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catloaf, do games w Is a Quest 3 really worth it?

It’s a medium-term hype thing. But worth is a subjective decision that only you can make, depending on how much you’re willing to spend and how much you want to do VR things.

I would never recommend the Facebook-owned ones though.

obywatelle, do wolnyinternet w Kolejna fala uciekających z Twittera - warto przeczytać
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Takich postaw zdecydowanie na Fediwersum brakuje. A od narzekania że ludzie wolą Bluesky też userów takiemu Mastodonowi nie przybędzie.

Zwłaszcza że za pół roku wszyscy wrócą na Eloneksa.

wacpan, do zapytajszmer w Dlaczego ja? Odcinek o squacie
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Tak, był w jakimś paradokumencie, z dekadę temu, chyba na TVNie, nie pamiętam, czy “Dlaczego ja?”, ale może tak – skłoting pokazany z patologicznej strony.

knokelmaat, do gaming w Thinking of starting a little beehaw minehut server for minecraft what version should I go with? (java)

I am new to Minecraft, bit love this idea. What would I need to join this server? Is Minecraft paid or free?

Gamers_mate,

You normally have to buy minecraft first. There are cracked clients but those wont work with normal servers. I think there is a way to allow them in server settings but it means player skins wont be loaded and everyone would have the same skin. Idk if there are any other differences.

DdCno1,

Wouldn’t it be more in the spirit of this community to use a free and open source alternative to Minecraft like Classicube?

github.com/ClassiCube/ClassiCube

I discovered this one recently. As the name implies, it’s a reverse-engineered clone of early versions of the game. It has extremely low hardware requirements, which allow the client to run on virtually anything.

Here’s a list of supported server software:

www.classicube.net/server/host/

If you use MCGalaxy, then players will even be able to join your servers through their web browser.

Gamers_mate,

Awesome a will have a look into it. I chose minehut so I didnt have to host the server on my pc. I will check out the server software as well since classicube looks interesting.

knokelmaat,

As I said in the other comment, another option is the open source Luanti (formerly MineTest). It is a base “engine” for which you can install different community made games. There are games that attempt to copy Minecraft as completely as possible (with survival mode etc.): content.luanti.org/packages/?type=game

Voxelibre and mineclonia seem promising.

Gamers_mate,

I will have a look into that as well. Btw while I was on minehut to check if they supported classic cube servers I noticed something odd. They have no reject cookies option which is illegal. https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/b88c2a41-3243-4a6b-8090-f325e1a2bdbf.webp

knokelmaat,

I just tried it myself, I can also not reject them. That’s not OK, worthy of a separate post even!

Gamers_mate,

I think we need to let one of the big mc youtubers like phoenix sc know about this to shed some light on it. Also just then when I was searching about minehut I found it is now owned by gamersafer which is related to mojang/microsoft www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0lBr0TX_w I am not sure if not being able to reject cookies predates that but being owned by a company that is parternered with microsoft/mojang instead of just some random shady company means they should know better than to allow this illegal stuff to happen.

knokelmaat,

There’s also minetest I believe, which is an open source Minecraft clone, but without compatibility with the actual game.

rickt137, do astronomy w It pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescope
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@einfach_orangensaft I had a Bird Jones - worst optics I've ever seen in a telescope. It was cute as a button sitting on my desk, though!

Peppycito,
rozlav,

not available (T_T)

Peppycito,
astro_ray, do astronomy w It pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescope

what is bird jones?

einfach_orangensaft,
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Its like a newtownian just that it has a spherical mirror (cheaper to make) and uses a corrective lens in front of the eyepeace.

MrFappy,

Alright, now explain it.

Forester,
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It’s an inferior telescope with a cheap mirror and built in contacts to make it work

echo,

Awesome ELI5. Now… why is it called that?

keckbug,

As with nearly everything in astronomic optics, it’s named after people associated with its creation. Robert Jones and Thomas Bird are the two in this case. Here’s a thread on Cloudy nights with good info.

Klanky,
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Thanks for that thread. I’ve never heard of a Bird-Jones design before so it was super interesting.

einfach_orangensaft,
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my fav from that thread (and i propose to make this a copy pasta):

My entire gripe around these scopes is the instruments being offered today, the sub-aperture lens arrangement is not doing any corrections. The lens is a straight up Barlow, nothing more.

If you look at the Bird-Jones design, the design is very specific in the design of both the primary & correcting lens. This means that both elements need to be not only matched but also well manufactured in order to work as designed. When you then look at the few true Bird-Jones instruments that were manufactured, such as the Tasco 8V (which was manufactured by Vixen), the Celestron G8-N and one other (escapes my mind right now but I’ll add it when I remember), these scopes were not cheap but pushing flagship status for these brands & supplied with swish mounts. And none of these scopes can be readily collimated by the end user as the alignment of the optics is so precise it is done in-factory. The 8V alone still maintains almost cult status.

The Bird-Jones design is not without its own shortcomings. It is not perfect without aberration. It is important to remember the ideas behind its design, to provide a short tube OTA option with what was able to be readily manufactured at the time, that being good spherical mirrors.

What is made today is a far cry from what a Bird-Jones offers performance wise. Made cheap with a poor spherical primary & that they are totally collimateable by the end user shows these are not a precision scope. Add to this that not a single Bird-Jones instrument is to be found anywhere else besides these cheap things. Doesn’t this say something?

These cheap instruments, really all cheap instruments are a double edge sword. They make astro more accessible, yes, but their poor quality ends up killing off more people’s enthusiasm for astro than firing it up. Add to this that for many novices if the mount is not a complicated equatorial one then it isn’t an astronomical instrument, & the difficult manner of using a wobble-tron mount & tripod with the mental gymnastics required just too much for most people who buy these and just give up way too soon.

Yes, there will be a few people who will be able to make these scopes work, being all they can afford, and all power to them. I will support such persons. But these are very few compared to the overwhelming number of people who just give up after the poor experience they get from these instruments. Too them astro is just all too hard, and mainly because of a poor instrument.

Call these cheap instruments what they are, a barlowed Newtonian.

mindbleach,

Guy named Bird, guy names Jones.

SkaveRat,

Okay okay

But why were their last names that?

Crafter72, do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?

Nexus mods isn’t shady, they inform user regarding data breach. They provide mods and have been serving mods ever since pre 2010 I believe (registered myself on that site back in 2014 ish).

Maybe slightly off-topic, I recommend to use Viva New Vegas guide as based on my testing the game is more stable and suitable base for modding up your New Vegas install, however also check out every mods you are going to install especially older mods pre-2018 (for me) as they sometime aren’t optimized which may makes unstable issue with the game. Hope you enjoy the New Vegas!

Strayce, do games w You know what would be cool? If all those (job name) simulator games could all be joined.
tyler, do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?

Calling nexus mods shady is hilarious.

FellowEnt, do games w You know what would be cool? If all those (job name) simulator games could all be joined.

Sounds like the metaverse, neat concept!

echodot,

But like a really boring version of it without any kind of gameplay mechanics and it’s just basically life.

Ovata, do games w You know what would be cool? If all those (job name) simulator games could all be joined.

Let’s add powerwash simulator to the mix 🤔

Bananobanza, do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?

Wait what? Nexus Mods acknowledges a security flaw that had been breached and took action to notify the community and solve the problem and you think that’s shady?

catloaf, do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?

Informing your users of potential security issues is the opposite of shady.

But I just tested creating an account and it worked fine for me. Maybe check your typing for spaces or other invalid characters.

You can also contact their support directly at support@nexusmods.com, but I recommend not taking an accusatory tone with them if you do.

Console_Modder, (edited ) do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?
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That’s really odd, I’ve never heard of that before and I’ve never had any issues with Nexus but yeah. It looks like Nexus does block some email domains to prevent people from making tons of throwaway or alt accounts, which is kinda shitty.

Looks like GameBanana has some mods for New Vegas, but I am not sure if you will find everything you are looking for there. The vast majority of NV mods are hosted on Nexus. You could also trudge through the smut to see if you can find what you want on Lover’s Lab… but I wouldn’t recommend it.

I know my Nexus account is registered under a Gmail account if you want to try making a throwaway Gmail. Hopefully you’re able to find what you’re looking for!

Edit: wanted to add that there are also NV mods on ModDB

Yokozuna, do games w How do I download anything from Nexus Mods?
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When did nexus mods become shady?

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