Dookieman12

@Dookieman12@piefed.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's becoming widely accepted that it's not safe to put pictures of your children on social media... (cont. in post)⁩ ⁨⁨49⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  “Children” being people of what age?

  That’s up to the parents, not me, you, or the government, or any corporation.

  Completely agree that parents, not governments or corporations, should be responsible for policing their kids’ online activity. But that shouldn’t mean Roblox should be able to ignore reports of groomers on their platform just because they buy a shit load of V Bucks (yes, this happens).

  Agreed that everything on the internet should be there and is 99% fine. But I think we can also agree that no ten-year-old needs to see Funky Town or One Guy One Jar. Does that mean Motherless or the government needs to involved to make sure that doesn’t happen? I don’t think so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's becoming widely accepted that it's not safe to put pictures of your children on social media... (cont. in post)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  Age verification doesn’t have to mean identity verification.

  Parents and human moderators solved this problem just fine. Everything changed when every platform wanted to be the first to cut moderation costs by using LLMs instead.

  They abandoned a perfectly working system and have been pitching a fit about restarting it because “it costs too much” ever since.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's becoming widely accepted that it's not safe to put pictures of your children on social media... (cont. in post)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  “Better” and “more acceptable” are very subjective.

  If you’re asking me what I think, I think a solution that verifies identity is uncalled for. I think the problem, though real, is also greatly exaggerated and mostly caused by a failure of platforms to moderate (Roblox, for example).

  Companies don’t want to moderate their platforms because that costs money. Developers need to add the reporting functionality and paid staff need to review and action the reports. I think this is one reason tech companies are so interested in AI; automated moderation. But, AI still requires compute power, which is still a cost.

  If tech companies can claim handing over your ID will solve the problem, they get that sweet private info they want so badly for free, AND they get a cost-free way of claiming their platform is moderated; it’s a double win.

  I think requiring platforms to moderate themselves with humans is a very small price to pay in exchange for the broad access to our private data and hundreds of billions of dollars of advertising revenue they enjoy, and a much better, much more acceptable solution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's becoming widely accepted that it's not safe to put pictures of your children on social media... (cont. in post)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not the desired outcome people are against, it’s the implementation.

  I think you’ll have a hard time finding anyone who disagrees with the idea that children shouldn’t be exposed to the full power of the unfiltered internet, and that’s what makes these laws so insidious.

  The issue lies in how governments hope to achieve this goal. Current laws propose that users provide the private company hosting the site (Facebook, TikTok, etc.) an image of their government-issued ID and/or other identifying information. The primary concerns are 1) these companies will have even more access to private information about their users, and 2) any security breach of these companies would risk the identities of their millions of users.

  Imagine being able to apply for millions of stolen credit cards because of one successful hack. That’s the risk being created.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Payday 2 is getting updates again from the looks of it⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for the insight. I think I’ll continue to pass this one over

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  You own the games you buy from Steam too. The license you get is the same one that comes with a physical copy. You don’t have to launch the game from Steam or even have it installed to play. Once the files are on your machine, you can launch and run the game just like you installed it from a disc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, well since Nintendo “voluntarily” paid the tariffs, by their own logic, that means they’re not entitled to refunds either, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gotta make sure your watching its back⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  See, that’s funny because she’s a dog who took a dump

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Payday 2 is getting updates again from the looks of it⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Ive heard a lot of hype around this game, but when I look at the store page, it says there’s like $300 worth of DLC, and a bunch of it looks like better guns and stuff.

  Is it possible to enjoy this title if you only buy the base game and no DLC? Or are you going to be stuck in an endless grind and always be outgunned by anyone willing to pay $5.99?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what happens when you click on romance scam links?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Either malware or it’ll ask for your credit card…. so I’ve heard

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a reason why bullets aren't squared? Glock's are squared on the outside but shoot round bullets. Why not square, was it ever tested? Not talking about all guns just usually handhelds.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I just realized you meant a Minecraft-style square cartridge. There are a lot of very good reasons for this that should be very obvious to anyone who knows even a little bit about how firearms work and thinks about it for a little while.

  Rifling, case expansion, aerodynamics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a reason why bullets aren't squared? Glock's are squared on the outside but shoot round bullets. Why not square, was it ever tested? Not talking about all guns just usually handhelds.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  First, some terminology. A “cartridge” is fully assembled and ready to fire. The “bullet” is the projectile that comes out of the barrel.

  Some cartridges do have bullets with a flat nose, like the .40 s&w fmj cartridge pictured here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.40_S%26W

  Some bullets are even “flatter”, like wadcutter rounds, which are designed to cut clean holes in paper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadcutter

  In the case of handgun rounds, larger caliber bullets tend to be flatter to prevent over-penetration leading to collateral damage. Smaller-caliber bullets tend to be rounder (so called “round nose” ammunition) so they penetrate more, giving a greater chance of having the desired effect on the intended target.

  There’s a LOT more to it than that, but that’s the quick and dirty answer. There’s also hollow point ammunition, which is a whole other rabbit hole, and we haven’t even talked about rifle cartridges yet, which can have wildly different bullets for all kinds of applications.

  The reason why Glocks have that characteristically square slide is so the sights can be as low and as close to the barrel as possible. There’s a very long-winded reason as to why this is a good thing on a handgun. See the “bore-to-sight distance” section here for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bore_axis

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to "Sanctuary Cities" where they bussed so called "immigrants" there? Was there a long term effect or anything? Or did cities may had a hiccup or two and that's about it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “Sanctuary Cities” as the US American media reports them, do not exist. They’re a boogeyman invented to sell far-right propaganda.

  As far as what happened to the migrants that were lied to, kidnapped, and sent across the country against their will; once they arrived at their destination, they were given food, water, shelter, adequate clothing, and transportation to wherever they wanted. It disrupted absolutely nothing in the cities where they arrived.

  Those people were an unwilling prop for a publicity stunt that accomplished nothing other than pushing a narrative to cult members.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is it a bad thing for a host of SNL to bring in their own or other writers to help write jokes and stuff? Wouldn't it take some of the pressure off the SNL writers? If they all agree on things?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Only SNL writers know how to write (well) for SNL. It’s a very specific style that takes time to learn.

  The host’s monologue is the crown jewel of every episode; they won’t trust anyone else with it. Making sure the opening of the show is funny and hooks people is the most important part of the show. Stats and ratings prove, if the monologue sucks, people will change the channel. Even among the SNL writers, only the best of the best are trusted to write or approve material for the monologue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Consider the following⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok, I installed buttons in my pet rat’s ribcage and shoved an IR sensor up its ass. Anyone know where to get drivers for this thing?

• Ok to dual boot Linux and Windows 10?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marcus⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The joke is the person making the comment. “Ha ha, look how ignorant they are.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Vampire's are semi dead, then how come a steak thru the heart kills them if they are dead already? Do they still pump their own blood?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude, it’s a fictional creature.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are so many new programming languages being developed?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Just wanted to add, the reason JavaScript is on the web is because it’s designed to keep running, no matter what errors occur. This is the opposite of what’s desired from most languages, but the reason it’s a priority for JS is because the web page HAS to work.

  This is the reason for a lot of JS’s quirky behavior, such as type coercion. In most cases, 1 + ‘cat’ should absolutely produce a terminating error. But, you don’t want someone visiting your site to have the page crash, so it’s preferable to return bad data than to terminate entirely, so you get ‘1cat’ as your output.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are so many new programming languages being developed?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s really hard to give a less-than-book-length answer without simplifying a LOT, but I’ll do my best to be as accurate and comprehensive as I can while still offering a somewhat brief answer.

  What you’re ultimately getting at is a concept called “abstraction,” which basically means “letting the language worry about it instead of the programmer.”

  A computer operates using ones and zeroes, also called “binary”. These patterns of ones and zeroes are interpreted as either data or instructions depending on which processor register they’re sent to. Representing data this way is inefficient and difficult to read for humans. For single-digit numbers, it’s fine, but for sentences, paragraphs, entire programs, representing them in binary takes up a lot of space, so we “abstract” binary by representing it as hex code (base 16, zero through ‘F’). This allows us to show the same data in a more condensed way. This is only one kind of very simple abstraction.

  Modern programming languages aim to abstract as much of the coding process as possible. Languages like Assembly that abstract very little are considered “close to the metal” because the programmer needs to do EVERYTHING manually. The benefit to this is that it’s very efficient; the program only does what it absolutely needs to do. The tradeoff is that it takes a LOT of extra time to do everything manually, the margin for error is very slim, and you’re pretty much on your own if things go wrong. Another downside is that, since everything is manual, Assembly needs to be written for the specific processor architecture you’re using.

  C is only slightly further from the metal than Assembly, so it’s still very efficient, but misuse is very easy to do, especially by accident. The main benefit is that C code can be compiled. Compilation is a process that does many things, but one thing it can do is take C code and turn it into Assembly instructions that can be interpreted by a specific processor. So, you can write the program once, then compile it to x86, ARM, Mac, whatever. With Assembly, you would need to write a different version of the program for each architecture it would need to be compatible with. Doom was developed in C, which has a lot to do with the “but will it run Doom?” meme.

  From there, different languages abstract different aspects to different degrees to make them more specialized to certain tasks.

  C++ adds object-oriented functionality to C, slightly impacting performance, but making classes and inheritance possible without hacking memory pointers to behave the same way. C++ is typically used when high-performance is desired, but the code base is still very large. Thr Source engine, and thus, Source engine games like TF2, are written in C++.

  Python and other languages sufficiently far from the metal have the benefit of being interpreted, which means the code you write is executed in real-time. This means syntax errors and such can be identified in real-time by your IDE. With C and other compiled languages, you have to wait until you compile your code to find errors. This makes Python ideal for developing many, simple programs where performance isn’t a (big) consideration.

  C# and Java are interpreted, but also run inside special runtime environments, which makes them compatible with just about any hardware, but is very resource intensive. Unity engine games like Rust were developed in C#; Minecraft was developed in Java.

  Haxe can be cross-piled to C code that can then be compiled to Assembly, allowing developers to write one program compatible with all gaming consoles (Dead Cells, for example) without the performance impact associated with languages like Java.

  J and Lua are specialized to complex mathematics and simulations. Lua is the language used to create Beam.NG:Drive and Project Zomboid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a real trip on acid like? Is there any comparisons in movies? I took 3 tabs once and it just turned the world literally black white and gray. Did I miss something like the euphoria or whatever⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If you can find a place to buy it, 4-ACO-DMT is legal to buy and own and it metabolizes directly into psilocyn (the same chemical psilocybin metabolizes into).

  Of course, you should always use a test kit to verify your purchase.

  The good thing about this chemical is that you can dose it out and know exactly what kind of experience you’ll have ahead of time. With homegrown stuff, you never can tell. One button cap might do nothing, or it might make you trip your fucking face off; no way to know which one until it’s already happening. Sometimes, that’s part of the fun. But sometimes, you just want a guaranteed chill time. Not every trip has to result in ego death, naw meen?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a real trip on acid like? Is there any comparisons in movies? I took 3 tabs once and it just turned the world literally black white and gray. Did I miss something like the euphoria or whatever⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t sound like you did acid. It sounds like you had some research chemical. Nbomes are dangerous if you take three hits, so probably not that. I’ve never seen LSZ or any of the 2Cs give the visuals you’re describing, so probably not those either. If you’re in the USA, all those were emergency scheduled, so it’s not really worth the effort to synthesize them anymore. I’d guess you got some new chem I haven’t heard of.

  Acid is completely tasteless on the blotter; it should taste like just paper. Research chems taste bitter or metallic and burn slightly. As we used to say, “If it’s bitter, it’s a spitter.”

  Real acid starts with a bit of a body high and some vasoconstriction. Then colors become more vibrant, I start to see tracers, then stuff starts to wiggle. At higher doses, the wiggles become colorful, then become their own entity entirely. The whole experience is very colorful, like seeing the world through a kaleidoscope.

  You’ll start to feel it after about 30-45 minutes, come up for about an hour, then peak for 4-6 hours, then slowly come down over the next 4-6 hours.

  Movies never seem to get it right, but those gifs that are created to freeze, glitch out, and then melt away look kinda close sometimes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a real trip on acid like? Is there any comparisons in movies? I took 3 tabs once and it just turned the world literally black white and gray. Did I miss something like the euphoria or whatever⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely not an nbome if he took three tabs without problems. Nbomes have an exponential dose response curve. One hit gets you buzzed, two hits gets you tripping balls, three hits is enough to be very uncomfortable and potentially dangerous.

  The only time I did three hits of nbome, I legit thought I was gonna die. My heart rate was about 160-180 bpm for 2-3 hours, thudding against my chest harder than it ever had before or since, I was pouring sweat like I’d just gotten out of the pool, and the vasoconstriction was so intense, it was actually VERY painful. Honestly, the fact that I was so young and still in decent shape probably saved my life. If I took that dose today, I’d probably die of a heart attack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which movie have you seen where an actor started as an extra prior to becoming famous?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I loved The Jackal for that scene with JB. That’s an amazing scene in an otherwise “meh” movie

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which movie have you seen where an actor started as an extra prior to becoming famous?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, a classic. Amazing how practical effects from 1996 hold up so well today.

  A slightly more well-known film with SLJ in a minor role is Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, where SLJ plays a holdup man at a restaurant (I think McDonald’s).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend (URKL) is a professional, freestyle combat sports league for full-sized humanoid robots. This is real.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This show is obviously just to bait people into making better fighting robots for the military, free of charge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox live days were wild⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Kissing girls doesn’t make you quick scope better

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which movie have you seen where an actor started as an extra prior to becoming famous?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Samuel L. Jackson is the highest grossing actor of all time. His first non-independent film role was Gang Member No. 2 in the 1981 film, Ragtime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vroooooom!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Drivers didn’t spend over 50 years secretly buying and dismantling public transit, forming zoning boards, and lobbying Congress to build car-centric infrastructure using tax dollars from everyone, including non-drivers; billionaires and corporations did those things. If you’re going to detest people, detest them. The people driving are just doing their best to get by using the only system they’ve ever known.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vroooooom!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I loved my FR-S (after a chip tune to smooth out the torque dip). I put a Borla cat-back on it and it sounded amazing. I loved how you could rev third all the way out and not be going ridiculously fast. Parking lot drifting was so easy with the LSD too. Oh, and I loved how it used the standard Toyota cruise control stalk; that one is one of my favorites. Great car.