zoroa's recent activity
-
Comment on Tildes login session management? in ~tildes
-
Tildes login session management?
Does Tildes have any way for me to logout of a device I'm not currently using? I don't see any session management or "logout of all devices" in the settings. Would resetting my password invalidate...
Does Tildes have any way for me to logout of a device I'm not currently using?
- I don't see any session management or "logout of all devices" in the settings.
- Would resetting my password invalidate all active sessions?
- Do I need to email someone?
21 votes -
Comment on Death Howl | Launch trailer in ~games
zoroa (edited )LinkI've actively avoided deckbuilders for as long as I can remember. I'm not really sure why, maybe just an assumption that the learning curve would be too high to have fun. But I love beautiful...I've actively avoided deckbuilders for as long as I can remember. I'm not really sure why, maybe just an assumption that the learning curve would be too high to have fun. But I love beautiful games, and I have a big soft spot for pixel art. Death Howl was part of Next Fest a couple months ago, and sold me on its pixel art. And then I proceeded to put 5 hours into the demo.
The pixel art is gorgeous, somewhat in opposition to the themes of struggle and violence it's used to represent in the artwork of the cards. I found the deckbuilding fun. You need to unlock new cards to add to your deck, which both serves as a gentle on-ramp to learn the mechanics of the game and engaging game loop that rewards you with more opportunities of skill expression within combat.
I plan to get to the full release eventually™, but figured some folks here might be interested.
edit: way -> why
-
Death Howl | Launch trailer
9 votes -
Comment on Skate Story | Official launch trailer in ~games
zoroa (edited )Link ParentA Skateboarding Demon’s Grinding, Gratifying Quest Both I guess? It's a very linear game, where skating lets you battle bosses to accomplish your goal. The appeal for me is mainly the style, the...He [Sam Eng, the developer] wanted the feel of Dark Souls — in which failure and perseverance are central themes — blended with the accessibility of the Tony Hawk franchise, along with the free-form grace of Journey, in which the player sails through a mystical and expansive desert from one mysterious wonder to the next. The unbridled freedom in Journey was something he particularly wanted to duplicate.
Both I guess?
It's a very linear game, where skating lets you battle bosses to accomplish your goal.
The appeal for me is mainly the style, the tone (self serious, with some philosophy and humor thrown in), and the fact that it just feels good to play.
edit: "to accomplish your accomplish" -> "to accomplish"
-
Comment on Skate Story | Official launch trailer in ~games
zoroa LinkI've been enamored with this game since its reveal trailer back in 2022. And after 2 delays, it's finally here! I played 10 minutes of the demo a couple weeks ago, but dropped it midway through...I've been enamored with this game since its reveal trailer back in 2022. And after 2 delays, it's finally here!
I played 10 minutes of the demo a couple weeks ago, but dropped it midway through because it was evident that the game was delivering on everything I wanted from it.
I'm happy the game is finally out, seems to be reviewing well, and that I have some time off coming up to play it :D
-
Skate Story | Official launch trailer
25 votes -
Comment on Crunchyroll to end ad-supported streaming at the end of 2025 in ~anime
zoroa LinkIn practice, I'm pretty sure Crunchyroll has only been useful for premium subscribers for almost 4 years now. Way back in 2022, they moved all of their simulcast series to premium only:...In practice, I'm pretty sure Crunchyroll has only been useful for premium subscribers for almost 4 years now.
Way back in 2022, they moved all of their simulcast series to premium only: https://web.archive.org/web/20220327075951/https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/4962816171412-Changes-to-Ad-Supported-Viewing-
They introduced a "free sampler" section where you could watch a couple ad-supported episodes, but it was extremely limited.
I haven't been able to find any official crunchyroll announcements about this, but there are a bunch of threads from 2022-2023 where of people complaining that formerly free shows were moved to be premium only:
- Did everything on Crunchyroll just become premium?
- Why are so many formerly free shows now premium only?
- Is crunchyroll still free with ads?
And the article highlights that this effort seems to have accelerated at the end of last year.
Anecdotally, the last time I watched anime on Crunchyroll seems to have been right in the middle of this in Summer 2022. Every time I've checked the site since, the volume of ad-supported content I wanted to watch was becoming vanishingly small
I'm kinda sad about this. I'm nostalgic for when Crunchyroll was my primary way to consume the medium about 15 years ago. Sure the website was ass and the app was worse, but it was a free and legal way to access a pretty big catalog of content. And you could even watch a lot of the newest stuff on a one week delay. Which was huge for me as a kid with no disposable income, and parents would not have even entertained the thought.
I wonder if Crunchyroll primarily viewed their ad-tier as a vehicle to introduce people to the medium, which isn't as useful anymore. Anime is more mainstream and more accessible than ever. If you wanted to try a new series, you're probably already subscribed to a service that has a decent section of anime titles. If you get hooked on the medium, Crunchyroll is basically the only service for North American viewers who want a bigger catalog. And they're probably fine alienating folks on the free-tier who would never consider paying, especially given the increasing quality of streaming on pirate sites.
-
Comment on [SOLVED] USB hub with a detachable cable? in ~tech
zoroa Link ParentEnded up sizing up and getting the 7 port version. It seems like everything I need is working fine off of bus-power, and having the hub behind my monitor solves a bunch of annoyances I had with my...Ended up sizing up and getting the 7 port version. It seems like everything I need is working fine off of bus-power, and having the hub behind my monitor solves a bunch of annoyances I had with my desk setup.
Thanks again!
-
Comment on Advice/Suggestions on headphones or earbuds while listening to voices in the same room in ~tech
zoroa LinkOpen-back headphones might be what you're looking for: they're headphones that aren't sealed on the back of the cup that goes around your ear. There are some acoustic benefits to this, but, more...Open-back headphones might be what you're looking for: they're headphones that aren't sealed on the back of the cup that goes around your ear.
There are some acoustic benefits to this, but, more relevant to your question, it means that you can hear your surroundings much more easily with them on. But the street goes both ways, since your audio will also leak out a bit into the room.
I'm a fellow glasses wearer, and basically have the Sennheiser HD 58X on my head all day. I like them a lot, and enjoy them for games and music. They were way cheaper when I bought them new ($160 - $20 coupon) though.
Open back IEMs are also a thing (e.g KZ Ling Long for $20) but I have no experience with them to know how much ambient sound they let in. The market for very-cheap, good sounding in-ears has exploded in the last decade so I wouldn't be adverse to just buying a couple and trying them.
On-ear phones might also be a decent fit. They're headphones that rest on your ear (vs over and around your ear), which means that they can't form a seal and let you hear more of your surroundings.
I don't have personal experience with them, but the most popular on-ears I know of are the Koss Porta Pros (~$30-40 for the wired versions)
It'd be really helpful if you put a number on your budget :). One person's cheap could be "$50" and another's could be "$200".
-
Comment on Building the perfect Linux PC with Linus Torvalds in ~tech
zoroa Link ParentHaven't watched an LTT video besides the WAN show in years, this is going to be the one to break the streak. Thanks for sharing creesch!Haven't watched an LTT video besides the WAN show in years, this is going to be the one to break the streak. Thanks for sharing creesch!
-
Comment on Firefox 147 will support the XDG Base Directory specification in ~comp
zoroa Link ParentI've never used it, but I've seen people post about xdg-ninja a couple times over the years.I've never used it, but I've seen people post about xdg-ninja a couple times over the years.
-
Comment on [SOLVED] USB hub with a detachable cable? in ~tech
zoroa Link ParentOh god, I have the worst tunnel vision. I own this device and I'm using it right now 😂 You're totally right that this hits every need I have. I'll probably need to buy one of the bigger models to...Oh god, I have the worst tunnel vision.
I own this device and I'm using it right now 😂
You're totally right that this hits every need I have. I'll probably need to buy one of the bigger models to fit everything I need on it.
Thank you.
-
[SOLVED] USB hub with a detachable cable?
My life story before the recipe. Been working on cable managing my desk, and figured that mounting a USB hub behind my monitor would be an easy way to keep some ports in reach without them being...
My life story before the recipe.
Been working on cable managing my desk, and figured that mounting a USB hub behind my monitor would be an easy way to keep some ports in reach without them being on my desk.
I don't need anything fancy, just a couple usb ports. I thought it'd be pretty straightforward to find a cheap hub, that either had a long integrated cable or let me bring my own to route from my monitor to my desktop.
Boy was I wrong.
It seems that the vast majority of USB hubs have integrated cables, and those cables are super short. Detachable cables seem to only become common above my budget (~$50), and also include a bunch of features I don't need (charging, networking, display out, etc...).
"but /u/zoroa, why not just grab the first hub you see, a usb extender, and call it a day?" As far as I understand, USB-C male to USB-C female cables aren't compliant with the USB standard and can potentially cause issues. My google-fu isn't good enough to tell whether the same applies to USB-A male to USB-A female cables, so I'm just assuming that they are also non-compliant.
I'm looking for a USB hub that:
- Has at least 4 usb ports
- The USB ports are all along the same edge of the device. (For easy access even when the hub is behind my monitor)
- Can be bus-powered (i.e. doesn't need to be plugged into an outlet)
- Has a detachable cable for the connection from the hub to my computer
It'd also be nice if it:
- Was USB 3.0
- Cost less than $50 USD
- Had a mix of USB-A and USB-C
- Didn't look ugly
I've spent a couple hours looking, and the only hub I've found that hits my hard requirements the 4 port and 7 port variants of a hub from
StarTech.com. I was curious if anyone was aware of anything better in this price range, before I just pull the trigger.17 votes -
Comment on Strange YouTube watch-tracking behavior in ~tech
zoroa LinkThis happens to me, in two different scenarios There's one that's somewhat infrequent, but sometimes YouTube seems to track how long a video plays when I hover over a thumbnail. And will bring me...This happens to me, in two different scenarios
There's one that's somewhat infrequent, but sometimes YouTube seems to track how long a video plays when I hover over a thumbnail. And will bring me back to where I stopped if I ever click on that video in the future.
There's other times where, like you, I find a video through search and YouTube starts me somewhere in the middle of the video.
My assumption was that this was YouTube's attempt to guess the most relevant section of the video to my query, and jump me straight there. I know this was a thing on Google Search when you searched for a video, so I assumed that YouTube might've been extending that behavior more broadly.
-
Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
zoroa Link ParentIf I remember correctly that was a pretty common complaint when it was released. I ended up growing to like it, since I found the trackpads so effective at replacing the trackpad and the dpad....I will also put myself on record as someone who didn’t like the original Steam Controller on account of its lack of a d-pad and second stick. The touchpads were cool and did enable some unique and intuitive uses, but I thought those came at the expense of some basic functionality.
If I remember correctly that was a pretty common complaint when it was released. I ended up growing to like it, since I found the trackpads so effective at replacing the trackpad and the dpad. It's to the point that my initial reaction to the new Steam Controller was "oh wow this looks crowded, did we really need a trackpad and a d-pad?". Granted I've never touched a Steam Deck, so maybe it's a non-issue.
-
Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
zoroa LinkI'm really excited for Steam Controller 2. One of my core memories from the pandemic was playing Among Us, before they added controller support, while completely wrapped in a blanket since I could...I'm really excited for Steam Controller 2.
One of my core memories from the pandemic was playing Among Us, before they added controller support, while completely wrapped in a blanket since I could map the mouse controls to the gyroscope on my Steam Controller. If you put the time in, you could really make control schemes that transformed how you experienced games. Hopefully, Valve figured out a way to make that configuration a little less daunting.
I'm sad that I can't justify buying the new controller, since because I still own 4 of the originals (3 of them are still in their boxes) :(
Releasing a new Steam Machine right now makes so much sense. Valve has proved that they can provide a compelling console-like experience with the Steam Deck. This increased compute power addresses one of the Steam Deck's growing weaknesses without making Valve renege on their "no new Steam Decks for a while" promise.
The pricing is going to be so interesting. They could potentially go incredibly aggressive and price this around the Steam Deck's price, by leveraging increased spending on Steam to make up the difference. Which is notable given the context that the next Xbox is alleged to be a "a Very Premium, Very High-End Curated Experience" (translation: $$$$$).
-
Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk
zoroa Link ParentHyper specific When your band mate does unexpectedly does something sick, it takes you a second to process but then you get hype. (basically what happens at 7:03 to the bassist when the pianist...Hyper specific
When your band mate does unexpectedly does something sick, it takes you a second to process but then you get hype. (basically what happens at 7:03 to the bassist when the pianist hits a borrowed chord (?))
-
Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk
-
Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
zoroa Link ParentIf I'm understanding correctly, the value you're getting here is that AI assistance is making context switching easier so you don't need continuous blocks of time to make meaningful progress?What's more, they don't have to be consecutive hours - I can work mostly in my head, thinking about the system design. The rest I can do with AI assistance with just minutes here and there: working my notes into a plan, having AI execute the plan, reviewing the work, these are all major units of work but only require a minute of my time here and there.
If I'm understanding correctly, the value you're getting here is that AI assistance is making context switching easier so you don't need continuous blocks of time to make meaningful progress?
Oh this is a great idea thanks, I'll look into this!