[-] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

I can't say I blame them when it comes to going with what's comfortable.

I used Windows and Linux while in school so it's what I got used to. Whenever I use MacOS I feel incredibly lost

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I've started to really like just mustard and sauerkraut on my hotdogs and racing games over FPS because they're a little slower paced.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Isn't the whole Macs don't get viruses thing a myth by this point?

There are a lot more sources for random untrustworthy Windows software than there are for MacOS but that's on the user the same way keeping your OS up to date is.

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I feel like I heard a lot about it a year ago during its release but I haven't heard anything about it in a while.

I get that it can play cartridges which is neat but is the accuracy of emulators these days that far off? Even if that is the case it seemed like a lot of people were hyping up the Analogue Pocket's jailbreak and ability to play games off of an SD card.

I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts and if there have been any developments in the community.

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I imagine a lot of flashlight enthusiasts have death with this. I've found it's less an issue with D cell batteries and more AA and AAA.

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My family did secret Santa every year with a $20 limit so it was typically gag gifts. One year a family member was sick on Christmas so we just left our gifts piled up in a closet.

None of the gifts had tags because it was all supposed to be anonymous so when we handed out gifts the following year my great grandma ended up unwrapping a box of noodles shaped like penises.

[-] [email protected] 90 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can buy thick water (designed for people who have trouble swallowing) at pharmacies and every so often I'll mess with the new guy at work by filling a water bottle with it and taking a swig first thing in the morning after a weekend before saying something like "Damn don't you hate when you forget your water and it goes bad?" and pouring out a thick stream

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I played all the GBA games as a kid because I was dumb and thought it would be somewhat similar to the PC release. I still had a lot of fun with them. I really enjoy the quirkiness of them.

If I had to rate them it would be

  1. Urbz

  2. Bustin Out

  3. The Sims 2

I played a bit of Urbz for the GameCube and I feel like it has to be the worst of all Sims console ports.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Two notable Americans having a snack that has erratic quality control

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Pretty basic question but I am struggling to find the words to get the correct search result. The soldering iron I bought came with very narrow tips that I think are supposed to be used for circuit boards and components.

When I attempt to solder lines from a USB cord together the line never gets warm enough.

I remember in the past soldering copper lines together from an appliance with no issue so I don't think I'm doing anything wrong in terms of technique but who knows?

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From my understanding you can run into issues when you have a combination of ports being forwarded and some other issue like SSH enabled on a Raspberry Pi with default credentials but I feel like I'm missing things or misunderstanding port forwarding.

I don't know if, for example, a computer connected to a network running a dated version of Windows is a risk simply because it is connected to the network. Even if it isn't being used for things such as web browsing.

I'm more concerned about remote threats versus local ones like someone having access to my WiFi password.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago

Even though it's meaningless I have seen some people in different communities voting down comments and posts they don't agree with like on Reddit which is unfortunate.

For the piracy community I hope it doesn't just turn into passive aggressive comments directing people to the megathread all the time.

I like helping people dig for obscure stuff

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Coming from an Xbox 360 it took me a while to adjust to the stick placement and their convex tips so I was surprised to see that PS3XPAD allowed me to easily use a 360 controller. Since then I've even used Logitech controllers as well that share the same driver.

The only issue I've come across is with games that use montion controls. I went through the entirety of The Last of Us without charging my flashlight.

Unrelated but Nintendont (a program that allows you to play backed up GameCube games on your Wii) also allows you to do something similar and use PS3 (and many other controllers) on your system.

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I wanted to give Usenet a try so I installed NZBGet and found a provider and indexer. That said I don't know if I should edit any security settings even if I don't have port forwarding enabled on my network. I've changed the default username and password and I'm connecting through a VPN but that's about it.

Real new to this so my concern is knowing enough to mess myself over.

Any other tips would be appreciated as well!

I was wondering why people pay for index sites until I tried looking myself for example.

[-] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Parents feeding their baby cola in bottles and smoking while pregnant are two things that usually cause me to make assumptions

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I sort by all and new and have seen a fair amount of posts from bots bringing over content from Reddit. A lot of it doesn't have much if any engagement on here and as far as I can tell even if there was it wouldn't cross back and forth between the two platforms.

The communities these bots are posting to seem to have a low amount of subscribers and with the flood of content it seems a bit like a ghost town. Almost like subscribing to the RSS feed of a subreddit.

I'm not up in arms about it. The posts are being made by only a couple of bots into subreddit specific communities (ex. AskReddit) and Lemmy gives you the ability to block communities so this isn't really showing up in my feed anymore.

The only possible issue I could see in the future is if Lemmy communities tried to link with a subreddit's. For example an instance's pc gaming community with /r/PCGaming.

I'm curious to hear how you feel about Reddit content automatically (or even manually) being posted here.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Out of curiosity how much storage are you using either total or on average with this instance? I feel like with the amount of media being uploaded it's likely slightly larger than others.

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I'm playing on PS4 and am looking for games to play in 2 to 3 hour chunks after work.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Do you think they are actively trying to become moderators of those communities or is there a chance they're trying to recreate the subreddits they're accustomed to?

[-] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

The mod of this instance was a mod of /r/Piracy. I am pretty sure it will stay consistently updated.

It was updated 19 Jun 2023 10:26 UTC according to the bottom of the webpage if that helps your worries.

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I found this post /r/FalloutFAQ a while back and thought it was rather interesting.

To summarize a lot of the post:

  • In an interview with The Guardian Todd Howard stated that he's happy with the level availability games have due to backwards compatibility and that he prefers games like the original Fallout to be played the way they were originally intended. Skyrim being remastered was a product of special circumstances.

  • A section talks about when Fallout fans thought Fallout 3 was going to be remastered in 2019 and the history of bad remasters

  • There has been a bit of debate about whether or not the source code for the classic Fallout titles was lost.

(TLDR) Essentially there doesn't seem to be much interest from Bethesda.

Remakes:

Ceased development in 2019. Multiple YouTube videos are available showing off what was completed.

An attempt to recreate Fallout 2 in Fallout New Vegas. The mod author's VK page appears to have last been updated in April of 2022. The ModDB page was lasted updated in October 2017.

Designed to be an open-source version of Fallout Tactics

A remake of Fallout 3 in Fallout 4's engine. Was temporarily cancelled due to audio rights issues. Appears to still be under development with the release of their Fallout 4: Point Lookout mod in February of 2022. Their Discord may contain further information.

A remake of Fallout New Vegas in Fallout 4. I linked to the Nitter page instead of their Facebook/Twitter/Discord page so you can see their posts without logging in. The original web page linked in the Reddit post no longer works. Appears to still be in development.

Notable mentions:

Tried to revise Fallout Tactics from the ground up to create a better overall experience and restore lost content. Last update was in August of 2016.

A well known mod that combines Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas.

Ports of the original two Fallout games for modern operating systems (MacOS, Windows, Android, and the PS Vita).

fo2.exe is an Android port that is also available on the Google Play Store.

A recreation of Van Buren in Fallout 2's engine.

Another recreation of Van Buren but in the Unity engine.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Considering the other mod messaged you it definitely seems targeted

[-] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

I feel like Redditers aren't doing it on purpose. They just want all the niche communities they're accustomed to not really thinking about the work it takes to get them started and rolling or moderate

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