moocow1452's recent activity
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Comment on Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in ~games
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Comment on How do you volunteer your time? in ~talk
moocow1452 LinkI volunteer with our school district's FIRST robotics team, not as much as of late, but with new hours I can give some time, keep some skills sharp, get out of the house a bit, and the reason we...I volunteer with our school district's FIRST robotics team, not as much as of late, but with new hours I can give some time, keep some skills sharp, get out of the house a bit, and the reason we all volunteer, argue with the other mentors about best practices.
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Comment on Suggestions for a new Steam Deck user looking to make Desktop mode pleasant to use? in ~games
moocow1452 (edited )LinkClassic non answer, but I really only use Desktop mode to set up stuff I can launch from Big Picture, like Heroic Launcher, GeForce Now client, and VacuumTube for YouTube support with Gamepad...Classic non answer, but I really only use Desktop mode to set up stuff I can launch from Big Picture, like Heroic Launcher, GeForce Now client, and VacuumTube for YouTube support with Gamepad controls. You could probably use a different Desktop Environment, or add flatpak support with Flathub for more apps, but unless you're setting up a miniature workstation, I don't know why you wouldn't rather build more desktop like functionality into Big Picture.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 20 in ~society
moocow1452 Link ParentChuck Schumer is running Janet Mills in Maine as well, and she's currently getting shellacked in the primary. Considering the winner takes on Susan Collins and she's on the wane right now, I'd...Chuck Schumer is running Janet Mills in Maine as well, and she's currently getting shellacked in the primary. Considering the winner takes on Susan Collins and she's on the wane right now, I'd imagining there's a lot of lines being drawn and factions gearing up for glorious interparty warfare.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5569260-graham-platner-janet-mills-maine-senate-poll/
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Crowd Control: Tiny Celebrity
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Comment on Upgrade desktop to win11 when hardware isn’t supported? in ~tech
moocow1452 LinkIf they're interested in Upgrading to Windows 11, these steps worked for me, and it should provide a path to continue updating in the future....If they're interested in Upgrading to Windows 11, these steps worked for me, and it should provide a path to continue updating in the future.
https://gist.github.com/asheroto/5087d2a38b311b0c92be2a4f23f92d3e
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
moocow1452 Link ParentIf I could attempt to try again, ship every home with a pet 5 buttons with speakers attached that the animal could easily operate. In order, the buttons would say the pet's name, the owners name,...If I could attempt to try again, ship every home with a pet 5 buttons with speakers attached that the animal could easily operate. In order, the buttons would say the pet's name, the owners name, "outside", "play" and "food." This would be at a shouting volume and is unable to be adjusted. Then spend the rest of the money to mass train all animals to use these buttons and request more with different words as needed.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
moocow1452 LinkBuy up the rights to every bit of media or intellectual property I can get my hands on, lobby for shorter term copyright protection, and make it my personal mission to add as much to the Creative...Buy up the rights to every bit of media or intellectual property I can get my hands on, lobby for shorter term copyright protection, and make it my personal mission to add as much to the Creative Commons and public domain that I can in my lifetime. I make the case that it is sufficiently ridiculous, since I doubt that the end goal of common ownership of everything entertaining is achievable with any amount of money, it’s relatively low stakes compared to ownership of medicine, computation or fabrication and it removes any value as property these works have if anyone can put them into anything. It’s stupid, and could easily backfire into a de facto volumetric ownership situation, so I think it’s not necessarily a net good either.
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Comment on Paramount considering a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in ~tv
moocow1452 LinkUpdate from the Post, Comcast may be considering a buyout as well. https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/media/paramount-facing-competition-for-warner-bros-discovery-as-comcast-could-emerge-as-suitor/Update from the Post, Comcast may be considering a buyout as well.
https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/media/paramount-facing-competition-for-warner-bros-discovery-as-comcast-could-emerge-as-suitor/ -
Comment on I dream with a new mainstream handheld console that is neither an extension of a regular console experience, a smartphone, or a wine-powered Linux machine in ~games
moocow1452 LinkAnbernic does have decent Portmaster support if you’re willing to get some custom firmware on it, and that’s pretty close to a bespoke console experience if you have any compatible games or find...Anbernic does have decent Portmaster support if you’re willing to get some custom firmware on it, and that’s pretty close to a bespoke console experience if you have any compatible games or find anything good in Ready to Run. Pico-8 is supported as an emulation core or through the arm64 core if you import it in, and there are plenty of games that could work through that.
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Comment on Paramount considering a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in ~tv
moocow1452 LinkArchive: https://archive.is/20251013024406/https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-circling-warner-bros-discovery-after-rebuffed-approach-64d8d825 -
Paramount considering a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
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Comment on Monopoly at McDonald's free food giveaway in ~food
moocow1452 Link ParentI'll let you know when I find something for a Bean Burrito. /jokeI'll let you know when I find something for a Bean Burrito. /joke
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Comment on Monopoly at McDonald's free food giveaway in ~food
moocow1452 LinkAdditionally, if you truly want to regret your decisions, GrubHub is offering a free McDonald's breakfast sandwich with a $15 order. This order can include the sandwich, or if you just keep adding...Additionally, if you truly want to regret your decisions, GrubHub is offering a free McDonald's breakfast sandwich with a $15 order. This order can include the sandwich, or if you just keep adding stuff on, be entirely composed of the sandwich. If you have GrubHub+ through Prime or other means, you only have to pay for the driver's tip.
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Comment on Monopoly at McDonald's free food giveaway in ~food
moocow1452 LinkInstructions done up well here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Freefood/comments/1nzydea/complete_guide_to_earning_free_food_from/ Basically, you fill out the form, and it sends a verification code to...Instructions done up well here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Freefood/comments/1nzydea/complete_guide_to_earning_free_food_from/Basically, you fill out the form, and it sends a verification code to your email, put that in and verify an address, then it gives you playing codes that go into the McDonald's app. You could get free food or locations if you're familiar with Monopoly McDonald's. There are also bonus plays and bonuses for the amount of codes redeemed. You can do 10 a day be they part of a purchased order or from alternate means of entry.
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Monopoly at McDonald's free food giveaway
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Milky Subway: The Galactic Ltd. Express
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Comment on Farscape available on YouTube in ~tv
moocow1452 Link ParentUpdate: New episodes are being added to the channel, and is has a playlist of full episodes, but they're not in chronological order. Once the full run is up, I'll update.Update: New episodes are being added to the channel, and is has a playlist of full episodes, but they're not in chronological order. Once the full run is up, I'll update.
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Comment on The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet - ARD Documentary in ~music
moocow1452 LinkLink with hardcoded English subtitles: https://1.ard.de/Mysterious_Song_EngSub (At the time of posting, the main video only has German subtitles.)Link with hardcoded English subtitles:
https://1.ard.de/Mysterious_Song_EngSub(At the time of posting, the main video only has German subtitles.)
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The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet - ARD Documentary
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There's probably a little more margin than a PC, because Microsoft is making a canonical design for their offering, and can lock in deals and order quantity that other pre built makers just can't get. That being said, they're selling you a store that is probably going to push Game Pass and the Microsoft Store for first purchases before anything, and also you could import libraries from other places compatible with Windows. Not sure about the number of folks who would buy an Xbox just to purchase nothing else from Xbox, unless they just want to run the Bazzite software on it, in which case more power to them.