2026-07-20T17:47:19Z https://nostr.ae Brahvim https://nostr.ae/npub1rl9md5l0xq3g47u962vclfy05gvsxvu0aawwq2jadx62rswf9ezsv4ueu3 https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/114/917/554/343/704/616/original/9269835e6f4f9080.png https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/114/917/554/343/704/616/original/9269835e6f4f9080.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9dyw4t63at5q4whdre0q9rkpwp563rs5c8y525kknrrzryfecngzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2tghk90 I gotta&#39; be honest about this one: As much as we hate Microsoft, the fact that Windows &#34;can survive&#34; setting configs, installing new software and removing system components, all three *at the same time,* is actually pretty marvelous stability.<br/><br/>I guess that&#39;s just CoW magic, I guess!<br/>(Nah, there&#39;s more of course, *I&#39;m dumb!*) 2026-07-16T05:06:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrhkj2364mf2fqmduftq6gdy785vw4q3qtcvzllmzyeqjkms27upczyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy28uk5ex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9u5yxlcll7mqme6z9a5cxwdfnvc02tdp56r6elf3lp6j6gsrez2cwwu5fg'>nevent1q…u5fg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are seeeeeeeeveral Lemmy communities I like! I could copy-paste a string here, maybe.<br/><br/>As for servers to join, while I had an amazing stay at lemmy.kde.social, it seems they don&#39;t operate for users now...? Maybe it&#39;s a problem with my account, I do not know.<br/><br/>Currently, I&#39;m on lemmy.zip, and it&#39;s fine!<br/>I would recommend tchncs.de or such. zip seems to have some AI stuff. And lemmy.world is disliked for potential Fascist activity...?! 2026-07-13T09:39:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0rxa5mmhyp7a0cr69y9lecuv8v3qkl85eft06sq7f6h93xqhv4agzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2l46xnl Uhh-Uhh-*Uhhhhhh-*<br/>I&#39;ll be honest,<br/><br/>I still prefer the Lemmy format in many ways.<br/><br/> ...But Mastodon is the # 1 way of having fun! 2026-07-13T05:23:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2vqderejfelv040468ztj9785edu2zrc4d8sgj79k5auew6uhtxqzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2m8qt0m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxtezwms6y6zul8tdpk3grf6n2exr3vajag6htfxpzqae6kmhpk5cd6dyd6'>nevent1q…dyd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Kirana man knows you.<br/>The General Store guy likes you.<br/>The local supermarket puts the ₹ back in the loop. 2026-07-09T16:34:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxtezwms6y6zul8tdpk3grf6n2exr3vajag6htfxpzqae6kmhpk5czyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2repeya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmavgcvkvvgp22n0ydxy9psq3vfz2rdhhyg8rstydl37cct80rjc8m4mvz'>nevent1q…4mvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>PRECISELY!<br/><br/>Even worse: Deal locks, virtually limiting your options,<br/>and worst off of ALL:<br/><br/>KILLING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. 2026-07-09T16:34:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97ysxqjlvm8vzkhgzkzuv978vw0654kmtm853ph5fejxgc773jfszyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2t6gksz I *hate* department-store music, if not department-stores themselves.<br/><br/>SO MUCH centralized reliance in the name of convenience...!<br/><br/>And ALL OF THEM want your phone number. 2026-07-09T16:25:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5hwvjxkf9xp2583xzxrasmksej7mhs0zp2e8ctdmqhxhfkfkhwczyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy28maafv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hpvppl7tqtlmskxxk4fq4043xfaw9lh43ftjn68djdu7a7r3awgtes97x'>nevent1q…s97x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry, may I know what it might be...? 2026-07-07T15:26:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ydztmlg66v8mxnje0d4j6r0rvhm23t96auy6r0u9zmpftl44jtszyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2l9awke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqe0a8uumkycasjyfhds576zdettz7td43lzmtwencxcpguphe2cfcvzmp'>nevent1q…vzmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is... Is this a joke about Precompiled Headers...? 2026-07-07T15:24:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxf6a8aze07n9srw9rcn0nelf0ccr22gdcagy27939sej7e7qxr4qzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy28tly70 You and I surely know Narbacular Drop, except... I did not know of &#34;Tag&#34;!<br/>[ <a href="https://youtu.be/uI20seUGO-g?t=711">https://youtu.be/uI20seUGO-g?t=711</a> ]<br/><br/>Tag was... as it seems, another game made at DigiPen[...?] that had &#34;gel mechanics&#34; that were eventually in Portal 2? 2026-06-27T11:01:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8krj2wyy9zr8u99ygun5p8k078c6fnrq0hdnkhd52qllldvlwgyszyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2xfcxvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdpajtargfs7gtl4r5jr0le5w8z6gnz3h7xvqsn0dydqkqkq95jss9x033'>nevent1q…x033</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dell seems to like support more,<br/>and their hardware is often overpriced.<br/>No &#34;value for money&#34;.<br/><br/>Parents got me a Dell lap, ~2018.<br/><br/>Warranty? Extendable.<br/>We always had 3rd-party repairs.<br/><br/>Only 5 years in, several occured.<br/>Screen itself, swapped twice.<br/>Original 4 GiB RAM died.<br/><br/>Year later, got a SATA SSD, power mgmt. of which apparently killed it when it &#34;overcharged&#34; while turned-off?! SSD took entire board?!<br/><br/>Repairs-person&#39;s claim, not me.<br/>Sounds off!<br/><br/>Still, 580 USD (2018) for that... 2026-06-23T05:54:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs03pqpfu0c57q24d5p7hn7eqdx3wvtxvqgy4nnlj9946tw3kzc9kqzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy22rmcsg Would you say Dell also relies on that &#34;support money business model&#34; as much as Microsoft does? 2026-06-23T04:50:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhjazqjvsdz0gr5dmgvy46nc54y60p07w6cru9rl09t0f64qys5gzyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2u3fuve <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/752/658/799/472/076/original/a7fd25566a29d6a6.png"> <br/> 2026-06-15T06:16:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfwhcyj33c8p7n6k4j73w9ve9ugmyuhu5f7n3tj8rhkt8ycgxxydszyq0uhdknaucz9zhmshffnray373pjqen3lh4ecp2t45mfgwpeyhy2k3qyfv Receiving all these &#34;obligatory&#34; birthday wishes from relatives feels sad sometimes, to be frank.<br/>Passionate ones feel so much better!<br/><br/>I&#39;d be fine with none...<br/>It&#39;s sad people think it&#39;s so important to make the call!<br/><br/>Of course, I must be grateful for the ones I get regardless of how they were... they say it&#39;s better than none.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>...I&#39;m terrible. Gah. 2026-06-02T09:50:33Z