insomniac_lemon
@insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe
- Comment on We are not reading old public domain books because it's not profitable 2 weeks ago:
Do you want me to get Moby Dick out again‽ Does anyone want that?
- Comment on Tabletop convection oven 2 weeks ago:
A cheap convection toaster oven not really, it is half-way between an oven and air-fryer at best.
I mean if it’s good enough, keep using it as long as possible I guess.
- Comment on The demise of Flash didn't bring any big HTML5/JS equivalent for watching animations; fast internet and better video compression made those types of animations become raster videos as well 2 weeks ago:
Today, stuff gets exported in 4k and that’s it. No need for anything more.
I don’t think it’s as ubiquitous as you think. 1080p is pretty much standard (aside from old videos), 4K is still high-end and most uploading to that on YT are probably more tech-leaning channels who actually do use it. I even see new stuff from TV corps that’s still only 1080p.
4K if you’re using a full-raster workflow is taxing at every step. Display, CPU/GPU (for software stability, filters/effects), RAM and storage, internet upload speed, also camera (and fast storage there too) where relevant. Also backups, and maybe even higher-res workflow to allow room to crop/re-frame if needed.
I imagine it must be a disappointment to actually buy a 4K monitor for content viewing, stuck watching 1080p on new videos because the creators can’t afford that workflow or just don’t care. Even stuff that is 4K might have issues with encoding quality due to cost-cutting (or requires higher subscription cost).
8K is a thing too (but even more impractical), so the problem is repeated there too.
So yeah, I would say it is a meaningful difference that vector doesn’t have this problem.
- Comment on The demise of Flash didn't bring any big HTML5/JS equivalent for watching animations; fast internet and better video compression made those types of animations become raster videos as well 2 weeks ago:
A video has sound, can be exported from the animation software to a single file, and it can be played in a standard video player.
Animated SVG does not sound like it does that, and needing new paid* software isn’t great for adoption either. And honestly, I’ve never even heard of animated SVG (I’m well aware of SVG and that it probably could be animated with CSS or JS but that alone does not make it a thing).
The fact that vector works at resolutions (even if they don’t exist yet!) without the author even needing to think about it (let alone re-export) is an advantage. It can be great for many 2D aesthetics (many cartoons even used it!), the biggest complication is Adobe (and whoever is selling a subscription to what you mentioned).
Also that people are still developing things with Flash (even if it has to be ran via Ruffle) tells me again that the issue isn’t vector, it’s that replacing a format with ingredients is not an effective strategy if you actually want people to use it.
* yeah I know Flash wasn’t so great in that department, but communities were already using it
- Comment on Why is the sky blue? Things just are, ok? No more questions, please. 2 weeks ago:
Me: <using Blender in Linux to make low-poly badger>
You: <using paid retro software in WINE inside Linux VM to make low-poly pudu>
- Comment on High Voltage SID Collection - free collection of over 59,000 Commodore 64 chiptune files 2 weeks ago:
I did have it bookmarked (6 1/2 hours of Commodore 64 SID Music) though I have no direct connection/nostalgia to the C64 it just has a bit more than other retro music.
I’d prefer pure midi though (and used in Godot), anything where the soundfonts are free and not too big. Far down on the list for me though, and I’d probably need to lean on public domain midi files at first anyway.
- Comment on The demise of Flash didn't bring any big HTML5/JS equivalent for watching animations; fast internet and better video compression made those types of animations become raster videos as well 2 weeks ago:
I had some (but not much) issue back when I used Chrome (although IIRC just as much was a mime-type issue not letting them play in the browser) and still use the standalone player without issue.
I don’t think anyone is defending Flash used for websites, aside from some personal blog or portfolio maybe.
- Comment on The demise of Flash didn't bring any big HTML5/JS equivalent for watching animations; fast internet and better video compression made those types of animations become raster videos as well 2 weeks ago:
They do have Ruffle on their site (a bit slower to load IME, but functional) even for new (non-raster) animations. Although I do believe that’s just reverse chronological order of individual animations so not exactly the original experience.
There are the orginal .SWFs for that, disjointed in their own way. I wish they (or someone) would’ve merged things so the old menus actually worked, if not further like each file being a season.
- Comment on The demise of Flash didn't bring any big HTML5/JS equivalent for watching animations; fast internet and better video compression made those types of animations become raster videos as well 2 weeks ago:
I wouldn’t say it died, I remember years of people calling it dead but it still seemed to have communities up until support was forcibly removed in 2021. I’d say it was killed, in a very “bring out your dead” (“I’m getting better!”) fashion.
Like OP is saying, it wasn’t really* replaced. If vector video was in HTML5 spec to the point you could watch (non-prerastered) vector animations on Youtube (or former Flash sites similar to what Ruffle does, but with less overhead) that would still be abandoning the interactivity but I’d at least see the argument that there was some attempt to replace it.
Needing a local server and the lack of container format also makes preservation messier.
* sure, a subset of it was replaced for popular usage and even some of it is still technically possible, but good luck with that. I’m pretty sure communities around that are more dead than Flash was before the end, and maybe even still (for instance, NG with Flash Forward jams).
- Comment on Which one and why? 3 weeks ago:
Can’t, I already got a titanium spork more than a decade ago.
- Comment on THAT'S an interesting fact 3 weeks ago:
If it’s (not) out of the bag, then it’s (not) out of the bag. Now that is a powerful
catfact. - Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
it works about as well as a non-confidence vote
That doesn’t seem true.
en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_prime_ministers_defeat…
vs
Nixon resigning so he could get pardoned (that’s it).
- Comment on Why Shouldn't I Use A Small Gaming PC 4 weeks ago:
I am using a 2019 Ryzen 2700 sale build ($461, not counting 1050Ti which I just carried over) and minipc~s~ really seems lacking when it comes to GPU power. Like the one you linked to is about the same GPU performance as my card (and I have seen otherwise interesting newer models use it too).
The models with a better GPU (Radeon-8060S) are in the beyond-budget category (up to $2K), so you are definitely being charged a premium for the small form factor (even despite potential drawbacks). Or maybe the “AI” branding is part of it…
Maybe in 5-10 more years it will become affordable. Currently, if a low-end APU is faster than your current CPU though you might be better off with that, or some dirt-cheap used GPU (AMD Polaris card, or even saw a video on 1050Ti~s~ being $20) maybe.
- Comment on Half Life Meet Up Inspired by Fallout Meet Up 1 month ago:
€1,950,000 5,124 people for the first event goal
I think it should be on the moon with a Black-Mesa-branded rocket (with Gnome on-board), for thematic reasons. It’s no Xen, but you could probably add some decorations and even without that it’d be a better match than italy.
Not sure about dodgeball though, I think area combat would fit more as well. Just make to have first-aid stations and have everybody sign waivers.
…or maybe you should just do free meet-ups with people to play dodge ball or talk/play about your favorite games etc. (and maybe you’ll find some overlap) without it being some record-breaking event?
- Comment on I quit my job to make my own game. Toll Booth Simulator 2 months ago:
More, Mu6ariz (step forward for M6riz).
Also with the game here clicking on dev/publisher info goes to a curator page, so that’s probably how they can easily create/rename (not saying intent, but certainly doesn’t helping with shovelware vibe).
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 2 months ago:
It is indeed paved over. I’m sure there are reasons, but probably not good ones given potholes like this. Aside from initial cost, for large vehicles+higher speeds. IMO seems a bit like gluing carpet over wooden floorboards (which is another anger-inducing thing, especially if you’ve lived in a house with a carpeted bathroom).
Not Just Bikes has a video on brick roads in the Netherlands (the bricks being called Klinkers, video called
Natural Handcrafted Artisanal … Streets?!), how they allow easier maintenance/re-use, brick designs instead of painting the surface after, worn klinkers used in historic areas etc. - Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 2 months ago:
Must not know about asphalt yet…
A crumbling asphalt road with a window-sized pothole revealing a layer of red brick underneath
- Comment on Bethesda's re-releases and remasters are getting outta control. 2 months ago:
I wonder if someone has/will make a fell for Todd’s lies again award meme with the bewildered guy wearing an Iron_Helmet_(Skyrim). Probably needs some real headlines/reviews (well, aside from Starfield).
- Comment on People were mad because they lost their AI boyfriend after GPT-4o deprecation 2 months ago:
The whole point of reversing loneliness is to not go bowling alone. Make a couple friends and go with them. You’ll find you’ve been missing something substantial.
This is missing the point of what I said. It was contextual:
I don’t see much of any room for socialization (where I live, sparse plus I have issues stacked up). It’d even be a hassle to go bowling alone and it’d not be worth the price
I’m not saying it’d be a fix (though in the long-run would likely be better than nothing) but that I don’t see any organic options for me. Especially now that it’s too damn hot to get there via the trail.
I don’t like the idea of needing a corporation to handle it either (heard people complain about meetup), though I just don’t even want to deal with more accounts either.
- Comment on People were mad because they lost their AI boyfriend after GPT-4o deprecation 2 months ago:
Blaming alternatives/escapism has always seen like a knee-jerk reaction to me. Similar head-space as when we used to blame TV. Particularly because when I leave the house I don’t see much of any room for socialization (though that’s where I live, sparse plus I have issues stacked up). It’d even be a hassle to go bowling alone and it’d not be worth the price for me either.
Then again, I definitely think there’s a valid argument that this is worse after people begin to consider it a relationship… because at that point they might consider too much close conversation to being unfaithful to their AI.
- Comment on We dont talk about love no more because we are weak bitches. 2 months ago:
Not sure what you think I’m arguing, I’m just talking in the context of the loneliness epidemic.
- Comment on We dont talk about love no more because we are weak bitches. 2 months ago:
The royal you.
I was not really talking about family, but that is still a thing. A child may feel unloved because their parent(s) spend too much time working, or because of conditions they are forced to endure. Even if the parents are doing their best.
Needing to “learn” what love is, completely in-line with what I’m saying though. Specifically because having love and finding love are vastly different. Also a whole lot more blocking factors for finding, different situations.
- Comment on We dont talk about love no more because we are weak bitches. 2 months ago:
I mean, that sounds like saying we forgot the power of money or friendship. I think we know, but when we’re talking about any sort of economy it’s easy to see it as a game that you aren’t properly prepared to play.
- Comment on We dont talk about love no more because we are weak bitches. 2 months ago:
A maid just doesn’t make sense for fellas such as myself in this economy, Neil. I’ve been known to cook a succulent meal or two.
Don’t speak of love, I’ve heard that word before.
- Comment on We dont talk about love no more because we are weak bitches. 2 months ago:
It’s hard to make that change
When life and love turns strange… and old.
To give a love, you gotta live a love.
To live a love, you gotta be “part of”
- Comment on 🐀🔥🔥🔥 2 months ago:
I don’t like vinegary too much (or smoke/fermented flavor etc), I like El Yucateco Red*.
Though it is a bit expensive for a tiny bottle. So I made a few big bottles trying my own spin* from garden habaneros (orange) and liked how it turned out.
* I see the key ingredients: distilled white vinegar, citric acid, xantham gum
- Comment on Duckstation(one of the most popular PS1 Emulators) dev plans on eventually dropping Linux support due to Linux users, especially Arch Linux users. 2 months ago:
I waited a long while to try it
look inside
crash to login manager.
Not sure if you’re using some non-proprietary driver or what, but I’m not worried about switching over. Maybe nice with AMD GPU, unlikely for me though.
I don’t want GNOME or Plasma (I’ve had issues with Plasma on X11 when I tried it) so that could be it, too.
- Comment on Duckstation(one of the most popular PS1 Emulators) dev plans on eventually dropping Linux support due to Linux users, especially Arch Linux users. 2 months ago:
Just grep the source for “wayland” and you’ll see what I mean.
and
# Refuse to build in Arch package environmentsMATCHES “.*archlinux.*”)Not sure if there is more to this, but it seems like it screws over X11 users for no reason (I’m still using a 1050Ti).
- Comment on preferences 2 months ago:
Yeah, though I would say there is no need for the extra step of ATI.
Specifically due to value, though Ryzen was a better value when it started (pricing more Intel-like as soon as Ryzen became successful). Well… a Ryzen APU might still be better value at ultra-low-end compared to a new GPU, though probably better off with a used Polaris GPU.
To me it just seems like GPUs are still stagnated due to cryptomining, though gaming and raytracing hype probably doesn’t help either.
- Comment on Which of theses games should i play? 2 months ago:
Isn’t Luanti’s world height way bigger, though? ~62K vs MC’s ~400 are the numbers I see.
I mean I get that’s a different thing, but aside from exploration it determines build height. Also to me it’s a more visible limit, because falling made it obvious how short MC’s maps were.
