donn's recent activity
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Comment on Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state in ~news
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Comment on This YouTuber has been uploading Half-Life 3 ‘updates’ every day for over six years in ~games
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Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp
donn LinkI know just enough vim that I'm not entirely helpless (or resigned to nano editing speeds) on remote setups. I'd still say it's worth it, I'd learn more myself if there wasn't a huge learning curveI know just enough vim that I'm not entirely helpless (or resigned to nano editing speeds) on remote setups. I'd still say it's worth it, I'd learn more myself if there wasn't a huge learning curve
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of May 6 in ~news
donn LinkIsraeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah Conveniently also, Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment -
Comment on Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico in ~tech
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Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico
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Comment on US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V in ~tech
donn Link ParentFirst of all, I agree with other commenters: you're blowing this entirely out of proportion. Second, minor correction: the Chinese debt trap has, so far, been shown to be unfounded- it was born in...First of all, I agree with other commenters: you're blowing this entirely out of proportion.
Second, minor correction: the Chinese debt trap has, so far, been shown to be unfounded- it was born in an Indian think-tank[1] and just got parroted ad nauseam in some of the more sensationalist media outlets (Bloomberg did their homework, however. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/the-myth-of-chinese-debt-trap-diplomacy-in-africa)
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Comment on Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims in ~news
donn LinkThink that cat's out of the bag matesThe uncomfortable reality for an institution loath to be thought of as a political actor
Think that cat's out of the bag mates
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
donn Link ParentI wish. My mom just refuses to use any non-Chrome browser because of the integration. Gonna have to hope Lite mitigates the damage from ads enough, last thing I need to see on her computer is just...After Chrome stops the ability to block ads, people will go to Firefox
I wish. My mom just refuses to use any non-Chrome browser because of the integration. Gonna have to hope Lite mitigates the damage from ads enough, last thing I need to see on her computer is just the sheer amount of malware I used to before I installed an ad-blocker.
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Comment on Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators in ~games
donn LinkDelta is now up on the App Store. It's been a long road. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688Delta is now up on the App Store. It's been a long road. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688
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Comment on AI and the end of writing in ~tech
donn Link Parent"bullshitting" is a tad too direct for the messiah complex-laden individuals within that particular area of research"bullshitting" is a tad too direct for the messiah complex-laden individuals within that particular area of research
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Comment on Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators in ~games
donn Link ParentSeems to be just https://bitbucket.org/rileytestut/gba4ios stuffed with ads Riley Testut is curiously mum about Delta (the successor project) coming to the App Store.Seems to be just https://bitbucket.org/rileytestut/gba4ios stuffed with ads
Riley Testut is curiously mum about Delta (the successor project) coming to the App Store.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
donn LinkIt's not going to remain smaller and sadder if large news websites continue to give it oxygen…It's not going to remain smaller and sadder if large news websites continue to give it oxygen…
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn LinkFinal Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster. Supposed it's time to stop being a neophyte Final Fantasy fan that only played 7, 7 Remake and 15. :) I can see why people love this game so much. The cast is...Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster. Supposed it's time to stop being a neophyte Final Fantasy fan that only played 7, 7 Remake and 15. :)
I can see why people love this game so much. The cast is endearing, the gameplay is addicting and the premise of finding your party in a broken world is pretty damn cool-- something I remember having been the inspiration for Fantasian, a later game by Sakaguchi and Uematsu.
Some nitpicks:
- There are maybe too many playable characters. I ended up picking my "mains" and the rest ended up being very underleveled, which is usually okay in most JRPGs except this game demands you use multiple parties of 4 very frequently.
- The Chicago font used in the original (and Chrono Trigger) was replaced with a generic pixel font, which wounds me. It looks wrong.
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Comment on Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades in ~science
donn LinkJust how many lives were possibly ruined because of this person. I'm not going to jump to conclusions here, but if she IS proven guilty, I hope she gets a life sentence or similar. You can't...Just how many lives were possibly ruined because of this person. I'm not going to jump to conclusions here, but if she IS proven guilty, I hope she gets a life sentence or similar. You can't handwave ruining people's lives as shit happens.
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Comment on Why is the discourse on Tildes so much nicer than most places on the internet? in ~tildes
donn LinkOther than the points mentioned by everyone else which are all various degrees of valid, also, just size at the moment. It's a relatively small community, which not only makes it easier to...Other than the points mentioned by everyone else which are all various degrees of valid, also, just size at the moment. It's a relatively small community, which not only makes it easier to moderate, just statistically, there are less people trying to start fires.
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Comment on Akira Toriyama has passed away in ~anime
donn LinkFuck. I can't speak for his anime work, but I love Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. Guy was a legend.Fuck. I can't speak for his anime work, but I love Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. Guy was a legend.
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Comment on As gangs attack a critical port, ‘Haiti will go hungry soon’ in ~news
donn LinkFurther reading on why the obvious has yet to happen: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/07/haiti-foreign-intervention-history-peacekeeper/Further reading on why the obvious has yet to happen: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/07/haiti-foreign-intervention-history-peacekeeper/
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Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech
donn Link ParentI've been using NixOS on my Linux box and Nix-Darwin on my work Mac. There's a steep learning curve because the documentation is dreadful, but when it works, it just keeps working. That can't be...I've been using NixOS on my Linux box and Nix-Darwin on my work Mac. There's a steep learning curve because the documentation is dreadful, but when it works, it just keeps working. That can't be taken for granted on Linux is what I've learned.
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Comment on Opinion - Israel must decide where it’s going—and who should lead it there: the case for early elections in ~misc
donn Link ParentSorry, Overton Window was perhaps the wrong term. I suppose I just mean people with a shot at the driver's seat. Part of me has kind of been hoping any non-Netanyahu candidate would be better but...Sorry, Overton Window was perhaps the wrong term. I suppose I just mean people with a shot at the driver's seat. Part of me has kind of been hoping any non-Netanyahu candidate would be better but here we are with a former Labor Zionist Prime Minister-- historically, ideologically opposite Revisionist Zionism that has become the mainstream- attacking Netanyahu on execution and barely on ideology. That scares me.
It won't, but it sure as hell sends a message that is long overdue. If governments are serious about a two-state solution, they better act like it, and not just give it lip service while leaving it entirely in the hands of a government that has no interest in anything other than a one-state solution.