guyrocket

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Why are arcade cabinets so expensive? in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

I own a couple actual vintage arcade machines and paid less for them than this. If you shop around you can find deals.

I also have one of these 1up cabs and it is definitely not like vintage. Software may be the same but it is using a modern monitor not a CRT. I think I paid around 300 for it several years ago. Not full size.

3dfx Voodoo - the graphics card that revolutionized PC gaming in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Did you mean to link to a creative commons license?

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What is YOUR top 10 list of all time best video games? (kbin.social)
 

Any platform(s).

Evidence Is Mounting That the Saudis Had a Hand in 9/11 in c/news@kbin.social
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

?
Has no one seen the movie?

Here's Why Microsoft Buying Valve Is A Terrible Idea in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuckin SHUT UP!

We don't want to give those MS assholes ANY ideas.

Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Degoogle instead.

Yak Bak (1994) in c/nostalgia@lemmy.ca
PC Gaming Is Growing Faster Than Consoles, Data Shows in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 21 points 5 months ago (18 children)

If you consider hardware functionality, IDK why people buy consoles at all. The sky is the limit for what I can do on even a low end PC and there are significant limits to functionality on consoles. Not to mentioned the walled garden you're forced into with consoles.

Make money from software, there's little profit in hardware.

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Salad in c/humor@beehaw.org
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think sad salads are more fun: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sad+salad&iax=images&ia=images

Woman in the top row is having a goddamn existential crisis because of her cherry tomatoes.

Plenty of adults looking like kids. "Do I HAVE to eat it?" Yes, Suzie.

Replace Torrenting with Usenet in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

Cool, thanks. $5 -$6 / month is cheap.

Replace Torrenting with Usenet in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I'll bite. What is frugal Usenet?

For a game that turns 40 years old next month, it's unreal what we are learning about Tetris in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

I've always been pretty bad at Tetris. This video was very engaging and entertaining. It tells a great story.

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What is the next "big thing"? (kbin.social)
 

Right now it seems like its "A.I.". Still big now are the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Recently we had COVID 19.

What's next?

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What ever happened to nanotechnology? Seems like it disappeared. (kbin.social)
 

Most are probably too young to remember but nanotechnology was supposed to be the most super amazing thing ever.

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Which will melt more snow: 35 F and sunny or 45 F and cloudy? (kbin.social)
 

Related question: What cloudy temperature will melt as much as 35 F and sunny?

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Why don't phones support 2FA? (kbin.social)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by guyrocket@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
14 comments fedilink
 

Phones could allow much higher security if they supported 2 factor authentication. This could be face/fingerprint along with a typed or swiped password. This seems like a simple solution that leverages software that is already implemented. Just make it an added option in addition to the existing one

ETA: Sorry for the duplicate posts, I was getting error messages. Pls use this one.

I am surprised there is confusion about what 2fa is. Here is a simple definition: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-is-two-factor-authentication-2fa

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How do you HOPE you will die? (kbin.social)
 

As asked.

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Vector Pinball (kbin.social)
 

I would like to recommend Vector Pinball to anyone with even a passing interest in video pinball or video games.

I find this game to be very impressive, even more so as a free app on F-droid. I need to send this dev some cash, I have probably put >200 hours into this game and I am really enjoying it.

Things I like:
Physics are perfect.
8 boards
Each board plays very uniquely.
Great depth of play, the boards are complex and take some work to unlock/see everything.
Addictive.
Some boards are very difficult.
Unique look with vector graphics. Reminds me of Tron.
Pretty good music.

Things I don't like:
My phone doesn't have pinball buttons. Doing that on the screen is a bit awkward. Workable but awkward.
The ball can pass between your flippers with no chance to hit it. Often normal for pinball, this always annoys me. I think I should always have some chance to hit and save the ball.
Show me my score and high scores as soon as I finish a game. I should not have to press a button or wait for the scrolling to see these.

9/10

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What is your best story when you were in a foreign country? (kbin.social)
 

It can be anything: Scary, funny, confusing or embarrassing. What happened that stands out most in your mind?

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If you could permanently change ONE thing about the world right now what would it be and why? (kbin.social)
 

As asked

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Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong (kbin.social)
 

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong

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Is there a good android keyboard on f droid that is privacy and swipe friendly? (kbin.social)
 

Not at all sure my stock kb is doing me any privacy favors.

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What do YOU recommend if I want to start learning open source A.I.? (kbin.social)
 

Kbin seems to have many open source and programming experts. And probably many experts in A.I. . I am curious about learning to use and develop (train?) an open source A.I. as a learning exercise.

I am pretty technically savvy, but depending on your definition, probably not a programmer. I've built my own PCs several times, I worked in SQL and studied a couple object oriented programming languages in school for a short time. Also limited Visual Basic experience years ago.

I know I could just play around with ChatGPT or whatever other tools exist but I want to delve more deeply.

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