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  1. Comment on Joe Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with US long-range missiles in ~society

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    I voted, now I'm waiting.

    I voted, now I'm waiting.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Relativty — an open-source VR headset in ~tech

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    Completely depends on what you're drawing. It's much more expensive than the same scene on a regular screen of the same resolution. You need to render at a higher resolution than your target...

    Completely depends on what you're drawing. It's much more expensive than the same scene on a regular screen of the same resolution. You need to render at a higher resolution than your target because of reprojection, you also have a wider fov which means more things to draw and then there's doing it twice because your rendering from two slightly locations and you need to do it consistently at at the very least 90 fps.

    That said, it's not crazy, but doing a vr version and a regular version of the same game and the vr version will need to have less detail to cover for the things above. But if you put doom on there it would render at an adequate speed and quality from your smart watch. And the steam deck would be more than adequate for a lot of content.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport

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    It's certainly what I'm hoping for, but i don't feel confident that that's what will actually happen. People like to own things and to customize them, etc. Otoh, as you just shown me, I'm not...

    It's certainly what I'm hoping for, but i don't feel confident that that's what will actually happen. People like to own things and to customize them, etc. Otoh, as you just shown me, I'm not alone with this vision :)

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Is ADHD really that debilitating? in ~health.mental

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    That's correct. Especially if you're not directly in control of that data there could be multiple different reasons for that data to stick around in ways that could make it accessible to law...

    I think if you keep a digital record there may be evidence that you had data at one point to be deleted, even after you've deleted it.

    That's correct. Especially if you're not directly in control of that data there could be multiple different reasons for that data to stick around in ways that could make it accessible to law enforcement.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport

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    I'm trying to say that people might let their car circulate to save money, not because they're blocked from parking, meaning an even bigger impact on the environment. I'm currently just on a quick...

    I'm trying to say that people might let their car circulate to save money, not because they're blocked from parking, meaning an even bigger impact on the environment. I'm currently just on a quick break from work, but I might watch the video later.

    9 votes

  6. Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport

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    Minimized compared to what? To buses, subways or a bike? I can imagine scenarios with shared* cars/vans/buses that function as buses do now, but with dynamic destinations. Is it something like...

    They can be programmed to minimize wasted energy.

    Minimized compared to what? To buses, subways or a bike? I can imagine scenarios with shared* cars/vans/buses that function as buses do now, but with dynamic destinations. Is it something like that we're talking about here, or is everyone still expected to own their own car?

    *shared as in that several people that ordered their trip separetely sit in them at the same time.

    13 votes

  7. Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport

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    Depending on where and when people might actually let the car circle because it's cheaper than parking.

    Depending on where and when people might actually let the car circle because it's cheaper than parking.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    SMS would indeed fulfill my specs, but I guess it does limit me to only checking on my phone. SNS looks very capable and powerful, but a bit complicated? Or maybe I'm just overwhelmed that it can...

    SMS would indeed fulfill my specs, but I guess it does limit me to only checking on my phone. SNS looks very capable and powerful, but a bit complicated? Or maybe I'm just overwhelmed that it can do so much, and I just need to figure out the few parts I actually need to do. This looks like the kind of thing I might be interested in learning because it could be fun, but maybe not the shortest path to the goal.

  9. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    I'm very rarely on matrix, so I don't think it would be a good fit, but it's an interesting fallback solution. Thanks.

    I'm very rarely on matrix, so I don't think it would be a good fit, but it's an interesting fallback solution. Thanks.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    SES looks like it might the right solution, also I'm not married to smtp itself, but it will be very easy to implement, so that is indeed a plus.

    SES looks like it might the right solution, also I'm not married to smtp itself, but it will be very easy to implement, so that is indeed a plus.

  11. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    Unfortunately I think I would go months without noticing, and right now there's no super-easy way to check the status other than these (potential) notifications. There is also the server logs, but...

    Unfortunately I think I would go months without noticing, and right now there's no super-easy way to check the status other than these (potential) notifications. There is also the server logs, but the way it's set up I can really only check those from a specific computer and they're a bit time consuming to manually parse.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    SES looks like it's designed for bulk mail? But maybe I'm just sending bulk mail with a single recipient =) I think I'm gonna look into this first. Thanks!

    SES looks like it's designed for bulk mail? But maybe I'm just sending bulk mail with a single recipient =) I think I'm gonna look into this first. Thanks!

  13. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    Hmm.. that could be an option, I'm gonna try one of the mail-based ones first I think, but this looks like a reliable fallback.

    Hmm.. that could be an option, I'm gonna try one of the mail-based ones first I think, but this looks like a reliable fallback.

  14. Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp

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    Looks very neat, if I was interested in self-hosting for this, gotify would probably be my choice!

    Looks very neat, if I was interested in self-hosting for this, gotify would probably be my choice!

  15. Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications

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    I have a long standing problem that probably has several good solutions, I just haven't been able to figure them out. So here I am, asking you. I'm selfhosting some services, a mix of selfbuilt...

    I have a long standing problem that probably has several good solutions, I just haven't been able to figure them out. So here I am, asking you.

    I'm selfhosting some services, a mix of selfbuilt and open source software. But some things I don't want to selfhost. Notably backups and alerts/notifications. For backups I have a solution which works well in every regard except one - I don't always get alerted when things fail, because the way I send myself those alerts is failing more than the actual backups.

    Currently I'm using python and gmails smtp interface to send myself email, but gmail disables my smtp access from time to time, and it's really easy not to notice not getting an email. I've tried sending the email regardless of whether the backup failed or not, but I've noticed several times that I still don't notice if the they stop coming.

    Now on to my requirements/wishlist.

    1. I'm already using s3 glacier at aws for the backups, so preferrably something in the aws space.
    2. I would like to get an popup/toast on my phone when a message is being sent. And the ability to review messages later.
    3. I would like as few moving parts as possible.
    4. I don't want to write my own client.
    5. I want it to be cheap, and if there's a cost I prefer to pay it at a place where I'm already paying, meaning aws (or possibly proton).
    6. I want a stable service.
    7. I prefer to manage as little as possible of the infrastructure.
    8. I'd like a simple programmable interface that can't easily fail. E.g. http based.
    9. It's no problem if messages are not received instantly, I could easily tolerate delays up to 24 hours.

    As you may have noticed I'm pretty much expecting there to be something in aws that I can use, but aws documentation is so abstract, that I often don't understand what the point of something is or how I'm supposed to use it.

    9 votes

  16. Comment on Paper: Feminism in Programming Language Design in ~comp

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    Yeah, whitespace in Python is both the devil and simultaneously completely irrelevant. Schrodingers indentation.

    Yeah, whitespace in Python is both the devil and simultaneously completely irrelevant. Schrodingers indentation.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on What the hell is a Typescript or: Creation ideas above my skill level in ~tech

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    Love the last line here =D

    Love the last line here =D

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What the hell is a Typescript or: Creation ideas above my skill level in ~tech

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    One framework I can recommend for a beginner is django. Since django is very opinionated you don't have to make so many decisions as there's usually one 'right' way of doing something, which cuts...

    One framework I can recommend for a beginner is django. Since django is very opinionated you don't have to make so many decisions as there's usually one 'right' way of doing something, which cuts down on research a lot for someone new to the field. I'm sure there are others like it in that , but for a beginner I would say it's a perk. Maybe combined with a framework like htmx so you don't have to learn so much javascript either.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Alright, you sly son-of-a-gun, you got me. I'm going to run my first Narrative TTRPG. What do I need to know? in ~games.tabletop

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    Do let Frank punch someone in the face a couple of times though*, but let him work for it. He's planned for it, and it's his payoff for planning the facepunching build. Let the player feel smart....

    Do let Frank punch someone in the face a couple of times though*, but let him work for it. He's planned for it, and it's his payoff for planning the facepunching build. Let the player feel smart.

    *exact number depends on how long the adventure/campaign is, but not too much.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more in ~tech

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    In what way do you think that it's not an improvement? I'm pretty sure it's more secure, and for me personally, and most people, it's also more convenient. It's also not the only way you can login...

    In what way do you think that it's not an improvement? I'm pretty sure it's more secure, and for me personally, and most people, it's also more convenient. It's also not the only way you can login or sign your transfers (I only checked my own bank, but I'm pretty sure others offers alternatives as well), so you don't need to get a smartphone if you don't want to.

    2 votes