Zink

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who plays like that x_x⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not necessarily, IMO. You tilt your head back to look up, but you don’t tilt your head left to look right.

  I think it’s an issue of mapping potentially 6 axes of movement to a 2D plane. They don’t all line up the same way. Left and right in the game line up with left and right on the mousepad, but up and down in the game map to forward and back with the mouse.

  Thinking of the mouse being glued to the top of your head works better for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who plays like that x_x⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree and oh man did I love that config.

  But over the years there would be those asshole games that were still worth playing, or once I had a kid it would be some janky game he was having fun with.

  So I actually managed to convert to WASD then years later to non-inverted.

  It’s certainly not better, but it sure is convenient.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DEI, more like DIED⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  A conservative saying something that sounds reasonable in order to convince the listener that the opposite is true.

  Conservative messaging 101 right there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DEI, more like DIED⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For some it takes a village.

  For some like Charlie it takes an orgy. Of exclusively middle aged dad bods.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  He had shitty opinions

  I think we should stop saying this.

  He was killed for his actions, not his opinions. His members are the ones who kill for opinions.

  Discussing his personal opinions feels like a bit of a republican both sidesing talking point, honestly. It was the same with talk radio hosts decades ago. People would argue whether Limbaugh or Hannity really believe all the BS or if they just do it for ratings.

  I only remember caring about that distinction when I was still immersed in the conservatism I was born into.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex got hacked.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, don’t make light of my stuff.

  I have some sick tunes in there too! ^__^

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plex got hacked.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure Plex has some great engineers, and Plex’s infrastructure is far more hardened and secure and reliable than my Jellyfin server.

  But they are a way way more likely target, and Jellyfin still performs far better and doesn’t try to sell shit to my family members.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So basically the fediverse?

  I mean at some point even websites seem grey net when the mainstream internet is basically AOL Future.

  I think if there’s going to be an Eternal August version of the internet, it will be hidden in plain sight created by some of the same people that want to use it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientific unprogress...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  weather leads to climate, climate leads to fear…

  Fear… leads to sOcIaLiSm!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's been downhill since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Harambe was 2016!

  Not my joke, but it fits, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's been downhill since 2020⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The internet has made us aware of how fucked up our kind is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It was a rough time back then. But a simpler time…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Whoa whoa, if my car is getting a larger percentage of incidental dinosaur from its refined petroleum products than the percentage of incidental spider legs and rat shit I myself am getting from my processed food products, I am going to be totally jealous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Do people ever actually think of the Jurassic period though, or do they just live in a society where Jurassic Park and Jurassic World have made that period’s name synonymous with dinosaurs?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good news. :)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh there are many places named Washington in the US!

  There’s a small city called Washington, PA. It’s easy to find because it’s also in Washington county!

  If you find yourself in California, PA instead of Washington, PA then you made the same mistake as if you ended up in big-ass California instead of big-ass Washington: too far south!!

  Oh yeah, you can also attend Washington and Jefferson College in Washington city in Washington county! :D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL about Android Translation Layer (ATL), a way to port Android apps to Linux Mobile⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s some good potential here for sure. I use a project called Sober to run Roblox on my Linux PC, which runs the Android version. It works incredibly well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Leaked emails link NHS data privatiser Palantir to Jeffrey Epstein⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know which all aircraft were involved at different points, but there was absolutely a shoot-down by an F-22.

  I don’t know anything about this website but it was one of Wikipedia’s sources. I remember seeing the pictures/videos with the F-22 clearly visible, plus the noteworthy stats like being the first f-22 kill, being the first engagement over US territory since WW2, and that it was probably the highest air to air kill.

  twz.com/f-22-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah you are absolutely right. I do just check it on my phone or PC now.

  But having it constantly visible for the months or years I had it on my watch face etched the habit into my ADHD brain. It also gave me a feel for how weather and time of day affect it. But not in a way where I try to vibe measure the UV index. It reminds me to check the weather data. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In all fairness to smart watches, mine is what turned me on to regularly checking the UV index. That’s an important thing for all people, but especially me because I have an increased skin cancer risk due to unrelated medical stuff. And it was extra-extra important this year because I have done a ton of good work outside this summer.

  And to be more specific about my watch situation, there’s more going on than just avoiding notifications. I have been minimizing the amount of stuff I keep on my person in general, right down to finally getting my wedding ring tattooed on this year. There are various reasons ranging from abstract introspective life improvement stuff to the practical where that outside work I mentioned was constant and pretty rough on anything on my hands/arms.

  So even if I wore a nice mechanical watch, I’d probably still be going with the double bare wrists right now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I am just done with the whole concept of the convenient prepackaged tech product, and especially staying “connected” with them.

  For example, I stopped wearing a smart watch this summer and it’s been a positive. I was the type to wear it 23 hours a day and track my sleep with it and everything. It turns out that not instantly seeing every notification or knowing the exact minute of the day are not a big deal, sans are even good for me.

  Part of what I’ve also done is use my phone a lot less and my linux desktop a lot more. I use it as a mobile communication device and not my computer for everything. I guess the next time I need to replace it I’ll either get an iphone since everybody in my family has one, or I’ll see where these wonderful Linux phone projects end up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeez, it's like there's no appeasing you tyrants⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hell yeah girl! 🤘🏻

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeez, it's like there's no appeasing you tyrants⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same demographic here. Suuuuper traditional looking. Single earner for my family, wife is a stay at home mom and very involved with the elementary school, and my husky bearded self was outside all day building shit with power tools and tending to my animals.

  And fuck all that judgey hateful angry negative bullshit.

  Touch grass, he says? So tolerating the existence of blue-haired libruls is an internet recluse thing and getting out there in the real world will set you straight?

  When is the last time you touched corn stalks? Pet a dog? Pet a dog-sized fish or turtle? Sprayed yourself with a hose to cool off? Stared at the clouds? Gazed at the stars? Played with a child or an animal? Cared for others?

  It’s funny, you know. I remember a time when I would have answered like you. But the more stuff I learn, the more people I meet, and the more I listen to voices on the left & right while observing their actions, the more the blue-haired trans lesbians seem like me and the more voices like yours (including decades of experience with the trumpy parts of my extended family) are not just off-putting but kinda disappointing and sad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I am not going to contradict any doctors when it comes to the risks, but for my ears and the way I do it, I haven’t ever hurt myself and my PCP says my ears are completely clear at each checkup.

  I think I’m fortunate to have pretty light thin wax though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Did anybody else just get LOST flashbacks?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I got my MBA almost a decade ago, several years after getting my software engineering master’s first. We hadn’t started a family yet, and my employer had amazing tuition reimbursement.

  It didn’t work on me though, even though there were some interesting systems, math, and psychology to learn about. I am still an individual contributor writing code daily, helping the younger engineers, and growing into my generalist graybeard best self.

  Unfortunately my dark side training hasn’t given me much insight that you don’t already have yourself, most likely. I guess it’s worth pointing out that while most probably live in that fantasy world, there are some smart nerdy people in that world who might be driven to optimize their business like they’d min-max a dungeon crawler build. There’s just something else that went wrong along the way, lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of us are real go-getters and realize we can bring the farm to us long before we retire! I am currently typing this on my Linux couch computer wearing lightweight clothes with literal dirt smeared on them, on a dinner break before I return to the back yard and continue today’s construction project. Sometimes being a “farmer” also means becoming a carpenter!

  Granted, it works much better for the suburban homeowner than anybody living in a city and/or an apartment.

  And when I refer to myself as a “farmer,” all my animals are family pets cared for as a hobby. There is 0% business plan. Well, probably negative %. When we have too many animals (usually too many fish in the pond) we give them away for free!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No Man's Sky: Voyagers update releases today, introduces customizable "colossal, fully furnished, completely bespoke Corvette-class starships"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I played about 75 hours of it back in 2019. Most of the time I was driven by the same thing that drives me to spend dozens of hours in open world RPGs wandering and finding stuff before doing the main quest. It also helped that it had good VR support, and I had just played a ton of Skyrim VR that same year.

  But of course in NMS, there is no main quest to return to when things on the open road get slow. And you do not have the same had designed locations and loot to stumble across.

  In retrospect I can see parallels with f2p games that are just an infinite numbers-go-up grind. The game is designed such that you do the same shit forever. (If my info is out of date though, I welcome corrections)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. You may distro hop eventually, but you will not go wrong starting there from Windows.

  I stuck with it. I am OK that somebody else did a really nice configuration out of the box for me. It’s still an open Linux system. I make embedded computers do the right thing all day at work, and at home I’ve been getting more outside work done than ever. So any projects like setting up an Arch install to learn more about linux will at minimum have to wait for winter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THE NEXT CLANKER BETTER DO MY GODDAMN DISHES⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Very well put!

  So many people would agree that the idea behind “stop and smell the roses” is a good and healthy one. And so few people would actually do it in real life.

  I would even expand what you said to include things like living intentionally and experiencing the moment are part of that general skill of finding fulfillment in a world that will never be unbroken.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotifies come and Spotifies go, but that folder of badly-sorted MP3s will still be there in the 2050s.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really do the folder of MP3s thing any more.

  I am much more into the Jellyfin full of FLACs thing these days!

  I bet up in the attic next to one of my sweet old Abit motherboards I have a dusty old hard drive with a folder full of music from the 90s and early 2000s.