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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentModern browsers make it much harder to proceed nowadays, but yes, my understanding is the connection is still encrypted. It's a warning, not a protocol switch. I'm not a network security...Modern browsers make it much harder to proceed nowadays, but yes, my understanding is the connection is still encrypted. It's a warning, not a protocol switch. I'm not a network security professional though, so take it with a grain of salt.
Chrome has a super secret keystroke combo you need to use to bypass the warning. It works in Brave too because it's built on Chromium. Not sure about other browsers.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Knockout_Mouse LinkI'm doing my annual replay of Mad Max. It's an older game from 2015, but it's aged extremely well. For those unfamiliar with it, the story is completely different from Fury Road, but the world and...I'm doing my annual replay of Mad Max. It's an older game from 2015, but it's aged extremely well.
For those unfamiliar with it, the story is completely different from Fury Road, but the world and themes are unmistakably Mad Max - a blasted waste where even the oceans have dried up. I consider it an AU to the movie.
For me, it's the absolute peak of open world exploration. Driving to POIs in a custom car you build up from scratch and punching your way through the wasteland is just pure bliss. The dialogue is top notch, the graphics are snappy and responsive, and the combat is extremely well done. It's very similar to the Arkham games (same publisher, different developer), so you get that whole "counterattack / free flow" sensation going on. Easy to learn, difficult to master.
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Comment on I survived the certificate expiration of October 19th 2026 and all I got was to make a silly shitpost in ~tildes
Knockout_Mouse LinkImmediate reaction - "Oh no! They hacked Tildes now! those bastards!" After a few seconds of reflection - "Oh. It's the TLS cert. Dang it. How long until an admin notices and runs the script to...Immediate reaction - "Oh no! They hacked Tildes now! those bastards!"
After a few seconds of reflection - "Oh. It's the TLS cert. Dang it. How long until an admin notices and runs the script to fix it?"
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentLooking into QD-OLED now, it seems pretty fascinating. No backlight is a tremendous advantage, and I do like the sound of near-instantaneous response time. I'm not sure I'm 100% sold, but I may...Looking into QD-OLED now, it seems pretty fascinating. No backlight is a tremendous advantage, and I do like the sound of near-instantaneous response time. I'm not sure I'm 100% sold, but I may need to stop into a brick and mortar to see how they actually look.
It seems like they can develop burn-in images though. That was a nightmare back in the CRT days.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentThat's an excellent point. Transferring the license is completely legitimate and appropriate in this case.That's an excellent point. Transferring the license is completely legitimate and appropriate in this case.
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Comment on Inside the Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse LinkI keep asking myself why we can't do better than floating point operations. They're compute cycle heavy and imprecise. You really can't even really use them for financial transactions. The...I keep asking myself why we can't do better than floating point operations.
They're compute cycle heavy and imprecise. You really can't even really use them for financial transactions. The rounding errors and remainder carryover for millions of credit card transactions add up quickly.
So why keep using it? Well, this article does a good job of explaining it. Floating point operations were an early low language solution to a complicated problem. And a pretty good one.
I keep thinking an arithmetic lookup table could do the job way better. But that would require a fundamental shift in processor architecture, and a lot of dedicated cache, and I'm just not smart enough to figure out the engineering.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentI strongly agree on your comments about the cooler. Air coolers just work. And the case is going to be air cooled anyway (along with PSU, GPU, and potentially the RAM). As long as air is flowing...I strongly agree on your comments about the cooler. Air coolers just work. And the case is going to be air cooled anyway (along with PSU, GPU, and potentially the RAM). As long as air is flowing everything's fine.
I disagree about the Windows license. I feel like it's worth paying for. Looking at this build, it's one of the cheapest line items, and if you don't pay for it, you potentially expose yourself to security vulnerabilities, missing bug fixes, and version compatibility problems.
I can only speak from my personal experience - and I'm not going to tell anyone how they should manage their PC's OS - but for me, paying for the Windows license just made everything much much easier.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentMakes a lot of sense. I'm generally 3 to 5 feet away from my monitor while gaming, and I don't think you're going to notice the sharpness loss from that far away. I do notice the difference on my...Makes a lot of sense. I'm generally 3 to 5 feet away from my monitor while gaming, and I don't think you're going to notice the sharpness loss from that far away.
I do notice the difference on my phone, but my eyes are like 8 inches away from the screen when I'm using it. It doesn't help that I'm nearsighted and tend to take off my glasses when looking at my phone.
I might need to try 4k for productivity.
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Comment on Advice on new PC build in ~comp
Knockout_Mouse LinkI've been looking through your component list. Everything looks very solid for a $3,500 budget. If you wanted to lower the price a bit there's some wiggle room: You have two SSDs on the list. You...I've been looking through your component list. Everything looks very solid for a $3,500 budget. If you wanted to lower the price a bit there's some wiggle room:
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You have two SSDs on the list. You could just buy the single 1TB and save yourself nearly $400. Windows only takes up something like 40GB these days, which gives you plenty of room for Steam, games, and docs. It's easy to add another one if you find yourself running out of space in the future (or just uninstall old games).
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The monitor seems way overpriced. You could get a 2K monitor at the same size for around $75. Personally, as long as I have a stable frame rate I don't notice the resolution difference. Been using a 2K monitor for 15+ years and I'm not compelled to upgrade (Happy to hear from any Tilderinos that really love their 4K and want to make the counterpoint)
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Liquid cooler is massive overkill. Unless you're overclocking your processor, a stock heat sink and fan will do the job just fine. No need to introduce liquids to your sensitive electronics. That processor looks solid enough it won't need any overclocking.
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The RAM... It sucks, but yeah, you've got to eat the price tag. You could probably get away with 16GB, especially if you're not playing AAA titles, but you might as well double up to get some future proofing out of the build.
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Comment on iPhone Duo sells out immediately, now backordered until next year in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentYeah. The painful reality. Every last one of those - I remember saying "That'll never catch on - it's fiddly, fragile, and a pain to use. Not to mention it costs way too much." Then somebody...Yeah. The painful reality.
Every last one of those - I remember saying "That'll never catch on - it's fiddly, fragile, and a pain to use. Not to mention it costs way too much."
Then somebody telling me, "But they sold X million units!"
Me, "Only idiots would buy that though."
The somebody, "Yeah, but there are that many idiots, it would seem."
Don't get me wrong. It's appropriate to the market segment. Most people don't want a device they need to maintenance. They want the thing to work with a bare minimum of headaches, and when it breaks they just want to buy a new one. I understand that and can see why a lot of people would flock to it. Me, I've got a Pixel 9a I freaking love that does everything I want, and I can fix it if it starts acting up. (That's why I'm not Apple's target demographic)
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentAnd the proliferation and skill of the AI.And the proliferation and skill of the AI.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentThere's no guarantee the jobs will come back. I think that's what a lot of people are concerned about. If a user can describe the problem they're having, and the LLM can just craft them a solution...There's no guarantee the jobs will come back. I think that's what a lot of people are concerned about. If a user can describe the problem they're having, and the LLM can just craft them a solution based on that, you don't necessarily need a person to solve the problem.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentI don't think people are upset with the LLMs in software. I think they're upset they won't be able to pay the rent or provide for their families.I don't think people are upset with the LLMs in software. I think they're upset they won't be able to pay the rent or provide for their families.
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Comment on New EU-created Search Index in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link Parentxprivo seems serviceable as far as search results are concerned. I'm extremely leery about their AI chat though. It gives you a splash page about how it's built with privacy and security in mind,...xprivo seems serviceable as far as search results are concerned.
I'm extremely leery about their AI chat though. It gives you a splash page about how it's built with privacy and security in mind, and then after about 3 prompts I was already served an ad for a VPN.
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Comment on Denmark government hack leaked 8.7 million citizen's ID's: the password was "123456" in ~tech
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentI had to google Chat Control because I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks... I hate it. This isn't going to protect any children from pedophiles, it's just going to make it a thousand times harder...I had to google Chat Control because I hadn't heard of it before.
Thanks... I hate it. This isn't going to protect any children from pedophiles, it's just going to make it a thousand times harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Knockout_Mouse (edited )LinkOur MS SQL server fell over and became unrecoverable yesterday morning. This server has the databases that support the ERP for a several millions of dollars company (we're part of a much larger...Our MS SQL server fell over and became unrecoverable yesterday morning. This server has the databases that support the ERP for a several millions of dollars company (we're part of a much larger corporate entity, but we operate mostly on our own with minor corporate IT support) and I'm the main resource responsible for the server.
I've gone through several stages of panic the past 48 hours, especially because it happened when I did a completely routine restart on the server. I did everything by the book - it's a procedure I've done a dozen times over the past two years and it's never given us a problem. Until yesterday. When the machine restarted, half of the DBs on the server (including our production DB) were marked as Suspect. If you don't know anything about MS SQL server, that basically means it's corrupted and was locked automatically to prevent further loss of data.
Naturally, we have backups. But for some insane reason we were only generating nightly backups, which means we lost nearly 5 hours of transactional data. Sales orders, POs, Invoices, inventory receipts, all up in smoke.
It's been a stressful two days. Fortunately, my boss is an absolute fucking rockstar and he immediately jumped in to support. He coordinated half hour updates with all the stakeholders, took point in every meeting, and built an awesome slide deck for the post mortem. At the end of the day we mitigated 90% of the impact, and the rest will be recovered by Monday. Finally I can decompress, just in time to enjoy the weekend. Looking forward to catching up on lost sleep.
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
Knockout_Mouse LinkI think you'd really like Incubus. They share deep roots with Tool and APC. These are my three specific track recommendations: Make Yourself A Certain Shade of Green Megalomaniac Apologies in...I think you'd really like Incubus. They share deep roots with Tool and APC.
These are my three specific track recommendations:
- Make Yourself
- A Certain Shade of Green
- Megalomaniac
Apologies in advance, they're from three different albums. But they're all on YT nowadays, so they should be easy to find. Give them a listen and seed them if you think it fits your vibe.
(I think they'll fit your vibe)
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Comment on Triple-A Minesweeper in ~games
Knockout_Mouse LinkBrilliant! Needs more production studio companies though. And you forgot the 15+ minutes of compiling shaders. Plus the 3 layers deep graphics configuration menus. Come to think of it, did you...Brilliant!
Needs more production studio companies though. And you forgot the 15+ minutes of compiling shaders. Plus the 3 layers deep graphics configuration menus. Come to think of it, did you even add a streamer safe mode to remove copyrighted music?
Mostly negative reviews on Steam. It's like the devs aren't even trying anymore!
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Comment on What foods are better after a day or two? in ~food
Knockout_Mouse Link ParentSeconded. I'll reheat a bowl of gumbo any day of the week.Seconded. I'll reheat a bowl of gumbo any day of the week.
The prybar solution is more effective than it has any right to be.