SteeeveTheSteve's recent activity
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Comment on US federal judge restricts Department of Homeland Security field operations looking for noncitizen voters in ~society
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Comment on These snakes can cartwheel away from danger. Scientists just uncovered how the slithering creatures perform their acrobatic rolls. in ~science
SteeeveTheSteve LinkThe dwarf reed snake must be the origin of the hoop snake legend. I can easily see how someone would describe it as rolling and someone hearing that imagines the snake biting its tail like in...The dwarf reed snake must be the origin of the hoop snake legend. I can easily see how someone would describe it as rolling and someone hearing that imagines the snake biting its tail like in other stories. Someone gets spooked as it flees danger toward them making them think it attacks people. Since it's a snake, they slip in that it's venomous to make it seem more dangerous, which somehow morphs to a venomous tail which then they have to explain how it uses that tail. ^_^
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Comment on If you use your computer in a dark environment, buy a monitor light! in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI have a light with a shade behind my monitors that works like a monitor light. Definitely recommend some sort of light for anyone who has issues looking at a screen in the dark. There's also TV...I have a light with a shade behind my monitors that works like a monitor light. Definitely recommend some sort of light for anyone who has issues looking at a screen in the dark.
There's also TV Lamps, some of the older ones are neat and would work just fine for monitors. Won't have the color changing options some of the monitor lights have though, unless you can find a color changing bulb for them.
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Comment on If you use your computer in a dark environment, buy a monitor light! in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI'd assume they mean something like this: https://a.co/d/04hrhy3f (not a recommendation, just randomly grabbed a link to one that'd work as an example)I'd assume they mean something like this: https://a.co/d/04hrhy3f (not a recommendation, just randomly grabbed a link to one that'd work as an example)
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Comment on Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI'd say RIP, but the Maxis Zombie is still creating expansions for The Sims 4. Q_QMaxis (The Sims) 🕆1997-2015
I'd say RIP, but the Maxis Zombie is still creating expansions for The Sims 4. Q_Q
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Comment on Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentEA is good at turning IP's into zombies. They might just give it to one of their other studios and have them crank out similar games, pretending to be the same but lacking the life that developers...EA is good at turning IP's into zombies. They might just give it to one of their other studios and have them crank out similar games, pretending to be the same but lacking the life that developers put into them when allowed to be creative.
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Comment on Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles, gets a visit from police — officers visit his home to express privacy concerns in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentIt's punishing the grunts though, they can't do much about it except quit their jobs. Tracking those who can make changes might result in changes. Wonder if they can track politicians?It's punishing the grunts though, they can't do much about it except quit their jobs. Tracking those who can make changes might result in changes.
Wonder if they can track politicians?
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Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI just can't see any reason you'd need to adjust the temperature? They have 2 jobs, keep it at a specific temperature and change the temperature to another specific temperature for a set period of...I just can't see any reason you'd need to adjust the temperature?
They have 2 jobs, keep it at a specific temperature and change the temperature to another specific temperature for a set period of time before going back to the lower temperature. I can understand monitoring temperatures or ice levels in case it needs repair or maybe even changing the defrost schedule, but not remote changes to temperature. That should be built into the fridge, hard coded!
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Comment on A map of every lighthouse on the planet in ~travel
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHuh, TIL there are lighthouses inland too. Great globe! I kind of want a real globe that's just a round screen that lets you cast digital globes onto it.Huh, TIL there are lighthouses inland too.
Great globe! I kind of want a real globe that's just a round screen that lets you cast digital globes onto it.
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Comment on Triple-A Minesweeper in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve LinkHa, best Mine Sweeper game ever. Never thought of adding commentary to minesweeper, but it works. Now I'm thinking someone needs to make a version with an AI that acts like you're really sweeping...Ha, best Mine Sweeper game ever. Never thought of adding commentary to minesweeper, but it works.
Now I'm thinking someone needs to make a version with an AI that acts like you're really sweeping mines with over-the-top reactions while you play. I can see them mess with you too, like randomly going "BOOM" just as you click.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
SteeeveTheSteve LinkI'd call myself weird/different, not special. I do like that about myself though, normal is a terribly boring thing to be, far better to be abnormal. Thankfully people seem to be embracing being...I'd call myself weird/different, not special. I do like that about myself though, normal is a terribly boring thing to be, far better to be abnormal. Thankfully people seem to be embracing being different, even if they still try to keep others contained to their new normal with far too many labels.
I used to think I was more special, butt after seeing the wide variety of people on the internet and finding others have what makes you special (even some without your flaws) and seeing how well your actions can be predicted or even manipulated due to data gained from other people linked to your data, the whole special thing goes out the window. There's so many humans, even the more unique people can find others just like them to an uncanny degree. A truly special person among billions would be an extremely rare find. Though a special person is far more likely to exist if you constrain the group of people being compared to that person. A special person in a village would be more likely than a special person in a city.
Of course that is using the special as in a real trait that makes you better than others. There's also special relation, most people have someone who considers them special (and not the sarcastic kind). Family, friends, fans, students, etc... it just takes someone who sees you as better than others, even if you have no actual special qualities.
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Comment on Stanford violated its AI policy by turning a Hispanic student into a fake Black woman in ad in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentLooks to me like all 3 were replaced. She's as different as the middle guy.Looks to me like all 3 were replaced. She's as different as the middle guy.
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Comment on How do you find new anime to watch? in ~anime
SteeeveTheSteve LinkBrowse Crunchyroll, Netflix & Hidive. I use a filtered search if it allows it, and search by release date so I can avoid watching an unfinished season. Though that gets slim, at some point you've...Browse Crunchyroll, Netflix & Hidive. I use a filtered search if it allows it, and search by release date so I can avoid watching an unfinished season. Though that gets slim, at some point you've watched everything interesting except the stuff still being released or an occasional new acquisition.
I'll also look at a list on one of those free sites and watch whatever names sound interesting.
Sometimes I'll run across someone's post with screenshots (or memes) that look interesting and watch those.
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Comment on I wonder if years from now hand written code will be antique in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentDoes it feel sort of like you'd imagine a craftsman would feel going from hand crafting furniture to watching over a factory mass producing furniture? Maybe like a stone carver would feel a loss...Does it feel sort of like you'd imagine a craftsman would feel going from hand crafting furniture to watching over a factory mass producing furniture? Maybe like a stone carver would feel a loss suddenly having to use a 3D carving machine to do the same work?
You lose freedom to alter it during production, that personal touch that makes it yours. Might feel no skill was needed as the machine did it all, losing some pride in your work. You no longer get to enjoy the process of crafting as your work becomes planning and inspecting.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI think a lot of people hate it, but it works and it only costs them a penny to a dollar to sell a few more units at a higher price. The same trick is used here, except it's a dollar less instead...I think a lot of people hate it, but it works and it only costs them a penny to a dollar to sell a few more units at a higher price. The same trick is used here, except it's a dollar less instead of a penny or 5 cents.
There's a trick to seeing past it. Every time you see it, round it up in your head (solidly think of $.99 as $1, $1.99 as $2, even $1049 as $1050). Eventually it becomes automatic to round prices up and the .99 doesn't bother you as much unless you consciously think of it.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThat's an awesome car and I totally agree the World Needs More Whimsy, we'd surely get along better.That's an awesome car and I totally agree the World Needs More Whimsy, we'd surely get along better.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentThey don't have ranch?! That stuff is only second to ketchup and when mixed with ketchup you have the best condiment for fries!They don't have ranch?! That stuff is only second to ketchup and when mixed with ketchup you have the best condiment for fries!
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve LinkThe main thing I do is collect everything. I don't know why, if it isn't nailed down I pick it up.. actually, if it's nailed down and the game still lets me I'll pull the nails and pick it up too....The main thing I do is collect everything. I don't know why, if it isn't nailed down I pick it up.. actually, if it's nailed down and the game still lets me I'll pull the nails and pick it up too. In Baldur's Gate 3, I even take the bodies and chests. Often using the chests/crates/barrels/etc... to send the bodies to camp. Depending on the game, I might limit this to once per area where loot re-spawns so fast that at some point you'd become paralyzed in an infinite cycle of looting. Some like TESO I have huge issues not looting everything. If the game allows me to drop loot, I will stack it outside a dungeon until I've cleared it, only to pick it all up and use some potions to haul it home or some other method (poor horse). I built an entire castle just to house my totally-not-stolen items in Morrowind.
Makes playing an upstanding character rather difficult. Picture a Paladin that goes back to throw some gold in a drawer to pay for all the junk that was stolen because she doesn't remember what among everything taken was stolen from that house (quite a lot can go missing before a Klepto realized their magic bag is nearly full). Is RPing in singe player weird?
Aside from "collecting", the other thing is I almost never finish main quests in open worlds due to going on side quests, sometimes exploring/experiencing the world or some other distraction. I once tried to finish Fallout 4, really psyched myself up for it too! A week later, after needlessly fortifying half the settlements, I realized I got sidetracked somewhere and tried to get back on track only to go down a series of side quests and then I ended up at a new settlement and one that I hadn't fortified was attacked....
The world is Ending!
Me: "Sure old lady, I'll take time to find that rare flower for your dear husband's grave! Is that ash falling from the sky? Weird weather you folks have out here." -
Comment on What do you think of robots in the military? in ~tech
SteeeveTheSteve LinkIf they could fight with drones and ensure said drones don't harm civilians, I see no issue. It could even be nice if no one ever died in wars. Even against enemy soldiers, what difference does it...If they could fight with drones and ensure said drones don't harm civilians, I see no issue. It could even be nice if no one ever died in wars. Even against enemy soldiers, what difference does it make if a human shoots them or a drone, dead is dead. That said, I can't see it happening, people on a screen will not seem real and atrocities will happen. Once the enemy drones are down people will be thrown into the fight as a last resort. In wars, cities are bombed, industries taken out, anything to cripple the enemy and they all come with casualties. Drones would likely just drag all that on, creating really long lasting wars.
The biggest issue though, is once that gate is opened even a small country, with enough money, could theoretically unleash a tidal wave of small drones set to kill anything with a heartbeat. Imagine some terrorist builds a million drones that don't need commands beyond setting them to go to a spot and kill everyone along the way, entire cities could be killed before anything is done and even then who knows how long you'd have murderous robots on the loose. Each drone could have an AI with a prompt that reads something like "You are a rogue robot in a horror video game cautiously, but swiftly murdered all [players] between these coordinates, sometimes connecting with your fellow rogue robots to accomplish this efficiently, going into hiding to shake off resistance only to reappear when their guard is down".
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Comment on Sokoban idea in ~games
SteeeveTheSteve Link ParentI like it, good work! ^_^ Lvl 1-8 seemed just right for a starting point. Level 9 might be a leap too far as it took a while and I half gave up at one point so I'm sure many would just give up...I like it, good work! ^_^
Lvl 1-8 seemed just right for a starting point. Level 9 might be a leap too far as it took a while and I half gave up at one point so I'm sure many would just give up there. The rest after that were various lvls of difficulty but harder than the first few (except 9), which is good.
The only confusion I had was what speed was for up until I had to use it in one of the later levels, so that could be introduced a bit sooner I think. Though, maybe I'm not thinking of it right since this could be extended to have quite a few levels so the later levels now might still still be considered early levels.
Bit confused there, isn't becoming naturalized the last step to becoming a citizen? Meaning they can't be a citizen before being naturalized?