electronicboy

CS Grad, Java, Kotlin Developer, breaker of things
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[electronicboy @boyetronic]

@thdxr Used to love BTRFS, but as a dev it would consistently break stuff, could disable COW to mitigate a whole bunch of it but at that point, why bother. Refuse to use it these days, not worth the headache. Maybe for data drives it would be fine, but, scary.

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@valigo @valsaven I mean, you expanded "won't launch" into "the reason many people would refund a game"? especially given how rare demos became over the past decade, having a refund window is basically the only way to actually dip your toe into the experience, outside of YTers, etc

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@Livid_Pigeon @AydinPaladin Swamp coolers are great until its humid, then you're just blowing hot humid air around the room

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@Kittronix black pudding is one of those "looks worse than it tastes" things, especially if done properly. I rarely go for a full English these days, but when I do, I use the toast on the side to basically "sandwich" a whole bunch of stuff, and the pudding really adds some character

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@eevblog especially when you can get a cheapo mini PC for the same sorta ballpark figure, usually with more reliable storage. It was almost a guarantee you'd see people asking to use a Pi to run an MC server, only to show back up a year later because the microSD had died.

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@eevblog price basically crept up over the past few months, and most people I know used them as basically mini PCs, which means that you can't really get away with small amounts of memory like you could for the original design plan. The 5's "all in" price seemed kinda bad, however

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@shiten_room Now that I can afford stuff, I'm buying it online when it's available. If I had the room, I'd happily purchase Japanese media and keep it boxed up until I can speak the language, but I sadly don't, and so my options are somewhat limited legally

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@shiten_room One series I love has a strong community backing, releasing an English fan translation a year ahead of the English release, with community spreadsheets of errors and corrections, and offers a fixed book. It almost feels like you pay for a worse product

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@Falcomer @Mojang The compromise here would really need to come from console manfs, the only reason this stuff needs to exist is because of console manfs having required that platforms conform to certain things, such as moderation, in which mojangs partnerships with servers *is* the compromise

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@Hasmatix @ThisIsAnto_ @BackersGamesF Epic is a CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) application; they might not just have their website UI inside of a frame like the Steam store does, but the entire Epic launcher is a glorified web browser

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@Pirat_Nation Meanwhile, the epic app just feels clunky, no user reviews, there is no link from DLC to find the base game, no patch notes, no dev blog, no community. I have a library on both, but steam is more available, more accessible, and so is the obvious choice for any purchases.

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@Pirat_Nation Got a free game on Epic 3 years ago; finally installed it on my Steam Deck in December. During the prologue, realised I was going to love this experience, and immediately purchased it on Steam so I'd have working cloud saves and not have to deal with alt middleware launchers.

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@Kneon It's weird because I just started to see more LTT videos in my feed, but it will also jump from some recent docu-type videos into some 3-5 year old random LTT video; the airline TV series and a few older creators popped back, otherwise, a lot of stuff I have little interest in

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@ITangoI @gnukeith Had issues with people being able to access a site I run to download software, turned out some fairly sizeable ISP in Brazil had blocked cloudflare.

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@ClownfishTVcom I feel that YT has generally taken over 90% of what my TV usage would of been from a decade ago; background noise. YT has a wider range of stuff to select from, from media and industry news and musings, to random documentaries about topics I didn't know I needed an hour of

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@lydiajo I hate you and everything you stand for

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@ClownfishTVcom I remember CN being the go-to TV channel when it was stormy outside. Eventually, it turned into a few good shows I'd run to watch until the point it was just 'eh. Just looked at the TV guide; no wonder why nobody cares to watch

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@Dionsol @CNviolations Grandfather had one and used it fairly often for carving turkeys and other roasted meats. I remember trying to use it myself. It wasn't too bad; definitely one of those tools you need to get experience with, so, I can understand why many would be uncomfortable with one

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@nemanjan00 @eevblog This. I feel that it's also just the nature of it being a relatively safe movie that always played around this time of the year; I remember many occasions supping a cup of hot chocolate wrapped up with the lit up Xmas tree in the background with an HP movie on the telly