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Comment on Steam - Game Recording Beta - A new built-in system for creating and sharing your gameplay footage in ~games
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Comment on Steam - Game Recording Beta - A new built-in system for creating and sharing your gameplay footage in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentThe Xbox One had something that was basically identical to the game markers early in its lifetime. It sounded like a really good idea on paper but it ended up leading to tons of people asking why...The Xbox One had something that was basically identical to the game markers early in its lifetime. It sounded like a really good idea on paper but it ended up leading to tons of people asking why they had dozens of clips they don't care about clogging their library of game recordings. Hopefully Steam will have a more a more elegant offering.
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Comment on Denmark has recalled several spicy ramen noodle products by South Korean company Samyang, claiming that the capsaicin levels in them could poison consumers in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentPlease check back in so we know if you survivedPlease check back in so we know if you survived
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Comment on YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentUsing a VPN to get another country's regional pricing eventually screws over the people in that country. When YouTube decides to notice that the numbers don't add up (and they will notice) they...Using a VPN to get another country's regional pricing eventually screws over the people in that country. When YouTube decides to notice that the numbers don't add up (and they will notice) they may raise or just stop doing regional prices. Then the people who actually live in that country won't be able to afford the new price. It's happened before with other services and it can happen again with YouTube.
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Comment on After two years, and two prior failed attempts, I finally finished reading The Wheel of Time! It's been so long since I chose a book that I don't even know what to read next. in ~books
puhtahtoe LinkSomeone already suggested Murderbot so I'll add Bobiverse if you're into scifi. It definitely fits your thought and feeling provoking request imo. There are parts of it that are kinda glum but...Someone already suggested Murderbot so I'll add Bobiverse if you're into scifi. It definitely fits your thought and feeling provoking request imo. There are parts of it that are kinda glum but overall I think they portray hope in the form of humanity's unending curiosity to learn and explore.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
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Comment on Super Mario 64's invisible walls explained once and for all in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentAnother contender for most knowledgeable about this game is Kaze Emanuar. He has gone through the SM64 code and rewritten sections of it to do things that seem like they should be impossible with...Another contender for most knowledgeable about this game is Kaze Emanuar. He has gone through the SM64 code and rewritten sections of it to do things that seem like they should be impossible with the engine.
https://youtu.be/t_rzYnXEQlEI highly recommend his videos if you're into this kind of stuff. Most of it is way over my head but it still fascinates me.
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Comment on FYI: This site claims to have harvested 4B+ Discord chats, today all yours for a price in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentI follow the r/discordapp subreddit and this is actually a semi common thing. Someone posts about their server being wiped or spammed and the answer seems to always be a bot they added for something.I've wondered why we haven't really seen more cases of hacked API tokens for bots resulting in nuked / compromised servers
I follow the r/discordapp subreddit and this is actually a semi common thing. Someone posts about their server being wiped or spammed and the answer seems to always be a bot they added for something.
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Comment on How Hertz’s bet on Teslas went horribly sideways in ~finance
puhtahtoe Link ParentHundreds?? I can understand a few of these due to human error but hundreds is completely unacceptable. A false arrest can destroy a person's life. This alone should have been enough to get the...resulting in hundreds of innocent Hertz customers getting arrested on charges of stealing rentals they’d actually returned.
Hundreds?? I can understand a few of these due to human error but hundreds is completely unacceptable. A false arrest can destroy a person's life. This alone should have been enough to get the company investigated, if not shut down.
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Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech
puhtahtoe (edited )Link ParentBoth Xbox and PlayStation support joining Discord calls now. From what I can tell, Discord has essentially captured the market for cross platform voice and text chat among those 20s and younger....Both Xbox and PlayStation support joining Discord calls now. From what I can tell, Discord has essentially captured the market for cross platform voice and text chat among those 20s and younger.
There seem to be a lot in that group that feel entitled to Discord at no cost. Every time Discord adds a new feature to Nitro people complain, saying that such a "basic" feature shouldn't be locked behind a paywall. I've seen this for everything from UI themes to larger file size share limits.
There's also the running joke on the Discord subreddit that people complain about this then turn around and say "why bother buying Nitro when it doesn't actually give much in return"
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
puhtahtoe Link ParentI like the liners because I like to swap out scents frequently. If I had to wait for the bowl to cool enough to safely go in the freezer then freeze enough to get the wax out it would inhibit that.I like the liners because I like to swap out scents frequently. If I had to wait for the bowl to cool enough to safely go in the freezer then freeze enough to get the wax out it would inhibit that.
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
puhtahtoe (edited )Link ParentThe plugs I'm using are Ikea's ZigBee plugs hooked up to my Home Assistant instance. If you don't already have a home automation system set up then the automatic shut off may be tricky to set up....The plugs I'm using are Ikea's ZigBee plugs hooked up to my Home Assistant instance. If you don't already have a home automation system set up then the automatic shut off may be tricky to set up. I think (but don't know for sure) that some of the wifi based plugs may have scheduling built into their apps but that would rely on internet connectivity and that's a whole other topic.
Your simplest approach if you just want to see if this works for you is probably to find a plug with a timer built in, like what are commonly used for holiday lights and decorations. A google search for "plug with timer" surfaces several options for less than 20 USD.
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
puhtahtoe LinkI recently started using scented wax melts and I'm pretty pleased with them. There are two fundamental designs - they either use an incandescent light bulb or a resistive heating element as the...I recently started using scented wax melts and I'm pretty pleased with them.
There are two fundamental designs - they either use an incandescent light bulb or a resistive heating element as the heat source. But there are a million variations on this so you can probably find one with an aesthetic that you like.
You can also get liners to put the wax cubes in to make cleanup and changing wax easy.
I have a few melters around my house, all plugged into smart plugs that run them for an hour at a time.
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Comment on Compensating compassion | Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments? in ~health
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Comment on Compensating compassion | Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments? in ~health
puhtahtoe Link ParentWhat makes it so uncomfortable? Is it just because it takes so much longer or is there another factor?What makes it so uncomfortable? Is it just because it takes so much longer or is there another factor?
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Comment on New US lawsuit claims dating apps designed to turn love seekers into addicts in ~life
puhtahtoe Link ParentAs someone who hasn't used a dating app and really has no interest in dating, this was an interesting breakdown. I'm curious though, what is it about Sunday and Monday evenings that makes them...As someone who hasn't used a dating app and really has no interest in dating, this was an interesting breakdown.
I'm curious though, what is it about Sunday and Monday evenings that makes them high traffic times?
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Comment on OpenAI releases Sora: Creating video from text in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentTbh, my first reaction on seeing this was that it feels like an irresponsible time to release this. But, well, the world can't just wait because of US elections and there probably isn't going to...Tbh, my first reaction on seeing this was that it feels like an irresponsible time to release this. But, well, the world can't just wait because of US elections and there probably isn't going to be a "good" time any time soon.
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Comment on Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week / Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentI'm not familiar with the meme you mention but probably. The Xbox One was intended to be the "one" device that unified all of your living room media devices. It has a HDMI input that was intended...I'm not familiar with the meme you mention but probably. The Xbox One was intended to be the "one" device that unified all of your living room media devices. It has a HDMI input that was intended to be used for passing your cable box through the Xbox. People were annoyed that Microsoft was focusing so much on stuff that wasn't gaming with the Xbox.
And yes, I don't remember exact numbers but the PS4 was around $100 less than the Xbox and that just so happened to be about the same price as the previous version of the Kinect. So to nearly everyone's eyes, the Xbox was more expensive only because of an added peripheral that the majority of people aggressively didn't want and which Microsoft said the console literally couldn't function without.
Personally, I actually thought the Kinect was neat and had the potential for some innovative gameplay - its spacial tracking and person reading capabilities were way ahead of their time. But the privacy concerns were very valid and it was pretty much DOA since asking third party developers to learn and make games for something that is not transferable to the other platform was a big ask. Microsoft hoped that by making sure everyone had a Kinect, they would avoid the usual chicken and egg situation with new markets (like VR is still working its way out of) but they completely fumbled the PR side of it so it just pissed people off.
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Comment on Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week / Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentXbox never really recovered from the massive backlash to the Xbox One announcement. The digital nature of the games was very poorly received (and quickly walked back) and the mandatory Kinect was...Xbox never really recovered from the massive backlash to the Xbox One announcement. The digital nature of the games was very poorly received (and quickly walked back) and the mandatory Kinect was memed to death.
Combine that with a (imo) sharp decline in the quality and pace of first party game releases and it's a recipe for disaster.
Now, Xbox seems to have made another big misstep in their current generation console. They went with a proprietary format for their expandable storage and promised that as production ramped up and third party companies started making some too, prices would drop to the same or comparable to standard storage. From what I've seen, this has not happened and prices have remained high.
And, the games situation has not improved. Halo Infinite, while at its core potentially a good game, suffered from some truly baffling decisions that ruined its perception right out of the gate. The purchase of Bethesda and ABK may bolster Xbox but it doesn't help that both of those companies have their own recent reputations of putting out mediocre games.
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Comment on Portal ported to the Nintendo 64 in ~games
puhtahtoe LinkJames Lambert has posted a video about the cancellation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBzok8GjA0James Lambert has posted a video about the cancellation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBzok8GjA0
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Comment on Unpopular opinion: Capitalism is a better ideology than socialism or communism because greed is a more tolerable emotion than fear/envy in ~talk
puhtahtoe Link ParentThe people at the top of the capitalist pyramid have worked to pull the ladder up after them. Reaching those heights requires either luck (right idea at the right time in the right place while...-
The people at the top of the capitalist pyramid have worked to pull the ladder up after them. Reaching those heights requires either luck (right idea at the right time in the right place while also already having the resources to implement it) or being born into it.
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It's impossible for everyone to just "work hard" to become that rich when so often working harder means you're just enriching the people above you.
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The suggestion that if you want to become successful you should just make a resolve to work to exploit and oppress others is gross.
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Right, that's a good step in the right direction and we'll have to see how well it works in practice.
Ideally the timeline-enhanced games will provide options to players to enable/disable specific types of moments.
For example, let's say a PVP game is set to automatically record every time you complete an objective, every time you level up, and every time you get a kill. If you're someone that doesn't care about kills and only wants to record objectives you would be upset if you completed an objective in a cool way but then that was overwritten because during the rest of the match after that your timeline was flooded with clips from killing enemies or leveling up.