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Comment on What dashcam do you use? in ~tech
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Comment on What dashcam do you use? in ~tech
tigerhai Link ParentI absolutely second this, I have bricked an SD card from the constant writes of my dashcam and have no idea how long it wasn’t recording for. I didn’t realize until I tried to save an interesting...I absolutely second this, I have bricked an SD card from the constant writes of my dashcam and have no idea how long it wasn’t recording for. I didn’t realize until I tried to save an interesting (but thankfully not critical) clip.
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Comment on Podcast recommendations thread in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentSomewhat in this vein, Oh No, Ross and Carrie was my favorite podcast, which has sadly come to an end, but the catalog remains. Two science minded people trying out pseudoscience, religions, and...Somewhat in this vein, Oh No, Ross and Carrie was my favorite podcast, which has sadly come to an end, but the catalog remains. Two science minded people trying out pseudoscience, religions, and cults to see what they’re actually like. They joined both Mormonism and Scientology! But there’s over a decade of great content.
I liked Magic Tavern but I liked Improvised Star Trek (also ended) even more. Featuring Matt Young (Usidore) from Magic Tavern, plus many Tavern guests. Far less produced and I think hardly anyone listened, but great fun for Trek fans and tons of great bits that still plague my speech to this day.
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Comment on Podcast recommendations thread in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentThings Fell Apart is so good, I hope he continues making seasons. I could listen to Jon Ronson tell any stories and I’ve listened to all his previous podcasts but I think he really knocked it out...Things Fell Apart is so good, I hope he continues making seasons. I could listen to Jon Ronson tell any stories and I’ve listened to all his previous podcasts but I think he really knocked it out of the park with this one.
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Comment on Podcast recommendations thread in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentSteeplechase was also good, Justin DM’d despite long having an aversion to it but I think he crushed it.Steeplechase was also good, Justin DM’d despite long having an aversion to it but I think he crushed it.
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Comment on Podcast recommendations thread in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentThere is a large crossover of BTB fans with Knowledge Fight, a podcast debunking and deconstructing Alex Jones, so if you like one you’ll probably like the other. Host Dan selects clips from the...There is a large crossover of BTB fans with Knowledge Fight, a podcast debunking and deconstructing Alex Jones, so if you like one you’ll probably like the other. Host Dan selects clips from the show and plays them to his buddy Jordan and they mutually rip it to shreds. It’s funny and infuriating and Dan has an academic ability to strike at the core of Jones’ hipocrisy and an incredible memory to provide the evidentiary base, while Jordan expresses the outrage we all feel toward Jones while also adding a lot of salient insights.
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg statement suggests that Meta could create ads for businesses directly, eliminating role of ad agencies in ~tech
tigerhai Link ParentMy impression is that they have fully won the war against Craigslist. Seems like everything is on Marketplace now, which I rather despise.My impression is that they have fully won the war against Craigslist. Seems like everything is on Marketplace now, which I rather despise.
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Comment on What's something that makes you feel like we're living in the future? in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentLED bulbs are only possible thanks to the invention of the blue LED, which is actually a fascinating story. Red and green were quite simple and around for years, but despite considerable effort,...LED bulbs are only possible thanks to the invention of the blue LED, which is actually a fascinating story. Red and green were quite simple and around for years, but despite considerable effort, no one was able to come up with a process for blue. So it was always simulated with a filter and therefore severely limited the efficiency and practicality of LED white light. A single engineer basically made it his life’s mission to create a true blue LED, and he eventually suceeded, setting off the LED revolution of the past decade.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
tigerhai Link ParentPreviously I was playing on Switch, so vanilla game only, I need to replay it now that I have a Steam Deck and can do mods. Do you have mod recommendations?Previously I was playing on Switch, so vanilla game only, I need to replay it now that I have a Steam Deck and can do mods. Do you have mod recommendations?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
tigerhai LinkI am playing through Final Fantasy: Pixel Remaster and am wrapping up FF5 at the moment. I was a little apprehensive because FF1 was long the only Final Fantasy I had ever played, and it is one of...I am playing through Final Fantasy: Pixel Remaster and am wrapping up FF5 at the moment. I was a little apprehensive because FF1 was long the only Final Fantasy I had ever played, and it is one of my favorite games of all time (no doubt due to the many long nights playing it on NES in my youth). I tried FF7 a couple years ago but just didn’t like how it felt so on the rails in comparison. Also not a fan of ATB. So I wasn’t sure how FF2-6 would compare to my beloved FF1.
But I gotta say, I am liking them all, and each one seems to get better than the last. FF5 can be a bit much with all the multiclassing options and not always knowing how to spec characters out, but it’s proving to be a lot of fun.
My biggest mistake: I unintentionally 100%ed FF1’s Steam achievements because I know it well enough that I know where everything is. After that I was like “oh let’s just do it for all of them” not realizing that FF1 is the only game in the series without missable content and each game has progressively more missable content, so making sure I don’t miss anything has taken a bit of fun out of it. But other than that, having a great time.
I still hate ATB though.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
tigerhai Link ParentI really loved this game and I was super excited for Cities: Skylines 2, cue my disappointment to learn that it ended up being unplayable on all but the heaviest of gaming rigs. What a shame.I really loved this game and I was super excited for Cities: Skylines 2, cue my disappointment to learn that it ended up being unplayable on all but the heaviest of gaming rigs. What a shame.
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Comment on Are you tech-savvy enough? in ~tech
tigerhai Link ParentThe “stuff’s broken, how do I fix it” experience is also worse with macOS IMO. With macOS you’re going to get either Apple Support Forum posts with 1000 people with the same issue, no official...The “stuff’s broken, how do I fix it” experience is also worse with macOS IMO.
With macOS you’re going to get either Apple Support Forum posts with 1000 people with the same issue, no official solution, and lots of “reset these settings, clear this, reinstall that” that randomly work for some people but not others. Or you’ll get a spammy clickbait article that has most of the same “reset settings” steps. Half the time nothing ends up working but the problem will just go away at some point.
With Linux you’ll get a bunch of more technical discussions on Q&A sites or distro forums which may be harder for less savvy users to follow, but also offer real troubleshooting steps because unlike macOS there is probably a log somewhere that explains the problem, if you can figure out where to look and how to decipher it. Forum convos are often a back and forth of “look here” then “look there.”
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Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games
tigerhai Link ParentMy wife and I have both purchased it on 3 platforms each now so I reckon that’s something. Had not the slightest hesitance in doing so whereas that might not have been the case if he’d been...My wife and I have both purchased it on 3 platforms each now so I reckon that’s something. Had not the slightest hesitance in doing so whereas that might not have been the case if he’d been charging for updates and DLC.
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Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games
tigerhai Link ParentAh right the achievement, I was thinking of the internal 100% score he added in 1.5. I will happily remain in the unaccomplished as far as Fector’s Challenge is concerned, lolAh right the achievement, I was thinking of the internal 100% score he added in 1.5.
I will happily remain in the unaccomplished as far as Fector’s Challenge is concerned, lol
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Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 update released on PC in ~games
tigerhai Link ParentArcade game? I got 100% and definitely never played either game other than the Abigail cutscene.Arcade game? I got 100% and definitely never played either game other than the Abigail cutscene.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
tigerhai Link ParentI have a 10 year old dumb TV that has been great but the backlight failed on it last year. I did some bench testing and narrowed it down to the LED strips, which requires removing the actual...I have a 10 year old dumb TV that has been great but the backlight failed on it last year. I did some bench testing and narrowed it down to the LED strips, which requires removing the actual screen from its support, something I wasn’t confident I could do without breaking the screen. Ultimately I found an electronics repair guy working out of his garage and he did the repair for me for around $300.
In the meantime I had taken a look at the market and yep, your only options are absolute garbage quality from the in-house Walmart brand or digital signage for thousands of dollars. Literally no reasonably priced decent quality consumer options whatsoever.
I’ll take my dumb TV to the grave with me.
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Comment on Donald Trump and the nightmare of tyranny lurking within the American dream in ~society
tigerhai Link ParentI don’t know about the sustained unrest and protests. I thought that Trump supporters would engage in ongoing violence if he lost the election in 2020. January 6 happened, and maybe the aftermath...I don’t know about the sustained unrest and protests. I thought that Trump supporters would engage in ongoing violence if he lost the election in 2020. January 6 happened, and maybe the aftermath deflated their will to act, but this is a sizable group of unhinged people with violent fantasies who believe 100% that the election was stolen and they haven’t done much of anything in the 3 years since.
I do think there will be a loud and angry response from those opposed to Trump if he wins and there is credible evidence of theft, but I expect it to be more of a Women’s March kind of thing. Massive groups of people showing up to a one day protest on a weekend to voice their displeasure, and then they go home.
The rest of it (increased authoritarianism, attacks on marginalized people, corruption, division) all seems likely, though.
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
tigerhai Link ParentIt took me 20 years to graduate college. I fucking hate having ADHD. Glad you've got it identified and good luck going forward.It took me 20 years to graduate college. I fucking hate having ADHD.
Glad you've got it identified and good luck going forward.
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Comment on After two decades the dominance of Google Search comes into question in ~tech
tigerhai Link ParentThis is my "shrinking web" theory. The number of sites on the web has grown enormously, but overwhelmingly they are all spam. Meanwhile, all of the actual, real, useful content has been...This is my "shrinking web" theory. The number of sites on the web has grown enormously, but overwhelmingly they are all spam. Meanwhile, all of the actual, real, useful content has been consolidated into smaller and smaller handfuls of sites that are increasingly walled and moderated. It's a vast difference from the web of 20 years ago, where most of what was out there was generated by humans for the purpose of writing it, not for clicks or SEO or anything else. And until recently, a human still had to write all of that click/SEO drivel - AI will be the final nail in the coffin.
Consequently, the old adage of "nothing is ever deleted from the internet" is also not really true anymore, as this content consolidation has accelerated. Occasionally I remember something I saw on the web 20 years ago, finding it now is often impossible.
I have a Viofo A129 and while it’s decent for the price, I have my complaints. I have found it locked up and requiring a hard power reset (it’s hot wired so rarely loses power) on multiple occasions. Most recently I discovered it had been locked up for about 2 weeks - not something you want to discover after getting in to a situation where you need it.