pseudolobster's recent activity
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2025) in ~health.mental
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You're not crazy. The bugs are disappearing.
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Comment on Mr Oizo - Flat beat (1999) in ~music
pseudolobster LinkThis is an absolute classic. I think I'm misremembering here but I thought I listened to another version that was a collab with/remix by... idk, aphex twin or something? squarepusher? daft punk?...This is an absolute classic. I think I'm misremembering here but I thought I listened to another version that was a collab with/remix by... idk, aphex twin or something? squarepusher? daft punk? idk. youtube is giving me nothing. Anyone?
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
pseudolobster LinkPorn no longer subject to Canadian content quotas, says CRTC For reference, in Canada, the CRTC has traditionally imposed CanCon rules, stipulating that 30% of all media aired on TV and radio in...Porn no longer subject to Canadian content quotas, says CRTC
Ottawa will no longer be imposing Canadian content quotas on the pornography sector, according to new guidelines released by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission.
Buried in a recent update to CRTC protocols is the agency’s announcement that it will no longer be requiring “certification” of adult programming.
In other words, any program “devoted to depicting explicit sexual activity” will no longer need to ensure a minimum quota of Canadians either in front of or behind the camera.
For reference, in Canada, the CRTC has traditionally imposed CanCon rules, stipulating that 30% of all media aired on TV and radio in Canada must be Canadian in origin.
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Comment on This climbing gear is designed to fail in ~hobbies
pseudolobster Link ParentI don't climb, but this is great content and I'm really interested in learning about things I had no idea I'd have interest in. Like watching Technology Connections on youtube. I had no idea I...I don't climb, but this is great content and I'm really interested in learning about things I had no idea I'd have interest in. Like watching Technology Connections on youtube. I had no idea I could spend two hours learning about dishwasher efficiency, but you never know until you go down that rabbit hole.
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Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) in ~movies
pseudolobster Link ParentSNW is quite good. Lower Decks is excellent, even if it's silly and self-referential. I'd personally rate SNW above Enterprise and TOS, but somewhat below TNG and DS9, and maybe around the same as...SNW is quite good. Lower Decks is excellent, even if it's silly and self-referential.
I'd personally rate SNW above Enterprise and TOS, but somewhat below TNG and DS9, and maybe around the same as Voyager.
Definitely worth a watch.
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Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) in ~movies
pseudolobster Link ParentAs long as it doesn't have moody lighting, lens flares, season-long story arcs, emo spock, section 31, needless political backstabbing, beloved characters needlessly being tortured and/or killed,...As long as it doesn't have moody lighting, lens flares, season-long story arcs, emo spock, section 31, needless political backstabbing, beloved characters needlessly being tortured and/or killed, any reference to the Kobayashi Maru or other needless fan service "member this thing? this is star trek!", etc, we're doing better than par for the course at this point.
I'm just so sick of the jjverse at this point I'd really just love to see The Orville adapted into a movie.
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Comment on Cell phone advice in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentJust chiming in, I have a POCO X6 I paid $200 for. It's got 512gb of storage, SD card, dual SIM, amazing screen, disappointing cameras that claim they're 48MP. All the usual Chinese features. All...Just chiming in, I have a POCO X6 I paid $200 for. It's got 512gb of storage, SD card, dual SIM, amazing screen, disappointing cameras that claim they're 48MP. All the usual Chinese features.
All in all it's a pretty damn good value. However, I will say I hate the software. Even after debloating using ADB it's still got Xiaomi tentacles all through the operating system. I can't change my lock screen wallpaper without installing the Xiaomi gallery app and registering with a Mi account.
If someone had ported LineageOS to it or there were literally any custom roms available, I could recommend it. Otherwise, I'd rather have a used pixel 7 or something.
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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
pseudolobster (edited )Link ParentDon't worry, the last time this happened we just had to wait, but eventually the Kat came back. edit: wrong linkDon't worry, the last time this happened we just had to wait, but eventually the Kat came back.
edit: wrong link
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Comment on Topic marked for review by admin in ~test
pseudolobster LinkI've made the unilateral decision to rename and move this topic to ~test. @Deimos please reach out to me if you feel this is inappropriate. -
Comment on What the hell are we doing with hierarchical tags? in ~tildes
pseudolobster LinkI tend to mostly agree. Tags should only be hierarchical if one is a subset of the other in a way that's meaningful for searching or sorting. That said, "What person wants to look up "safety" and...I tend to mostly agree. Tags should only be hierarchical if one is a subset of the other in a way that's meaningful for searching or sorting.
That said, "What person wants to look up "safety" and peruse rail vs. air vs. public?" is a use case I could imagine, and "Why is republican party not party.republican", well, I could see "political parties.republican" being useful as well.
Anyway, I don't think it's a huge deal, since, 1: I'd wager not a whole lot of people use the tag system in the first place, and 2: If someone tags your post in a way you don't want, you're free to change it back and/or DM the person who changed it about it.
What I think might be a bigger misutilization of the tagging system here is the sheer number of orphan tags. I'd wager a vast, vast majority of the tags on tildes have only one post. A long time ago I recommended showing use counts in suggestions, like "
bach (12),js bach (1),composers.johan sebastian bach (3)" or at least being able to browse a list of tags by popularity. -
Comment on Drinking coffee from a cup made of coffee in ~food
pseudolobster LinkThis reminds me a lot of the channel kiwami japan who makes knives out of unusual materials. My favourite quote from them was replying to a youtube comment: "Is this a serial killer channel?" "no...This reminds me a lot of the channel kiwami japan who makes knives out of unusual materials.
My favourite quote from them was replying to a youtube comment: "Is this a serial killer channel?" "no is material science channel"
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
pseudolobster Link ParentMy perception has always been the opposite. NFS was always solid whereas samba has always been hit or miss. Even on windows, even on NT4, I felt their NFS implementation was more reliable than...My perception has always been the opposite. NFS was always solid whereas samba has always been hit or miss. Even on windows, even on NT4, I felt their NFS implementation was more reliable than SMB. Something about NetBIOS name resolution, I dunno. Working in call centres doing IT support for businesses, I can assure you: still, to this day, no one knows how to successfully and reliably map a network drive, after all these years.
I've never hesitated to map a NFS share in my fstab in linux, whereas smbfs has always been finicky. I dunno. Could just be me.
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Comment on DosDude builds a custom 2G GSM cellular base station in ~tech
pseudolobster LinkThis is very cool. I imagine using something like this with a jammer on the 3/4/5g frequencies could turn this into a stingray device. Since GSM encryption has been fully broken, this could be...This is very cool. I imagine using something like this with a jammer on the 3/4/5g frequencies could turn this into a stingray device. Since GSM encryption has been fully broken, this could be used to listen in to all kinds of stuff. I think it's funny how this sort of tech was spy shit a decade or two ago but we've got open source schematics now.
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Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentJust to reiterate/reaffirm @Nemoder's reply, if someone has physical access to a computer, all bets are off. If someone can get ahold of the hardware, they can always hack / bypass passwords, or...Just to reiterate/reaffirm @Nemoder's reply, if someone has physical access to a computer, all bets are off. If someone can get ahold of the hardware, they can always hack / bypass passwords, or get access to the operating system one way or another.
Even hardware encryption - If an adversary has the right amount of hydrofluoric acid and the right microscope, as long as you have access to the device doing the encryption, all bets are off.
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Comment on United Kingdom, Australia and Canada officially recognize a Palestinian state in ~society
pseudolobster Link ParentI'm pretty sure the leaders endorsing the state of Palestine have full-on condemned the actions of Hamas. I don't know your perspective, but I believe the Palestinian public will accept any help...I'm pretty sure the leaders endorsing the state of Palestine have full-on condemned the actions of Hamas.
"Let's be frank. Hamas is a brutal terror organization. Our call for a genuine two-state solution is the exact opposite of their hateful vision," Starmer said Sunday. "So we are clear, this solution is not a reward for Hamas, because it means Hamas can have no future, no role in government, no role in security."
I don't know your perspective, but I believe the Palestinian public will accept any help they can get at this point. Statehood would grant them irrevocable rights on the international stage and I'm sure no one in a war zone is going to turn their nose up at that.
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Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation
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Comment on I'm Not a Robot in ~games
pseudolobster LinkAnother fun waste of time from https://neal.fun. This time you've got an endless list of CAPTCHAs to complete. I got as far as drawing a perfect circle, which I've learned is impossible on this...Another fun waste of time from https://neal.fun. This time you've got an endless list of CAPTCHAs to complete.
I got as far as drawing a perfect circle, which I've learned is impossible on this laptop's touchpad.
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Rupert's snub cube and other math holes
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I'm Not a Robot
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I'm doing bad. Gotta say, things are not going well for me. I spent a year trying to find a job, found one, only to be laid off after two months. Today I got the news, surprise, merry christmas, you're being laid off. This comes after 3mo of trying to find a new roommate, which has also been unsuccessful, so hey, surprise, you've gotta come up with $2500 in the next two weeks to pay for an empty room.
I thought I was doing well. In fact I thought I was doing so well I bought expensive gifts for my friends and brought in a friend who's facing homelessness. I'm able to give him a place to stay that's warmer than a tent, but having to feed the guy is just a lot more money than I thought I had.
Barely keeping it together at this point. Struggling. Wish me luck.