AstralPath
@AstralPath@lemmy.ca
- Comment on does the quality of downloaded youtube video increase after being downloaded? 3 days ago:
Tell that to the GuitarTubers whose audio get squashed to oblivion.
I can literally hear pumping clear as day in response to loud moments. It absolutely is doing dynamic range compression.
Its so obvious that I realized I was logged out of my Youtube account after a browser update and had to disable it again.
- Comment on does the quality of downloaded youtube video increase after being downloaded? 3 days ago:
Turn off “Stable Volume” in Youtube’s video settings to disable dynamic range compression.
This is a must if you listen to music on Youtube.
- Comment on Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI 2 weeks ago:
Didn’t the whole “unveil” fail spectacularly? I saw a bunch of videos about it.
- Comment on What are your experiences using Linux for gaming? 2 weeks ago:
Hey! Right on! Glad you were able to sort that out. :)
- Comment on Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing? 3 weeks ago:
What about all the people that breathed in that toxic cloud or injured themselves trying to run away from the chaos? Surely many of them ended up in hospital.
- Comment on have some standards 3 weeks ago:
racing sims
oh I’m sorry I have a hobby that doesn’t require ongoing expenses
Sim racing is one of the most expensive video game related hobbies out there.
*Ask me how I know. *🤣 Jokes aside though, if you’re not competing in iRacing and you’re happy with a decent but entry-level/intermediate wheel its not so bad. It’s not hard to blow 10k real fast if you want to though!
- Comment on Did I used to be homophobic? Am I? 3 weeks ago:
People are allowed to ask honest questions and IMO this seems like one. If more people exercised self-reflection like this we might live in a better society.
- Comment on Good news. :) 4 weeks ago:
Whatever you say, pal. -eyeroll-
- Comment on Good news. :) 4 weeks ago:
I love when people throw around the idea of Canadian provinces just being up for grabs, as if we want anything to do with what’s going on south of the border.
- Comment on Good news. :) 4 weeks ago:
Russia would love that.
- Comment on Stay hydrated 4 weeks ago:
They could also be rabid. Rabies can cause bats to wander out in the open where you wouldn’t normally expect to see one. Approaching a bat in a situation like this not a great idea. A call to wildlife rescue is a good idea in any case.
- Comment on "This is the first:" The 16 year odyssey of "time, money, wrong turns and frustration" it took to finally emulate the Pioneer LaserActive 4 weeks ago:
This was a great read. What a monumental effort to emulate that device. The perseverance is inspiring, honestly.
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 5 weeks ago:
Ideally the advisory is going out over the radio too. People will hear it while driving and then spread by word of mouth.
- Comment on Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off 5 weeks ago:
Everyone can do it
The vast majority just won’t.
- Comment on Gamers Nexus - Our Video Got Taken Down and What Will Happen Next 1 month ago:
There’s multiple hundred seeders on the internet archive torrent for the video. There’s also multiple channels on YouTube histing reuploads.
The video is not going anywhere.
- Comment on If copyright on a work expired immediately after death, would be that a bad or good idea? 1 month ago:
Hmm. Interesting idea.
- Comment on METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - Launch Trailer 1 month ago:
I’m glad they re-made the worst entry in the early era of the series and didn’t fuck with Sons of Liberty. That game is literally perfect. MGS3 is tedious AF. Still fun and better than a lot of games, but massively overhyped. Also, worst fucking camera system in the history of gaming in the original PS2 version. Truly atrocious.
I hope it turns out well, but I still doubt that I’ll play it.
- Comment on We can't keep making videogame stories for players who aren't paying attention to them 1 month ago:
Those are the best games in the series IMO. Sons of Liberty is a prophetic masterpiece.
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 1 month ago:
Non-resident aggressively commenting on another country’s driving laws then shit talking foreign policy out of nowhere. Bold strategy, Cotton.
The fact is that a video call implies that your eyes are on the video. In this case while driving. Do you see how that’s problematic? Your argument is some weird whataboutism.
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 1 month ago:
The bridge is 4.3 miles. Average riding speed for a 30-35 year old rider is 20.8 mph according to Strava data. Let’s say its 15mph instead.
That’s a 28 minute ride at below average speed; 20 minutes at average.
That is not too long, as clearly evidenced by the people that use the bike lane.
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 1 month ago:
If their time is so valuable, maybe they should ride a bike instead of trapping themselves in traffic?
The average American commute is 41 miles round trip. I guarantee you that a large number of people stuck on that bridge every day have a much shorter commute, could ride a bike instead, and would actually spend less of their time commuting by doing so.
Those are the people you should be angry with because they’re the ones that are directly wasting your time with their frivolous driving trips. The more we get people riding bikes, the less problems those that are required to drive will experience.
Also, maybe if the average American car wasn’t a wasteful hulking behemoth there would be more room for more people on the roads. 🤷
- Comment on what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time? 1 month ago:
Sons of Liberty is the most cohesive entry in the series IMO. Best story too; prophetic, really.
- Comment on What are your experiences using Linux for gaming? 1 month ago:
If that was more than a year ago it might be tine to try again with Bazzite or Nobara; the latter being my personal choice.
- Comment on Thanks I hate it 1 month ago:
Which is funny because if your job requires you to touch those lids, it would be your fucking job.
This is just the work of lazy fucks or they’re truly dumb as a bag of rocks.
- Comment on Pretty but pointless 1 month ago:
“Do we like this?”
That’s the biggest cant-think-for-myself red flag I’ve ever heard.
- Comment on Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3% 1 month ago:
Add Nobara to the list too!
- Comment on Gamers have you ever been in a game competition or something similar? 1 month ago:
I played in a Halo 2 tournament at my local theater when I was a kid. Got second place. Won a wristband 👍
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Drummers covering other drummers is a very popular scene on Youtube. Check out Alex Rudinger to start and just go down the rabbit hole.
- Comment on I'm intrigued 2 months ago:
It seems like you don’t know the definition of the word truth or you’ve been taught an inaccurate version of it. They way you write makes me think that you read a lot online and I’ve noticed in the last five or so years that there seems to be a push by some people (typically with ulterior motives from what I’ve seen) to dilute the definition of truth to accomodate the propagation of their worldview.
The truth of the conversation is that the guy was wrong. Calamari is not caviar = True.
This idea of adapting the word “true” to conveniently dodge outright wrongness on a topic is a problem. You’re using the wrong word if you’re saying things like “my truth” or “your truth”. It would be more accurate to say “my/your understanding”.
As I mentioned before, the truth is something that exists outside of you. You refer to facts to describe the truth to the best of your ability. No one expects anyone to have a complete understanding about everything. Incomplete knowledge is just fine so long as you accept when others fill in the gaps or correct you.
Its OK to be wrong. If people accept their own fallibility, they grow with every conversation they have.
- Comment on Ubisoft CEO responds to the Stop Killing Games petition, stating the publisher is 'working on' improving its approach to end-of-life support, but that 'nothing is eternal' 2 months ago:
Nothing is eternal if you purposely limit the ability to preserve things.
