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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
Weldawadyathink LinkHeads up for Mac gamers: The Steam version is listed as 32 but macOS only. This means it’s a crapshoot if it will run on macOS Catalina and later. Many games have this warning and run without...Heads up for Mac gamers: The Steam version is listed as 32 but macOS only. This means it’s a crapshoot if it will run on macOS Catalina and later. Many games have this warning and run without issue. I can confirm that this game does not run on modern macOS. After reading some of the cursor issues with this version, I think I’ll be picking up the GOG version, which should run fine.
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Comment on ReTuna shopping mall in Sweden is the first in the world to sell only secondhand and repurposed items – established in 2015, it's a municipality-led experiment in circular consumption in ~enviro
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI am not chocobean, but here is what I think they are getting at: How does the business get water? Sewer? Power? How do they transport things to sell from the factory to the consumer? How do...I am not chocobean, but here is what I think they are getting at: How does the business get water? Sewer? Power? How do they transport things to sell from the factory to the consumer? How do customers get to the store? The answer to all of that is the massive amount of government infrastructure that we often take for granted.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentSo that is why my math wasn’t mathing. Thanks!So that is why my math wasn’t mathing. Thanks!
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Weldawadyathink (edited )LinkThe Secret of Monkey Island (2) Sid Meier’s Pirates (4) Behind the Wheel (3) PlayStation WHAT? (1) Back in a Flash (2) Uplink (4) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2) Metroid (2)The Secret of Monkey Island (2)
Sid Meier’s Pirates (4)
Behind the Wheel (3)
PlayStation WHAT? (1)
Back in a Flash (2)
Uplink (4)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2)
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Comment on Retro Video Game Club brainstorming and planning topic in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWhat about a separate limit on total votes vs per game votes? Something like 10 votes per person, but 4 votes max per game. Like you say though, it’s hard to balance well with no historical data.What about a separate limit on total votes vs per game votes? Something like 10 votes per person, but 4 votes max per game.
Like you say though, it’s hard to balance well with no historical data.
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Comment on Retro Video Game Club brainstorming and planning topic in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWhy not just not allow multiple votes on the same game? You can vote for 10 games from among the 40ish nominations? It isn’t the best voting system, but it is far better than first past the post...Why not just not allow multiple votes on the same game? You can vote for 10 games from among the 40ish nominations? It isn’t the best voting system, but it is far better than first past the post with a single vote each.
Of course you could always do ranked choice instant runoff, but that may be asking the voters too much for a simple game group.
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWhen you finish it, please let me know! I have never found something that scratches the itch that Uplink does. Such a great concept, and very good execution.When you finish it, please let me know! I have never found something that scratches the itch that Uplink does. Such a great concept, and very good execution.
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Weldawadyathink LinkMy first nomination is Uplink. It’s a hacker game. It is very dated, but the gameplay is fantastic. There is a modern UI mod that polishes some rough edges, which I would recommend playing with....My first nomination is Uplink. It’s a hacker game. It is very dated, but the gameplay is fantastic. There is a modern UI mod that polishes some rough edges, which I would recommend playing with. Also, I didn’t realize it, but it’s the first game by the studio who made prison architect.
I wasn’t sure what to nominate for my second. But in the spirit of the recently completed decompilation, I will go with Lego Island. Because of the decomp, it is now playable in a browser on isle.pizza, which is good since it was very hard to run on modern systems. It is apparently quite short, and I never actually played it myself, but I have followed the decomp effort. There is also an excellent documentary on YouTube by MattKC about the making of Lego Island.
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Comment on Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentSteam OS for the Steam deck was built entirely new. The original Steam OS only served as inspiration for the current version. I am sure valve learned a lot about how to build a gaming operating...Steam OS for the Steam deck was built entirely new. The original Steam OS only served as inspiration for the current version. I am sure valve learned a lot about how to build a gaming operating system from the failed first attempt, but the original OS is not related to the current one.
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI just thought of another question: How do you spell Saccharomyces cerevisiae? It doesn’t work quite as well over text though. Anyway, we do use Saccharomyces cerevisiae in winemaking as well. We...I just thought of another question: How do you spell Saccharomyces cerevisiae? It doesn’t work quite as well over text though.
Anyway, we do use Saccharomyces cerevisiae in winemaking as well. We do use other yeast species, but basically all fermentations are finished by cerevisiae, since other yeasts can’t handle the high alcohol content of a finished wine.
I’m no chemist either, but I am almost positive your homebrewed beers also have sulfites. The naturally produced sulfites are quite low, so they are mostly ignored in winemaking. I would imagine the same is true for beer brewing. The only real effect is that “sulfite free wines” are labeled as “no added sulfites” and “contains sulfites”, instead of being able to remove the “contains sulfites” label. With a quick google, I can’t find the actual chemical pathways that create the sulfites, but I think it comes from the yeast using sulfur containing amino acids and discarding the sulfur.
I don’t know if it is reputable, but this website claims that sulfites are present in every fermented alcoholic beverage: https://brewingforward.com/wiki/Sulfite
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
Weldawadyathink LinkI am in the wine industry. It took me a while to come up with something, but I think this is a pretty good single question: How do you make a sulfite free wine? An inexperienced consumer will have...I am in the wine industry. It took me a while to come up with something, but I think this is a pretty good single question:
How do you make a sulfite free wine?
An inexperienced consumer will have no idea what sulfite is. A more educated consumer would know that sulfite is the primary preservative used in wine. It is often added in many different stages in the winemaking process. It is usually added as aqueous SO2, gaseous SO2 (for empty barrels), or Potassium MetaBisulfite (a powder). That educated consumer may say that you just don’t add any of those forms during the winemaking process. An industry professional should know that it is impossible to make a sulfite free wine. If someone tells you they have done it, they either have a novel process for removing sulfites, or they are lying. Yeast naturally produce sulfite during alcoholic fermentation, to prevent other microbes growing. So a wine cannot go through a yeast fermentation without having any sulfite.
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Comment on Share a book you're feeling enthused about in ~books
Weldawadyathink Link ParentIf you enjoy it, she has written a vast library of other fantasy books. I am currently reading the rai-kirah trilogy (first book is Transformation). Absolutely an underrated author.If you enjoy it, she has written a vast library of other fantasy books. I am currently reading the rai-kirah trilogy (first book is Transformation). Absolutely an underrated author.
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Comment on Share a book you're feeling enthused about in ~books
Weldawadyathink LinkThe Song of the Beast by Carol Berg In my experience, there are two separate goals when writing words. One is to make the content compelling. This is the most common type of writing. Basically all...The Song of the Beast by Carol Berg
In my experience, there are two separate goals when writing words. One is to make the content compelling. This is the most common type of writing. Basically all books, novels, news articles, emails, etc fall into this category.
The other goal is to have the words and phrases themselves be compelling to listen to. This is the realm of music lyrics and poetry, and sometimes short stories. In this type of writing, the content takes a back seat. The content can even be meaningless. These can even be compelling to listen to when you don’t speak the language.
Very few works of writing, in my opinion, cross the gap and do both at once. Some people would say that the works of Shakespeare crossed this bridge and did both at once. I personally don’t agree, but I will admit I am a bit of a philistine with that era of literature.
The Song of the Beast bridges these two worlds of writing and does so beautifully. The lyrical prose is beautiful to listen to or read even if you aren’t comprehending anything. The story is one of the best dragon fantasy stories I have ever read. It is the only fantasy epic I have heard of where the main character is a bard. Seriously, if you have any interest in fantasy, read this book immediately.
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Comment on What are your favorite and least favorite airports? in ~transport
Weldawadyathink LinkI keep an informal ranking of all the airports I have flown through. There isn’t a single best one, but I can give some cool aspects of some of my favorites. PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor) is possibly...I keep an informal ranking of all the airports I have flown through. There isn’t a single best one, but I can give some cool aspects of some of my favorites.
PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor) is possibly the single best airport, if I had to choose. It does so many things very well. It is well laid out, good plane viewing areas, easy to navigate, etc. I don’t like phoenix itself, but their airport is very nice.
BOD (Bordeaux, France) is a very average airport. There is really nothing special about it. Except they have quite a few airbus beluga aircraft there. Those are very cool aircraft, so it gets a bonus just for that.
FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) is one of my favorite airports to connect through. I haven’t actually started/ended here, just connected through it. Almost everyone I talk to hate FRA, but I think it’s fantastic. Huge with a ton of airplane viewing opportunities. You can almost always see a queen of the skies (Boeing 747) or an A380. And a frankfurter and beer is the single best meal to have while traveling. Nothing comes close to getting off a plane and walking through the airport with a wiener and Hefeweizen.
And now for the worst airport in existence: EWR (Newark, New Jersey). My god, I don’t know how an airport can be so bad. Everything about it is just not good. It’s like the designers always chose the worst possible choice at every opportunity. When people talk about how awful air travel can be, EWR is what I picture in my mind.
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Comment on Looking for tips/advice for a hardware firewall/VPN for a small to medium size nonprofit in ~tech
Weldawadyathink LinkFor the vpn side, have you considered tailscale? It does require a small mental shift for how they treat their vpn, but it gives some huge advantages. They will never need to upgrade their router...For the vpn side, have you considered tailscale? It does require a small mental shift for how they treat their vpn, but it gives some huge advantages. They will never need to upgrade their router to support more vpn users. Even adding a new office location becomes trivial. The software is way more user friendly than any vpn I have had the displeasure of using. The only con is that, for businesses, there is a subscription fee.
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Comment on My favorite mouse costs less than USD 10 in ~tech
Weldawadyathink LinkIt looks like a decent mouse, and cheap but quality things are always fun to find. But I think the author is underselling more advanced mouse features. Apparently only gamers and video editors can...It looks like a decent mouse, and cheap but quality things are always fun to find. But I think the author is underselling more advanced mouse features. Apparently only gamers and video editors can benefit from more than 3 buttons? How about anyone who browses the web? I don’t know how anyone can live without forward and back buttons on their mouse. I urge anyone who is mouse shopping to spend a few extra dollars on side buttons and actually try using them.
And one of the categories that apparently doesn’t need extra buttons is people who work in spreadsheets all day. For those people, get a mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel. Horizontal scroll wheels in most computing tasks is not necessary. But if you live in spreadsheets, you need either a horizontal scroll wheel or an ultrawide monitor. Preferably both.
Also that mouse is way too tiny for my hands and grip style.
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Comment on Disabilities: Changing bed sheets over multiple days in ~life
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI have always heard once a week is ideal. I aim for 2-4 weeks.I have always heard once a week is ideal. I aim for 2-4 weeks.
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Comment on Disabilities: Changing bed sheets over multiple days in ~life
Weldawadyathink LinkDo you use a top sheet? I am guessing you are from Europe, or somewhere else that does not use a top sheet, based on your steps. In the US, we typically use a top and bottom sheet, so the only...Do you use a top sheet? I am guessing you are from Europe, or somewhere else that does not use a top sheet, based on your steps. In the US, we typically use a top and bottom sheet, so the only parts that need to be changed regularly is two sheets and pillow cases. The duvet cover can then be changed much less often. It might be worth trying out that setup, because changing a duvet cover is an absolute pain.
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Comment on Xbox Series X and S: Microsoft has reportedly sold less than 30 million consoles this generation in ~games
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI’m not saying that it isn’t possible. If someone wants to do it, it is a fantastic project. It gives you far more ownership and control over your computer. I would recommend it for everyone that...I’m not saying that it isn’t possible. If someone wants to do it, it is a fantastic project. It gives you far more ownership and control over your computer. I would recommend it for everyone that is even somewhat interested in it.
But literally anyone can buy a Lego set and build it without having to watch YouTube videos. It’s just not the same. Even knowing that a small company like Corsair exists is a big expectation of general consumers (and, yes, Corsair is tiny compared to Microsoft and Sony). Can you buy a PC kit in Target?
I haven’t tried it yet, but when I searched for the steam 32 bit problem, someone said to use the GOG version. But yeah, I see now the store page only lists windows. Those era GOG games are mostly just preconfigured dosbox vms, so there is no reason it shouldn’t run on Mac.