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  • The community I miss most from reddit. Nice! Thank you.

  • How do I create a community on iOS?
  • You can do it with the web interface of your instance if your app doesn't have the option.

    Click on trending, and there is your create community button.

  • do humans shed more skin when sunbathing?
  • Your skin is constantly shedding. The dust you can find In a house is mostly dead skin. Applying sunscreen could make it stick instead of fall off. If it's dry it could also be dust and sand in the air.

    Try scrubbing before going sunbathing to see if it still happens then.

  • Plex freebies - too many commercials
  • Not for your use case. Only for their own streaming service. I've never been served an ad. And I've been using it for over a decade.

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • Well that would do it. Thanks for pointing out!

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • It thankfully seems to have been fixed thanks to @graycube@lemmy.world. Running analyze verbose; in postgres.

    The pgautoupgrade was added for the new version because this deployment is an all-in-one solution for running lemmy. And upgrading the databases turned out to be quite the effort until some user pointed the maintainer towards pgautoupgrade here.

    I tried running lemmy before I found out about this, but this just makes it so much more convenient to run.

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • Thanks. I ran it. Hopefully it'll make a difference.

    Edit: It looks like this did the trick. I'll keep monitoring to see if it sticks. Thanks again!

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • I think so. I have lemmy and everything needed running through a single docker container using Lemmy-Easy-Deploy.

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • I added pg_stat_statements, and ran it. This was the result:

    # SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity;
     count
    -------
        11
    (1 row)
    
    
  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • ERROR:  extension "pg_stats_statements" is not available
    

    Even though it's added in the customPostgresql.conf shared_preload_libraries = 'auto_explain,pg_stat_statements'

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • ERROR:  extension "pg_stats_statements" is not available
    

    Even though it's added in the customPostgresql.conf shared_preload_libraries = 'auto_explain,pg_stat_statements'

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • I have. And I tried to tweak it with no avail. But it was working within acceptable levels before the update.

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • I have. It’s running postgres

  • [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update
  • I have. It's running postgres v16.3

  • Lemmy Support @lemmy.ml DosDude👾 @retrolemmy.com
    [SOLVED] Postgres using a lot of CPU since update

    EDIT: It seems to have been fixed thanks to @graycube@lemmy.world. Running analyze verbose; in postgres.

    After updating to 0.19.5 from 0.19.3 my postgres is often using up 500%+ of CPU according to docker stats and often going to 100% CPU on most cores according to htop. Also noticed in the uptime monitor: !

    htop shows one of the 5 postgres processes constantly on UPDATE. I think this might be part of the problem.

    I'm not comfortable with postgres and am honestly completely in the dark how or where to mitigate or even pinpoint this issue.

    Any help would be appreciated.

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    Retrolemmy.com updated to 0.19.5

    We updated to 0.19.5. This was not as smooth as I had hoped, and due to that the page was offline for almost a day while I had to troubleshoot and figure out what went wrong.

    I'm sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused. But as far as I know, we are fully operational.

    If there are any other problems, please let me know by sending me a private message, or putting it in the comments under here.

    Thanks for your patience.

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    Venetian Snares - Vache (2006)
  • That's a name I hadn't heard in ages! I used to be completely enthralled by Szamár Madár by them! Thanks for the rediscovery!

  • Does Faster NVMe Storage Matter In Gaming? Gen5 vs Gen4 vs Gen3 SSDs Compared In 8 Games
  • Obvious bait is obvious. But sbc gaming is really awesome, just not the subject in this context.

    If it runs fine on an SD card, it also runs fine on a HDD. You don't need to compare it to an SSD.

  • Echo
  • Aaaaaaaaah! NEIN!

  • [Solved] [R&B]
  • Walk this way

  • Problems running Win98 games on Android 14
  • I can imagine it's not the best without a mouse. But for Roller Coaster you could also use the android build of OpenRCT2. It might work a little better.

  • Problems running Win98 games on Android 14
  • The thing with win9x on dosbox pure is that it makes a hard drive image running the os. Then you have to mount the image of the game to install it. This means you probably have to make a different image with the os and the game installed auto running during startup for every seperate game.

    I don't think there's an easy and disk space efficient way to do this unfortunately.

    As for installing windows 98, you have to create a hard disk image with imgmake first. Then you have to mount the boot disk as floppy, and the windows cd as cd rom drive. Only then can you install windows 98. You don't need a boot floppy only if you have the OEM Full edition.

  • Retro Status @retrolemmy.com DosDude👾 @retrolemmy.com
    [Retro Silver] Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (1999-05-12)

    Happy 25th anniversary to the final version of Street Fighter III!

    This game perfected the 2D tournament fighter genre, after first getting the crown with Street Fighter II. The advanced combo system and gameplay, smooth and detailed 2D sprite animation, and player roster size made this a fan favorite of the series.

    Wikipedia Synopsis

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    "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future"|ストリートファイターIII サードストライク ファイト・フォー・ザ・フューチャー is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Capcom, originally released in 1999 for the arcades and in 2000 for the Dreamcast. In 2004 it was released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A downloadable online version titled "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition" was released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in 2011.

    "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike" is the second and final follow-up to "Street Fighter III", following "Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact". Like its predecessors, it runs on the CP System III hardware."3rd Strike" increased the character roster by adding five new characters, notably including Chun-Li. It also added further refinements to the previous game's play mechanics and rules. The game was well received in all of its versions and has since been regarded as one of the greatest fighting games of all time. On 29 May 2018, "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future" was released as a part of the "Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection" for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam, and Xbox One.

    Videos

    Maximilian Dood - Greatest Fighting Game Ever Made | Street Fighter 3: Third Strike - The Fighting Games that MADE ME

    World of Longplays - Arcade Longplay [373] Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

    Panda - SHOULD YOU PLAY STREET FIGHTER III: 3rd STRIKE Feat. Justin Wong

    CEO Gaming - CEO 2023 SF3 3rD Strike GRAND FINALS - JWONG vs RICKY

    Links

    IGDB page

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    MobyGames page

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    About !retrostatus@retrolemmy.com

    This is the third post in this brand new community for big milestone anniversaries of retro games (15 years or older, every multiple of 5 years). See our sidebar for more info and resources for making your own posts here.

    Post #1: [Retro Platinum] King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984-05-10)

    Post #2: [Retro Platinum] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989-05-12)

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    Retro status - a community celebrating old games' and hardware's anniversary.

    !retrostatus@retrolemmy.com is a community celebrating retro.

    From the sidebar:

    For posts on the big anniversaries of retro games, gaming hardware, and more.

    • 15 years - Old
    • 20 years - Retro
    • 25 years - Retro Silver
    • 30 years - Retro Gold
    • 35 years - Retro Platinum (and every 5 years after)
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    Retro status - a community celebrating old games' and hardware's anniversary.

    !retrostatus@retrolemmy.com is a community celebrating retro.

    From the sidebar:

    For posts on the big anniversaries of retro games, gaming hardware, and more.

    • 15 years - Old
    • 20 years - Retro
    • 25 years - Retro Silver
    • 30 years - Retro Gold
    • 35 years - Retro Platinum (and every 5 years after)
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    [Retro Platinum] King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984-05-10)

    cross-posted from: https://retrolemmy.com/post/6261478

    Happy 40th anniversary to the first game in the King's Quest series, one of the first graphical adventure games, and where Sierra really made their name.

    This game also kicked off the Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) engine, which Sierra used for many games. Wikipedia says: They employed it in 14 of their games between 1984 and 1989, before replacing it with a more sophisticated engine, Sierra's Creative Interpreter. There's no Wikipedia article for the SCI engine, but I know it was used in Phantasmagoria and Shivers, here is the ScummVM wiki page for SCI instead.

    Wikipedia Synopsis

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    King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is an adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line and published originally for the IBM PCjr in 1984 and later for several other systems between 1984 and 1989. The game was originally titled King's Quest; the subtitle was added to the games box art in the 1987 re-release, but did not appear in the game.

    It is the first official part of the long King's Quest series (not counting 1980's Wizard and the Princess), in which a young knight, Sir Graham, must save the Kingdom of Daventry to become the king. Designed by Roberta Williams, the game was revolutionary and highly influential in the evolution of the graphic adventure game genre by introducing more detailed graphics and animation.

    An official remake titled King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown was released in 1990. An unofficial remake was released by Tierra Entertainment in 2001.

    Videos

    Space Quest Historian - King's Quest: A Fair and Balanced Retrospective

    Power Pak - King's Quest - The First Adventure

    Links

    IGDB page

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    MobyGames page

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    About !retrostatus@retrolemmy.com

    This is the first post in this brand new community for big milestone anniversaries of retro games (15 years or older, every multiple of 5 years). See our sidebar for more info and resources for making your own posts here.

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    Anbernic Is Working On Another 1:1 Screen Handheld - Time Extension

    cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/Anbernic/t/1016232

    > "We've already seen the likes of the Analogue Pocket, RG Nano and Powkiddy RGB30, and now Anbernic is adding another system to the list in the form of the recently teased RG Cube..."

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    Welcome new admin: Die4Ever!

    I'm happy to announce the new addition to our admin team: @Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com

    He's mostly known as the owner of mods4ever and all associated projects. Including, but not limited to randomizers for games like Duke Nukem 3D and Unreal, working on Scummvm's Groovie engine, and their lemmy page housing communities for said randomizers and on there you can find your main stop for the "The 7th Guest" game series: !stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com.

    He also used to speedrun The 7th Guest.

    If you have any questions, you can message him or me directly on here or leave a comment.

    Welcome to the team!

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    Settlers 2 - great strategy game. The sequels never came close.

    I've started replaying this recently, and it still hold up.

    Only downside is that it's a bit slow. But with some snacks and drinks this is a great time killer!

    Yippee!

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    Application Questionnaire added to account registration.

    After a user created half a dozen accounts in a span of 24 hours to "battle" a ban on a lemmy.world community, I'm regretting to inform that I have added an application questionnaire to the account creation process.

    I want this instance to be a inviting and hassle-free home for any enthousiast of the retro kind. And unfortunately this means it's a little less accessible, and might take a bit before your account can be in use.

    I will get to your application in due time, and will check regularly every day.

    I hope this will catch trolls and obvious abusers more easily before they become a pain in the ass of the mods of communities.

    I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

    If you have any questions or complaints feel free to reply to this post or send me a message.

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    MattKC - I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95 - YouTube

    Tl;dw: he backported dotnet v2 to windows 95, adding the possibility to port software and games to Win95.

    Visual studio still has the option to export to dotnet v2 in the current version.

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    List of The 7th Guest communities around the internet (not just Lemmy)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.mods4ever.com/post/172

    > Here's a list of different places you can chat about this series of games. We're a bit divided, but the fans are out there! > > !stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com - This Lemmy community, you're here right now! If you need a Lemmy account then go here and make the account. (Sorry, my server is too weak!) If you already have a Mastodon account (and you're feeling brave/technical) then you can put @stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com into the search box there and follow that account. > > https://discord.gg/Hss5cJg - Stauf's Mansion Discord. Pretty active with a good number of fans. ALSO HAS Stream Detective so you can find people streaming these games on Twitch! Very fun to watch people fumble through the puzzles for the first time and chat with them, just be careful with backseating. Make sure you assign yourself the roles to get notifications for Stream Detective, ask in there if you need help. > > https://www.reddit.com/r/7thguest/ - Reddit community. Not very active, but with a good post or crosspost there could be people from outside the subreddit finding it. > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/the13thdoll - Facebook group. Lots of fans for all the games here, very active. > > https://mastodon.social/tags/the7thguest - Mastodon hashtag, you can follow hashtags on Mastodon so they automatically show up on your home feed, very handy! Also check the hashtags for#the7thguestvr, #the11thhour, and #the13thdoll and whatever else you want. > > https://www.gog.com/forum/the_7th_guest_series - GOG Forum. Mostly tech support questions but there are a lot of fans there. > > https://www.gog.com/forum/the_13th_doll_a_fan_game_of_the_7th_guest - again a GOG Forum but for The 13th Doll. Still mostly tech support questions. > > https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=the%207th%20guest - Twitch categories so you can watch people playing the games live and chat with them (just be careful with backseating). Open each one and click Follow to add the game to your followed categories list. But honestly you're better off joining the Discord and using the Stream Detective inside there. > > https://twitter.com/hashtag/The7thGuest?f=live - Twitter hashtag. Unfortunately you can't follow a hashtag on Twitter, so you gotta just check it manually. Also check hashtags for #the7thguestvr, #the11thhour (although there's some noise in there), #the13thdoll, and any other game you want. (Make sure to switch to the "Latest" tab instead of "Top") > > Any other places with fans of the series? Let me know! I'm mostly hanging out here and in Discord, but I'll probably see you if you post to any of the others!

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    DOSBox Staging 0.81.0 out now with new CRT shaders and lots of graphics improvements
    www.gamingonlinux.com DOSBox Staging 0.81.0 out now with new CRT shaders and lots of graphics improvements

    DOSBox Staging is a modern continuation of DOSBox with advanced features and modern development practices, giving you the great compatibility of classic games with plenty of extras. A new release is available with DOSBox Staging 0.81.0 and it brings with it quite a number of changes to improve a who...

    DOSBox Staging 0.81.0 out now with new CRT shaders and lots of graphics improvements
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    [Steam] RPG Maker XP
    store.steampowered.com Save 100% on RPG Maker XP on Steam

    RPG MAKER lets you create an original role-playing game without any prior specialized knowledge or training. RPG MAKER XP is full of the functions you've been asking for, including game data encryption and a scripting feature that lets you change the very heart of the RPG MAKER engine.

    Save 100% on RPG Maker XP on Steam
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    Free Games @lemmy.ml DosDude👾 @retrolemmy.com
    [Steam] RPG Maker XP
    store.steampowered.com Save 100% on RPG Maker XP on Steam

    RPG MAKER lets you create an original role-playing game without any prior specialized knowledge or training. RPG MAKER XP is full of the functions you've been asking for, including game data encryption and a scripting feature that lets you change the very heart of the RPG MAKER engine.

    Save 100% on RPG Maker XP on Steam
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    [Steam] Ultimate Zombie Defense
    store.steampowered.com Save 100% on Ultimate Zombie Defense on Steam

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    Save 100% on Ultimate Zombie Defense on Steam
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    Free Games @lemmy.ml DosDude👾 @retrolemmy.com
    [Steam] Ultimate Zombie Defense
    store.steampowered.com Save 100% on Ultimate Zombie Defense on Steam

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    Save 100% on Ultimate Zombie Defense on Steam
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    Free Games @lemmy.ml DosDude👾 @retrolemmy.com
    [Epic] Doors: Paradox
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