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Zarxrax

@ Zarxrax @lemmy.world

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  • What technologies are constant failures but we can't stop trying to make work?

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  • VR has given us an incredible amount of funny videos where the user will decide to run full speed into a wall or something. That and "hoverboards" have kept America's Funniest Home Videos on the air.

  • AI controls is coming to Firefox

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  • When did Firefox take away a choice that was previously offered?

  • What's one lifestyle or hobby you wish you got in to but never did?

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  • Brushing your teeth takes 2 minutes. They tell you to spend a whole 30 minutes a day working out. 30 minutes of boredom, discomfort, pain and agony.

  • Are there any good local AI translators?

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  • The more you know

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  • rar and 7-zip are both compression formats as well as applications, so it can help to not get them confused. 7-zip as a compression format is simply more advanced and better than rar, which should be expected as it's a newer format.

    As for the software used to interact with the compressed archives, the official 7-zip client isn't as streamlined and as nice as WinRAR, but it is open source and cross platform. And it's not the only option, there are other applications that can be used to open 7-zip files (maybe WinRAR can even do it). Nanazip is a nice option that I'm currently using on Windows. But it's ultimately a personal decision and comes down to whatever you prefer.

  • Why do you need a launcher? (asking older gamers actually)

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  • I played PC games since the early 90s, so I am well familiar with how things used to be before steam. And it was fine. I was hesitant to use steam at first, because like you say, I simply didn't understand the point of it. Sometime after Valve released the orange box, that ended up being the first thing I bought on steam. And back then, some of the first things that I noticed about it was the ease of installing games, and the friends list that let me talk to and play games with my friends. I ended up getting really into team fortress 2, largely because I could play with people I knew, and we could even chat outside the game easily. It was easy to buy other games that these same friends were playing, and then enjoy a different game with them.

    I got used to steam and it began to feel convenient, and at the same time, physical media started dying off. Steam let me easily install and uninstall any of my games whenever I wanted. I didn't have to keep track of any physical media. I don't have any of my old PC games from the 90s anymore. I have no idea where there went or how I lost them. But they are just gone. However, I still have every game I've ever bought on steam.

    I'm not a heavy gamer anymore. If I see something I want, it's easy to just put it on my wishlist and wait until it goes on sale at a price I think is reasonable. If I feel bored, I might open up my full list of games and browse for something to install. My game saves get backed up to the cloud. My controllers just work. Everything related to the gaming experience is integrated into one place, and I like that, it makes it easy. And for the most part, steam kind of just stays out of my way.

  • Does anyone have any advice for young adults that are struggling in life?

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  • You really don't know what the future holds, so don't get bogged down planning too far ahead. Set yourself some achievable goals for the near future. It's ok to have some vague plans for the distant future, but keep in mind that there is a good chance that your future could look very different than what you imagine it might be.

  • How do you feel on Kirby games?

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  • The Kirby games are generally made for kids. At the time when they originated (on the original Gameboy and the NES) a lot of games were quite difficult, so a game that wasn't brutally difficult but still fun to play was somewhat of a novelty.

    These days, Kirby also tends to be used when Nintendo wants to explore with a new type of game.

  • How do people manage to play Rock, Paper, Scissors so quickly?

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  • I think it's just practice. I also need time to think through what's happening, but I have only played it a few times in my life. I'm not used to it.

    We start out slowly with any new things. Then you do it a lot, over and over, and you don't have to think about it anymore.

  • NY Orders Apps To Lie About Social Media Addiction, Will Lose In Court

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  • Regardless of the scientific consensus, what's the point? It sounds like all this will achieve is another annoying pop-up similar to the cookie popups that we get now due to the European law. It's just a way to wave your hands and claim to be doing something without actually addressing any of the problems of social media.

  • What paid software is absolutely worth the money?

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  • But it's free.

  • Ignoring the internet bill itself, how many paid online services do you have?

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  • The only subscription I pay is Netflix (the cheapest one). We watch it enough that is worth keeping around. I guess I technically also have web hosting and a domain name, but I pay those for a few years at a time.

  • What's your kinda-unimpressive 'claim to fame'?

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  • I took a picture that appeared in a Nintendo Power.

  • YouTube Bans Two Popular Channels That Created Fake AI Movie Trailers

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  • According to the article, these were NOT marked as such, they were being passed off as real trailers. And it says one channel produced 23 trailers for a single movie.

  • I just got randomly subscribed to another YT channel without my knowledge, this has happened several times in the past, I know that more people have seen this, but does anyone know the reason?

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  • I've never had that happen. Check your account logins to see if your Google account is compromised.

  • Ok, honestly, is cast-iron really any better than a non-stick, stainless, copper (anything else?) pan?

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  • Cast iron pans are fucking heavy. As soon as I tried picking one up, I knew I don't want to cook with that on a regular basis.

    I have gone through several non stick pans and they all suck because they will wear out relatively quickly. Eventually things will start to stick, and then you are in trouble because you have to treat them gently to avoid scraping off the nonstick coating, so you end up in a catch 22 situation where you can't actually scrub stuff off without making it worse.

    I switched to a stainless steel pan about a year ago and I love it. The weight is somewhere in between cast iron and most nonstick pans. I've never had anything get horribly stuck to it, and it's not difficult to clean because you can use abrasive sponges or whatever without damaging it.

  • The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff

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  • NPR reviews games now?

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  • Yet another reason to be skeptical of reviews is that they are heavily weighed towards first impressions. So if someone gets a product and it works great, they might go and immediately leave a glowing review for it. But if it breaks 6 months later due to poor manufacturing quality, a lot of people aren't going to go back and update their review.

  • Walgreens cuts pay for hourly store workers after $10 billion buyout

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  • Several years back I got totally fed up with cvs and Walgreens. It was impossible to get ahold of anyone on the phone, and they were always backed up in the store because of lack of employees. It was a huge hassle because I take care of my grandparents prescriptions, and there are like 15 medications per month.

    Switched over to a local pharmacy. Every time I go in, they have tons of friendly employees working, I've never had to wait more than a couple minutes to be helped, and I call and someone answers the phone within seconds most of the time. And the prices are about the same.