pete_the_paper_boat's recent activity
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
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Comment on Charlie Kirk shooting: US President Donald Trump says suspect in custody in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentThere was a press conference and they've now formally announced this as well, including the rumors about engravings on bullet casings.There was a press conference and they've now formally announced this as well, including the rumors about engravings on bullet casings.
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Comment on Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University in ~health.mental
pete_the_paper_boat LinkPeople might want that, but I doubt that's what they need.People might want that, but I doubt that's what they need.
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Comment on Signal introduces secure cloud backups in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )Link ParentWell it could be "store now, decrypt later". Also, aren't there laws which require you to store payment information for some amount of time in certain nations? However they may have made sure very...Well it could be "store now, decrypt later".
Also, aren't there laws which require you to store payment information for some amount of time in certain nations?
However they may have made sure very difficult to correlate a device with some backup.
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Comment on What's an RPG? (video game) in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )LinkRPGs are Role Playing Games. It's a somewhat loosely defined genre of games where you as the player are given a role in a story to play out. I'd say RPGs usually have strong coupling between story...RPGs are Role Playing Games. It's a somewhat loosely defined genre of games where you as the player are given a role in a story to play out.
I'd say RPGs usually have strong coupling between story and gameplay. You might be able to make choices, or influence the world around you and it'll react accordingly.
There's also usually gameplay elements associated with D&D, like skills or other progression systems. Things that further define the character you play. A game like Skyrim let's you lean into various different archetypes; like a thief, warrior, mage or anything in between.
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Comment on European Commission internally recommends Signal with disappearing messages in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentIt's very hypocritical, this communication is their job and they are public servants. Yet not even the institutions they work in can keep a record.It's very hypocritical, this communication is their job and they are public servants. Yet not even the institutions they work in can keep a record.
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkSure, I'll give that a try :)Sure, I'll give that a try :)
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Comment on Eclipsium | Release date reveal – 19th September 2025 in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat LinkI've grown quite fond of Critical Reflex as a publisher since Buckshot Roulette.I've grown quite fond of Critical Reflex as a publisher since Buckshot Roulette.
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Comment on Presenting... PrizeForge: a novel crowdfunding model for sustainable open-source and fighting enshittification in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentI hope you don't have to look back on this paragraph with regret..None of my family understands it either. It may just be too complicated for most people to get right away, and the complete lack of credibility makes people tune it out.
I hope you don't have to look back on this paragraph with regret..
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Comment on Presenting... PrizeForge: a novel crowdfunding model for sustainable open-source and fighting enshittification in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentGood products cannot be profitable?Being simultaneously anti-enshittification and for-profit is just hypocrisy
Good products cannot be profitable?
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Comment on Presenting... PrizeForge: a novel crowdfunding model for sustainable open-source and fighting enshittification in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkYeah, Pen, Paper and putting a lot of trust in an Emacs enthusiast. "and for that reason, I'm out"What's really crazy is that this is not a crypto or blockchain project. You can do a simplified version of the elastic fund matching with just money, pen & paper.
Yeah, Pen, Paper and putting a lot of trust in an Emacs enthusiast. "and for that reason, I'm out"
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
pete_the_paper_boat LinkI think it's good to think in programs in the way the computer actually executes them. So designing and solving a somewhat complex problem in C; even if somewhat tedious, is worth it.I think it's good to think in programs in the way the computer actually executes them. So designing and solving a somewhat complex problem in C; even if somewhat tedious, is worth it.
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Comment on How do you manage separate development environments on your computer? in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentI don't know if it really is what you're looking for per se. Nix isn't isolated in same sense as docker. But it's definitely perfect for setting up development environments, especially with...I'm not a huge fan of letting tools like this have full access to my system and files.
I don't know if it really is what you're looking for per se. Nix isn't isolated in same sense as docker.
But it's definitely perfect for setting up development environments, especially with flakes. Which you can use with just the
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Comment on Tilde is kill? in ~tildes
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentNo way, that's such a developer thing to addNo way, that's such a developer thing to add
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Comment on Sheogorath - Zoom (2018) in ~music
pete_the_paper_boat Linkdrink water, bitch.drink water, bitch.
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Comment on Sydney Sweeney’s Hollywood career just got a whole lot more complicated in ~society
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentSo what? I don't see anything wrong with the ad that is worth eliciting this amount of backlash. Why does that even reflect on the individual. I personally do not get this drama at all."Oh yeah, that's the woman who did that ad that Trump liked."
So what? I don't see anything wrong with the ad that is worth eliciting this amount of backlash.
Why does that even reflect on the individual. I personally do not get this drama at all.
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Comment on NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so in ~enviro
pete_the_paper_boat (edited )LinkSounds like NASA never published these reports to begin with. And they're still looking for a host since the budget cuts to related agencies. It seems like they're saying "you're not paying us to...Sounds like NASA never published these reports to begin with. And they're still looking for a host since the budget cuts to related agencies.
It seems like they're saying "you're not paying us to do that". And for such an underfunded agency, I get that.
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Comment on Dutch public broadcaster NOS have made teletext accessible through SSH in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkWe are so backWe are so back
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Comment on One quirky anti AI technique I've used is leaving in the typos in ~tech
pete_the_paper_boat LinkI don't like reading typos. It's like running and hitting a slightly elevated tile in the pavement.I don't like reading typos. It's like running and hitting a slightly elevated tile in the pavement.
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Comment on Dwarf Fortress update 52.01 adds Lua scripting for more powerful modding and procedural objects 👾 in ~games
pete_the_paper_boat Link ParentDoes it not work through a compatibility layer? TIL there's no Proton for MacOS..Does it not work through a compatibility layer?
TIL there's no Proton for MacOS..
I've not seen a single comment that felt like bot behaviour to be honest. So I'm curious what you saw. Your description doesn't really fit anything I've read.