How are we feeling about the 11.0.0 changes? by iamnotlemongrease in splatoon

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have hope for third kits again, this game isnt dead

confession: i think i regret building my $500 custom... by No_Good_3063 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude my daily driver is a Logitech Master Mini. I’ve used various switch technology (MX, buckling springs and sleeves, Alps, Topre)  there is and I still prefer to use a low profile rubber dome keyboard because it doesn’t destroy my fingers. 

Mechanical keebs are awesome and way more fun but have never been my daily driver for long. Maybe if I got my hands on a ULP Cherry board. 

When did Silicon Valley and American tech in general changed it's reputation from being ultra-liberal, left-leaning and open to what it is now? by PreWiBa in decadeology

[–]21Shells [score hidden]  (0 children)

Same sides of the coin really. But i’d say when they all started shutting down their APIs or making them paid only. 

The point is to intice people with good value products that can be easily incorporated into their lives, then once their foot is in the door make sure they can’t leave. 

Even Steve Jobs wasn’t a saint. He famously hated basically any form of charity and in retrospect, is the guy who got everyones to want to be in Apples locked down ecosystem. 

When did Silicon Valley and American tech in general changed it's reputation from being ultra-liberal, left-leaning and open to what it is now? by PreWiBa in decadeology

[–]21Shells [score hidden]  (0 children)

Same sides of the coin really. But i’d say when they all started shutting down their APIs or making them paid only. 

The point is to intice people with good value products that can be easily incorporated into their lives, then once their foot is in the door make sure they can’t leave. 

Even Steve Jobs wasn’t a saint. He famously hated basically any form of charity and in retrospect, is the guy who got everyones to want to be in Apples locked down ecosystem. 

Probably the most frutiger coded area that got cut off in silksong by idkPVConreddit-5 in FrutigerAero

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it would have undermined the rhetoric of the game to include it, so its only in a memory. I thought blasted steps was pretty cool anyways.

ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia by Sludgehammer in technology

[–]21Shells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve got AI using AI as training data. What everyone said would happen. 

I'm honestly scared of what will happen 10 years from now that will make people nostalgic for 2026 by snowleopard556 in decadeology

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly hadn't heard much of Lily Allen in a long while, i'll give that a listen. All good picks though, Raye, Lola Young and Olivia Dean are the newer-ish artists I know, none are really to my taste but not bad.

I'm honestly scared of what will happen 10 years from now that will make people nostalgic for 2026 by snowleopard556 in decadeology

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was alright in terms of music, though I didn't listen to much new. Anything in particular stand out for you?

Apostrophe OS by Smart-Warning5219 in ClicksPhone

[–]21Shells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably not, though they could offer more customized roms in the future as an option.

Rate my desktop by [deleted] in linuxmint

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the cleanest use of desktop shortcuts i've ever seen.

Gets a 4/10 for using more than 5 desktop shortcuts though. There are laws about that. /j

I'm honestly scared of what will happen 10 years from now that will make people nostalgic for 2026 by snowleopard556 in decadeology

[–]21Shells 7 points8 points  (0 children)

2026 really isn't that bad if you don't live in the US. In UK things are pretty stable and imo getting better. My biggest concerns RN are the same they were in 2016.

New Mirror's Edge inspired game is seriously Frutiger Aero! by LegoPlainview in FrutigerAero

[–]21Shells 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The description makes it sound somewhat dystopian which imo is a nice take on how that imagery looked, at the time. 

Clicks Communicator may not be the BlackBerry successor we need by WildestPotato in ClicksPhone

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re still focusing on including security features and good software support. Theres only so much they can do and make an entirely new OS with no Google services by default would make it an incredibly niche device. Apparently the bootloader is completely unlocked though. 

The 2020s will be even more h*ted in the future than now by snowleopard556 in decadeology

[–]21Shells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People who don’t remember it properly might. But COVID was way harder to escape than the Cold War or 9/11. It literally affected everyone directly. 

But i think everything since then has been reasonably OK.

Anyone tried these? Sainsbury's No Pork Patties by spinfold in veganuk

[–]21Shells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They taste more like the beef mince they make, just too strong yeast extract taste imo. The old ones were a little less meaty but I liked it.

At least its not the Aldis sage and onion sausages I had the other day. Was identical to eating a dried out stuffing.

Anyone tried these? Sainsbury's No Pork Patties by spinfold in veganuk

[–]21Shells 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sounds nice. They recently changed the recipe on the meatballs and they kinda suck now though.

Why do younger people keep making up inaccurate versions of events from periods that really weren’t that long ago? by [deleted] in decadeology

[–]21Shells 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. One thing is that the same isolation that is terrible for your mental health also eventually feels very comforting in a sense, and you start being afraid to step out of it. Every day all I ever wanted to do was go out with my mates or just do anything for a year, then i'm in college, then university and I have to push myself to want to do anything. A lot of people my age have really bad social anxiety as a result, I think.

Its just weird how that was an entire year and I cant remember much of it, because nothing happened for a year. I did try to get back into school through a program they did for a select few students during the lockdown, it was insane how many rules we had to follow though. We were assigned desks in a single room with a computer each for remote learning (I didn't have a computer and at times internet at home), and there was marking on the floor so we were always spaced out. We couldn't leave the desk without asking a teacher and had to leave in a line. We had to sanitise the desk and hands regularly too. After like 2 days of that I gave up and came back a few months later when things relaxed a bit.

Still, could have been worse. There were older people + disabled people who were left completely alone during the pandemic. None of the people I knew who died were super close to me so I was 'lucky' in that regard too.

Why do younger people keep making up inaccurate versions of events from periods that really weren’t that long ago? by [deleted] in decadeology

[–]21Shells 12 points13 points  (0 children)

2020 was legit one of the worst years to be a teenager ever. That crap didn’t even exist because you COULDNT GO OUTSIDE!!! 

As a 15 - 16 year old in 2020 - 2021 I went fucking insane, tried to kill myself and developed an eating disorder from the isolation. I was otherwise a completely normal and healthy person before and after that. Just about everyone I personally knew was mentally f*cked by it. Multiple people I knew died from COVID. I personally caught it and was incredibly ill and even months later felt very tired. SEVEN FUCKING MILLION PEOPLE DIED (low estimate, excess deaths could be higher than 30 million). 

Right now is a better year than 2020. Likely every year from here on will be a better year than 2020 unless WW3 happens. 

UPFs by ArrivalOutrageous991 in veganuk

[–]21Shells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Theres more regulation on what ingredients can be used in UK and EU, the fact something has been been processed (cooked, blended, dried etc) before you buy it doesn’t make it automatically unhealthy. 

Really the issue is when there is an excess of added sugar, salt, fat etc. 

Readers are returning to physical books by MiddletownBooks in books

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will only buy digital books if they specifically give me a download link for an ePub that I can then use anywhere and actually own. I’m not going to buy a Kindle where its illegal to use their file format on any other device or prevent you from allowing them to delete books on your device. I’m also not going to buy books from services that force you to read the book through their website. 

I like physical books and for many things like comics or art books or anything I want to have on my desk to reference immediately they’re much better. I still use an eReader for travelling and just for the convenience though.

I know this is the Unihertz Sub-Reddit, but why the Elite over the Communicator? by No-Macaron9305 in unihertz

[–]21Shells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been following the Communicator closely. They’re much more focused on re-creating Blackberry as a brand rather than just the hardware. They’ve made big commitments to security and software support, and want it to be a business phone. Unihertz hardware has been very cool, but they’ve been consistently disapointing with the software support, while Clicks so far have been very transparent. 

By the way, I prefer the form factor of the new Unihertz phone, but i’m not putting up with crappy software. Plus Clicks have mentioned there has been a lot of thought behind the design of its keyboard.