JadenSmith

@JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you had bands like SOAD, who released an album titled “STEAL THIS ALBUM!”
  Some music stores put their own stickers on the cd cases saying things like, “please don’t”, it was a great time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Google about to destroy the web?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  BBC has been ramping up the scare mongering lately. I mean, moreso than usual. Maybe I’m just noticing it more though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair it would be illegal to do so outdoors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Telegraph has deleted this sob story ⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably for the experiences. The sort of things kids do in these schools seem more lavish, I mean, as much as I enjoyed my school trip to a farm I’m not sure if that’s the sort of thing they’d consider. Although David Cameron did shag a pig, so not sure if that’s true for all of those schools.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They prefer to be called little planets, tyvm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony blocks Stellar Blade on more than 100 countries⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I spoke in public once.
  I mean, granted it was to apologise for that thing with the onions, but people listened!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At least people are keeping my mother’s name out of their damn mouth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube's new ad strategy is bound to upset users: YouTube Peak Points utilise Gemini to identify moments where users will be most engaged, so advertisers can place ads at the point.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re right in that you’d have to install an APK, from outside of the Play Store, however if you’re aware of the right sources of the right apps your security should be fine (you can disable the ability to install apps from unknown sources after you’ve got the YouTube alternative app, without affecting it, if you’re worried about that).

  There are a few steps, which are usually straight forward, listed here: github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube

  If you follow that link it should have further links for an installation tutorial (they also link a YouTube tutorial to make things easier).

  If you do go down that route, it’s a much more pleasant experience imho. No ads, Sponsorblock for in-video ad segments, complete control over quality of video, audio, options to manually force specific codecs, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube's new ad strategy is bound to upset users: YouTube Peak Points utilise Gemini to identify moments where users will be most engaged, so advertisers can place ads at the point.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you have the option to install Android apps onto your TV? Or if it has another OS with the option?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I did an upgrade, instead of a clean install, to the same version. I just had to reinstall my graphics driver and everything works as before, I just went through another step to remove some programs and it’s been smooth sailing since.

  Massgrave.dev provided what I needed. Was a breeze.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Gates to give away 99% of his wealth in the next 20 years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll believe it when it happens, until then all I hear are promises that could be broken.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm working on a Sci-fi Point and Click adventure called Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts. A demo is coming in a few weeks and would love a wishlist if that sounds like you jam.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to really love point and clicks, in the style that yours seems to be, and I really missed them.

  I honestly could not add this to my wishlist any faster. I wish you the best of luck with the release!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half Life 3⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You may be onto something. If we take away HL: Lost Coast, and both HL: Deathmatch versions, there are 9 titles.
  With the rumoured title code named HL:X it makes me wonder how they’re going to announce it (granted these rumours are true).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits 500k sales in one day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah fuck. Sorry man, I hope someone can figure it out. It’s a very new game, so hopefully more people take enough notice for a fix to be implemented.

  Otherwise, I found an article which seems to allude to advanced volume settings to ‘normalise audio’, on an Xbox, in a similar way: support.xbox.com/…/choosing-speaker-audio-output

  If you’re using a Playstation, it may be worth digging around in your system settings. Sometimes the option is referred to as ‘equalise’, ‘dynamic range’, etc.

  Hope this helps!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sponsorblock usually helps with that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits 500k sales in one day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I installed the game myself and had a look, unfortunately you’re right. My speakers are decent with hearing everything, however I can definitely notice the vocals being considerably lower than the music and such.

  There is a way to normalise audio levels from within Windows sound settings, you just have to remember to revert once you’re done playing.
  This seems to be a good article about it: pureinfotech.com/normalize-sound-volume-windows-1…

  It’s a workaround, but it should help with the game and anything else you’d have this issue with. If you’re using Linux, unfortunately I can’t help. Good luck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits 500k sales in one day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This sounds like the issue I had a good while ago, before realising something I was using was trying to output as surround sound, whereas I only had stereo speakers (so some sounds seemed normal, some incredibly low).

  Just thought of giving that a mention. It may be worth having a look in your game settings, if there is an option to output as Stereo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a cancelled game you really miss?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a blast from the past. Thanks for the shout!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a cancelled game you really miss?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My word, I remember playing this when I was a teenager (and I’m in my mid-30s now).

  I remember doing all those trick movements, the slash and dash, wall climbs, weapon switching for quick dash etc.
  Then several months into playing, I found out people were using macros for those instead of… Pressing all the keys manually…
  My hands hurt so much until that discovery.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most people in the workforce today have never had to answer the question "Smoking or nonsmoking?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When I was a kid, I went on a plane with my mum and we had to walk through a smoking section at one point (we were in the non smoking part).

  It was a memory I wouldn’t forget, not that it was anything spectacular though it smelt rather bad. Ironic since I mix tobacco with my weed now a fair bit (unless I’m vapourising).

  Now it just surprises me that smoking was ever allowed inside aircrafts. Absolutely mad times we have come from.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you dislike your dependency on Android? To the rescue comes Mobile Linux "PostmarketOS" - Funded via Donations, Focus on Reliabilty for 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Finally, my TV is unlocked!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you dislike your dependency on Android? To the rescue comes Mobile Linux "PostmarketOS" - Funded via Donations, Focus on Reliabilty for 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you tame a horse in Minecraft?

  I need to know for… Reasons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So, after using Lemmy for 1.5 Years. You are telling I am not even allowed to use Lemmy?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They only like you when you’re 17, when you’re 21 you’re no fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Github: Nintendo Submit DMCA Notices to Ryujinx Forks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Too late! They’re going to have to go after the Ryujinx sporks now. When will they learn? There’s just too much cutlery for them to compete!

  Can’t wait for ByuBinx to release.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is reportedly killing Skype⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember when Skype first came out, when I was a teenager. I called a random guy in Japan; he was learning English, I wanted to learn Japanese (as is tradition for teenage anime fans). It was a very kind series of calls, and we talked a bit about Japanese culture too. He taught me, rather patiently, how to pronounce certain basic words properly.
  It’s a shame the server was treated like it has been. There was great potential in connecting people.

  Wherever you are, random Japanese dude I forgot the name of, konbanwa!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if I took a thc gummy as a suppository?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought that’s what the question was asking about? I’m confused.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if I took a thc gummy as a suppository?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’d get medicinal qualities, and a body relaxation, however you wouldn’t get a cerebral high as the THC is not processed in a way that would allow it (when used anally).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is changing what is written in books⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s pretty much it. Future proofing seems to be the idea I’m getting, that and customisations/custom firmware. I used to have custom screensavers on one many years ago, which I’m going to do again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is changing what is written in books⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a recommendation, saying mine is not too old. Random info as part of discussion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is changing what is written in books⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve got an old Kindle, but not too old, which I jailbroke just yesterday with Winter break. I recommend that method for those considering getting drm free usage out of their device (instead of it contributing to ewaste).