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Comment on How to get into motorsports? in ~sports.motorsports
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Comment on Given everything we know about AI so far, what do you think it can or cannot be good for? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentNono, I meant flat-earthers locking themselves up in their belief due to massaging AI into supporting their cause (in their chats, obviously).Nono, I meant flat-earthers locking themselves up in their belief due to massaging AI into supporting their cause (in their chats, obviously).
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Comment on Given everything we know about AI so far, what do you think it can or cannot be good for? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentDo not ask if the Earth is flat. Make it so it talks to you as if it believed the Earth is flat. This is what such people will use AI for. My one-sentencer was just absolute simplification.Do not ask if the Earth is flat. Make it so it talks to you as if it believed the Earth is flat. This is what such people will use AI for.
My one-sentencer was just absolute simplification.
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Comment on Given everything we know about AI so far, what do you think it can or cannot be good for? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentYes, it has been configured to please the user. If the user tells it "I know Earth is flat and I want you to agree on that with me", the AI will do so. And this is how the "fortify beliefs" works...Yes, it has been configured to please the user. If the user tells it "I know Earth is flat and I want you to agree on that with me", the AI will do so. And this is how the "fortify beliefs" works with AI. Instead of leveraging it to seek knowledge, certain people will use it as circle jerk.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe thing I'm concerned about is that I have the wood already painted. I don't know if glue is gonna make it stick so well when there is a paint. Another concern is this will be outside - UV,...The thing I'm concerned about is that I have the wood already painted. I don't know if glue is gonna make it stick so well when there is a paint. Another concern is this will be outside - UV, rain, snow, freezeing temperatures. And I love using screws, as they are more permanent than nails or staples.
Right now I'm thinking about running perpendicular "beams" under the roof that will screw into the sides of the house from the inside.I would probably have to break my arm to reach there, but you do what you have to do... That means my daughter will screw those screws in place, probably.As I said problem for later me :-) With projects like these, I like to have the plan laid out from the start to the finish. And I kinda have. But I still come to some questions along the way and this one keeps being unanswered for the time being. But it will get resolved once I get the roof together and have it "physical" - being able to have it in hand and try various thing for real. Sometimes you just have to improvise and I knew I will come to that point from the start.
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Comment on Given everything we know about AI so far, what do you think it can or cannot be good for? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI'm sceptic. But I'm not sceptic about what AI can do, rather what people use it for. AI is powerful thing if used accordingly. Technically curious people can use it to make their smart home,...I'm sceptic. But I'm not sceptic about what AI can do, rather what people use it for.
AI is powerful thing if used accordingly. Technically curious people can use it to make their smart home, website, program their little robot.
Other people may use it for general research - from what is the fastest production car through how many jet fuel 737 needs to fly one passenger for one kilometer ("mileage" of plabes) to pressure inside steam.locomotive cylinder. All such information can be found manually, but AI gives the opportunity to do so fast.
AI can help people write - be it formal letter or short story. You just throw the text and vision at it and it will write it for you.
AI can be used to create images - and I don't mean sharkhorse. You can easily make your house painted pink so you know if it will look good. You can visualize your new bathroom and shuffle all the things inside to see how it fits.
There are many applications that would have needed special software or special knowledge to accomplish before AI. Nowadays everyone is capable of.leveraging the power of AI for this.
So why sceptic, you ask? Well, there are kinds of people that won't use AI like this. They will use it to fortify their beliefs. This may include people like flat-earthers, neonazis or even, given we have many US people here, just normal believers. It may induce, say, unwanted behaviour in them - fortify their beliefs to becoming radicals. This is the thing with AI - when you massage it in just the one way and given it wants tovplease user, it will eventually turn from cold evidence and will become falt-earther or neonazi itself - for that one chat/user.
AI can be very useful and very powerful tool to make great things. But it can be used as powerfully when you try and use it for your cause just as well. And that is why I'm sceltic about it.
People seem to be dumbing down and AI will hasten this in many individuals. Such people will know nothing and become dependant on AI for mundane tasks like seqrching when the bus arrives or what their kids should know from school. And if the bus doesn't arrive or their kids are a bit behind, such people would easily become too aggressive - the AI said so and for them it means it must be so. In the meantime smart people will leverage AI to.make themselves smarter and their life easier. And thebdumb people will hate the smart ones because they will be unable to come.out of their bubble, unable tl use AI in the same way, and ultimately they will become even dumber.
You don't need AI tomprove my point. If you are smart and you watch Youtube, you very likely don't watch shorts that much, you rather go for some.educational stuff - there are many channels.that do this, some of them even in amusing way. If you just want to not think about something, you will go for shorts, I understand that. But you won't likely watch shorts for 95% of your time there.
And I haven't even started on AI in the workspace. It does take people's jobs. But if the management is smart enough, they use it as a tool, not as a replacement. My take on this is that there must be a person in the chain that will check the AI output. If there isn't, the company is doomed. You can't use just AI for your cause. AI do make.mistakes and if you don't point them out, it won't bother itself. This is why you need someone to.look over it.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 LinkI have done some cutting, drilling and assembling and the bird feeder is in this state right now. This is what I'm gping for. Plan for next days is to raise up the black front and back that will...I have done some cutting, drilling and assembling and the bird feeder is in this state right now. This is what I'm gping for.
Plan for next days is to raise up the black front and back that will make the triangle on the faces of roof. This means just a bit of drilling and some screws. Then I have to cut it to the right angle. For all cutting here I use jalanese saw - the kind that saws when you oull, not push. It has really small teeth and makes very nice and smooth surfaces.
The biggest challenge will be the roof itself. I know how it will be assembled, but I sti don't know how I will attach it to the rest of the house. My absolutely top priority is "no screws visible" - that is from around and top view, there will be visible screws from under. Well, problem for later me. But just a few days later me!
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Comment on Why do we find Tildes (and Lobsters) more interesting than the alternatives? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkThere are more aspscts to this. I will try to name some: invites - this is huge one and kinda is the precursor for others; it is our, every one of us, responsibility who we will invite; this is...There are more aspscts to this. I will try to name some:
- invites - this is huge one and kinda is the precursor for others; it is our, every one of us, responsibility who we will invite; this is the reason I didin't invite anyone yet
- small community where you recognize and get to know others and build trust between users
- user-oriented; there is no nonetization, we don't pay with money, nor with privacy; we can donate to the cause
- wngaged discussions; being small and handpicked community, this allows for discussions without flamewars or offending others
These are probably the main ones with the biggest being the invite system for user control and donation system to cough up some needed money to run this.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have just started playing NFS Underground. What a nostalgia! When the main menu popped up and the music started, I was back in my teenage years! I picked Mazda MX-5 as my starter (as I always...I have just started playing NFS Underground. What a nostalgia! When the main menu popped up and the music started, I was back in my teenage years! I picked Mazda MX-5 as my starter (as I always did) and now I'm 20 races in (from 111). I got tomplay thale game after watching some Fast & Furious. I play PS2 version on emulator on Steam Deck.
What a great combination that is - no hassle setting up controller, uses almost no power, goes into suspend/resume without a hitch and I can take it anywhere with me!
I have also set up NFS Underground 2 but that will wait until I get stuck in 1. And seeing myself play only on hard, I will get stuck eventually.
It's great to come back where it all started.
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Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentWhat blocks scammy people from developing an app that would be malicious? Registering the developer means nothing for this kind of people. Think some brand (say in China) making something...What blocks scammy people from developing an app that would be malicious? Registering the developer means nothing for this kind of people.
Think some brand (say in China) making something problematic, then getting sued for delivering poor quality thing, they just close the company and start a new one and make the same poorly made thing under new brand. What stops people like these from doing the same with software on Android? One day they are legitimate company and once they get recognized, the other day they are new legitimate company dping the same thing over and over again.
I say this is just artifical obstruction to make developing or running your own stuff harder.
And on topic of scams - where I live they make people (who fall for it) take a loan, get all the money from the bank and give them to someone in some backalley. And people do that! There is nothing that can save such people from being scammed and forcing app developers to being registered definitely does nothing for them.
Another way to look at this is money. I suppose registering yourself means paying some fee. And even if it may be free today, heed my words - it will be payed. Money. Everything is about money, there is nothing like higher good or doing something for users when there is big corporatipn involved.
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Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentCare to elaborate why ypu think it's a good idea? I mean we can install whatever we want on our PCs, why shouldn't we be able to do so on our phones?Care to elaborate why ypu think it's a good idea?
I mean we can install whatever we want on our PCs, why shouldn't we be able to do so on our phones?
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Comment on Got my hands on a Steam Frame. Can't use it much for not having prescription lenses yet, but AMA. in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentYou can't compare it like that. Charging the battery often works like (milage does vary based on million factors): 0-10 or 20% at slower rate 20-80% SHOVE IT ALL IN 80-100% slower rate again The...You can't compare it like that. Charging the battery often works like (milage does vary based on million factors):
- 0-10 or 20% at slower rate
- 20-80% SHOVE IT ALL IN
- 80-100% slower rate again
The rate of discharge would likely be more continuous, the same through the whole 100%. Having said that, if the times to discharge and charge are basically the same, you will very likely be able to charge while playing. And probably at a decent rate.
Another thing is that measuring charging from 0 to 100% with device shut down measures just the charging of the battery. If there is power passthrough, it could juice the charger more and basically charge battery at full rate and run the device just from the charger at the same time. This could be measured when you use the device and have battery in that sweet spot between 20-80% and you start charging and measuring at that point.
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Comment on Got my hands on a Steam Frame. Can't use it much for not having prescription lenses yet, but AMA. in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWhat is the output of your powerbank? Does standard 9V/2A or 12V/1.5A suffice or do you have somethinb beefier? I have ine that does up to 20V/2,25A, but I'm just curious.What is the output of your powerbank? Does standard 9V/2A or 12V/1.5A suffice or do you have somethinb beefier? I have ine that does up to 20V/2,25A, but I'm just curious.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 LinkAll of us have probably seen bird feeder "house" - the thing you put out to feed birds in the winter. Well, I've had a few already and all of them end up the same, they are just cheaply built and...All of us have probably seen bird feeder "house" - the thing you put out to feed birds in the winter. Well, I've had a few already and all of them end up the same, they are just cheaply built and don't last long outside.
I decided to change that. I'm fed up with cheaply built bird feeders and went on to build my own. As I have quite some imagination, I build the image of the new feeder in my mind. This is great, but sometimes you have to know things and not just imagine them. So I opened up FreeCAD that I use for modelling part to 3D print and made a model of this thing. I will be building it from wood, but the 3D model helps me to get everything aligned and read out needed dimensions etc.
As the new feeder is quite abnormal (in my opinion), I started calling it Hotel Ritz, as, you know, the birds will be feeding from kinda luxury house.
Like last year's Timasomo, I'm cheating here as well. π¨ π―π€π§π¨πΊπΆπ§πΆ π¬πΆπ³π€πͺπ π¨ I have already cut down most of the wood, I have made a few things, but there is a lot to do. My wife would love to have this feeder house built before winter, Timasomo is the best time to finish it.
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Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentMaybe have a look at Grayjay if you want to wacth Youtube and leave as little trace. But I suppose Youtubers won't get money from ads that way (as there are no ads on Grayjay). Well, Linus from...Maybe have a look at Grayjay if you want to wacth Youtube and leave as little trace. But I suppose Youtubers won't get money from ads that way (as there are no ads on Grayjay). Well, Linus from LTT said some time in the past that buying one water bottle from them will actually give them more money than watching ads on every one of their videos, so maybe support your favorite channels in other ways...?
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt β Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentYeah, you don't need to sell the game three times when you can do it like that and be nice to players (I'm looking at all of you, Bethesda, Rockstar, Ubisoft and 2K!). The classic version is...Yeah, you don't need to sell the game three times when you can do it like that and be nice to players (I'm looking at all of you, Bethesda, Rockstar, Ubisoft and 2K!).
The classic version is perfect for Steam Deck. The resolution doesn't need next-gen or even remastered, the classic looks great on it and doesn't need that much power.
And Witcher 3 didn't need next-gen, nor remaster in my opinion. It is great we got them, don't get me wrong! But graphics are not what this particular game is about. Even classic version looks great to tell the story.
I know I've seen this "version" thing on some other games - ie. there is VR version of American/European Truck Simulator hidden there.
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt β Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentNot exactly older hardware, but maybe have a look at RandomGaminginHD's video. His channel is great to know about.Not exactly older hardware, but maybe have a look at RandomGaminginHD's video. His channel is great to know about.
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt β Remastered - performance benchmarks in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentYep, you can with Witcher 3 (and some other games, definitely not all though). Go into games' "Properties" and then select "Version" and there you just pick which one you want installed. There is...Yep, you can with Witcher 3 (and some other games, definitely not all though). Go into games' "Properties" and then select "Version" and there you just pick which one you want installed. There is currently classic, next-gen and default (remastered) for Witcher 3.
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentThanks for the info! I can't wait for mine!Thanks for the info! I can't wait for mine!
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
It seems that many motorsport-minded people have some track car - ie. Mazda MX-5 or BMW 3 (you probably want rearwheel drive or 4x4). They go on track days with this car, basically being with such minded people for the day and going for fast time on the said track. They don't compete head-to-head, they just race along freely on their own tempo - think qualifying laps, where anyone can join the track anytime they want and they can leave the track as they please.
I think this might be a good start to get into motorsport actively. You buy some old used car, maybe you throw some money at it (like good brakes and tires and maybe suspension for starters) and you go and find new friends on some racetrack around you.
And from there who knows where you gonna end up. Maybe you will go on track days for the rest of your life, maybe you will find about some small league for amateur racers, maybe you will become real good and some team will take you as their driver.
If you meant getting into competitive side as a spectator - like knowing all the teams, and drivers and cars and nuances, I can't help there. You just probably have to like the specific thing, I suppose.