chris

jake4480, 2 months ago to random

It's DIABLO IV COUCH CO-OP TIME 🔥

chris, 2 months ago to linux

How to quickly check if your #linux system may be affected by the recent XZ utils supply chain backdoor. Open your terminal, enter:

xz --version

bad: versions 5.6.0 or 5.6.1
ok: 5.4.6.

The malicious code could affect sshd authentification (CVE-2024-3094). Updates and downgrades for SuSE, Fedora, Kali and other distros are available.

Pop!_OS or Debian stable versions are not affected but it never hurts to double-check.

#XZ #liblzma #pop_os #debian #fedora

jake4480, 2 months ago to queen

I was starting kindergarten in 1985, and Queen was in the studio making fucking magic

https://youtu.be/0_1IMZmJe-U

#Queen #OneVision

All 4 members of Queen in the studio harmonizing in the One Vision video

chris, 2 months ago to random

First impressions of #Synduality Echoes of Ada, closed beta: this is going to be a very niche game. It's a PvEvP Extraction Shooter with a strong focus on PvP. The gameplay loop is simple: get out, gather crystals while other non-union players and some monsters attack you. And you are on a timer. And there is acid rain. If you succeed, you can upgrade your base, weapons and mech. Rinse & repeat.

It's supposed to be thrilling but for me it's rather frustrating, just let me bring back my loot 🙈

chris, 2 months ago to movies

‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’. J Oliver Conroy's insightful article about the counterrevolution - the comeback of physical films, many good reasons why people go back to physical discs and why people regret decluttering their DVDs. 246 comments already, most agree.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/27/the-film-fans-who-refuse-to-surrender-to-streaming-one-day-youll-barter-bread-for-our-dvds

@UKFilmNerd 👆

#movies #letterboxd #bluray #tv

chris, 2 months ago to photography

Forecast for monday night: Solar eruptions are sending a stream of particles towards Earth, creating spectacular auroras in both hemispheres.

The aurora borealis will be potentially visible on Monday night in the US as far south as the midwest. The northern lights could also be visible in northern Britain. In the southern hemisphere, the aurora australis could be visible in southern Australia, from Victoria to Western Australia.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/25/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-us-uk-monday-night-where-to-see-solar-storms

#auroraborealis #aurora #photography

chris, 2 months ago to til

#TIL On average, humans lose 1cm of height every decade after the age of 40.

chris, 2 months ago to gaming

The Invincible's ATOM EVE is this weeks free game at EpicGames.

I have no idea if it's any good but I've read Kirkman's complete Invincible Compendium a few years ago and her character was interesting and pretty badass.

#Gaming #FreeGames #comics #Invincible

chris, 2 months ago to random

Found my iAudio M3 Digital Audio Player from 2004. 20 years old and still working, now look at these features:

• slimmer than the OG iPod, slightly bigger than a credit card
• excellent sound
• 20GB Toshiba 1,8" replaceable harddrive
• format-agnostic, direct encoding
• supports lossless FLAC! (see display screenshot) and a ton of formats
• USB 2.0
• Line-in INPUT
• Mic, audio recording
• Rockbox support

Such a cool device, love the minimalistic design. Next project: replacing the battery.

Photo of a MP3 Player (Digital Audio Player) iAudio M3 from 2004, side view. A silver, metallic device, about the size of a deck of playing cards or slightly bigger than a credit card with 3 round buttons for play, forward, previous - very minimalistic, no display. On the right side: a volume dial, a lock button and a recording button.
Photo of a MP3 Player Display on the remote of a (Digital Audio Player) iAudio M3 from 2004. A blue 8-line display with dark text: FL (for FLAC) 1020 KBPS 44Hz Clock DVA Voice Recognition Test HDD Portable Digital Audio Player iAudio

chris, 2 months ago to random

That's not #beige and gray. It's "sea salt with rain clound and moonbeam".

#sneaker

jake4480, 2 months ago to random

Got a killer #MusicWomenWednesday for this week. When I was a kid in the 90s, I had this awesome Wax Trax video compilation (on VHS!) from 1994, it had KMFDM, Coil and Laibach on it (and a ton of other great bands) including BRAINDEAD SOUNDMACHINE.

This was the first way I ever heard this great Patsy Cline song, this unforgettable 'metaldisco' (as they liked their genre to be called) cover. It's totally wild and probably underappreciated.

https://youtu.be/_4-I5-tCktQ?si=sp5ZUef6byXzJDcv

#BraindeadSoundmachine #metaldisco #WaxTrax #90s #90sMusic #PatsyCline #covers #CoverSongs #industrial

jake4480, 2 months ago to PS2

A piece on the masterpiece Katamari Damacy for its 20th anniversary

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/katamari-damacy-why-i-love

#Katamari #KatamariDamacy #PS2 #RetroGames #RetroGaming #Playstation #games #gaming #GamingHistory #Playstation2

chris, 2 months ago to Japan

"Onna-musha (女武者) were female warriors in pre-modern Japan. These women fought in battle alongside samurai men. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour.
...
The most popular weapon-of-choice was the naginata - a versatile polearm with a curved blade. The weapon is mainly favored for its length, which can compensate for the strength and body size advantage of male opponents."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha

#Shogun #Japan #History

chris, 2 months ago to retrogaming

Uniqlo has a CAPCOM 40th anniversary collection coming up with some cool #retrogaming t-shirts: Ghosts 'n Goblins, Mega Man, Final Fight, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, DMC, Monsterhunter... these collections tend to sell out fast, like.. within minutes. There is also a sidescroller minigame but I didn't get it to run in my browser 🤷‍♂️

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/special-feature/capcom

#CAPCOM #Gaming #Merchandise #Uniqlo

chris, 2 months ago to gaming

:coolglasses: Free game of the week: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is now available for free at EpicGames for the next few days. The Deus Ex series is where #Cyberpunk2077 got a lot of inspiration from 🤔 I bought it at release in 2016 and while not groundbreaking as the first Deus Ex, it's still a good action FPS game with some RPG elements and should run fine on Steamdeck and Linux.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deus-ex-mankind-divided-4c6370?lang=en-US

#gaming #DeusEx #Freegames #Cyperpunk

jake4480, 2 months ago to random

The amount of interactive challenges PayPal now forces you to do just to log in is testing my need to even use them anymore

jake4480, 2 months ago to random

I put a repeating event on my calendar that starts a half hour after midnight every Sunday that just says "Cloud" and I can't remember why 🤣

chris, 3 months ago to music

Good news: Just got this e-mail from Tidal. HiRes FLAC audio quality will be available for every subscriber starting April 10. They are finally getting rid of the former "Hifi Plus" plan which costs almost twice as much as the regular sub.

This is great news for music lovers and brings the Tidal plans more on par with Qobuz HiRes. I've just been testing both streaming services and both are great Spotify alternatives but with slightly different pros and cons.

#music #Tidal #Spotify #Qobuz

chris, 3 months ago to music

Todays #TuneTuesday theme is #IBoughtItFirst, the first record we bought for ourselves. Mine was The Cure - The Cure (Amiga Quartett 7") when I was 14. And I played it a lot 🙈

I still love The Cure :ablobcatheadphones:

Close To Me
https://songwhip.com/the-cure/close-to-me1985

Discog: https://www.discogs.com/de/release/11647204-The-Cure-The-Cure

#music #NowPlaying #TheCure

chris, 3 months ago to random

#silentsunday

Palmengartenwehr (barrage, flood protection) and bridge in Leipzig/Germany in the morning light. Build between 1913 and 1917, bold and heavy art nouveau granite architecture with 3 small towers with red rooftops. The scene is mirrored as reflection in the calm water.
Sachsenbrücke bridge with colorful painted guardrails in the morning and my Kona bicycle
Willow trees in spring in a park, the first leaves are light-green/yellow.

chris, 3 months ago to random

Dune Part 2: I wouldn't mind watching an extended cut. The sound design was extremely immersive, people were basically vibrating and pressed into their seats during some scenes. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is bombastic and a masterpiece on it's own. You can check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBKadB95sF44EGq9wIjIKVr_kFPyqlCHY

#Dune2 #Dune #DunePartTwo

jake4480, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to music

It's after 10pm here on a Saturday night, and my music-finding post is finally done and posted! ⚡

I know we all find music in different ways, and I wanted to write a bit on it. These are my methods and tools. Comment away on your own methods and tools-- I'd love to see everyone else's process, too!

Thanks to everyone who inspired this post, including in HUGE part @buffyleigh @starshaped and @Defiance.

Also tagging @HailsandAles @bendaubney @hl @skullvalanche @wendigo @DanielTuttle @BlueGambit86 @cory and I hope that anyone else that reads it and likes it gives me a shout.

https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/finding-new-music-tips-and-tricks

#music #IndieMusic #tech #MusicAddicts #Bandcamp #mp3s #FLACs #MusicFinding #FindingMusic

darth, 3 months ago to gaming

When I’m done with Hogwarts I think I should play Kingdom Come Deliverance. 🤔 I tend to give extra points to a video game with European story setting, and some points on top of that if it’s Slavic in origin. Negative points for American and Japanese setting. Those are way over-represented.

Thoughts on KCD choice?

#Gaming #VideoGames

An armored figure on horseback overseeing villagers working by a river in a medieval setting.