troyunrau

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[OC] R in c/pics@lemmy.world
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I didn't build it. Just renting it for Thanksgiving weekend (Canada) with the family

Why are Japanese video games often rated the best? in c/gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'll play devil's avocado.

There are some genres that were effectively created by the Japanese gaming industry (Nintendo and others). Pokemon and monster hunting/battling. Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest and JRPGs. Hell, I'd even say visual novels (like Steins;Gate and others). Japan has been hugely successful at exporting these genres that were already domestically successful. And so they became the reference standards.

But if you were to look at racing games, or flight sims, or dozens (if not hundreds) of other categories, you'd see that they've failed to break into these genres with any significant effect. Not because they don't have the technical skills, but rather, they don't fall into their niche.

Cherry picking Mario and Zelda is unfair.

Why are Japanese video games often rated the best? in c/gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Damn, I actually loved that temple.

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[OC] Beachside Mall (lemmy.ca)
 
[OC] R in c/pics@lemmy.world
It sure seems like the Optimus robots at Tesla's event were under human control in c/futurology
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Amber, is that you?

info dump let's go in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago

I used to have a roommate and we had this funny schtick. He would walk into the livingroom and ask a question. If he saw me take a deep breath, he knew I was about to launch into a long-winded lecture on the topic. So he'd see the inhale and pre-empt: "nevermind" and walk out.

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[OC] R (lemmy.ca)
 
[OC] Mille-feuille in c/pics@lemmy.world
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

It earned a short reprieve while I was admiring the layering... :)

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[OC] Mille-feuille (lemmy.ca)
 
Toyota's portable hydrogen cartridges look like giant AA batteries – and could spell the end of lengthy EV charging in c/futurology
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Hydrogen ISP is still king by a significant margin, but ISP isn't the whole story -- hydrogen comes with additional tank weight (due to lower density) and storage issues (pesky molecular size...). So that trade-off for ISP only really makes sense for an upper stage like Centaur. I'm not sure it makes sense for New Shepherd even...

Toyota's portable hydrogen cartridges look like giant AA batteries – and could spell the end of lengthy EV charging in c/futurology
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Special exception maybe for aviation and rocketry. But even then, methane (if made using green energy and the Sebatier process).

Why 'free' proprietary software will always end in tears in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago (5 children)

KDE Plasma recently added a once-annually notification requesting donations to the KDE e.V. (who pay for things like server infrastructure to support the project). Is this past your line, or acceptable?

Toyota's portable hydrogen cartridges look like giant AA batteries – and could spell the end of lengthy EV charging in c/futurology
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 71 points 5 days ago (16 children)

Hydrogen is a dead end. Always has been. But a bunch of people are stuck with sunk costs now.

In the past 3 months, "Wild Hornets" has produced over 1,000 anti-aircraft drones. Those have intercepted more than 200 Russian reconnaissance UAVs. in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (4 children)

All those low battery warnings. It really seems to be about small margins for success eh :)

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[OC] Fuzz (lemmy.ca)
 
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[OC] Frosty Window and Skyline (lemmy.ca)
 
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Simple connector for single conductor 0.75mm² (18 AWG) that will remain connected under tension while being spooled (lemmy.ca)
 

I have a 750m 0.75mm² wire on a spool that needs a quick disconnect connector of some sort on it so it can take it off in 250m lengths. But it has to handle the tension of being spooled up. Any ideas?

In an ideal world it would be a male and female banana plug thing, but that wouldn't hold under tension. So I'm hoping you folks have ideas.

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[OC] Grout (lemmy.ca)
 
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Looking for a Tales-like RPG without active combat (lemmy.ca)
 

Hey folks, looking for something that scratches an itch. I love the Tales series, but dislike the active combat system. So I'm looking for something in the vein that is low combat or turn based tactical combat.

For comparison, I also enjoy Fire Emblem but wish it was more of an RPG. And have recently replayed Dragon Age: Origins (and wished it was turn based like BG3). In DaO I preferred exploring the Dwarven city over combat by a huge margin.

Graphics don't matter. Depth of story matters. Ideas?

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[OC] Oblique (lemmy.ca)
 
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[OC] "Glint" (lemmy.ca)
 
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Grand Star (2007) (lemmy.ca)
 

So I found this one season (26 episode) extremely campy sci fi TV show -- a low budget 2007 Canadian production -- called Grand Star. Watched a few episodes last night. OMG it's so terrible it is awesome.

It's like a B-grade GameCube era JRPG got crossed with Snowpiercer. I can't stop watching it somehow.

Anyone else seen this amazing piece of ... something? ;)

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Rant: I can't believe I miss Shaw (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Rogers is somehow, impossibly, worse at customer service than Shaw, who were already terrible.

Fuck the government for allowing these mergers and acquisitions to happen. Fuck the previous governments too. (This isn't a Liberal versus Conservative issue at all -- they all allowed this to happen.)

The hoops they force you through to cancel your account should be illegal.

The stores where you sign up for internet in the mall? Nope, sales only. All the local customer service options are gone. They claim I have a secret pin or phrase to access my account (which I never set up with Shaw when I created my account), so I can't deal with anyone over the phone. I basically cannot cancel my Shaw internet post-acquisition.

Well, one of the guys at the store at least gave me some info on how to ship the modem back. Rogers only allows you to return your modem using Canada Post, and they don't provide a box -- only an account number. So I have to scrounge a box and go to Canada Post with an account number. I'm contemplating shipping my modem back in a refrigerator box out of spite.

I'm thinking of just putting a chargeback on the VISA and forcing them to call me. Well, if it wouldn't affect my credit. Fuckers.

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