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In regard to controllers, Japan auctions are an excellent source of real-deal OEM controllers in great shape. I’ve been burned so many times by fake controllers in the US, that I just buy lots of them off of buyee.jp now if I need them.
Do you dream often of being Perry Farrell?
They’re on your eyelashes.
Peroxide, heat, and UV light makes for a good combination.
But it’s not without risk, such as streaking or over-lightening. It also isn’t a permanent solution, but should buy you a good additional handful of years if the console is stored under optimal conditions.
I have used retrobriting on a few consoles, with decent results. I restored the plastic on a model 2 Japanese Sega Saturn this way, and it turned out gorgeous.
Did I do that?
The plastic on the SNES was some of the worst ever, when it came to UV discoloration. Though the SNES Jr. model specifically fairs pretty well, and has the additional benefit of being a 1CHIP model.
When I was a kid, my grandmother bought me a Steve Urkel doll from a garage sale. It had a pull string and would repeat Urkelisms from the TV show. The thing severely creeped me out, and felt completely cursed. So I lit it on fire with gasoline, then buried it in a shoebox.
The --embed-chapters flag above should accomplish this, then.
I’m not your buddy, guy!
What do you mean descriptions? Like the video’s description body text? If so, yes. Gimme one moment to get on my computer, and I’ll edit this comment to include the command args.
EDIT: This is the specific shell alias I use when I’m archiving videos for backup.
yt-archive() {
yt-dlp --embed-chapters \
--concurrent-fragments 5 \
--restrict-filenames \
--write-description \
--write-subs \
--write-auto-subs \
--sub-langs="en.*" \
--paths="~/Archival/" \
"$@"
}
The command arg you’re likely most interested in is --write-description which will output the text to a text file alongside the video file
Isolation and Christian fundamentalism.
Wouldn’t it be funny if the next one smelled like farts, though?
You’re right. I see no more intrinsic value in having 1mil users, versus 15k. And nothing you can say is likely to convince me that quantity determines or makes for a valuable platform. We’ve seen the growth mentality and resulting corporate greed destroy numerous platforms already.
You’re arguing quantity over quality. I do not care the least for bootstrapped growth at the detriment of the platform. I also do not care about people who idolize and platform hop in order to follow celebrities. I suspect very few will bring with them value beyond increased traffic.
If you want this, Reddit is still an option available to you.
Fuck the celebrities. They aren’t your people, peers, or friends. They adopt platforms only when they determine they can make a buck from it. They’re the kids that break your new toys, and you’re suggesting we keep inviting them over to play.
They will only bring enshittification. Having a platform that isn’t celebrity friendly is a boon.
I honestly hope they never adopt the fediverse. Imagine wanting that.
Establishing my legacy.
Check out the font A028, which should be free and come in a couple of different weights.