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Saw the Grinch today. Crossed to the other side of the street.
Sunday, 01-Dec-24 18:00:58 UTC from web -
I'm astonished in a way that 32-bit is still supported by Linux
Sunday, 01-Dec-24 14:38:34 UTC from web -
I put out my EEE PC 1000H out of the mothballs for testing the monitor. I wanted to update it but I faced a myriad of package conflicts and other annoyances. It has nothing important on it, so I have to resort to reinstall the whole system anew. If it's the Windows way why wouldn't it work for Linux?
Sunday, 01-Dec-24 14:36:40 UTC from web -
Found an old TFT monitor at the curb. It's a Benq T71W from 2007. It has only VGA, 17'', and the controls are busted. I cannot open the display menu or turn it off. Otherwise it works. I don't know what to make with that.
Sunday, 01-Dec-24 13:06:00 UTC from web -
Sometimes Awl Hides his Feelings in Russian
Sunday, 01-Dec-24 08:04:27 UTC from web -
Been watching the anime Dandadan. It is surely strange but intriguing. The first episodes have a HUGE turn off and I can't blame anyone jumping off. Also the visuals look both impressing and confusing. Especially the action scenes get disorientating very fast. Otherwise in terms of story it is not so bad, at least for now.
Saturday, 30-Nov-24 19:15:48 UTC from web -
Alexs Le went from Fluffle Puffposting about anime to being IN those animes… while also grapeposting about them on the side.
Saturday, 30-Nov-24 19:09:55 UTC from web -
To my surprise my MP3 player (FiiO X1) is about as expensive in the second hand market as it was when I bought it new. Here and there there are cheaper ones but I guess even iPod classic clones retain some value. I wouldn't buy it again. It has some serious performance limitations. I put so much music on it that it can't scan all files to build the database. Since I have it I'm still happy with it although I haven't used it for a long time. Firstly because I didn't need it but also I haven't found it for almost two years because it was lost in one of my boxes. I found it this week by accident and intent to use it again, especially in the car and going out in general. I am even upgrading the SD card from 128gb to 512gb. That upgrade is basically free as Amazon has screwed up my order for that SD card.
Friday, 29-Nov-24 15:50:47 UTC from web -
Also because I spilled wine all over my laptop last night. It's working, I dried it out OK and cleaned the best I could, but the keyboard is a little bit . . . crispy, now.
Friday, 29-Nov-24 04:33:40 UTC from web -
“Suck Up!” is the right way to do a generative AI-based video game. No stolen art assets, no cheap Unreal Marketplace sets with a shoddy text to speech voice actor, just a whole lot of fun attempting to gaslight a neighborhood of ChatGPTs with their own personalities.
Wednesday, 27-Nov-24 03:43:14 UTC from web -
Winter depression and being overworked is torture. Wake up: tired. Work: tired: After work: really tired. Going to bed: not so tired.
Thursday, 28-Nov-24 19:08:50 UTC from web -
IRL, the expressway actually improved traffic on 66 MASSIVELY, despite the HEFTY ($10+ sometimes!) tolls for taking it. Alas, video game AI makes decisions based on states and known outcomes and 1s and 0s, so it does nothing in the game.
Wednesday, 27-Nov-24 00:41:13 UTC from web -
Cities Skylines 2 is so great, I love how the entire town will all choose one road to drive on so no matter how many new highways you build they will all decide to clog up a suburban street forty miles away because they all decided that is the best way to work
Monday, 25-Nov-24 06:46:59 UTC from web-
@scribus I tested it by building a second “express” highway that covers the same distance and takes you STRAIGHT into key locations with no exits, inspired by I-66 from Virginia to DC where the USDOT did exactly that, and nobody took it. They all preferred to drive on the original. I’m guessing the only calculation the game makes is distance traveled and not “does taking this road actually save me any time”.
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Well... Got a cheap burner so I can lay my old Blackberry to rest
Tuesday, 26-Nov-24 15:13:45 UTC from web -
The one time I had a half-baked idea to get it out and make it useful again and it dies on me.
Saturday, 23-Nov-24 19:20:39 UTC from web -
I dug up my old HTC Desire Z from a box from the move. I guess it is cooked. It was stuck in a boot loop at first but then it just vibrates 7 times when I have the USB cable for charging. Also the charging light doesn't light up. I guess it can't get any more dead
Saturday, 23-Nov-24 18:34:46 UTC from web -
Psychics and astrologers should know better not to advertise here.
Tuesday, 19-Nov-24 11:57:14 UTC from web -
Dang it. I received my ESP8266 with a ready-to-go IR sender and receiver module. Somehow the IR emitters are borked as they are constantly on. Either I did something wrong soldering the pins or the module itself is kaputt. I have no nerves to desolder them today. I already was annoyed by finding an IR receiver library that automatically works with my TV remote so I can read the codes. At least I got the UI up and running.
Wednesday, 20-Nov-24 20:46:46 UTC from web -
Live-action How To Train Your Dragon is as pointless as those Disney remakes. The HTTYD trailer looks very generic and has no charm. Even the music in the teaser trailer is bland as stale bread. The only highlight was the hint of John Powell's original at the end. On that point the only hope is that there could be some dope new tracks.
Tuesday, 19-Nov-24 22:07:40 UTC from web -
I haven't sworn this much for a long time. The code of my predecessor was the equivalent of the most vile stinking excrement anyone could think of. It took me two days to debug and completely dismember and write it completely anew. The variable names were schizophrenic and the functions were multiple screens long, contained functionally ineffective and crash-worthy code. On top of that it used reflection and oh boy it is a pain to extract type and property infos and values and it's not as obvious on the first glance which type it should reflect and which values it has.
Monday, 18-Nov-24 19:31:14 UTC from web -
SQUID GAMES!!!
Monday, 18-Nov-24 02:40:52 UTC from web
