.
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Comment on New hard / mil SciFi read recommendations requested - just finished a marathon series in ~books
mild_takes LinkFirst off, I see you settled on The Culture series... you'll love it. Consider Phleabus seems to be pretty divisive so if you don't like that one just keep reading anyways. For military type stuff...First off, I see you settled on The Culture series... you'll love it. Consider Phleabus seems to be pretty divisive so if you don't like that one just keep reading anyways.
For military type stuff I would recommend Forever War (the 1974 one), Armor, and Starship Troopers in no particular order just because they're very different takes on a very similar theme.
Less military but space opera in general try out Peter F Hamilton as an author.
I didn't like it enough to continue with the series though
I felt Children of Time was the better than the next one by a long shot. RE the human characters: I felt that they were more of a representation of the really harsh state that humanity was in each moment.
For GOOD photos I usually go to the local old guys. I have one larger photo that I had printed at a drug store vs the small local old guys' shop. I think part of it was the paper selection, but I just looked at it again right now... basically its like the drug store photo has less dynamic range; the highlights aren't as bright and the shadows aren't as dark. As a result the image looks less contrasty while having significantly less detail in the shadows. This was also a black and white large format film photo so its probably not comparable to what you're looking to do.
For a project where you're going 200 photos I would just go the cheap route. For one off large prints I'd pay the extra money every time.
The scanning process is where you're going to see a bigger difference in quality than you would between different printing options. IMO at least.