actionjbone

@actionjbone@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sadly, Athena toppled over on the moon. With a lunar eclipse coming shortly, why didn't they design in a secondary power source over solar?⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, and eggs have weight.

  So they couldn’t use eggs as a power supply.

  Therefore, the only alternative was to rely entirely on solar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Questions about putting an lcd on my game boy color⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  There aren’t. I’ve read up on it, it seems to work really well. And the firmware is upgradable, so they will probably release updates occasionally.

  FPGA systems aren’t like software emulators. The hardware itself emulates the original circuits, so the cartridges think they’re talking to original hardware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Questions about putting an lcd on my game boy color⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, that basically sums it up.

  I haven’t handled one of those things myself, but they seem pretty excellent for total Game Boy replacements.

  Depending on how much work you want to put in fixing up your old console, it might be worth considering one of those.

  For example, you’ll want to replace all the OEM capacitors on your old motherboard. Even if the system works now, a modern screen will put a greater strain on the power circuit. So if the 30-year-old capacitors don’t get replaced, they could quickly start to fail.

  Also, laminated screens need a full shell replacement.

  So, including the capacitors, you’re talking about around $65 in parts.

  If you’re comfortable working on small electronics, it makes sense to pay the $65. But if you’re not, the $99 becomes more appealing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Questions about putting an lcd on my game boy color⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Most kits ship with screens that are a multiple of the original Game Boy resolution. So the displays aren’t distorted.

  Look up Funnyplaying. They make some of the best kits on the market, I’ve used several of them myself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I do not agree with their political views, but skinheads make pretty nice punk music⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  What do you have when a Nazi sits at a table with four good people, and they allow him to stay?

  You have a table with five Nazis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What host names do you use?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Usually, some type of pun based on the hardware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I do not agree with their political views, but skinheads make pretty nice punk music⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Congrats, you’re also one of them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  So… maps?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s an acceptable gender neutral replacement for “techbro”?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  By their nature, techbros are exclusionary toward women/other genders.

  So, no gender-neutral term is necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the number one reason why we do not have peace on earth like on other planets?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, for one thing, Earth has people, and as far as we know every other planet doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it OK for a baby's head to be rolled all the way back on its neck?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What you need to do is take a sharp knife, remove the head, then stitch it back on in place more snuggly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I Just Reinstall F-Droid?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Go into Android app settings, find F-droid, and clear all data + cache. That will reset the F-droid config.

  If it’s a config error, clearing app data should get it to start again, and it’ll still see the apps you have installed.

  If that does NOT fix the problem, the problem is probably the app itself, and not the configuration. Manually download and install a previous version of F-droid, and turn off auto update.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ is for those that already have a music subscription⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m holding out for Premium Lite Pro.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a mysterious force secretly changed EVERY clock worldwide one minute forward, how long would it take until people notice, and how would people/governments react?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Since we’re speaking in pure hypotheticals here:

  I would just go back and fix the clocks. Every single one of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Speaking as someone who did similar:

  You will never be able to make him understand why you’re cutting off contact. You may not see that now. Spork knows, I didn’t for a few years. But it’s true, if you try to explain he will simply try to debate or he’ll push you off as immature.

  To save your own sanity, all you can do is cut ties completely.

  Other people here may offer differing advice. Some of them haven’t been through this situation, so they can’t know the torment you’re going through.

  I can only speak from my experience.

  Cutting them off was the best thing I did for my mental health. Cutting them off was not easy. I still think of them sometimes, of what might have been. But I’m comfortable with my decision, I’m confident I made the right one. Through plenty of evidence-based psychology, I now understand the reasons.

  Getting back to your first question: sometimes, it’s good to be selfish for the right reasons. Maintaining your own health and well-being? That’s the right reason.

  Your father’s desire to hurt people is far more selfish than making him discuss something. But if you make him discuss it, he will only act threatened and refuse to see your point of view.

  You will only begin to heal once you cut him out of your life. I don’t say that lightly.

  Again, if someone hasn’t lived through a situation like this and had to make the same hard decisions, they can’t understand. So don’t be afraid of the naysayers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Voted number one...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Toilet paper is used by many people to clean pee, not just poo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regarding a US Government Shutdown: What's stopping Musk from continuing to fund DOGE with his own money and continuing to tear apart the government while all the federal workers are put on leave?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sadly, they are hoping for a violent revolt from the people, because that means they can call the military in to murder civilians

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regarding a US Government Shutdown: What's stopping Musk from continuing to fund DOGE with his own money and continuing to tear apart the government while all the federal workers are put on leave?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s something. By which I mean it’s not nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regarding a US Government Shutdown: What's stopping Musk from continuing to fund DOGE with his own money and continuing to tear apart the government while all the federal workers are put on leave?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is, there are no good options.

  The coup perpetrators aren’t doing it for federal money (at the moment), and they would be happy to have more of the money not be spent.

  At the same time, Democrats can’t see idly and do nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What can I actually do with 64 GB or RAM?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only 5?

  Or did you forget to type a zero or two?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can write my thoughts as a title and not write a post⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They said write their thoughts AND not write a post.

  That’s two things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does Lemmy think of Daniel Supernault or on mastodon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the exact same thing, it’s an expression of entitlement.

  When you call someone out, you’re attempting to degrade their position while making yourself seem superior.

  Had you simply asked him about it, people wouldn’t be universally telling you that you’re the asshole here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does Lemmy think of Daniel Supernault or on mastodon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Clearly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does Lemmy think of Daniel Supernault or on mastodon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He blocked you, that seems like good work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does Lemmy think of Daniel Supernault or on mastodon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Who are you to accuse someone of failure?

  What benefit is there to calling him out?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does Lemmy think of Daniel Supernault or on mastodon?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Calling him out his criticizing him. Full stop.

  I don’t even know who he is, and I can tell he isn’t the issue.

  You seem unable to recognize that you are not owed anything.

  Anything he said is irrelevant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the 1985 movie Teen Wolf, when Scott Howard turned into a teen wolf, would he have had a human penis or a wolf penis?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  🤨

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But tell us how you really feel period

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I never even bothered to make an Epic account to get the free games. I have so many games on Steam and GOG already, and I do most of my gaming with a Steam Link on my TV.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, it’s still hated.

  Epic couldn’t make a superior product, so instead they bribed lots of game developers to make things Epic exclusive.

  On top of that, even after being around for years, the Epic software is missing tons of features that Steam has had for years.

  Epic bleeds obscene amounts of money to build a separate set of infrastructure, rather than actually trying to improve things for gamers.