HexesofVexes 15 hours ago • 100%
Huh, neat!
The University of Amsterdam will always have a special place in my heart - it's where Brouwer began his revolution in mathematics. Though, I believe his student's student (the late Professor Troelstra) was more fond of hunting for species of bramble around Amsterdam than horses tails!
HexesofVexes 21 hours ago • 100%
Ah the "horsetail", a plant that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs...
Even a small fragment of it can grow into a new plant, it spreads both via rhizomes and spores, and it'll punch through any barrier eventually too.
Given the revolutionary flavour of the university of Amsterdamn's history, it might well fit.
HexesofVexes 5 days ago • 100%
Rule 5
HexesofVexes 6 days ago • 100%
We won't have kids because, despite doing everything right, despite working hard, we're struggling with finances. Kids wouldn't be affordable without an extra job, and most of work two already!
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 95%
$38,912,465
That's how much the 1993 Mario Brothers movie grossed worldwide. Really pause and think about that.
Let that sink in.
The mario brothers movie made $7,000,000 more than this, in 90s money. One of the greatest disappointments in movie history, which has a cult following for its level of fail, outperformed Borderlands.
That is the orbital nuke of fails.
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 100%
Badger on the left just saw his healthcare bill. Badger on the right ate some bad beans and is contemplating the nature of regret.
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 76%
I love the Lemmy vegan community - they are the second greatest shitposters around (fuckcars have the edge due to their expert ragebaiting).
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 100%
"Oh so that's where my remaining mental health and self esteem are!"
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 100%
Wait, that's illegal, I'm calling the cyber police!
HexesofVexes 1 week ago • 100%
Spherical geometry - good times...
Yep, it's a triangle. You can also make one with three right angles on a sphere!
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 100%
Beat me to it!
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 100%
Oh I definitely believe they won't make a wise decision - these past few years have been devastating when it comes to decisions.
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 100%
Come visit academia some time... Copyright laws ensure we do all the work and get nothing in return;)
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 84%
I rather think the point is being missed here. Copyright is already causing huge issues, such as the troubles faced by the internet archive, and the fact academics get nothing from their work.
Surely the argument here is that copyright law needs to change, as it acts as a barrier to education and human expression. Not, however, just for AI, but as a whole.
Copyright law needs to move with the times, as all laws do.
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 100%
"Humans engaging in tongue combat to determine fitness of mate. Note the closed eyes, scientists believe this is because of how bloody this ritual could become; humans closed their eyes to keep the blood out."
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 98%
Ah, I see we're burning the Library of Alexandria again... Just as with last time, the survival of texts will rely upon copies.
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 100%
I dunno about a fun game to play, but it's a really neat way to explore Markov chains!
HexesofVexes 2 weeks ago • 92%
Often people say "life is what you make of it", but that's not quite true. You can try to steer your life by your actions, but in reality fortune plays a greater role than you can imagine.
I have been very fortunate in my life, most people I know have not been. From broken dreams, blossoming mental illness, to just plain old death - a lot of the people I care about have been robbed of joy in their lives.
It's not something they gave up through weakness of character, it was something taken from them. When you are young, you've maybe only had a couple of bad rolls, but when you're older odds are you'll be worse off (the probability of misfortune often being higher than that of fortune).
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 100%
I think this is an agree to disagree point - my view is that the need to socialise men is only half the solution, and that tackling the rampant socially acceptable iniquity would be a more urgent one (as the longer it goes on, the more disruptive the eventual correction).
Maybe we should try both, surely one dies not preclude the other? That way we'll be sure to fix the issue!
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 50%
You raise some excellent points here, however I'm not entirely swayed.
Your point about raising men with a good social culture is a good one, however it has its roots in the fallacy which really lies at the heart of the matter - that only men need fixing.
As a man, I've sat through a work conversation where a group of women (including my direct senior) have openly denigrated men in humour (I found it edgily funny). If it had been the other way around, the men involved would be talking to HR the next day, no laughs involved. The standards to which both parties are held need to be the same, though what those standards are is anybody's guess.
Equality, equity, justice: that lovely ladder graphic. If you give students extra resources, their outcomes are better. "Women in stem", "women's networking day", all aimed in one place at one group. In our drive to redress imbalance against women, we have created one against men. It isn't the fact that young men feel isolated and need socialising that's stopping them, it's the fact that the deck is rigged against them and we celebrate that rigging.
What you see with the "manosphere" (never heard it called that before, I like the name), is the froth and bubbles. The boys who are angry, but who can't do anything about it, are the ones who tumble in there and become monsters instead.
The solution isn't simple, and while socialisation will help a little, there needs to be fundamental changes to the social world before we can move forward. If your argument were to be, say, socialising both men and women to be kinder to one another, I'd be with you.
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 100%
An excellent piece of ragebait, it became more than the issue it tried to raise though.
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 66%
A question for you to meditate on, as my position is quite clear.
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 100%
I think it boils down a lot further than just the socialisation of men. It boils down to how people see one another.
At the moment, the idea that men must be "defused" in some way, as if they might just "go off" is repugnantly offensive. It's a line of thought that harks back to racist ideas of "uncultured savages" who could "regress" at any moment.
Similarly, the idea that everything is ok for women even now is bucolicly stupid. This is beyond simple socialisation to solve, and requires a solid bit of activisim.
The really sad thing is we all want the same thing - for people to care about us, and accept who we are. For people not to hurt us, and to feel like we're part of the wider world about us beyond token consumption.
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 100%
Hrm, I'm not sure there. I'd say it's closer to just not knocking them down so often. Most of the time, men and women can build themselves up.
A lot of the issues we currently have are based on women being taught to knock men down, and men being taught to knock women down. Oddly enough, which side has it worse depends on where you're from, but the motivation for it is always the same - power and the maintenance of.
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 77%
I'd say the game was definitely rigged from the start, but perhaps not just in the way men are raised and socialised.
If you make a joke about the inadequacy of men, you're a bold and insightful person. If you make a joke about the inadequacy of women, you're a misogynistic pig.
Also, remember gents, you should be ok with automatically being considered a threat, because everyone knows men only think about one thing (this is technically true, normally it's "how the feck do I pay my rent this month, I just spent all my money on <insert hobby keeping you sane here>").
I'd agree that men are definitely not raised and socialised for that kind of system, but then again who wants to be?
HexesofVexes 3 weeks ago • 100%
Downgraded from a 1 to a 2 due to vacation. Might turn into a 7 if woken up too early during this period.
HexesofVexes 4 weeks ago • 92%
while(True):
staffNumbers-=1
staffWorkload*=1.1
staffWages*=0.95
executiveWages*=1.2
HexesofVexes 4 weeks ago • 100%
And they wonder why...
HexesofVexes 4 weeks ago • 100%
Control panel largely accrued content - it is generally navigated via left and right click which works great and is stable. Things don't vanish.
Settings, on the other hand, is left click only navigation mostly. It also changed constantly (usually for the worst) - tutorials written 2 years ago are no longer valid because access to that setting was removed. This makes using settings to fix things a real nightmare.
HexesofVexes 4 weeks ago • 100%
That's an impressively designed bit of kit.
Guess I have to go barter with the architecture department to use their 3d printer...
HexesofVexes 4 weeks ago • 100%
But they were all of them deceived, for another meme was made...
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
Damn, just saw this after posting the same link XD
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
"Ok class, remember that after geology we're going to be doing astronomy"
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
Well, next time I need to fart while lecturing I know what I'm doing...
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
Hi ho, hi ho, it's down the mine you go.
Not toilet trained, and no wages gained!
Hihohiho hi ho, hi ho, it's back down the hole you'll go.
Now swing that pick you little di-
I think that's enough Disney today
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
That's a little more controversial, but towards my taste yes. Majora's mask is one of those games you could never make today because it combined a children's franchise with cosmic horror and themes of grief.
It took common ideas like npc routines, day/night, and a solid action core. With this it wove in puzzles that were not just about what you did, but when. This was groundbreaking in its scope and scale, and then they added in the soundtrack... Ye gods that soundtrack...
I could go on for pages but, quite simply, it was a work of genius.
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
No, I really enjoyed BotW for the same reason I enjoyed OoT! Both innovated and both were very different games exploring different concepts. BotW will forever be my go-to for "open world done right", and OoT set up a solid action game with strong puzzle elements; that said, fuck the water temple.
Games that break genuinely new ground are rare, in the case of both the old and new Zelda's there are good and bad (the nds era was a bit of a stagnation), the really groundbreaking titles push the hardware through skilled coding and amazing game loop design.
Also, no spoilers for tears please, it's on my list once I get a few weeks vacation!
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 86%
MM is hard to top; it's peak early LoZ (in an old man's opinion). It took a familiar engine, added two new major mechanics, and told the first really dark story.
Awakening is the one to play first, it'll set you up for later games nicely, and it was originally a Gameboy (not GBC game). It took the Zelda formula from the earlier NES iterations, and made a content-rich world.
I'd say save ages and seasons for last (when you get your carts!). They're amazing games that really show how far the GBC could be pushed, and are very much taking the awakening engine and doing wonderful things. The fact there is linked content between the two means you should also keep a pen and paper handy!
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
Really neat post, I'd not heard of a few of these (never knew libre office draw could edit pdfs!).
Couple of extra ones:
Note taking and pdf annotation: Xournal++ is amazing, it's also great to use on larger whiteboard screens. Plug and play support for scribe tablets on both windows and Linux.
Emulation (up to ps1): Mednafen is lightweight and comes with a gui. It also supports recording, though not netplay.
Ebook management/reading: Calibre - allows easy importing and exporting of ebooks to devices, also has a great built in search letting you find DRM free versions of a book.
HexesofVexes 1 month ago • 100%
It's always about Ads...
Oh, they start off as unobtrusive; maybe a little banner that shows when the app is opening, or a written mention with a link.
But, this doesn't generate much revenue. Next the banner persists, and suddenly a video plays. Just one, just once.
Eventually you open the app to pop up banners and autoplay videos, and wonder where the app is. Every line you cross with adverts makes the next line easier to cross.
For when you need something to test video playback on your old windows 95/98/XP friend (files and instructions in description).
Not all art shows something beautiful - this really does feel like the internet of today without a lot of browser tweaking.
We've received word that we're migrating from the older version of Blackboard to the new, "student approved", Blackboard Ultra. We'll be migrating our courses by hand over the summer; how bad is this going to be?
A few years ago I stumbled onto this, and it provided a nice afternoon feature film. Figured the folks here would enjoy it!
Truly a test of patience - this is an excellent modpack that unifies 3 classics together into the way I dreamed of playing them as a kid. Found it by accident a week ago, and it's been my short nightly unwind (trying to do a solo run because I always wanted to).
Thought I'd share this list as it contains many emus I've not heard of before and I'd love to hear people's reviews on any folks have tried.
So, in the past, I used to make a bit of money fixing up comps for folks. With slightly trickier cases, I used to boot up puppy Linux to check the more essential hardwares (and if it booted, back up essential files for the customer). My students are now asking how to manage similar things. Alas, puppy is no good for a modern system, as it really does not like UEFI boot. I was wondering if anyone can recommend an alternative. I'm looking for a very lightweight gui os I that can run some hardware diagnostic tools, runs on a wide range of hardware, that is easy enough to set up on a pen for novice users.
So, kgen98 was one of the first genesis emulators, and it runs on dos. I use it in one of my ICT classes (paired with a sonic 1 rom) on a floppy disk to demonstrate just how heavily compressed and optimised older games were. It's an oddball that is definitely worth trying out.
A handy tool for developing vn style games for the Gameboy and Gameboy colour. Great for people starting a game dev journey.
Mednafen is worth a go if you're looking for a lightweight set of emulators to run your dumped carts.
Thought I'd post this up here since I've not seen it mentioned. For those who want to explore the world of discworld, this is a great MUD. Very friendly community when I hop on every few months, and with a lot of rich detail from the books.