Notices by Dr. G. Power (gpowerf@mastodon.social)

Isn’t it funny how we grew up with stereos—left and right channels, all that—only to end up in a world where most people opt for a single stylish, wireless mono speaker? I’m not saying modern portable speakers don’t sound great—they do. But it’s curious how the masses just stopped caring about stereo sound? #hifi #music

@liztai Unfortunately, I believe this can only be sustained if the current wave of migration slows down soon. The initial group of users are open-minded, kind, and genuinely interested in engaging with Chinese users, fostering a positive and enriching environment. However, if trolls and toxic individuals start to arrive, it could quickly deteriorate the atmosphere and ruin the experience for everyone involved.

This made me laugh #REDNote

@liztai People are being so incredibly nice to each other on REDNote, asking questions about the US and China and everyone is getting along and making friends. It's lovely to see!

The world is so weird that I can not tell what's real and what's parody anymore. Anyway, I'm happy to give this map a try. 🤷♂️ #gaming #politics https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/as-us-politics-goes-totally-off-the-rails-kamala-harris-says-to-hell-with-it-lets-start-a-fortnite-map/

Alex Kid in Miracle World DX is quite neat. You can switch between the 8 bit graphics and modern graphics on the go. The game plays identically. #gaming #retrogaming

The modern look is nice, but it's easier to spot and avoid enemies with the classic look.

@freemo I find it best to avoid movies or TV series that seem like cash grabs, they usually are. If a movie(or series of movies) or TV series had a perfectly good conclusion and then all of a sudden, there's a prequel, remaining, remake, or whatever, I just avoid it now... unless it comes with a reliable recommendation.

That's how I ended up watching Top Gun Maverick, but not this.

@freemo https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O77QfKuFE6A

@freemo Isn't this just a protection racket?

@trinsec @freemo 2023 was different, but normally NES and 2600 for me. Those are my two most used systems of all time :) In recent years C64 has taken some of my time too.

@freemo @trinsec for me the 8 bit era is still strongest in terms of long-term replayability. I've been playing Donkey Kong, California Games, Yars' Revenge, Seaquest, etc... since the 80s! All games I regularly revisit and enjoy. I can't imagine playing Cyberpunk 2077 in 2050.

@freemo @trinsec I go through periods where I prefer different things, I spent about a decade between around 2010 to 2020 playing 95% 8 bit games.

@trinsec I need to go back to playing more indie games :D

@freemo enjoy.

@freemo dear Freemo, I'm detecting a pattern here today.

@freemo if I could go back in time and trade places. Yeah. You are welcome to go to that meal!

@freemo I once had a work lunch with a female colegue who was several pegs up the ladder from me. She spent the entire meal telling me about the "vagina wall" in Australia.

To this day, I don't know if she was testing me, sexually harassing me, or she was just bloody insensitive. Because I was deeply uncomfortable.

@freemo my prediction is that it won't last long and it will be super slow 😁

@freemo I have a handful of 512Gb ones to try out OSs rather than using a VM. Easy way to dual boot.

@freemo I tend to aim at the 512Gb sd cards, they are good value for the size generally given my uses.