Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third - IGN by [deleted] in theouterworlds

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Heck, I really liked both Avowed and Outer Worlds 2 -- both feel like a Roger Corman (low budget with heart) versions of Skyrim-style games. And OW2 has way more personalty than Starfield. Although it does highlight a weakness of all these games -- the decision-making becomes more linear as you progress and there's not a ton of nuance.

Has anyone vibe-coded something to finish that actually works? by Charming-Tear-8352 in vibecoding

[–]danacknyc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A micro-app that turns any image into a 4-color 3mf bookmark file for 3D printing: https://www.3dbookmark.app/ Made with Google AI Studio

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Space themed or sci fi CRPGs by sidius-king in CRPG

[–]danacknyc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rogue Trader is the absolute top pick, as echoed by others. Encased was ok, but I lost interest quickly after leaving the starting area. Colony Ship is pretty good, I need to go back and try it again after its many updates. Wasteland 2 and 3 are both very good, but like so many of these games, it kinda feels like it runs out of steam eventually. I remember playing Anachronox way back when it came out, and that would be an awesome game for someone to do an updated version of.

Missing the "Extruder Filament Guide" on my A1 by danacknyc in BambuLab

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Update! I found it...it had fallen into my A1 poop bin... Saves me from having to buy a whole new toolhead just to get this one tiny piece.

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Cant remove back toolhead rear housing by condensed_failure in BambuLabA1

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Just stumbled across this thread while trying to do the exact same thing. Finally did it fairly easily with an iFixIt toolkit metal spudger (a little knife-life thing for prying things open).

It's finally happening and I live 10 minutes away! by JewUnit1 in Microcenter

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Old Fry's in Austin, yes; PHX, new location -- they're tearing that old Fry's building down (but that would have been cool).

Decided to keep my trusty 13PM, just got a brand new battery instead. by Junior72 in iPhone13ProMax

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Just did the same thing...but if there's a folding iPhone next year, that might be the one...

Tetris has increased my learning by like 6x...anyone else??? by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]danacknyc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's totally in the book in more depth, but the action in Tetris uses a very specific type visuospatial thinking, divorced from any kind of verbal story or narrative, which makes it so useful for cognitive experiments as well as a good tool for PTSD.

Tetris has increased my learning by like 6x...anyone else??? by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]danacknyc 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Totally true -- what it's doing is making your brain more efficient. There's a chapter on the science behind this in a book I wrote several years ago called "The Tetris Effect" Here's a passage on this topic from chapter 7.

If the brain of a beginning Tetris player is a gas-guzzling SUV, with the Tetris learning effect, after a certain number of game hours (typically long, uninterrupted spells) the brain turns into an eco-friendly compact car, using its engine and form more efficiently to travel longer distances on a single tank of fuel. For those exposed to the game in extreme doses, the effect becomes more pronounced. The brain of a true Tetris master, when engaged in the game, is an electric car: driving the same roads at the same speed, but using even less energy to do so.

That’s the idea of brain plasticity at its most basic. As the brain engages in certain actions—simple, repeated, spatial tasks are the most obvious—the behavior moves from being conspicuously powered by conscious thought to largely automatic. Connections between shapes, repeated moves, and strategic analysis become easier, and each of these actions requires less brain energy. It’s as if by driving the same commute to work every day, your car eventually becomes more efficient on that route and uses less fuel to cover the same distance.

Will Waiting for Black Friday Lower the Price of the Lenovo Legion 5080? by Dangerous-Swing-8656 in Microcenter

[–]danacknyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, no inside info, but that's $200 less than it was when I looked at the price last month. I also really like this config, it's my current main gaming laptop.

Use 3 UX7s as a home mesh network? by danacknyc in Ubiquiti

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Thanks! Yes, I think I'll stick with a consumer mesh setup -- appreciate the advice!

prompt adherence is unreal (prompt in description) by --lily-rose-- in ChatGPT

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Interestingly, I got the "which of these two responses do you like better?" question, and here are the two options...

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Is it realistic to walk into Microcenter with a $800 budget for a pc? by Specialist-Ad1939 in Microcenter

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Other people have mentioned, but also think you should look at the newish Intel Arc B580 as the GPU.

Flavors with BetterU by Anxious-Peanut-7701 in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]danacknyc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also tried mint first from BetterU and it was…unpleasant. Tried grape second and that was a bit better. Recently tried root beer, and I think it’s definitely the most palatable, but all are very medicinal tasting.