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2w ago

Can you touch type?
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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago
Yes, qwerty and Dvorak, although I have to guess and check with some special characters on Dvorak. I have an unlabeled Dvorak keyboard at work (this guy right here), but I only physically go in to the office once every few weeks nowadays, and I'm starting to forget where some of the symbols are.

2w ago

Happy 40s day!

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Wow, this looks fantastic!

2w ago

What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I forgot that song was in it. Ok, now I have to watch it again.

2w ago

What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I remember wanting to watch this at some point, but I think I got it confused with The Orville. I should check it out again.

2w ago

What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Big Fan, a movie about an obsessive football fan, starring Patton Oswalt. I only saw it once, when it first came out (2009), but remember thinking that it was really good. A very prescient, dark comedy about a certain type of guy that is very relevant today. It made $230,000 in theaters according to Wikipedia.
Unreal 2, and specifically just the multiplayer. Unreal 2 was a pretty disappointing sequel, and it didn't even have multiplayer when it came out. A year after its launch, they released a multiplayer addon and it was amazing. Completely overshadowed by Unreal Tournament 2004, never really had a chance of becoming popular, but it had a dedicated fan base for a while. You can get it for free now; I want to get a group together at some point.

2w ago

Jeff Gerstmann tries Bazzite

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Oh damn, that's awesome! Very much a reversal of how it has been going lately with other gaming websites.

edit: OK now that you say it, I do remember hearing something about this. I must have forgotten. I listen to Aftermath's podcast and probably heard it there. https://aftermath.site/podcasts/giant-bomb-fandom-sale-independent-media/

2w ago

Jeff Gerstmann tries Bazzite

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I don't think it's as good as it used to be. It got acquired by Gamespot, then Gamespot was acquired by a few different private equity firms, so of course there were layoffs across all of their sites, and Gerstmann was one of them.

2w ago

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition out today

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

The MS-DOS version of Rayman was the best one. All of the console versions had to cut various things from it. Lower resolution sprites, removing layers from the soundtrack, etc. The Sega Saturn was probably the closest to the MS-DOS version, and that one isn't included in this edition.

I'm not really sure if this new $20 edition is worth it. You can get the MS-DOS version, plus the bonus levels mentioned in the blog post, for $1.50 right now. https://www.gog.com/en/game/rayman_forever

2w ago

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition out today

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Hopefully this is intended to generate interest in a new Rayman game! Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends were some of the best 2D platformers in recent years. Hell, some of the best ever, in my opinion.

This 30th anniversary edition looks like it's basically the same thing as Rayman Forever, which is currently $1.50 on GOG. It's usually $6. https://www.gog.com/en/game/rayman_forever

This new edition says it includes versions from 5 different consoles (missing the Saturn version though, which was a really good version), plus a "making of" video. So unless you care about seeing the differences on those consoles, I'm not sure if this new one is worth $20.

2w ago

8-)

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I'll always watch a presentation from a purple-haired cyberpunk over some bizbro with an array of asshole-shaped logos behind him.

(Actually, her presentation about using Qt in a car UI went way over my head, so I only watched a few minutes of it. But I'm watching exactly zero minutes of anything Nadella says nowadays.)

2w ago

[CLOSED] what fediverse services do you recommend?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I chose Piefed over Lemmy since I thought the UI looked nicer. The pace of development has been really impressive lately, and for my specific instance, I've been very happy with feddit.online.

Mastodon seems like the default answer for this question, and I do also like Mastodon. I self-host that one.

2w ago

[CLOSED] what fediverse services do you recommend?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I use it for my music server and have enjoyed it, but I haven't really used it in a "fediverse" kind of way. I'm just using it for my own music collection, for the same use case that most people would use Navidrome for.

I disabled federation after I first set it up, because all of the sudden a bunch of podcasts showed up in languages that I don't speak, and I couldn't figure out how to hide them.

It has been just fine as a plain old music server, though. I used it for podcasts for a while, too, but am currently switching to Pinepods, since that has more podcast-specific features that I was looking for.

2w ago

Is anyone here reading any of the DC "Absolute" comics? Which ones do you recommend?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Thanks, I'll check it out! They had volume 1 in a hardcover at the store today, I can go back for it later.

2w ago

Is anyone here reading any of the DC "Absolute" comics? Which ones do you recommend?

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I found a review of Absolute Green Lantern #1 and it piqued my interest. Sci-fi + horror sounds good. https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/04/17/absolute-green-lantern-1-is-a-hell-of-a-start-with-a-nice-mix-of-sci-fi-horror-and-mystery/

(that blog is on Mastodon too, btw: @graphicpolicy@sfba.social)

2w ago

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

I might check this one out. I hadn't heard of Moon Knight before I saw the TV show a while ago, but I loved the character. Maybe this is a good time to hop on board with the comics.

2w ago

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for 02/11/2026

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tuckerm @feddit.online 2w ago

Absolute Batman #15 for me. And #16, if they still have one in the store. I bought volumes 1 and 2 last week (which go up to issue #14) and loved this new universe, so I decided to start reading the regular issues.

3w ago

Hank the Hound Dog

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tuckerm @feddit.online 3w ago

Hi Hank!

3w ago

Today I replaced the battery in my smoke detector. (Updated-no longer dull)

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tuckerm @feddit.online 3w ago

Given your update: I had the same thing happen. Apparently, buying a 30 pack of 9V batteries ten years ago because "I'll need them eventually" was not a great idea. Because you just end up with 26 batteries that have 2% of their juice left.

I didn't waste any, though. Used all of them up. Just had to change a lot of smoke alarm batteries for a while.

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3w ago

The camera just paid for itself

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tuckerm @feddit.online 3w ago

Absolutely amazing, thank you for sharing. I've never actually seen this in person.

3w ago

Today I replaced the battery in my smoke detector. (Updated-no longer dull)

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tuckerm @feddit.online 3w ago

Conservation of energy means that if one person replaces a battery, another battery somewhere else must lose charge. Pretty sure that's how it works, no I am not looking for additional sources thankyou.