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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Baldur’s Gate 3 runs well on the deck, and it all I’ve played since it’s release

    Baldur’s Gate 3 runs well on the deck, and it all I’ve played since it’s release

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Why technology favors tyranny in ~tech

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    Horseshit. Technology created by authoritarian businesses favors tyranny but technology can also be liberatory. E2E encrypted tools like Signal certainly don’t favor tyranny. For the classic paper...

    Horseshit. Technology created by authoritarian businesses favors tyranny but technology can also be liberatory. E2E encrypted tools like Signal certainly don’t favor tyranny.

    For the classic paper in this space read through Langdon Winner’s “Do Artifacts Have Politics?”

    NOTE: I’m not arguing that no technology is tyrannical but that the title is greatly overblown. Yeah, current AI training processes tend towards authoritarian, centralized structures but it doesn’t have to be this way!

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Where do you all go for gaming news? in ~games

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    I occasionally check out Rock Paper Shotgun and find great recommendations

    I occasionally check out Rock Paper Shotgun and find great recommendations

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What upcoming books are you looking forward to? in ~books

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    Menewood by Nicola Griffith! I enjoyed Hild and absolutely loved Spear, so I’m incredibly excited for her follow-up to Hild!

    Menewood by Nicola Griffith! I enjoyed Hild and absolutely loved Spear, so I’m incredibly excited for her follow-up to Hild!

  5. Comment on Moving to PhotoPrism for photo self-hosting in ~comp

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    Some friends and I use Tailscale for our home networks and have zero complaints. It was painless to set up and I’ve had no issues

    Some friends and I use Tailscale for our home networks and have zero complaints. It was painless to set up and I’ve had no issues

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books

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    I’m very glad they clarified things. Worst case you could implement a pocket compatible api and serve either your own content or wrap another service (like the link)

    I’m very glad they clarified things. Worst case you could implement a pocket compatible api and serve either your own content or wrap another service (like the link)

  7. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I started Darkest Dungeon and am enjoying it. It’s thinkier (a terrible word but I can’t think of a better one) than I was expecting, and that’s drawn me in. It’s a harrowing turn-based dungeon...

    I started Darkest Dungeon and am enjoying it. It’s thinkier (a terrible word but I can’t think of a better one) than I was expecting, and that’s drawn me in. It’s a harrowing turn-based dungeon delving game where you’re constantly pushing your luck

  8. Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books

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    I’ll back this up. Pocket sync is amazing!

    I’ll back this up. Pocket sync is amazing!

  9. Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books

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    I agree wholeheartedly :). I’ve been a fan of the DeDRM tools for a while now

    I agree wholeheartedly :). I’ve been a fan of the DeDRM tools for a while now

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books

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    It’s just another step, which is a pain.

    It’s just another step, which is a pain.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books

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    My Libra 2 is great. My only complaint is that many books from my local library don’t work on it, and I cannot get the damned thing to sync through Adobe’s DRM stuff :(. Outside of that it’s amazing!

    My Libra 2 is great. My only complaint is that many books from my local library don’t work on it, and I cannot get the damned thing to sync through Adobe’s DRM stuff :(.

    Outside of that it’s amazing!

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Comparing my favorite fonts for reading and writing code in ~comp

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    I like this! I’m a Fira Code user but am constantly tempted to buy a license for Berkeley Mono

    I like this! I’m a Fira Code user but am constantly tempted to buy a license for Berkeley Mono

    3 votes

  13. Comment on US Supreme Court says First Amendment entitles web designer to refuse to do gay weddings in ~lgbt

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    If anyone wants to read the opinions you can do so here

    If anyone wants to read the opinions you can do so here

    10 votes

  15. Comment on What data backup strategies do you use/recommend? How much do you invest in backing up your personal data? in ~tech

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    I use Arq Backup and have one copy of my backup on-site (I have a diy NAS), and the other copy is stored offsite using Backblaze B2. While more work to set up than using backblaze’s backup, I end...

    I use Arq Backup and have one copy of my backup on-site (I have a diy NAS), and the other copy is stored offsite using Backblaze B2.

    While more work to set up than using backblaze’s backup, I end up paying only $2-3 per month, half what their solution costs.

  16. Comment on Do you know any games with excellent gameplay but horrible graphics? in ~games

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I've used devonthink for years and have nothing but positive things to say.

    DevonThi

    I've used devonthink for years and have nothing but positive things to say.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Bakers of Tildes, what do you like to bake, and for what type of occasion? in ~food

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    I love baking bread! I used to bake a few loaves (boules, big ol' hearth-style hunks of dough) for social events. I'm slowly getting back into it; I've baked bagels for four weeks in a row now and...

    I love baking bread! I used to bake a few loaves (boules, big ol' hearth-style hunks of dough) for social events. I'm slowly getting back into it; I've baked bagels for four weeks in a row now and show no sign of stopping!

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Indie Games and Developers in ~games

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    Oh boy I have a mountain of these <3. Heaven's Vault, an archaeology game An archaeology and exploration game by Inkle Studios Kentucky Route Zero‚a magical realist adventure game By [Cardboard...

    Oh boy I have a mountain of these <3.

    Heaven's Vault, an archaeology game

    An archaeology and exploration game by Inkle Studios

    Kentucky Route Zero‚a magical realist adventure game By [Cardboard Computer](http://kentuckyroutezero.com/) > Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

    This is a phenomenal game whose fifth—and final—act comes out on Jan 28th. It's told in five acts with intermissions between each that play with the fourth wall.

    The KRZ canon includes:

    • Act 1
    • Limits and Demonstrations
    • Act 2
    • The Entertainment
    • Act 3
    • Here and there along the Echo
    • Act 4
    • Un Pueblo de Nada
    • Act 5 (Released Jan 28th, 2020)
    2001: A Space Felony By [National Insecurities](https://nationalinsecurities.itch.io/2000to1-a-space-felony)

    2000:1: A Space Felony is a murder mystery courtroom drama set aboard the USS Endowment, an interplanetary Spacecraft that has lost communication with Earth.

    A short and hilarious detective game. I recommend everything that NI has built thus far.

    In the Pause Between the Ringing—a rumination about completion, territorial margins and about the haunting of bodies and memories that are translated across borders.

    By Studio Oleomingus.

    In the Pause between the Ringing is a rumination about completion, about territorial margins and about the haunting of bodies and memories that are translated across borders. It is an adaption of an unpublished story written by Mir UmarHassan for the editor of the Malwa Chronicle in the July of 1958. And it records the turbulent history of telephone mining in British India.

    The Norwood Suite

    By CosmoDDD. I also recommend its prequel Off-Peak

    In 1983, Peter Norwood, one of the world's most internationally-celebrated pianists and composers, mysteriously vanished. His private mansion was turned into the Hotel Norwood, which, over the years, accumulated its own share of notoriety. But the mystery of what really went on during Norwood's time never truly got uncovered... until now.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Choosing Boring Technology in ~comp

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    It's smart. It's easy to get lost playing with "fun" technologies (I'm super guilty of this), and never get around to building anything.

    It's smart. It's easy to get lost playing with "fun" technologies (I'm super guilty of this), and never get around to building anything.

    8 votes