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Comment on Friday Facts #442 - Flip, flow, and fresh paint in ~games
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Friday Facts #442 - Flip, flow, and fresh paint
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 in ~games
thecakeisalime Link ParentNow we're just discussing semantics, but I think that's still a remake. Do you consider the 3DS version to just be a remaster instead of a remake? Personally, I consider it to be a remake because...Now we're just discussing semantics, but I think that's still a remake. Do you consider the 3DS version to just be a remaster instead of a remake? Personally, I consider it to be a remake because it does have major visual changes, even if the underlying code is the same.
Interestingly, Wikipedia (famously never incorrect) explicitly lists OoT 3DS as an example of a remake because the graphics were updated and not just rescaled or rerendered from the original.
There's also no indication yet that the Switch 2 version will be anything more than a graphics and sound update. Notably the only thing we know for sure is that the graphics are different.
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 in ~games
thecakeisalime LinkThis is the second remake and the fifth release of Ocarina of Time. I wonder how much more they can milk this game. I'd really like a brand new Zelda game. TotK was too similar to BotW and I just...This is the second remake and the fifth release of Ocarina of Time. I wonder how much more they can milk this game.
I'd really like a brand new Zelda game. TotK was too similar to BotW and I just couldn't get into it. Echoes of Wisdom was fun, though quite short. Releases are getting further apart, and I hope that EoW doesn't mean the next original Zelda installment is another decade away.
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Comment on Friday Facts #441 - Space logistics improvements in ~games
thecakeisalime LinkI'm pretty excited about platform to platform transfers. I haven't played Factorio in a while. Now I don't know whether to start immediately, or wait until 2.1. Is there a Tildes Factorio server?I'm pretty excited about platform to platform transfers.
I haven't played Factorio in a while. Now I don't know whether to start immediately, or wait until 2.1.
Is there a Tildes Factorio server?
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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
thecakeisalime Link ParentYes, my mistake. I got it mixed up. There are instances that are pro-Israel/Zionist (e.g. lemmygrad.ml, lemmy.world) and they're also pretty bad about moderation and commenting with regards to Israel.Yes, my mistake. I got it mixed up.
There are instances that are pro-Israel/Zionist (e.g. lemmygrad.ml, lemmy.world) and they're also pretty bad about moderation and commenting with regards to Israel.
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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
thecakeisalime (edited )Link ParentThe members of Lemmy.ml (and several other associated instances) hold some very proIran, pro-Russia, pro-China views. This tends to lead to very unproductive back and forth "discussions" between...The members of Lemmy.ml (and several other associated instances) hold some very pro
IsraelIran, pro-Russia, pro-China views. This tends to lead to very unproductive back and forth "discussions" between them and the Western userbase.This is mostly relegated to political/world news style posts in the larger communities, so if you stay away from those, you'd probably never notice it.
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Comment on What internet discussion sites remain? in ~tech
thecakeisalime LinkThe reason is pretty much the same reason Reddit isn't working for you either. Most comment sections just devolve into either jokes or flame wars between the .ml users and everyone else. The few...Fediverse networks: These sites clearly have potential, but for whatever reason it's still just not there
The reason is pretty much the same reason Reddit isn't working for you either. Most comment sections just devolve into either jokes or flame wars between the .ml users and everyone else. The few communities that are free of those things are too small to have serious discussions. It's unfortunate, because I like the idea of a decentralized, federated social network like Lemmy, but I think it doesn't quite work.
You mentioned Twitter, so maybe you'd like Bluesky or Threads? I don't personally use them so I can't say for sure if they'd meet your requirements, but I never understood Twitter either.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
thecakeisalime Link ParentI only read up through the end of book 3. I thought it was over and didn't even realize there were two more books; it really felt like the end of a trilogy. And looking at the published dates,...I only read up through the end of book 3. I thought it was over and didn't even realize there were two more books; it really felt like the end of a trilogy. And looking at the published dates, they weren't out when I finished the third book.
I guess I've got some more books to pick up.
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Comment on Breadmaker update: one year in! in ~food
thecakeisalime Link ParentYou can also just take a frozen (half)loaf out of the freezer the day before you're going to need it - no microwave required. If you likely to forget to take it out ahead of time, you can slice it...You can also just take a frozen (half)loaf out of the freezer the day before you're going to need it - no microwave required. If you likely to forget to take it out ahead of time, you can slice it before freezing; the individual slices will defrost pretty quickly just sitting at room temperature.
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
thecakeisalime Link ParentThat's fair. There's definitely a tightrope to walk here when trying to set your children for success without pressuring them into being successful. I don't think I was pressured to do specific...That's fair.
There's definitely a tightrope to walk here when trying to set your children for success without pressuring them into being successful. I don't think I was pressured to do specific extracurriculars - it was just something to fill the time and keep me active. I definitely wasn't doing a miserable grind. The only activities that my parents "forced" me to do were swimming lessons (until a certain competency) and piano lessons. I also happened to have good grades, but other than making sure I finished my homework, it didn't feel like there was any pressure to do well in school.
In my interactions with high schoolers these days though, there is clearly pressure from themselves, their parents, and the future university admissions departments to be able to distinguish themselves beyond just good grades. Middle/elementary school still seems pressure-free. It's a problem that I'm not looking forward to navigating when my kid reaches high school.
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
thecakeisalime Link ParentI'm only a few years older than you in my mid 30s, and I spent a lot of time in extracurriculars. Sports, piano lessons, Scouts, maybe something else I can't remember. I think this was about 4...I'm only a few years older than you in my mid 30s, and I spent a lot of time in extracurriculars.
Sports, piano lessons, Scouts, maybe something else I can't remember. I think this was about 4 nights per week. I still had plenty of time to play with my friends, but it was nowhere near 8 hours free every day. I got to bike to my friend's house, I got to play in the yard, and I still played too much Starcraft, Diablo, and Rollercoaster Tycoon.
Looking back, I think most of the kids I knew from middle class families did one or two nights of extracurriculars per week, except for the ones with Asian parents (like myself) where we had most or all of our week scheduled. Unfortunately, this seems to have led to what I'll call "extracurricular inflation" (akin to grade inflation) where everyone thinks you need to be in more extracurriculars than everyone else and have a LinkedIn profile by the time you hit puberty or you'll never get accepted to university. And some of that is true - the admission average for the program I took in university is about 10-15 percentage points higher than when I was admitted. They need something extra to differentiate between every highschool student with a 95% average. It's a complicated thing to navigate, because every parent is thinking "if I don't sign my kid up for [activity], are they going to be behind in life?" and unfortunately, our capitalist overlords respond to that with "yeah, probably".
Even as an adult though, I set myself up with a lot of "extracurricular" activities, because if I didn't, I'd probably never leave the house. (Before having a kid) I coached 2 nights per week and competed and refereed on many weekends throughout the year. I also had dedicated nights for DnD, board games, and Magic at the local nerd store. Now I just spend my nights composing very long comments on Tildes.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! (Results) in ~talk
thecakeisalime Link ParentIn this particular case, the middle two options could be "don't care, but it's currently over" and "don't care, but it's currently under". Though maybe we also need an option for people who just...In this particular case, the middle two options could be "don't care, but it's currently over" and "don't care, but it's currently under". Though maybe we also need an option for people who just have a loose roll of toilet paper sitting on the cistern.
For other questions though, I do think neutral options have value sometimes.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #6: Vote for the next four surveys we do! (Results) in ~talk
thecakeisalime Link ParentSome surveys have 5 options, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. That might work here. Or a sliding range (or similar) from strongly prefer over to strongly prefer under, with "don't care"...Some surveys have 5 options, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. That might work here. Or a sliding range (or similar) from strongly prefer over to strongly prefer under, with "don't care" being right in the middle.
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Comment on Signal, NordVPN, Proton to leave Canada over C-22 in ~society
thecakeisalime Link ParentI've worked internal tech support for a large company. There were people, seemingly weekly, who would forget their passwords and need them reset. And with the ubiquity of password managers, that...I've worked internal tech support for a large company. There were people, seemingly weekly, who would forget their passwords and need them reset.
And with the ubiquity of password managers, that just opens a whole new can of worms. If the police can compel my Tildes password, but I need to unlock my password manager to give it to them, does that give them the right to all of my other passwords (similar to if I had an already unlocked phone)?
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Comment on Signal, NordVPN, Proton to leave Canada over C-22 in ~society
thecakeisalime Link ParentMost of those have very little to do with our online presence, and none of them are solved by C-22 or any other privacy destroying bill. Almost all of your examples are just politicians and rich...Most of those have very little to do with our online presence, and none of them are solved by C-22 or any other privacy destroying bill.
Almost all of your examples are just politicians and rich people getting away with crimes right in front of us because the police and judges refuse to do anything about it. They're not being ignored for lack of evidence; they're being ignored because laws don't apply to the rich and powerful (see: the Epstein Files, the Panama Papers, or even pre-internet stuff like the Catholic Church and Jimmy Saville).
Crime networks propping up human rights-abusing authoritarian states?
I want to call this one out as being especially ironic. You do understand what this bill is doing, right?
The government can't stop people from encrypting things. They can give people an extra hoop to jump through, but the actual criminals are probably already jumping through multiple hoops to encrypt their stuff, and this law will do nothing to prevent that (because it's literally impossible to prevent). The only thing this does is weaken privacy for people who aren't jumping through those extra hoops.
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Comment on Signal, NordVPN, Proton to leave Canada over C-22 in ~society
thecakeisalime Link ParentWhat happens when you can't remember your password? Do you just go to jail for the rest of your life? We've all heard about the people who've forgotten their bitcoin passwords worth millions of...What happens when you can't remember your password? Do you just go to jail for the rest of your life?
We've all heard about the people who've forgotten their bitcoin passwords worth millions of dollars, so it's clear that it does happen sometimes.
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Comment on Signal, NordVPN, Proton to leave Canada over C-22 in ~society
thecakeisalime Link ParentThat's not at all evident to me. What's wrong with the internet right now that makes it so essential to monitor everyone's activities?Doing nothing is not an alternative, as is evident today
That's not at all evident to me. What's wrong with the internet right now that makes it so essential to monitor everyone's activities?
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 18/5/26 in ~hobbies
thecakeisalime LinkSpent the long weekend tidying/weeding the garden beds and planting vegetables. The local squirrel population didn't dig anything up overnight, which I hope is a good sign.Spent the long weekend tidying/weeding the garden beds and planting vegetables. The local squirrel population didn't dig anything up overnight, which I hope is a good sign.
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Comment on From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens in ~enviro
thecakeisalime Link ParentDandelions are not a great source of nutrition for bees. Probably better than monoculture lawns, but pretty much everything is. If you can re-wild your lawn with native plants and flowers, that's...Dandelions are not a great source of nutrition for bees. Probably better than monoculture lawns, but pretty much everything is.
If you can re-wild your lawn with native plants and flowers, that's certainly a much better option.
I questioned on the previous Factorio post whether I should start playing again now or wait for 2.1. After seeing this update (and having not jumped in during the past week), I think I will wait for the experimental build at the end of the month. This does seem to be a pretty big update with meaningful improvements, and I'm looking forward to trying them out.