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Comment on What do you remember about the "old" internet? in ~talk
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso Link ParentHandling is easy to improve. A set of coilovers will make your car handle better than cars twice the price, and you can swap them out yourself with no special tools (just get them adjusted and...Handling is easy to improve. A set of coilovers will make your car handle better than cars twice the price, and you can swap them out yourself with no special tools (just get them adjusted and wheels aligned after, which is cheap at any wheel/suspension shop).
It'll also make the car "feel" quicker, satisfying the urge for more performance for a fair while.
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso Link ParentNice. I love the idea of an EV but doesn't suit the rural driving I do here. I'm waiting for a more "practical" EV like a wagon with stupid long range but less performance. How has your experience...Nice. I love the idea of an EV but doesn't suit the rural driving I do here. I'm waiting for a more "practical" EV like a wagon with stupid long range but less performance.
How has your experience been so far?
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso Link ParentNot hard to get a retrim. I've done it a couple times. Can bolster up the seats a bit and reshape them to suit you at the same time. Do it to a pair of seats from a wrecker and you can still put...Not hard to get a retrim. I've done it a couple times. Can bolster up the seats a bit and reshape them to suit you at the same time. Do it to a pair of seats from a wrecker and you can still put your car back to stock if you need to as well.
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso Link ParentCan't go wrong with a Volvo. I'd love an XC70 for camping and road trips.Can't go wrong with a Volvo. I'd love an XC70 for camping and road trips.
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso Link ParentYeah I'd love to own an immaculate stock volvo wagon and do a Barra conversion. Thanks one of my dream projects. There's something about performance wagons. They're fun and practical at the same...Yeah I'd love to own an immaculate stock volvo wagon and do a Barra conversion. Thanks one of my dream projects.
There's something about performance wagons. They're fun and practical at the same time, so you can daily drive something quick, but still do the weekly shopping or take the kids camping.
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Comment on Man goes to prison for attempting to hijack web domain at gunpoint in ~tech
rorso Link ParentStealing anything at gunpoint is an idiots crime. It's not something particularly bright people resort to in the first place.Stealing anything at gunpoint is an idiots crime. It's not something particularly bright people resort to in the first place.
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Comment on Anyone into cars? What are you driving? in ~hobbies
rorso LinkI've got a 97 Nissan Stagea (JDM import). I have a massive obsession with performance wagons.I've got a 97 Nissan Stagea (JDM import). I have a massive obsession with performance wagons.
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Comment on Photo Challenge Jun 17th to 23rd Pastimes! in ~creative
rorso Link ParentWhat an incredible beach. We live right on the beach but ours barely has any shells let alone anything other than just pure sand. Beautiful creations from it too.What an incredible beach. We live right on the beach but ours barely has any shells let alone anything other than just pure sand.
Beautiful creations from it too.
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Comment on What have you been playing, and what do you think of it? in ~games
rorso Link ParentI really wanted to get into ST:O but it's just so.. ugly. I feel like it's a big enough franchise to do some graphical updates like EVE and WoW and others have. I'd love ST:O but with modern graphics.I really wanted to get into ST:O but it's just so.. ugly. I feel like it's a big enough franchise to do some graphical updates like EVE and WoW and others have. I'd love ST:O but with modern graphics.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make tildes completely text-based? in ~tildes
rorso Link ParentI could pretty easily modify my theme to replace the logo graphic with a ~ It's not a bad idea actually. I'll do it when I next work on it.I could pretty easily modify my theme to replace the logo graphic with a ~
It's not a bad idea actually. I'll do it when I next work on it.
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Comment on Reddit is adding native video ads starting next week in ~tech
rorso Link ParentIt's ridiculous that they even tried to become an image and video host in the first place. They were running stable and profitable before they made ANY of the new changes. This is pure greed and...It's ridiculous that they even tried to become an image and video host in the first place. They were running stable and profitable before they made ANY of the new changes. This is pure greed and the endless strive for growth to impress investors.
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Comment on Would you pay for access to Tildes? in ~tildes
rorso Link ParentYeah, Tildes is pretty good already, and has huge potential, but there's thousands (and thousands) of forums out there that are free and supported by donations. I think OP is heavily overreacting...Yeah, Tildes is pretty good already, and has huge potential, but there's thousands (and thousands) of forums out there that are free and supported by donations.
I think OP is heavily overreacting anyway. It's not expensive to run a text only site. Tildes users already seem passionate enough that I'm sure donations could cover it. I've seen bigger sites manage fine.
And, as @deimos says above, there's a lot to be said for NOT trying to be "the biggest" and just finding a nice balance point.
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Comment on Reddit is adding native video ads starting next week in ~tech
rorso Link ParentJust go to the source, Imgur. It's all hosted there anyway, and you can browse all images uploaded which is way easier than browsing Reddit these days. They even categorise them via subreddit.Just go to the source, Imgur. It's all hosted there anyway, and you can browse all images uploaded which is way easier than browsing Reddit these days. They even categorise them via subreddit.
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Comment on Reddit is adding native video ads starting next week in ~tech
rorso Link ParentEven though that "huge problem" still let them become one of the biggest websites of all time ... Greed ruins everything.Even though that "huge problem" still let them become one of the biggest websites of all time ...
Greed ruins everything.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
rorso Link ParentI'm still figuring Gitlab out, but I've made it a project here if you'd like to add to it. I'll work on it more next week when kids are at school. I really like this visual style so I plan on...I'm still figuring Gitlab out, but I've made it a project here if you'd like to add to it.
I'll work on it more next week when kids are at school. I really like this visual style so I plan on spending some time polishing this up to a complete theme.
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Comment on Here's where our space program will succeed – or fail in ~space
rorso LinkI'm a pretty huge space nerd, and Australian, and I'm still undecided if we should really be kicking off a major space program just yet. I'm all for expanding our meta-industries like the...I'm a pretty huge space nerd, and Australian, and I'm still undecided if we should really be kicking off a major space program just yet. I'm all for expanding our meta-industries like the satellite tracking and space-related science (like CSIRO are doing), but I think we should be focusing on internal issues first. They're already destroying the ABC, Medicare, and other services "because money".
We're in wars we have no place being in, education and medical costs are constantly climbing while government support programs get gutted, our internet is an absolute bloody joke and outright shameful for a country as developed as ours, and so many more issues that could be addressed to boost us up to a more suitable position to be looking to the stars.
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Comment on Markdown in ~tildes
rorso LinkMarkdown is so so so much easier to type on mobile. As someone who almost exclusively browses from mobile, markdown is one of my favourite additions to forums and web commenting lately. I'm much...Markdown is so so so much easier to type on mobile. As someone who almost exclusively browses from mobile, markdown is one of my favourite additions to forums and web commenting lately. I'm much more likely to add formatting to a post if the site has markdown.
I think a linked cheat sheet in the docs could be good, but a full WYSIWYG editor is adding a lot of clutter for something very few people would use in general. If it's added, I'd hope it's opt-in via settings.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
rorso Link ParentThanks, and yeah I made it on the black theme but when it's finished the idea is for it to be theme independent and much more complete.Thanks, and yeah I made it on the black theme but when it's finished the idea is for it to be theme independent and much more complete.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
rorso LinkVery much a work in progress, but here's my attempt at a nostalgic terminal/CRT style theme for Tildes: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1721975 Screenshots: https://i.imgur.com/scwKpAX.png...Very much a work in progress, but here's my attempt at a nostalgic terminal/CRT style theme for Tildes:
https://gitlab.com/snippets/1721975
Screenshots:
https://i.imgur.com/scwKpAX.png
https://i.imgur.com/ArtwT6w.png
This thread is almost too nostalgic to read through.
Nostalgia is a hugely powerful thing in my life. I imagine reading this thread is what older generations felt like when going through old photo albums. The memories are overwhelming.
I started in ~90. Did the whole BBSes thing, pre-images web, IRC, FTP server communities, Telnet BBSes, CGI based forums, ran some pretty huge forums, then social networks destroyed it all and added very little real value. Ever since then, I just stew away shooing kids off my lawn and talking about the good old days.