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Other me's:@Auster | @Auster1 | @Auster(I have other alts, but if a profile claims to be me, doubt it)

  • Impossible Mission III for the C64 releasing on May 18th, ROM download will also be available

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  • First time hearing "cribbing". Merriam-Webster's Thessaurus says it's the act of copying an idea, writing, etc., from someone else. :V

    Also, I got the impression this is a style a lot of people used in the 80's. Maybe I got this perception wrong?

  • Impossible Mission III for the C64 releasing on May 18th, ROM download will also be available

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  • Imo, to do something like SNK or Digital Eclipse do, releasing the game/games emulated or partially rebuilt, and having the emulator / wrapper painted in a way the technical side is masked, to be as resistance-free as possible.

    Also, some people would whine if they found a ROM can be extracted/rebuilt from the game files, sure, but if the final product looks and feels decent and seamless, and from my experience talking to people like those, them usually saying things like "why should I buy something I can download for free?", I'd say these people whining are not the developer's target audience anyways.

    As for tools for wrapping or rebuilding C64 games, I'm not familiar with any, but I'd check if the emulators available have licenses that allow commercial use, if they require official firmware files - which would mean having to license those if they do require, and if the game can be launched from terminal/command prompt commands - which then I'd make a binary / executable file with the command for launching the emulator with the ROM and needed settings.

  • Does the engine a game uses factor into your decision to buy it or not?

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  • Not a deciding factor but it certainly tips the scale, usually in a positive light when it has relevancy.

    Unity nowadays usually just works on Linux, despite usually feeling somewhat detached from any environments. Games made on RPG Maker, Scumm or to a lesser degree, Ren'Py, are super portable thanks to wrappers made for them. RPG Maker and Unity both also make it pretty obvious when a game was cheaply made. Unreal Engine's graphics to me are anywhere between an ugly plastic/rubber appearance (but I could list some games I recommend in spite of that) to straight up and literally nauseating. Game Maker and Godot/Redot I've never had any major issues, so spotting them warrants a "nice, I guess" at most. And so on.

  • Backing up bluray discs as ISOs with ddrescue?

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  • You do you, but what about my question?

  • Backing up bluray discs as ISOs with ddrescue?

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  • Agreed it takes quite a lot of space, but I care for the ephemera just as much as for the main content, thus I am fine with the space taken.

  • datahoarder @lemmy.ml
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    Backing up bluray discs as ISOs with ddrescue?

  • My 15-year old panasonic toughbook is hanging in there as a proxmox server

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  • Thanks too! Was in a similar situation as B0rax.

  • US space travel only supports "whitey", and we should never do any of it until society is completely equal. Chinese space travel is cool tho

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  • "Global south"

    Been a while since I heard that. Seemed like that agenda had been put in the fridge. Did anyone get peckish?

  • My 15-year old panasonic toughbook is hanging in there as a proxmox server

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  • If it still turns on, it still has an use!

  • Wyd after drinking the bootloader slurpee?

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  • "Why make it simpler when you can make it harder?" 😬

  • Yeah, and Reddit actively tells its users to hide their posting and comment history, called "curation".

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  • Wouldn't doubt intelligence services from who knows how many countries are keeping an eye here, or even companies such as Meta (even if in their case, without Threads). Maybe an ill-intended individual or a monitoring entity doesn't even have their own instances.

  • Yeah, and Reddit actively tells its users to hide their posting and comment history, called "curation".

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  • About profiles being public on the fediverse, everything's possible with enough will. And if someone's willing to chase another someone down, I'd imagine there's enough will to track down everything that is shared by this other one. And I can think of some rather feasible ways that tracking can be done anonymously.

  • You got this

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  • Things won't be bad always, and the character is trying to succeed. That seems to be the idea of the comic.

  • Just outside Shirakawa-Go [OC]

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  • Dunno the specific purpose to why people tag communities in comments, but since it got mentioned and from what I can see, the community there could use some movement, crossposted there =)

  • The World Hates Jacks (New Community for The Brotherhood Project)

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  • Though a crosspost, it seemed like an ad or spam. But checking the OP, apparently it's actually a fediverse community too, so here's the community mention: !theBrotherhoodSpace@lemmy.zip

  • How do you stay sane when you have to work all the time?

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  • Dunno your specific situation, if working from dawn to late at night is a common occurrence for you, if you need these works even as long as they are, and so on, but maybe consider getting another work, or even leaving some of those 3~4 jobs? You would need to struggle through exhaustion too to go after other opportunities, but still.

    And worth noting, work may still be rewarding past the monetary gain, but a balance is required for the remedy to not become a poison. And as exhaustion piles up, one's life starts going down, such as getting sick more often, getting more easily irritated, getting more apathetic, etc., and it only gets worse.

  • Heh

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  • Google starts rolling out Android developer verification & new sideloading rules worldwide

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  • Some manufacturers distribute their systems' images afaik. You could see if yours has that too.

    Also, backing up your original system, from what I searched a few years back, wasn't a thing, but things change fast so maybe there's a way now.

  • Are there any cookie blocking or automatic rejecting apps for apps?

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  • Most guaranteed option I can think of is to reverse engineer your apps while hoping you are neither getting banned from them, or getting arrested for a few years if you are in a jurisdiction that criminalizes reverse engineering.

  • U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy * TorrentFreak

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  • Several such movements have been going around since around September 2025, with some countries' governments, e.g. Brazil's current one, pushing for such for longer.

  • Music @lemmy.world
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    Would a lyrics sharing community be an interesting idea?

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Who, me?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    What to study to be able to host a site?

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    B L E P

  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Safely Endangered

    Feb 26, 2026

  • Software recommendations @lemmy.world
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    Android keyboards for multiple writing systems: Simple Keyboard, Mozc, Heliboard and Fcitx5

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Silly husky

  • GOG @lemmy.world
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    Final Fantasy VII now also added to GOG's catalogue

    www.gog.com /forum/general/final_fantasy_vii_is_now_out_with_a_limitedtime_discount_alongside_classic_final_fantasy_deals_ca8e3
  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Dinosaur Comics

    January 19th, 2026

  • Blåhaj @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Is this blåhaj?

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Play after training

  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Scandinavia and the World

    Superbowl

  • GOG @lemmy.world
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    GOG's blog appears to use Wordpress, but no federation and/or comments available

  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Deogie (@deogie.bsky.social) - Dec 2, 2025

    bsky.app /profile/deogie.bsky.social/post/3m6zoktgbqc25
  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    After 3 decades, the MS-DOS game 'Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century' is back, updated and free!

    old.reddit.com /r/pcgaming/comments/1qq9a6c/after_3_decades_star_quest_1_in_the_27th_century/
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Danger kitty has a question

  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Bedtime - ADHDinos

  • NPCs (NonPolitical Comics) @piefed.social
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    Denmark & Australia - Scandinavian and the World