pseudolobster's recent activity
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Comment on What game intended for multiplayer did you enjoy playing solo? in ~games
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
pseudolobster China’s first corgi police dog loses bonus over 'workplace misconduct' Euronews — Oman Al Yahyai — 27 January 2025China’s first corgi police dog loses bonus over 'workplace misconduct'
China’s first-ever corgi police dog, Fu Zai, has become an internet sensation for both his achievements and his recent run of trouble at work.
The small but determined canine officer lost his year-end bonus for sleeping on the job and urinating in his food bowl, sparking widespread amusement and sympathy on Chinese social media.
Euronews — Oman Al Yahyai — 27 January 2025
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Comment on SDL 3 official release in ~comp
pseudolobster Huh, after a little digging it seems like this is one of the prevailing underlying stacks that are still used. My experience with SDL was having to delve into dependency hell on slackware to get a...Huh, after a little digging it seems like this is one of the prevailing underlying stacks that are still used. My experience with SDL was having to delve into dependency hell on slackware to get a game to run under SVGA on a textmode linux install 20+ years ago. Impressive that it's lasted this long, and this is truly an historic release. Sorry if I seemed flippant about it; I respect the open source developers who've progressed it this far for this long.
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Comment on SDL 3 official release in ~comp
pseudolobster (off topic) I always think it's a bit funny how different developers version number things. SDL is nearly thirty years old and just hit version 3. Google Chrome is just over 16 years old and it's...(off topic)
I always think it's a bit funny how different developers version number things. SDL is nearly thirty years old and just hit version 3. Google Chrome is just over 16 years old and it's at version 132. GIMP hit version 2.0 in 2004 but 3.0 just recently hit release candidate status. Meanwhile Windows through 10 and 11 have had like 6 feature releases that could have been major versions. It's just all over the map and the numbers mean nothing anymore.
Anyway, does anyone still develop with SDL these days?
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Comment on What are the strengths of the left in US politics? in ~society
pseudolobster You're going to have to elaborate. Do you mean the Democratic Party? Or, people who identify as leftists? Or, people who the right prescribe to be leftist? I feel like in general, typically,...You're going to have to elaborate. Do you mean the Democratic Party? Or, people who identify as leftists? Or, people who the right prescribe to be leftist?
I feel like in general, typically, people to the left of the political spectrum tend to have more compassion for other people, better sense of empathy, etc. They have a better idea what's best for all of society instead of just the individual. They're somewhat more informed of politics and the implications of political decisions. They're generally more able to look at the whole instead of the now and the me.
I know you didn't ask about disadvantages but I'll say I think the left is too fragmented. The US sportsball culture, 24 hour media cycle, social media, (plus foreign influence,) has shifted everything to the us-vs-them narrative and only one side of the political aisle benefits from that. Until shit hits the fan (which it might likely soon do,) the left is too plagued by infighting, probably again influenced by foreign powers meddling in social media.
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Comment on David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78 in ~movies
pseudolobster And how! I recall watching Blue Velvet with a roommate at one point and he was saying things like "I don't get it, it's just a boring old movie." For me though, it's a nail biting thriller where...His work is an acquired taste
And how! I recall watching Blue Velvet with a roommate at one point and he was saying things like "I don't get it, it's just a boring old movie." For me though, it's a nail biting thriller where the juxtaposition of this seedy underbelly living in harmony with this picturesque 1960's suburbia evokes this underlying dread that permeates the whole film.
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Comment on Danielle Smith puts petroleum over country in ~society
pseudolobster I can't see how anyone can interpret this in any way other than treason. Danielle Smith has openly stated she's willing to give up Alberta's sovereignty to a foreign power. That's straight up...I can't see how anyone can interpret this in any way other than treason. Danielle Smith has openly stated she's willing to give up Alberta's sovereignty to a foreign power. That's straight up treason and sedition.
Having lived in Alberta, I can imagine her stance might be popular enough to be dangerous. As long as she frames it as sticking up to Trudeau (who is now retired and inconsequential in this decision) she'll get support from her followers.
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Comment on OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill (2025) in ~music
pseudolobster This one looks simpler than the others. I also can't wrap my head around the logistics. I'm certain this took months or even years of planning and re-filming. There's only 64 iphones in the...This one is simpler than some of their others
This one looks simpler than the others. I also can't wrap my head around the logistics. I'm certain this took months or even years of planning and re-filming. There's only 64 iphones in the biggest shots, but this must have taken many hundreds of takes. As one of the youtube comments said, I wonder how many times they had to listen to / lip synch this song.
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
pseudolobster The beatles video is actually very good. To be honest I never really followed Lindsay's youtube channel. I saw one or two of her videos on youtube then later on binged her channel on nebula after...The beatles video is actually very good.
To be honest I never really followed Lindsay's youtube channel. I saw one or two of her videos on youtube then later on binged her channel on nebula after all the drama more or less subsided I guess?
I understand she's been cancelled at one point, sued by furry erotica writers, and picked on by 4chan trolls but she seems unfazed mostly?
Edit before posting: I just compared her youtube page to her nebula on and noticed the three year gap. In that time she's also posted nebula exclusives about LOTR, E.T., Guy Fieri, Jurassic Park, and Family-frinendly Las Vegas.
(please flag this comment as off-topic so it doesn't bump the thread)
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
pseudolobster As far as I can tell she's only released one nebula exclusive video since the last time she posted on youtube. It's called Trying to Make Sense of the X-Men Cinematic Universe Timeline and while...As far as I can tell she's only released one nebula exclusive video since the last time she posted on youtube. It's called Trying to Make Sense of the X-Men Cinematic Universe Timeline and while it's jaded and cynical, that seems pretty common in Marvel universe reviews these days. It's a loose, casual, podcastey video of her and her editor bantering.
Not up to her usual standards of scripted, tightly edited commentary, but she seems to be enjoying it, for whatever that's worth. It was released on Sept 26, 2024.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Looking for recommendations on new GPU in ~tech
pseudolobster I didn't realize that and it's kinda unfortunate in this case. Anyway, can you define "signs of life"? If you press caps lock does the light turn on? That's a fairly good test that it's not CPU,...my CPU does not have integrated graphics
I didn't realize that and it's kinda unfortunate in this case. Anyway, can you define "signs of life"?
If you press caps lock does the light turn on? That's a fairly good test that it's not CPU, RAM or Mobo.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Looking for recommendations on new GPU in ~tech
pseudolobster Well that sounds like you narrowed it down pretty good. If it boots with the GPU removed but doesn't when it's plugged in, that's a pretty big tell. To confirm, without the GPU it boots up to the...Well that sounds like you narrowed it down pretty good. If it boots with the GPU removed but doesn't when it's plugged in, that's a pretty big tell.
To confirm, without the GPU it boots up to the desktop. With it, it doesn't show any signs of life like a POST beep?
It'd be great if you had a friend nearby who could lend you their GPU to confirm. If you're really sure that's the problem I'd really recommend buying something like a used 3050 instead of a new 1030.
The rest of your system is pretty modern. Your GPU is ancient. If you're forced to upgrade you may as well bring the rest of the system up to the current era and future-proof it a bit for a little extra money.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Looking for recommendations on new GPU in ~tech
pseudolobster What exactly are the problems you're having that leads you to believe your video card is the problem? That 1030 will probably be a performance decrease for you and it'd be cheaper to buy a used...What exactly are the problems you're having that leads you to believe your video card is the problem? That 1030 will probably be a performance decrease for you and it'd be cheaper to buy a used 2060 or something that would be an upgrade.
On linux I've had equal issues with both nvidia and AMD. Neither is fully painless. The open-source enthusiast will enjoy that AMD contributes to the open-source community and there is a version of the AMD driver that's fully open-source. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but that driver is still less stable and still doesn't perform as well as the AMD closed-source driver.
Do you have someone you can borrow a GPU from to test? Your GTX 970 is getting old. If you have to buy a new GPU it should ideally be an upgrade, instead of paying $150 for the same or less performance as a 10+ year old GPU.
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
pseudolobster It's pretty good. I'm happy to pay like $4cdn a month for some good content. It's mostly long-form youtubers, video documentarians, etc. Surely, most of this content I could just find on youtube,...It's pretty good. I'm happy to pay like $4cdn a month for some good content. It's mostly long-form youtubers, video documentarians, etc.
Surely, most of this content I could just find on youtube, but on Nebula it seems more curated. There's less clickbait and more well thought out video essays.
That said I don't believe in it enough to recommend the lifetime membership. It's really not much more than a curated youtube. I'm paying more out of principle than anything. I get great content, sometimes early, and I don't have to feel guilt from using an adblocker.
On a technical note I'll say it really seems like Nebula has lower compression, so their 1080p streams always look really sharp. An annoying thing though is they seem to use fewer keyframes than youtube, so rewinding and fast-forwarding is jankier.
So, basically, I'm happy paying like four bucks a month to support the creators that publish on nebula. I enjoy watching Jet Lag a week early. Other than that though, there's not a huge benefit from subscribing.
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Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies
pseudolobster Anecdotally, seeing the spoiler comments in the threads here were what got me to finally pull the trigger on a Nebula subscription. It really bothered me I had to wait a week to see what others...Anecdotally, seeing the spoiler comments in the threads here were what got me to finally pull the trigger on a Nebula subscription. It really bothered me I had to wait a week to see what others were talking about. The FOMO is real.
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Comment on Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation – also withdrawing from the World Blitz in ~games.tabletop
pseudolobster I worked at an AT&T call centre almost 20 years ago and they had a very strict "No white shoes" policy in their dress code. The reason being another call centre in Los Angeles had a problem where...I worked at an AT&T call centre almost 20 years ago and they had a very strict "No white shoes" policy in their dress code. The reason being another call centre in Los Angeles had a problem where white shoes were identified as a gang sign. There are certainly no white shoe gangs in BC, Canada.
Mind you they also had a "no phone lists on cubicle walls" rule, in a call centre, where we routinely needed to transfer people to dozens of different numbers. Clearly management really just got off on enforcing arbitrary and pointless rules. So there's that.
Honestly I don't know why there was a dress code in a call centre to begin with.
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Comment on The return of non-PC language in the US mainstream in ~talk
pseudolobster I agree with what you've said and I get it, but as far as I can see, the growth of this place yet hasn't warranted more moderators with more powers, paid employees, etc. The site is still mostly...I agree with what you've said and I get it, but as far as I can see, the growth of this place yet hasn't warranted more moderators with more powers, paid employees, etc.
The site is still mostly democratic insomuch as a Social Media™ site can be. Deimos is tipped off to bad actors by the label system. If something is labeled Malice I have no doubt he's notified somehow. If things are tagged noise they stop bumping the thread on activity sort. Things like that go a long way.
Technically the people who have mod powers right now can banish a post to ~test, rename it, and give it a different link — basically the same as deleting it. I don't think any of us have ever really had to do that yet, even those who are online most of the time.
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Comment on The return of non-PC language in the US mainstream in ~talk
pseudolobster Absolutely agree. I've seen Deimos assume good faith in times I wouldn't have (people drunk-posting here on tildes and being uncharacteristically confrontational.) I've also seen him ban people...Absolutely agree. I've seen Deimos assume good faith in times I wouldn't have (people drunk-posting here on tildes and being uncharacteristically confrontational.) I've also seen him ban people (from reddit) for things that at the time I didn't agree with, but after retrospection they were absolutely the correct, reasoned response. (Banning totalbiscuit for what amounted to brigading /r/games.)
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
pseudolobster Nope, never seen that. Are you using a weird browser or using any addons that might be blocking some javascript or something like that?Nope, never seen that. Are you using a weird browser or using any addons that might be blocking some javascript or something like that?
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Comment on Tildes Demographics Survey, year… uh, it’s 2024? in ~tildes
pseudolobster Sure, though if cfabbro's guess is right it wouldn't have gone through. I responded "IT Generalist" to occupation, which should narrow the results a fair bit.Sure, though if cfabbro's guess is right it wouldn't have gone through.
I responded "IT Generalist" to occupation, which should narrow the results a fair bit.
Grand Theft Auto 5. I was mislead into thinking it was a single player game with an optional online mode.
I was told there would be expansions and DLC like the ballad of gay tony or liberty city stories etc, and by buying by preorder I'd be getting access to those installments. Instead single player has had zero expansions while GTAO is flying around in jet powered flying motorcycles shooting lasers at each other.
I did enjoy the story mode campaign, and I do still enjoy fucking around in single player, stealing jets from the base and just causing random mayhem, GTAO might as well be a completely different game with hundreds of hours more content, and that seems like what Rockstar feels like the main focus of the game should be.