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  1. Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp

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    I try and find some ncurses bindings when I’m doing my learning projects. An oldie but goodie.

    I try and find some ncurses bindings when I’m doing my learning projects. An oldie but goodie.

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  2. Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp

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    I implement a Conways Game Of Life. And the classic game of robots. I’ve done these in every language I’ve learned, from Forth to C to BASIC, COBOL, rust, pascal, java, python, and more, and...

    I implement a Conways Game Of Life. And the classic game of robots.

    I’ve done these in every language I’ve learned, from Forth to C to BASIC, COBOL, rust, pascal, java, python, and more, and numerous assembly languages.

    One of the more interesting to me was re appraising my 6502 on the Commander X16 a few years back when the emulator first launched.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies

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    Wait what?! I use KOReader on my Kobo and never knew. A few times I've been stuck without book N+1 of a series, and would have been real handy to grab it direct.

    You can get an Anna's Archive plugin for KOReader and search/download right from your kindle if you're so inclined.

    Wait what?! I use KOReader on my Kobo and never knew. A few times I've been stuck without book N+1 of a series, and would have been real handy to grab it direct.

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  4. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Bobiverse book three! I had some ups and downs with the first book, thought it sagged a bit in the middle, but the next two have been bangers. So interested to see where it goes

    Bobiverse book three! I had some ups and downs with the first book, thought it sagged a bit in the middle, but the next two have been bangers. So interested to see where it goes

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Ring camera is getting more and more annoying in ~tech

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    I use Tapo cameras, for which I've written my own alerting system, bypassing their cloud and app. They're supposed to be 'local only' and I switched to them after Eufy were found to be lying...

    I use Tapo cameras, for which I've written my own alerting system, bypassing their cloud and app. They're supposed to be 'local only' and I switched to them after Eufy were found to be lying shysters.

    At least with Tapo I can know my cameras are not connecting to any cloud, as all outbound internet is blocked on the port they're plugged in to.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    There is some happy middle ground somewhere I think. Vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploited in older software, and new ones can be introduced, deliberately or otherwise, in newer builds....

    There is some happy middle ground somewhere I think. Vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploited in older software, and new ones can be introduced, deliberately or otherwise, in newer builds. Adds a frisson of excitement to every update through npm, pypi, or wherever else.

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  7. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    These days with sneaky supply side attacks, updating could be worse than not. It's an increasingly complex situation

    These days with sneaky supply side attacks, updating could be worse than not. It's an increasingly complex situation

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    I agree with using Debian on a server. The lack of bleeding edge packages matters less. Stability more.

    I agree with using Debian on a server. The lack of bleeding edge packages matters less. Stability more.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    I might have said Endeavour OS a little while back, and I still have that on a couple of things. It's Arch derived, with added friendly. More recently though, I've been using Open SUSE Tumbleweed.

    I might have said Endeavour OS a little while back, and I still have that on a couple of things. It's Arch derived, with added friendly.

    More recently though, I've been using Open SUSE Tumbleweed.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies

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    I really wanted to like AC6. Was a big fan of Mechwarrior, and Heavy Gear, back in the day, and mechs in general. Tried it twice and just couldn't progress past the tutorial so I guess it's not...

    I really wanted to like AC6. Was a big fan of Mechwarrior, and Heavy Gear, back in the day, and mechs in general. Tried it twice and just couldn't progress past the tutorial so I guess it's not for me.

    Stupid helicopter just kept flying out of bounds where I couldn't hit it. At this stage of the game, no chance to level up, switch out gear, make a new build. I even exceeded the steam refund window trying it, and then bought it again on PS5 before selling that too. Sigh. Skill issue :(

  11. Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies

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    Hoping to hoodwink fans is the only reason I can think of.

    Hoping to hoodwink fans is the only reason I can think of.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies

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    Such a shame. I have no interest in multiplayer action games at all. I got all achievements on Elden Ring on all three platforms, well North of a thousand hours and I didn't get Nightreign. My...

    Such a shame. I have no interest in multiplayer action games at all. I got all achievements on Elden Ring on all three platforms, well North of a thousand hours and I didn't get Nightreign. My experience with playing with randoms in Monster Hunter has turned me off the idea of any kind of online game with randos and I don't have any friends. Was quite excited for Duskbloods from the first trailer I saw until I found out it was Nightreign but Bloodborne. Sigh.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech

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    Yeah, it's quite small. Next mac laptop will have a slightly larger screen, but I'm not going back to those 17" juggernauts.

    Yeah, it's quite small. Next mac laptop will have a slightly larger screen, but I'm not going back to those 17" juggernauts.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Star Trek: Voyager Season One | re:View in ~tv

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    ah thanks! I'll continue watching :)

    ah thanks! I'll continue watching :)

  15. Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech

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    I was in denial about my eyesight as I got into my 50s and got a 17+" 1080p laptop so I could see better. Eventually I got some suitable spectacles and sold the 17" laptop, and got an M1 Air which...

    I was in denial about my eyesight as I got into my 50s and got a 17+" 1080p laptop so I could see better.

    Eventually I got some suitable spectacles and sold the 17" laptop, and got an M1 Air which is much better. I can read it fine now :)

    On my desktop though, I have 2x 32" 4K/120 screens. Generally running at around 180% scaling.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Star Trek: Voyager Season One | re:View in ~tv

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    Watching this on closed back headphones and had to bail out around ~6 minutes when they pulled that stunt with the wasp. Not interested in that happening again, please tell me it doesn't , I'd...

    Watching this on closed back headphones and had to bail out around ~6 minutes when they pulled that stunt with the wasp. Not interested in that happening again, please tell me it doesn't , I'd like to keep watching but I have an extreme aversion to that

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I upgraded to a PS5 Pro and a big (well for my desk, 32" is big) 4k 120 screen. Things are looking good I must say. I started with Monster Hunter Wilds on the Pro. Have basically finished that. As...

    I upgraded to a PS5 Pro and a big (well for my desk, 32" is big) 4k 120 screen. Things are looking good I must say.

    I started with Monster Hunter Wilds on the Pro. Have basically finished that. As much as you can. I have a comfy set I can beat everything with, so now there's nothing to do but wait for Master Rank to come along and invalidate my 800 hours of "work".

    Then I moved on to Khazan. I bounced off this when it first came out, but trying again now it's very much clicked. Hopefully I don't hit an impassible wall, I'm not very good at games (though, Monster Hunter and all Souls are my favourite games, I have around 1,500 hours in Elden Ring alone, not counting Demon's, DS1, DS2, and DS3).

    I love the art style in Khazan, and the story has me hooked too. There are two parallel stories so far as I can tell, maybe they will converge, maybe they won't. I want to find out :)

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  18. Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games

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    It's Godot's time to shine!

    It's Godot's time to shine!

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv

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    I got a torrent of some upscaled versions. They're really good, was looking for the best I could find as there's no actual remasters or better official versions.

    I got a torrent of some upscaled versions. They're really good, was looking for the best I could find as there's no actual remasters or better official versions.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv

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    Funnily enough, I'm doing a run through all of Voyager right now, and planning on an end to end Stargate re-watch afterwards. Looking forward to all of it. I am struck by how much I enjoy Voyager...

    Funnily enough, I'm doing a run through all of Voyager right now, and planning on an end to end Stargate re-watch afterwards. Looking forward to all of it. I am struck by how much I enjoy Voyager after a diet of more recent so-called Star Trek. Proper stories being told. Character development and everything. Imagine that.

    2 votes