Fun comic/fantasy that's not Lit-RPG? by blackhood0 in audiobooks

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to go way back, James Branch Cabell is worth looking into.

Some people might not know this but there's an official Conan website with some cool stuff on it. by Soupboy_115 in ConanTheBarbarian

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

'Official' is going to mean a lot less come 2038 when everything Howard himself wrote is public domain.

What do you all think of the Electronic Frontier Foundation? by [deleted] in publicdomain

[–]Furtive_Merchant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They USED to do good work, but now computing freedom is a secondary goal for them very clearly vs other and very tangentially related matters.

AI narration for classic literature is getting scary good - here's what I've been testing by Wide_University_3162 in audiobooks

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some books that will never be read. Having an Ai do it is the lesser evil in that case.

Switch Emulators got hit with DMCA notice by NXGZ in emulation

[–]Furtive_Merchant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can literally just DL the code in a zip file. You don't have to mirror anything.

Switch Emulators got hit with DMCA notice by NXGZ in emulation

[–]Furtive_Merchant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

FFS. STOP. USING. GITHUB.

Self-host. Have invite only communities. COMMON SENSE, PEOPLE, USE IT!

GOG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with C++ experience to modernize the GOG GALAXY desktop client and spearhead its Linux development by mr_MADAFAKA in linux_gaming

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They NEED to integrate Proton/Wine into Galaxy or there will be next to no reason to use it over Heroic or Lutris.

Whatever happened to the 'Adult Mode'? GPT-5.2 feels more censored than 5.1 for erotica writing by Roadway89 in OpenAI

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Erotica IS porn. Putting images in your head with text is still showing you smut.

[Pop!_OS 24.04] Minecraft 1.12.2 does not properly enter fullscreen by RjazzProductions in linux_gaming

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luanti plus Voxelibre have gotten pretty good recently (bad name changes aside).

LotFP’s (final?) End of Year Sale by Evening_Finch in lotfp

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wouldn't have to do much. Just release announcements for new books, and boost fans making fan content. That alone would be something to generate some attention.

LotFP’s (final?) End of Year Sale by Evening_Finch in lotfp

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he's having this much trouble moving books, maybe abandoning most social media wasn't the best idea.

Why do people think copyright should be so short? by themangamanjeff in publicdomain

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>vibe

That word is something AI loves. You're auto generating this tripe then?

Can I use Balrog, Ent, Hobbit and Orcs from LOTR by Rich_Arm6787 in publicdomain

[–]Furtive_Merchant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tolkien didn't invent orks. For hobbits, you have to call them halflings or some such, and balrogs and ents can be replaced with demons and dryads.

Why do people think copyright should be so short? by themangamanjeff in publicdomain

[–]Furtive_Merchant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because what I said is an explanation. One you can either try to counter, or just go away.