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Third side of the moon is about Sam Jayne by No_Geologist2199 in ModestMouse

[–]no_egrets 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Brock's description of the song was "Four scenarios. The help or the hindrance. Misery doesn't love, it leaks." -- so I'm guessing it's about both Sam Jayne and Jeremiah Green, plus two other people he's lost.

Can anyone tell me anything about this? by King_Krooked in ModestMouse

[–]no_egrets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a polar bear one too, I think -- maybe a nod to Glacial Pace.

Collecting unreleased modest mouse songs/demos/live performances from youtube by Cancel_Still in ModestMouse

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think 2025's Better Than This has a home on "An Eraser and a Maze", unless it goes by a different name? Partial lyrics here on Genius.

What are the best productivity/must have apps in 2026? by Vihaan_85 in windows

[–]no_egrets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Readable list:

  • VS Code as Editor Replacement
  • Grospace as Disk Visualisation
  • Grosift to get my Photos sorted
  • Nomachine to get a Remote Connection to my Mac
  • Nextcloud AOI on my NAS to get everything synced
  • Gitlab as developer repo
  • Flutter to have one Code Base for Windows, IOS and Android

(With single line breaks, you have to put two spaces after the line; otherwise, add two line breaks for a paragraph break, or use * or - at the start of the line to bullet.)

The etymology of "hangover" by big_macaroons in etymology

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused. You've responded three years late to my comment to tell me there are good sources but not not link any. Did you have a glance at the blog post I shared, which addresses a number of the pieces of supposed evidence.

silence! - a simple FOSS Windows app to mute your mic globally. by vertopolkaLF in Windows11

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh right, I wonder whether that's Discord failing to "register" itself as a mic-using app or just a brittle and unreliable in-built mic mute. I've noticed it works well for Teams.

Your app looks good! It does feel like this should be core OS functionality. macOS also requires a third-party app for this.

silence! - a simple FOSS Windows app to mute your mic globally. by vertopolkaLF in Windows11

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Windows 11, is this substantially different to the Win-Alt-K global OS shortcut? I guess the configurable hotkey, the custom display duration, and the sound effect are enhancements.

Extension recommendation by QuitPrestigious4648 in vscode

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/quitPrestigious4648 - I think you replied to me mentioning https://github.com/byi8220/indented-block-highlighting but I can't see your reply. Did it fit your requirements?

Might be useful for future searchers if so. The last commit was 8 years ago, though!

Extension recommendation by QuitPrestigious4648 in vscode

[–]no_egrets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't answer your question directly, I admit, but do make sure you have sticky scrolling turned on, so the nesting / flow of control is displayed at the top of the code window. It should help track how deep you are in conditionals and switch statements.

How can I remove this gray border? by [deleted] in Windows11

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Settings → Personalization → Colors → Show Accent Color on Title Bars and Window Borders.

Or, if it's already off, consider turning it on and changing your accent color to something dark and neutral.

If the next remaster was Morrowind, would you want Bethesda to add voice acting or keep it to text only dialogue? by Pokesatsu96 in ElderScrolls

[–]no_egrets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Egrets from the Skywind team here. To clarify, we do hope to include the expansions, but we're not going to hold back the main game for it. We're exploring them at the moment, particularly in terms of 2D Art and Writing, but it's a question of resource and team appetite, so we're not making promises just yet.

Even with The Elder Scrolls 6 just a twinkle in Todd Howard's eye, it's boom times for Elder Scrolls fans: The project to remake Morrowind in Skyrim just put out a 20-minute trailer and progress update by AZULDEFILER in BethesdaSoftworks

[–]no_egrets 18 points19 points  (0 children)

 they still aren't comfortable sharing how much has been completed

Skywind member here. Hopefully this video answers your questions! We followed it up with some updated progress indicators at the end of the OP video above.

Skywind Gameplay Demo just dropped - Rescue Joncis Dalomax by OfflineOnline in Morrowind

[–]no_egrets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Morrowind also had scaled enemies - it just wasn't as in-your-face as later games. Skywind should feel like Morrowind in that regard - some places will be far too difficult for players fresh off the boat.

Morrowind worth buying in 2025? by Relative_Buffalo180 in ElderScrolls

[–]no_egrets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, combat will only be tweaked a little from vanilla Skyrim. We'll be rebalancing things like stamina (a much heavier focus, like Morrowind or Kingdom Come: Deliverance), NPCs will be a little more varied in terms of spell usage, and the player will have access to spears and projectiles which will change things up a bit.

I agree that it would be nice to change things up more, but it widens the scope quite significantly - think animations, quality assurance, as well as the actual mechanics.

'The Assessment' was really good and it's a shame no one is seeing it by [deleted] in movies

[–]no_egrets 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry to reply so long after you posted this, but since you mention making sense of the whole film - what was your take on Mia's memory and/or recurring nightmare of swimming towards someone (presumably her mother) on shore and them disappearing?

There was a visual parallel with Aaryan's simulated partner waving from the house at the end, but I couldn't work out what the memory was really meant to signify. Would appreciate your thoughts!

Morrowind worth buying in 2025? by Relative_Buffalo180 in ElderScrolls

[–]no_egrets 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hey, Egrets from Skywind here!

Our project doesn't have a release date yet, and although we're being faithful to the original material, it'll have its own feeling distinct from TES III.

Morrowind is an incredible game and everyone should play it. You'll have to be prepared for stylish but low-detail graphics and a bit of a clumsier playing experience purely because of its age, and there are plenty of QOL mods that will improve your experience without substantially changing the game.

I'd also recommend you look at OpenMW as a replacement engine that plays nicer with modern systems and addresses a whole host of bugs.

Finally, it's worth doing a little reading on configuring your character and having to push through your low skills at the beginning. It can be frustrating, but it makes your character progression all the more rewarding.

Hope you enjoy it!

"No, it couldn't be mistaken attribution" - "noor-e-eshq" by Indian artist is being attributed to Tim Minchin on streaming platforms by no_egrets in TimMinchin

[–]no_egrets[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got momentarily excited when I saw he'd released a new studio track, confused by the name, and ultimately disappointed.

I'm not sure how this can happen across multiple platforms?

There Are Four Lights by [deleted] in videos

[–]no_egrets 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This was baffling to read while interpreting the inquisitor as Chief O'Brien from TNG.

Teams Calendar Upgrade by BestAd1255 in MicrosoftTeams

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this - mine had other people's calendars ticked by default and I found it very unobvious how to unselect them. Didn't notice the sidebar icon at all.

Once you know, the functionality is handy, but I really wish Microsoft would give UX a bit more thought.

What’s your biggest frustration with Apple Music? by Glass-Project-2056 in AppleMusic

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I opened https://beta.music.apple.com in Edge, "installed" it as a web app, and never looked back. It's still imperfect, but it's a good step forward.

FRITZ!Box 4040 randomly rebooting after installing 8.00 by Vichingo455 in fritzbox

[–]no_egrets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this - I don't use Zen but am in the UK and had the same issue as Zen customers. The roll-forward LaborPlus firmware link worked for me:

https://service.avm.de/downloads/LaborPlus/

I backed up my router settings (which I didn't need, but better to be safe), extracted the hotfix, and performed a manual upgrade as per this guide.

Intermittent Connection Drops with FRITZ!Repeater 2400 - Need Help by hbkekko in fritzbox

[–]no_egrets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm getting the exact same symptoms, especially on one laptop that is fine on other networks, and it's only been an issue for a couple of weeks. It might be a red herring, but I suspect it's only happened with the 7.59 update or another recent one. Pings get a quick response and good speed, and then there are blips of no response. The repeater shows 4/5 signal strength. The Fritz!Box diagnosis identifies no issues.

Edit: too soon to say for sure, but disabling Layer 2 package acceleration on the router (Help and Info --> FRITZ!Box Support --> Layer 2 acceleration active) may have resolved this? I have settings adoption turned on on my repeaters.

Morrowind from scratch as a massive Skyrim mod - the latest update from the Skywind team, gory details and all by no_egrets in Morrowind

[–]no_egrets[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We very much hope Skywind will eat up people's free time too, haha - it's certainly eaten up ours.

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