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vortexal

@ vortexal @sopuli.xyz

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  • Have you ever made money online?

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  • Yes but it was obviously never enough to pay bills or purchase anything that was really expensive. I've been using these websites and apps that are referred to as "beer money sites/apps" on and off for over the past decade. I don't know exactly how much I've made over the years but I do know it was definitely several hundreds of dollars. I used to use them to buy cheap games and older consoles from Amazon but my most recent purchase was a cheap laptop that I bought about a year ago.

    They're not great but they are currently the only way for me to buy stuff online.

  • What is your internet White-Whale?

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  • I posted my comment on the original post with my other Lemmy account but I'm going to put it here too, just in case this post gets more traction.

    There are a few things but I don’t think I can really talk about them here. So, I’ll just mention that there was this old browser game on Cartoon Network’s website that I remember playing when I was younger. It was based on Xiaolin Showdown and, while I don’t remember exactly what the gameplay was like, it was a fully 3D game and I think I remember it being a platformer. I have never been able to find this game or even any information about it existing, anywhere. I’ve even checked Bluemaxima’s Flashpoint and it’s not archived there either.

  • What was your number one favorite website 'back in the day', that is now defunct?

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  • There used to be a website called "thesmartass(dot)info". It had online emulators for old video game consoles as well as some flash games and a bunch of other stuff that I never used. The homepage also had a daily (or it might have been weekly, I've forgotten) artwork that was usually abstract but sometimes it got weird. Like, there is this one image that I sometimes think about, where it was a realistic looking image of a naked woman (or at least I think it was a woman) with a really long and flexible torso, and her torso is contorted so she fits inside a box.

    I don't know when it happened but it seems like the domain has been transferred over to someone else and it's a completely different website now. Also, I did check the Wayback Machine and it is archived but it seems like it wasn't archived properly as the website is almost completely broken.

  • Is there a drink with taste of energy drink without caffeine?

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  • I'm not sure if it's what you are looking for but I know that some energy drink manufactures offer their flavors in the form of hydration drinks.

  • Are there actually any good mobile games?

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  • Outside of emulators and other similar apps, there are some games that have decent mobile ports. Some of the good ones I know of are:

    Lego Star wars: the Complete Saga, which as far as I can tell, seems mostly identical to at least most of the other versions but it lacks all of the co-op/multiplayer components. I did also see some minor graphical glitches but they didn't effect gameplay.

    The 3D remake of Final fantasy 3. It seems identical to the PSP version but it's obviously running at a higher resolution and possibly a higher frame rate as well.

    Bloons TD 5, other users have mentioned 6 but 5 is also good too.

    HamSandwich, which is not available through the Google Play Store, so you may soon be stuck with the browser version when Google's changes to side loading take effect. Also, I recommend using either a keyboard or a controller, as the touchscreen controls are not that good.

    The Enchanted Cave 2, the first one is also pretty good too but 2 has a lot more content and is a much better game all around.

    I know that a lot of people have issues with games that have MTX, but I will defend these games if they are actually good and I can play them without feeling like I'm being force to put money in. Here are some of the games I can remember:

    Honkai Impact 3rd, I haven't completed the story yet but I've played up to the end of chapter 28 of part 1 and I haven't had to put a single cent into the game. My only issue with this game is that, while the game does have keyboard support and the keyboard controls are decent, it doesn't have controller support for some reason.

    Bloons Monkey City, this game is basically just Bloons TD 5 but with a city building mechanic and some online components.

    The Walking Zombie 2: Shooter. This ones a bit weird but I've been playing this occasionally. It's a pretty decent FPS that takes at least some inspiration from the Fallout games. It's not a masterpiece by any means but it still seems worth mentioning. I just wish it had keyboard and mouse support.

  • Google says adblockers caused YouTube views count to drop - this is what adblockers told us really happened

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  • Something that I've been confused about ever since people have been talking about this, is that there didn't seem to be a change of views from mobile devices. Like, I know that adblockers are less common on mobile devices because most people either don't know they are available or aren't using browsers that have/support (good) adblockers. But, was there really no noticeable change at all?

  • Firefox Finally Introducing Matroska / MKV Playback Support

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  • I guess that's cool but I don't think I've ever seen a website that actually hosted MKVs. What are some websites that have MKVs?

  • What are the most upbeat songs with kind of depressing lyrics?

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  • Those of you who install non-google-play apps (aka: sideloading), what's your gameplan for the upcoming Google restrictions on Sideloading?

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  • Well, I don't like throwing away devices I can still do something with, so I'm going to keep using the android devices I have until they stop working. After that, I'm not actually sure. I don't want to completely give up on mobile gaming because I do like having an easy way to play games away from home, but I haven't found a good alternative yet. Mobile Linux devices either aren't worth their price or, if they are, I have no way to purchase them.

    I would just install a mobile Linux distro onto newer android devices but on top of the fact that you can't just install Linux onto android devices like you can on PCs, I've heard that, at least with some manufactures, that's soon to be impossible as well.

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  • I'd say probably about a 7. I'm good enough with technology to have been using Linux for the past few years without any major issue that wasn't caused by the distro I was using. I still wouldn't say that I'm great with it though, because there are still several things I don't know how to do and there are probably also a bunch of things that would be useful for me to know but I just haven't found them yet or even know that I need them in the first place.

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    Are there any other ways to make money online / passive income besides filling out surveys?

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  • If you aren't already aware of them, you should look into something called "beer money sites/apps". Lemmy doesn't, at least currently, have a good place to talk about them but I'm pretty sure that Reddit still does. I haven't used Reddit in several years but I think the most active subreddit was called r/beermoney.

  • What would be ancient ways to properly store vitamin C?

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  • I'm kind of surprised no one has said honey. While I can't find exactly when honey was first used as a preservative, it's believed that it was first used in ancient Egypt. I also don't know if vitamin C specifically was ever preserved in honey but honey has been used as a preservative for fruit.

  • Have you ever cried because of a video game?

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  • A lot actually, I'm quite sensitive to emotional things. I've been playing Honkai Impact 3rd and it's made me tear up multiple times. I don't remember all of the games but some of the other games I remember are:

    All of the Kingdom Hearts except "3D" and 3 because I haven't played them yet.

    Metal Gear solid 1, 2, 3 and Peace Walker

    Some of the Final Fantasy games

    Castlevania Order of Ecclesia

  • Any good Android games that aren't roguelikes?

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  • I'm not sure what kind of games you are looking for but I've been playing Honkai Impact 3rd. The android version doesn't have controller or mouse support but it has keyboard support and it's fine. I think every action is mapped to the keyboard but the game doesn't always tell you what everything is, the only one I'm not sure of is specifically the swiping QTE but QTEs are not used very often, so I never really had an issue with just using the touch screen for those. I would also imagine that Mihoyo's other games are good too but I haven't played them yet.

    Another game I can suggest is Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga, if you like that kind of game. As far as I can tell, it's mostly identical to the PC version but with the one difference being that the multiplayer has been removed.

  • Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors 'specifically cited' a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand

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  • I expected nothing less from them. They did pretty much the same exact thing when Japan tried confronting them after they started blocking Japanese retailers from trading internationally. I can't find the article anymore but IIRC, Japan's Prime Minister tried having an in person interview with them about it but it was cut short because he stormed out of the room after Visa tried denying everything. I don't think that the payment processors will ever take responsibility for their actions.

  • Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor

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  • How is Windows 11 SE considered a competitor to Chrome OS? I haven't heard of Windows 11 SE before just now and, from what I've read, it seems like it's intended for a completely different purpose. It just looks like a stripped down version of Windows 11 that can't run most applications and is intended for educational use, meanwhile Chrome OS wasn't made for a specific purpose and is designed for general use.

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  • I guess so, most (if not all) governments do like abusing their power.

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  • The problem with that is that, at least with PayPal, they charge a fee to the service provider (Steam, in this case) for chargebacks. And, from what I've heard, that fee is significantly more than the original cost.

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  • What goal do the payment processors have for doing things like this, is it just that they like knowing that they have the ability to control what you are and aren't allowed to enjoy? I ask this because normally, when services change their policies, it's done to improve profits. But from what I can tell, the payment processors can only lose money because they are eliminating potential revenue sources.

    I will admit that I have no interest in any of the games that were removed, I've never even heard of them before today, but I don't agree with payment processors having the ability to sensor content over some schizo bullshit.

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    What app/program do you wish existed and what does it do that you've not found elsewhere?

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  • There's been a lot that I've been looking for but I've never been able to find. Here are the one's that I can remember off the top of my head.

    The first, which doesn't need to be an app/program, is something that would allow me to get more use out of Flathub. I've been wanting to get more use out of Flathub but the biggest problem I have with Flathub, is that there is no reliable way to discover new apps. The reason for this is because of how the website sorts its apps. They seem to be sorted either randomly or by popularity, as the order changes occasionally, and it mixes new apps in with the old apps. What I've been doing is using a chart to keep track of what apps I've seen but I have no idea of how reliable this actually is.

    The second, I've mentioned before on another post, is a companion app for GameFAQs that's similar to Anime Plus. If you're not familiar with Anime Plus, it's a website that works as companion app for MyAnimeList. It looks at your MAL profile and generates a temporary profile that offers a few useful features like a list of anime/manga that you've missed and recommendations for other anime/manga.

    The last one that I can remember, is a reliable gamepad mapper app for android devices that doesn't require root. I've tried multiple gamepad mapper apps but none of them worked properly and I'm pretty sure that some of them contained malware, especially given the fact that they've been removed from the Google Play Store.