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Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
timo LinkLinkedIn is weird. It’s a place where people do a lot of self congratulating, promotion, self pity and worshipping of others (companies and people). Some do better than others. Anyways… What makes...LinkedIn is weird. It’s a place where people do a lot of self congratulating, promotion, self pity and worshipping of others (companies and people). Some do better than others. Anyways…
What makes people successful on LinkedIn is very different. For example, if you are Bill Gates, people are interested in your opinion because of your resume and status. I guess this is not you.
Another case, more related to yours, is that of the topic expert. That person that talks about only one thing. The person that pops into your mind when you even think about the topic. These people become a brand themselves.
This works, because they create their own audience. Most people in your network might not care. You need to find the right groups and connections to get your message to the people that are interested. In essence, you are doing networking!
This strategy works elsewhere too. Look at YouTube. How many niche topics have channels with consistently 100K-1M views? Be that niche topic expert.
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Comment on I can't get my head around US President Joe Biden polling poorly and Donald Trump polling well in ~talk
timo Link ParentI recently read an article (which I can’t find right now) that claimed mobilising the base is more important than capturing swing votes. Within the political system of the US, this makes sense to...I recently read an article (which I can’t find right now) that claimed mobilising the base is more important than capturing swing votes. Within the political system of the US, this makes sense to me. The turnout is generally very low anyway.
I can imagine the republican base was just as fed up as the democratic base, even with Trump being the president. It helps that as president his rhetoric had even further reach than before.
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Comment on The US right’s underestimated brain in ~misc
timo Link ParentYou may not be impressed, but many multi party democracies have much higher living standards than the US.Still I am not impressed with multi-party democracies like Germany, Italy in Israel.
You may not be impressed, but many multi party democracies have much higher living standards than the US.
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Comment on 'Americans are fake and the Dutch are rude!': A personal account on their difference in social behavior in ~science
timo LinkIn a way, the Dutch communicate efficiently; If you ask them for something, you get what you asked, not what you hoped for. You get the truth, not some lie. And I agree with the article, for the...In a way, the Dutch communicate efficiently; If you ask them for something, you get what you asked, not what you hoped for. You get the truth, not some lie.
And I agree with the article, for the Dutch, this builds the relationship.
This works great amongst themselves, but causes issues when dealing with other cultures. It’s especially visible with Americans (who we definitely see as ‘fake’). It also happens with the Brits, because they rarely say what they really think. Then some other cultures have difficulty making a point (talking seems to be the point). Or have trouble saying they don’t know something (because it is seen as bad).
It took me a while to see it (and I still don’t half the time). It’s both useful, annoying and fun.
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Comment on ‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says in ~tech
timo Link ParentIf a company can be a person, surely an AI can be one tooIf a company can be a person, surely an AI can be one too
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Comment on ‘Succession’ wins Outstanding Drama Series, 'The Bear' wins Outstanding Comedy Series, 'Beef' wins Outstanding Limited Series at the Emmy's in ~tv
timo Link ParentI stopped watching Succession after season 1 and I concluded I don’t really feel any positive emotion when watching it. No thrill, no excitement, no joy. Just people being angry assholes and the...I stopped watching Succession after season 1 and I concluded I don’t really feel any positive emotion when watching it. No thrill, no excitement, no joy.
Just people being angry assholes and the writing getting in the way of the actual story.
And annoying cinematography!
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
timo Link ParentGot stuck somewhere after Season 2, only recently found out a fifth season is ongoing! Probably going to pick it up again.Got stuck somewhere after Season 2, only recently found out a fifth season is ongoing! Probably going to pick it up again.
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Comment on Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS in ~games
timo Link ParentThe best thing about SteamOS is that you don’t think about it. On the Steam Deck you simply have a nice UI with nice UX. You simple buy, install and run a game. It’s stable. You never have to see...The best thing about SteamOS is that you don’t think about it. On the Steam Deck you simply have a nice UI with nice UX. You simple buy, install and run a game. It’s stable. You never have to see the desktop mode. It’s simply a good gaming device. In that sense it’s just like using a PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo. This is a big achievement by Valve.
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Comment on Piracy is surging again because streaming execs ignored the lessons of the past in ~tech
timo Link ParentStreaming’s UX, which is what I talked about, is much better than pirating UX. Content is already a plus for pirating, same as what the article says.Streaming’s UX, which is what I talked about, is much better than pirating UX. Content is already a plus for pirating, same as what the article says.
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Comment on Easy mode is actually for adults in ~games
timo LinkThis is really familiar. I just don’t want to struggle for an hour to get through a simple level. Everything that is slowing you too much just gets in the way of enjoyment, with the limited time...This is really familiar. I just don’t want to struggle for an hour to get through a simple level. Everything that is slowing you too much just gets in the way of enjoyment, with the limited time you have available. And sometimes you haven’t played for a while and forget how to play it.
Another example of that is quick time events. Pressing a button 20 times in succession is just stupid gameplay design. Some games (RDR2) let you set it up so each press is like 4x so it’s only a few presses. Often I remap some of the back buttons on my Steam Deck to just press that button 100 times. I can jump through these events in no time.
What’s also a big deal is that games now have better and bigger stories. Some are part movie, part game. There is not that much mastery required to get through the gameplay, but it can still be annoying or time consuming. This is unlike older games which were often just much harder and explained or helped you out way less. These simply required mastery.
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Comment on As the sun falls over a vast Danish marshland, more than a million starlings undulate in mesmerising murmurations – but how they do it remains mysterious in ~enviro
timo LinkNice! They write they don’t know how they do it, but someone wrote an algorithm for it in 1986: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids And if you’ve ever seen a group of birds, you know they respond...By Tim Bird
Nice!
They write they don’t know how they do it, but someone wrote an algorithm for it in 1986: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids
And if you’ve ever seen a group of birds, you know they respond to each other. One gets scared, flies up and the rest follows. Their response times and movement are extremely quick. Why they do it exactly, though, is another question.
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Comment on Red and blue US states: dichotomized maps mislead and reduce perceived voting influence in ~science
timo Link ParentIn my opinion it all comes down to first-past-the-post voting:In my opinion it all comes down to first-past-the-post voting:
Notwithstanding its simplicity and antiquity, there are several major drawbacks to FPTP. As a winner-take-all method, it often produces disproportional results, particularly when electing members of a legislature, in the sense that political parties do not get representation according to their share of the popular vote. This usually favours the largest party and parties with strong regional support to the detriment of smaller parties without a geographically concentrated base. Supporters of electoral reform are generally highly critical of FPTP because of this and point out other flaws, such as FPTP's vulnerability to gerrymandering, the high number of wasted votes and the chance of a majority reversal (i.e., the party winning the most votes getting fewer seats than the second largest party and losing the election). Throughout the 20th century many countries that previously used FPTP abandoned it in favour of other electoral systems, including the former British colonies of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Comment on Piracy is surging again because streaming execs ignored the lessons of the past in ~tech
timo Link ParentIs that true though? Streaming is: easy to set up easy of use (search, press play, remembers where you left off,, etc) relatively inexpensive (compared to movie theatres) fine quality Where piracy...piracy offers an overall better service than paid streaming
Is that true though? Streaming is:
- easy to set up
- easy of use (search, press play, remembers where you left off,, etc)
- relatively inexpensive (compared to movie theatres)
- fine quality
Where piracy has:
- more content
- often/sometimes faster availability
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Comment on What’s something you want to tell someone, but can’t? in ~talk
timo Link ParentThis is a very interesting situation. Would you say you are protecting them, from themselves?This is a very interesting situation. Would you say you are protecting them, from themselves?
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Comment on Side trip from northern Italy in ~travel
timo LinkI think Switzerland is the most beautiful country of the Alps, but it is crazy expensive. But I still recommend it!I think Switzerland is the most beautiful country of the Alps, but it is crazy expensive. But I still recommend it!
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Comment on Sound engineers, help me name this vocal sound in ~music
timo LinkNo expert, but I’d describe it as “breathy”. Sung close to the microphone and compressed heavily, hearing every breath. It actually sounds quite noisy because of it. There’s also quite some reverb...No expert, but I’d describe it as “breathy”. Sung close to the microphone and compressed heavily, hearing every breath. It actually sounds quite noisy because of it.
There’s also quite some reverb on the vocal, plus a low pass delay. But you probably heard that too ;)
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Comment on G-Sync/Freesync - What's your opinion? in ~tech
timo Link ParentAgreed. Did you know that the frametime for 40fps is right the middle of 30fps and 60fps? Yo only need 10fps more to get halfway to the smoothness of 60fps :) Fps Frametime frametime ratio (vs...Agreed. Did you know that the frametime for 40fps is right the middle of 30fps and 60fps? Yo only need 10fps more to get halfway to the smoothness of 60fps :)
Fps Frametime frametime ratio (vs 30fps) 30 33.33 1 40 25 0.75 45 22.22 0.67 60 16.67 0.5 -
Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games
timo Link ParentPopOS is pretty popular and based on Ubuntu. It should be a good starting point. I’d always go with something popular and based on a popular distro. This will help a lot when trying to find out...PopOS is pretty popular and based on Ubuntu. It should be a good starting point. I’d always go with something popular and based on a popular distro. This will help a lot when trying to find out how stuff works or how to fix something.
I personally like Fedora, it’s stable but does get frequent updates to packages. But I don’t use that for gaming.
I’m also interested in Bazzite, but it might be a bit too new.
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Comment on Why do hardly any straight men write about sex and dating? in ~life.men
timo Link ParentNot OP, but what about someone saying “all guys want is sex”. This is dismissive stereotyping, based on gender. It’s also quite sad because it disregards many other things men might want in dating...Not OP, but what about someone saying “all guys want is sex”. This is dismissive stereotyping, based on gender.
It’s also quite sad because it disregards many other things men might want in dating or in a relationship.
Great game. I used a guide to find out what gear I needed. Don’t really care for all the grinding so I could keep focus by just getting what I needed.