HexesofVexes

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I live in a constant state of fear and misery in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 8 points 7 hours ago

You just captured the daily life of a UK academic after the catastrophically low recruitment numbers this year.

Risky Buisness in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 3 points 17 hours ago

"My dear, monogamy is an entirely relative concept with no fixed frame of reference!'

Yes No in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 2 points 17 hours ago

I need a pasta of this for when I get asked to man the open day stall on a weekend...

😬... in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 5 points 17 hours ago

I absolutely don't use notepad++ as my main IDE... Honest.

The struggle in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 2 points 6 days ago

I feel personally attacked by this!

This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU). in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 3 points 1 week ago

Huh, neat!

The University of Amsterdam will always have a special place in my heart - it's where Brouwer began his revolution in mathematics. Though, I believe his student's student (the late Professor Troelstra) was more fond of hunting for species of bramble around Amsterdam than horses tails!

This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU). in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Ah the "horsetail", a plant that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs...

Even a small fragment of it can grow into a new plant, it spreads both via rhizomes and spores, and it'll punch through any barrier eventually too.

Given the revolutionary flavour of the university of Amsterdamn's history, it might well fit.

[email protected] mod suppresses criticisms of fediverse spam campaign, using mass ban technique to silence opposing viewpoints in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Rule 5

Almost 1 in 4 millennials and Gen Z-ers say they won't have kids due to finances in c/aboringdystopia
[–] HexesofVexes 58 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

We won't have kids because, despite doing everything right, despite working hard, we're struggling with finances. Kids wouldn't be affordable without an extra job, and most of work two already!

Borderlands' theatrical run grinds to a halt with just $31 million worldwide, which is barely enough to cover the marketing costs in c/[email protected]
[–] HexesofVexes 46 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

$38,912,465

That's how much the 1993 Mario Brothers movie grossed worldwide. Really pause and think about that.

Let that sink in.

The mario brothers movie made $7,000,000 more than this, in 90s money. One of the greatest disappointments in movie history, which has a cult following for its level of fail, outperformed Borderlands.

That is the orbital nuke of fails.

Is this reflective of something? in c/funny
[–] HexesofVexes 15 points 2 weeks ago

Badger on the left just saw his healthcare bill. Badger on the right ate some bad beans and is contemplating the nature of regret.

If you don't want EVERYONE to participate in your community, then you should really make it private. in c/unpopularopinion
[–] HexesofVexes 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I love the Lemmy vegan community - they are the second greatest shitposters around (fuckcars have the edge due to their expert ragebaiting).

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Sonic Paradox Windows 95 CD (www.youtube.com)
 

For when you need something to test video playback on your old windows 95/98/XP friend (files and instructions in description).

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The Internet in Europe Today (how-i-experience-web-today.com)
submitted 1 year ago by HexesofVexes to c/technology
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Not all art shows something beautiful - this really does feel like the internet of today without a lot of browser tweaking.

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Blackboard Ultra (self.professors)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by HexesofVexes to c/[email protected]
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We've received word that we're migrating from the older version of Blackboard to the new, "student approved", Blackboard Ultra.

We'll be migrating our courses by hand over the summer; how bad is this going to be?

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Into The Labyrinth (www.intothelabyrinth.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by HexesofVexes to c/etrian_odyssey
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The original fansite for the EO series - it's a bit borked these days but you can still browse it.

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Wyrd Sisters - Animation (www.youtube.com)
 

A few years ago I stumbled onto this, and it provided a nice afternoon feature film. Figured the folks here would enjoy it!

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Might and Magic (Merged) (www.celestialheavens.com)
 

Truly a test of patience - this is an excellent modpack that unifies 3 classics together into the way I dreamed of playing them as a kid.

Found it by accident a week ago, and it's been my short nightly unwind (trying to do a solo run because I always wanted to).

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Open Source Emulators (github.com)
 

Thought I'd share this list as it contains many emus I've not heard of before and I'd love to hear people's reviews on any folks have tried.

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Puppy Linux UEFI (alternatives?) (self.linux)
 

So, in the past, I used to make a bit of money fixing up comps for folks.

With slightly trickier cases, I used to boot up puppy Linux to check the more essential hardwares (and if it booted, back up essential files for the customer). My students are now asking how to manage similar things.

Alas, puppy is no good for a modern system, as it really does not like UEFI boot. I was wondering if anyone can recommend an alternative.

I'm looking for a very lightweight gui os I that can run some hardware diagnostic tools, runs on a wide range of hardware, that is easy enough to set up on a pen for novice users.

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KGen98 - Emulation is DOS (segaretro.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by HexesofVexes to c/dosgaming
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So, kgen98 was one of the first genesis emulators, and it runs on dos.

I use it in one of my ICT classes (paired with a sonic 1 rom) on a floppy disk to demonstrate just how heavily compressed and optimised older games were.

It's an oddball that is definitely worth trying out.

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Gbstudio (www.gbstudio.dev)
 

A handy tool for developing vn style games for the Gameboy and Gameboy colour.

Great for people starting a game dev journey.

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Mednafen - A lightweight emu suite (mednafen.github.io)
 

Mednafen is worth a go if you're looking for a lightweight set of emulators to run your dumped carts.

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Discworld MUD (discworld.starturtle.net)
 

Thought I'd post this up here since I've not seen it mentioned. For those who want to explore the world of discworld, this is a great MUD.

Very friendly community when I hop on every few months, and with a lot of rich detail from the books.

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