Shihali

joined 2 years ago
[–] Shihali 2 points 1 week ago

Mononoke came to mind although there probably is a better one.

[–] Shihali 2 points 1 week ago

I've been using vertical tabs for a while now. It rearranges your address bar and that's going to take some time and annoyance to sort out, but I've got it back to where I like it.

Vertical tabs aren't as great as they would have been ten years ago. So many websites nowadays use a two- or three-column layout to use the excess horizontal space on a normal screen, and having the vertical tabs showing full length often compresses those. Thankfully there's a button to switch between full-length tabs and just the favicon for those sites.

[–] Shihali 2 points 2 weeks ago

I haven't watched them, but I've heard little but good about Twelve Kingdoms, Magic Knights Rayearth, and El-Hazard.

[–] Shihali 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have often had to go into about:config to revert unwanted new behavior, but never had to downgrade.

[–] Shihali 2 points 1 month ago

There is a possible fix!

  • Go to "about:config" in the adress bar
  • Search for "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant"
  • Toggle both entries for variant-a and variant-b to false

Variant-B was "true" for me.

[–] Shihali 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've found another bug or design issue. In vertical tab mode, a "flexible space" is forced into the toolbar to shorten the address bar and it cannot be removed. I had a longer address bar before turning vertical tabs on and it is very noticeable in a few situations.

Edit: The excess space can be suppressed by turning the title bar on. Very buggy.

[–] Shihali 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Shihali 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If it matters, I'm using Windows 11.

[–] Shihali 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

How do you make the shortcuts on the home page larger? They suddenly shrank when I updated to 136 and that's very annoying because I use them heavily. Even turning "recommended stories" off doesn't fix it, but it fixes the shortcuts being tiny and the stories huge.

[–] Shihali 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've got it and it's all right. I like the weather widget being more prominent.

[–] Shihali 1 points 3 months ago

Iosevka fits very well with East Asian characters, if you need those.

I find it narrower than I like otherwise, but I need Japanese characters often enough that I put up with it for my terminal.

[–] Shihali 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I need local font support far, far more often than I need collaborative editing. Plus, call me old, but I don't like storing everything on a server in Virginia for Google to read.

 

I tested Diamine Imperial Purple in a reused Sailor cartridge before putting it in a demonstrator, and the result was a stained cartridge. I love the color, but I haven't had any luck getting it out of my cartridge with water, soap, a little bit of ammonia, and time.

I don't write much, so a pen could stay inked up for months on end.

Is there a way to get this color out of plastic? Is it safe to use in converters and demonstrators without staining them too?

 

quakers.social shows up on our list of blocked instances, but looking at the most recent posts at https://quakers.social/public/local I can't see why. They seem like a harmless group with a lot of religious reposts. Does sh.itjust.works have a policy of reciprocal blocking or something like that?

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Washable inks? (self.fountainpens)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Shihali to c/[email protected]
 

Are there any inks that wash out of clothing very quickly and easily? I'm especially interested in inks that wash out cleanly without stain treatment.

Edit: Washing quickly and easily off the toddler is a bonus.

 

This copies a post by grailly on Reddit.

Most games have adopted popular RPG mechanics and it's widely accepted that "everything's an RPG now". RPGs are also some of the biggest and most popular games around.

I'd argue that Puzzle Game mechanics (aka puzzles) are even more widespread than RPG mechanics throughout the media. However, Puzzle Games themselves are pretty niche and basically never get any big budget titles. This gets more surprising when realizing Puzzle Games are very popular; Tetris might just be the most recognizable video game, Portal (Portal 2 might be the only AAA puzzle game?!) is insanely beloved, wordle took the world by storm last year, sudoku and crosswords are still in the newspaper every day, Candy Crush...

Why do you think Puzzle Games are relegated to being indie or AA?

I thought about it a bit and came up with some unbaked responses which I hope you will add to:

  • People want to kill stuff in AAA games. To which I answer, can't we kill stuff in puzzle games?

  • There's little point to making Puzzle Games more expensive. Would having The Witness or Talos Principle pushed to AAA status make them any better?

  • "Puzzle" is a recessive genre. Add anything to a puzzle game and they aren't considered puzzle games anymore. So making a AAA Puzzle game will basically remove its Puzzle Game consideration. Puzzle + exploration = adventure. Puzzle + fighting = Action adventure. Puzzle + story = walking simulator, etc.

 

What mods are highly recommended for Crusader Kings II? I haven't gotten the new one yet -- had to get a computer that can run it first -- so I'm still interested in mods for the old one.

 

What do Tibetan Buddhist laypeople do as routine practice? Also, does it vary a great deal from person to person or group to group? All the practices suggested online add up to a part-time job or more, so I have to wonder what recommendations are given to people with jobs and small children (or demanding pets).

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