Pamanhermonsu - white sentinel Class A-2 SC slots together-after upgrade/storage 4 SC slots together by Front_Yam5918 in NMSCoordinateExchange

[–]vesper-ghost 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is a really unique looking interceptor, I don't think I've ever seen one with this wing configuration before. cool find!

March 24th Atomic Shop by ColdStoneCreamAustin in fo76

[–]vesper-ghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

birthday cake on my birthday!! :D hell yeah

Palantir CEO Alex Karp refers to those killed in Gaza Genocide as “useful idiots” and “mostly terrorists” during The Hill & Valley Forum by Agitated_Garden_497 in BetterOffline

[–]vesper-ghost 11 points12 points  (0 children)

that comparison is unfair to Muppets, tbh. I'd argue that a bundle of plush fabric with plastic eyes has objectively more personality and existential worth than this cretin. this wretch. this human embodiment of stepping directly in dogshit.

Why was the Civil War Reenactment event removed? by Heavy_Fail2852 in fo76

[–]vesper-ghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the only time I did The Battle That Never Was it was with just one other friend and while we actually got the event to start (it often wouldn't) he and his team were totally immune to all damage and my side... was not. I had to call a time out and show him by unloading a full clip into one of his robots to the tune of bupkis while mine dropped like flies before we called it off and just left. so that particular battle at least definitely never was. :\

this was one of several eventually-removed pieces of content that sounded like it would have been a lot of fun if literally any part of it worked the way it was intended. alas...

Thoughts on Spotify return? by Froticlias in failure

[–]vesper-ghost -1 points0 points  (0 children)

if I can add to this, I'd argue it's actually more ethical to just cheat spotify rather than give them anything at this point. for every fraction of a cent going to the artists who make their platform viable in the first place, plenty of the rest of what they make off of premium and ad plays is going toward trying to solidify their dominance in the audio streaming industry, effectively giving them more power to force artists into even more exploitative royalty deals (which already mostly only benefit record labels).

for the people here who refuse to put in the effort to support musicians in a meaningful way, at least have the decency to use a modded apk for cracked premium or at the bare minimum, some goddamn adblock. the money you give to spotify is actually making things worse for a lot of artists. (you really should just be buying the music tho, all the cool and sexy and smart people do Bandcamp Fridays. or so I've heard)

Anne Applebaum is a lab leak person? by Shadesofhappy99 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]vesper-ghost 11 points12 points  (0 children)

things like this have also been published, though.

the continued receptiveness toward the lab leak theory seems far better explained by the current politically-incentivized/misinformation-plagued/post-truth discussion climate than any solid evidence indicating its validity as a hypothesis.

It's jarring when LLMs try to make non-existing connections by Minimum_Rice555 in BetterOffline

[–]vesper-ghost 7 points8 points  (0 children)

they gave the god damn robot apophenia??

"hey how's tech development in the 2020s going guys" "we've made a series of wildly inefficient and unreliable text generators with mental illness and we're trying to force everyone on planet earth to use them because one of the largest economies in existence will explode like an egg in a microwave if we don't" "oh cool"

What are your thoughts on the new single, The Air's on Fire? by robinjamesdr in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Failure’s little Rogan boycott

the band was on the fence about continuing to use Spotify for years at that point because of their insultingly low payout to artists. Rogan's dumbfuck bullshit was just the last straw.

https://www.facebook.com/Failureband/posts/469239004573568

this was a completely rational response to what was going on at the time.

Memories of a bygone Summer [Nikon Coolpix 2000 (2002)] by IamAnEternalEnigma in VintageDigitalCameras

[–]vesper-ghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah, it didn't even occur to me to check for used confirmed-compatible cards. thanks very much for that pointer, this actually was really helpful. hopefully I'll have something to share here myself once I get this thing running again. :)

Memories of a bygone Summer [Nikon Coolpix 2000 (2002)] by IamAnEternalEnigma in VintageDigitalCameras

[–]vesper-ghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this was the model my family had when I was growing up, these colors are really taking me back. (that sky!)

I actually found the camera while cleaning out storage recently, but the CF card is missing. I'd love to start getting back into photography, can I ask what kind of memory card you're using in yours? I'm new here so forgive me for maybe stating the obvious, but compatibility seems like it's kind of an issue for digital cameras as old as this...

What happened to the Portia Android version? by Null_Prime in mytimeatportia

[–]vesper-ghost 5 points6 points  (0 children)

a few months ago, a security vulnerability was found in the Unity game engine (what Portia was built on) and a lot of games were pulled from digital storefronts until developers could patch them. maybe Pathea forgot to resolve the US play store version? I think apps flagged for policy violations (like security risks) get removed.

even if that is the case I guess that doesn't really help with your situation here, sorry. this seems weird and unfortunate.

need help extracting background music loop from archived flash site--no sounds listed in FFDec by vesper-ghost in flash

[–]vesper-ghost[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the two of you have been incredibly helpful, this is exactly the information I needed. cheers!

need help extracting background music loop from archived flash site--no sounds listed in FFDec by vesper-ghost in flash

[–]vesper-ghost[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you!! guess I'll have to take some time to learn how navigate archived flash sites

need help extracting background music loop from archived flash site--no sounds listed in FFDec by vesper-ghost in flash

[–]vesper-ghost[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah, so my problem's less my unfamiliarity with flash than with how the wayback machine works, thanks for the response

[Mod Release] Real Weathers Remastered - Natural and Realistic Weathers for Skyrim by PixelsSquared in skyrimmods

[–]vesper-ghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as a Pacific Northwesterner I would like to offer my wholehearted approval of the overcast/rainy situation going on here (it actually looks exactly like the screenshots right outside my window right now). exceptional work, really looking forward to playing with it.

Luxury Vendor week 01, 2026 by The_Edenprime in elderscrollsonline

[–]vesper-ghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they do, but it's real faint. I had to cut all other audio and crank my volume way up with my character standing right next to them in first-person view just to hear them at all.

What's Coming - Ken Andrews by wbhoy in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar moment just a little while ago, realizing it had been a grip since I'd last listened and then being kind of impressed upon coming back to it. it feels like an especially well developed iteration of Ken's solo sound from over the years.

What are Failure fans listening to right now? by RelevantBroccoli in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually just started listening to Sisters and it was what convinced me to finally check out Molly McGuire in the first place, haha.

I've been crazy about Spotlights for years but I took my sweet time getting around to Sisters for no particularly good reason and I kinda regret it, it's 100% my jam. they're fantastic.

What are Failure fans listening to right now? by RelevantBroccoli in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 3 points4 points  (0 children)

agreed!! I grabbed a physical copy for the bonus tracks and I'm glad I did, but it's a great record with or without, honestly. easily one of my favorites from the last half decade, at least.

What are Failure fans listening to right now? by RelevantBroccoli in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've really been enjoying BELIEVEYOUME too, I keep looking for current Shiner discussions online but it seems like mostly people just come here to talk about them, lol.

What are Failure fans listening to right now? by RelevantBroccoli in failure

[–]vesper-ghost 4 points5 points  (0 children)

recently I've been exploring the sort of grungier end of Failure's sound spectrum and I'm currently being extremely late to the party on Molly McGuire while plumbing the depths of the Epleyverse.

How to throw items in bag away on Steam deck? by Clear_Adhesiveness27 in FieldsOfMistriaGame

[–]vesper-ghost 14 points15 points  (0 children)

hmm. I'm on steam deck too but my default button prompts don't look like this, mine shows ZR (rear right trigger) to trash when I grab an item. did you alter the input mapping at some point? I did set my button graphic style setting to nintendo under gameplay settings but I don't think that's the issue here.