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BXQ, 3 months ago to random

A wooden satellite is set to launch this year:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/17/japan-to-launch-worlds-first-wooden-satellite-to-combat-space-pollution

BXQ, 4 months ago to random

The Tree That Owns Itself is pretty interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_That_Owns_Itself

pyrex, 6 months ago to random

Just my opinion, but if Microsoft continues to behave this way, they're going to destroy Windows.

You can't really perceive trust being destroyed until it's gone.

i0null, 7 months ago to random

SirTapTap, 7 months ago to gaming

Funny to think how many early gaming voice clips like Half Life scientists "NO! DARG! SHRIEK!" were probably recorded in like, 1-2 takes by a non-pro not thinking much about it because they just needed some stuff to push a game out, no big deal

And they're permanently embedded in so many heads 20-30 years later

#gaming #retrogaming #voiceacting

atomicpoet, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

Periodically, I hear from several working adults that they miss playing RPGs but can’t do it anymore because they lack the time to invest in one.

I feel your pain. So let me suggest an alternative to the long grind fests: idler RPGs.

The point of these games is that while you can grind if you want to, the grinding is done automatically. And even when you turn off the game, everything continues and the game grinds itself.

This way, you can do all your regular adult stuff. However, when you have that spare moment to play, you turn on the idler – you discover that your player now has enough resources to level up and develop further.

I’ve been playing quite a few idler RPGs lately. The best one, by far, is Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends which is simultaneously deep and casual.

However, if you’re a Dungeons & Dragons fan, it might be worth checking out Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms which actually has a D&D license, and allows you to unlock many characters from the multiverse.

Or hell, if you want the most casual game possible with the most minimal investment, there’s Realm Grinder. This is such an idler, you’ll be pleased with the utter lack of commitment.

Nevertheless, just because you have responsibilities doesn’t mean you have to give up on your RPG dreams. If you only have few spare moments for gaming, an idler RPG is your answer!

nixCraft, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to linux

how to get help with grep command in #linux and #unix 😂 also check all my grep command examples https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix/ and grep regex example https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/grep-regular-expressions/

mattblaze, 7 months ago to photography

Marina, San Diego, CA, 2012.

Several additional pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/8270972060/

#photography

ned, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second one, half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says, "you folks need to know your limits," and pours two beers.

(Edited version)

gvwilson, 9 months ago to random

Re https://mastodon.social/deck/@gvwilson/110890409955417496, the term "lifestyle business" is a bit condescending (at least in my part of the world): it has connotations of a paying hobby. A family farm or bodega isn't a "lifestyle business", but neither do we expect it to grow without bound and call it a failure if it doesn't. I'm thinking of Germany's mittelstand: 100-500 employees, been around for decades, hard-working & competitive, but no desire to become another BMW. English doesn't even have a word for this…

carlmalamud, 9 months ago to random

I'm amazed at people rubbing their hands in glee because the Internet Archive is being attacked. People that have never done much of substance happy that substantial amounts of content will be no longer available to others. Folks saying "I told you so" and chortling in glee. This is nuts.

ben, 9 months ago to random

It arrived one day without warning, its cast iron arms dominating the skyline where previously there had been nothing. Some saw it as a warning; another trick sent by Them to torture us out of hiding. Some claimed it was a signal that, finally, we would be redeemed.

Me? I could hear its thoughts.

This new thing, the great X hovering over the city, wasn’t made by Them. It wasn’t here to torture us, or to save us.

The X was something new. Its hunger was cavernous. And it had a job for me.

annaleen, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

I'm finishing the revision on my next nonfiction book, which is a heavily-researched exploration of how the weapons of psychological war show up in culture wars. It's a popular book, not academic. I have a zillion footnotes. Should I:

nixCraft, 10 months ago to random

Coming soon: StackOverflow premium

kjhealy, 11 months ago to random

This is not really a "coup", which is a technical term in political science, but rather what is known as a "kapusta", which is Russian for "Like a coup except just crazily sketchy and effed-up and borked in this totally nihilistic Russian sort of way come on you know what I mean"