TIL that SSDs can lose data if left unplugged for long periods of time (only required to hold data up to 1 year), unlike HDDs which as long as the material holds it can take years.

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@tempest omgg it does! that is really good to know. I wish I had known that when I was shopping for a new monitor lol

@kasdeya 4k scales cleanly into 1080 (at the same aspect ratio) because it's a 2160px vertical resolution (which is exactly double 1080px) — it's only 2k that has the weird fractional scaling issues because 1440 is 1.333 times as tall as 1080

@kasdeya For Dutch there is a contest on TV/Radio where the contestants meet in the Senate chamber, and everyone has to copy down a text being read out by the presenter. The one with the fewest spelling mistakes wins. (This is an international competition shared between the Netherlands and Belgium. The winner is almost always a Flemish contestant.)

Dutch spelling has a few weird cases, for example the past tense marker being a -t or -d based on the sound preceding it, but this difference is pronounced only in a few verb forms. But most of the challenge comes from spelling loan words inserted sans gêne into the text, the author going as wild as a przewalski horse.

It has happened once in history that they got zero mistakes:

https://archief.ntr.nl/grootdictee/2014/06/03/dicteetekst-2002/index.html

@kasdeya in china instead of spelling bees they have contests to see who can find a character in a dictionary first

that feels even worse somehow

just a little PSA but for gaming I would recommend getting a monitor that’s exactly 1920x1080 and not any higher or lower res than that

I got a 2k monitor thinking that bigger number = better monitor, but the problem is:

• basically every video game is designed for 1080p or below
• which means that above 1080p the UI elements are probably going to be tiny and hard to read at best
• and you might not even be able to play certain games at a resolution above 1080p
• btw if you try to play a game that’s rendering at 1080p on a 2k screen, everything looks blurry and it’s kinda terrible
• also, some games have optimization problems that only become apparent once you try to run them above 1080p

so basically just don’t get a 2k or 4k monitor unless you want to deal with the headaches mentioned above

if a game isn’t fun within the first hour it’s literally just a bad game. I used to give games the benefit of the doubt and play for 4+ hours waiting to get to the fun part but you know how many times the fun part was worth it? zero

so if you’re reading this, I’m giving you permission to uninstall anything you’re not enjoying after the first hour. honestly even the first 30 minutes is generally enough if you have a bad enough first impression

those upgrade systems that seem overly complicated and pointless? they probably are. the combat loop that seems overbearingly hectic? it probably is. the painful story that’s being shoved down your throat? it’s probably going to get worse

so uninstall that bloated AAA monstrosity and try some indie games instead. you’ll probably find something you really like - instead of wasting your time on something you hate on the off chance that it “gets good” later

playing a new AAA game be like:

• 7 different unskippable intro logos
• downloading updates
• compiling shaders
• buy our skins
• buy our battle pass
• new game
• 5 minute cutscene
• 20 minutes of forced tutorial interspersed with 10 minutes of cutscenes
• help popup
• help popup
• help popup
• choose a talent from the talent tree
• choose a passive from the passives list
• here’s our crafting system
• here’s our weapon upgrade system
• here’s our armor upgrade system
• you can find hidden collectibles to choose a buff from the buffs list
• you can find weapon fragments to imbue your weapons with elemental attributes
• you just found a new weapon! here’s how you equip it
• you just found new armor! here’s how you equip it
• help popup
• help popup
• help popup

@CenTdemeern1 I really like to see what Fedi folks are talking about with certain hashtags! often if I have a new special interest I’ll think of a few related hashtags and look at what’s posted with them, and if I like what’s posted then I’ll follow that hashtag

Miyamoto on how Japanese culture influenced Nintendo games, 2013.

Source: Time For Kids (Time Magazine)

#MiyamotoQuote

https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/2fe41fe961fd80449ad3eb65172b6d03

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