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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Understanding your target audience when marketing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  “So you slipped in the bathroom… and fell on top of the shampoo bottle?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You “own” your car, but the dealership stole the keys, removed the engine, and locked the wheels because you bought a used set of winter tyres from a reseller.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Anti-Piracy Policy Device Lock Update Warns of Console Bricks for Unauthorized Use⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Best argument in favor of emulation so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oblivion Remastered or something idk⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Wrestle the cave bears.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hexbear users are the rick and morty fanbase of lemmy instances⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Stop feeding the troll, for crying out loud. Look at their comment history. Social media literacy died in 2020, I swear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Americans will do anything to avoid just using trains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"If its on the internet, it's out there forever" is simultaneously true and false...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Then pedantic netizens will point out that it’s a complete mischaracterization of Schrödinger’s thought experiment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Physical media died when games expanded beyond their capacity. Optical discs are physically fragile, they have a limited shelf life, they have to be reproduced by specialized equipment (not considering piracy here), they have to be physically transported to the customer, some regions are financially unviable (imagine the Helldivers 2 situation but with every game), and production has to end at some point. Having to set up a physical supplier also severely limits the ability of indie or solo developers to have any kind of success or even presence.

  Physical media is obsolete, and people clamoring for its return are nostalgic for a world that doesn’t exist anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The main problem was that it interrupted the line. We’d have to stop and inspect each product, then reposition or replace the connectors, before the reflow oven. It also ran the risk of damaging the connector, the PCB, or even the inserter head if the insertion force was too high. We had a higher rework and scrap rate compared to similar SMD-only products, but using pin in paste meant that wave soldering could be skipped altogether, and I guess someone above my pay grade determined that it was better in terms of finances.

  This is just my own experience. I don’t know Rpi manufacturing practices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to work on an SMT line, and pin in paste was the bane of my fucking existence. The parts (mainly connectors) were rarely within tolerance, and a leg or two would consistently miss their holes, if not outright rejected by the inserter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Could be, I have no idea. I’m Hungarian (not a fact I like to advertise), and in my language, “néger” is the correct word. It’s not considered vulgar because the word simply doesn’t have the same historical context. We also have a popular hard candy called “Negró”, so named because of its black color.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This was about Torvalds, not Tech Tips

  Wrong again. I was comparing Pewdiepie’s video about Linux to LTT’s Linux challenge. Felix has shown a considerable understanding of Linux and relevant components that many “tech” entertainers (least of all Linus of LTT) don’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and a great pick for puzzle game fans⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also available directly and DRM-free on the developer’s website: worldofgoo2.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Your comment is pointless, this isn’t a thread about LTT.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cities Skylines 2, Kerbal Space 2, Planet Coaster 2, Frostpunk 2... What Went Wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was there with KSP from the early days. Squad was not in the video game business, they were a billboard advertisement company. The lead dev HarvesteR started it as a passion project. It found success with the alpha and full release in 2015.

  Then in 2017 Take-Two bought the rights to the game. Squad kept working on the original, but development of the sequel was handed off to Star Theory with Private Division publishing. The game was delayed, then development was moved to a new studio, Intercept Games, which was owned by Take-Two. They also poached a third of Star Theory’s personnel, which resulted in the studio’s death. They fucked around for a few years, released the early access version, then sold Private Division, closed Intercept Games, and abandoned the game.

  In short: corporate interests.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Mint on one vomputer, Arch with Hyprland on another.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even PewDiePie thinks you should install Linux on your computer after saying he was "tortured by Windows"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  His peak of popularity was in a different era of societal awareness. His humor had an edge that was often crude 15 years ago and unacceptable today, culminating in him dropping the N bomb during a livestream several years ago, and even after apologies, people just can’t let go.

  Some others are simply hating on him because he has opinions that don’t fully align with theirs. Others, simply for being popular.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At some point, kids watching older cartoons will no longer understand why putting a thermometer under a desk lamp was a way to skip school.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You mean hotboxing weed in a tiny car?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At some point, kids watching older cartoons will no longer understand why putting a thermometer under a desk lamp was a way to skip school.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The VHS was a bastard on an entirely different level. My cousin lost his The Empire Strikes Back tape because a roller got stuck and the tape got twisted around the reader head.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At some point, kids watching older cartoons will no longer understand why putting a thermometer under a desk lamp was a way to skip school.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I grew up with analog audio, and still have most of my dad’s late 70s “high tech” equipment, about a hundred vinyl records (mostly 33s with a few 45s), and several boxes of audio cassettes. Given the chance… I wouldn’t go back. That era had some severe issues that we just had to deal with because it was the best that contemporary technology could offer.

  • Magnetic tapes have a finite shelf life. If not stored in a dry and cool place, the polyurethane tape absorbs moisture, which ruins the binder and the ferromagnetic coating falls off. Eventually the tape itself disintegrates.
  • Magnetic tapes are susceptible to mechanical damage, they naturally stretch, and they can scratch if the rollers are dirty.
  • They are also obviously vulnerable to electromagnetic fields.
  • Playback quality is strongly dependent on the recording equipment, the magnetic medium’s quality, and the playback device.
  • Even though the compact cassette is the icon of media sharing, copying is never 1:1 and always incurs a loss in quality.
  • The best achievable audio quality can’t physically reach the quality of most digital recordings because of the granularity/resolution of the medium and the noise introduced by the pickup and amplifier circuits. The same is true for vinyl records: the superior audio quality is just a myth.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At some point, kids watching older cartoons will no longer understand why putting a thermometer under a desk lamp was a way to skip school.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I miss cassettes and vinyl records only for nostalgia’s sake. Realistically, they were a BITCH to handle and store with questionable lifetimes and middling audio quality.

• At some point, kids watching older cartoons will no longer understand why putting a thermometer under a desk lamp was a way to skip school.
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Religions have some of the wackiest rules⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Rabbits, beavers, and hippos are fish, you see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is my compose file:

  :::spoiler compose.yaml

  volumes:
    db:
  
  services:
    db:
      image: mariadb:10.6
      restart: always
      command: --transaction-isolation=READ-COMMITTED --log-bin=binlog --binlog-format=ROW
      volumes:
        - db:/var/lib/mysql
      secrets:
        - mysql_root_password
        - mysql_nextcloud_password
      environment:
        - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_root_password
        - MYSQL_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_nextcloud_password
        - MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud
        - MYSQL_USER=nextcloud
  
    nextcloud:
      image: nextcloud
      restart: always
      ports:
        - 8080:80
      depends_on:
        - db
      links:
        - db
      volumes:
        - /var/www/html:/var/www/html
        - /srv/data:/srv/data
      secrets:
        - mysql_nextcloud_password
      environment:
        - MYSQL_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_nextcloud_password
        - MYSQL_DATABASE=nextcloud
        - MYSQL_USER=nextcloud
        - MYSQL_HOST=db
  
  secrets:
    mysql_root_password:
      file: ./secrets/mysql_root_password.txt
    mysql_nextcloud_password:
      file: ./secrets/mysql_nextcloud_password.txt
  

  :::

  You can access it on port 8080 and perform the initial setup manually. For the database server address, use the db hostname. You’ll have to use a reverse proxy for HTTPS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If we are in a simulation, maybe yawning is an animation glitch.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Smog is just the developers’ workaround for overpopulation because the universe machine can’t handle that many animated entities without distance culling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Glue used to be rare and magical.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  wax or pine sap

  How the hell do you huff that though?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The fastest bicycle in history is the stationary bike on the ISS.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Into another environment?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Live and let live” obviously doesn’t work. 4chan has done so much damage to the world that I wouldn’t mind seeing their big players in gallows in the town square.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with "*checks notes*" everywhere?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For dramatization, when some event is so stupidly, unexpectedly bizarre that you have to check your figurative notes to make sure you’re not just remembering a fever dream. Example:

  America is rolling back renewable energy development to promote the use of beautiful, clean… (checks notes…) coal, of all fucking things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even his doctors are full of it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Those are two different measurements.

  He’s six foot.

  And he’s three inches.