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Comment on Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements bypass purged from YouTube creator's channel in ~tech
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Comment on Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements bypass purged from YouTube creator's channel in ~tech
Protected Link ParentGoogle has always sucked at (their non-existing, except for businesses) customer support. In any event, I feel like a company that proactively removed "don't be evil" from their guidebook isn't...Google has always sucked at (their non-existing, except for businesses) customer support. In any event, I feel like a company that proactively removed "don't be evil" from their guidebook isn't exactly playing their cards close to their chest. Could there have been a better canary?
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Comment on People with a very good memory: does that make it harder to forgive? in ~talk
Protected Link ParentThis resonates with me too. Sometimes I'm pondering X or Y and then I realize, wait, why am I thinking of this like it was yesterday? It happened 20 years ago. All of these people moved on with...I live very much inside my head, thinking about the future and the past.
This resonates with me too. Sometimes I'm pondering X or Y and then I realize, wait, why am I thinking of this like it was yesterday? It happened 20 years ago. All of these people moved on with their lives and have changed into significantly different people. Likely, not a single person even remembers this moment, other than me. Even if they do, the odds that they think of it this clearly are low at best. It's a lonely feeling!
Sometimes, I will remember a meme (in the traditional sense, not the internet definition of the word) that seemed to be so big in a certain time and context but is now all but forgotten...
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Comment on People with a very good memory: does that make it harder to forgive? in ~talk
Protected LinkTo me, yes, it does. Even if I consciously want to "forgive" someone I remember the feelings and the experience of the slight. I will always be disappointed in them and hesitant to trust them. The...To me, yes, it does. Even if I consciously want to "forgive" someone I remember the feelings and the experience of the slight. I will always be disappointed in them and hesitant to trust them. The closer you are to someone the worse it is, since the bad experiences add up.
It also causes a lot of anxiety in the other direction since it's difficult for me to convince myself that someone else isn't being just as hard on me. I think this translated into a lot of shyness and an overabundance of caution in social situations or high visibility situations when I was younger.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
Protected Link ParentI have the opposite problem; around these parts, supermarkets keep trying to force me to buy minimum amounts of things, and since I'm a bachelor it's difficult to use up all the produce before it...harder for families
I have the opposite problem; around these parts, supermarkets keep trying to force me to buy minimum amounts of things, and since I'm a bachelor it's difficult to use up all the produce before it spoils... It's really hostile to people who live alone.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
Protected LinkFighting Fantasy CYOA games were probably the first shared setting, followed by Dragonlance. That said, I don't read a lot of shared settings... Honestly, I prefer unique settings. So I would be...Fighting Fantasy CYOA games were probably the first shared setting, followed by Dragonlance. That said, I don't read a lot of shared settings...
Honestly, I prefer unique settings. So I would be less likely, as an adult, to choose a shared setting book.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Protected Link ParentA: We did accomplish that in our very latest run and were lucky enough to do so with plenty of a certain type of consummable! Still a goal in progress though. I'm being deliberately vague here. B:...A: We did accomplish that in our very latest run and were lucky enough to do so with plenty of a certain type of consummable! Still a goal in progress though. I'm being deliberately vague here.
B: We were aware of this goal but have yet to accomplish it. We have yet to get that room again...
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Protected Link ParentI have you on steam, probably from giving you something in a giveaway sometime in the past.I have you on steam, probably from giving you something in a giveaway sometime in the past.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Protected LinkI have finished Until Then. The one random tildist who reads these comments might remember that I played this game back in the early summer, but the catch is that you need to relive the events of...I have finished Until Then. The one random tildist who reads these comments might remember that I played this game back in the early summer, but the catch is that you need to relive the events of the game more than once. Since the first ending hits you like a punch to the gut followed by a knee to the groin and a few kicks to the head for good measure, I decided at the time (and in retrospect it was a good decision) to take some time away from it before continuing.
Much like everything else about this game, the repetition was done quite well. There are major unavoidable plot beats, but you start seeing differences almost immediately and those differences become more and more drastic as the mysteries behind the plot are uncovered, leading you toward the beautiful but bittersweet ending that's more typical (in my experience) of eastern-produced games. In any event, this was time well spent, and I recommend the game (read my older comment for first impressions).
I have reached room 46 in Blue Prince! I'm still playing that, since it's a big game. Look like @arghdos got to where we are at a similar playtime though so we're probably keeping a reasonable pace ourselves ;)
Currently at 34 hours and the fears I expressed in the past did not materialize. Most of our runs are still productive and interesting, with meta-progress being steadily made. There is now a ridiculous amount of screenshots in our discord channel for the game, and we're also keeping an information-packed google spreadsheet for collaboration. We still have a number of clear goals we're working towards; we have yet to feel stuck. Much like the relatively recent ANIMAL WELL, this is a problem-solving game with a lot of charisma and style, packed with content, and with several layers of depth. I love that games like this, that cater to tastes like mine, are just coming out regularly now!
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
Protected LinkOnce in a blue moon I'll pick up Binding of Isaac: Rebirth again for a few runs. It's often infuriating if you care about what you're doing, but the point is that I barely need to engage my brain...Once in a blue moon I'll pick up Binding of Isaac: Rebirth again for a few runs. It's often infuriating if you care about what you're doing, but the point is that I barely need to engage my brain in order to play it. Typically I'm playing it while doing something else, like watching a stream or show.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Protected Link ParentWatch the speedruns some day, you'll be surprised by how breakable the game is!Watch the speedruns some day, you'll be surprised by how breakable the game is!
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Comment on YouTube has a new video player in ~tech
Protected Link ParentDepends on who you ask, right? You're downloading it in the process of watching it in the first place, but youtube keeps doing their hardest to break yt-dlp and equivalent, thereby breaking a lot...Depends on who you ask, right? You're downloading it in the process of watching it in the first place, but youtube keeps doing their hardest to break yt-dlp and equivalent, thereby breaking a lot of things that rely on youtube video "integration". I'm sure they don't care so much about the copying aspect of it rather than their primary goal of one day being able to force users to watch fifteen ads before every five minute video.
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Comment on YouTube has a new video player in ~tech
Protected Link ParentYoutube was fully down for a while on wednesday, and I read something about newer and exciting anti-download protections, so there just might have been a big backend upgrade too.Youtube was fully down for a while on wednesday, and I read something about newer and exciting anti-download protections, so there just might have been a big backend upgrade too.
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Comment on YouTube has a new video player in ~tech
Protected Link ParentI blame Netflix for pioneering the "0.5pixels is enough for a uniform contrast outline" fad, which everyone else copies. Give me a thick black outline any day please. I attempted to send Netflix...I blame Netflix for pioneering the "0.5pixels is enough for a uniform contrast outline" fad, which everyone else copies. Give me a thick black outline any day please. I attempted to send Netflix feedback on the accessibility issues caused by their uniform subtitle style, but was ignored. I guess only a tiny amount of users would change their subtitle style in the first place.
The old youtube player, which I still see for now, uses a semitransparent gradient, which will also do the job just fine. I guess the geniuses at Youtube removed the gradient and didn't think about making changes to compensate for low contrast between the time text and bright frames?
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Comment on Gimp Tutorial for Idiot? in ~comp
Protected LinkAs someone who uses gimp regularly: There are things it does really well, and things it's ridiculously, inexplainably bad at. I know how to use selections and paths and I do use them on occasion,...As someone who uses gimp regularly: There are things it does really well, and things it's ridiculously, inexplainably bad at. I know how to use selections and paths and I do use them on occasion, but if I need to draw with simple shapes, typeset (do text things) or manage the positioning and alignment of a large number of shape and text objects I just switch to another editor.
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
Protected Link ParentWhen I worked at an ISP, I got... extremely tiny discounts on extremely outdated phones... Deals strictly worse than anything available on amazon. Job perks!When I worked at an ISP, I got... extremely tiny discounts on extremely outdated phones... Deals strictly worse than anything available on amazon.
Job perks!
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Comment on We’re seniors. It’s not our responsibility to fix the housing supply. in ~society
Protected LinkI don't have this problem, thankfully, but as I understand it, young people already do all of this and they still can't afford a home in a lot of places (usually places with jobs).We drove used cars until they died. We rarely ate out and cooked low-cost meals at home. We dined on a lot of hamburger meat and hot dogs. We bought a small townhouse when we got married (...)
I don't have this problem, thankfully, but as I understand it, young people already do all of this and they still can't afford a home in a lot of places (usually places with jobs).
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Comment on Horror games to play during October in ~games
Protected LinkIf you like suspense and tension Visage is usually a solid choice. It's still 50% off for another 48h.If you like suspense and tension Visage is usually a solid choice. It's still 50% off for another 48h.
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Comment on Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store in ~tech
Protected Link ParentMeanwhile, people want me to trust that it's perfectly fine for phones to require mandated android distros, apps to refuse to run on modded phones, and developers to have to register with google...Meanwhile, people want me to trust that it's perfectly fine for phones to require mandated android distros, apps to refuse to run on modded phones, and developers to have to register with google before their apps are allowed to run...
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Comment on Grape glut: Too much wine across the world leaves tons of US grapes rotting this crush season in ~food
Protected Link ParentWe have too much in Portugal, here's an article in portuguese.We have too much in Portugal, here's an article in portuguese.
I wasn't aware of that! Thanks.