RxBrad

https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/@RxBrad

Nerd / Pharmacist. Hi.

Is it okay to delete the Internet?

Blog: https://rxbrad.com
My Videogame Log: https://www.grouvee.com/user/73634-RxBrad/
I'm a Huge Idiot: https://toilet.rodeo

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2024-09-13 11:48:30

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I did the free trial sub for YouTube once. Now Google nags me to give them more money about once a week. Instead, I just installed Tube Archivist.

2024-09-13 11:39:11

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Yeah, I probably should just ditch it. it just sits there as a backup, because of the one time I lost access to PlexAmp on vacation because I made a dumb mistake on my homelab.

2024-08-08 03:11:17

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FYI.. IBuyPower extended their parts warranty for your CPU to 5 years.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/7/24215440/intel-13th-14th-gen-crash-raptor-lake-integrator-warranty-lenovo-dell-hp-acer-asus

2024-08-07 02:45:41

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I haven't gone in a cave yet. So probably not.
I mostly just made a 5x5 walled-off area out of dirt and hid from stuff.

2024-08-07 02:35:20

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This one, via Crafty Controller. I'm just proud of myself for installing Geyser so it also works on my phone. (I'm still not totally sure I have the SRV records right though for both Java & Bedrock)
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/918/397/711/642/213/original/1ca9b58c7cbde725.png

2024-08-07 02:25:44

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I figured out how to make a bowl so I could make mushroom soup last night. Then I died.
I still have plenty to figure out.

2024-08-05 12:17:53

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I can never be as sexy as that Case-Oh guy.

2024-08-04 18:48:32

The line is not going up for #Intel right now.
I'm sure that means they're gonna bail on GPUs, and the two existing overpriced options will just get overpricier.
#computers #Nvidia #AMD

2024-08-03 23:18:41

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Yup. Looks like birds won't set it off after all, because it has "humans only" alert mode enabled.

2024-08-03 23:10:30

Finally replaced our front doorbell button that's been broken for at least ten years.
Got a Ring-knockoff Aosu-brand camera. Seems pretty decent.
Now to see how many birds set it off.
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/900/608/855/382/500/original/f731592d1214195f.png

2024-08-03 22:50:24

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I would assume it should still be covered.
https://supporttickets.intel.com/s/warrantyinfo?language=en_US
You could also try contacting iBuyPower to see if they offer any support. If it's under a year old, it should definitely covered by them.

2024-08-03 22:34:02

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Should be covered by warranty. The catch is getting Intel to honor it.

2024-08-02 14:22:21

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Not surprising.

2024-08-02 14:20:17

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When I first spun up my instance a year or two ago, it took about five seconds for actual cancer from some "Detroit Riot City" server to start showing up in my Federated feed from relays.
I loaded up the old "Fedinuke" list to block the worst of the worst after that. Anything more tends to block because "I disagree".
Since then, I just block when I see an actual problem. I've only added 4 or 5 servers to my list since then.

2024-08-02 13:13:49

I find it interesting that these #Mastodon features were hyped as "Launched" a month ago, but they're still not available outside of the Nightly branch.
I wonder how long until 4.3 goes live for realsies...
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/112718231305707672

2024-08-02 02:03:13

Kinda sounds like Romhacking.net is closing up shop because people suck.
Stop sucking, people.
#videogames #emulation #retrogaming

2024-08-01 19:45:03

Everyone has an absolutely ancient motherboard box tucked away in a closet somewhere.
That box is packed with useless screws, sub-terabyte hard drives, obsolete connector cables, and an old 56K modem or two.
Right?
#homelab #RetroComputing #Computers
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/888/449/838/468/869/original/015066daeb4ad1a9.png

2024-08-01 15:46:56

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Apple gimps PWAs whenever they can, because it's a vector for people being able to buy stuff on iPhones without Apple getting their 30% cut.

2024-07-31 19:33:14

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Eh, I don't hate the idea. But with everything like this on social media, who fact checks the fact checker?

2024-07-31 19:18:07

Somewhere right now, some kid is struggling through a bootleg emulated version Super Mario Bros, and they don't even know about the warp zones.
#videogames #RetroGaming #Nintendo

2024-07-29 11:58:29

Go home Brad, you're drunk.

2024-07-28 17:21:19

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At the very least, make sure you have an updated motherboard BIOS and you're running it at "Intel Safe Voltage".
If switching to Ryzen is an option, you honestly might consider. I keep hearing horror stories of i9 13th/14th Gen dying in under a year.

2024-07-28 17:06:51

Note-to-Self for whenever I update the retired 7th Gen Intel SFF Office PC that runs my #homelab to something newer...
Avoid 13th & 14th Gen #Intel like the plague. Just entire generations of CPUs that are ticking timebombs.

2024-07-23 14:44:36

"daemon"
#polls #computers #homelab

2024-07-22 22:44:49

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Still rockin' this one from almost a year ago...
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/832/560/740/775/176/original/68d1ec7f2e97cfeb.png

2024-07-22 14:47:13

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I've been pretty happy with this list. There are a fair number of words what really only show up when people are arguing / lecturing about hot-button political issues. I just nuke them all.
Unchecking the "whole word" checkbox is also good at knocking our variations on the same word (capitalist / capitalism / capitalistic / etc /etc).
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/830/678/153/583/799/original/987d04598cf48c0d.png

2024-07-21 18:54:09

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Yeah, I looked at CNN when you posted. So yeah. Now what?

2024-07-21 18:20:04

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Welp. Now what?

2024-07-18 16:26:31

Today's lunch hour...
1) Almost died. While #running, had to jump in the ditch because someone decided to pass a car on the right in the shoulder.
2) Now I'm eating leftover Chinese food in my underwear.
So really, very little has changed since they let us work from home.
#WFH

2024-07-18 16:02:04

If you didn't name any of your characters "Butt", "Poop", or "Fart" in Final Fantasy on the NES, then we can't be friends.
#FinalFantasy #RetroGaming #NES #Videogames #RPG

2024-07-15 13:38:59

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*gargRon

2024-07-14 16:30:07

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Sometimes I have a good conversation with someone I don't follow. But if their personal timeline is predominantly something I dont want in my feed (i.e. too much politics for my keyword filters to keep sane) I'm not following them.
It is what it is. Don't sweat the follower count.

2024-07-14 14:16:17

It appears to be open season for Conspiracy Theories this morning. Adding my dumbest one to the pile...
Birds are actually robot drones. You can tell because their poop is white and not brown.

2024-07-13 13:24:21

WT actual giant mutant slug F.
#slugs #nature #michigan
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/779/395/815/672/861/original/2fb8c4758c1532c5.jpeg

2024-07-09 22:39:08

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The best parts of the Fediverse are the hardest ones to find.

2024-07-09 22:29:46

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lol at the Alt Text. Accurate.

2024-07-09 22:24:45

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Fuck yeah flying cars any second now.

2024-07-07 17:09:32

Just because someone does stuff differently from you, doesn't always mean they're wrong. Just different.
The world needs to chill.

2024-07-04 13:54:36

US Politics in social media: 2024 Edition
Camp 1: "Wow, these choices suck."
Camp 2: "We're offering you literal shit on a literal platter. You're going to eat it, and you're going to like it! Otherwise, you're a bad person. And also, Hitler."

2024-07-03 15:28:09

I've never actually seen a Sega Master System in real life.
#videogames #RetroGaming

2024-07-02 20:27:33

Alright, let's frickin' do this.
#SteamDeck
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/718/775/609/793/002/original/40a56fe2fa3c2841.jpeg

2024-07-02 18:36:20

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PhotoPrism is another choice. Immich (at one point) woudl only let you add media through their web interface. But I usually copy stuff directly to folders on my NAS.
I think I heard that was recently remedied, though..

2024-07-02 18:13:23

[exaggerated statement of doom]

2024-07-01 16:06:37

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I thought it'd be funny to be a pedantic d-bag and correct you on "number" vs "amount".
But I think it's funnier to think of Fedi this morning, not as "there are hundreds of assholes here", but rather "Fedi is a boundless expanse of asshole".
I need a hobby.
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/712/082/556/069/185/original/7218bf493d560ca1.png

2024-06-30 12:48:12

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Yo, watch "Monsturd".
It was one of the first things I ever streamed on Netflix. (I don't think it's there anymore -- clearly too expensive to keep something that high-quality on their service).
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/705/630/220/377/595/original/e91a689aa3b16739.jpeg

2024-06-30 12:40:07

I've been thinking a lot about the old Hercules graphics card that I used to play PC games at my cousin's house with as a kid.
I might need to fire up DOSBox and see if I can get some emulated orange on.
#PCGaming #RetroGaming #RetroComputing
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/705/598/174/155/522/original/f2a21489d204440e.png

2024-06-29 18:26:49

Doing some emulation housekeeping while I wait for my #SteamDeck to arrive.
Replacing all of the PAL 50Hz ROMs I had due to the weaker performance of my Retroid Pocket 3+ with the USA 60Hz ROMs.
And compressing all of my PSP .iso files into .chd.
Maybe I'll go "shopping" for more games, too.
#videogames #emulation

2024-06-29 18:00:33

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I just have Mastodon (and my other stuff like Plex) running on an old surplus office PC running 24/7 in my basement. I bought the PC off eBay for about $100.
My T-Mobile 5G Home Internet blocks incoming port trafiic, so I run Mastodon through a free Cloudflare tunnel.
Since I'm the only user on this server (and don't follow a ton of accounts or hashtags) it handles just fine on my roughly 500/40Mbps connection.
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/701/198/564/517/111/original/96d8a94011a25172.png

2024-06-29 17:33:27

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I tried to do the "right thing" when I originally signed up at mas.to. A reliable-looking server, but not piling onto the *one* server everyone else is on.
Then they jumped on the "block everything" bandwagon with Threads (and probably BlueSky for all I know).
So I just rolled my eyes and fired up my own server. So far, I don't regret it.

2024-06-29 14:18:47

In a couple years, that expensive #SteamDeck I just bought will be obsolete when Valve releases the Steam Deck 2.
Maybe I should've waited to buy that. Because we all know there will never be a Steam Deck 3.
#Steam #PCGaming #videogames

2024-06-27 13:42:36

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Daaaamn, son. :funnyguy:
And here I am rationing my 6TB HDD on my NAS.
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/688/873/011/981/105/original/52a0da061d2a768f.png

2024-06-27 13:36:57

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See, now you went and made me fact check myself. :funnyguy:
Since December 2022, I've used 3.5TB of Usenet data.

2024-06-27 13:21:28

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lol
The -arrs are Sonarr & Radarr. They need another piece of software that actually goes out and finds the torrents & Usenet downloads. That's Prowlarr.
I use this as my torrenting software. Automatically keeps your torrents firewalled. https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn
You can't beat $16 for 2TB of Usenet data... It's enough to last me 1-2yrs, usually. https://newsgroupdirect.com/member/billing/?plan=5ddd&planid=231&deal=
You also need an NZB sub to let Prowlarr find Usenet. I have a DrunkenSlug invite if you need it. $15-25/yr

2024-06-27 13:04:03

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(It's really good) Jellyfin is also pretty comparable to Plex these days.
I highly recommend Prowlarr instead of Jackett to run the -arrs. Just make sure you VPN up your torrenting software (which is probably a given these days).
Also, SabNZBD plus a cheap UseNet subscription (or just dropping ten bucks on a TB or two of data) is terrific.

2024-06-23 15:30:37

In an effort to get more followers, this account is now dedicated to
..
(looks at "How to Succeed at Social Media" manual)
...gratuitous shots of my bosom.

2024-06-22 23:20:29

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I'd say that when (if?) Threads ever fully turns on 2-way Federation, they'll have BlueSky beat for interactivity with Fedi.
I love the bridge, but there's a certain amount of jank needed to make it "work". And most personalities won't jump through the (admittedly simple) hoops.

2024-06-19 12:30:07

Continuing to play with the silly #AI video tool.
2024's "Will Smith eating spaghetti" is not much improved.
#Luma
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/643/280/227/599/332/original/4122d3b9b47211a6.mp4

2024-06-19 01:04:22

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That has some real "Will Smith eating spaghetti" vibes :feel_the_pain:

2024-06-19 00:22:14

This #Luma #AI, while impressive, more often than not follows instructions about as well as a first grader.
This is not "He sits in a lawnchair, puts on a colorful party hat, then blows on a party favor."
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/640/422/578/778/823/original/ff95c1e757e864ec.mp4

2024-06-18 23:48:02

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I will note that the extend video function worked much like your attempt -- it didn't listen.
"The rhino sits on the ground and pouts" followed by "The rhino stops, faces the camera, stands on its rear legs, and then begins to play an electric guitar. Pyrotechnics ignite in the background" both just made the rhino walk.
https://storage.cdn-luma.com/lit_lite_inference_im2vid_v1.0/2558a811-59cd-47a2-bc2d-6e8fe78aa7d6/watermarked_video0355c45ddc26c477ea3131fca7f4edf3c.mp4

2024-06-18 21:02:15

Lol.
#AI #Luma
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/639/632/733/810/036/original/b60df2edfc9591fc.mp4

2024-05-22 13:26:47

It's a windows-open-while-I-work kind of day.
Also, I just did a very scientific analysis with the Merlin ID app on my phone, and it said the birds outside my window need to chill.
#birds #WFH
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/484/963/076/249/625/original/16a178f8731819b9.png

2024-05-14 22:38:57

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Might just be specific to Firefish then. In the same spot where you'd upload an emoji image in the UI, you could just pick a ZIP file.
At least that was the theory. Not sure if I ever got it to work.

2024-05-14 22:29:24

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Not sure if Sharkey has it too, but I think Firefish would let you upload a zip full of emojis and they all loaded up. You still had to tag & categorize them though.
Ability to yoink some from other servers helps, too.

2024-05-14 22:24:21

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Now time to load up those custom emojis. Priorities!

2024-05-14 22:21:19

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I'm able to access it over here.

2024-05-14 22:18:38

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It's almost always DNS.
(Though, assuming you haven't changed anything in the DNS records recently, it probably isn't? Since it worked 24hrs ago and all.)

2024-05-14 17:50:38

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I will say that the DualSense controller is really something special (re: the haptics & force feedback and all). And it tends not to play nice & give you access to all of its features (wirelessly, at least) with anything but a Playstation.
This basically gives you a DualSense while streaming, where it's not possible otherwise.
All of that said, I'm buying a Steam Deck instead. Because I can do more than stream just PlayStation.

2024-05-13 23:24:37

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I should probably quit trying that URL (and probably adding confusing shit to your logs) until you say it's ready to go. :funnyguy:

2024-05-12 23:59:33

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I've never actually tried a Sharkey install, but getting everything populated in .env files and getting Docker to correctly look at that file always seems to be the hardest part.

2024-05-12 23:56:10

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I just Docker + Portainer it up, and continue barely knowing Linux.

2024-05-12 18:02:48

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Tusky & Trunks are the top-tier Android Mastodon apps, IMO. Neither support Sharkey, though.
Megalodon & Moshidon are a very close second, and mostly just because of cosmetic preference by me. And these both support Sharkey.
Android also has takesama which supports Sharkey/Misskey. While it's stylish, it's also missing basic stuff like a Settings menu and Notification support.

2024-05-12 01:58:33

Do something.
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/425/636/817/131/659/original/317f24d7b179126b.jpeg

2024-05-12 01:11:22

Looks like the #Megalodon & #Moshidon apps on Android support #Sharkey.
...and some really janky Japanese Misskey apps do, too.

2024-05-11 12:20:02

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Oh, it was cool. I'm only complaining that I couldn't get a photo of when it *really* went nuts.
Hoping I can see more tonight.

2024-05-11 02:25:11

Saw some of the squiggly green lights for like 2 seconds, also... But they were gone before I could take a picture. Unfortunately, clouds will be rolling in momentarily... #NorthernLights
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/420/073/334/562/571/original/d2105c57eec5adb9.jpeg

2024-05-10 20:01:25

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I dunno man, that weed cloud looks like it's planning on doing crime.

2024-05-10 11:39:22

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Poll #2 kinda assumes I was part of the anti-BridgyFed mob. I'm as annoyed by the outcome on that as you are.

2024-05-10 11:36:13

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You're not my real dad. I do what I want.

2024-05-09 10:17:12

Up early to do some more poopin'.
Good morning! ❤️❤️🤎🤎💩
I'm gonna wreck so much solid food after this colonoscopy is done.

2024-05-08 17:02:13

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If they're passing themselves off as official, then yeah, I'd say it's a problem.
Again.... 45 seconds of research. And it looked like yet another FediTips-type account in that time.

2024-05-08 16:32:43

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I dunno. I just looked at it for all of 45 seconds, and after that exhaustive research, I didn't see anything particularly egregious.
Because Fedi is federated, I'm not sure you could have one "official" person own the account. So you end up with a news/fan account like that, complete with personal opinions that everyone won't necessarily agree with.
See FediTips here on this platform as another example.

2024-05-07 23:35:26

Watch as I summon a Nostr user...
*Abracadabra Edward Snowden Bitcoin!*

2024-05-04 15:26:25

Every once in awhile I wish it was possible to physically pimp-slap the Internet.

2024-05-04 11:20:57

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I guess so. Still no bridged account showing up this morning. When I did it (right after it became available) I think I was bridged in under an hour.

2024-05-04 01:02:36

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I assume it'll be @jeffgerstmann.com@bsky.brid.gy
He did the steps on his end.. We're just waiting for the bridge to link him up over here.

2024-05-04 00:13:18

"I'm doing my part!"
#BlueSky #BridgyFed
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/379/923/575/328/152/original/e38b3dec94b98982.png

2024-05-03 14:52:16

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Actually read?
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/377/720/560/092/199/original/4594bbb8c72dbe5b.png

2024-05-03 13:19:36

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Some client apps already do quote posts, too. Works great in #TrunksApp (with the exception of quoted Threads posts).

2024-05-02 23:49:44

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Gotcha... looks like RSS-Parrot feeds & federated Threads account also have the hidden account status. Bird.makeup accounts are in the open, though.

2024-05-02 21:58:24

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The screenshot is my bridged BlueSky account, viewed in the Trunks app on Fedi. It's a usually-user-defined account privacy setting that's not readily changeable by me as a Fedi server admin.

2024-05-02 21:15:38

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Heck, not only is it opt-in, but when you *do* opt in to BridgyFed, all of the discoverability stuff is apparently turned off.
Thanks a ton to all of the frickin' tinfoil-hat-wearing "privacy" Fedi-dorks...
https://mastodon.rxbrad.com/system/media_attachments/files/112/373/559/746/081/784/original/adf432fc6a847300.png

2024-04-30 22:55:25

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I actually did piles of side quests on my previous Skyrim attempts. Then came away feeling like I hadn't accomplished anything. Then I eventually finally did my mainline run-through.
Maybe that's the cycle of playing Bethesda games.

2024-04-30 13:28:00

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Also, in reply that that user: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/108357998963885456

2024-04-30 13:24:16

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Schröedinger's Data.

2024-04-30 13:12:24

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I dunno.. I just want an *objective*. I have a list thousands of games long, and I want to check those games off my list.
If there's an actual narrative mission to the game outside of "number goes up", I might take a look.
When I saw credits rolls in Skyrim, I said: ✅ done. What's next. (Even though the game wants you to randomly keep doing random stuff after that point)
We're all weird in our own special weird ways. 😀

2024-04-30 13:03:22

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The means to an end is my favorite part. I finally beat Skyrim recently and stuck to the main storyline, and felt pretty good about it.
Turns out I actually have 70 meandering hours of Fallout 4 playtime from when I played it on PS4. Time to mainline that next.

2024-04-30 12:56:22

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I may jump in at some point. I'm mostly interested in the main quest(s). After that, I'll dip out -- not really interested in grind with no endpoint.

2024-04-30 12:46:14

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Is there a storyline with a beginning and an end? Or is it mostly just random quests?

2024-04-30 12:41:39

Is #Fallout76 worthwhile if you definitely will never pay the monthly subscription fee?