dead

It’s simplicity is overdone to the point of losing functionality. Some of its preferences are so wrong that I can’t use it, and because it’s inflexible I can’t fix their mistakes.

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Ad-blocking with Polipo and adzapper

2013-06-14

advertisements, corporate jamming, dead, HOWTO, internet, polipo, projects, web browser component replacement

Polipo + adzapper

While Replacing Firefox, I wanted to look into a solution for abstracting out advertisement blocking.

I failed.

Polipo makes downloading from file-hosting sites hang up regularly, starting at 15MB. May be a mis-configuration.
I have Firefox set up to let me type single words into the location bar to trigger its search feature. Polipo breaks this, trying to go to http://keyword Multiple keywords work, so this is rather strange.

World of Warcraft on Windows, performance improvements

2013-06-02

dead, HOWTO, projects, Usability, Windows, Windows XP, World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft >

Windows-specific notes on World of Warcraft performance improvements.

These notes were written, I believe, when playing with World of Warcraft on Windows XP.

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World of Warcraft on Linux, performance improvements

2013-06-02

dead, HOWTO, Linux, projects, Usability, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft 4 (Cataclysm)

World of Warcraft > (on Linux) >

Linux-specific notes on World of Warcraft performance improvements.

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Dungeon Defenders

2013-03-25

abandoned, dead, disliked, entertainment, games, glances, offline games, payware, proprietary software, single-player games, software, steam games, Windows 8 software, Windows games

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/65800
https://web.archive.org/web/20230113192643/https://dungeondefenders.com/

Unbelievably slow-paced awkward game. Great idea, and I remember liking it when I first tried it.. but on my next pass it just dragged on so badly I couldn’t even get through the first map.

2016-08-24 — Abandoned
- Can no longer be played online. Sigh.
- As of 2023-01-27 the website is dead.

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Path of Exile on Wine

2013-02-25

dead, misadventures, Path of Exile, projects, software, wine

Entertainment > Games >
Path of Exile – (2013 game) >

When I first got into Path of Exile – (2013 game), I did not use Windows (at the time I had access to Windows XP).

Using Wine was a significant project. Others had, even during my months of experimentation, reported they had things running just fine. I did have it running fairly well, but not well enough for me at the time. This ultimately lead to my abandoning using Wine at my earliest opportunity. I might have tried PlayOnLinux or codeweavers, and I might have even paid for it, but using Windows was easy enough once I dual-booted into it.

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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.pathofexile.com/

A free-to-play 2.5D action semi-rpg game. Get gear, assign your abilities, explore and kill. Procedurally-generated areas and special “maps” give end-game replayability.

While straightforward to get into, it becomes atonishingly complex and unashamedly hard. They are also committed to keeping the game “hardcore” and not stooping to the level of appeasing the filthy casuals who ruin other games. This includes not avoiding pay to win.

Its developers care about their game more than any other developer for any other game I’ve played or have even heard of. Other than the little things, the game gets major updates every three months. Major as in expansion-quality new stuff.

Their community participation is strong.