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aplc0r commented on Finding Gene Cernan's Missing Moon Camera spacecamera.co/articles/2... · Posted by u/theodorespeaks

sho_hn · 23 days ago

Thank you!

Edit: This also lead me here: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/fifty-years-later-re...

aplc0r · 23 days ago

You're welcome! He has prints available as well, I've been meaning to get one for the office.

https://www.apolloremastered.com/shop

aplc0r commented on Finding Gene Cernan's Missing Moon Camera spacecamera.co/articles/2... · Posted by u/theodorespeaks

sho_hn · 23 days ago

The photos embedded in this page are wonderful. They're so high-quality it makes the mission feel so much more immediate.

Is there any great photo album website for Apollo?

aplc0r · 23 days ago

Not sure about a site, but I would highly recommend the book "Apollo Remastered" by Andy Saunders: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-saunders/apoll...

aplc0r commented on WriterdeckOS writerdeckos.com... · Posted by u/surprisetalk

aplc0r · 2 months ago

While I don't have a use for this, I do like the idea of purposeful modes in computing. Obviously there is a lot you can do with shortcuts and preferences, but its nice to have a limited to base to start with.

I think this is even more important with a mobile platform since for one, battery and processing power is at a premium, and two anything with notifications could take you out of your desired "mode" if you don't wrangle them properly.

Something I've always wanted in a smartphone is to be able to boot into a "camera only" mode. There have been many times where all I need my phone for is as a camera, and I don't want it wasting resources/battery doing anything else. If this mode were light enough, it could boot up in the same amount of time as a normal digital camera, allowing your the phone to be truly off while you're not taking pictures. I do often take a digital camera with me, but sometimes I don't want the bulk or maybe I didn't initially plan to take a lot of pictures.

aplc0r commented on You can still own music ergaster.org/posts/2025/0... · Posted by u/LorenDB

lukaslalinsky · 10 months ago

What's the best open source solution for a music server and playback primarily on Android? I've become really tired of Spotify lately, would like to recover my old music collection, but don't want to lose the convenience of having all the music available on all devices at all times. Should I go with Jellyfin and its android app?

aplc0r · 10 months ago

I've settled on Navidrome for the server, and Symfonium for the player on Android (not open source). Symfonium can sync with the server so I can have all my music even when offline.

https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome

aplc0r commented on Carmack on Oculus, Minecraft, Meta and Microsoft twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack... · Posted by u/tosh

kolanos · a year ago

I remember in the early 90's people similarly would develop motion sickness from the FPSs of the day, such as Doom and Quake.

aplc0r · a year ago

I still get motion sick after a while when watching someone else play an FPS. If I'm playing myself there is no problem. I can also get motion sick as a passenger in a car, but have no issue driving.

aplc0r commented on Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema hollywoodreporter.com/mov... · Posted by u/leotravis10

nonameiguess · 2 years ago

The article briefly mentions all of the North Texas locations closed a week ago when the franchisee that owned them declared Chapter 7. Alamo Corporate immediately vowed to find a new franchise owner who would reopen. I hope Sony does something about this. I live down the street from one of the Dallas locations and, along with live music, this was effectively the out-of-house social life for me and my wife. Alamo was in the midst of a retrospective of anniversary re-releases, showing films from 1999 (which was our high school graduation year), then going back every five years until 1974. It was currently on 1989 and we were supposed to see Do The Right Thing this weekend. We've been there three to four times a month every month this year. The app still works, but listings were all deleted and tickets we already paid for are gone. The franchisee who closed the locations released a statement basically saying fuck yourselves. Nobody got any refunds. 600 employees were let go with no notice. The doors were simply locked and a paper sign put up.

aplc0r · 2 years ago

The only location in Minnesota was also owned by this franchisee. It was a real shock when it closed since it always seemed to be busy. If there was a movie we really wanted to see in the theater, the drafthouse was always the first choice.

aplc0r commented on Do not touch that computer. It is a biohazard theregister.com/2024/03/2... · Posted by u/CHB0403085482

aplc0r · 2 years ago

I encountered many of these tar covered PCs doing retail computer repair. One of the worst I can remember was a wood shop PC of a heavy smoker. The combination of tar and sawdust absolutely glued everything in place. Dead mice and roaches were common. However, the only computer I remember saying we wouldn't touch was a slim desktop where someone had vomited into the vent on the top.

aplc0r commented on Falcon 3.0 game manual (1991) [pdf] dosdays.co.uk/media/games... · Posted by u/theletterf

aplc0r · 2 years ago

I recently went down a rabbit hole of playing early home flight simulators. One that stuck with me was Tomcat F-14 for the Atari 2600. A combat flight simulator on a system with one button seemed impossible.

I tried playing it without any information at first, but couldn't figure out the controls. So I looked up the manual and found that it used the Game Select and Difficulty switches for additional controls. Having the left and right difficulty switches for the arresting hook and landing gear felt surprisingly cool. I didn't have a lot of games for the 2600 growing up, so I'm sure there are lot of examples of clever controls, but this would have blown my mind as a kid.

https://archive.org/details/Tomcat_The_F-14_Flight_Simulator...

aplc0r commented on Falcon 3.0 game manual (1991) [pdf] dosdays.co.uk/media/games... · Posted by u/theletterf

discardedrefuse · 2 years ago

If you're into modern games with useful manuals check out EXA Punks and Shenzen I/O. They are both Zachtronics programming puzzle games. And you have to print the manuals yourself (or order them online), but they're every cool and done in character. For example, the EXA Punks manual is a pair of 'zines.

https://www.zachtronics.com/exapunks/

aplc0r · 2 years ago

Thank you for reminding me! I actually own the printed zines for EXA Punks. They also came with a secret envelope to be opened at a certain point in the game. I ordered them mostly out of a love for anything Zachtronics did. I don't have the Shenzen I/O one, but should really get it printed. If I recall there was also a physical manual for TIS-100 at some point.

aplc0r commented on Falcon 3.0 game manual (1991) [pdf] dosdays.co.uk/media/games... · Posted by u/theletterf

discardedrefuse · 2 years ago

This brings back memories. I still have the Falcon Gold boxed set that brought EVERYTHING! Besides Falcon 3.0, it had F/A-18 Hornet, MiG-29 Fulcrum, the extra theaters, separate manuals and reference cards for everything, giant wall maps of the theaters, and an instructional video course called Art of the Kill and its manual. There was so much literature. It was amazing. 12 year old me could've probably taken off in a real F-16 given the chance!

aplc0r · 2 years ago

I recently picked up a copy of this from a retro game store while on vacation. The box was covered in dust and slightly damaged on the corners. To my surprise everything inside was in mint condition. Simulators obviously have a higher standard of documentation, but it really made me miss game manuals in general.

Tunic, a game released last year, contained an in game manual in the style of older games. I personally found it legitimately useful, and fangamer recently released a hardcover version that is now out of stock.

https://www.fangamer.com/products/tunic-hardcover-manual