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otacon239@feddit.deto [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.world•Stick shift drivers - would you get an electric vehicle?English2·2 years agoI daily drive a stick and I’m honestly going to be sad the day I can no longer find a stick shift. It’s just so much more engaging to feel all of the mechanics react. I’ve ridden in a couple electrics, and while in almost every technical way, it’s better on paper, I prefer the vibration, noise, extra hand/footwork and so on of ICE and a manual transmission.
otacon239@feddit.deto Nintendo@lemmy.world•What happens when an Internet-heavy game, such as Switch Sports, loses its connectivity and most of its player base after a few years?English11·2 years agoThere’s actually a channel I’ve been following on YouTube that covers dead online games (https://youtube.com/@RyeGamesOfficial?si=IR7AL-ZcQFCynoWO). It’s actually interesting because many of them will have a small dedicated player base of veterans, but otherwise, they usually just get forgotten.
otacon239@feddit.deto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How do Hue Bulbs do millions of different colors, what sorcery is this?7·2 years agoHue bulbs (and any other RGB LED) can display (almost) any color perceptible to the human eye as it combines the three wavelengths of colors our eyes can detect (red, green and blue) and blends them at different brightnesses. The “millions of colors” sell comes from 16-bit color found all over the place in technology. Here’s more info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_color
I remember back in high school, this was the browser to have on your flash drive. So many built-in tools that were normally entire separate programs. It had an email client, BitTorrent, download manager, FTP client… all sorts of tools so you didn’t have to keep them all updated and portable separately.
It was a sad day when all of that started getting stripped out just to end up like every other Chromium copy on the market.
Been on Firefox ever since they took away my grid home screen.
Goodbye, my once good friend.🫡
otacon239@feddit.deto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Video games are a worse influence than I thought!1·2 years agoBeam.NG has this feature! #notallgames
otacon239@feddit.deto Games@sh.itjust.works•Valve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On SteamEnglish1·2 years agoBullet heaven is what I’ve heard as an antithesis of bullet hell. You’re the source of the bullets.
If Silicon Valley taught me anything, take the cash.
Dearest u/PRUSSIA_x86,
I pen this missive with the utmost urgency and a disposition most unsettled. It is with a heavy heart and a constitution somewhat compromised that I must address the recent pictorial correspondence you so kindly dispatched in my direction.
Upon the unveiling of your transmitted image, I must confess, my sensibilities were profoundly assaulted. The depiction, though I shan’t delve into its particulars, elicited in me a sensation most disconcerting, akin to the physical maladies of nausea and profound distaste. It is a sensation most challenging to articulate in polite company, yet I find myself duty-bound to convey my honest reaction, albeit with the greatest respect and consideration for your artistic endeavors.
I do hope you interpret my words not as a slight upon your character or artistic merit but as an earnest reflection of the visceral response elicited within me. The image, whilst no doubt a product of considerable effort and creativity on your part, regrettably failed to resonate with my aesthetic preferences and indeed, agitated my otherwise steadfast composure.
I trust that you will receive this critique in the spirit of constructive candor with which it is intended. It is not my wish to disparage but to engage in an open and forthright dialogue, as befits our longstanding correspondence and mutual respect.
I eagerly anticipate your next pictorial submission, confident in your ability to delight and inspire with your artistic prowess. Until then, I remain,
Yours most sincerely and with the highest regards,
otacon239
P.S. I do hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits, notwithstanding my candid remarks herein.
otacon239@feddit.deto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Besides the cold, can blind people feel if it's the day?8·2 years agoYep! It’s actually required for circadian rhythm.
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-blind-people-detect-light/
Ouiji was the worst offender of this. The first half of the movie, it’s got some of my favorite subtle directing in it, keeping you on your toes, then BAM. Halfway through they’re showing the creature in full view and it’s some generic black goo. Not scary at all. Would have been way better if the horror never showed its face.
There’s also a clear reflection of the sign on the left side. I’d it was photoshop, they would have to be a pro.
A paper clip in your ear sounds like a great way to puncture an eardrum.
otacon239@feddit.deto PC Master Race@lemmy.world•What happens if you turn on the PC without plugging the power cable for the GPU?English20·2 years agoFor starters, not having the GPU power cable plugged in won’t damage anything. If you were to keep it powered on, you likely wouldn’t get any display output at all and more than likely would get an error or the OS would fail to boot.
The graphics card should also have a fail safe to keep from damaging itself on low power. It’s worth mentioning that the graphics card can pull some power from the PCI-E lane, but not enough to run the card on its own.
otacon239@feddit.deto Games@sh.itjust.works•The Price is Wrong, Bob: Only a third of PC gamers pay full priceEnglish17·2 years agoI’ll pick up maybe one or two games a year at full price. Just about everything else goes in a wishlist and I’ll just wait for a sale.
“Okay. We’re done. You can go home now…”
“A small microchip about the size of a postcard”
otacon239@feddit.deto Programmer Humor@programming.dev•Monitor Alignment Alignment Chart2·2 years agoWe have neutral evil at my work and it sometimes hurts my soul.
I have been wanting more Okami since the first time I completed it in 2009. I just want more of this universe! (And no, Okamiden on the DS just isn’t the same)