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by barbs 4y ago
I've run Diablo 2 just fine using Wine on various machines - the only issue being the inability to play fullscreen. I feel like I had issues with the original Diablo, however. Maybe that's what you meant?
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by barbs 4y ago
Is there a portable version of Kiwix? Would be cool if you could plug the USB into any computer and start reading Wikipedia without having to install anything.
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by barbs 4y ago
I wanted to ask for a link, then I thought the server on the local ISP might not have the resources to withstand HN traffic, then I thought such a small efficient website wouldn't require many resources!
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by barbs 4y ago
I feel similarly, although I always felt the gameplay system itself was flawed, rather than blaming my own ineptitude. It felt like quite often I'd be stuck trying every combo of items with elements in the environment until some arcane
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by barbs 4y ago
Paying for something does not necessarily mean you won't be tracked, or even not be shown ads ( Windows, anybody?). The better solution for that is to use open-source software.
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by barbs 4y ago
I don't use either - I used Keepass and sync the key file amongst my devices. It doesn't have a lot of the features that other password managers have, but it's simple, open-source and works well enough for me.
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by barbs 4y ago
Which features is BitWarden missing?
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by barbs 4y ago
You may be interested in Tobold's MMORPG blog, which has all sorts of interesting insights and has been going since 2003 http://tobolds.blogspot.com/
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by barbs 4y ago
Along similar lines - Tobold's MMORPG blog, which has been going since 2003 (!). http://tobolds.blogspot.com/
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by barbs 4y ago
One thing I always found confusing in corpspeak is the use of the phrase "speak to [something]" instead of "speak about [something]". It seems confusing and doesn't appear to have any benefit other than possibly som
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by barbs 4y ago
I replaced the battery in my first gen iPhone SE myself. It wasn't easy, though!
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by barbs 4y ago
The Unihertz Titan Pocket might be up your alley? https://www.unihertz.com/collections/smartphones/products/ti...
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by barbs 4y ago
It blew me away how much attachment I had for what essentially amounted to a letter on a screen controlled by algorithms. I wrote a blog post about it 10 years ago: https://marzzbar.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/aw
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by barbs 4y ago
Awesome! That sounds like something worth sharing, if you were willing?
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by barbs 4y ago
When I was working remotely, I found working in a coworking space did wonders for my mental health. I had to try a few to find one with the right vibe/culture, but having people around that are working on different things, but that are
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by barbs 4y ago
How common is seretonin syndrome amongst people who take SSRIs? My understanding of seretonin syndrome is that it's a serious life-threatening condition that can occasionally occur when people take too much MDMA.
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by barbs 4y ago
I suppose you could add an alias that does nothing instead?
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by barbs 4y ago
For good in-depth investigative journalist approach to the topic, I highly recommend the book "Lost Connections" by Johaan Hari. The author himself was diagnosed with depression and prescribed SSRIs for the longest time. Through t
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by barbs 4y ago
Looks cool. Seems a little similar to https://kinopio.club/
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by barbs 4y ago
Awesome site. For those looking for a summary: In the early days of the web, pages were made primarily by hobbyists, academics, and computer savvy people about subjects they were personally interested in. Later on, the web became saturated
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by barbs 4y ago
I feel like I've read about several big companies using monorepos, but I've never understood why. It feels like the source-control equivalent of writing your code in one big file. Does anyone have any good resources for why and ho
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by barbs 4y ago
Username checks out! Wow, didn't know about this at all. Will be experimenting with these for sure. Thanks!
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by barbs 4y ago
Reminds me of Justin Rohrer doing all his indie game development on old/donated second-hand computers. https://usesthis.com/interviews/jason.rohrer/
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by barbs 4y ago
I always found it interesting that payphones could receive calls in America. Australian payphones can't receive calls (at least, not to my knowledge), and it always seemed like it would be ripe for abuse if they could.
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by barbs 4y ago
Ah true. Apologies.
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by barbs 4y ago
> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by barbs 4y ago
As someone who is often too hard on themselves, it sounds like you're being incredibly hard on yourself. You're overworked and underpaid, and have a skewed perception of your own value. I'd suggest quitting for a while and ta
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by barbs 4y ago
I feel like there should be a term for over-designing something that doesn't need to be redesigned. I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? A classic example for me is microwaves. The amount of variations I'
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by barbs 4y ago
Probably the most well-known case of retrofitting an old game to use rollback netcode would be the "Slippi" fork of the Dolphin gamecube emulator to allow for smooth Super Smash Bros Melee netplay. https://slippi.gg&#x2
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by barbs 4y ago
A few thousand tabs?!?! Come on mate!

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