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Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games
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Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games
zeda Link ParentYeessss... I have been itching for something to scratch the Midnight Club itch.Midnight Club 3 DUB edition from the PSP to PC
Yeessss... I have been itching for something to scratch the Midnight Club itch.
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Comment on How do you build lasting habits? in ~life
zeda Link ParentMakes total sense: If 'exercise is a muscle', then fulfilling commitments specifically when your desire was not to is the exercise needed to build that muscle.I often tell myself "the fact that I don't want to do this is exactly why I need to do it."
Makes total sense: If 'exercise is a muscle', then fulfilling commitments specifically when your desire was not to is the exercise needed to build that muscle.
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Comment on YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking in ~tech
zeda Link ParentUnfortunately that arms race is destined to be lost, since DRM was made a web standard in '17.Unfortunately that arms race is destined to be lost, since DRM was made a web standard in '17.
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Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
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Comment on Every time you click this link, it will send you to a random Web 1.0 website in ~tech
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech
zeda Link ParentYour backup can be the "What you know" factor such as a secure backup password somewhere.Your backup can be the "What you know" factor such as a secure backup password somewhere.
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Comment on Why are we often hesitant to spend money on digital services? in ~tech
zeda LinkFor me, it's less about the dollar amount and more about another subscription to keep an eye on. I'm a lot happier when I can consider a fixed-sum cost analysis of something than I am with...For me, it's less about the dollar amount and more about another subscription to keep an eye on. I'm a lot happier when I can consider a fixed-sum cost analysis of something than I am with something that asks for my card information and that might go up at any time.
My favorites are ones that combine subscriptions with one-time payments in a clever non-annoying way. Intellij does this with perpetual fallback licenses iirc; 365 days of a subscription would get you a permanent license of a fixed version.
A game I played did as well (it had microtransactions, but if your microtransactions ever added up to around the cost of a typical game at the time, you'd subsequently be unable to pay further and would instead be able to generate more of the in-game currency for free.) Bought it on the spot as I was happy to pay the cost of a full game (even though it was a pretty simple game!) to essentially "disable" the microtransaction aspect.
I'm not totally against subscriptions (as dfx points out, they're occasionally entirely justified), though I do know that for me they have a higher psychological threshold to meet/justify, such as paying a share for upstream resources or support. But insofar as there's a "fair" price point for any given thing, I'm more happy to trust (or at least consider) apps or services that provide transparency and choices there.
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Comment on Does Tildes need a new icon? in ~tildes
zeda Link ParentThank you for vocalizing this, it felt off-putting to me as well.I assume you mean well, but it just comes off kinda rude to me. I certainly wouldn't do it.
Thank you for vocalizing this, it felt off-putting to me as well.
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Comment on Meta is building an alternative to Twitter in ~tech
zeda Link ParentI can't help it, whenever he gets the puppy-dog eyes goin' 😂 Seriously though, I have hopes for something wiki-like (even if that's not the direction he's going for a forum) as there are insights...I'd give the Jimmy Wales platform a shot - give money even...
I can't help it, whenever he gets the puppy-dog eyes goin' 😂
Seriously though, I have hopes for something wiki-like (even if that's not the direction he's going for a forum) as there are insights to be gleaned both with searching modern forums (searching "site:whatever.com yourQueryHere") as well as platforms like slack ("Searchable Log...") with the potential benefits to forums that are designed with thought put into how they can also act as information archives/repos.
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Comment on Reddit appears to be down during blackout day 1 in ~tech
zeda Link ParentAfter a prior wave of blackouts (I think the ones surrounding Victoria being let go?) they implemented 'community health' guidelines, essentially giving them something to fall back on to...After a prior wave of blackouts (I think the ones surrounding Victoria being let go?) they implemented 'community health' guidelines, essentially giving them something to fall back on to commandeer and reopen subs if needed.
If anything, "closed subs causing site issues" would give them more of a justification to do so.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
zeda Link ParentThat sounds excellent, mind sharing a link if it's OSS? Something like that would've been useful back in the day (my roommates and I ended up making little Autohotkey scripts) but considering my...I've implemented dynamic routing (e.g. you can create your own board combination by linking to /board1+board2, each board holding multiple sounds grouped together)
That sounds excellent, mind sharing a link if it's OSS?
Something like that would've been useful back in the day (my roommates and I ended up making little Autohotkey scripts) but considering my affinity for sound drops I'm sure I'll be curious about it again at some point!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
zeda Link ParentCompletely agreed; show me a repetitive task and I'll show you a way to make it easier, particularly involving browsers. I was excited to learn that Chrome's devtools now has the ability to record...If you could think of some examples of ways that people could use programming to make their life easier and automate boring things that you could integrate into the class, I think that could get a certain subset of people hooked. Who doesn't like a shortcut?
Completely agreed; show me a repetitive task and I'll show you a way to make it easier, particularly involving browsers.
I was excited to learn that Chrome's devtools now has the ability to record and export Puppeteer scripts natively (Devtools' tri-dot menu > More Tools > Recorder). It helped me convince a colleague to look into automating some of his occasionally repetitive work.
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Comment on Don't forget to check if your Ikea chair is compatible with your screen in ~comp
zeda Link ParentYou may enjoy these! They're the ones that come to mind for me along with the Magic switch one. The Best Debugging Story I've Ever Heard The case of the 500-mile emailI love stories of weird hardware and software issues / quirks like this.
You may enjoy these! They're the ones that come to mind for me along with the Magic switch one.
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Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes
zeda Link ParentI don't blame you. Reddit's voting system incentivizes low-effort content and herd mentalities, to an insane degree. I think we all saw that trend in our own contributions (I have my archived ones...It has occurred to me though that as reddit devolved in quality, so did my comments. This isn't to say I was ever particularly obnoxious, but at this point on reddit my posts are a line or two long on average, whereas at the beginning it was almost always paragraphs
I don't blame you. Reddit's voting system incentivizes low-effort content and herd mentalities, to an insane degree. I think we all saw that trend in our own contributions (I have my archived ones saved but towards the end I became a heavy lurker, with my usual thoughts going into a notes app) and that shift in incentives.
Site designers don't take into account the cultural butterfly effects of seemingly-simple design choices, and I'm definitely hoping some forum engine/site learns to do so "for good", whether it's here or elsewhere.
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Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes
zeda Link ParentThere's nothing that says those niches have to exist under a single umbrella. Personally I'm hoping the web trends a bit back towards the way it was before, with smaller fora with their own...There's nothing that says those niches have to exist under a single umbrella. Personally I'm hoping the web trends a bit back towards the way it was before, with smaller fora with their own personalities to discover.
While I agree that it's easier to 'cut loose' in places where not everyone's holding themselves to some standard, this past decade or so has had me starving for civilized places where people either hold themselves accountable for their conduct or it's done for them.
I'm happily willing to put the marginal effort forward myself in finding and contributing positively to "more serious discussions" as you call them, to not have to continue wading through the alternative.
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Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes
zeda (edited )Link ParentIt's amazing how often Twitch chat or Tiktok end up being the usual suspects now, I guess 4chan's been dethroned from its sole remaining claim to fame. I'm wholly on board with some site...It's largely from Twitch chat scroll-spam culture
It's amazing how often Twitch chat or Tiktok end up being the usual suspects now, I guess 4chan's been dethroned from its sole remaining claim to fame.
I'm wholly on board with some site attempting to stem those trends, though I'm sure it'd be unpopular or seen as overly strict to many 'casual passerby' users.
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Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes
zeda Link ParentFederation and decentralization have been novel buzzwords, but from what I've seen they seem too poorly implemented to be useful in practice. Maybe I'm just a dinosaur but their identity systems...Federation and decentralization have been novel buzzwords, but from what I've seen they seem too poorly implemented to be useful in practice.
Maybe I'm just a dinosaur but their identity systems seem like an inconvenient mess to deal with, and don't really offer enough pros to outweigh the cons.
My contributions to this topic would both be PS2 series that both 'technically' had sequels but that... deviated heavily from the formula. Jak and Daxter (I'm one of the weirdos who loved Combat Racing but I was looking over 'lost frontier' and by god it didn't seem like a J&D game) and Mercenaries (had a Mercs 2 but the PS2 version was so disgustingly watered down I doubt I'll try it on other platforms if I get a next gen console... Plus they made Peng take a complete 180 and everything fun about the first game was like a caricature of itself... oof)
Then again I've missed out on a lot of gaming; taking notes in this thread on beloved titles to play :)
Honestly the 'platform' I'm likely to build or get next will probably be a dedicated thing to play old flash games haha.