ChickenAndRice

@ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women are anonymously spilling tea about men in their cities on viral app⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Android users report the app here: support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2853570?hl=e…

  honestly I doubt it’ll do anything but it can’t hurt to try

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  …we can do both…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  This is unbelievably cursed lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The bubble supervillain from Spongebob exists the Krusty Krab and laughs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Makise Kurisu (by Pinki) [Steins;Gate]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Is so cool, sun-ov-a-bitch

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I also saw this Reddit thread

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Lumo, the AI where every conversation is confidential | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you end up setting up encrypted email? I briefly looked into that but was talked out of it for various reasons (other email providers not trusting yours, security, uptime, etc.)

  I do have Proton, but I’m heavily considering other options.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Lumo, the AI where every conversation is confidential | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d rather they just say they cancelled it if they did. Aside from their sporadic focus, the lack of transparency in their progress is killing me here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Lumo, the AI where every conversation is confidential | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Proton is company-personified of the engineer who loves working on new features, but hates fixing bugs. That’s how you get insane tech debt and unhappy customers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Introducing Lumo, the AI where every conversation is confidential | Proton⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  WTF is proton doing? There’s still open issues with their basic products?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The industry filed false claims against the "Stop Killing Games" initiative | Accursed Farms⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  fast forwarding is your friend

• The industry filed false claims against the "Stop Killing Games" initiative | Accursed Farmswww.youtube.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Is futurism usually this trash?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Building a linux phone: do you mean from scratch, or just installing one of the Linux phone OS’s that already exist?

  I’ve been following Ubuntu Touch for several years now and, while they have made a lot of progress, its main hurdles have the same thing in common: mobile hardware is incredibly locked down. For example, Ubuntu Touch uses proprietary Android drivers for many low level functions. Even then, there’s some features that aren’t stable across all devices, like VOLTE.

  It sucks, I really want to use Ubuntu Touch (or any of the Linux alternatives) but I can’t make phone calls or text in the US without VOLTE support. There are a few phones that support VOLTE, but the feature is either in beta, the phone is expensive, or the phone is not sold in the US.

  Anyways bringing that back to Graphene: In my case, I’m using this as a stopgap until Linux phones take off (assuming they ever do). For now I guess the best thing is to just be skeptic, keep things minimal, and bloat-free.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok. Which ones, and why?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are many technical reasons why: grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices

  Every Android phone (besides Pixel) fails to meet the high technical requirements of the project.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sadly true in any situation that requires talking to anyone else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley dethrones Valve classic as Steam’s top-rated game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Portal 2… the Valve classic is Portal 2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Laughs in Graphene

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨billionaires are a cancer on society [literally]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kobeni (by Osakechan0)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Spoilers for part 2 manga:

  Tap for spoiler

  Man I miss Kobeni. Her brother is not the same thing 😔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Tech-Backed Influencer Wants to Replace Teachers With AI⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She*, as it says in the article

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Tech-Backed Influencer Wants to Replace Teachers With AI⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean yeah. What other country is this batshit crazy about privatizing everything while preaching neoliberalism?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dreamsettler, the follow-up to early internet inspired browser game Hypnospace Outlaw, has been cancelled⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, I actually want to cry 😭

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nexus Mods Sale Sparks Concern in Modding Community⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen too many services go through enshittification, which is why I’ve always made backups of the mods I installed.

  That said, that obviously scales poorly if you download a lot of mods or really massive mods.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Next Fest has started once again. What good demos have you found?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seeing as Steam Next Fest ends about 12 hours from now, I’d like to describe / review some demos I’ve been played over the week. Hopefully, at least some of these games haven’t been mentioned before, apologies for bumping the thread:

  • No, I’m not a Human: Easily my favorite demo of Steam Next Fest. The game presents a kafkaesque scenario in which you must let in humans, but keep out “Visitors” from your own home. The game is intentionally (and consistently) ugly, in a way where even the humans are ugly. The game has a collage like aesthetic, much like the creepy Nickelodeon show Angela Anaconda. This is my favorite type of horror (eerie and weird!), all without resorting to cheap methods like jumpscares. Aspects of the demo are randomized, so there’s lots of replayability.

  • Bloodthief: Oh man. As a fan of games like Dusk, Ultrakill, Celeste, and Super Meat Boy, this is a game that was made for me. It’s like a precision platformer in first person with hack and slash elements… I am going to spend a lot of time on this when it comes out lol

  • Ball x Pit: basically Atari breakout combat (against tetris shaped enemies) with roguelike elements. Also, you craft and build outside of combat. I’m interested to see how these different genre elements will play out in the final release.

  • Bits & Bops: Beautiful rhythm based game, thats fun, charming, and family friendly. Apparently a spiritual successor to Rhythm Heaven, which I have not played. Has a native Linux build. I encountered some bugs (the game would sometimes freeze when transitioning from tutorial to game, or restarting a stage)

  • Project Arrow: Puzzle platformer with some precision platforming elements and combat (involving a bow and arrow). Adorable cat protagonist. Synthwave soundtrack, plays great with mouse and keyboard.

  • The Adventures of Sir Kicks A Lot: Surprisingly deep immersive sim with hack and slash elements. Despite the Minecraft aesthetic, the animations are surprisingly fluid and funny at times. There’s some DNA of Dishonored and Thief in here, where you are rewarded for creativity.

  • Kity Builder: Simply adorable. It’s a calm game in which you are free to build on a remote island. In fact, there are no limits: you do not have to gather resources, farm materials, or grind to build. You can also place as many buildings as you like (and you have to, to get around the island)

  • Dispatch: Surprising depth to the hero dispatch mechanics. Funny cutscenes (although the humor might not be for everyone). Cutscene interactions remind me of the Telltale games (to be expected, since some of the employees worked on this). Has a star studded cast that makes it feel like you’re playing a high budget TV show

  • Platypus Reclayed: Remake of older 2004 game. Side scrolling ship shoot-em up with hi-res clay models, and has 2 player local coop. Pretty fun.

  • Evolve Lab: Async multiplayer rougelite in which you (auto-) battle sea creatures that you can upgrade between rounds. Pretty fun for the small amount of time I played

  • Forestrike: Roguelite martial arts game in which each battle can be rehearsed infinitely in your character’s mind (before actually trying it in the real world). You are encouraged to rehearse extensively, since what happens in a real world fight (like getting hit, or having a hostage die) is permanent in your run. An interesting, political story is teased in the demo.

  • Pigface: Very dark, gritty immersive sim in which you play as an assassin, taking contract jobs. Atmosphere almost feels like Manhunt, although not quite as dark. Feels more like a PS2 game than PS1. AI could use some work but the potential is definitely there.

  • Wander Stars: Animation and character designs are an obvious love letter to DBZ. Gameplay is turn based combat, where you arrange words to create your attack. You know how in anime they shout words before their attacks? The combat is literally that lol. Note that it’s a roguelite so dieing puts you at the beginning of a map (or forces you to load). I’m somewhat mixed on this structure (for this type of game), but we’ll see how it goes when the game releases.

  • Öoo: Cute puzzle platformer and metroidvania where the title looks like the main character lol. You use bombs to break obstacles and reach certain areas.

  • Ratatan: Rhythm based roguelite where you command a small group of creatures to fight bosses and other enemies. It definitely has a “kawaii” aesthetic, so not for everyone. Overall really fun

  • The Drifter: Point and click game with an interesting story and great voice acting. I won’t mention more, to avoid spoiling the story

  • Demonfo: The only VN on my list. It is also a point and click game. Interesting story that kind of reminds me of Urban Myth Dissolution Center. Surprisingly funny, at times.

  Special mentions:

  • Undermine 2 and Neon Abyss 2: I’ll be honest, I thought these were only ok as singleplayer experiences. However, they look like they might be fun games to play in online coop.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friendly reminder that Tailscale is VC-funded and driving towards IPO⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If I host headscale on a VPS, is that as seamless of an experience as Tailscale? And would I miss out on features, like the Tailscale dashboard? How does the experience change for me (an admin type) and my users (non-technical types)?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you keep track of what games you have played over the years?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I game exclusively in Linux (and I play on GOG and Itch), so I just use Lutris categories for this. Of course, I made a Lutris account and turned on sync

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Besides mod logs, is there a better way for the Fediverse to keep track of malicious actors, such as Kiwi farms members and genocide deniers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t know Shaun? How come?

  (I don’t know either)