KTallguy

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by KTallguy 5y ago
Haha, thanks. Just more evidence that I'm getting old. It feels like I've been using it since I first touched a computer. But most likely I found my way from Winamp like most folks.
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by KTallguy 5y ago
I've been using foobar2000 since the 90s. It plays music effortlessly, but I also love the extensive tagging and ripping functionality. Another plus is its interface skinning flexibility. There are recently made "modern" look
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by KTallguy 5y ago
I devoured Star Control II as a kid. It was such a great combination of the adventure, simulation, exploration and arcade shooter genres. I had the strategy guide that came with a huge map that detailed all the secret locations. I enjoyed t
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by KTallguy 5y ago
I can’t imagine a scenario where Sony gets to have COD on their platforms in say… 2-3 years. Bethesda is also now only PC and Xbox. Microsoft is playing hardball because other than the fantastic deal that is Gamepass, they don’t really have
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by KTallguy 5y ago
To add a little more detail, there are two general resumes you submit to companies in Japan, one is the condensed one that the parent google linked (Rirekisho). The other is a more detailed "Keirekisho" which can be many pages and
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by KTallguy 5y ago
Smoking was common in Tokyo arcades up until mid 2020. Tokyo introduced a new, stricter set of regulations that banned smoking in most businesses unless they have a dedicated smoking room/section. Most arcades didn't build those f
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Ryuichi Sakamoto on Life, Nature and ‘Time’(nytimes.com)
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by KTallguy 5y ago
A bit off topic, but I felt compelled to comment, because I have strong feelings about these "news experiences" on NYT and other websites (I think Wired has a few). I think they are beautiful to look at, and perhaps they are smart
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by KTallguy 5y ago
I used OneNote for a long time. It's not bad, but it has some quirks that I wasn't fond of: why are notes in these weird draggable boxes? When I decided to export my notes to a different format it was a huge pain. I ended up creat
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by KTallguy 5y ago
I tried Obsidian, Zettlr, Standard Notes, Dendron, even tried taking notes in Scrivener. In the end I bit the bullet and started using Emacs + Org-Mode/Org-Roam. The flexibility and customization are unparallelled. I use it for to-dos,
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by KTallguy 6y ago
I'm reading through a collection of Borges' short stories right now. The Library of Babel was facinating and definitely reminds me of Invisible Cities. One Borges' short story I especially enjoyed was "The Circular Ruins
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by KTallguy 6y ago
Condolences for your cat. It's hard to lose a member of the family. I resonate with Calvin and Hobbes a lot. There's a mixture of real-world cynicism and blushing optimism that drives me through every day. Despite all the ups and
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by KTallguy 6y ago
> If you mean you can't make a show where a character aspires to be a housewife, I'm not sure I understand what the narrative purpose of such a story would be. Becoming a housewife isn't really an aspirational achievement
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by KTallguy 6y ago
I've been using over-the-ear hearing aids for about 8 years and they have become a part of my life, like contact lenses. The technology has improved dramatically but it's simply not fun having something riding on your ear. They ne
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by KTallguy 6y ago
I have my own deck too. I really enjoy displaying a new card every week on my desk. My friend and I even devised a little ritual when we draw cards. All hail the god of ambient, Brian Eno.
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by KTallguy 6y ago
The positive thing about physical immersion is that it provides lots of practice opportunities as a simple consequence of daily life. It’s not as helpful if you create a comfortable bubble and refuse to venture out. Sometimes it means rejec
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by KTallguy 6y ago
> Firaxis's Beyond Earth has barely 1 person who played at least 1 minute for every 10 that bought the game. 9/10 buyers just handed over money out of nostalgia, never playing a minute, nostalgia was and remained the only compe
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by KTallguy 6y ago
Texas politics aside, plenty of innocent people from all walks of life could be displaced from their homes, left destitute, and spill over into other states. The richer folks would be just fine, so I don't think shrugging is an appropr
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by KTallguy 6y ago
In lieu of browsing Twitter directly, I've been using this service lately: https://fraidyc.at/ It's great because I can just see what people I care about post, and you can arrange it so that the people who post in