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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon hires a goth chick⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Improve your what and do what? I have no idea what that means.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, not really. I just can’t stand musicals. It doesn’t matter how good an episode or movie is otherwise, I just can’t enjoy musicals.

  I also didn’t want to completely skip the episode and miss any plot points, so mute with subtitles worked nicely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That was the only episode of any Trek series where I had to watch the majority of it on mute.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Um... I'm not even using a VPN... Fuck you reddit.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you happen to use an ISP that implements CGNAT? I’ve seen this error, too, and I’ve read that it’s flagging CGNAT IPs as a VPN?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My new laptop chip has an 'AI' processor in it, and it's a complete waste of space⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have to wonder if NPUs are just going to eventually become a normal part of the instruction set.

  When SIMD was first becoming a thing, it was advertised as accelerating “multimedia,” as that was the hot buzzword of the 1990s. Now, SIMD instructions are used everywhere, any place there is a benefit from processing an array of values in parallel.

  I could see NPUs becoming the same. Developers start using NPU instructions, and the compiler can “NPU-ify” scalar code when it thinks it’s appropriate.

  NPUs are advertised for “AI,” but they’re really just a specialized math coprocessor. I don’t really see this as a bad thing to have. Surely there are plenty of other uses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia Completely Loses The Plot, Plans To Ban Kids From Watching YouTube⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree. YouTube has a huge amount of educational content, tutorials, and quality entertainment. Sure, a huge percentage is brainrot trash, but there’s plenty of value to be found.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The driver for my mouse occupies over 1 gb⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My installation process for a new mouse is as follows: 1 - Attempt to plug it in. 2 - Flip the USB connector. 3 - Plug it in. 4 - Use the mouse.

  Is there anything at all to be gained from installing the software that comes with the mouse? Even with extra side buttons, I’ve never had anything not work out of the box.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adobe turns subscription screw again, telling users to pay up or downgrade⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll pay for good software. Developers deserve a decent wage, too. I’ll pay a lot for really good software. I’ll buy new versions of the tools I use often.

  What I will never ever do is subscribe to software, no matter how good it is. Software is not a service and should not ever be sold as such.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Windows 10 IoT LTSC has support until 2032. Just saying…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon calls in for financial advice⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Isn’t dying poor a good thing? I don’t want to live poor, but you can’t take it with you. I’d ideally spend my last dollar right before taking my last breath.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix bad... Shocker, I know⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I definitely get that. The big thing for me is music, and I routinely buy physical and digital copies of albums to add to my collection. I don’t mind sending some money to help my favorite artists keep producing content that I enjoy. With video, though, it’s just so much harder. I’d be happy to pay $50 or more per month for what Netflix used to be, or even buy downloadable copies of a TV series that I like. That’s just not possible these days. I’d be subscribing to Netflix, Discovery, Paramount, Apple TV, probably a few more. It’s ridiculous. Forget buying and downloading TV shows; there’s no option for that at all. I’d rather just not watch TV or find an “alternate” means of getting the media I want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix bad... Shocker, I know⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I canceled Netflix several years ago after having used it as my primary source of media almost since they first started their streaming service.

  The problem I had is that the quality of their content decreased so dramatically that even though it worked fine from a technical perspective, there was nothing I wanted to watch. They used to have extensive back-catelogues of shows from all sorts of different national cable networks, tons of interesting foreign shows, documentaries, obscure indie films, etc.

  Slowly but surely this all disappeared. Networks stopped licensing content to Netflix. As soon as they realized that streaming was the way of the future, they wanted to capitalize on it with their own streaming services. In a way, Netflix was a victim of their own success.

  Now they’re essentially just a TV network of their own and not the aggregator of media that they used it me. The few decent originals that they have were just not justification enough for me to pay for a service I might use a few times a year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Besides traditional cable/satellite tv, what's considered "tv" today?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t had cable/satellite TV in well over a decade, probably more. When I say I’m “watching TV,” rather than “watching videos” or “watching YouTube,” it means I’m watching something episodic, created by a major studio.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is kernel-level anti-cheat even a thing?

  If I was trying to prevent cheating, I’d hash the relevant game files, encrypt the values, and hard-code them into the executable. Then when the game is launched, calculated the hash of the existing files and compare to the saved values.

  What is gained by running anti-cheat in kernel mode? I only play single-player games, so I assume I’m missing something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is sick⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re sick with something that’s not-transmissible, then it’s on you to decide if you want to go to work or not.

  If you’re sick with something contagious, then I don’t care who you are, you’re a horrible excuse for a human being if you go to work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a big fan of 4k/who gives a shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s great until they decide to stop providing whatever content you licensed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re not receiving physical media, and you’re not saving a copy to local storage, then you’re not buying anything. You’re renting it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t find a decent screen protector for my Galaxy S23, no matter how I try, and it’s all due to the damned in-display fingerprint reader. Any adhesive-style screen protector has an open area for the fingerprint reader, and it’s either a different material or a different thickness; they all look like shit. I’ve tried the screen protectors that use a UV-cured adhesive, and they’re messy, difficult to apply properly, and generally a pain in the ass.

  I’ve relegated myself to not using a screen protector at all, but considering my pocket lint scratches my screen, it sucks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do boomers hate squirrels so much?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of boomers are really particular about well-manicured yards, pristine gardens, etc. Squirrels do not help with this.

  I love seeing little divots where our squirrels bury nuts. If they eat some of our plants, then I put a cage around it or plant new ones. Seeing the little guys play and eat the food we put out for them far outweighs any minor landscaping problems they cause.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is Kamala Harris being held at such a higher standard than Trump this election?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem isn’t that Harris is being held to a higher standard. The problem is that Americans think of elections the same way they think of a sporting match. It’s “my team is going to win!” not “I’m going to vote for the candidate that is best aligned with my beliefs.” A huge number of the people who are voting Republican are doing so because the Republican party is their “team,” and damn it, their team is going to win even if it kills them.

  Many years ago, I was discussing politics with a coworker (always a bad idea, but whatever). It went something like this:

  “So, you don’t think the less-fortunate should be able to afford medical care?” “No, of course not, everyone should be able to see a doctor.”

  “You don’t think gay people should be allowed to marry?” “I’m not gay, but they can do whatever makes them happy.”

  “You support the war in Iraq, then?” “I support our troops, but the war is kind of a waste.”

  “We definitely should legalize weed, right?” “Um, I’d smoke it if I didn’t get drug tested.”

  “So why are you voting Republican, then?” “My family is Republican; we always do.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can I recreate my grandfathers voice?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t speak to the AI voice generation part of this, but you might be interested in the Domesday Duplicator for digitizing your audio, especially if some or it is slightly degraded.

  github.com/harrypm/DomesdayDuplicator

  The project was originally designed for laserdisc, but it’s been expanded to support VHS and cassette tape. Traditionally, you would play your tape on a cassette player, then the built in analog circuitry would convert the magnetic signals into audio, amplify them, and feed them to a sound card on your PC, which then converts the analog signal to a digital audio stream.

  With the Domesdsy Duplicator, you record the raw magnetic signal from the read head and directly digitize it into a bitstream that you can then process as needed. For DIY archiving from an analog source, it’s one of the best options for signal fidelity, and it will give you the truest representation of what’s actually on the tape.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Everybody who keeps saying “just go” seems to be assuming that OP works in an office job where you can just come back and finish your work after your appointment.

  What if they’re an air traffic controller, they’re operating factory equipment, monitoring a nuclear reactor, etc. Some jobs require a person to be present and attentive. Now they have to talk to their manager, find someone to cover for them, etc. Mental health treatment should be easily available without having to jump through hoops. I understand their frustration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has the shits⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  How exactly did the random stranger know he was an English speaker?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What a fucking weirdo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t necessarily feel like people are scared of criticism, but more so scared of being attacked. In my experience, a large number of people don’t know how to give constructive criticism in a way that’s actually helpful.

  Lets say you’re training somebody at work and your trainee makes a mistake. I’ve seen trainers respond to this in two different ways:

  • (Laughing) “Really?! No, why would you do that. This is the right way to do it.”
  • “That might work in some cases, but that’s not exactly right. A more efficient way is like this.”

  Humans are emotional creatures, some more than others, and our emotions influence how we handle criticism. It’s a fact of life. Most people want to learn from their mistakes, not be put in a position where they feel like they need to defend themselves. It feels a lot better to think “Okay, I’m making a mistake, but I know how to keep myself from doing it again” instead of “Wow, this person thinks I’m a piece of shit.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More Gas Cars and Trucks, Fewer E.V.s as Automakers Change Plans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t dislike EVs, but I can’t see myself ever buying one, at least for the next few decades. Electric motors are fantastic; just look at locomotives, commuter trains, etc. Batteries, not so much.

  A battery-powered vehicle just isn’t practical. A gas engine produces the same level of power up until the tank is empty. A battery slowly produces less and less current until the BMS shuts it off. A gas engine takes 5 minutes to pump 20 gallons into the tank. A battery takes hours to reach full charge. I can fill up one of my gas-powered vehicles anywhere. For an EV, I’d have to either find a charger somewhere likely inconvenient and/or upgrade my home electrical system and have a charger installed, which borders on the cost of a used car.

  The fact is, except in rare cases, a battery-powered vehicle will never be a viable alternative until we have a major breakthrough in battery technology. I agree with auto manufacturers not producing EVs. Until battery manufacturers find a way to make batteries on-par with fossil fuels, building EVs is a waste.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your new neighbor, a genie, opens 'Temptation Mart' next door. Food, alcohol, substances, carnal pleasures, gambling - all complimentary, 24/7. How does this affect your daily life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I spend less money on beer and don’t have to drive to get it. Otherwise, not much has changed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do many search engines seem to ignore operators (e.g. exact phrases, term exclusions, OR, etc.)? Is there a good reason for having a dumb 1997-level search logic that I'm not seeing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to break with what most people are saying and offer the suggestion that search engines are actually doing a decent job. If my mother searches Google for the phrase “Can you please show me a recipe for apple pie?,” she’s probably going to get a recipe for apple pie. If I search google for “c++20” “std::string” “constructors”, after I skip over the ads, I’m most likely going to get a web page that shows me the the constructors for std::string in c++20.

  Ad-sponsored pages and AI bullshit aside, most search engines do still give decent results.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon gets calls from scammers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck that. I don’t care where they’re from. Scammers don’t deserve to be treated with respect or dignity. They are subhuman trash and ruin people’s lives.