insomniac_lemon
@insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe
- Comment on Tabletop convection oven 7 hours ago:
A cheap convection toaster oven not really, it is half-way between an oven and air-fryer at best.
I mean if it’s good enough, keep using it as long as possible I guess.
- Comment on Why is the sky blue? Things just are, ok? No more questions, please. 2 days ago:
Me: <using Blender in Linux to make low-poly badger>
You: <using paid retro software in WINE inside Linux VM to make low-poly pudu>
- Comment on Which one and why? 5 days ago:
Can’t, I already got a titanium spork more than a decade ago.
- Comment on THAT'S an interesting fact 1 week ago:
If it’s (not) out of the bag, then it’s (not) out of the bag. Now that is a powerful
catfact. - Comment on Why Shouldn't I Use A Small Gaming PC 2 weeks ago:
I am using a 2019 Ryzen 2700 sale build ($461, not counting 1050Ti which I just carried over) and minipc~s~ really seems lacking when it comes to GPU power. Like the one you linked to is about the same GPU performance as my card (and I have seen otherwise interesting newer models use it too).
The models with a better GPU (Radeon-8060S) are in the beyond-budget category (up to $2K), so you are definitely being charged a premium for the small form factor (even despite potential drawbacks). Or maybe the “AI” branding is part of it…
Maybe in 5-10 more years it will become affordable. Currently, if a low-end APU is faster than your current CPU though you might be better off with that, or some dirt-cheap used GPU (AMD Polaris card, or even saw a video on 1050Ti~s~ being $20) maybe.
- Comment on Half Life Meet Up Inspired by Fallout Meet Up 4 weeks ago:
€1,950,000 5,124 people for the first event goal
I think it should be on the moon with a Black-Mesa-branded rocket (with Gnome on-board), for thematic reasons. It’s no Xen, but you could probably add some decorations and even without that it’d be a better match than italy.
Not sure about dodgeball though, I think area combat would fit more as well. Just make to have first-aid stations and have everybody sign waivers.
…or maybe you should just do free meet-ups with people to play dodge ball or talk/play about your favorite games etc. (and maybe you’ll find some overlap) without it being some record-breaking event?
- Comment on Anon has a problem with Bioshock 5 weeks ago:
I’ve already depicted you as the Sander Cohen and myself as the Atlas.
- Comment on I quit my job to make my own game. Toll Booth Simulator 1 month ago:
More, Mu6ariz (step forward for M6riz).
Also with the game here clicking on dev/publisher info goes to a curator page, so that’s probably how they can easily create/rename (not saying intent, but certainly doesn’t helping with shovelware vibe).
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 1 month ago:
It is indeed paved over. I’m sure there are reasons, but probably not good ones given potholes like this. Aside from initial cost, for large vehicles+higher speeds. IMO seems a bit like gluing carpet over wooden floorboards (which is another anger-inducing thing, especially if you’ve lived in a house with a carpeted bathroom).
Not Just Bikes has a video on brick roads in the Netherlands (the bricks being called Klinkers, video called
Natural Handcrafted Artisanal … Streets?!), how they allow easier maintenance/re-use, brick designs instead of painting the surface after, worn klinkers used in historic areas etc. - Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 1 month ago:
Must not know about asphalt yet…
A crumbling asphalt road with a window-sized pothole revealing a layer of red brick underneath
- Comment on Bethesda's re-releases and remasters are getting outta control. 1 month ago:
I wonder if someone has/will make a fell for Todd’s lies again award meme with the bewildered guy wearing an Iron_Helmet_(Skyrim). Probably needs some real headlines/reviews (well, aside from Starfield).
- Comment on 🐀🔥🔥🔥 2 months ago:
I don’t like vinegary too much (or smoke/fermented flavor etc), I like El Yucateco Red*.
Though it is a bit expensive for a tiny bottle. So I made a few big bottles trying my own spin* from garden habaneros (orange) and liked how it turned out.
* I see the key ingredients: distilled white vinegar, citric acid, xantham gum
- Comment on preferences 2 months ago:
Yeah, though I would say there is no need for the extra step of ATI.
Specifically due to value, though Ryzen was a better value when it started (pricing more Intel-like as soon as Ryzen became successful). Well… a Ryzen APU might still be better value at ultra-low-end compared to a new GPU, though probably better off with a used Polaris GPU.
To me it just seems like GPUs are still stagnated due to cryptomining, though gaming and raytracing hype probably doesn’t help either.
- Comment on Which of theses games should i play? 2 months ago:
Isn’t Luanti’s world height way bigger, though? ~62K vs MC’s ~400 are the numbers I see.
I mean I get that’s a different thing, but aside from exploration it determines build height. Also to me it’s a more visible limit, because falling made it obvious how short MC’s maps were.
- Comment on Is there a alternative platform to roblox for players and gamedevs? 2 months ago:
The problem for me is that it repeats many of the issues I had with Minecraft, so I don’t really have a good base to start with. Not really interested in LUA either, so there is even less motivation for me to make something from the ground up (I should probably be doing something with Godot instead).
I imagine the benefit for Luanti would be if you want to make a simple grid-based game it should be easy to do so. Trying different games though, it was hit-or-miss for me especially when it just spits you into an empty world (I assume some configuration issue or change with code version).
- Comment on Is there a alternative platform to roblox for players and gamedevs? 2 months ago:
Luanti (formerly Minetest) might be closer to what OP is looking for. Both because LUA and because it’s platform-like.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 2 months ago:
sand
I am neither wizard nor sandwich-assembler for this, but hopefully you enjoy this sandwich.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 2 months ago:
Ohhh what sad times are these when passing
ruffianswizards can corrupt even the most mundane and reasonable wishes. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who tire of this mortal coil are under considerable physical, mental, and socioeconomic stress in this period in history. - Comment on Ill start soon 2 months ago:
If it’s not a simple chore, the reason I do this is usually that something needs to change*. I’ve had times in the past where I did do the thing and it was a marginal result (if even that). Just like I’ve had changes result improvement(s) as mentally easy as I expected.
Specifically for any hope for a creative project, I’m not sure what the change(s) needs to be… though it could even be one of many indirectly related things. Doesn’t look like that is changing either way, though.
* and I probably will not be the one to make said initial change
- Comment on Are the boys back in town? 2 months ago:
They were askin’ if you were around… I told them you were: l i v i n '.
- Comment on Too late. NFTs already ended loneliness. 2 months ago:
If someone is … “limited enough” for it to be a proper replacement for deep human interaction
That and not going so far that goes past* that point. Even if there would be the slightest benefit**, realism about AI as well as cost (or even hardware need/heat+data of local models) makes it easy to ignore/dismiss.
* depression, isolation, personality disorders etc
** in a way some informational mascot may be
- Comment on Too late. NFTs already ended loneliness. 2 months ago:
“Subscribe to our service!” “No.”
“Why not?” “…I don’t want to.”
“But you have no viable alternative.” “I don’t care.”
“That… doesn’t make any sense!” “Too bad.”
- Comment on Let people enjoy things 🙄 3 months ago:
NOW PLAYING: Michael Jordan of Drunk Driving by AJJ the band
- Comment on Existential dread 4 months ago:
Me, haunting those responsible for the wording:
- Comment on Programmer paradigm shift... Have YOU made the shift??? 🫵 4 months ago:
I feel it’s more true for Nim-lang. No dealing with pointers (it’s possible, just not a normal thing like
int**, Nim has newer memory management options like arc/orc). There’s also stuff likefor i in 0…9(and ranges like that have more options/uses too)I mean I guess there is overlap (both languages have UFCS and interop). So it might come down to syntax or specific implementation. Though I imagine if you like the braces style, there are other options to look at like Zig (or Rust, there is complexity but also popularity).
I know there is some difficulty when it comes to a language being niche (at least when lacking knowledge), and that’s certainly true for me with Nim.
* the asterisk is instead used for public+importable
- Comment on Programmer paradigm shift... Have YOU made the shift??? 🫵 4 months ago:
You use AI to code for you.
I alone use the wrong type of hammer to slowly and frustratedly get very basic tasks accomplished once every season if I’m lucky…
we are not the same.
- Comment on What I'm playing 🪱🪐 WORMHOLE | Next-level Snake 4 months ago:
All I can think here is
An elderly woman at a piano looks at some papers while saying “What is happening?”
- Comment on WTF is a rural town in the USA? 4 months ago:
On paper sure they are villages, but I think a US village and one from elsewhere would likely feel drastically different. Lacking actual community (see Bowling Alone), or just look at the decay of it: all of the things that the village lost (shops, train station, industry etc) and what it still has(franchise dollar store, gas station etc).
It could just be coincidence, though “retirement village” is a term (also ecovillages) so maybe not. Aside from decay, I’d imagine the common perspective of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it (unless you stop for gas/maybe breakfast) probably doesn’t help with image either.
- Comment on Anon tries to save money 4 months ago:
Kind of (300+ miles on the trail), though I’ve never found anything close to a friend or a money.
- Comment on Anon tries to save money 4 months ago:
