FlippantGod's recent activity
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Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life
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Comment on Small production team/amateur documentaries? in ~movies
FlippantGod LinkAbacus: Small Enough to Jail 1:28 - covers the family-owned bank which was "the only financial institution to face criminal charges after the subprime mortgage crisis" Free Solo 1:40 - covers Alex...Abacus: Small Enough to Jail 1:28 - covers the family-owned bank which was "the only financial institution to face criminal charges after the subprime mortgage crisis"
Free Solo 1:40 - covers Alex Honnold's attempts to make the first free solo climb of El Capitan
The Nvidia AI GPU Black Market 3:30 - Gamer's Nexus investigates GPU smuggling
North Koreans Try American BBQ 20 minutes
Edit: sorry, I didn't realize you were mostly looking for sports/hobbies
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Comment on What is your personal online "tech stack"? How do you like it? in ~tech
FlippantGod Link Parentsigh Fine, I'll bite. What exactly is in "tax_sounds.db"? There's so much interesting stuff in this thread, but your post in particular is going to take a while on it's own to parse. I still don't...sigh
Fine, I'll bite. What exactly is in "tax_sounds.db"?
There's so much interesting stuff in this thread, but your post in particular is going to take a while on it's own to parse. I still don't quite understand what exactly you are doing with music and it fills me with a vague sense of dread lol.
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Comment on A deep dive into open chat protocols in ~tech
FlippantGod Link ParentI got blocked by Anubis, I know it sort of defeats the point but could you summarize? I've been away from XMPP for a while and might spin up a server again, but as far as I can tell Matrix seems...I got blocked by Anubis, I know it sort of defeats the point but could you summarize? I've been away from XMPP for a while and might spin up a server again, but as far as I can tell Matrix seems to have significantly more active communities these days - at least surrounding software projects.
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Comment on China massively overbuilt high-speed rail, says leading economic geographer in ~transport
FlippantGod Link ParentIt might be an "If you build it, they will come" situation. See examples of overcapacity infrastructure build outs in authoritarian central asian and middle eastern countries, now underutilized....It might be an "If you build it, they will come" situation. See examples of overcapacity infrastructure build outs in authoritarian central asian and middle eastern countries, now underutilized.
Edit: And isn't housing supply in a similar situation for China?
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Comment on systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success in ~comp
FlippantGod Link ParentYou could not have shared this at a better time. Thank you!You could not have shared this at a better time. Thank you!
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Comment on Peertube (federated video streaming platform) crowdfunding it's mobile app in ~tech
FlippantGod Link ParentThat is a lot older than TLoZ It's reasonably clearly IMO another logo mimicking a play button while still giving cues to the peer-to-peer aspect of their platform.- That is a lot older than TLoZ
- It's reasonably clearly IMO another logo mimicking a play button while still giving cues to the peer-to-peer aspect of their platform.
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Comment on Climbing the Skyfrost Nail (a piece about jury service, essay collections, and Genshin Impact) in ~games
FlippantGod LinkThinking about submitting this anywhere? Seems publishable, and I imagine everyone likes a nice little impromptu poetry without elitism in their videogame nonfiction.Thinking about submitting this anywhere? Seems publishable, and I imagine everyone likes a nice little impromptu poetry without elitism in their videogame nonfiction.
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Comment on Thanks to recent US law, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets in ~transport
FlippantGod Link ParentWhen you become a kajillionaire please give us all some money!When you become a kajillionaire please give us all some money!
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Comment on The failure of the land value tax in the UK in ~humanities.history
FlippantGod Link ParentI'm curious how Denmark's LVT is assessed. If it cost as much as the UK's (more than the tax procured), it would not be in place and for apparently a limited portion of government revenue. All I...I'm curious how Denmark's LVT is assessed. If it cost as much as the UK's (more than the tax procured), it would not be in place and for apparently a limited portion of government revenue. All I could find out was that it applies to any unrented land. Tax is collected from land being rented directly from the owner's business in that case.
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Comment on Holotypic Occlupanids - How the internet invented bread clip science in ~science
FlippantGod Link ParentCool! I really like this one. see it in actionCool! I really like this one.
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Comment on Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead in ~comp
FlippantGod LinkI haven't followed the project or the developers past the first year, but if Marcan says he's been stalked etc lately I believe him and can't help but feel sorry he's reached a breaking point on a...I haven't followed the project or the developers past the first year, but if Marcan says he's been stalked etc lately I believe him and can't help but feel sorry he's reached a breaking point on a project he cared so much about.
The other thing I believe is that kernel devs on lkml will never cease to act in bad faith and get away with it by demonstrating that they can become the biggest possible pain to deal with.
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Comment on Framework (2nd gen) event: 25th February in ~tech
FlippantGod Link ParentI feel like this would be better as a post in the last framework thread instead of a new topic.I feel like this would be better as a post in the last framework thread instead of a new topic.
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Comment on State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island in ~enviro
FlippantGod Link ParentIt did mention concerns of a tsunami if there is a stronger earthquake, although I don't know if a tsunami poses a risk to Santorini itself or other parts of Greece. It also touched on rockslides...It did mention concerns of a tsunami if there is a stronger earthquake, although I don't know if a tsunami poses a risk to Santorini itself or other parts of Greece.
It also touched on rockslides and seeing as the houses are on fairly sheer slopes I suppose that could be risky.
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Comment on Right to root access in ~tech
FlippantGod Link ParentCertainly. And while I don't personally expect technical support for those situations, seeing as I do have a grudge that you've given me the perfect opportunity to air, I will say that carriers...Certainly. And while I don't personally expect technical support for those situations, seeing as I do have a grudge that you've given me the perfect opportunity to air, I will say that carriers should provide technical support for their own bad firmware, and at bare minimum provide A/B images on devices whose hardware supports it!
As it is, I mostly meant that updates and firmware should be provided for offline download like pc drivers and firmware images, not locked behind janky ota updates.
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Comment on Right to root access in ~tech
FlippantGod Link ParentHm, but I think "rooting voids your contract" would also need to be contested, similar to "removing this sticker voids your warranty". Rooting a phone for example should not preclude you from...Hm, but I think "rooting voids your contract" would also need to be contested, similar to "removing this sticker voids your warranty". Rooting a phone for example should not preclude you from receiving however many years of OS and security updates were promised. I don't want laws to try and get specific about what contracts can be voided by accessing which areas of your device.
edit: or cellular service contracts for that matter. Every cell network operator agreeing that a rooted phone voids a cell service contract and is not allowed on carrier networks would, in a very warped sense, make a messy case in court that would probably stand seeing as what stands now. But it absolutely would be circumventing the spirit of opening hardware/software access, and just gross as well.
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Comment on Right to root access in ~tech
FlippantGod LinkThe author carved out specific exclusions for certain critical devices, e.g. some medical equipment. It seems unlikely greater access (or even auditing as it were) to the non-critical devices...The author carved out specific exclusions for certain critical devices, e.g. some medical equipment.
It seems unlikely greater access (or even auditing as it were) to the non-critical devices would ever be considered. Medical equipment manufacturers would all to easily present a sufficiently confusing case about the supposed risks and dangers, considering the current situation where most things I feel patently obviously should be accessible are not.
I'm more hopeful for some success in the repair rights.
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Comment on T1: a RISC-V Vector processor implementation in ~comp
FlippantGod LinkI've been trying to keep tabs on implementations of RISC-V's vector extensions, especially the smaller Zve32x. This project looks promising but I haven't seen any sort of discussion around it, not...I've been trying to keep tabs on implementations of RISC-V's vector extensions, especially the smaller Zve32x.
This project looks promising but I haven't seen any sort of discussion around it, not that I would know where to look.
How does one get a good measure of open source hw like these? Do you whip out an fpga and boot it? Skim through the source files like any other software repo?
It's tough for me to evaluate. What I can say is, this project has fun with the readme :)
Are there other interesting open source accelerators flying under my radar?
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T1: a RISC-V Vector processor implementation
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Comment on US CIA now favors lab leak theory to explain Covid’s origins in ~health
FlippantGod Link ParentI get what you're going for, but it's probably worth pointing out that the arctic circle (siberia) is known to have many frozen bodies of reindeer contaminated with Anthrax, and which have...It should be going on in antarctica.... where the bugs (and any escaped animals) die rapidly in the outside environment and have nothing around the site to infect in the first place
I get what you're going for, but it's probably worth pointing out that the arctic circle (siberia) is known to have many frozen bodies of reindeer contaminated with Anthrax, and which have infected humans as the region warms as of late. It has survived in the corpses for more than 70 years and can still be lethal.
Okay this is probably weird but... it sounds like you still have close relationships with family on your side and theirs, and they know something is up. Maybe you can discuss this with them as well (inc. finances), and ask if anyone is able and willing to help the two of you put the money together for the initial counseling?
Also possible the other party will try a bit harder to participate if additional close family has expressed a hope for things to improve and even contributed money to help out.
Maybe it would also just be super uncomfortable or the other party would take it horribly. IDK sorry :(
Edit: and if family/in-laws are willing to contribute (maybe even if they can't financially?) perhaps both sides can help when searching for counseling as it seems like a few extra heads could make a difference.