ChairmanMeow
@ChairmanMeow@programming.dev
- Comment on UK Doctors’ Union Drops Israel-Backed Definition of Antisemitism 3 days ago:
The IHRA definition is massively antisemitic as well. It essentially holds Jewish people worldwide accountable for the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
They did not go for an ITX build but an mTX build. Ultimately you only lost HDMI CEC and some of the gazillion antennas in the Steam Machine, but that did not seem to matter that much. It’s a cheaper build, but not one using problematically cheap parts imo.
It also wouldn’t cost much to get slightly better parts to fix the shortcomings of their version. You’d go over the budget, but end up with a pc nearly twice as powerful. That’s what I was referring to with the odd price/performance ratio the Steam Machine sits in.
If your requirements are that it has to be ITX and it has to have HDMI CEC, then the Steam Machine is likely the best option. But if you just want to couch game and don’t mind clicking a button first before you pick up a controller, it’s just a really expensive cube.
- Comment on 5 days ago:
That’s the thing, I do care about all of that. But it’s still a very expensive deal for what you get. That’s why I was very interested in it, but the price/performance scared me off.
The only thing hard to match right now is the small form factor. But honestly, that’s not the primary selling point of this thing that most gamers care about when they’re happily purchasing consoles or pcs several times the size.
Everything else it offers is matchable or handily exceeded with a pc build you put together (or let someone put together for you). Just today LTT put out a budget build video that doesn’t do anything complex to reach essentially double the Steam Machine’s performance, for the same price. If you want to fix the minor things they compromised on you end up maybe paying 100/200 more. Sure it’s a tiny bit more expensive, but when you get twice the performance out of it it’s an easy deal to make. Especially given that it means you’ll make the build last much longer, and it’s more easily upgradable making it much cheaper in the long run. And you still get all the benefits that you mentioned that the Steam Machine offers (especially if you install SteamOS on it, which ended up running better than on the Gabecube as it showed an apparent bug with quick-resume).
The comparison to consoles makes the Steam Machine a bad deal for those who just want a console-like experience. For those who care more about PC gaming, it’s a bad deal due to the bad spot it sits in in the price/performance curve. This narrows the target audience to a very small sliver of gamers, who then need to be willing to shell out that much money on an already dated system that will be harder to upgrade in the future.
You don’t really get enough performance for the AAA games, and there’s cheaper out there if you’re just an indie enthusiast. Given the pretty overwhelmingly dismissive response from the community, I doubt this thing is going to sell very well.
- Comment on 5 days ago:
A PS5 pro blows this out of the water for a lower price. This thing has less performance than a base PS5.
Valve targeted a price/performance point that did not exist anymore. They advertised 4k/60FPS, you’re just not getting that with this box. They ended up targeting 1080p. As component prices got more expensive they ended up compromising on performance to keep the cost somewhat manageable, but ended up in a very unfavorable part of the price/performance curve. That’s why it’s so underwhelming to people.
You can build an equivalent or more powerful pc for slightly less than this. But if you’re willing to shell out a couple hundred more, you get a multiple of the performance this thing offers. It’s outcompeted on both price and performance.
I was quite hyped to get one of these but I’m not shelling out that money for what you get right now. I’d rather spend a little bit more to get something that will actually last and stay relevant for a few more years.
- Comment on Do you think that Edward Snowden is a hero? 1 week ago:
Yes, but mostly because he got into conflict with the Ecuadorian authorities iirc.
- Comment on Do you think that Edward Snowden is a hero? 1 week ago:
Not sure he had a better deal than Snowden tbh.
- Comment on mindset 1 week ago:
It is.
Girls are made fun of for everything.
Oh so boys don’t get made fun of for everything?
That’s not what was said at all.
- Comment on Apple that makes eunuchs 1 week ago:
For those curious, this apple does exist (though it’s more of a very dark purple) and it grows at high altitude in Tibet. The altitude gave it its colour.
- Comment on Aha! 3 weeks ago:
I’m not saying you shouldn’t do it (it won’t harm you), but it’s not strictly necessary and there’s much more effective techniques to use to prevent plaque buildup (if you’re sensitive to such things).
- Comment on Aha! 3 weeks ago:
No, this is a government recommendation based on scientific evidence. If you don’t believe the US government (which is fine), the Belgian government for example stopped recommending daily flossing as well.
Btw, the belief that flossing is very important is quite antiquated. We now know for example that plaque and general oral hygiene actually isn’t correlated with the formation of cavities(!). It’s various strains of streptococcus bacteria that do. Brushing helps, but diet is actually far more important (which is why there’s people who never brushed in their life and don’t have a single cavity). It’s why some areas or countries are known for poor teeth, even if they brush more than average.
There are mouthwashes you can do of course, and brushing your teeth does help prevent bacteria from growing in your mouth too much. But it doesn’t altogether prevent it either. Removing plaque through flossing is just inefficient, use a toothpick instead. Far more effective!
- Comment on Aha! 3 weeks ago:
A proper toothbrush has bristles for that specific purpose… Proper toothpaste gets into those areas too to help remove any plaque. If you maintain it properly, there’s no reason to floss in addition.
In fact, flossing is a terrible way to remove plaque. The wire itself doesn’t provide enough friction to remove just about anything. It’s why the US government hasn’t recommended daily flossing since 2016. It’s nice you can get a wire in between your teeth, unfortunately you’re not really cleaning anything with it there.
If you find you’re still building up plaque even after brushing thoroughly, use a toothpick instead, that is a more effective way to clean it.
- Comment on Aha! 3 weeks ago:
Some people somehow just don’t get plaque for some reason so in that case it’s maybe pointless, but most people do.
Brushing twice a day, properly (with good toothpaste and a good electric toothbrush) basically eliminates the need for flossing.
- Comment on Call me ,maybe... Or not. 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on An 82-year-old YouTuber grandma was raided by police and SWATs during her live stream last night where she plays Minecraft to raise money for her grandsons cancer. Authorities brought 20 police cars 5 weeks ago:
It’s some kind of thing were if she goes afk, chat can decide what the player should do. In this case they decided to mine ores.
- Comment on An 82-year-old YouTuber grandma was raided by police and SWATs during her live stream last night where she plays Minecraft to raise money for her grandsons cancer. Authorities brought 20 police cars 5 weeks ago:
You’d be surprised at how many old people request to be arrested by the police, it’s like a thrill ride for some of them.
- Comment on crap 5 weeks ago:
It’s likely a combination, the original picture is in there pretty exactly. But the parts that are obscured in that picture were added in using AI most likely. Interestingly, his pinky got cut off because of that.
The hand with a palm of fingers just looks weird, it’s the same in the original.
- Comment on SpaceX Is Conducting a Giant Chemical Experiment on Our Atmosphere Without Realizing 5 weeks ago:
Wouldn’t surprise me if they’re that stupid tbh
- Comment on SBA #119 maths 1 month ago:
It can be both depending on how you handle operator precendence.
PEMDAS definitely doesn’t result in 1, but in 9, since under PEMDAS multiplication and division have the same priority (and thus should resolve left-to-right). So, you should resolve to 9 (6/2(2+1) => 6/2(3) => 6/23 => 33 => 9).
However, there’s also PEJMDAS, which suggests that implied multiplication has an operator precedence greater than regular multiplication/division (J for Juxtaposition). This version says you should do 6/2(2+1) => 6/(22 + 21) => 6/(4+2) => 6/6 => 1.
The issue is that there is no universal agreement on which is correct. Most textbooks don’t even use the / operator, but instead rely on writing out the full fraction like ⁶⁄₂₍₂₊₁₎ or ⁶⁄₂(2+1). This removes any ambiguity there might be, and thus they don’t touch on which one is actually correct.
Most (but not all) calculators these days will treat implied multiplication the same as regular multiplication, so you get 9 in the given example. Most programming languages do the same, or outright disallow implied multiplication because it only confuses people. Academics won’t ever use the ambiguous notation and will make sure to remove any ambiguity by either adding parentheses or using a notation like ⁶⁄₂₍₂₊₁₎, which makes things much more clear.
Neither 9 nor 1 is wrong, the question is just stupid.
- Comment on Spicy Air ☢️ 1 month ago:
Nuclear is a bad fit for that, because it’s too expensive and has poor “reaction times” compared to other energy sources.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
A lot of studies regarding penis length are self-reported. So basically subtract an inch from the results and you get a more accurate picture.
It’s also why countries that censor genitals in porn report smaller penises than countries where the race of the local population is heavily fetishized wrt. supposed “big dicks”. When actually measuring, all those differences become smaller than is statistically relevant.
- Comment on Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds 2 months ago:
That’s exactly what SKG advocates for.
- Comment on Intellectual Debate 2 months ago:
But right would also be wrong, because the torso is elongated instead of the neck.
I suppose a giraffe centaur would be considerably shorter than either of these images suggest.
- Comment on 3 is enough. You don't need a fourth. Rotate using all 3 equally instead of spending 99% of the time on just one of them 2 months ago:
It’s not entirely wrong, when your nose is clogged the clogged side does on occasion “switch” to the other nostril. When you breathe out with your nose clogged the air oftentimes does come out of only a single nostril.
- Comment on Space Honey 2 months ago:
Probably also helps with eating while lying down.
- Comment on Valid crashout 2 months ago:
Do they taste… fowl?
- Comment on Anon wants to live on Super Earth 3 months ago:
There’s also the idea that since the system “works” it shouldn’t be changed. IIRC Le Guin did some stories on a place called Omelas that explored a similar idea: there’s this utopian city, but they chuck a child down a hole to suffer there, which for some arcane reasons is deemed as necessary. Once people learn of this, they either accept it as indeed necessary or (rarely) leave.
A utopia only works if everyone thinks of the same thing as being a utopian society, which people generally just don’t.
- Comment on What's going on with the Systemd age verification stuff? 3 months ago:
This is a hitpiece, imo completely the wrong tone to have this discussion in.
- Comment on Anon wants to live on Super Earth 3 months ago:
Even the author of BNW wasn’t sure of the world really was a dystopia or not. A lot of people do seem to have a lot of freedom, and most seem happy (or at least, not unhappy). Sure, a lot of questionable things have been done to achieve that goal, but if 99% is happy with their life; can it really be a dystopia?
- Comment on McDonald’s CEO’s awkward taste test sparks mocking online: ‘His aura screams kale salad’ 3 months ago:
I’ve had McDonald’s in Italy and it’s the same cardboard taste there as it is elsewhere in Europe imo.
- Comment on Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke 3 months ago: