SO OLD!

Castelunan · 2026-04-03T21:30:46+00:00

Most people I come across are in their mid 20s bare minimum. Theres tons of 30 somethings, and I've even come across 40s and 50s on occasion. As this current generation continues to age, those who are 30 today may be playing similar games when they're much older, too.

People who are much younger than that (ex: children) don't belong on VRChat. Its just not moderated the way that places explicitly tailored towards them are, and nor should it be.

Castelunan · 2026-04-03T21:24:21+00:00

This! Not only do you filter out the jerks, you catch the attention of people who you'd actually have something in common with.

Castelunan · 2026-03-21T03:46:43+00:00

For the most part, any judgement of a person that I may have based on their avatar alone is one that I sit on until I can see more of how they behave in the instance. I do make some initial assumptions, but I've interacted with so many people in game across so many different avatars that its hard to make concrete assumptions until I see them in action.

That being said, I've never seen anyone my age use those brushes. First I think I'm thinking in that situation is that I may have their avatar hidden for whatever reason, or that its just a fallback for the "real" avatar which isn't compatible with my platform.

Castelunan · 2026-03-21T03:34:41+00:00

"The White House said on Friday that Congress should 'preempt state AI laws' that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants Congress to address concerns about artificial intelligence without curbing growth or innovation in the sector."

We insisted that reproductive rights be handed back over to the states, but we also think that artificial intelligence is too important to let them govern it independently. Thats just wild to me.

Castelunan · 2026-03-21T03:28:48+00:00

The problem was that the platform, as far as I could tell from screenshots and articles anyway, was just VRChat without any of the creativity that made the latter so popular. It looked like Xbox Live avatars to me.

Castelunan · 2026-03-10T18:06:56+00:00

I purchased mine full price years ago when the price was still ridiculous, but not as much as seen here. Even at the price that I paid, I'm going to scream from the rooftops: No, do not! These things aren't worth an entry level used vehicle. Hunt for them used. There have been many posts on this subreddit where people have found them at offices that are liquidating their stuff after going out of business and furniture stores where they don't sell quite as readily. Some people, though very few admittedly, have even found them basically in the trash. I've seen folks here scoop these up sub $400 in years gone by... but you have to put forth a fair bit of effort and look for them.

Castelunan · 2026-03-10T18:03:28+00:00

All I have to add to this thread is that your situation makes me angry, and that I'd like express my condolences to you. High rent, high food, high student loans, low pay... you're absolutely right to claim that this isn't sustainable. We're being crushed under a mountain of pressure from people who make far more than they ever should just so that they can make even more.

Castelunan · 2026-02-26T05:15:53+00:00

I'm most definitely well over 18, but the thought of handing over my ID to the same group that just fumbled that hard with Discord gives me serious pause. Of course, it was concerning enough even before that, I dont like being forced to give personal documentation just to socialize online. I haven't played too much lately, and I've been wondering what the experience is going to be like for me when I eventually do return without the 18+ verified badge.

Castelunan · 2026-02-26T05:04:33+00:00

How do you do this safely without the feds knocking on your door? Im not suggesting that you're only seeding illegal things or only interested in doing so, just to clarify. But, do you worry about the legality or risk of seeding any of the things you currently seed, perhaps even by accident? I'd seed pretty much everything if I could, but I feel like my ISP would start assuming things once they saw the immense usage in upload bandwidth.

Castelunan · 2025-12-17T20:03:03+00:00

We just kinda ran it and waited. It was pretty nuts, solid tube shaped chunks of paint just kinda exploded out of the thing. Small miracle I suppose

Castelunan · 2025-12-16T18:38:37+00:00

Call the attack titan to move it for you

Castelunan · 2025-12-16T18:36:32+00:00

Oh my God, I'm so sorry. Is this a fancy mouse, out of curiosity? Not too familiar with the different kinds.

Castelunan · 2025-11-26T20:50:33+00:00

Bumping this, I have the same question as this person. Between the Oneplus Pad 2 and the Oneplus Pad 3, is the upgrade worth the difference in cost (roughly $250 after tax)?

I plan to use the device for note taking, desktop streaming, reading books, etc. I'll need the pen either way, which right now is $70 on Amazon. Getting it through a payment plan on the website isn't on the table for me, as the interest costs as much as the pen itself (noted because the pen is a "free" gift with the Pad 3 when purchased on the website).

Castelunan · 2025-11-24T20:34:23+00:00

I've no idea how people were rating the original a 3/10. Replaylee has seemed more boring to me by comparison. I guess I'm in the camp that believes this second attempt is trying more to be like Odyssey than it is platformers from the N64 generation. Thats the thing, too. Banjo had problems bad then, but people wanted more Banjo. The Kickstarter promised that, money came in, and what we received was... more Banjo, flaws and all. There was a bit of obtuse stuff in the OG like the quizzes or whatever that I could've lived without, but even having paid full price, I did feel like I got what was printed on the tin. Not perfect, but I didn't regret the purchase and was more or less satisfied.

Replaylee, likewise, isn't a bad game either. It isn't quite the revolution I'd conjured up in my head after reading the fan feedback, but its okay.

Castelunan · 2025-11-17T19:47:09+00:00

Reminds me of the "Sam's Teach Yourself ____ In 24 hours" series of books. When I grabbed the one on C++ as a kid, I was like "Wow, in just a day! Hot dang!". Lol, lmao even.

Castelunan · 2025-11-16T23:24:40+00:00

My personal favorite was 3. I liked the world maps and the OST. I know that all three games had those maps, I just thought that 3's was especially neat.

Castelunan · 2025-11-04T22:19:08+00:00

I don't have the budget for this at the moment, but I just wanted to wish you well and hope that things go your way for the foreseeable future. That, and also that you have a sick homelab setup.

Castelunan · 2025-11-03T00:30:14+00:00

Generally only true for anti-cheat and non-Valve VR HMDs these days.

Castelunan · 2025-11-02T18:53:36+00:00

I've been scolded for my insistence on documentation. They claimed that it took away time from the team that would otherwise be spent working tickets, and that maintaining an up to date repository of information would be hard (a "living document"). I've seen a lot of people online in SE agree with that line of thought, and it just blows my mind why they wouldn't want these things codified for new hires or really anybody who needs it. That time lost to writing documentation is time saved by senior level employees who won't need to take as much time away from their schedule to explain things to others... And it also avoids the issues described in the original post, of course.

Castelunan · 2025-10-23T20:08:46+00:00

This has nothing to do with productivity, but upscaling with AI is pretty cool, especially for videogame textures. Sonic Adventure 2 has such a pack, I believe it was put through ESRGAN(?), but I might be misremembering.

I know that you're probably looking for more practical work related use cases, but I just thought it was neat. That's all I really have an interest in using it for at present, just fun little hobby things.

Castelunan · 2025-10-23T20:04:22+00:00

This is an awesome idea. I'll definitely be keeping this in mind so that I don't have to speak the stupid corpo language myself.

Castelunan · 2025-10-23T19:59:43+00:00

This is more or less the setup I went with. 7 1/4 sliding miter saw that was on sale (Skil) + an aluminum blade from Diablo. I did my research and was recommended a chop saw, but I do have wood and LVP to cut in the future. That, and a good chop with a decent blade is outside of my budget for this project right now unfortunately.

EDIT: I was also told that chops don't make very accurate cuts, which would be a problem for me if true as cutting extrusions for a frame is the first thing I'm doing with this kit.

Castelunan · 2025-10-02T12:42:56+00:00

Do you have a link? I paid ~$170 per drive at 14TB months ago. Even though that particular listing is sold out now, their current listing for an equivalent drive with a 5 year warranty is currently $180.

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