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jay2

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  • Infra Arcana is the most brutal game I have ever played

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  • I had some extra time today, and a need to zone out for a bit. Played a few quick games. Could tell pretty quickly it was a game that someone cared about.

    Will probably play more if I can. Thanks for the heads up about the saves. Would have been very frustrating to find that out later.

    Thanks for the post.

  • LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

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  • It depends on what the definition of 'A' is. Or some fries.

  • LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

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  • That's what I thought too.

  • Music @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org
    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - The Cellar Yawns

  • Any idea what these lyrics mean?

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  • I thought it an allusion to a bible verse, specifically a verse that foretells of the earth being left in the care of the meek after the aggressive are destroyed. Those who patiently follow gods plan will remain to inherit the world.

    It is a happy thought. It's a mantra that (I'm betting) appears in just about all religious writings over many centuries, and then once again in 'Revenge Of The Nerds 2'. A pretty common place to end up in your thoughts after a tough go at life. I'd bet most of us here have at one time or another extended ourselves to do the right thing, at great loss, and was still left holding someone else's bag of garbage as your reward. It's likely a bit of a defense mechanism so that you don't go and jamb an ice pick into their nostril.

    The actual audio kind of sounded a bit like 'The Funkyverse' to me, but it's not a genre I log a lot of miles in, and they likely sample their stuff too. All the samplers seem to sample off of each other, I dunno how to keep it straight.

  • Odd thunder from storm

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  • I spoke with a (very inebriated) friend who got the same storm a bit earlier than us, and he heard it too. He said numerous neighbors were outside thinking it to be a plane circling the area. Although his description of the science was pretty terrible, he'll chase storms for lightning photos occasionally and it was something known to him. I was able to use his poor description to find a well worded scientific description by an actual meteorologist here. I spoke with another friend who got a sibling of my storm a few hours later. He heard it as well, but it's apparently not all that rare in his area.

    I'm 50 years old, and it's the first time I have ever noticed it. It was really odd. Our standard thunder claps once then devolves into silence after 10s max before more is created again a minute later. If you've ever heard a US C-130 cargo plane (or large equivalent) running maneuvers real low to the ground, it sounded like that close engine noise, but almost frozen in it's location as though it were capable of hovering. Just a constant low frequency rumble for over a half of an hour. It was loud like active thunder without any break at all.

    Knowing it's a real science thing makes it much less unnerving. Yeah. Much, much, MUCH less unnerving.

  • LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

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  • I wonder what would happen to a person if they were to install software onto LG's computers without their consent.

  • Odd thunder from storm

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  • Update: Apparently, it's called 'Continuous Thunder' or 'Rolling Thunder', nor am I the only one to notice it with these cells. First time experiencing it. Was very odd.

  • Nature and Gardening @beehaw.org
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    Odd thunder from storm

  • Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?

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  • I would have written you a much better biography probably. It's a real shame you decided to use AI instead.

    /disappointed

  • Music @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org
    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 232 - Lightboard

  • Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

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  • I presumed it to be a feature. Yeah. A feature.

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Fear Factory - Martyr (American Industrial Metal)

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 026 - Worms For The Garden

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 040 - Coat Of Charms

  • Music @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org
    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 153 - Whisper Track

  • Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lol

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  • There exists a fantastic German metalcore band called "We Butter The Bread With Butter", a name I always found to be funny. You don't have to know anything about them except that they are awesome.

    They are so good that have several tribute bands. One of them is from their home town and they are called "I Can't Believe It's Not We Butter The Bread With Butter". I always found that to be absurdly hilarious.

    My point is, it's 2026 and the Germans are finally developing a sense of humor. I for one think that's better.

    Entshuldigung, woher ist den ausfahrt?

  • Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lol

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  • Al Lowe had originally planned to make part 4 as a massive multiplayer online game, but there were too many technical complications. Additionally, Al had writers block. So he skipped to part 5 saying it additionally afforded him a new start to get out from his writers block. He was supposed to get back to it one day, but never did.

    I own all of the others. Part 3 (Passionate Patti In Pursuit Of The Pulsating Pectorals) is the best and the original Part 1 is runner up. All I ever wanted was a Part 4 though.

    It's Al's 80th birthday in 13 days (July 24, 1946). Maybe he'll get us something

  • Beautiful aurora seen from ISS in 4K video

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  • Very cool.

  • Music @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org
    Rock/Funk Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 146 - Carrotcature

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 144 - Scream Sundae

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Mellow/Ambient Guitar

    Barry Michels And Buckethead - Turning and Turning

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 641 - Rooster Eats Its Beak To Tame Itself

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Melodic Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 562 - Blue Dunes

  • Electricity Does Not "Split" H₂O. And That's VERY Useful.

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  • Ben is fantastic. I'll be trying his waterproof cardboard later this fall.

  • METALLICA Donates $100,000 To Support Venezuela After Devastating Earthquakes

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  • I think the best thing I ever did was burn all of my metallica stuff and try to forget they ever existed. I personally think they were a supreme embarrassment to metal and music in general. I feel you.

    Bob Cesca Good! Bob Rock Bad!

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 477 - Dancing Soul (Low Pitch Remix)

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 321 - Warm Your Ancestors

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 082 - Calamity Cabin

  • Music @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org
    Rock Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 095 - Northern Lights

  • Any recommendations for meta search engines?

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  • I also have had very little success with SearXNG when I tried it. The results were limited and success was dependent on which instance you were on. I had better results using my usual web based. There were a few instances that were far better than other instances and supplied successful results. A lot of odd and weird results on certain instances that had the vibe of being a front for something else. I eventually stopped using it altogether after determining that to me it was worse.

    It's said a lot that if your need is dire, Kagi is worth the money. My need has not ever been that dire.

  • LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

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  • That is actually quite effective, though I would likely spell out the 35 and allow sylization to create numerics.

    You can likely now remember that phrase “My-brain-isnt-made-for-35c” forever if you just reinforce the memory from time to time. Creating an absurd image in your head or even using a real image to associate is another good way of remembering something. For this, I would leave myself a clue of 'I thought 36 was OK'.

    Maybe not for everything though.

    Look, the amount of negativity I'm generating for myself just trying to encourage a simple alternative and self reliance is really irking me. I've used this method for twenty years or so, and found it to be extremely effective. Consider it a door. Use it if you want. It is possible. You are better and smarter than a machine or software. Last post about it.

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Rock/Metal Instrumental

    Buckethead - Pike 038 - It Smells Like Frogs

  • LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

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  • You offering to pay?

  • LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

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  • Write clues to your passphrase, not the actual passphrase. I spend a fair amount of time making my username and password. I choose something that I'm going to remember.

    As an example, I was asked to attend a meeting to check out a point maker, a box that bombards objects with photons to collect the reflections, generating a 3d point cloud model that can be measured in cad. This particular one was fairly awful. Bottom of the barrel effort. The salesman was a complete slob, he was late, he took forever to set it up and had much difficulty getting it to actually work. When it did, it measured a 12.75" brick at 14.5". I knew right away it was shit.

    They forced us to create an new account on the laptop with the software as it was too advanced and proprietary (pukes) for me to run it on my cad workstation. So, my password begrudgingly became a stylized derivation of "This Guys Balls Smell Like Cheese". I still remember that password to this day 12 years later.

    Not only that, but when we would have the guy out to troubleshoot, I would sometimes have to log in for him to repeat our steps. The salesman was always impressed with my typing speed and ability to remember my password. He probably never even knew my password was a total insult at him. My clue for the pass phrase was "Lynard Skynard".

  • A big F-O to Turners Dairy (Pittsburgh, PA)

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  • I only get a Turners delivery once per week. I'll have to wait until next Friday to talk at my driver. I can chew his ear for a bit and find out what happened. Until then, I'll be dissuading people from buying it. Swatting it out of peoples hands even.

    Truth is, I only bought it to try something new and to support a local vendor. I was really disappointed. I would spare others that disappoint.

    I'm not really about the drama. This is about intelligence and intellect. There are numerous distinct differences between strawberry and orange, and it takes a special kind of fool to mistake the two flavors.

  • Food and Cooking @beehaw.org
    jay2 @beehaw.org

    A big F-O to Turners Dairy (Pittsburgh, PA)

  • Music @beehaw.org
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    Buckethead - Pike 157 - Upside Down Skyway