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  • Recommendations for alternatives to Ultimate Guitar/Chordify/Songsterr?

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  • But yeah, in general I don't have a great answer. It surprises me that I don't know of any prominent websites that openly share general tabs and lead sheets and don't suck.

  • Recommendations for alternatives to Ultimate Guitar/Chordify/Songsterr?

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  • Freetar is an alternative frontend for UltimateGuitar. It cool that it's not so annoying. But the mobile experience can be worse than UG w/ adblock, so it doesn't really solve that problem.

  • Why Japan’s internet looks weird — unless you live here

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  • Looks to me like it's mostly paywalled.

    Anyway, the maximalist web design trend that's popular there is really interesting. I like how low-techish it looks. But it is really hard to scan, especially when you're only sorta-kinda able to read the language anyway.

  • How's your language learning going this week? - Weekly thread

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  • Been busy between work and family stuff lately, so this week I've mostly just been maintaining.

  • Checking if a Movie has a Post or Mid Credit Scene

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  • I don't think you would. That looks like exactly the better version of this concept that I was hoping would come from the comments here! I knew this couldn't be a new idea, I just wasn't aware of where to look.

  • How's your language learning going this week? - Weekly thread

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  • I second the recommendation for Dreaming Spanish. If you need help with a plan, here's one to get started with: Watch a video from this superbeginner playlist every day. You can watch on Youtube or you can sign up at their website for progress tracking, but watching on their site for free has some limitations.

    You can get more info about how it works here or here. Now, they'll tell you that studying any other way isn't needed or is harmful. There's reasons and probably some truth to that, but I'm always weary of Youtube video makers telling me all I need to do is watch their Youtube videos for 8000 hours.

    The other starting point I'd recommend is Language Transfer. Their method is cool, and assumes no knowledge coming in. Imo, starting your learning here is a good supplement to the other videos I mentioned. So as plans go, I think you'd do well to listen to one of these lessons each day in addition to a Dreaming Spanish video.

    After you've got a sense of it built up, do grab a beginner's textbook and learn some grammar. Can't rec any, since I just learned with whatever we had in grade school. But imo there's value in it.

  • How're u doing today?

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  • I'm doing pretty well! Busy lately, but still finding time for things I enjoy.

    Chaos computer club sounds cool, what kind of topics come up there?

    Nothing wrong (AFAIK) with asking here, but I think you'd dig the !casualconversation@piefed.social community.

  • How's your language learning going this week? - Weekly thread

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  • I've been thinking about the videos and podcasts I listen to (in Japanese), and realizing they're at too high a level. I enjoy listening to them and picking out words/phrases, but my brain is getting a little too cozy zoning out. Since my listening is so weak, I'm trying to get simpler and slower input that's easier to understand.

  • PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and $999 "is not impossible"

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  • Hope they know, you don't have to launch a console every half dozen years. Could just hold off and y'know, not for a while. A long while.

    I know it's because I'm getting old, but it seems like PS5 just came out. But part of it too is diminishing returns on tech advances. The difference is more and more negligible every gen. And that's for AAA; for most developers on real-world budgets, I doubt many are even hitting console power bottlenecks.

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    what open source tools do you use for music?

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  • Another fun one to mess around with is guitarix. It's like a modeling amp in software form.

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    what open source tools do you use for music?

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  • LMMS is a fairly intuitive editor that makes it easy to build midi tracks and drum loops. Can't really record tho.

    Famistudio is specific to chiptune music. I think it's a tracker. Along the same lines, there's MilkyTracker. I haven't figured out how to use them, but they're neat.

  • "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" adds [SPOILER CHARACTER]

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  • There's so much stuff in the movie, I kinda doubt this character has a meaningful role. Odd they decided to officially unveil this design a week out, but I guess it gets them one more headline and some comments like this one.

    Pretty reasonable fit to see Fox, given the Galaxy space theme. Wouldn't surprise me much now to see a Metroid reference too, as long as they're out exploring the galaxy.

    The point the article makes about Smash Bros is where everyone's head goes. Seems like a natural next step. For my money, I don't think it's leading to that, at least not yet.

  • Nintendo to start adding a digital discount / physical premium to new first party Switch 2 games

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  • I think your example already makes a case for it - your cart still contains 1.0. You couldn't get that any more, if digital were the only option. It's a beautiful thing, to have media that does not depend on the Internet, that no company has control of (unless they want to physically send someone to your house to confiscate it).

    To me, that stability is so much more valuable than any add-on content. It works both ways, so there's tradeoffs, ie the latest updates are often not available on physical.

    But yeah, I'm with you on most of it phasing out and us being dinosaurs.

    I don't like digital, but I'm already old and would be fine if no new video games were released (physical or otherwise) starting today. I enjoy the paradigm of games I grew up with, and since it's voluntary, for-fun entertainment, I don't always have to adapt.

    Personally, I think as consoles shift more digital, I'll shift more to PC.

  • Do you learn "vosotros" conjugations in your Spanish learning and ¿de dónde sois?

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  • Same here. It was always shown or mentioned in class alongside the other conjugations, but we were never asked to memorize or use it.

    I'm glad I was at least exposed to it, so it's not super surprising when reading.

  • How's your language learning going this week? - Weekly thread

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  • Congrats on finishing the textbook! Now that you're on the other side of it, do you feel like going throught it was a big boost for you?

    But yeah, I'd definitely enjoy reading a thread with your thoughts overall on the intermediate stage.

  • New to Rust - what is the most fun way to learn the language?

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  • I always thought this roguelike tutorial sounded fun. But it's probably pretty far out of date, not sure how much that matters.

  • Someone Made a Peertube Search Engine

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  • That's good! I haven't tried it yet, but how different is it from Sepia?

  • Pluralistic: The online community trilemma

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  • It's at least something to explain what the title's referencing. Acknowledging that smaller audiences are often preferred doesn't really seem at odds with that. It just points to A and B having higher priority than C, right?

    But people should just read the article, it's pretty quick and has more context than the quote.

  • Pluralistic: The online community trilemma

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  • Key quote for the curious:

    They [the paper he's discussing] conclude that there's a community-member's "trilemma": a set of three priorities that can never be fully satisfied by any group. The trilemma consists of users' need to find:

    a) A community of like-minded people;

    b) Useful information; and

    c) The largest possible audience.

    The thing that puts the "lemma" in this "trilemma" is that any given group can only satisfy two of these three needs. It's hard to establish the kinds of intimate, high-trust bonds with the members of a giant, high-traffic group, but your small, chummy circle of pals might not be big enough to include people who have the information you're seeking.

  • Language Learning @sopuli.xyz
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    How's your language learning going this week? - Weekly thread

  • Video Game Art @sopuli.xyz
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    Super Mario World by maribou

  • Fighting Game Community @lemmy.world
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    Frosty Faustings XVIII - Jan 29 - Feb 1, 2026

    frostyfaustings.com /schedule/
  • Super Smash Bros @lemmy.world
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    SSBMRank 2025

    blog.start.gg /ssbmrank-2025-a2cde83f24d1
  • Language Learning @sopuli.xyz
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    What are your language learning goals for the year?

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    New community for Russian Learners

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    Comprehensible Input Wiki

    comprehensibleinputwiki.org /wiki/Main_Page
  • Japanese Language @sopuli.xyz
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    熊 is Kanji of the year

    www.nippon.com /en/japan-topics/c03845/
  • Fighting Game Community @lemmy.world
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    Evo Japan and Las Vegas 2026 lineups announced

    evo.gg /events/evo2026
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    Spanish podcast recommendations?

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    YSK: Anki (especially in FSRS mode) is an incredible learning tool if applied correctly

  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Pokmeon Pokopia's retail release will be a game-key card

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    Japanese lessons without English

    drdru.github.io /stories/intro.html
  • Japanese Language @sopuli.xyz
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    Japanese lessons without English

    drdru.github.io /stories/intro.html
  • Language Learning @sopuli.xyz
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    List of common misconceptions about language learning - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions_about_language_learning
  • Japanese Language @sopuli.xyz
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    Wiktionary

    彁 ("The meaning of this term is uncertain.")

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    BBC - The people who hunt old TVs

    www.bbc.com /future/article/20250911-the-people-who-hunt-down-old-tvs
  • Fighting Game Community @lemmy.world
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    Guilty Gear Strive 1.48 patch - introduces Ranked mode, Lucy, and balance adjustments

    www.guiltygear.com /ggst/en/news/post-2559/
  • Video Game Suggestions @lemmy.zip
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    Ludocene - Game Discovery Tool

    www.ludocene.com
  • Super Smash Bros @lemmy.world
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    Supernova (Smashcon) 2025 - Aug 7-10

    www.start.gg /tournament/supernova-2025/events