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Comment on The cognitive dark forest in ~tech
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
shu (edited )Link ParentI agree with you regarding 99.9% of other topics that people should just ignore it and move on. I try to do exactly that with most parts of US politics. But Rowling is actively threatening the...I agree with you regarding 99.9% of other topics that people should just ignore it and move on. I try to do exactly that with most parts of US politics.
But Rowling is actively threatening the existence of trans people. That's just pretty fucking hard to ignore.
And the sacrifice of all other Tildes members in this discussion would be to simply not discuss a media franchise on this site.
I feel that these two things are so uneven in their importance and meaning that this could be a moment where a community like this could try to do a decent thing. Without the need to discuss pages of art vs. artist and all the other facets of this topic.
Just take a step back for once to make it a bit easier for many people here to be on this site without having to feel a metaphoric gun to their head. Just out of kindness.
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
shu LinkI think it would be very cool if Potter fans could just discuss the series and franchise in a different part of the internet, simply because - whatever we think about that whole debate - we all...- Exemplary
I think it would be very cool if Potter fans could just discuss the series and franchise in a different part of the internet, simply because - whatever we think about that whole debate - we all know that this topic is distressing for many people here (and I think it's not hard to understand why people are upset).
So I feel it would just be the right thing to do to discuss it elsewhere.
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Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp
shu LinkI'm mostly (hobby) programming in Zig, and also recently decided to move away from VsCode. I'm still checking stuff out, but currently I'm using Kitty as terminal with Flow Control as editor, nnd...I'm mostly (hobby) programming in Zig, and also recently decided to move away from VsCode. I'm still checking stuff out, but currently I'm using Kitty as terminal with Flow Control as editor, nnd as debugger, and I just started to checkout lazygit, which looks good, but I'm not sure I'll need it for my very simple git use.
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Comment on Proton Mail helped US FBI unmask anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ protester in ~tech
shu Link ParentPosteo created a very privacy-preserving system for this: https://posteo.de/en/site/payment (<- see "The Posteo Code System")Posteo created a very privacy-preserving system for this: https://posteo.de/en/site/payment (<- see "The Posteo Code System")
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Comment on Megan Ellison is hiring: Annapurna mogul revs up movie ambitions again in ~movies
shu Link ParentI don't have the full context, but two years ago the whole staff (25 people) of Annapurna Interactive resigned due to a dispute with the leadership (meaning Ellison and her protégés). I'm not sure...and therefore the only one who isn't awful? Lol.
I don't have the full context, but two years ago the whole staff (25 people) of Annapurna Interactive resigned due to a dispute with the leadership (meaning Ellison and her protégés). I'm not sure whether she was awful in that context, but it's not exactly a sign of great people skills when stuff like that happens.
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Comment on Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC in ~games
shu Link ParentYeah, I totally agree about Valves hardware, the Steamdeck is just a PC with Linux installed and the Gabecube is apparently also going to be completely open. Valve also makes it very easy to...Yeah, I totally agree about Valves hardware, the Steamdeck is just a PC with Linux installed and the Gabecube is apparently also going to be completely open. Valve also makes it very easy to install other applications and launchers on the devices (well, even Windows), they don't lock their users in. They're basically selling preconfigured PCs.
But I feel for the Playstation and Switch the chasm is still pretty wide. You're right that it's become much easier for developers to port games, but the users are still completely dependent on what Sony/Nintendo allow on their platforms. Not long ago you couldn't even buy games from Sony when you lived in the 'wrong' country due to region-locking. There's no real ownership of the devices for users, you can't just install applications and mods, there's no way to make PC games work without dedicated ports, and the developers who port to the PS5 have to focus on controllers as input devices since the userbase isn't used to keyboard and mouse.
That's still very different from what you can do with a PC.
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Comment on Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC in ~games
shu Link ParentI think the comparison between PC and console gaming is very limiting in itself, because they are really very different experiences. When one compares them they automatically limit their view to a...I think the comparison between PC and console gaming is very limiting in itself, because they are really very different experiences. When one compares them they automatically limit their view to a small subset of (mostly AAA) games that work on both.
But PC gaming comes with much more freedom to experience all kinds of games, e.g. PCs enable whole genres that you can't really find or play on consoles (most indie games, basebuilders, tycoon games, traditional roguelikes, etc.). Also modding, emulators, ports of games, fan games, etc. And keyboard and mouse controls are obviously very different from a controller, and feel much more convenient/natural for certain UI-heavy games or FPSs.
PC gaming also has a much more diverse ecosystem, just look at Steam, GOG, itch.io, etc.
It's not really comparable to consoles in that sense.
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Comment on Wonder Man S01E01 - "Matinee" in ~tv
shu LinkI liked the series, but what really baffled me was reading that Ben Kingsley is 82 in this, born in 1943. He somehow acts and looks a lot younger.I liked the series, but what really baffled me was reading that Ben Kingsley is 82 in this, born in 1943. He somehow acts and looks a lot younger.
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Comment on Color game — how well can you remember colors? | Dialed in ~games
shu Link ParentThanks for replying! Yeah, works for me now, too. Turns out, it helps to disable my Darkreader add-on 😅...Thanks for replying!
Yeah, works for me now, too. Turns out, it helps to disable my Darkreader add-on 😅🫠...
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Comment on Color game — how well can you remember colors? | Dialed in ~games
shu LinkDoes this work on Firefox for anybody? When I have to recreate the color, I can move the slider dots on the left side, but the brightness-options and the color itself is not updated.Does this work on Firefox for anybody? When I have to recreate the color, I can move the slider dots on the left side, but the brightness-options and the color itself is not updated.
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Comment on Steam Next Fest recommendations and game demos in ~games
shu LinkThe Windrose-Demo got the game on more than a million wishlists, and I'd say that's justified. It's a Survival-Crafting game, starts basically as a Pirate Valheim with nice...The Windrose-Demo got the game on more than a million wishlists, and I'd say that's justified. It's a Survival-Crafting game, starts basically as a Pirate Valheim with nice Quality-Of-Life-features, but it apparently transforms into a pirate colony builder (like Aska or Bellwright) later and adds sea battles like in AC Blackflag.
The demo has about 5-6 hours of gameplay (but it's not limited), it's very well made, and the game is planned to release into early access later this year. I'm definitely interested, but I'll probably wait for a full release.
I also tried the Replaced demo for a short time. It's a 2.5D platformer (like Limbo or Inside) in a cyberpunky setting with light puzzles and (mostly melee) fighting sections. I thought the gameplay was ok, but I really liked the graphical style and atmosphere, it looks fantastic.
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Comment on Salami Rose Joe Louis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) (2025) in ~music
shu LinkBand website. Bonus: random other song/video by them I like: Octagonal RoomBand website. Bonus: random other song/video by them I like: Octagonal Room
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Salami Rose Joe Louis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) (2025)
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Comment on Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (1979) in ~music
shu LinkThis gave me a good chuckle! I probably saw this performance as a seven year old when it aired in 1979, because the show Hitparade was something I was allowed to watch back then. It's so funny to...This gave me a good chuckle! I probably saw this performance as a seven year old when it aired in 1979, because the show Hitparade was something I was allowed to watch back then. It's so funny to see this pop up here in 2026, cause it's such a very german hit song from that time.
This was a Eurovision song entry by Ralph Siegel, a german componist who entered the contest 24 times and actually won in 1982 with the hyper-kitschy "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole (meaning "A little bit of peace").
Thanks for the time travel! 🙂
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
shu Link ParentYeah, I totally get you. It was really shocking when it happened. Here's to good health (and healthy hair)! 🙂The panic I felt seeing those bald spots is certainly something I'll never forget.
Yeah, I totally get you. It was really shocking when it happened.
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
shu Link ParentOh man, that sucks! Thirty years ago in my mid-twenties I had a year long episode of alopecia areata. I lost a lot of my (then long hippie-)hair in about two-three weeks, culminating in a sunday...alopecia areata
Oh man, that sucks! Thirty years ago in my mid-twenties I had a year long episode of alopecia areata. I lost a lot of my (then long hippie-)hair in about two-three weeks, culminating in a sunday morning where it just fell out in clumps. I was so panicked that I went to the emergency room where a doctor told me that it was 'just' alopecia. 🥲 I also lost about 50% of the hair on my body. I was pretty depressed at the time.
I shaved my head then, and for about ten months it just didn't grow back at all, until I got a few centimetres of superfluffy thin and white baby hair for a few weeks, and then it all went back to normal. No explanation for all of this.
Now in my fifties I have a rapidly receding hairline and grew a beard in protest. I kinda hate it, but I accept it.
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Comment on Fable | Gameplay reveal in ~games
shu LinkThe choreography of these Microsoft gamedev videos is something that really bothers me. It's almost as if these videos are so artificial that they sit in some kind of uncanny valley for me. The...The choreography of these Microsoft gamedev videos is something that really bothers me. It's almost as if these videos are so artificial that they sit in some kind of uncanny valley for me.
The individual developers are filmed as if they are just spontaneously talking and laughing, all so pleasant and smiling and happy, but of course they obviously just follow a script in which they often end each others sentences.
Look at the two guys talking here, it's filmed as if they are Pluribus aliens. It gives me the creeps.😶
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
shu Link ParentI agree with this in regard to military actions, but I think that EU relations with the US would change so fundamentally that this would result in a war-like scenario in many other ways. Any EU-US...It's hard for me to imagine Western Europe going to war or even skirmishing over it.
I agree with this in regard to military actions, but I think that EU relations with the US would change so fundamentally that this would result in a war-like scenario in many other ways.
Any EU-US cooperation could collapse under this (military, scientific, trade, cultural); many europeans would stop buying or using american products or services and would start to see the US as an active enemy; the idea of being allies in any sense would be completely destroyed by such a hostile act.
So yeah, the US could probably invade, but the cost could be insanely high even without any military conflict.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games
shu (edited )Link Parent(I don't play Arc, but I followed its development a bit.) Another thing that's somewhat new and special in Arc Raiders is the animation system for the enemies, which is driven by machine learning...what makes arc raiders special?
(I don't play Arc, but I followed its development a bit.)
Another thing that's somewhat new and special in Arc Raiders is the animation system for the enemies, which is driven by machine learning algorithms and looks fantastic. Enemies still attack in a realistic looking way when they loose limbs (or rotors for flying drones). This video shows a few examples of the development of the animation system.
I haven't seen that before in this quality in a game, especially in a multiplayer game. And as u/NonoAdomo explained their behaviour also feels quite intelligent.
Isn't this whole metaphor somewhat illogical?
Firstly I think his point makes only sense when you watch it strictly with the lens of making profit. If you don't want to make money with your ideas, it's not necessary to keep them secret and hide them from the corpos, right?
But if you want to make a business out of your ideas, you can't hide forever anyway. So this whole metaphor of 'civilizations hiding to avoid annihilation' isn't transferable at all, because it's not exactly a winning strategy to hide your company from the open market.
And the moment you found a company with your idea and try to grow a business with it, the corporations can still copy your special thing in a heartbeat (at least if you believe in the idea that LLMs make that possible like the author does).
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