Let's say you were cursed with listening to a single song for the rest of your life, it is always playing in your head no matter what you do. For most songs, you would probably get tired of hearing it after the first couple days, but which songs would you at least be ok with listening on loop forever?

For instance, in Australia, Tim Tams are always a treat, while you either really love or hate Vegemite. In Hong Kong, I can't really think of a divisive food, since almost all of it is 10/10 amazing!

This Yunzii keyboard is the most adorable thing ever (it's a cat!! it has all the different colours! the fun key caps! the fish USB dongle stored in its paw!) AND has hotswap switches, but unfortunately, it uses a proprietary web-based software instead of VIA. Is there any good keyboards are that are equally cute with open-source QMK firmware and VIA support?

Bonus points if it features an animal friend too

cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/casualconversation@piefed.social/p/2355887/i-m-planning-to-make-a-game-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-voyager-missions-wh

I never finish projects, so I'd like to set a hard deadline, in this case 2027-08-20 (Voyager 2 launch)

I'm thinking that it could be a (local splitscreen? Or maybe like one of those hand-off/relay style story games where you pass the controller when it's your turn) co-op game where one player acts as Voyager 1 and the other as Voyager 2. It has to be a co-op game, we need more of those I think, and I would love to learn how to make one of those. Maybe you could solve puzzles or unlock secrets by working together, I dunno. The story will be a mix of real life events (emergencies / crisises that occurred during the mission, real images and recordings, etc.) and fictional bits too (nothing too outlandish though, probably not aliens I think?)

Both Voyager 1 and 2 explored Jupiter and Saturn, and while 2 went out to Uranus and Neptune, 1 did a flyby of Titan (the largest moon of Saturn). I'd like to include those five as "worlds" that each player has to explore. Voyager 1 has also passed the heliopause, and in a few weeks will have reached one light day from Earth, so I'd like to include that too. Perhaps there could be interesting things that happen as the Voyager probes travel the cosmos?

What are your thoughts? Are there any noteworthy events or challenges that the Voyager missions went through that I should include in the game?

The project is still in very early planning stages, but I think it's a really cool way to celebrate the Voyager missions!

cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/casualconversation@piefed.social/p/2355887/i-m-planning-to-make-a-game-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-voyager-missions-wh

I never finish projects, so I'd like to set a hard deadline, in this case 2027-08-20 (Voyager 2 launch)

I'm thinking that it could be a (local splitscreen? Or maybe like one of those hand-off/relay style story games where you pass the controller when it's your turn) co-op game where one player acts as Voyager 1 and the other as Voyager 2. It has to be a co-op game, we need more of those I think, and I would love to learn how to make one of those. Maybe you could solve puzzles or unlock secrets by working together, I dunno. The story will be a mix of real life events (emergencies / crisises that occurred during the mission, real images and recordings, etc.) and fictional bits too (nothing too outlandish though, probably not aliens I think?)

Both Voyager 1 and 2 explored Jupiter and Saturn, and while 2 went out to Uranus and Neptune, 1 did a flyby of Titan (the largest moon of Saturn). I'd like to include those five as "worlds" that each player has to explore. Voyager 1 has also passed the heliopause, and in a few weeks will have reached one light day from Earth, so I'd like to include that too. Perhaps there could be interesting things that happen as the Voyager probes travel the cosmos?

What are your thoughts? Are there any noteworthy events or challenges that the Voyager missions went through that I should include in the game?

The project is still in very early planning stages, but I think it's a really cool way to celebrate the Voyager missions!

I never finish projects, so I'd like to set a hard deadline, in this case 2027-08-20 (Voyager 2 launch)

I'm thinking that it could be a (local splitscreen? Or maybe like one of those hand-off/relay style story games where you pass the controller when it's your turn) co-op game where one player acts as Voyager 1 and the other as Voyager 2. It has to be a co-op game, we need more of those I think, and I would love to learn how to make one of those. Maybe you could solve puzzles or unlock secrets by working together, I dunno. The story will be a mix of real life events (emergencies / crisises that occurred during the mission, real images and recordings, etc.) and fictional bits too (nothing too outlandish though, probably not aliens I think?)

Both Voyager 1 and 2 explored Jupiter and Saturn, and while 2 went out to Uranus and Neptune, 1 did a flyby of Titan (the largest moon of Saturn). I'd like to include those five as "worlds" that each player has to explore. Voyager 1 has also passed the heliopause, and in a few weeks will have reached one light day from Earth, so I'd like to include that too. Perhaps there could be interesting things that happen as the Voyager probes travel the cosmos?

What are your thoughts? Are there any noteworthy events or challenges that the Voyager missions went through that I should include in the game?

The project is still in very early planning stages, but I think it's a really cool way to celebrate the Voyager missions!

If you know that each option (ABCD) is roughly 25% likely to occur, is it a better bet to guess all Cs (guaranteeing around 25%, probably a fail in most tests), guess 25% of each option randomly (so if there were 20 questions, 5 for each option), or do something in between?

Or what if you know that some option are more likely than others, let's say C has a higher chance of occurring than ABD. Should you go for all Cs or should you mix in some ABD?

And if you have already completed 50% (or any other amount) of the test already with presumably correct answers, is it better to guess all Cs for the ones you missed or to distribute them so that there are 25% ABCD each (or a different ratio if you know some are more likely on average)

edit: I'm not planning on random guessing every option on any future tests, and certainly not counting every option to ensure a spread out distribution (that would take up lots of time!). It's just a silly probability question

There's been a lot of news regarding Andy Burnham becoming the new PM (is he actually changing anything or is it all talk?), the silly election between Farage and Count Binface, the three sort of maybe pro-independence (or pro-unification in the case of Northern Ireland) of the countries within the UK meeting, Burnham possibly looking to reverse Brexit (big if true), etc. Are referendums on the future of the countries of the UK likely, is the reversal of Brexit likely, what policies has Burnham made to improve standard of living?

Is the rise of AfD in Germany a concern, what has the other parties done to slow it down? What has the other parties / incumbent governments across Europe done to respond to the rise of the far-right?

In France, there's news of student protests that have gotten violent (by both sides), what's up with that? I've heard news of the rise of both LFI (left wing populist, their leader from my understanding is pro-Putin and tankieish, is this true?) and the National Rally (the far-right), what's happening around that?

What has the new leader of Hungary (Peter Magyar) done to reform? What about other Eurosceptic (or formerly Eurosceptic?) nations like Slovakia? I've seen some news regarding recent elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (where nationalist leaders have been elected), how significant are those?

There's been lots of drone attacks, tampering of infrastructure, etc. by the Russians on various neighbouring countries (Poland, the Baltics, Moldova, etc.), have those affected the policies of those states in any way? And of course, how is Ukraine doing against the invasion by Russia (has support changed, have there been any significant advances or retreats, etc.)?

And what about Spain, the Nordics, Italy, Portugal, etc.?

cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca/p/2196841/what-are-some-awesome-science-youtube-channels-for-preteens

I have a younger sibling who watches YouTube all day, and I have just installed (among other things, including Fedora KDE!) FreeTube on their laptop, and it has a convenient profiles feature to separate, for instance, educational and not so educational content.

What are some good sciencey channels that are easy to follow and are run be nice people (rather than bots or similar)? I've got SciShow, Clint's Reptiles, and a few others already, but what are some good ones that you all know? They are currently interested in animals, particularly sea creatures and reptiles, but other topics are fun too (history, chemistry, CS, whatever are all good!)

I have a younger sibling who watches YouTube all day, and I have just installed (among other things, including Fedora KDE!) FreeTube on their laptop, and it has a convenient profiles feature to separate, for instance, educational and not so educational content.

What are some good sciencey channels that are easy to follow and are run be nice people (rather than bots or similar)? I've got SciShow, Clint's Reptiles, and a few others already, but what are some good ones that you all know? They are currently interested in animals, particularly sea creatures and reptiles, but other topics are fun too (history, chemistry, CS, whatever are all good!)

It was very affordable (sub $20), came in lots of colours (including this lilac colourway that I love!), and is super comfortable too. The vertical mouse I used previously, a Ugreen one, had a narrower grip that was less than ideal.

The mouse is by "Sanwa Supply", model number "GMAERGWBT22V" (V for violet I presume, it shows up at just "BT22" when pairing with Bluetooth), though I'm sure there are plenty of identical models from other brands.

The plastic finish is nice and will last a long time, as there isn't rubber like on the ridiculously priced MX Masters. The buttons are silent and have a nice click, the side buttons for forwards/backwards are nicely placed, and you can switch between 3 devices (two Bluetooth, one with the dongle)

The mouse came with a magnetically attached wrist rest too, which is nice, and even without it, it does not suffer from the trailing pinky finger issue of other vertical mice. The magnets are strong enough where it isn't super loose but not too strong where it's hard to detach. It's a nice bonus when I'm at my desk for long hours, and it can be removed if I need to pack it.

BUT one of the main reasons I bought it, aside from the fantastic colours, is that you can use it with a AA battery! No glued in nonsense, it's super easy to swap it out, and the dongle is also stored in the battery compartment too (always a nice bonus). I use it with rechargeable IKEA Ladda batteries, and it's been awesome.

It's no "gaming mouse", but I use it to play Minecraft, and it works well for that.

It was very affordable (sub $20), came in lots of colours (including this lilac colour that I love!), and is super comfortable too. The vertical mouse I used previously, a Ugreen one, had a narrower grip that was less than ideal.

The mouse is by "Sanwa Supply", model number "GMAERGWBT22V" (V for violet I presume, it shows up at just "BT22" when pairing with Bluetooth), though I'm sure there are plenty of identical models from other brands.

The plastic finish is nice and will last a long time, as there isn't rubber everywhere like on the ridiculously priced MX Masters. The buttons are silent and have a nice click, the side buttons for forwards/backwards are nicely placed, you can switch between 3 devices (two Bluetooth, one with the dongle), and the scroll wheel is nice (though not a metal one)

The mouse came with a magnetically attached wrist rest too, which is nice, and even without it, it does not suffer from the trailing pinky finger issue of other vertical mice. The magnets are strong enough where it isn't super loose but not too strong where it's hard to detach. It's a nice bonus when I'm at my desk for long hours, and it can be removed if I need to pack it.

BUT one of the main reasons I bought it, aside from the fantastic colours, is that you can use it with a AA battery! No glued in nonsense, it's super easy to swap it out, and the dongle is also stored in the battery compartment too (always a nice bonus). I use it with rechargeable IKEA Ladda batteries, and it's been awesome.