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Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Poems about cheese in ~books
trim Link ParentAhh! I knew the thieves one but forgot it at the time, the cheese rolling one is both amusing and apt for a UK resident with our penchant for rolling cheeses.Ahh! I knew the thieves one but forgot it at the time, the cheese rolling one is both amusing and apt for a UK resident with our penchant for rolling cheeses.
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Comment on Poems about cheese in ~books
trim LinkHear about the explosion in the French cheese factory? there was nothing left but debris How do you hide a horse using cheese? you mask a pony How do you get a bear down from a tree using cheese?...Hear about the explosion in the French cheese factory?
there was nothing left but debrisHow do you hide a horse using cheese?
you mask a ponyHow do you get a bear down from a tree using cheese?
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Comment on An update in ~health.mental
trim Link ParentI don’t know about people being “stupid” for finding themselves in relationships that are not ideal. Happened to me, I don’t think I’m stupid, it’s just how things worked out at the time.I don’t know about people being “stupid” for finding themselves in relationships that are not ideal.
Happened to me, I don’t think I’m stupid, it’s just how things worked out at the time.
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
trim Link ParentI’m sure that was it yes, with the application list pared right down.I’m sure that was it yes, with the application list pared right down.
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
trim Link ParentI didn't write a launcher no. I found one that looked like it would work, just a wallpaper background an a list of apps by name down the left, can't remember which one it was. I'm seeing mum...I didn't write a launcher no. I found one that looked like it would work, just a wallpaper background an a list of apps by name down the left, can't remember which one it was. I'm seeing mum tomorrow and Sunday, if I get time with the tablet I'll note down the launcher.
Wish I could lock that thing down though, no idea how mum escaped the launcher into full on multi window with a stylus mode. Should employ mum in our testing team at work, lol
The apps really are not in a fit state for public consumption as they use servers on my tailnet for backend resources (such as paying winnings in the bingo app, and the pool of jigsaws). I wanted something that was easy to build and that I had control over. Could have made an account on my nextcloud for the images I suppose but for some reason I've only just thought of that :-/ Funny how that goes.
Can't see the bingo payment system working for anyone else though!
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
trim Link ParentShe likes to play bingo, so I produced a bingo game, with AI players for her to play against. You can imagine the state of 'bingo' apps on the play store. Ad ridden money grabbing things they are....She likes to play bingo, so I produced a bingo game, with AI players for her to play against. You can imagine the state of 'bingo' apps on the play store. Ad ridden money grabbing things they are.
Also a Jigsaw game I can upload new family photos to.
I'm going to make a threes clone at some point, and a suduko. All built with no monetisation or ads, and suitable for an 80+ year old with poorly hands and poor-ish motor control.
She managed to escape my launcher though, and ended up on the Lenovo stock desktop in multi window mode :(
I tried for half an hour to replicate that and couldn't. It's amazing what happens to technology and software when you give it to other people!
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Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech
trim LinkI make some Android games for my elderly mum to play on an unlogged in Lenovo tablet. Free from monetisation, and other scammy behaviour from play store apps. Because there is a lot of scummy...I make some Android games for my elderly mum to play on an unlogged in Lenovo tablet. Free from monetisation, and other scammy behaviour from play store apps. Because there is a lot of scummy behaviour in these so called “verified” applications.
I can only get physical access to the device infrequently, so the 24 hours thing will be a ball ache. I have remote access but that’s sporadic I find. Internet issues at mums.
But I will do that I suppose. What other choice do I have at this point?
She can barely use my highly locked down easy launcher setup.
In the final case, perhaps I can get Linux on to some tablet device or other but man, that’s going to be rough to use, even if I can manage it.
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Comment on Mojang has updated the system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition, raising recommended system memory from 4GB to 16GB in ~games
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
trim LinkSteeleye Span of all things. I’ve always liked them but kind of fell away from listening to them in favour of a more modern folk scene. They’re still going, and on tour! It’s a bit of a trigger’s...Steeleye Span of all things. I’ve always liked them but kind of fell away from listening to them in favour of a more modern folk scene.
They’re still going, and on tour! It’s a bit of a trigger’s broom of a band though, given the vast personnel changes over the years. I still remember buying Sails Of Silver as one of my first CD purchases.
Another classic is Bob Dylan who was brought back to my attention with a tour appearance in Blackpool of all places. I can’t go sadly, but Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues had a few spins.
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Comment on The machines are fine. I'm worried about us. in ~science
trim Link ParentOddly, redstone was the thing that made this click, rather than actual ttl which is bizarre.Try explaining even an 8bit full adder and the physical circuitry for that to most people, and that's not even the beginning of doing anything useful with a computer.
Oddly, redstone was the thing that made this click, rather than actual ttl which is bizarre.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
trim LinkFinished all the Bobiverse books and all his other work, and moved on to the 10 book Spiral Wars series by Joel Shepherd. Just starting Book 2, with Book 1 (Renegade) being a really good first...Finished all the Bobiverse books and all his other work, and moved on to the 10 book Spiral Wars series by Joel Shepherd.
Just starting Book 2, with Book 1 (Renegade) being a really good first instalment.
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Comment on Introducing XBOX backward compatibility on PC in ~games
trim Link ParentIt'll be a packaged emulator surely? I have no horse in this race, not having an XBox, any games for it, nor any way to play these, but these kind of things (e.g. from Nintendo) are usually a...It'll be a packaged emulator surely? I have no horse in this race, not having an XBox, any games for it, nor any way to play these, but these kind of things (e.g. from Nintendo) are usually a custom emulator, then the emulation can do some enhancements,.
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Comment on Your cookware got worse on purpose: who owns Pyrex and All-Clad now in ~food
trim LinkMuch the same exists in Europe with white goods like washing machines. Just a few conglomerates own nearly all the brands you see in store, and it’s all fake competition of identical engineering...Much the same exists in Europe with white goods like washing machines. Just a few conglomerates own nearly all the brands you see in store, and it’s all fake competition of identical engineering with various different fancy paint jobs and control panels. All the important bits are engineered to fail. Sealed tubs and the like.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
trim (edited )Link ParentMan , Endgame was such a time. I remember being around the office then, and loads of people were talking about how it might end, and being excited for it. People who I wouldn't have considered to...Man , Endgame was such a time. I remember being around the office then, and loads of people were talking about how it might end, and being excited for it. People who I wouldn't have considered to be comic book or marvel fans. It really did capture the zeitgeist for a while and then ... well, here we are. Pulling the puppet strings on the twitching corpse of the Marvel universe in the hopes of one last dance.
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Comment on Netflix teams with SignUp Media to add ASL to 200 hours of kids shows in ~tv
trim Link ParentDoes that use BSL or Makaton? - I've not been watching C4 children's television for a long old time. I'm also wondering if these ASL enabled Netflix titles are available in the UK, because that's...Does that use BSL or Makaton? - I've not been watching C4 children's television for a long old time.
I'm also wondering if these ASL enabled Netflix titles are available in the UK, because that's a foreign language at that point, I don't know anyone here that signs ASL
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Comment on There are three types of farters. Which one are you? in ~science
trim LinkThey missed one of course. Mick The Master Farter. The story as told by Kevin (bloody) Wilson.They missed one of course. Mick The Master Farter. The story as told by Kevin (bloody) Wilson.
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Comment on Hack reveals suno AI music generator scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius in ~tech
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
trim LinkI don’t know if this counts but I’m working on my set list for mums birthday party next week. Left it a bit late. Probably limit it to six or seven mostly Irish ballads. Getting nervous thinking...I don’t know if this counts but I’m working on my set list for mums birthday party next week. Left it a bit late. Probably limit it to six or seven mostly Irish ballads. Getting nervous thinking about it.
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Comment on 2026 Fifa World Cup - Finals discussion and news megathread (quarters/semis/finals) in ~sports.football
trim Link ParentIt was indeed a game of two halves. Never has the phrase been truerIt was indeed a game of two halves. Never has the phrase been truer
Oh man. Dark Sun! Good video games, and I remember a character from the books without looking it up, I think it was Astinus of Palanthas, and the series and setting introduced Psyonics if I recall. Or if it didn't introduce it, it certainly made more of if than anything before. I have the starter kit still on my shelf , and a lot of the novels.
Other starter kits and novels I have from that era would be Spelljammer, and Ravenloft. Surprisingly I don't have any Dragonlance or Forgotten Realms beyond the novels, someone else was always running those.
Didn't really get to actually /play/ much with these campaign settings, outside of the video game adaptation for Dark Sun, but they were fun to just have and read. I spent a lot of time reading about the campaign settings and preparing for games I largely would not play :(
Novels were good though :)