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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
1338 LinkI read through the Ministry For The Future recently. It's an interesting book, mostly about how eco-terrorism and the blockchain will save us from global warming. Each chapter has the book...I read through the Ministry For The Future recently. It's an interesting book, mostly about how eco-terrorism and the blockchain will save us from global warming. Each chapter has the book swapping between different areas of focus/subplots with some about the actions of the titular ministry, some short stories about things done by small groups, others about the aid worker who is the second protagonist, and the occasional bit of poetic prose about an abstract. It's a bit hard to follow along until you get into the pacing of things as a result but it's at least fairly quick to read relative to the length.
I also read through How To Talk to Your Cat about Gun Safety -- it's a super short collection of "pamphlets" satirizing how conservative evangelical christian groups would advocate talking to your kids about each topic. And it has a bunch of photoshopped cat pictures and puns. Not super funny or witty but amusing enough for a couple hours.
Next up is probably going to be They All Died Screaming given halloween is coming up. Was recommended it by someone who likes horror a lot more than me so I'm not totally sure what I'm getting into.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
1338 LinkI've been working on a project I call tilegroxy for the past few months. Use case is basically for when you're building a mapping application and pull map layers from multiple sources, this acts...I've been working on a project I call tilegroxy for the past few months. Use case is basically for when you're building a mapping application and pull map layers from multiple sources, this acts as a proxy/cache/auth/privacy layer in the middle. You probably wouldn't ever use this tool by itself but use it when you have a geospatial heavy application to go along with it.
Recently I've been working on a website for it. The tool is meant to be a swiss-army knife so the configuration can be fairly complex and needs a good reference page to be usable. I have the documentation built up using antorra to read asciidoc files in the repo itself and publish as a website. That's hosted in Cloudfront backed by S3 as a static site. I've also stood up a demo deployment of tilegroxy via a (cheap, underpowered) OVH kubernetes cluster so I can add some live examples to the site. The front-end of the demos is using eleventy for templating and maplibre for the map.
Given this tool is meant to be mainly a middleman, coming up with the demos has been tricky. But I added in a "provider" that pulls MVT tiles from Postgis and used that to make my first demo which shows USA counties over time. I'm thinking of doing a second demo that takes post-storm aerial imagery from NOAA, combines them together and maybe tweaks them. I'd love to make a demo that shows its auth capabilities but I'm not sure how to do that without making a whole other app.
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Comment on Our company is doing so well that you’re all fired in ~finance
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Comment on Microsoft Teams is/was down. What's your fallback? in ~tech
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
1338 LinkI hit something similar to the first issue. It was caused because some version of firefox had a corruption issue around localstorage/cache. The bug was fixed long ago but they didn't do anything...I hit something similar to the first issue. It was caused because some version of firefox had a corruption issue around localstorage/cache. The bug was fixed long ago but they didn't do anything for recovering already corrupted data. In cases where the data corruption occurred firefox would fail to load local storage data and just stay on a blank page like you described. In that case a vague error message would pop up in dev tools and the only way to fix it was to clear site data (Click lock icon on URL bar and select "Clear cookies and site data") or clear everything/make a new profile. If it was a website you visited years ago but hadn't visited since it's possibly the same issue.
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Comment on Year in Review: Your games of 2023 in ~games
1338 LinkThe last couple years I had transitioned to couch gaming. I had mostly been playing PS4 which a year ago I upgraded to PS5. Kinda regret not waiting on that because the current PS5 is so freaking...The last couple years I had transitioned to couch gaming. I had mostly been playing PS4 which a year ago I upgraded to PS5. Kinda regret not waiting on that because the current PS5 is so freaking huge and really didn't have many games the PS4 couldn't do satisfactorily. Plus halfway through the year it occurred to me that with my PC just gathering dust I should just connect it to my TV and get a wireless keyboard/mouse/lapboard. The second half of 2023 was spent rediscovering PC gaming. I yet again put some hundreds of hours into Factorio and Satisfactory. Mindustry has very recently become my newest favorite, it has the factorio vibe but a much bigger focus on automated defense rather than building a large factory with waves of enemies attacking. RTS not normally my favorite because I like to take my time rather than rabbit clicking but it does a good job of allowing you to "pause" so you can plan your factory plan while mining/building happens in realtime. Couple other smaller games I liked: Dave the Diver, Tavern Master, Mob Factory.
After getting into PC again I of course ended up feeling the need to upgrade my 2018-ish specs. That started with the GPU. I upgraded to a RTX 3060TI. Last time I upgraded was around when the first RTX came out but availability was horrible so I stuck with AMD then and when Cyberpunk first came out my system couldn't do the raytracing and overall framerate was horrible. After upgrading and Cyberpunk 2.0 coming out I was excited to see what it looked like, only to discover my CPU also badly needed an upgrade. Suffice to say everything is upgraded now besides case and CPU. I can play Cyberpunk with much better graphics now but I've struggled to really get into it again. I really liked it when it first came out, maybe I just miss the bugs?
BG3 like a lot of people was a surprise that took my focus for a good chunk of the year. Played a half-orc bard that min-maxed for charisma so I could silvertongue the dialog. I still want to do a second playthrough with the "dark urge" where I make sure not to kill Astorian during that first night he tries to suck you off. I apparently ended up missing a lot of popular content due to that decision.
My favorite switch game was Pikmin 4. I loved the Pikmin games when I was younger and replayed 3 on switch before 4 came out. 4 lightening up on the time pressure and having those separate game modes for it was really nice. Felt borderline open world and certainly modern while still having the same charm and gameplay I loved as a kid.
My favorite game I played on PS is a game that came out several years ago but I only recently discovered: AC Oddyssey. I had never played an Assassin's Creed game before, I had always assumed they were just stealth games. But it was well written, a nice world, and plenty of gameplay. I never fully finished out the DLCs, I need to cycle back on that eventually.
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Comment on Year in Review: Your games of 2023 in ~games
1338 Link ParentThat sounds right up my alley. I have way too many hours in factorio, satisfactory, and various lesser known factory games. Like you I got into MC back in like 2011 haven't played in years. I'm...That sounds right up my alley. I have way too many hours in factorio, satisfactory, and various lesser known factory games. Like you I got into MC back in like 2011 haven't played in years. I'm tempted to give Create a try but apparently microsoft recently threw old accounts in the trash without ever emailing about it. I might have an old copy of the jar from a decade ago in one of my backups, don't suppose Create works with that? lol
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Comment on Doctor Who Special “The Star Beast” - Discussion Thread in ~tv
1338 Link ParentThe release schedule has been confusing since the Matt Smith era, they just randomly skip years or split seasons. I've personally given up trying to follow when episodes will be coming out and...The release schedule has been confusing since the Matt Smith era, they just randomly skip years or split seasons. I've personally given up trying to follow when episodes will be coming out and just treat it like it's been re-cancelled once a season ends. Then when I see online discussion about it again, it's a pleasant surprise and easier to not be disappointed by the off years.
This one was the most pleasant surprise in quite a while.
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Comment on Yup hacks together a cross-posting app for X, Threads, Bluesky and others in ~tech
1338 LinkSo it's like wuphf? Yuphf? Kinda gives off Ryan energy too.So it's like wuphf? Yuphf? Kinda gives off Ryan energy too.
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Comment on Gardeners observations are confirmed as US Department of Agriculture updates plant hardiness zone map in ~enviro
1338 Link ParentMaybe it only shows on desktop but the NPR article has a button above the map to toggle between the 2012 and 2023 versions.Maybe it only shows on desktop but the NPR article has a button above the map to toggle between the 2012 and 2023 versions.
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Comment on What everyday things can you replace with a higher-quality alternative? in ~life
1338 Link ParentThere's also a number of other SBCs available as better alternatives to raspberry pi.There's also a number of other SBCs available as better alternatives to raspberry pi.
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Comment on Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? in ~transport
1338 Link ParentYou claim that but Omaha says otherwiseClearly we can't build up.
You claim that but Omaha says otherwise
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Comment on Hahaha we live in hell: "how do we pay for parking?" in ~tech
1338 Link ParentThe rules are also different by state since they're all independent bodies. Not all states have that weight limit or at least have a higher weight limit. Luckily since there's no rules about which...The rules are also different by state since they're all independent bodies. Not all states have that weight limit or at least have a higher weight limit. Luckily since there's no rules about which state's EZpass you have to have, you can always buy from the state whose rules match your needs. I believe I-Pass is especially popular with RVs.
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Comment on Nearly a quarter of ‘Barbie’ filmgoers in the US hadn’t been to a cinema since before the pandemic in ~movies
1338 Link ParentMy last theater movie was Star Wars 9, right before pandemic. But my previous movie before that was Shut In (2016). I'd be pretty OK going another 3 or 4 years without to a movie theater. There's...My last theater movie was Star Wars 9, right before pandemic. But my previous movie before that was Shut In (2016). I'd be pretty OK going another 3 or 4 years without to a movie theater. There's just so little a theater has to offer compared to the cons. Literally the only reason I'd have to go is impatience. The movie-going experience at least sucks less now that they have better chairs and dining options in places, but it's still inferior to what I have at home.
I've been considering going to a drive-in theater as I haven't been to one in a while and that's at least a bit nostalgic for me and better for social aspects since you're not bothering people if you talk. Maybe if one of those 40x motion simulator novelty thingies open up in my area I'd consider going to one of those, since that has aspects of an experience I can't get at home.
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Comment on Recommendations for self-hosted spreadsheet software (such as Grist or Ethercalc) in ~comp
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
1338 LinkBecause 1338 is superior to 1337. Also 1337 was takenBecause 1338 is superior to 1337. Also 1337 was taken
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
1338 Link ParentSan Jose, home of the first Chuck E Cheese?San Jose, home of the first Chuck E Cheese?
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
Still working on tilegroxy. I made a 0.8.0 release for stuff I added over the past month. Might go ahead and just do 0.8, 0.9, 1.0 since timing seems to work out.
Also made a second demo that does a runtime conversion of elevation data into a map of the (weather effects aside) boiling point of water. But since my server is so underpowered I have to restrict zoom level to precached tiles to avoid performance looking bad. Meh. Undecided whether to finish it (need to redo how the tooltip works, probably add a legend, and add attribution) or toss it