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@ CorrodedCranium @leminal.space

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Big fan of SBC gaming, open source engine recreations/source ports, gaming in general, alternative operating systems, and all things modding.

Trying to post and comment often in an effort to add to Lemmy's growth.

  • Does Dove hold a copyright on the shape of their soap?

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  • Thanks for the reply.

    Why isn’t more soap oval? Economics. It’s far more expensive to mold mass-market soap in round shapes. It’s dramatically cheaper to make it square.

    Would it really be that expensive?

    From my understanding soap is usually pushed into some kind of oval plate to be trimmed before being pushed again into a press that shapes and stamps it simultaneously. If a company already needed a custom mold for a stamped label would the shape make much of a difference? Other than that I think the only alteration would be the plate the soap is pushed through. At a large scale the expenses related to not being able to use more common parts might add up I guess.

    This does make me wonder how diverse large scale soap manufacturing equipment is. Maybe there is an industry-standard bar of soap and I've never noticed how similar different bars of soap are in shape to each other.

  • The spring Steam sale is happening right now. What games do you want to play but won't buy despite a deep discount and why?

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  • I wonder if they will ever release a definitive edition of The Sims 3 or 4. Even with a 90% discount the number of DLCs keep complete versions of the game rather expensive.

  • The spring Steam sale is happening right now. What games do you want to play but won't buy despite a deep discount and why?

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  • Tangentially related but I was browsing the list of Steam curators and I was surprised by how many of them are dedicated to discouraging people from buying games from specific countries.

  • The spring Steam sale is happening right now. What games do you want to play but won't buy despite a deep discount and why?

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  • That's how I ended up with so many games in my backlog

  • The spring Steam sale is happening right now. What games do you want to play but won't buy despite a deep discount and why?

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  • Are you looking for a percentage amount or a dollar amount? Which would seem more appealing?

  • If you liked Annihilation (2018) you might want to check out The Gorge (2025)

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  • I think they are separate and different enough to be enjoyed individually

  • If you liked Annihilation (2018) you might want to check out The Gorge (2025)

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  • I'd be interested to hear what you think and if you felt it was a fair comparison.

  • If you liked Annihilation (2018) you might want to check out The Gorge (2025)

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  • What didn't you like about it?

    It's not a movie I'll likely watch several times like I have with Annihilation but I thought it was good and had memorable moments. That's a lot more than I can say about other movies I've watched recently.

  • Hermit crab rule

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  • If I like synthwave music, which other genres should I pay attention to?

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  • I thought your post said games for a second there and was excited to hear about synthwave games

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • Is there a chance that Arch says that so they don't have to take on the responsibility of endorsing yay while also acknowledging its prevalence?

    Like if Nintendo made a statement saying they recommend against third party mods or repairs that deal with joycon stick drift because they don't want to be held accountable or contacted about issues consumers run into a result of them.

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • Paying close attention to news feeds is something I wish I did when I ran Manjaro.

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • Any reason you would recommend Slackware specifically?

    I've watched a few Youtube videos on the history of it and the advantages of it but I don't recall much. It seemed like a lot of people who had used Slackware a long time ago simply continuing to use Slackware and people using at as a learning tool because of how user involved it is.

    Would you recommend people start with Slackware itself or a Slackware-based distro?

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • It does. It gives you this message

    -> Avoid running yay as root/sudo.

    I only ran Debian and Ubuntu based distros up until that point so I thought you always needed to install packages using sudo.

    I am pretty sure I ignored the warning initially because the first couple packages I tried to install with sudo and yay worked.

    This was a while ago.

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • It doesn’t hurt to have the LTS kernel installed as a backup option (assuming you use the standard kernel as your chosen default) in case you update to a newer kernel version and a driver here or there breaks.

    I had a similar issue that was resolved by swapping to the LTS kernel. Learning about using a bootable Arch USB and chrooting into your install to make repairs would be a good thing for OP to know

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • Why paru specifically?

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • And the neofetch print out

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • I didn't read the documentation so I didn't know you weren't supposed to use sudo with yay.

    -Ss can be added to pacman to search for packages. Pretty useful if you don't want to DuckDuckGo them every time.

    As for applications one neat one I don't see recommended very often is xkill. You can use it to kill applications kind of like you would with the task manager in Windows. htop is probably a closer comparison to the task manager in general though.

    There are a lot of Arch-based distros that are incredibly easy to install if you want a very easy setup process that doesn't involve a lot of terminal work.

  • What are your thoughts about video game preservation?

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  • I think it's going to get more and more challenging due to how many games are focused on online play. If co-op or multiplayer servers are shutdown a lot of the time it comes down to fans to recreate them.

    I'd highly recommend checking out this PCGamingWiki page about GameSpy server replacements if you are into that kind of thing.

    Even with these mods you still run into the issue of needing either players or bots and whether or not to archive all game altering updates.

  • What are your thoughts about video game preservation?

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  • I would say MagiPacks might be an even better example primarily because they deal with older games. They also operate along the GOG logic of ensuring games run on modern operating systems but they do it by bundling in commonly used fan patches.

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What are some open source projects that had substantial initial releases or updates that seemingly came out of nowhere?

  • Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Which movie/tv streaming site in the megathread is your favorite?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Would you think less of a potential partner if they didn't know first aid?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Airports would be a great place for advertisements trying to raise awareness of anti-homeless architecture

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    I wonder what the marketing pitch was for Uncrustables

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What's your favorite expansion/quest mod?

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What are some of the obstacles of making an existing game open source?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Are niche pillows and cases worth it?

  • Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What has your experience been like using achievement trackers with pirated games?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What is the absolute max level of ear protection you can get?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Does Multipoint functionality in headphones allow you to listen to two different devices at the same time?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Whatever happened to lemmy.film?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    You've heard of Fake Taxi but what are some other 'fake' scenarios that would make solid setups or just be humorous?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Did the premise of an entity approaching you only when it's not being viewed originate with Doctor Who's Weeping Angels?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What did you get into as it was dying or otherwise on its way out?

  • Operating Systems @beehaw.org
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Ars Technica | Not-a-Linux distro review: SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the ’90s

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2021/08/not-a-linux-distro-review-serenityos-is-a-unix-y-love-letter-to-the-90s/
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it?

  • [Dormant, please move to [email protected]] Movies and TV Shows @lemm.ee
    Corroded @leminal.space

    If you like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Silicon Valley you might want to check out Mythic Quest

    www.imdb.com /title/tt8879940/
  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Are there audiobook releases that have a visual component?

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    Corroded @leminal.space

    Anyone know how to get the Xbox 360 chatpad working on Linux?