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popcar2

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  • Pluribus - Series Premiere Discussion Thread

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  • Animals seem immune. There was some throwaway line in episode 2 about how one of the survivors told a giraffe to shoo and go away but it completely ignored her.

  • Pluribus - Series Premiere Discussion Thread

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  • I think you're on the money. The signal humanity got is also most likely from an alien species that suffered the same fate, it's a virus trying to spread to the whole universe.

  • Pluribus - Series Premiere Discussion Thread

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  • I just finished watching the first two episodes and thought it was excellent. It's been a while since a show hooked me from the very start.

    After finishing episode 2, I now have a theory on where this is going. When the hivemind says that it can't hurt anything, I think they mean it literally. They are not allowed to hurt any living thing and are completely docile.

    The reason they have a seizure when shouted it is that they want to hurt Carol back but aren't allowed to, so they deadlock. They also seem to do 100% of everything they're told to do. Nobody noticed this yet in the show but potentially this could mean someone could order around everybody on earth to try and rule it, which could be wild. Curious to see where this goes and whether I'm right.

  • I made a guide on how to setup NTFS drives for linux gaming!

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  • You don't have to use NTFS. In fact, it's not recommended, but the biggest reason you'd want to is if you were dual-booting Windows and wanted to access the same files from both operating systems.

  • I made a guide on how to setup NTFS drives for linux gaming!

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  • This is good info, thanks! I'll add it to the fstab entry in a bit.

    Edit: I've tested it for a bit and made sure the symlinks still work with non-Windows characters. Added it to the guide :)

  • How to create a typing visual game for kids ?

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  • Help you how...? If you want to make a game, learn game development.

  • 5 reasons you should ditch Windows for Linux today

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  • Why are people promoting this, all of a sudden?

    They just released a new version a few days ago that's really solid and aims to be a drop-in replacement for Windows. It's probably the most beginner friendly distro out there and has stuff like Onedrive/MS 365 integration for people using that stuff.

    The paid version is useless unless you need support.

  • Do I dare say it 🥺

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  • and a bunch of “professional” apps.

    It is in fact a bunch of pre-installed free software. I like Zorin, but Zorin Pro just seems like a way to trick businesses into paying for the distro. I guess having access to a support team is nice, but otherwise it's not worth it at all.

  • Do I dare say it 🥺

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  • No idea what the other commenter is on about, I used Zorin ~2 years ago. It's a great distro for people new to Linux, and IMO has the cleanest aesthetic of any distro I've used. It was also super stable and reliable.

    My issue with it (and ultimately the reason why I moved) is that it aims to be very stable which means its packages can get very outdated. I think the Nvidia drivers they used at the time I was on it were two years old. It's not something most people would notice especially with how much Flatpak is used nowadays, but you'll run into annoying cases where that thing you want to update isn't available in that package manager.

    Even looking at the website, Zorin 18 is out but it seems people on Zorin 17 will have to wait a few weeks for a way to upgrade.

  • Cubyz: Voxel sandbox game with a large render distance, procedurally generated content and some cool graphical effects.

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  • At first I thought ehh, another Minecraft clone, but the more I watched the video the more this seems kinda awesome.

    Procedurally crafted tools, no restrictions on build height, a massive view distance are all very cool. It has the same problem all Minecraft clones have though... It tries too hard to be Minecraft. The textures and UI are almost 1:1 that at first glance I could swear it's Minecraft. I hope it becomes its own thing as it gets developed more.

  • How We're Designing Audacity for the Future

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  • Man, that was an incredible video. As someone who occasionally dabbles in designing and creating programs, the rant about selection modes was eye-opening. It feels like I understand UX a lot better now.

  • LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards

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  • Love what LibreOffice is doing but I'm praying they get a UX designer to do a full pass of the program. I try to use it every few years and just can't. Browsing the settings is a nightmare. The UI is too compact and it's hard to tell where anything is.

  • What's a good Flatpak store these days?

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  • This looks good, thanks!

  • nostalgia

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  • It's Arabic. The pic is a pun on "Good morning" which is written sabah el-fol. The picture says sabah el-farawla which roughly translates to "Good Strawberring".

  • Rhythm Doctor - Official Release Date Trailer

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  • I played this game back when it was a Flash game like 10 years ago. Nice to see it's finally coming out.

  • Cosmic DE & Pop!_OS 24.04 BETA

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  • Very excited for Cosmic. I wanted to like Gnome but it's a pain in the ass in so many ways, with weird design decisions that constantly ruin the experience. They tell you to use extensions to get basic features like a system tray, but then break extensions every update.

    KDE is in a fantastic spot but I'm ready for something new.

  • Hades II v1.0 Is Now Available!

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  • I played something like 15 hours when EA first released before deciding to put it away

    Same here, you're in for a treat. There's a lot that's been improved.

  • Here comes a new JPEG challenger

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  • A standardized file format isn't comparable to them changing software they own though. They can't "take back" WEBP and it's well-supported by basically everything these days. There's zero risk of a rug pull, so why wouldn't you use it when it's objectively better at compression compared to something like jpeg and gif?

  • Is WhatsApp safe? Not according to its ex-security chief | Proton

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  • Proton’s official account said the company was “alerted by a CERT that certain accounts were being misused by hackers in violation of Proton’s Terms of Service,”

    Proton’s CEO later announced that the accounts were reinstated, following another post by the company that said the company does “stand with journalists,” but that it “cannot see the content of accounts and therefore cannot always know when anti-abuse measures may inadvertently affect legitimate activism.”

    Sounds reasonable to me? It's not a good look but it sounds like they quickly re-instated the closed accounts. The article title is misleading.

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Release candidate: Godot 4.5 RC 1

    godotengine.org /article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-rc-1/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    What's your experience with Nim?

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    I just finished Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 5

    godotengine.org /article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-beta-5/
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    Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 4

    godotengine.org /article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-beta-4/
  • Games @lemmy.world
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    HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

    hytale.com /news/2025/6/a-difficult-update-about-hytale
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    HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

    hytale.com /news/2025/6/a-difficult-update-about-hytale
  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    Tunic is awesome and I wish more people talked about it

  • Nintendo @lemmy.world
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    I just fixed my joycon drift today!

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Brackeys

    Make Beautiful Games in Godot - Lighting for Beginners

  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Asahi Lina: For personal reasons, I no longer feel safe working on Linux GPU drivers or the Linux graphics ecosystem. I've paused work on Apple GPU drivers indefinitely.

    mastodon.gamedev.place /@lina@vt.social/114184132605831453
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    My Thoughts on the Zen Browser

    popcar.bearblog.dev /thoughts-on-zen-browser/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Making a Blocklist to Remove Spam from Search Engines

    popcar.bearblog.dev /making-badwebsiteblocklist
  • Opensource @programming.dev
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    BadWebsiteBlocklist: A blocklist I made that removes spam & misleading websites from search results

    github.com /popcar2/BadWebsiteBlocklist
  • Games @sh.itjust.works
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    I wrote in-depth reviews for every game in UFO 50!

    popcar.bearblog.dev /reviewing-every-ufo50-game/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Announcing Swift 6

    www.swift.org /blog/announcing-swift-6/
  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up'

    www.gamedeveloper.com /programming/godot-founders-had-desperately-hoped-unity-wouldn-t-blow-up-
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    File Compression Is Awesome: A Practical Guide

    popcar.bearblog.dev /file-compression-is-awesome/
  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    We'll refactor this next year anyways