sbeak
@sbeak@sopuli.xyz
Hi, I’m sbird! I like programming and am interested in Physics. I also have a hobby of photography.
- Comment on Are Murena's email services any good? 1 hour ago:
Nice, that’s good!
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- Comment on Is the price for the Switch 2 (Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition) expensive in where you live? 2 days ago:
Number one thing, don’t get a “Pro” controller from Nintendo. 8BitDo, GameSir, Gulikit, etc. all have excellent options that undercut NIntendo by a lot (you have $20 controllers that perform nearly as well), and they all use hall-effect sticks (or TMR with the fancy ones) so you won’t suffer from the same stick drift. You could also get a Gulikit mod kit for the Switch 2 joycons and replace the sticks with TMR ones, but at least from my experience with the original Joy-Con, it is incredibly annoying to open it up (and you always need to do it multiple times, because you didn’t seat the ribbon cable properly, you are pinching a cable, etc.), and I doubt the new ones are any more repairable.
As for specific controller recommendations, from 8BitDo you have the Ultimate 2C Bluetooth (C is for cheap, I think it’s $25 or something, but no gyro and other bits) and the Ultimate 2 Bluetooth (has gyro, trigger lock, dock, etc.), from Gulikit you have the TT Max (symmetrical stick layout!) and the KK3 Max (the TT Max but with hall-effect instead of TMR, older version of the 2.4 GHz dongle, and asymmetrical), and from GameSir you have the Nova 2 Lite (cheaper, no gyro) and Supernova (rubber grips, gyro, trigger locks, dock, etc.)
Next, the Switch 2. That is a big asking price, and I personally don’t think it’s worth it, especially since there is no pack in game. If you do want a Nintendo console, you can easily find original Switches used online for very cheap (unless you already have one, which is even better!), and unless you want to play some of the Switch 2 exclusive titles, those are definitely the best from Nintendo in terms of value. Almost all the original Switch games will play exactly the same in the Switch 2 unless you get the upgrade packs (some of which are free, others are paid), which is incredibly stupid in my opinion, paid or not.
If you are not interested in any Nintendo exclusive games and want to play cross-platform titles only (like Hades II, Silksong, etc.), I would definitely suggest getting a used Steam Deck (if available + you need a handheld) or building a PC (with AM4, DDR4 memory, and the used market if you have one, you can definitely build something decent that will outperform the Switch 2 in every metric, but the value will depend on the cost of components where you live!!).
If you just want to play Nintendo games (or Playstation, Xbox, Sega, etc.) but don’t care for the latest and greatest “Mario Kart World” or similar, you could always go the emulation route! There are a lot of good handhelds right now:
- the RG XX line is great for anything under PS1 (I particularly like the 34XXSP for the clamshell)
- the TrimUI Brick is another one in that price bracket and relatively small
- the Miyoo Mini is even smaller!
- the RG DS is decent for DS w/ Rocknix (but it will be replaced with the RG DS Plus soon, so you might want to check if you want the better screen in exchange for a third of the memory. The new one will have the same chip though)
- Retroid’s Pocket line is always awesome (the 5 uses the Snapdragon 865 and is good for everything up to GC and PS2, while the 6 uses the 8 Gen 2 and can do more Switch and PC emulation and will handle every GC and PS2 game with upscaling)
- Ayn has fancier devices ($300-400 price range) like the Odin 2 Portal (beeg screen Pocket 6) and Thor (3DS champ), which both use the 8 Gen 2
- Comment on Anyone else skeptical of this news story? Before people say "you can drown in an inch of water!" yeah, if you're unconscious, but this story's really pushing believability. 1 week ago:
Mate what is with you and canals?
- Comment on Is the Bahamas an expensive place to visit? 1 week ago:
I think somebody would need to be super out of touch to say that travelling to the Bahamas is super cheap and easy. Not a Trump-level out-of-touchness (he’s waffling on about the extermination of civilisation in Iran, conquering of NATO allies, and is diverting funds from science and healthcare towards making the white house the gold house), but close to it.
- Comment on Would moving/shifting in the 4th (spacial) dimension be fatal? 1 week ago:
Well, that would depend on what’s in the other 3D “layers” of the 4D world. Like how 3D worlds can be thought of as layers of 2D ones. If you moved to another 3D “layer” that had no oxygen, food, water, etc., you would quickly die. If you moved quick enough you would also probably die, but the same could be said about the three spatial dimensions we’re used to. Also, if there was a fourth spatial dimension, it must be “squished” enough that we can’t detect it with our current technology, and I have a hunch (!!! no evidence for this, please search for some if you want good facts!!!) it would be bad for us to move through it.
- Comment on On fire 1 week ago:
Poisonous: harms you if you touch or eat it
Venomous: harms you by injecting a toxin (through biting, stinging, etc.)
I know there’s a few poisonous butterflies (e.g. the Monarch butterfly), and I can find a few others listed on Wikipedia (and I’m sure there are others not on there too)
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- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
It looks like they only accept direct transfer and credit card. They do not accept Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency), they have a blog article about why on their donation page if you are interested.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
A/I is not calling for the death of any people group, and they are against racism and bigotry of all forms.
Yes, giving yourself a label doesn’t necessarily mean it’s correct. North Korea calla itself a Democratic People’s Republic, when in reality it’s closer to a dictatorial monarchy mixed with bits of Marxism. If we disregarded all labels that could be misused, we would have none at all!
Also, what the hell man, calling for the death of all Indians as an “example” is not a good look. It doesn’t bode well for whar you actually believe in if you think this is a reasonable example to bring up.
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Hang on a minute, this looks familiar…
No problems here though, more awareness about this is always better! Still kind of insane the U.S. gov can just designate an online service as a “global terrorist organisation” and block them with DNS.
cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10076
from A/I: “Antifascism and anticapitalism are not terrorism. Protesting is not terrorism. And everyone has the right to speak out and to struggle for humanity.”
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
Fascism is the desire for a totalitarian state where (in general) the population must put the state first above everything. Let’s see here:
I want to create a totalitarian regime ruled by complete degenerated person and I’m actively pursuing my goals.
Well, that sounds pretty fascist to me. Did you mix the two words up?
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
don’t even bother to say what that downside is or expand on why
You have already mentioned it, it makes it more difficult to switch away to an alternative and it locks you down to Proton’s services. One of the main reasons why it’s so difficult to switch away from Google is due to their vast “ecosystem” of software services, though of course, this is an extreme example. Proton is a much smaller company, but my point remains that it is more difficult to go from Proton to another email service (like Disroot or mailbox) than it is to do the reverse.
I can think of another too. If one account is compromised, the whole “ecosystem” with email, drive, VPN, and maybe passwords/2FA (depending on how bad it is) could also be accessed or blocked. There’s a higher chance for one company to be bought out by Big Tech, banned in your country, sanctioned by the U.S., etc., than many simultaneously.
I ultimately agreed with your points in some form, and you…challenge me anyway?
It doesn’t look like you have. You negated how Proton is licking the boots of Trump by saying “every CEO is pro-GOP”. You emphasised how they were “not bad”, all of my points were “personal decisions” of some sort.
Also NOWHERE in my post did I say their services were good
No, you said they were not bad. Distinctly different from good. You said my points does not make Proton “objectively bad”, that they were all “personal choices”. I said that a lack of a Linux client for Proton Drive is bad. The lack of proper IMAP support (that is, without the use of Proton Bridge, since it only works on desktop) in Proton Mail is bad. Tying everything to one account is bad.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
His language of how Trump and the Republicans are their “only chance” to fight Big Tech isn’t great though. People were rightfully pretty mad about this, and Proton (the company) tried to position itself as “apolitical” and distanced themselves from the CEO. Being super pro-Trump is not a great image, especially given how they are financing big tech, promoting whatever makes them the most money, warmongering, and threatening political freedom.
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In a nutshell, A/I provides services like email, web hosting, and blogs. They are financed by donations, and their policy requires that users are against fascism, racism, militarism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. They don’t allow commercial use of their services either.
The U.S. has labeled them as a “global terrorist organisation”, in the same category as Al-Qaeda. The reason? They support “far-left extremist antifa terrorists”. In normal person talk, the Trump admin is suppressing them for being against fascism and inequality.
A/I has denied the claims by the U.S. government.
I also use their email service, so this really sucks! It’s also a bit harrowing how they can censor something like this so quickly without any discussion in court.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
I imagine it’s the latter, I can’t find anything relating to the Italian government participating in this online
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
The difference here seems to be that they explicitly know what their “customers” are doing (e.g. terrorism/energy infrastructure sabotage) and allow/endorse that.
A/I has denied these claims that the U.S. government has made, they are not terrorists, they merely share communication services for people who are against with fascism, racism, militarism, and bigotry of all kinds. The majority of their users are regular people, perhaps activists, and the few that advocate for violence doesn’t make A/I terrorists. I can guarantee you there are more extremists on Gmail than on A/I, more illegal content is distributed through services like Google Drive and MEGA than A/I does, more hate is spread by Medium and Substack compared to A/I’s blog services.
The Trump admin is using the terrorist designation to restrict an organisation that does not agree with their ideology. Antifascism and protest is not terrorism.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
I will keep that in mine, thanks!
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
It’s kind of insane how much control the U.S. has over everything
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
Show me a CEO who isn’t pro-GOP. If you protest every company that has a GOP CEO, you would have to live an Amish lifestyle.
Well, there are plenty of email services that are not super pro-GOP and pro-Trump. Yes, it is ideal to avoid big corporations, but in many cases you simply don’t have an option (see computers, printers, etc.)
but that in itself does not make their services bad
I’d rather not give them my money though, and I’d rather not use their services if given alternatives
that in itself does not make their services bad.
not an objective reason why the company itself or their services are bad
Not offering services you need does not make the company bad
You keep repeating that their services are not bad, but I don’t think that is true. Everything being tied to one account has an objective downside. The requirement of Proton Bridge for IMAP support is a downside. The lack of a Linux client for Proton Drive is a clear downside for it.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
Well I’m not American, so I have no idea who that is. Just skimming Wikipedia, looks like she served as the Assistant Attorney General of the antitrust division during the second Trump admin, but resigned earlier this year. Dunno anything about her though, so can’t place any assumptions.
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
Proton does support IMAP, though it is through a desktop app
And that’s the problem, the requirement for “Proton Bridge” isn’t the greatest. I would rather have proper IMAP support, as the protocol supports PGP encryption if you do need secure communication, which will be intercompatible with other mail services.
I’d love if people could give me real reasons they dislike Proton.
I don’t like how they are pushing people to adopt the Proton “ecosystem” of services that is all tied to a single account, I would rather not have everything in one basket. They also don’t have a Linux client for Proton Drive, so it rules that service out for me.
Their CEO is also super pro-Trump and pro-GOP, which is always a red flag. The company now states that they are “politically neutral”, but it doesn’t seem like it from some of the comments that Proton (the company) has made, where they are basically saying that “Trump/the Republicans is the great hero against Big Tech that we needed”
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
I will look at mailbox then, it seems pretty neat!
- Comment on So Austistici/Inventati just got designated as a "global terrorist organisation" by the Trump administration, what do I do now? 1 week ago:
In addition to A/I, other groups have also been designated as “global far-left terrorists”, like the UK-based Palestine Action
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In Australia, I would definitely say Victoria is the best state. I’m from Melbourne though, so I’m a bit biased. Tasmania is also really neat as well. I haven’t visited any of the others, but realistically it’s hard to find the “worst” state in Australia, since they are mostly just big coastal cities with a lot of desert inland. The only exception is the Australian Capital Territory, which is just Canberra and the surrounding area, so unless you really like Canberra there is not much to do (none of the national parks, sightseeing, etc. that Australia is known for)
- Comment on Cheap IEMs that don't use nozzles that easily corrode? 2 weeks ago:
I checked the Cadenza and it looks like they use resin nozzles too! I’ll keep those in mind then!
- Comment on What exactly is the security of direct messages on lemmy? Does anyone actually use matrix? 2 weeks ago:
Well, for one, it’s a protocol, so it would be like saying email is spyware. Of course Gmail, Outlook, etc. do lots of spying, but it will depend on the provider. If you go with something like mailbox or posteo, where you have stronger GDPR protections and no logging policies, then there will be less spying (not none, as people who receive your emails will likely still be using Gmail or similar)
- Comment on What would be a biological equivalent to an EMP? 2 weeks ago:
A lot of people have already mentioned neutron bombs, which are more immediate, but things like infected hoards of mosquitoes, rats, etc. would be devastating, especially for urban populations. One of the main reasons why the native peoples in the Americas and Australia didn’t put up much of a resistance against European colonialism was due to the spread of foreign diseases killing the majority of the population, and in many cases, the idea of deliberate infections has been brought up (whether this was implemented is pretty controversial and still an open question). The Black Death is another example, and aside from how many people died from it across Eurasia, the corpses of those who died from the plague were used as a weapon.
And of course, you have all the chemical and bioweapons of the 20th century developed by the Germans, the Japanese, the Americans, the Soviets, etc., all of which have been used for mass killings, warfare, and terrorism.
- Comment on Cheap IEMs that don't use nozzles that easily corrode? 2 weeks ago:
Basically, wired in-ear buds. IEM stands for “in-ear monitor”, since they are often used to monitor audio in the music and film industry. They are really neat actually for general use too!