OliveMate

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by OliveMate 10d ago
It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't used an e-reader, but e-paper screens just look more natural, they also don't require a backlight so they can be easier on the eyes. Combined with a matt display, you can comfortably
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by OliveMate 6mo ago
I think the decreasing fondness of Windows can mostly be blamed on Microsoft forcing their internet services on users; with the need for Microsoft accounts being the most recent & damning of the bunch. You had gadgets in Vista & 7,
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by OliveMate 10mo ago
> Was it worth it? I can only give anecdotes, but the majority of the support I saw for leaving the EU wasn't rooted in hard economics – there were claims about doing our own free trade deals and having an extra £350 Million being
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by OliveMate 1y ago
I have close friends from a TF2 community server that's been dead for over a decade now, but I can't think of anyone I've met via random matchmaking since. Game servers are the perfect digital third space, it starts off with
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by OliveMate 1y ago
Codemasters being the company who made the Game Genie AND the best racing games out there is a square I've never been able to circle. It feels a tad unreal for me. One of those studios that's always had massive talent, although I&
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by OliveMate 1y ago
Seems like a repeat of what happened in January with the Pixel 4a's battery. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42865619
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Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a's battery due to an overheating issue(androidauthority.com)
8 points by OliveMate 1y ago|2 comments
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by OliveMate 1y ago
Rats maps! If your mutliplayer game had a map editor, you'd be sure there'd be one of those massive house maps available.
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by OliveMate 1y ago
I'm not one for external services piggybacked onto other software, but the ability to quickly send something to my Kobo has been a godsend. edit: I had no idea Mozilla actually bought Pocket. Mental that they're willing to shut it
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by OliveMate 1y ago
Most anti-cheats will immediately kick/ban someone from a game if it detects certain applications or hooks. Good for removing cheaters, but that gives cheat devs immediate feedback that something in their cheat has triggered it – they&
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by OliveMate 1y ago
I'll always be amazed at how Skype went from being top dog in 2010 to not even being considered a choice in 2020. How did Microsoft drop the ball so hard that when the Pandemic rolled around everyone decided to use the then-unheard of
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by OliveMate 1y ago
Worth mentioning that despite mentioning kids in the title, the examples in the article include multiple cases of adults at the time who were also struggling . Pointing at smartphones and overly-simplified UIs is valid, but that still doesn
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by OliveMate 2y ago
Really with a lack of resources (and the relative safety & time available), off the wall thinking became the standard for British researchers throughout the war – to the point where it practically became policy. Not all of it worked, bu
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I've been stuck down the Casio modding rabbit hole as of late. I knew filling the watch with oil ('hydro-mod') lead to a crisper display with better viewing angles and increased water resistance, but to see a watch with minor
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I can say from experience that it doesn't. I get daily notifications & popups telling me that I'm X days out of date.
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by OliveMate 2y ago
Hi, (soon to be ex) Pixel 4a user here. Regardless of why this update has happened, the way Google have went about this update is sketchy at best, and deceitful at worst. To be plain: this phone has been EOL for 1½ years now. This update ha
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by OliveMate 2y ago
Worth mentioning Office Space as well for 99. All three of those films comprise the Pre-Millennium paranoid, existential, system of control trilogy.
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I hate to be that other guy, and I in no way way want to override your own experiences but... I'm sure my experiences with being bullied have actively hindered me in my life, even 20+ years on. Particularly dealing with confrontation,
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by OliveMate 2y ago
Not a genius but I'd speculate that it's a mix of the following in the 2010s: - Boom of small & lightweight HD cameras, your GoPros and the like. - Proliferation of video editing tools – and more importantly skills – as intern
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I can't accept Drum and Bass, we need Jungle I'm afraid. Genuinely glad I got to experience so much of it growing up with a PS1 and the genre's stuck with me. If you want to focus on listening or have some soothing background
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I'll make sure to remember some prime numbers for when I croak.
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by OliveMate 2y ago
>All weapon systems that consist of an expensive vehicle and an expensive-to-train crew are being re-evaluated against drones right now. Worth mentioning that this already happened to an attack helicopter 20 years ago! The Comanche[0] wa
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I'd say half of it comes down to Valve having the staff with the key knowledge and skills to provide support, and the other half comes down to not being public. I'm sure many devs and publishers are filled with people who know tha
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by OliveMate 2y ago
You're not the only one who hates it - https://nohello.net/en/
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by OliveMate 2y ago
Meanwhile instead of some fancy building, their embassy over here is... Well, a little more domestic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_North_Korea,_London
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by OliveMate 2y ago
The title is too clickbait for my tastes and I found it a tad too dismissive – but a lot of what it touches on paints a clear image of why things here feel increasingly bleak, and that's without the multiple crises currently wracking
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I feel guilty for saying this but when I think of Orson Welles, instead of any of his pioneering contributions radio and cinema my mind defaults to 'muahahahh the frensch'. There's something stunning to see master of the art
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by OliveMate 2y ago
I'll always be peeved that Valve showcased Meet the Spy in SFM when they were advertising its release[1], yet never released the project files for it unlike their earlier shorts. If they released the full project files to the public we
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by OliveMate 3y ago
It's nice to know that there's a group of dedicated people in the National Trust who focus on preserving heritage trees. If coppicing (letting the stump grow shoots back out) doesn't work, hopefully these cuttings are able to
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by OliveMate 3y ago
6, all small indie blogs. Some of them about a specific interest, but a few that are just folk making simple observations - each one just as interesting to me. I could definitely do with following more.

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