JadenSmith
@JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on How often do guys have a haircut? 23 hours ago:
Depends on the style I’m going for, when my depression isn’t an issue anyway.
In recent years, every month or every 2-3 weeks if I want to appear more groomed. I’ll be getting another mohawk (I used to be a fan of them) this year, which would require shaving the sides every two days.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
What I’ve noticed is YouTube recommending me more obscure videos, from very small creators.
I very much appreciate whatever they’re doing, regardless of how these bigger channels are being hit by it. Yesterday I got recommended a video by an elderly woman, showing a mug warmer she bought. It was very sweet, had less than 30 views and it was a lovely contrast to the flashy, over edited videos stretching a paragraph to 10+ minutes.
Not saying the big channels are bad, I just personally like the small time channels and appreciate that YouTube has been (at least with the algorithm it has set for me) giving these small channels a shot at getting an audience.
I’ve connected with a lot of people from smaller channels, joined communities etc. yet this is much more difficult with the larger ones (in some I’ve been to, over the years, the chatrooms they set up are so huge the moderation sometimes just gives up or doesn’t even exist in any practical way). - 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… Still use the same tools I’ve used about two decades ago…
Jamp! Organizer, and/or MP3 Tagger. MP3 Tagger for fixing the id3 tags, and Jamp! for renaming the files in bulk how I want (artist - song, usually).
- Comment on Rockstar Games Plans Age Verification For GTA Online 1 month ago:
I hope they don’t block VPN access.
- Comment on What's the easiest way to get hookups without seeing escorts? 1 month ago:
You also need to be a bit more socially aware.
I’ve had many people tell me I’m attractive, yet at the same time I turned down coffee because it was the evening and I was trying to watch my caffeine intake. During my late school years someone sat next to me as I was eating Lucky Charms with chocolate milk, and said she loves chocolate after sex. My reaction? “Oh, I can only imagine! I quite like the combination with the marshmallows, as they absorb some of the taste. You see…”
Just a couple examples, though honestly it would be nice to have some sort of guidebook on these things. I swear I’ve missed a million and a half opportunities, only to be woken up from my sleep a year later all “MOTHERFUCKER”. - Comment on How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday? 1 month ago:
Why must I keep being reminded of this :(
- Comment on How do you reconcile staying sane while keeping yourself up-to-date with the news? 1 month ago:
I block most news sources and get the jist of events via memes.
- Comment on The respiratory system uses osmosis to interlace caffeine in the digestive system through your midi-chlorines 1 month ago:
There’s definitely a synergistic effect with the two, however the exact effect could vary. For myself it provides a quicker onset to the effects of weed, whilst maintaining the functional aspect of the coffee quite well.
- Comment on The respiratory system uses osmosis to interlace caffeine in the digestive system through your midi-chlorines 1 month ago:
Thank you.
I’ve had genuine landrace Durban Poison, a 100% sativa, and it was pretty nice and sociable. I have grown a strain called Zombie Death Fuck, with OG origins, and it smacks me in the face. It’s all about the genetics.
- Comment on Are autistic people known to post a lot in social media or websites to "fill" their imaginations? 1 month ago:
I talk as much shit in person, to be honest, it’s just that irl people are able to walk away.
It’s much easier to corrupt minds through surprise mentions of anchovy sandwiches. - Comment on Reality Winner documentary concealed how she got caught (yellow tracker dots) 2 months ago:
It may be easier to train a pigeon to drop the notes to an intended location.
I call mine Bobandra (they are gender fluid). - Comment on Reality Winner documentary concealed how she got caught (yellow tracker dots) 2 months ago:
I just print things as normal, and write my ransom notes on notepad paper with my non dominant hand.
Sometimes, when they start getting wise, I use the pen with my non dominant foot.It’s a pretty simple workaround, you don’t need to overcomplicate it.
- Comment on Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support 2 months 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 months 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 months ago:
To be fair it would be illegal to do so outdoors.
- Comment on The Telegraph has deleted this sob story 3 months 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 3 months ago:
They prefer to be called little planets, tyvm.
- Comment on Sony blocks Stellar Blade on more than 100 countries 3 months 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] 3 months 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. 3 months 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. 3 months 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 3 months 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 4 months 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. 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 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 4 months ago:
Sponsorblock usually helps with that.
- Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits 500k sales in one day 4 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 4 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? 4 months ago:
That’s a blast from the past. Thanks for the shout!