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  • What old technology are you surprised is still in use today?

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  • There's a used bookstore near me that has the oldest cash register I've ever seen. It has keys like a typewriter, and makes the most satisfying "ka-ching" sound when it opens. They always use it to add up your purchase and print a receipt, even when you're paying with a credit card. But I always try to bring cash when I'm there so that the drawer gets used. (And also, y'know, screw credit card companies taking their cut.)

    I know that's not really "in widespread use" today, which is probably what the question meant, but that was the first thing that came to mind for me.

  • Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 29th

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  • I didn't have the patience for RPGs like that when they were originally out (and I was a little kid), but I've also been enjoying them on my Anbernic device. For me it's been Phantasy Star IV.

  • Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 29th

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  • Total War: Shogun 2. No idea why I decided to reinstall it out of the blue; just wanted to pick it up again after not playing for a long-ass time. I played it a bit when it first came out, but just didn't really get into it. I'm seeing if it's playable on the couch with a Steam controller now. Verdict so far: maaaaybe.

  • I like gentoo :D

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  • I have a soft spot for Gentoo, even though I haven't used it in years. It was one of my first experiences with Linux, since it was installed in one of the computer labs in college. I just remember that the windows had this physics jiggle effect when you dragged them around. I was so surprised that Linux had a more "fun" aesthetic than Mac or Windows did.

  • What is your up- & downvote behaviour?

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  • I downvote if it looks like they are posting in bad faith. I'll upvote some comments that I disagree with if the poster was trying to contribute to the conversation -- I usually do that to offset the fact that they've been downvoted a bunch already.

    Many of the communities I'm in are fairly small, so I upvote almost every comment that I read. I figure it lets someone know that someone else read what they wrote, and I think that's what a lot of us are here for.

  • What websites search function do you hate most?

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  • In addition to what you mentioned, another really annoying thing about Youtube's search is that it sometimes gives totally different results from one minute to the next. You can search for something, then type those exact same words just a few seconds later, and you get a completely different list of videos. So if you ever do get a list of good results, you need to leave that browser tab alone and open a new one to keep those results "safe."

  • What websites search function do you hate most?

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  • Reddit is the first one that comes to mind for me, too. It was always easier to use a search engine like Google or DuckDuckGo and do thing I'm looking for site:reddit.com instead of actually using Reddit's search feature.

  • The time is coming

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  • Original Crysis suddenly vanishes on Steam in another blow to preservation

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  • I agree with what Kolanaki said -- it should be available simply because it existed, not just because people will want to play some version of Crysis. My preference is that each patch-level version of a game should be made available somewhere for people to check out. It's not simply about a product being available that satisfies some need or desire (in this case, the desire to play Crysis). Works that people have made should be available for others to explore.

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    If there was no alternative, and debatably superior

    is that true? I'm genuinely asking. I think I actually own the remastered version of Crysis, but I haven't actually played it, as I also have the original on Steam. I thought the remastered version was a graphically improved version of the console port of Crysis, which made some changes to the way that your powers activate. And I remember everyone disliking that when the console ports first came out.

  • Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 22nd

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  • Metal Gear Solid. Only had a few minutes to play it -- I mainly just wanted to see how it looked, so I only got through the very first introductory room. Looks just like how I remembered it. I bought the collection with MGS 1, 2, and 3. I've already played a fair amount of the first game (although like...15 years ago), but never beat it. I only ever played MGS 2 on a friends Playstation 2 occasionally, and have never played the third game. So I'm really looking forward to those.

  • how are my fellow peeps hosting your music collection these days?

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  • I use Funkwhale, which I have liked, but my use case is just streaming music through my laptop and listening with headphones. I don't think there is a client available that will run on your Autonomic streamer.

    Funkwhale does have a subsonic API, so you could use a subsonic client, but you mentioned that didn't quite work before. (Is that what you mean by __sonic? I haven't actually heard that term.)

    Funkwhale is nice, but I think for most people it doesn't (yet) offer any useful features beyond what Navidrome has, and probably even lacks a few things that Navidrome has. Funkwhale's main appeal is that you can follow someone's music library via the fediverse, although there hasn't really been a lot of use for that so far. Version 2 is coming soon, though, and adds a whole bunch of new fediverse features.

  • Is there a song in a foreign language you like the melody to but didnt know the lyrics?

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  • Oye Como Va - Santana

    I know enough Spanish to understand the lyrics now, but loved that song before I knew what it was saying.

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    What do you think the most famous phone number of all time is ?

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  • 867-5309 is definitely the first one that comes to mind for me.

    But also, Carrot Top saying "Call 1 800 C A L L A T T, it's free for you, and cheap for them" has been stuck in my head for a long time now.

  • Never go full cringe

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  • Nah, I don't think so. I mean, sure, arch is a little cringe, but it's not that bad. Cool terminal, btw.

  • my 17yo son made crème brûlée 🥲

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  • Oh cool, looks like it was a good lineup.

  • my 17yo son made crème brûlée 🥲

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  • Looks delicious! I'm getting the impression that your entire family is a bunch of culinary maestros, lol. :D

    P.S. what festival is the wristband for?

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    A WYSIWYG editor for personal website?

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  • I've never actually used it, but Faircamp caught my eye a while ago. https://simonrepp.com/faircamp/

    I'm not sure if you can create a blog with it -- it might only be for showcasing your music, no text posts. It definitely looks nice, though.

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    Virus

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  • One popular way was that Internet Explorer 6 included something called ActiveX, which basically allowed any website to run code on your computer as though it was a locally-installed program. You could just click on some URL and next thing you know it's writing files to your hard drive. This is one of the main reasons why the Internet Explorer 6 / Windows XP era was particularly virus-filled. A website could open your freaking CD tray.

    From the ActiveX wikipedia page:

    Developers had to register with Verisign (US$20 per year for individuals, $400 for corporations) and sign a contract, promising not to develop malware.

    Promising not to. And they did it anyway. The bastards.

  • Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake is such a badly kept secret it's been leaked by a statue maker who just assumed we all knew it was coming

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  • The ship section is just going to be the entirety of Skull and Bones, bolted on to this game. It'll just swap the entire game to the Skull and Bones executable. They will recuperate their money on that game! It's only a failure if you give up!

  • Looking for a software suggestion

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  • Gotcha. The web UI in wallabag is nice and works pretty well with ereaders. It's already black-and-white, although it doesn't have pagination, so you'll have to scroll.