I made this for a comment (about small-data images, jpegs) days ago:

I also think the wireless bit is pointless (particularly with ebikes), just 2 more batteries to worry about and probably some app I’d rather not need. Even with a folding bike, I don’t really care if there’s 1 less cable (though digital would mean more freedom with cable routing).

A cable-actuated derailleur that could sense if it were out-of-tune (especially if it could tell you exactly what needs adjustment by exactly how much) would probably be enough for me.

I feel like if it’s not every day+not a money issue+well below combustion+not putting a significant risk on others (driving) then it’s probably not too bad.

Having usage that is less instant, less portable, less potent, less common, or more variable may help too (ritual, not habit). Also if your stuff is low-quality (cheap/free) you probably won’t worry so much about wasting it if you let it sit.

Or maybe that’s a cope from me in a similar spot. Though either way things are not changing for the better for me, aside from maybe the small (mostly sustaining) steps I’m still doing.

This would require both the air and surface to be free of dust. Maybe in a lab that could be true, but probably not in the real world.

That’s me wishing I could get someone to (try to) preserve my brain for free.

I turned on chroma subsampling

43KiB, though obviously a chunk of that is from the colors of the jpg Professor.

EDIT: I just noticed webp messes with colors around the edges too (which would matter more if I cut the resolution in half or so). The original .png (what I actually uploaded) doesn’t at 51.6KiB.

Also obviously this would be less data in non-pixel format (well, it’d likely be eaten up by overhead for packaging, though after that it would allow tons of art for negligible data cost). Would be smaller as an svg for example (or an swf).

From what I see from family, it probably involves drinking or travel/expenses beyond me (also, with their existing connections). Though these days if it’s not work or shopping they probably are staying home more often than not.

I ride my bike on a multi-use trail, but given the sparse area not good odds to meet anyone due to multiple reasons.

I’m in the US with no car (and not in a city), and don’t drink. No idea on anything that could even be mistaken for a social environment, especially when it requires money.

I mean yeah I’m also not wired for that, so add in other issues/oddities and that’s just how it is I guess.

I doubt anything would work for me (even for just friendships) with where and how I exist.

Then again I’ve never had much luck with connection (my brain isn’t built for that).

I would say call it “ion pasteurization” or something like that, but considering some people want raw milk that wouldn’t matter.

I’m not sure if these will help, when I listen to instrumental stuff it’s usually just a (personal) productivity thing.

David Bergeaud (Ratchet and Clank (1) OST) (some of the other games too, but for me less so the newer stuff games that have more action-movie orchestral music) (listen also: Spyro OST, different type of groove)

On the other hand, Journey for Tuba - II. Ballad has that mystery/free-roaming sound at the start (listen also: Bully OST)

I also like radio.garden with my local NPR stations (2 channels, often classical and jazz, so if you want to skip news… not always instrumental though) also ouch. There once was Radio Riel (in Detroit, MI), but it doesn’t currently work on garden, they seem to have changed names. You might want folk or reverie, depending on what’s playing. (though is non-english voice an instrument?)

The Over The Garden Wall OST is good, but not all instrumental. I did find an instrumental version, so maybe? Also, this is an autumn vibe.

For more game OST stuff, maybe something from Oddworld (if you can appreciate the atmospheric without it seeming too dreary), or Tomba is more cheery. Maybe even the Sims (Sims 2 is cheery and complex, Sims 1 is simpler, also there seems to be diff music for PC and consoles).

You probably could also go even simpler than instrumental, for instance searching ‘piano solo music’.

I was going to say something like this (that it could combine in interesting ways) though if we assume that it was part of society’s past it’s more likely it was never created due to lack of need (being deaf would no longer be a hindrance to communication).

Though being blind would be even worse and I’m not sure what (simple) system* could be created to overcome that. It would be like being deaf now but without sign-language existing, at least when it comes to receiving communication.

* I guess maybe some implant like a modified cochlear implant, but that’s not exactly simple

Pretty much anything will be legal if you don’t release it, though in any case it’s also good to distance yourself from IP (Intellectual Property) as much as you can.

Make everything from scratch (not just code), use different names, don’t look at their version after you started (no side-by-side), and add your own ideas/changes. Don’t even reference terms (particularly on a release page) related to the original, and don’t release/announce/tease anything until it’s done (a DMCA can stop your project in its tracks, but if 100+ people already downloaded it likely cannot be stopped).

The cost ceiling for AAA games has increased, but no I’d say considering advancements in game engines and the power of personal computers the floor has never been cheaper (1 person can make a game in their free time for $0, even 3D).

If any were to embrace the lower-end(/minimalism, proven older techniques) you’d think it’d be this company, but now their releases are “only” 10-20GiB.

I would roll the dice on “unethical” (/underground?) brain preservation testing in hopes that maybe in 200+ years things (if it doesn’t fully melt down) would suck less. Which honestly would likely be the same as what you’ve said.

If not? I could probably live in VR if it weren’t about digital real-estate. Ideally, flexible living with some purpose, more organics for life support (symbiotic+robust microbiomes) even though I definitely would be mistaken for a robot especially as I could see myself doing rather robotic-seeming things (like tapping into a mycorrhizal network to trade nutrients with trees to get pollutants like nickel).

Can we love as neither

Speaking for myself, outlook not so good. (typo, I know)

When I tinkered with Raylib (diff bindings) instead of a game I made a (2D) polygon format+loader. Probably to a usable state, though clunky esp. w/2 polygon formats (fan vs. strip).

I probably would get further with more experience, though also Godot w/bindings seems like a no-brainer (for editors, systems) considering it’s still pretty light compared to the Un- engines.

(Not that I’m doing much with Godot either, viability and motivations are mismatched)

Honestly, as an outsider it seems like an institution (breaking their own oath by) covering things up for decades makes it obvious why people don’t trust (or even respect) them.

alarm-clock-applet allows custom commands. So put systemctl suspend into a timer, bingo.

rtcwake to wake the computer up, for-better-or-worse the music will still be playing.

Someone else mentioned android, VLC there does have a sleep timer (just to stop the music) I didn’t see an equivalent option in the desktop version (at a quick glance) though.

In SMPlayer I do see the option ‘shut down computer’ as a sub-option for `close when finished playback’ (general options)

I just want Vertex shading metallic issues fixed. See my comment.