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    I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker & idle games.

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    There are 3 main things that will grab your attention very fast. First thing is the big button in the middle. Clicking this button will increase your points. Aim of the game is to get very large points which is usually displayed as the big number above the button. But clicking gives very little points and you will need to spend your points to purchase upgrades. Upgrades basically are multipliers that makes your clicks worth more points.

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    There is no winning or losing factor in those games. You click the button, buy upgrades, repeat patiently while saving for the final upgrade. Other than final upgrade, there isn't a goal that you can reach. Last time I check the numbers didn't had an end. Or purchasing the most expensive upgrade is the goal.

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    First clicker game that I played was 💩️ Poop Clicker. Its fun was in its silliness. If clicking on a poop emoji from pre-emoji era until buying The Earth upgrade is your jam then this game is your gold mine.

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    Second clicker game was the delicious 🍪️ Cookie Clicker. Unlike Poop clicker, cookie clicker had a special place. I used to continue imagining how happy I would be if we actually had that much cookie even after stop playing.

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    Clicker games are the ancestors of Idle games. Or Idle games are the slightly modified Clicker games that encourage watching advertisements or purchase in-game currency with real life money. It is possible to purchase the final upgrade in an old-school clicker game within 2 hours. Idle games are made to get you to keep coming back.

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    They usually achieve getting players to open game repeatedly by giving player short time goals that can be achieved more easily if player opens the game daily, or even every 8 or 12 hours in some cases. In mathematical terms, exponential growth is smaller and upgrades are more expensive, thus requiring both playing for much longer time and opening the game often to purchase upgrades more often.

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    The ways the developer of an Idle game makes money are income from advertisements and players purchasing in-game currency for bigger multiplier upgrades. Idle games usually implement temporarily __boost__ing idle score gain by watching advertisements.

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    Idle games are available as mobile apps for you to open them easily from anywhere and not only from your computer with now obsolete Flash. Having them as an app in your phone can be privacy and security hazard too since many of those games are more trackers and unnecessary permissions then fun.

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    Silly gone, Copycat came

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    Poop clicker. Doesn't it sound silly? Old clicker games had that funny and ridiculous artwork that made then good memories. Today's implementation is copying what was good to make money. It turned into "easy money" route that some apps developers take by hooking people into a never ending circle. It disgusts me 🤮️

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        I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker & idle games.

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        There are 3 main things that will grab your attention very fast. First thing is the big button in the middle. Clicking this button will increase your points. Aim of the game is to get very large points which is usually displayed as the big number above the button. But clicking gives very little points and you will need to spend your points to purchase upgrades. Upgrades basically are multipliers that makes your clicks worth more points.

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        Clicker Games

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        There is no winning or losing factor in those games. You click the button, buy upgrades, repeat patiently while saving for the final upgrade. Other than final upgrade, there isn't a goal that you can reach. Last time I check the numbers didn't had an end. Or purchasing the most expensive upgrade is the goal.

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        First clicker game that I played was 💩️ Poop Clicker. Its fun was in its silliness. If clicking on a poop emoji from pre-emoji era until buying The Earth upgrade is your jam then this game is your gold mine.

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        Second clicker game was the delicious 🍪️ Cookie Clicker. Unlike Poop clicker, cookie clicker had a special place. I used to continue imagining how happy I would be if we actually had that much cookie even after stop playing.

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        Idle games

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        Clicker games are the ancestors of Idle games. Or Idle games are the slightly modified Clicker games that encourage watching advertisements or purchase in-game currency with real life money. It is possible to purchase the final upgrade in an old-school clicker game within 2 hours. Idle games are made to get you to keep coming back.

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        They usually achieve getting players to open game repeatedly by giving player short time goals that can be achieved more easily if player opens the game daily, or even every 8 or 12 hours in some cases. In mathematical terms, exponential growth is smaller and upgrades are more expensive, thus requiring both playing for much longer time and opening the game often to purchase upgrades more often.

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        The ways the developer of an Idle game makes money are income from advertisements and players purchasing in-game currency for bigger multiplier upgrades. Idle games usually implement temporarily __boost__ing idle score gain by watching advertisements.

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        Idle games are available as mobile apps for you to open them easily from anywhere and not only from your computer with now obsolete Flash. Having them as an app in your phone can be privacy and security hazard too since many of those games are more trackers and unnecessary permissions then fun.

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        Silly gone, Copycat came

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        Poop clicker. Doesn't it sound silly? Old clicker games had that funny and ridiculous artwork that made then good memories. Today's implementation is copying what was good to make money. It turned into "easy money" route that some apps developers take by hooking people into a never ending circle. It disgusts me 🤮️

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    2. - Tue 22 September 2020 + Thu 08 October 2020 | in draft | tags: 100DaysToOffload diff --git a/output/feeds/atom.xml b/output/feeds/atom.xml index d742480..65994c8 100644 --- a/output/feeds/atom.xml +++ b/output/feeds/atom.xml @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ -Ali Murteza Yesilhttps://murtezayesil.me/2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00BlogClicker & Idle Games2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:002020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p><p>I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker &amp; idle games.</p> +Ali Murteza Yesilhttps://murtezayesil.me/2020-10-07T23:11:00+06:00BlogThe Glider2020-10-07T23:11:00+06:002020-10-07T23:11:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-10-07:/the-glider.html<p>Yes, I embrace the hacker culture. Here is an emblem ...</p><p>When I wanted to cleanse myself from big tech and become a more independent person, I found myself watching tutorials and reading guides on how to deploy a NextCloud instance and host Jitsi service on an owned system. This desire to have my own systems pushed me into learning about server side of the Linux. Today I would like to call myself a novice system administrator that manages 1 or 2 virtual machines at a time.</p> +<p>Learning about server side made me more aware of what I actually am using while on the web. I got curious and learned about what my computer says to ISP when I type <a href="https://eff.org" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">eff.org</a>. I can imagine what my computer says to Minecraft server when I break or place a block in the virtual world. And computers aren't "magick" to me anymore but fascinating tools that enables one in some way. This is where hacker life style comes in.</p> +<p>What makes computers so powerful is the ability to program them. With power of programming, that beautiful pile of plastic, metal and sand becomes clay to be shaped into any shape we want. In a way, programming is modifying. And hacking is tinkering. At least this is how I see it. This is why hacking is interesting to me. I enjoyed mixing and shaping play-doughs when I was a little child and now I enjoy molding my computer and server into what I need.</p> +<p>I see myself as a hacker. Not the kind that you see in movies, I am not interested in your credit card or data, or utilities like power plant. I would rather safely toy within my comfort zone, inside my LAN network that I appropriately named "Get off my LAN".</p> +<div style="text-align: center;"> + <a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20080228153136/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/'> + <img src='https://web.archive.org/web/20080217202658im_/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/glider.png' alt='hacker emblem' /> + </a> + <p> + <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(Conway%27s_Life)'>The Glider</a>, <a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20080228153136/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/'>hacker emblem</a> + </p> +</div>Clicker & Idle Games2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:002020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p><p>I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker &amp; idle games.</p> <h1>How to play</h1> <p>There are 3 main things that will grab your attention very fast. First thing is the big <strong>button</strong> in the middle. Clicking this button will increase your <strong>points</strong>. Aim of the game is to get very large points which is usually displayed as the big number above the button. But clicking gives very little points and you will need to spend your points to purchase <strong>upgrades</strong>. Upgrades basically are multipliers that makes your clicks worth more points.</p> <h1>Clicker Games</h1> diff --git a/output/feeds/personal.atom.xml b/output/feeds/personal.atom.xml index 72886ff..72deec9 100644 --- a/output/feeds/personal.atom.xml +++ b/output/feeds/personal.atom.xml @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ -Ali Murteza Yesil - Personalhttps://murtezayesil.me/2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00BlogClicker & Idle Games2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:002020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p><p>I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker &amp; idle games.</p> +Ali Murteza Yesil - Personalhttps://murtezayesil.me/2020-10-07T23:11:00+06:00BlogThe Glider2020-10-07T23:11:00+06:002020-10-07T23:11:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-10-07:/the-glider.html<p>Yes, I embrace the hacker culture. Here is an emblem ...</p><p>When I wanted to cleanse myself from big tech and become a more independent person, I found myself watching tutorials and reading guides on how to deploy a NextCloud instance and host Jitsi service on an owned system. This desire to have my own systems pushed me into learning about server side of the Linux. Today I would like to call myself a novice system administrator that manages 1 or 2 virtual machines at a time.</p> +<p>Learning about server side made me more aware of what I actually am using while on the web. I got curious and learned about what my computer says to ISP when I type <a href="https://eff.org" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">eff.org</a>. I can imagine what my computer says to Minecraft server when I break or place a block in the virtual world. And computers aren't "magick" to me anymore but fascinating tools that enables one in some way. This is where hacker life style comes in.</p> +<p>What makes computers so powerful is the ability to program them. With power of programming, that beautiful pile of plastic, metal and sand becomes clay to be shaped into any shape we want. In a way, programming is modifying. And hacking is tinkering. At least this is how I see it. This is why hacking is interesting to me. I enjoyed mixing and shaping play-doughs when I was a little child and now I enjoy molding my computer and server into what I need.</p> +<p>I see myself as a hacker. Not the kind that you see in movies, I am not interested in your credit card or data, or utilities like power plant. I would rather safely toy within my comfort zone, inside my LAN network that I appropriately named "Get off my LAN".</p> +<div style="text-align: center;"> + <a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20080228153136/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/'> + <img src='https://web.archive.org/web/20080217202658im_/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/glider.png' alt='hacker emblem' /> + </a> + <p> + <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(Conway%27s_Life)'>The Glider</a>, <a href='https://web.archive.org/web/20080228153136/http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/'>hacker emblem</a> + </p> +</div>Clicker & Idle Games2020-09-22T18:23:00+06:002020-09-22T18:23:00+06:00Ali Murteza Yesiltag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p><p>I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker &amp; idle games.</p> <h1>How to play</h1> <p>There are 3 main things that will grab your attention very fast. First thing is the big <strong>button</strong> in the middle. Clicking this button will increase your <strong>points</strong>. Aim of the game is to get very large points which is usually displayed as the big number above the button. But clicking gives very little points and you will need to spend your points to purchase <strong>upgrades</strong>. Upgrades basically are multipliers that makes your clicks worth more points.</p> <h1>Clicker Games</h1> diff --git a/output/feeds/rss.xml b/output/feeds/rss.xml index f8bc460..5d2b5a2 100644 --- a/output/feeds/rss.xml +++ b/output/feeds/rss.xml @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -Ali Murteza Yesilhttps://murtezayesil.me/BlogTue, 22 Sep 2020 18:23:00 +0600Clicker & Idle Gameshttps://murtezayesil.me/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 22 Sep 2020 18:23:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadGive me an advice on anythinghttps://murtezayesil.me/give-me-an-advice-on-anything.html<p>I want to avoid saying "I wish". Give me an advice on anything.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 16 Sep 2020 17:57:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-16:/give-me-an-advice-on-anything.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadKinder on the internethttps://murtezayesil.me/kinder-on-the-internet.html<p>I heard that we are kinder on social media. What do you think?</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 07 Sep 2020 23:34:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-07:/kinder-on-the-internet.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadMotivationhttps://murtezayesil.me/motivation.html<p>Staying motivated is a problem Mike, I and many more people share.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 01 Sep 2020 21:40:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-01:/motivation.htmldraft100DaysToOffloadSummer 2020 Beginshttps://murtezayesil.me/summer-2020-begins.html<p>It is nearly end of August and it finally is safe enough to go out.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 28 Aug 2020 22:09:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-28:/summer-2020-begins.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadProperly unorganizedhttps://murtezayesil.me/properly-unorganized.html<p>Chaotically Organized File System</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 24 Aug 2020 12:25:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-24:/properly-unorganized.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadMay we meet in Heaven Dear Omar Hamzahttps://murtezayesil.me/may-we-meet-in-heaven-dear-omar-hamza.html<p>My unworthy writing about recently deceased friend, Muhammed Omer Hamza.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 21 Aug 2020 20:36:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-21:/may-we-meet-in-heaven-dear-omar-hamza.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadBlog in Progress #2https://murtezayesil.me/blog-in-progress-2.html<p>I have more ambitious plans for the update to blog's theme. It will take time. I am thinking of few months.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 19 Aug 2020 12:45:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-19:/blog-in-progress-2.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadName Everythinghttps://murtezayesil.me/name-everything.html<p>Finding a suitable name for stuff is both fun and a possible cause of cancer. So, I am naming devices I own.</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 17 Aug 2020 17:14:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-17:/name-everything.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadBlog in Progress #1https://murtezayesil.me/blog-in-progress-1.html<p>Removed Google Fonts dependency to load the page faster and discovered an issue where MP4 viewer won't load video.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 15 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-15:/blog-in-progress-1.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadResizing 2500 photoshttps://murtezayesil.me/resizing-2500-photos.html<p>We needed to resize 2500 photographs for a website. There is a shell script for that.</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 13 Aug 2020 07:19:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-13:/resizing-2500-photos.htmlTechcode100DaysToOffloadSwitching to Bluetooth earphoneshttps://murtezayesil.me/switching-to-bluetooth-earphones.html<p>After I droped my phone and broke its headphone jack, I had to switch to bluetooth earphone. Redmi Airdots is my choice thanks to its price.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 11 Aug 2020 18:29:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-11:/switching-to-bluetooth-earphones.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadYet Another Last Hop Attempthttps://murtezayesil.me/yet-another-last-hop-attempt.html<p>Solus 4.1 was one of the best polished experiences I had. I hope it continues that way and I don't feel the need for a hop.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 09 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-09:/yet-another-last-hop-attempt.htmlPersonaldistros100DaysToOffloadMy Linux Journeyhttps://murtezayesil.me/my-linux-journey.html<p>Like many other distro hoppers, I tried many distros. Solus was one of the best polished experiences. That is not to say it is perfect.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 07 Aug 2020 23:59:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-07:/my-linux-journey.htmlPersonaldistros100DaysToOffloadMarble League 2020https://murtezayesil.me/marble-league-2020.html<p>I am not like interested in sports. But I find Jelle's Marble Runs silly. 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But they can live happily together.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-01:/swap-on-ssd-done-right.htmlTech100DaysToOffloadSilent Rage Quitshttps://murtezayesil.me/silent-rage-quits.html<p>nobody saw it coming</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 30 Jul 2020 16:49:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-30:/silent-rage-quits.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadDecentralized Internet is More Reliablehttps://murtezayesil.me/decentralized-internet-is-more-reliable.html<p>Every system is prone to failure and will face down time. Decentralization avoids total system failure.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-28:/decentralized-internet-is-more-reliable.htmlTech100DaysToOffloadDeleting Amazon accounthttps://murtezayesil.me/deleting-amazon-account.html<p>Deleting Amazon account has more steps (friction) than I would like. But not impossible.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 26 Jul 2020 21:15:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-26:/deleting-amazon-account.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Mastodonhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-mastodon.html<p>Centralized microblogging platforms are rich in user data and attractive to cyber criminals. I recommend decentralized alternatives.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 24 Jul 2020 15:23:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-24:/digital-cleansing-mastodon.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacyfediverse100DaysToOffload$ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not sethttps://murtezayesil.me/adb_vendor_keys-is-not-set.html<p>Authorizing adb when no prompt will come, the hard way.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-22:/adb_vendor_keys-is-not-set.htmlNotesandroidproblem100DaysToOffloadFizzBuzz with single semicolonhttps://murtezayesil.me/fizzbuzz-with-single-semicolon.html<p>Attempt to write an eccentric FizzBuzz program with as few semicolon as possible.</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-20:/fizzbuzz-with-single-semicolon.htmlNotescode100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Jitsihttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-jitsi.html<p>My family and relatives live different countries and make good use of video calling services regardless of who is offering the service</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 18 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-18:/digital-cleansing-jitsi.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacyjitsi100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - NextCloudhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-nextcloud.html<p>NextCloud has 4 things going for me. It is FOSS, it gives me control, it is convenient and it works.</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-16:/digital-cleansing-nextcloud.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacynextcloud100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Identifying services we usehttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-identifying-services-we-use.html<p>Step 1 of digital cleansing is identifying services I want to drop</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 14 Jul 2020 03:40:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-14:/digital-cleansing-identifying-services-we-use.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacy100daystooffloadDigital Cleansing For Better Privacyhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-for-better-privacy.html<p>I am documenting my journey to claiming my digital freedom. Previously called "My Master Plan For Privacy (of my family)".</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 12 Jul 2020 00:07:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-12:/digital-cleansing-for-better-privacy.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacy100DaysToOffloadPrivacy For The Whole Familyhttps://murtezayesil.me/privacy-for-the-whole-family.html<p>My story of learning about wounds in my privacy and my first steps to cure it, helping my family for the same too.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 10 Jul 2020 11:18:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-10:/privacy-for-the-whole-family.htmlTechprivacynextcloudself-hosting100DaysToOffload \ No newline at end of file +Ali Murteza Yesilhttps://murtezayesil.me/BlogWed, 07 Oct 2020 23:11:00 +0600The Gliderhttps://murtezayesil.me/the-glider.html<p>Yes, I embrace the hacker culture. Here is an emblem ...</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 07 Oct 2020 23:11:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-10-07:/the-glider.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadClicker & Idle Gameshttps://murtezayesil.me/clicker-idle-games.html<p>aka Getting to Numbers Which Are Too Large To Read Simulator</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 22 Sep 2020 18:23:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-22:/clicker-idle-games.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadGive me an advice on anythinghttps://murtezayesil.me/give-me-an-advice-on-anything.html<p>I want to avoid saying "I wish". Give me an advice on anything.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 16 Sep 2020 17:57:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-16:/give-me-an-advice-on-anything.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadKinder on the internethttps://murtezayesil.me/kinder-on-the-internet.html<p>I heard that we are kinder on social media. What do you think?</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 07 Sep 2020 23:34:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-07:/kinder-on-the-internet.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadMotivationhttps://murtezayesil.me/motivation.html<p>Staying motivated is a problem Mike, I and many more people share.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 01 Sep 2020 21:40:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-09-01:/motivation.htmldraft100DaysToOffloadSummer 2020 Beginshttps://murtezayesil.me/summer-2020-begins.html<p>It is nearly end of August and it finally is safe enough to go out.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 28 Aug 2020 22:09:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-28:/summer-2020-begins.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadProperly unorganizedhttps://murtezayesil.me/properly-unorganized.html<p>Chaotically Organized File System</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 24 Aug 2020 12:25:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-24:/properly-unorganized.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadMay we meet in Heaven Dear Omar Hamzahttps://murtezayesil.me/may-we-meet-in-heaven-dear-omar-hamza.html<p>My unworthy writing about recently deceased friend, Muhammed Omer Hamza.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 21 Aug 2020 20:36:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-21:/may-we-meet-in-heaven-dear-omar-hamza.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadBlog in Progress #2https://murtezayesil.me/blog-in-progress-2.html<p>I have more ambitious plans for the update to blog's theme. It will take time. I am thinking of few months.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 19 Aug 2020 12:45:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-19:/blog-in-progress-2.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadName Everythinghttps://murtezayesil.me/name-everything.html<p>Finding a suitable name for stuff is both fun and a possible cause of cancer. So, I am naming devices I own.</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 17 Aug 2020 17:14:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-17:/name-everything.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadBlog in Progress #1https://murtezayesil.me/blog-in-progress-1.html<p>Removed Google Fonts dependency to load the page faster and discovered an issue where MP4 viewer won't load video.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 15 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-15:/blog-in-progress-1.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadResizing 2500 photoshttps://murtezayesil.me/resizing-2500-photos.html<p>We needed to resize 2500 photographs for a website. There is a shell script for that.</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 13 Aug 2020 07:19:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-13:/resizing-2500-photos.htmlTechcode100DaysToOffloadSwitching to Bluetooth earphoneshttps://murtezayesil.me/switching-to-bluetooth-earphones.html<p>After I droped my phone and broke its headphone jack, I had to switch to bluetooth earphone. Redmi Airdots is my choice thanks to its price.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 11 Aug 2020 18:29:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-11:/switching-to-bluetooth-earphones.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadYet Another Last Hop Attempthttps://murtezayesil.me/yet-another-last-hop-attempt.html<p>Solus 4.1 was one of the best polished experiences I had. I hope it continues that way and I don't feel the need for a hop.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 09 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-09:/yet-another-last-hop-attempt.htmlPersonaldistros100DaysToOffloadMy Linux Journeyhttps://murtezayesil.me/my-linux-journey.html<p>Like many other distro hoppers, I tried many distros. Solus was one of the best polished experiences. That is not to say it is perfect.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 07 Aug 2020 23:59:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-07:/my-linux-journey.htmlPersonaldistros100DaysToOffloadMarble League 2020https://murtezayesil.me/marble-league-2020.html<p>I am not like interested in sports. But I find Jelle's Marble Runs silly. That is a solid reason to love something 😅️</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 05 Aug 2020 11:11:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-05:/marble-league-2020.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Musichttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-music.html<p>There aren't many options to buy DRM free music, are there!</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 03 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-03:/digital-cleansing-music.htmlTechdigitalcleansingmusic100DaysToOffloadSwap on SSD done righthttps://murtezayesil.me/swap-on-ssd-done-right.html<p>SSDs are fragile and swaps can be damaging. But they can live happily together.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-08-01:/swap-on-ssd-done-right.htmlTech100DaysToOffloadSilent Rage Quitshttps://murtezayesil.me/silent-rage-quits.html<p>nobody saw it coming</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 30 Jul 2020 16:49:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-30:/silent-rage-quits.htmlPersonal100DaysToOffloadDecentralized Internet is More Reliablehttps://murtezayesil.me/decentralized-internet-is-more-reliable.html<p>Every system is prone to failure and will face down time. Decentralization avoids total system failure.</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-28:/decentralized-internet-is-more-reliable.htmlTech100DaysToOffloadDeleting Amazon accounthttps://murtezayesil.me/deleting-amazon-account.html<p>Deleting Amazon account has more steps (friction) than I would like. But not impossible.</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 26 Jul 2020 21:15:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-26:/deleting-amazon-account.htmlNotes100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Mastodonhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-mastodon.html<p>Centralized microblogging platforms are rich in user data and attractive to cyber criminals. I recommend decentralized alternatives.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 24 Jul 2020 15:23:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-24:/digital-cleansing-mastodon.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacyfediverse100DaysToOffload$ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not sethttps://murtezayesil.me/adb_vendor_keys-is-not-set.html<p>Authorizing adb when no prompt will come, the hard way.</p>Ali Murteza YesilWed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-22:/adb_vendor_keys-is-not-set.htmlNotesandroidproblem100DaysToOffloadFizzBuzz with single semicolonhttps://murtezayesil.me/fizzbuzz-with-single-semicolon.html<p>Attempt to write an eccentric FizzBuzz program with as few semicolon as possible.</p>Ali Murteza YesilMon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-20:/fizzbuzz-with-single-semicolon.htmlNotescode100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Jitsihttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-jitsi.html<p>My family and relatives live different countries and make good use of video calling services regardless of who is offering the service</p>Ali Murteza YesilSat, 18 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-18:/digital-cleansing-jitsi.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacyjitsi100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - NextCloudhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-nextcloud.html<p>NextCloud has 4 things going for me. It is FOSS, it gives me control, it is convenient and it works.</p>Ali Murteza YesilThu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-16:/digital-cleansing-nextcloud.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacynextcloud100DaysToOffloadDigital Cleansing - Identifying services we usehttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-identifying-services-we-use.html<p>Step 1 of digital cleansing is identifying services I want to drop</p>Ali Murteza YesilTue, 14 Jul 2020 03:40:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-14:/digital-cleansing-identifying-services-we-use.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacy100daystooffloadDigital Cleansing For Better Privacyhttps://murtezayesil.me/digital-cleansing-for-better-privacy.html<p>I am documenting my journey to claiming my digital freedom. Previously called "My Master Plan For Privacy (of my family)".</p>Ali Murteza YesilSun, 12 Jul 2020 00:07:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-12:/digital-cleansing-for-better-privacy.htmlTechdigitalcleansingprivacy100DaysToOffloadPrivacy For The Whole Familyhttps://murtezayesil.me/privacy-for-the-whole-family.html<p>My story of learning about wounds in my privacy and my first steps to cure it, helping my family for the same too.</p>Ali Murteza YesilFri, 10 Jul 2020 11:18:00 +0600tag:murtezayesil.me,2020-07-10:/privacy-for-the-whole-family.htmlTechprivacynextcloudself-hosting100DaysToOffload \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/output/index.html b/output/index.html index 96872dd..48300be 100644 --- a/output/index.html +++ b/output/index.html @@ -52,35 +52,49 @@ +
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        I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker & idle games.

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        Clicker games are the ancestors of Idle games. Or Idle games are the slightly modified Clicker games that encourage watching advertisements or purchase in-game currency with real life money. It is possible to purchase the final upgrade in an old-school clicker game within 2 hours. Idle games are made to get you to keep coming back.

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        They usually achieve getting players to open game repeatedly by giving player short time goals that can be achieved more easily if player opens the game daily, or even every 8 or 12 hours in some cases. In mathematical terms, exponential growth is smaller and upgrades are more expensive, thus requiring both playing for much longer time and opening the game often to purchase upgrades more often.

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      When I wanted to cleanse myself from big tech and become a more independent person, I found myself watching tutorials and reading guides on how to deploy a NextCloud instance and host Jitsi service on an owned system. This desire to have my own systems pushed me into learning about server side of the Linux. Today I would like to call myself a novice system administrator that manages 1 or 2 virtual machines at a time.

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      What makes computers so powerful is the ability to program them. With power of programming, that beautiful pile of plastic, metal and sand becomes clay to be shaped into any shape we want. In a way, programming is modifying. And hacking is tinkering. At least this is how I see it. This is why hacking is interesting to me. I enjoyed mixing and shaping play-doughs when I was a little child and now I enjoy molding my computer and server into what I need.

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      I see myself as a hacker. Not the kind that you see in movies, I am not interested in your credit card or data, or utilities like power plant. I would rather safely toy within my comfort zone, inside my LAN network that I appropriately named "Get off my LAN".

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        I remember the old days of the internet when it had nothing but Flash games (for a child). All the games one can play were behind a advertisement pop-up. There were few Flash games that defined what I pay to play today. But there are 2 genres that I grow to dislike, clicker & idle games.

        -

        How to play

        -

        There are 3 main things that will grab your attention very fast. First thing is the big button in the middle. Clicking this button will increase your points. Aim of the game is to get very large points which is usually displayed as the big number above the button. But clicking gives very little points and you will need to spend your points to purchase upgrades. Upgrades basically are multipliers that makes your clicks worth more points.

        -

        Clicker Games

        -

        There is no winning or losing factor in those games. You click the button, buy upgrades, repeat patiently while saving for the final upgrade. Other than final upgrade, there isn't a goal that you can reach. Last time I check the numbers didn't had an end. Or purchasing the most expensive upgrade is the goal.

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        First clicker game that I played was 💩️ Poop Clicker. Its fun was in its silliness. If clicking on a poop emoji from pre-emoji era until buying The Earth upgrade is your jam then this game is your gold mine.

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        Second clicker game was the delicious 🍪️ Cookie Clicker. Unlike Poop clicker, cookie clicker had a special place. I used to continue imagining how happy I would be if we actually had that much cookie even after stop playing.

        -

        Idle games

        -

        Clicker games are the ancestors of Idle games. Or Idle games are the slightly modified Clicker games that encourage watching advertisements or purchase in-game currency with real life money. It is possible to purchase the final upgrade in an old-school clicker game within 2 hours. Idle games are made to get you to keep coming back.

        -

        They usually achieve getting players to open game repeatedly by giving player short time goals that can be achieved more easily if player opens the game daily, or even every 8 or 12 hours in some cases. In mathematical terms, exponential growth is smaller and upgrades are more expensive, thus requiring both playing for much longer time and opening the game often to purchase upgrades more often.

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        The ways the developer of an Idle game makes money are income from advertisements and players purchasing in-game currency for bigger multiplier upgrades. Idle games usually implement temporarily __boost__ing idle score gain by watching advertisements.

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        Idle games are available as mobile apps for you to open them easily from anywhere and not only from your computer with now obsolete Flash. Having them as an app in your phone can be privacy and security hazard too since many of those games are more trackers and unnecessary permissions then fun.

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        Silly gone, Copycat came

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        Poop clicker. Doesn't it sound silly? Old clicker games had that funny and ridiculous artwork that made then good memories. Today's implementation is copying what was good to make money. It turned into "easy money" route that some apps developers take by hooking people into a never ending circle. It disgusts me 🤮️

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      What makes computers so powerful is the ability to program them. With power of programming, that beautiful pile of plastic, metal and sand becomes clay to be shaped into any shape we want. In a way, programming is modifying. And hacking is tinkering. At least this is how I see it. This is why hacking is interesting to me. I enjoyed mixing and shaping play-doughs when I was a little child and now I enjoy molding my computer and server into what I need.

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      I see myself as a hacker. Not the kind that you see in movies, I am not interested in your credit card or data, or utilities like power plant. I would rather safely toy within my comfort zone, inside my LAN network that I appropriately named "Get off my LAN".

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