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  1. Comment on Fifty years of text games: Rocket (1972) in ~games

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    For anybody that way inclined substack has an RSS available at https://if50.substack.com/feed

    For anybody that way inclined substack has an RSS available at https://if50.substack.com/feed

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Homeserver, hosted server, domains and stuff. What do you do, what should I do? in ~tech

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    It's fast enough for me but I only really use Nextcloud as an upload box for other people to share photos and to be able to share files from my NAS so I guess it depends on what you want it to do.

    It's fast enough for me but I only really use Nextcloud as an upload box for other people to share photos and to be able to share files from my NAS so I guess it depends on what you want it to do.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Homeserver, hosted server, domains and stuff. What do you do, what should I do? in ~tech

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    Basically at my router I only have port 80/443 (and some stuff for games but for simplicities sake let's pretend I don't) exposed and then Caddy is configured so that if a request for...

    Basically at my router I only have port 80/443 (and some stuff for games but for simplicities sake let's pretend I don't) exposed and then Caddy is configured so that if a request for nextcloud.my.domain comes in it directs that traffic to the the nextcloud application running on some non standard port as you can only have one application running on the same port at once. You can do the same thing with Apache or Nginx, Caddy is just integrated with Let's Encrypt so it handles setting up SSL on stuff for me.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Homeserver, hosted server, domains and stuff. What do you do, what should I do? in ~tech

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    I use Namecheap as my domain registrar and they support using ddclient for dynamic DNS. I run most of my stuff off of a 4gb Raspberry Pi 4 but I have an old Dell Optiplex box configured for Wake...

    I use Namecheap as my domain registrar and they support using ddclient for dynamic DNS.

    I run most of my stuff off of a 4gb Raspberry Pi 4 but I have an old Dell Optiplex box configured for Wake On LAN for when I run game servers and stuff for friends and need a bit more grunt/an x86 architecture.

    I run the following with Caddy in front of them to handle reverse proxying different subdomains as well as providing SSL automagically.

    • Nextcloud
    • Postgres
    • Miniflux
    • Gitea
    • Bitwarden
    • Dokuwiki
    • ZNC
    • Jellyfin
    • Calibre-Web
    13 votes

  5. Comment on Seed saving movement calls for seeds to be publicly owned in ~enviro

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    I've never been that interested in growing food until my wife and I bought a house last year. Now I'm getting right in to seed saving and vegetable gardening. There's something really cool about...

    I've never been that interested in growing food until my wife and I bought a house last year. Now I'm getting right in to seed saving and vegetable gardening.

    There's something really cool about swapping seeds with friends as well!

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Do you carry a knife with with you? If so, what type/company? in ~hobbies

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    I have a little Leatherman Squirt PS4 multitool on my keys. I mainly use it as a screwdriver but the blade and tiny pliers have come in handy on occasion

    I have a little Leatherman Squirt PS4 multitool on my keys. I mainly use it as a screwdriver but the blade and tiny pliers have come in handy on occasion

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Mutt releases version 2.0 in ~tech

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    "Mutt has two main advantages: efficiency and configurability. It appeals to those who spend hours tuning their .vimrc files ... and who demand that their programs start up and respond instantly."

    "Mutt has two main advantages: efficiency and configurability. It appeals to those who spend hours tuning their .vimrc files ... and who demand that their programs start up and respond instantly."

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Among Us but as a multiplayer text adventure game in ~games

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    I'd be interested in playing but I'm in Australia so time zones suck and my evenings are usually a bit hit and miss for games so don't plan anything around me

    I'd be interested in playing but I'm in Australia so time zones suck and my evenings are usually a bit hit and miss for games so don't plan anything around me

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Unity Technologies announce 'Open Projects', building games in Unity that are open source in ~games.game_design

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    Someone in the comments there raises a good question - Is it open source if the engine is proprietary?

    Someone in the comments there raises a good question - Is it open source if the engine is proprietary?

    3 votes

  12. Comment on What keyboard do you use? in ~tech

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    +1 for the Ergodox-EZ. I ummed and ahhed about getting one for about six months and finally pulled the trigger. It took me a while to get used to but now it's so much more comfortable than using a...

    +1 for the Ergodox-EZ.

    I ummed and ahhed about getting one for about six months and finally pulled the trigger. It took me a while to get used to but now it's so much more comfortable than using a regular keyboard that I bought a second one to use in the office.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What are the oldest games you still regularly play? in ~games

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    I'm currently chipping away at Bastion of Chaos by Bridgeburner. It's a slaughter style map with like >4000 enemies and the most gorgeous architecture you'll ever see in a Doom map.

    I'm currently chipping away at Bastion of Chaos by Bridgeburner. It's a slaughter style map with like >4000 enemies and the most gorgeous architecture you'll ever see in a Doom map.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on S3RL Absolutely Presents... (Happy Hardcore Mix) in ~music

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    As someone who's listened to a lot of Happy Hardcore and the related louder, angrier, faster genre Gabber over the years, I've sat here for about 15 minutes trying to answer your question and...

    As someone who's listened to a lot of Happy Hardcore and the related louder, angrier, faster genre Gabber over the years, I've sat here for about 15 minutes trying to answer your question and honestly I don't really know how to answer. It's sort of musical junk food I guess? It's not profound in any way but it's not meant to be, it's music purely designed to dance to. I tend to listen to it when I'm in a bad mood or feeling tired but need to grind through work because I find it hard not to feel energised when listening to it.

    I also understand that it's great on ecstasy but I've never tried that myself.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Diabotical - Launch trailer in ~games

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    Honestly this is the first game that's made me want to install the EGS. I think arena shooters are due for a comeback.

    Honestly this is the first game that's made me want to install the EGS. I think arena shooters are due for a comeback.

  16. Comment on Android 11 takes away camera picker, forces use of default camera app in ~tech

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    Once I get a weekend to sit down and figure how to get my Pinephone to detect my Yubikey, I think it might be time for me to seriously think about leaving Android. If you told me it was going this...

    Once I get a weekend to sit down and figure how to get my Pinephone to detect my Yubikey, I think it might be time for me to seriously think about leaving Android. If you told me it was going this way a decade ago I wouldn't have believed you but here we are.

    10 votes

  17. Comment on Why Microsoft's new Flight Simulator should make Google and Amazon nervous in ~games

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    It turns out that one of the accessibility settings I had turned on disabled all aircraft damage. Now I've enabled damage it's better. I don't necessarily want an explosion but it's hard to judge...

    It turns out that one of the accessibility settings I had turned on disabled all aircraft damage. Now I've enabled damage it's better. I don't necessarily want an explosion but it's hard to judge if I stuck a landing or not if I can nose dive into the runway with seemingly no consequence

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Why Microsoft's new Flight Simulator should make Google and Amazon nervous in ~games

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    Speaking as a casual the game is pretty fun. I played with some friends watching on Discord and trying to navigate my region based on roads and landmarks. It's a little weird that there doesn't...

    Speaking as a casual the game is pretty fun. I played with some friends watching on Discord and trying to navigate my region based on roads and landmarks. It's a little weird that there doesn't seem to be any damage effects to the planes. I tried landing on my street and just kind of bounced off a bunch of buildings hilariously.

    Not sure I'd pay AU$100+ for it but with game pass it's well worth a go!

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Google's open letter to Australians in ~tech

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    It feels a little like a threat to me

    It feels a little like a threat to me

    4 votes

  20. Comment on When should you consider it a good idea to delete your comments? in ~tildes

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    I've taken to nuking my posts on Mastodon after 120 days just because I view conversation on there as ephemeral and non-permanent whereas on Tildes/Reddit style sites I don't tend to delete...

    I've taken to nuking my posts on Mastodon after 120 days just because I view conversation on there as ephemeral and non-permanent whereas on Tildes/Reddit style sites I don't tend to delete comments wholesale as I find I think of conversations on those style of sites as more permanent I guess?