tunetardis

@tunetardis@piefed.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think that Trump is the most hated U.S. president?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the thing that gets me the most. A million Americans literally died under his watch. What more would it take to make a candidate unelectable for a 2nd term? I was gobsmacked to see it happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think that Trump is the most hated U.S. president?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know about domestically, but if you look at him at an international level, he’s a slam dunk for that title.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think that Trump is the most hated U.S. president?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember flying into Midland Texas during Trump’s first term and seeing a poster of Bush II with the caption “Bet you miss me now!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does code that's meant to fix one bug break other features?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This.

  As much as you try to keep various modules in your program functioning as independently from one another as possible so that you can unit test the shit out of them, the whole system is far more complex and interdependent in the end.

  And that’s just within your own code. Bring in external libraries, drivers, etc. and it’s easy enough for fixes downstream to affect what happens further up.

  One thing I find interesting is there seem to be cultural differences between platforms. In Windows, for example, it’s super common to see multiple versions of the same library installed, and apps dependent on a specific version, even if it’s rather ancient. Linux/Mac tends to frown on this? There may a stable version and development version, but that’s about it. So the onus is more on the app developers to make sure their code works with the latest library.

  It’s also important to note that it’s not always an unanticipated effect. There may be some need to change a library to no longer support a certain usage. In that case, the old usage is marked “deprecated” and anyone using the library is given a window of time to make adjustments to the new interface, but if they don’t get there on time, the patch breaks their program. And in some cases, the adjustments can be major, requiring what amounts to a total rewrite.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It wasn’t until I tried running a Pokémon game in an emulator that I realized how small a save file can be. They’re in the kilobytes range, even though they have to store all game play and achievements, inventory, every Pokémon you’ve ever captured with full stats and even those you’ve only seen, etc. It must be some binary format with absolutely no fat in it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I figured it had something like 4k texture packs. I have a Steam Deck and don’t generally play anything at high res even when connected to a monitor. There ought to be a way to say hey limit the install to the res I’ll actually be using?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come people are stupid nowadays? Especially on social media⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The algorithm extrapolates stupidity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies require you to submit a resume but also put the same data into their forms?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s for the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What hot af take do you have that you think you will be HORRIBLY executed and shunned from society for?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My brother started eating salads with bamboo chopsticks because it bothered him that a vinaigrette dressing brings out the metallic flavour in a fork. Then he realized they are much more practical for the reasons you mention and has become a huge advocate. They have become my preferred implement as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has anyone else noticed the strong pro CCP and anti-west vibes here?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for that. It set me straight on a few things.

  What do you think about microloans then (kiva, etc.)? Is that a better approach? I know it’s more grassroots than a gov program, and I don’t know how much of an effect they have in the grand scheme of things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has anyone else noticed the strong pro CCP and anti-west vibes here?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m interested in your take on the USAid funding cuts. It only made the news briefly where I am amid a long list of disruptions that have wreaked havoc closer to home, but I can’t help thinking this has to be one of the worst things that happened on a global scale?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I think music sounds better on my old MP3 player?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah the effect is most noticeable to me for thematic albums or something classical like a symphony. I really don’t want those interrupted!

  And I feel like fewer bands are making thematic albums now because they don’t translate well to the phone experience. That’s a shame.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I think music sounds better on my old MP3 player?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Others have covered the subtleties of how the sound could be reproduced on older players in a different way. But there may a psychological component as well? And I don’t just mean a nostalgia factor, though that could certainly be part of it.

  One thing I miss is having a dedicated music player that will never interrupt my listening experience with a notification or anything like that. It’s the same reason I still prefer going to a theatre to watch movies. Zero distractions compared to a home screening and I feel like I can get far more immersed in it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd like to change my last name and want suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ha! That’s a great idea!

  Along those lines, have you considered the name Richmond? I ask a Chinese friend once why the Richmond district in Vancouver and the Richmond Hill suburbs of Toronto are basically China at this point. He said oh that’s easy! Richmond sounds like “rich man” to the Chinese ear. Who wouldn’t wanna live on Rich Man Hill?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd like to change my last name and want suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ooh that’s a tricky one! I looked it up and the most common character for it is a verb meaning something like to arrange for display? Good luck finding an English equivalent to that! There is a 2nd meaning of “old or ancient” which sounds a little more promising, though I can’t think of an English name with that meaning off the top of my head.

  Apparently, Chen is the most common family name in Taiwan, and is really the same name as Chan, Tam, and Tran depending on where you live and what you speak. Not that that helps you any.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd like to change my last name and want suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  fwiw family names in English come typically come from several sources. They may be place names (e.g. London), descriptions of places (e.g. Ford: a shallow place where you can cross a river), occupations (e.g. Smith), or the name of a family business (e.g. if your name is Fox, your ancestor likely owned a tavern with a name like The Fox & Whistle or something random). If it’s an occupation that sounds too good to be true like King or Bishop, your ancestor was probably not royalty but served a royal estate.

  Not that you need to follow any of that. Is there a Chinese ancestral name in your family you’re aware of? Maybe you could get it’s meaning and find a close English equivalent? I’m part Japanese myself, and Japanese family names are almost all of the descriptions of places variety. So say your name was Watanabe: a shallow place where you can cross a river. You might then choose to go with Ford as your English name? Just a thought.