Nsutdwa's recent activity
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Comment on What's the most feasible way to exit modern society? in ~talk
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Comment on Generals Zero Hour vs Red Alert 2 in ~games
Nsutdwa Link ParentThank goodness someone else plays the game like I do. It's very much a cozy game for me too. Nice to know there's a term used (albeit in another game) for this gameplay style. With limited free...Thank goodness someone else plays the game like I do. It's very much a cozy game for me too. Nice to know there's a term used (albeit in another game) for this gameplay style. With limited free time, a 15-20 minute turtle>trounce is a nice little break. Especially since OpenRA came out, that's the version I play now.
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Comment on Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentVerstappen in full-on ruthless win "steal" mode would really be something. He's proven he can make the most of not having the best car to claw out a win, I agree you just can't count him out. I...Verstappen in full-on ruthless win "steal" mode would really be something. He's proven he can make the most of not having the best car to claw out a win, I agree you just can't count him out. I think Piastri and Norris will keep it all relatively civil this year, to be honest, but I do think Piastri has some steel in him that he hasn't been forced to show yet.
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Comment on Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentFully agree with that first paragraph (in particular, not exclusively!). But Norris does seem to be the faster car, whether that's on one-lap pace or over the course of the whole race. I feel like...Fully agree with that first paragraph (in particular, not exclusively!). But Norris does seem to be the faster car, whether that's on one-lap pace or over the course of the whole race. I feel like Piastri is a very good driver, but he's not troubling Russell or Verstappen (I mean, he is, but he wouldn't in the same car). I'd love to see him get that edge, but I feel like race craft and consistency can be practised, but raw pace can't. I would love to see him win, if only to see the ultimate vindication for Piastri managing to escape the clutches of Alpine at the start of his F1 career.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentOther people may find it a bit gross, but I love gooey foods. I love stodgy porridge with bits, that somehow other people hate. I can't wait to try this breakfast goo. And my partner will be...Other people may find it a bit gross, but I love gooey foods. I love stodgy porridge with bits, that somehow other people hate. I can't wait to try this breakfast goo. And my partner will be delighted that I've come across a nice (hopefully, ha!) veggie stew recipe. And I've only read the top handful of comments!
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Comment on LLMs and privacy in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentFascinating, thank you. Of course there's a better metric - tokens per seconds makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying the nuance of needing (V)RAM too.Fascinating, thank you. Of course there's a better metric - tokens per seconds makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying the nuance of needing (V)RAM too.
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Comment on LLMs and privacy in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentIs that setup fast enough to have a useful dialogue with? How long does it take to respond to simple and more complicated prompts (ballpark figures, because I guess this really varies!)?Is that setup fast enough to have a useful dialogue with? How long does it take to respond to simple and more complicated prompts (ballpark figures, because I guess this really varies!)?
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Comment on Request for KVM! in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI have a ugreen one and it messes up the keyboard, somehow. If i boot up and don't touch it or switch a single time, everything's fine, but if I try to actively switch between two machines and...I have a ugreen one and it messes up the keyboard, somehow. If i boot up and don't touch it or switch a single time, everything's fine, but if I try to actively switch between two machines and type, it will randomly cause a key press to freeze, so I'll be typing until suddennnnnnnnnnnnnnn until I realise and press another key to snap it out of it. It makes it unusable as an active switcher, tbh. I use it to allow me to have one setup for teleworking and my own machine, and since they're very very rarely on at the same time, it's fine. That's why I'm reading this thread though - it'd be great to find something that works.
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Comment on Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests in ~humanities.languages
Nsutdwa Link ParentI think this is it - I got corrected different ways so many times over the years that it's just been easier to drop it. The only place I use it routinely now is to separate lists that have...I think this is it - I got corrected different ways so many times over the years that it's just been easier to drop it. The only place I use it routinely now is to separate lists that have individual sentences that are punctuated somehow, it's little more than a glorified comma at the end of a list item.
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Comment on In December 2023, Denmark introduced a law banning "improper treatment" of religious texts – two people are now set to face trial on the island of Bornholm in ~humanities
Nsutdwa Link ParentI think that setting an embassy on fire is a disproportionate response and not one that society should be cowed by. The fact that Denmark and Sweden raised their terror alert levels is concerning....I think that setting an embassy on fire is a disproportionate response and not one that society should be cowed by. The fact that Denmark and Sweden raised their terror alert levels is concerning. I value freedom of expression more than I value a religon's freedom to censor that expression.
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Comment on Donald Trump says he’s pursuing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside US, calling runaway production “a national security threat” in ~society
Nsutdwa Link ParentAbsolutely, I hope that the world starts tariffing US services exports - we need more alternatives around the globe and the US enjoys a massive surplus in such exports.Absolutely, I hope that the world starts tariffing US services exports - we need more alternatives around the globe and the US enjoys a massive surplus in such exports.
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Comment on Volkswagen plans to deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis on Uber’s platform in the US, starting with Los Angeles in ~transport
Nsutdwa Link ParentIt sounds like they drive how I'd like to drive, they're immune to the subtle (and less subtle!) pressures exerted by other road users to drive faster.It sounds like they drive how I'd like to drive, they're immune to the subtle (and less subtle!) pressures exerted by other road users to drive faster.
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Comment on Fiction with great “plot devices” in ~misc
Nsutdwa Link ParentI watched this with my partner when the pandemic had separated us for a fair while and I have such bittersweet memories of it. It's such an intensely atmospheric show, my partner gifted me the...I watched this with my partner when the pandemic had separated us for a fair while and I have such bittersweet memories of it. It's such an intensely atmospheric show, my partner gifted me the artbooks that inspired the series, not so long ago, and it's just gorgeous to flick through and see some of those locations that were brought to life so well on the screen. I also have a soft spot for series that dare to do one short run and then stop. The runners did what they wanted to do and didn't make their audience deal with the quality/budget creeping down over time as ratings dwindle.
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Comment on Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 - Qualifying and Race Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI do think that Piastri has a higher ceiling, but Norris does seem to still have a slight edge in terms of pure pace. If it hadn't been for that Q3 wall-clip, I think Norris would have pipped...I do think that Piastri has a higher ceiling, but Norris does seem to still have a slight edge in terms of pure pace. If it hadn't been for that Q3 wall-clip, I think Norris would have pipped Piastri to P1. I know you can argue that not making that mistake is a product of keeping calm etc. etc, but then again Piastri spun out in Melbourne, so they've both had their moments.
I'm definitely a Piastri fan, so I hope he can maintain and even improve his form a little. It's shaping up to be an exciting season, especially as Verstappen keeps himself in contention by sheer willpower and skill, apparently.
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Comment on Brazil’s government-run payments system has become dominant in ~finance
Nsutdwa Link ParentYes, probably, or back them all and let them Darwin it out? I don't know, the environment is such a tricky one for a newcomer to break into, banking, payments, all of that.Yes, probably, or back them all and let them Darwin it out? I don't know, the environment is such a tricky one for a newcomer to break into, banking, payments, all of that.
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Comment on Brazil’s government-run payments system has become dominant in ~finance
Nsutdwa Link ParentI agree there's nothing as convenient as tap to pay, that's got to be the gold standard for any new payments system. I appreciate the QR scanning/generation of Alipay and the like in China and the...I agree there's nothing as convenient as tap to pay, that's got to be the gold standard for any new payments system. I appreciate the QR scanning/generation of Alipay and the like in China and the convenience of mobile phone-linked systems in Europe, but until they add merely touching a device (or some token, like a plastic ard) to pay, they'll struggle to take that market share.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentI wish I could sometimes send a "thanks" or "merge here, I'm in no hurry" or, what would probably be my most-used option: "urk, I did that badly, I appreciate you having my back", while I'm...I wish I could sometimes send a "thanks" or "merge here, I'm in no hurry" or, what would probably be my most-used option: "urk, I did that badly, I appreciate you having my back", while I'm driving. Thumbs up/down and headlight flashing is quite limited.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentI was in some particularly terrible traffic, recently, a bit-city ring road, with lots of entries/exits, so just non-stop merging and filtering across the lanes. It was very striking how bad...I was in some particularly terrible traffic, recently, a bit-city ring road, with lots of entries/exits, so just non-stop merging and filtering across the lanes. It was very striking how bad humans are at dealing with this. I very much hope that self-driving could take over for that sort of traffic - it's moving slowly, 0-40 km/h, and if there was no ego/impatience involved, the whole experience could be so much smoother. Also, electric motors deal with that sort of stop/start much more gracefully than my churning up and down gears and mashing my clutch near-constantly.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentMy parents are still using the laser printer they bought me to go to university with, which is, well, a long time, a very long time. I'm surprised the thing is still compatible with today's...My parents are still using the laser printer they bought me to go to university with, which is, well, a long time, a very long time. I'm surprised the thing is still compatible with today's computers, to be honest. But it keeps churning out simple page after simple page - it can do two-sided printing, but no colour or anything fancy. But it just chugs away, amazing. I'll probably inherit the thing.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentYou mean you don't like the sensor being over here: --------------------> but the water coming out over there: -------------------------------------> You don't like shimmying some skin past the...You mean you don't like the sensor being over here:
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but the water coming out over there:
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You don't like shimmying some skin past the sensor in order to beg for another second or two of flow and whipping your hands into the water, but quick!, back to the sensor to keep the water coming?! You want soap as well??? That sensor is over there:
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but the soap actually gets dripped out about two seconds after you're detected, good luck catching it. And good luck ever washing the suds off.
Airport bathrooms are the worst offenders, in my experience.
I saw a posting for a job in Whitehorse, Yukon and found myself day-dreaming about what it would be like to live all the way out there (I'm very much not from Whitehorse, Yukon, or even that continent, so perhaps I'm romanticising its isolation). Enjoy your varied fresh eggs!