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3 days agoOr maybe an abbreviated hash of the text of their specifications?
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48·15 days agoInteracting with people whose tone doesn’t match their words may induce anxiety as well.
Have they actually proven this is a good idea, or is this a “so preoccupied with whether or not they could” scenario?
39·16 days agoI think part of the problem is that when you read about the horrors of the Holocaust as a kid, you can’t help but think of Nazi Germany as a cartoonishly, outlandishly evil place full of people who spend every waking second thinking about how much they hate impure bloodlines.
You come away with an impression that it should be obvious when genocide is happening.
Then you go home after school and you see something about genocide in the Middle East, and you ask your parents about it and they say “Well… it’s complicated.” And if it’s complicated – if it’s not cartoonishly, outlandishly evil – then it must not be genocide.
So, literally the story of the actual Luddites. Or what they attempted to do before capitalists poured a few hundred bullets into them.
The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said “Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?” Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, “Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man’s closures.”
Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire “Lambda: The Ultimate…” series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress.
On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying “Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man’s closures.” Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying “When will you learn? Closures are a poor man’s object.” At that moment, Anton became enlightened.
Recently did some research on what the treatment would be for a particular deficiency.
Found that general-purpose multivitamins provide about 0.5% of the therapeutic amount.
So yeah, there can be a massive difference between the little bit of help a multivitamin can give vs. what you really need for a specific condition.
28·1 month agoReported for posting a picture of me without my consent.
3·1 month agoI think it’s kind of strange.
Between quantification and consciousness, we tend to dismiss consciousness because it can’t be quantified.
Why don’t we dismiss quantification because it can’t explain consciousness?
“Insufficient detail. Please ask a specific question.”
“Read the wiki”
“Nobody here is interested in holding your hand.”
7·2 months agoDemocracy Now is pretty great too
2·2 months agoHow do they measure despair?
“Google is insidious. They’re really an advertising data-collection company, but people think they’re a tech service company. Their whole strategy is to provide stuff like Chrome for free so that lots of people use it and it becomes a de facto standard, and then they flip a switch and quietly mine all of that data.”
15 minutes later…
“Anyway, I prefer Android cuz it’s FOSS.”
21·2 months agoI like how “description” is one of the components of the… description.
5·3 months agotl;dr: Miyoo Mini Plus
Performance-wise, pretty much anything is gonna have you covered when it comes to GBA, so it really depends what else you want out of the experience.
You mentioned the slot, so if physical carts are important to you, then…
- If you want an authentic feel with modern features, then an OG GBA mod is probably the “platonic ideal” if you have the stomach for it. WULFF has a good video about his experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhW6TkzmxuM
- Analogue Pocket is also an option, but honestly I think they’re ugly and overpriced.
Worth noting for the platform-specific perks:
- A hacked 3DS is a great option. It’s super easy to do, and it’s really the only hardware that comfortably plays 3DS titles to this day.
- Hacked OLED PS Vita is also a great option. Beautiful screen, great controls, and again it’s the best hardware for its own first-party titles.
More modern stuff:
- If you also want Moonlight streaming and/or Android apps, Retroids are great. I have a 3+, but I wish I’d waited for the 2S (the numbering in this hobby is ridiculous) because I would’ve preferred the 4:3 screen ratio and retro aesthetic.
- Anbernic is hit or miss – but when they hit, they hit. The RG35XX H is reportedly a very good horizontal option, and I’ve had my eye on a 405 M as well because of the thumbstick positioning.
But here’s the thing: At the end of the day, the best handheld is the one you have on you.
If you’re not going to bring it with you when you go out, then what’s the point?
Portability is the key feature of this kind of device, and we all tend to have at least 2 if not 3 pockets already spoken-for. And you might think “Ah, I always have my backpack on me.” But do you bring your backpack to the bathroom with you at work? Do you wear it around the house? So pocketability is the #1 factor, IMO.
And with that in mind, here are my pocket-friendly picks:
- Anbernic RG280V is the epitome of the “just enough” device. Just enough screen, finger space, and performance to play just enough systems to keep you happy.
- Anbernic RG Nano is an extreme take on pocketability, being small enough to put a keychain. I include it here just because that may be a relevant category for some people.
But my number one pick, specifically because it nails the form factor while being supremely pocketable…
The Miyoo Mini Plus!
It’s just a stellar device. It’s just big enough to be comfy, but small enough that I don’t hesitate to put it in my pocket even for trivial outings.
Onion OS is a great custom firmware (oh yeah, for a lot of these you should look into custom firmware options), but the stock firmware isn’t bad either. It’s easy to use, everything “just works”, and it’s plenty powerful for everything that I care about playing on the go. The screen is beautiful, the gray version looks cool as hell (be aware that there is light bleed around the power LED with the translucent cases), and the stock buttons are delightful.
And it’s a good price, to boot.
I bought one for my sister-in-law because she was drooling over mine. She’s not a super nerd, has zero interest in tinkering, but hasn’t gone a day without playing it since Christmas.
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Some good channels for in-depth reviews:
- Programming
- Retro handhelds
- Leftist politics
- Cognitive science
- Philosophy
That’s a weird take. I’d say pretty much everything from impressionism onwards has (if only as a secondary goal) been trying to poke holes in any firm definition of what art is or is not.
Now if we’re talking about just turning a thorough spec sheet into a finished artifact with no input from the laborer, I can see where you’re coming from. But you referenced the “only seven stories” trope, so I think your argument is more broad than that.
I guess what it comes down to is: When you see something like Into The Spiderverse, do you think of it as a cynical Spiderman rehash where they changed just enough to sell it again, or do you think of it as a rebuttal to previous Spiderman stories that incorporates new cultural context and viewpoints vastly different from before?
Cuz like… AI can rehash something, but it can’t synthesize a reaction to something based on your entire unique lived experience. And I think that’s one of the things that we value about art. It can give a window into someone else’s inner world. AI can pretend to do that, but it’s a bit like pseudo-profound bullshit.
As an able-bodied neurotypical 30-something straight white cis male with a suburban middle class upbringing and an office job, I don’t participate in identity politics.