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Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~society
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Comment on Where do you consume technology news from? in ~tech
onceuponaban LinkMore of an answer to what leads me to the tech news I end up consuming, but a combination of Tildes itself and a French blogger's personal link aggregator which very often covers tech news. I also...More of an answer to what leads me to the tech news I end up consuming, but a combination of Tildes itself and a French blogger's personal link aggregator which very often covers tech news. I also keep tabs on Gamers Nexus for consumer hardware stuff and Brodie Robertson's channel for the Linux space on Youtube.
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Comment on The diabolical rise of ‘dine and dash’: ‘It feels like a betrayal’ in ~misc
onceuponaban Link ParentWhile a lesser factor, even a positive voice could induce a misreading; the "please keep [...]" might be taken as a prompt to action before the customer scans the rest of the message, in which...While a lesser factor, even a positive voice could induce a misreading; the "please keep [...]" might be taken as a prompt to action before the customer scans the rest of the message, in which case the natural action would be to remove the card, as the intended behavior to keep the card inserted would be a *non-*action.
I have no idea how that could be mitigated, though, and it's still definitely a better solution than the alternative.
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
onceuponaban LinkA video game may cost money to buy OR contain in-game purchases. If it has both, I'm out. I also have extremely low tolerance for in-game purchases in general.A video game may cost money to buy OR contain in-game purchases. If it has both, I'm out. I also have extremely low tolerance for in-game purchases in general.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
onceuponaban Link ParentI don't think it's a matter of not being able to tell the difference and more of just instinctively trying what they know works with other things. After all, a swiping motion in the correct...I don't think it's a matter of not being able to tell the difference and more of just instinctively trying what they know works with other things. After all, a swiping motion in the correct direction will turn a physical page just fine. As for children's books, I would expect that the fancier ones' interactive nature would if anything strengthen the link between a book and a digital device in a child's mind. This is just speculation, though. My niece is around three years old and was raised with these books alongside touch screen devices so I guess I could check how she handles a standard book down the line.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
onceuponaban Link ParentI mean, the second one doesn't seem shocking to me. A young child's first instinct when coming across something new will be to try what worked with something they're familiar with. Parents are...I mean, the second one doesn't seem shocking to me. A young child's first instinct when coming across something new will be to try what worked with something they're familiar with. Parents are unlikely to leave a child with a book until they're at least starting to learn to read, but a tablet's basic functionality can be used before that.
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Comment on Game recommendations, specifically in ~games
onceuponaban Link ParentI've not actually played these games but from watching others play it they seem to fit the bill: Nova Drift (although instead of scrolling the field is static and it's your ship that wraps around...I've not actually played these games but from watching others play it they seem to fit the bill: Nova Drift (although instead of scrolling the field is static and it's your ship that wraps around it) and Hyperspace Dogfights. Both of these games go all in on the upgrade aspect.
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Comment on The internet is being ruined by bloated junk in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentThis particular cause is not yet lost. Technology has advanced enough that hosting content as an individual is relatively affordable hardware wise, mature free (in both meanings of the word)...This particular cause is not yet lost. Technology has advanced enough that hosting content as an individual is relatively affordable hardware wise, mature free (in both meanings of the word) software exists to leverage that hardware, and the knowledge base is there to make it easier for those who want to try.
Tildes itself is an attempt at helping bringing back the ideal of an Internet that is truly run by its users rather than a handful of profit-driven corporations.
The solution is there, but it's up to us, as in humanity as a whole, to implement it.
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Comment on Any good PC games that are inherently slow or cooldown-based? in ~games
onceuponaban Link ParentI'll elaborate on why FTL is a good fit for OP's criteria: The gameplay loop is based on resource management and handling a series of fights while upgrading your ship to prepare for the final boss...I'll elaborate on why FTL is a good fit for OP's criteria: The gameplay loop is based on resource management and handling a series of fights while upgrading your ship to prepare for the final boss (and not die on the way). While an entire run takes anywhere from 1 to 4 hours, the events themselves take little time to go through, an emphasis is put on pausing during combat to assess the situation and issue orders to your ship without relying on quick thinking and reflexes, and the game autosaves between pretty much every actions you take, letting you stop the game at any time and continue where you left off later.
The combat mechanics hinge on timers for your (and your enemy's) ship's systems: weapons take time to reload, crew move at a set speed, special systems have a cooldown after being used, destroyed drones have a cooldown before being able to be redeployed, and so on.
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Comment on Tildeverse.org in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentThis piqued my interest so I sent a sign up request over to tilde.team, we'll see where this goes. Also, I find it amusing that both Tildes and the tildeverse seem to have gotten their respective...This piqued my interest so I sent a sign up request over to tilde.team, we'll see where this goes. Also, I find it amusing that both Tildes and the tildeverse seem to have gotten their respective name for pretty much the same reason.
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Comment on Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentFairly happy. The specs are more than enough to handle anything I do with it without issues, the fact that it has survived a year in my care (or lack thereof) is a testament to its durability...Fairly happy. The specs are more than enough to handle anything I do with it without issues, the fact that it has survived a year in my care (or lack thereof) is a testament to its durability (although to be fair I'm also using the soft case and screen protector also sold on their store, the latter already having saved the screen from a bad fall) and the battery life is good enough. The only downside in my book is the lack of a headphone jack, though at the time I bought the phone, they were offering a pair of wireless earbuds which mitigated the issue.
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Comment on Fairphone 3 gets seven years of updates, besting every other Android OEM in ~tech
onceuponaban LinkCurrent owner of a Fairphone 4, seeing the Fairphone 3 still chugging along is encouraging to see regarding the future of its successor.Current owner of a Fairphone 4, seeing the Fairphone 3 still chugging along is encouraging to see regarding the future of its successor.
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Comment on Tildes and comment formatting, markdown: a quick and dirty guide in ~tildes
onceuponaban LinkOf note is that the formatting toolbar is also a feature found in the Tildes ReExtended browser extension.Of note is that the formatting toolbar is also a feature found in the Tildes ReExtended browser extension.
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Comment on Tildes predictions (a time capsule for 10 years from now) in ~talk
onceuponaban Link ParentWe can aim even higher: tildes.gov (just ignore the implications of a Canadian organization ending up with a .gov domain name)We can aim even higher: tildes.gov
(just ignore the implications of a Canadian organization ending up with a .gov domain name)
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Comment on What are the benefits of using Linux for the less computer competent? in ~comp
onceuponaban Link ParentIt depends on how thorough you want to be. On a modern computer (especially if it's one with an SSD), reinstalling Windows can be done in about an hour. Copying backed up data back to the machine...Often enough, this meant reinstalling windows, which for some reason takes half a day (or used to, I don't even know now).
It depends on how thorough you want to be. On a modern computer (especially if it's one with an SSD), reinstalling Windows can be done in about an hour. Copying backed up data back to the machine if needed takes a very variable amount of time, once again very dependent on whether the machine has an SSD, and reinstalling software the user needs is the same (though Ninite helps speeding up the process).
If you want to leave the user with an up to date computer however, THAT invariably takes 2 to 4 additional hours and multiple reboots for some reason. I do not know how Windows Update works exactly, but it's incredibly inefficient especially when starting from a newly installed OS.
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Comment on Handling text reposts (recurring subjects) in ~tildes
onceuponaban (edited )LinkIn the case of two almost identical topics that both sparked discussion, this sounds like a case where topic merging would be appropriate. The way I would see such a feature working, a user having...In the case of two almost identical topics that both sparked discussion, this sounds like a case where topic merging would be appropriate.
The way I would see such a feature working, a user having sufficient permissions could choose the two similar topics, resulting in a new one both topics now redirect to with the comments of both. The user would also choose which topic header stays as the header, with the other one being added right below, but in a collapsed summary box. Both authors of the original topics would be marked as OP. The vote count would be set to the set of users who voted for either, counting those who voted for both only once. If one topic is too old to have the vote information stored, it'll get the votes of the other one, and if both are, it'll start at 0.
As for a "similar discussions" tab, I think it's a good idea as well, however I believe it would be more fitting to use this to link to the other iterations of a recurring thread, and to use merging for the case above.
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Comment on What gaming rumor just won't die? in ~games
onceuponaban LinkThe Super Mario 64's courtyard plaque that supposedly reads "L is real 2401" (although someone has since made a more likely guess) and all the various rumors surrounding how this could reference a...The Super Mario 64's courtyard plaque that supposedly reads "L is real 2401" (although someone has since made a more likely guess) and all the various rumors surrounding how this could reference a secret way of unlocking Luigi, which somehow got a resurgence once an asset leak revealed that pre-release plans that were since scrapped did include putting Luigi in the game.
It did, however, lead to my favorite out of context use of Ace Combat's OST.
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Comment on How to use Matrix in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentAs far as terminal clients go, there's also gomuks.As far as terminal clients go, there's also gomuks.
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Comment on Redditors of Tildes .. what is the thing you can live without? in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentMy account is actually newer than yours. From what I've seen so far, the consensus seems to be that bots are generally a nuisance, and that if any are considered to be a positive addition to the...My account is actually newer than yours. From what I've seen so far, the consensus seems to be that bots are generally a nuisance, and that if any are considered to be a positive addition to the website, that they should be clearly marked as a bot.
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Comment on Redditors of Tildes .. what is the thing you can live without? in ~tech
onceuponaban Link ParentTo specify, I mean topics that are solely made of a title and an image hosted directly on Tildes, as Reddit allows you to do on their own platform. This would drive the storage requirements up to...To specify, I mean topics that are solely made of a title and an image hosted directly on Tildes, as Reddit allows you to do on their own platform. This would drive the storage requirements up to a probably unmanageable degree (images are so much more expensive to store than text), and possibly favor posting low effort content if you don't have to go through the trouble of uploading the image elsewhere first. I see no issue with having a link to an image in a text post or comment, though.
An actually accurate picture of how people perceive the Internet as a seamless portion of their social life vs strictly a way to entertain yourself would probably require survey data that I don't know where to look for, but my own set of anecdotal evidence suggests it's a generational thing, where the cutoff is whether the person was born before or after the Internet became omnipresent. Obviously the line is blurry since I conclusively stand on the "socializing outside and inside of the Internet does not feel fundamentally different to me" side while you're on the "the internet and social life are two separate things" side despite the fact that according to our respective bios we're roughly the same age, but I do think that whether you started socializing with your peers before or after the Internet became an unavoidable fixture of society has a lot of impact (and while I'm picturing the "internet is everywhere" threshold as a moment in time for brevity, geographical and cultural factors are definitely at play)
I also think that we have a different perspective regarding memes. Assuming I understood you correctly, you associate interacting with memes with idle entertainment rather than "serious" interaction with the Internet and therefore opposite to treating the Internet as meaningful and "real", and in the context of browsing memes just for the sake of it, I'd agree. However I think there is something important to consider: memes, by their very nature as the cultural analogue to genes, are not just mindless entertainment, and I, as someone who interacts with memes a lot, see them as a medium of communication and expression just like long form text and other forms of media would be. They're the representation of an idea important enough to the creator to shape it into a form optimized for sharing and/or further editing. Sometimes just for fun, sometimes as a way to share their interests, sometimes as an artistic exercise, sometimes as a way to fit in with the community they wish to integrate with. This is something I consider an important aspect of socialization (... at least within the Internet, something tells me that I would rightly be seen as insane if I were to react to a joke in person by whipping out my phone with a picture of the FlareWheeze emote), and I think this is a mindset a lot of people who sit on the other side of this "omnipresent Internet" threshold share, consciously or otherwise. Given that Tildes is specifically a space that caters to long form discussion over memes, I suspect I'm in the minority with this mindset in this specific place, but I think it is a lot more prevalent on the wider Internet.