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MLE_online, 14 days ago to random

My local bike shop guy heard about my quixotic quest to adapt a 40 spoke Sturmey Archer hub to a 36 spoke rim with machined adapter plates, and give me another hub to play with.

It looked nice on the outside, but it did not make the expected ratcheting sound that a freewheeling hub should make when spun. It also did not work correctly.

I thought maybe it would just be full of gummed up grease inside so I poured a bunch of paint thinner in there and let it sit, but that did not fix it, so I disassembled it and found it to be extremely crusty, rusty, and gunky inside.

I'm going to try to make it work again, even though this hub still won't work on my bike because it's drilled for 28 spokes lol. It just seems fun to see if I can clean it up and fix it.

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nixCraft, 18 days ago to linux

Satya Nadella says Windows PCs will have a photographic memory feature called Recall that will remember and understand everything you do on your computer by taking constant screenshots. This is a great reason to ditch windows altogether. Switch to #Linux 🧑‍💻 They don’t care about your privacy or safety anymore and not hiding it either. Source https://youtu.be/uHEPBzYick0?si=2ekH11gESoyDeq3D

verge, 22 days ago to random

OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158529/reddit-openai-chatgpt-api-access-advertising

atomicpoet, 23 days ago to random

Today, 65 games were released on Steam. These are the games I found most interesting:

I’m grouping all these games together because they’re re-releases in the same series.

Close Combat

Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far

Close Combat 3: The Russian Front

Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge

Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg

• this is a World War II simulator series, originally released in the 90s, each which is a tactical RTS
• price: individually, each game is C$7.79, but there’s currently a -15% discount at C$6.62. You can also buy all games as part of a bundle, which has a regular price of C$38.95, but there’s currrently a -43% discount, available right now at C$22.20

I’m also grouping the following games together since they’re part of the same series:

Warlords I + II

Warlords III: Darklords Rising

• a fantasy turn-based strategy series where empires struggle for supreme power
• price: individually, each game is C$7.79, but there’s currently a -15% discount at C$6.62. You can also buy all games as part of a bundle, which has a regular price of C$15.58, but there’s currrently a -32% discount, available right now at C$10.60

Deep Beyond

• a first person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery of her father’s disappearance, featuring low poly cell-shaded graphics with attractive dithering
• gamepad supporded
• price: C$6.49, but currently discounted -15% and selling for C$5.51

SMYS : Show Me Your Stairs

• a party game where you race your friend to build a tower to the top – with almost reverse-Tetris gameplay
• gamepad supported
• shared/split screen PvP and co-op
• demo download available
• costumes and soundtrack available as DLC
• price: C$13.99, but currently discounted -25% and selling for C$10.49

Baladins

• a choose-your-own adventure 2D RPG with cute paper-like graphics
• gamepad supported
• online and shared/split screen co-op
• price: C$32.50, but currently discounted -10% and selling for C$29.25

MULLET MADJACK

• a cyberpunk boomer shooter FPS with low poly graphics inspired by anime
• gamepad supported
• demo download available
• artbook and soundtrack available as DLC
• price: C$25.95, but currently discounted -10% and selling for C$23.35

Squab

• a 2D precision platformer starring a pigeon
• gamepad supported
• price: C$3.89

Banana Cowboy

• a 3D platformer starring a banana cowboy in a fruit-themed unitiverse, rescuing people from your evil twin
• price: FREE!

Cento

• a rogue-like deckbuilder with rhythm characteristics, featuring pixel art graphics
• gamepad supported
• demo download available
• price: C$12.99, but currently discounted -10% and selling for C$11.69

Wayfarer

• an action-adventure game where you explore labyrinthine caves, featuring low poly graphics
• price: C$1.29

Byte Hack

• a 2D cyberpunk puzzle platformer about hacking your way through an infected computer tower, featuring 16-bit style pixel art graphics with CRT effects
• gamepad supported
• demo download available
• price: C$6.49

arstechnica, 24 days ago to random

AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/att-paid-bribes-to-get-two-major-pieces-of-legislation-passed-us-govt-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

lzg, 26 days ago to random

i can’t sleep because i finally understood that a woman i met a few months ago heard I was autistic, and that’s WHY she was treating me a little like a 10 yr old who needed a lot of care and attention and explanation (honestly i loved it)

MattMerk, 29 days ago to random

I just had a conversation with a guy who said, “Yeah, well I’m a capitalist.”

So I asked, “Okay, how much capital do you have?”

Boy, oh boy, does that question put things in perspective. He became a caricature of an old Warner Brothers cartoon character, trying to compose himself as he fumbled for words, all while he avoided actually answering the question.

So I simply repeated the question. I highly recommend.