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MARK IT ZERO!!! in c/achievers@lebowski.social
[–] howler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you share the pattern? I've never done this, but would like to try and this is sweet!

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Official Teaser Trailer in c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
[–] howler@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wow this looks terrible

Car Mechanics of Lemmy - Do you have a puncture repair kit that you would recommend? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Check out "project farm" on YouTube. He has an excellent channel and had vids for puncture repair kits, portable compressors and jump packs. He is great.

Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Thank God... Or the EU regulations... Whichever.

Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 168 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Its nuts that during the Obama admin, all anyone cared about was the threat of zero privacy. Now everyone in the US has surrendered to it, because our politicians have sold our digital privacy rights to the tech companies.

What's your unpopular Game of Thrones [Show] opinion? in c/asoiaf@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My opinion of the show in general is wildly unpopular. I thought it was terrible from ep1. I thought it was rife with bad/terrible acting AND writing. I didnt finish the first season until years later, when i gritted my teeth to watch through it. I managed to arrest my hater nature, and began to sort of enjoy it for what it was... then the terrible last two seasons happened.

I do believe at the end of the day, that the more terrible aspects of the show were due to first it being an unknown entity.. and the network went cheap on the first couple of seasons to hedge their bets. lmost all of the rest of it was due to D&D.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided I would, against my better judgement give HOTD a shot. It was not as bad, but the effects were so terrible I turned it off. How a network can murder a golden goose twice over is past me.

I know not many people are as critical as I am of this stuff... I dont begrudge other people enjoying the shows. Its just not for me.

Doja Cat wearing Monse - VMAs 2023 in c/itscalledfashion@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I actually do not hate this... however the idea of getting home to change out of this cracks me up. The image of trying to fold it or hang it could be an SNL skit.

Looking for a Backpack in c/discgolf@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I bought an Infinite Discs Slinger... It is a sling pack, not a backpack, but it has worked for me so far. I would probably prefer a backpack of some sort, but I dont have a ton of discs, and I am a big dude... so I feel like a backpack would be a waste of money, since the straps are never comfortable across my broad shoulders.

The Slinger is 25 bucks on Amazon, and while it lacks bells and whistles.. ti will carry a bottle of water, has a zip pocket for keys and wallet or whatever.. a mesh pouch on the outside i pack three or four discs in, then room for another nine or so inside. It also comes with a clip for a towel, or whatver you want to hang off of it.

Dune 2 Delayed by Strikes, Pushed to Spring 2024 in c/dune@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

" Fran Drescher! I place you in charge of SAG. The studios are yours to squeeze, as I promised. I want you to squeeze and squeeze and squeeze! Give me fair contracts! Drive them. Drive them into utter submission! Do not show the slightest pity or mercy! Never stop. Go. Go! Show no mercy! "

KRS-One - Sound of da Police (Official Video) in c/music@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Man i used to love KRS... But that MFer is off the tracks crazy.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Steam Cloud Save Syncing Is Killing My Internet in c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I turned off cloud saves for it. It was murdering my patience when a friend would ask me to play another game while I was in a bg session. I cant figure out if it uploads ALL saves, or just the most recent. I quick save a ton, so i guess i could be to blame... But since im only playing on one pc, and not on my deck, i dont need the cloud save atm.

Is it worth sticking with the Dark Tower if I'm not completely into the Gunslinger? in c/stephenking@lemmy.world
[–] howler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

My opinion is that Odetta makes the next book hard to read, but the next book is really strong... So it maybe worth the trip. Imo King isnt the best author cover to cover... But his highlights are undeniable. So id urge you to keep going.

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"Lightbringer" theory? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by howler@lemmy.world to c/asoiaf@lemmy.world
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Granted, I am not active in many places where theories get bandied about.. but I have never heard any connection being made between the "Lightbringer" and the sword wielded by the House Dayne, "Dawn".. which is apparently hanging out in Dayne HQ waiting for the next Sword of the Morning to drop in and grab it.

Other than seeming too on the nose, this seems pretty much right on the nose to me... I dont know if there is much to be discussed on this, but would love to hear some other opinions on this idea.

Edit: just found a video with over 2 million views where it was mentioned... Lol. So i guess SOME people are talking about it. My bad!

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any yt channels for deep dives into characters/books (lemmy.world)
 

Im specifically asking for channels that discuss the books, not the show. With my yt searches, it was difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so i thought id ask here.

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recommendations for indoor (museum/arena) comms (lemmy.world)
 

Hey guys, I know this isnt a question regarding HAM.. so I apologize for that... But I couldnt think of another community that I could ask, since my knowledge of radio comms is so limited.

We run a non profit gaming convention, and we were looking for an affordable comms option for contacting one another across a pretty large INDOOR area. We bought some radios that served us in a less enclosed space.. but we have moved venues, and the block structure and range seems to be impeding our ability to reliably communicate.

I wondered if anyone could recommend an affordable (I am almost positive there will be no cheap options. lol.. but I had to ask) option for a few handesets, that we could find repeaters, to strengthen the signal, so we could stay in contact... or a more powerful out of the box solution that wouldnt require repeaters.

Again, I 1) apologize for the non HAMmy question and 2) for my general lack of understanding of radio comms, harware and verbiage. To say I have a basic knowledge in this tech would be giving me too much credit. :) We all have cellphones, but we end up missing a lot of messages on them.. so we wanted a better option if there is one.

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8bitdo controller issues in emudeck (lemmy.world)
 

i realize this is sort of an oddball post, but thought I would put it out there to see if anyone has any advice... I posted a couple of weeks ago, requesting advice for a controller... after reading the many responses (thanks to the community!) I went with the cheapo $30 8bitdo wireless option. I finally got my dock for the deck yesterday and hooked it up. I played a little Chained Echo, then decided to try Super Metroid through emudeck. I got it working just fine... except for one big issue.. When you hit start to bring up the map... it brings it up like it should... but when you press start again to go back to the game, it doesnt recognize it. If I go out and check the controller, to make sure the start push is still mapable (to make certain it is still functioning) it recognizes it just fine.. but in the game, it only seems to work once.

Is there something I am overlooking with this? Do any of you guys out there have any advice?

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controller that isn't ms or Sony? (lemmy.world)
 

I wondered if anyone had any experience with a controller that they used while docked? If the 20-30 8bitdo is as good as a one of the premium controllers, id prefer to save some money, since I don't own a console. If thought I'd ask the community, to see if anyone had any experience to share!

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Disc retriever (lemmy.world)
 

My local courses have pretty thick underbrush as well as several creeks... Im just getting started in the hobby, and wondered what retrieval tools yo7 guys would recommend.

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Retropie help (lemmy.world)
 

Hey all, last week i was messing with my old rpi i had laying around. I had a couple of failed manual installs, before i realized there was just an image of retropie on the installer, and used it...

I messed around, installing some other things from the command line, that I read about on other dummy guides.

Well, i played a bit, and my saves for Metroid are borked... And the game has hotkeyed saves loads etc that are tied to reteoarch... I have a simple Buffalo SNES controller... So i dont have spare keys on it to rebind them to, and cannot completely unbind them even with a keyboard.

My question is, is retroarch part of the retropie install, or is it something i installed in the chaos of crap i did after my initial install? Can i uninstall it completely, or just reflash retropie? I have seen all of the losta regarding resetting the hotkey for the shortcuts... None of it seems to work, at least with this controller. Im supremely frustrated. I spent an hour or two assing with it last night... Configuring shortcuts from inside the game, without a rom loaded, and could not get any satisfaction.

Im pretty rudderless here, and obviously clueless about the inner workings of these things. So appreciate any advice.

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