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@Inginsub For the record, pointers are bullshit and it was actually a good thing that languages like Java and Python got rid of them.

@beardalaxy The only TLD I know that is reserved is .gov which can only be used by the US government.

Tokelau (a territory of New Zealand) allows anyone to use their .tk TLD for free, but as a result, it's heavily abused (used in a lot of scam and malware sites). I wouldn't recommend using it. You are better off using a subdomain that your host provides, unless you are really desperate to be more professional.

How many people actually realize that .me and .tv are actually country code TLDs?

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I've added a freeze frame after defeating a boss along with explosions. Ignore the high-pitched, corrupt sounds and me breaking the golden rule of keeping the cursor out of the recording.

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For whatever reason, I get this random bug that causes the sound effects to be high pitch. It only happens on my new System76 laptop and I don't know what is the cause. It's completely random. Sometimes, it sounds normal. Other times, not so much.

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@souldessin I said no GPS receivers. I want to enjoy my games without the botnet.

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"It might be much easier to start a new country than it is to fix an existing one."

@jedlickavit talks micronation-building on our final podcast of 2023...

Wrist games NEED to make a comeback. There should be a wrist form-factor handheld console solely dedicated to these types of games. They don't need to be full-fledged games. Just have them be simple minigames as companions to full console or PC games, something like the Dreamcast VMU or the Japan-only Sony PocketStation and have it interact with a console or PC via Bluetooth, USB, or micro-SD cards.

Just please don't add any botnet features like GPS or cellular communication.

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Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS cartridges use NAND flash for storage , not mask ROMs. Like all Flash memory, they "leak" charge over time and eventually lose data.

The Switch and 3DS card reader tells game cards to "refresh" themselves periodically. gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-s

But, some users are reporting cartridges already dying, especially ones they haven't used for years. I wonder which of mine already don't work.

Just a reminder that you don't own any data you can't back up. Buying physical cartridges and game cards isn't enough if they're using technology that inevitably deteriorates over time.

@nekofag Not for me. I can't function without it.

I should probably research herbal medicine and see if there is a natural alternative though.

Honestly, I would love to add pre-rendered cutscenes to the game. It would be a great way to experience the alternate universe where the Nintendo 64 actually had a CD drive.

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@vic I don't understand it either. Apparently, the decomp has showed how unoptimzed the original game was so the PC port attempts to fix things.

I still can't believe that this is running on the same engine as the N64 game. It almost feels like an early Xbox 360 game in some areas.

I wish all misanthropes would just practice what they preach and kill themselves.

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BREAKING FEDIVERSE NEWS: FireFish is KILL after furry Kainoa/ThatOneCalculator in typical furry fashion, all but abandoned the project. Frustrated developers are starting a new project called "Catodon" due to stagnation and a dissatisfaction with Kainoa as a project leader.

Essentially you'll have to upgrade your jank FireFish instance to Catodon if you want something newer.
https://codeberg.org/catodon/catodon
https://catodon.social/notes/9nvp68a5a10zrdi2
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Fyi, I haven't but I'm currently re-thinking how I do things.
Thinking of how I want to integrate
rclone encryption
Also working on a post for
@lsn
here are some cool peertube videos I found
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My backup routine (and why I keep it simple)
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Let's Talk About Backups
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'Don’t eat my data - 30+ years of storage war stories' - Steven Ellis (LCA 2020)

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@Mr_NutterButter @LukeAlmighty Which is why it is important for us to be the change we want to see in the world and raise our children as such.

And of course, that doesn't necessarily mean that you should raise them like luddites but maybe not expose them to electronics 24/7, especially useless smarthome shit.

@beardalaxy I just really hate how they named it after a literal reference to one of the CD-i games.

I also wish they would port it to more platforms. The SM64 decomp was ported to literally everything that could run it. So far, the OOT decomp has only been ported to PC, Switch, and Wii U.

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