remington
@remington@beehaw.org
Volunteer amateur systems administrator for Beehaw. Stay-at-home dad. Outdoor enthusiast.
- Traffic on Bluesky, an X competitor, is up 500% since the election. How will it handle the surge?www.npr.org ↗Submitted 2 days ago to technology@beehaw.org | 5 comments
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- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 4 weeks ago:
I had, simply, forgotten that my friend had given me a free account.
- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 4 weeks ago:
Whoops! I forgot to mention that I have a tech friend that gave me a free profile/account that I use with the OpenVPN client.
- Comment on Netflix raises prices as password boost fades 5 weeks ago:
Using a VPN solved this problem for me. If you don’t want to pay for a VPN, then use OpenVPN Connect.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 13th 5 weeks ago:
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred.
Been running this insane build melting the entire screen. Very soon I’ll be target farming mythic uniques. Absolutely loving the new Spirit Born class!
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- Comment on Microsoft Ruined Windows 3 months ago:
I understand and completely agree from someone who is knowledgeable about this subject matter. However, MOST people are NOT. To clarify again, (and this is something that is getting very annoying to repeat over and over again) the general public have almost NO knowledge about the differences between operating systems.
- Comment on Microsoft Ruined Windows 3 months ago:
Microsoft Windows is heavily marketed and, for most of the general public that aren’t aware of Linux, is a cheaper option compared to Apple/Mac/iOS.
I worked with/on Windows for two decades. Through those years I became more and more frustrated with the bugs and vulnerability to outside attacks. Windows is going to be attacked more, and for other reasons, because it is used by more people (a greater attack surface to exploit).
Back in 2008 I switched to Apple/Mac/iOS. I have never regretted it.
IF you have the time/knowledge (which most of the general public doesn’t have) to use Linux, then I’d recommend it.
Please, stop with this ‘fan-boy’ shit about operating systems. Use logic and rational thinking which I believe that I’ve shown above.
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- Comment on Riven (2024) Review Thread 4 months ago:
Did you forget to add the trailer?
- Comment on Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) 5 months ago:
I’ve used Firefox for so many years…can’t remember precisely. If there was a better option, then I’d be open to it.
- Comment on Path of Exile 2: Witch Gameplay Walkthrough 5 months ago:
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- Comment on Riven | Official Launch Trailer | Available June 25th 5 months ago:
Interesting back story incoming. My brother and I worked at one of the best restaurants (at the time) in Greensboro NC USA. My brother’s roommate (Mike), for several years (1989 - 1992 I believe), had only a high school education. After working a shift at the restaurant, he’d return home and shut himself in his room for hours (this was almost every day). My brother inquired out of curiosity and Mike showed my brother his computer set-up and the types of digital graphics he had been working on. Mike sent a 3 dimensional application to a digital graphics arts school (I believe in Raleigh NC) and was immediately accepted. After easily completing this program of study (Mike was highly gifted and driven), he was snatched up by the company that developed Myst. He went from barely scraping by to making a substantial amount of money in the field he dreamed to work in.
- Comment on A personal argument for a benefit of gaming 5 months ago:
As far as the argument against the argument for your point, the logical argument was complete in the first paragraph:
the academic community has failed to produce any negative relationship between video games and real life.I have not been able to find any evidence that would support the claims of talking heads, etc.
My other son is ‘on the spectrum’ and is a joy with all of his uniqueness.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 2nd 5 months ago:
Still having lots of fun playing Diablo 4 Season 4. Got a necromancer and a barbarian to 100. Now, I’m leveling up a sorcerer.
- Comment on The level of engagement on Reddit these days 5 months ago:
We can still find engagement in small niche subs on Reddit. We’ve known, for many years, that people were going to move away from large corporate-controlled sites such as Reddit, Twitter etc…
The Fediverse is addressing this. It isn’t a panacea. However, it is a re-imagining of what we want the Internet to be.
There are many others, that will come along after us, to address this further.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 26th 5 months ago:
Still having lots of fun with Diablo 4 season 4.
- For the first time in 28 years, Super Mario 64 has been beaten without using the A button – and it only took 86 hourswww.gamesradar.com ↗Submitted 5 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 5 comments
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 19th 5 months ago:
Season 4 has been the best so far. They made a lot of improvements to the game. It’s the most fun I’ve had with Diablo 4.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 19th 5 months ago:
Diablo 4 season 4
- Submitted 6 months ago to technology@beehaw.org | 2 comments
- Comment on A personal argument for a benefit of gaming 6 months ago:
‘Traumatic’ just means emotionally distressing. He was disappointed. He wasn’t harmed.
- Comment on A personal argument for a benefit of gaming 6 months ago:
You have made a mountain out of a molehill. Neither of my two sons have ever experienced trauma.
Go through and read the other comments in this thread. Has anyone else raised alarm bells? The answer is no.
Please, don’t make accusations here at Beehaw. It isn’t nice.
- Submitted 6 months ago to technology@beehaw.org | 56 comments
- Comment on A personal argument for a benefit of gaming 6 months ago:
I’ve expressed this many many times to him over the years. I’ve said something like “I want to play games to have fun. If the game isn’t fun for me, then I will not play it anymore”.
I believe that he understands this. However, he just wanted so much to understand Elden Ring and beat it.
Personally, Elden Ring is NOT fun to play and that’s why I don’t play it.
I’m just astounded that my 8-10 year old son persevered so much to beat it.
- Submitted 6 months ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 25 comments