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  1. Comment on Zig 0.16.0 release notes in ~comp

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    Oh FINALLY. This is (in my opinion) one of the ugliest parts of game/graphics programming in zig. There’s an example in the release notes but I think a before & after makes it clearer: Before:...

    Unary Float Builtins Forward Result Type

    Oh FINALLY. This is (in my opinion) one of the ugliest parts of game/graphics programming in zig. There’s an example in the release notes but I think a before & after makes it clearer:

    Before:

    const foo: f64 = @sqrt(@as(f64, @floatFromInt(x)));
    

    After:

    const foo: f64 = @sqrt(@floatFromInt(x));
    
    15 votes
  2. Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech

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    Oh noooo! I forget about the nvidia linux troubles every time, my bad. I’m crossing my fingers it Just Works™️ if you try it again!

    Oh noooo! I forget about the nvidia linux troubles every time, my bad. I’m crossing my fingers it Just Works™️ if you try it again!

    4 votes
  3. Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech

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    As a high effort shitposter in group chats I find https://kdenlive.org/ to be intuitive and surprisingly sturdy. I’m also recommending it because you mentioned linux :) Sorry I don’t have any...

    Should I use some other program instead?

    As a high effort shitposter in group chats I find https://kdenlive.org/ to be intuitive and surprisingly sturdy. I’m also recommending it because you mentioned linux :)

    Sorry I don’t have any other relevant information to add. I’m happy for you to be returning to a creative hobby, I hope it brings you joy.

    8 votes
  4. Comment on NASA’s Artemis II crew comes home (official live broadcast) | Splashdown at 8:07 pm EDT in ~space

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    Seeing the plasma burn just before blackout on the livestream was so awesome. Gotta reinstall KSP now!

    Seeing the plasma burn just before blackout on the livestream was so awesome. Gotta reinstall KSP now!

    5 votes
  5. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Doesn’t tailscale/headscale require the end user to use the tailscale client to connect to the server? I.e. if my friend wants to join my teamspeak server they’ll need to have tailscale?

    Doesn’t tailscale/headscale require the end user to use the tailscale client to connect to the server? I.e. if my friend wants to join my teamspeak server they’ll need to have tailscale?

  6. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Trying (and failing MANY times) to setup wireguard between a homeserver and a VPS. When configuring the firewall for wireguard and forwarding udp packets on a specific port to the peer...

    Trying (and failing MANY times) to setup wireguard between a homeserver and a VPS. When configuring the firewall for wireguard and forwarding udp packets on a specific port to the peer (homeserver) I somehow keep donking it up such that my ssh connection is killed and I have to wipe the VPS and start over. Usually trial and error is good enough to dredge through something I don’t care about thoroughly learning (firewalls) but this is a punishing process. I just want to host teamspeak on my own hardware with the VPS exposing it to the internet so I don’t have to open any ports on my router!

    I’ve also been writing a lot of zig, making a better version of a tool at work on my own time. I usually struggle with project ideas, and I’m quite happy to have something to hack at off and on instead of wondering what to do. I’m excited to name it something stupid so I can savor the eye rolls of my coworkers forcing themselves to use it because it’s better than what we’re using now. Unfortunately it’s heavily leaning on std.posix, which is due to be nuked in zig’s upcoming 0.16 tag. I’m telling myself it’ll be ok and better for the language in the long run, but I’m dreading the looming migration.

    2 votes
  7. Comment on Olympic committee announces a broad ban on transgender athletes and athletes with differences in sex development in Women’s events (gifted link) in ~lgbt

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    Well that fucking sucks. What’s next, banning people who are too tall from playing basketball? Oh no that’s nonsensical because it wouldn’t target a minority conservatives hate (yet). I’m so tired...

    Well that fucking sucks. What’s next, banning people who are too tall from playing basketball? Oh no that’s nonsensical because it wouldn’t target a minority conservatives hate (yet). I’m so tired of the bullshit, man.

    28 votes
  8. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    Fair enough, it looks like shit. I don’t think watching or not watching pirated Harry Potter is going to make a difference. Keeping the next generation of kids from watching it feels like a more...

    Fair enough, it looks like shit. I don’t think watching or not watching pirated Harry Potter is going to make a difference. Keeping the next generation of kids from watching it feels like a more tangible impact.

    3 votes
  9. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    Piracy is easier than ever too. Just steal it.

    Piracy is easier than ever too. Just steal it.

    24 votes
  10. Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv

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    It feels weird seeing an adaptation so similar to the original movies, like it’s intentionally trying not to have its own identity. I guess that makes sense when the wizard world is a billion...

    It feels weird seeing an adaptation so similar to the original movies, like it’s intentionally trying not to have its own identity. I guess that makes sense when the wizard world is a billion dollar industry.

    22 votes
  11. Comment on What non-software jobs exist for a newly graduated CS major? in ~life

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    I think your best bet is to turn up the heat at this internship. Do what you need to do to make people feel like pieces of shit for not helping you out. They want to be comfortable with letting...

    I think your best bet is to turn up the heat at this internship. Do what you need to do to make people feel like pieces of shit for not helping you out. They want to be comfortable with letting you handle real work for an intern salary; don’t let them have that. I’m not saying be an asshole or make enemies, just that it literally pays to be manipulative.

    3 votes
  12. Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life

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    I believe a huge part of why I got my current job was because of a dinky incomplete vue + go web app. I’m not part of the resume screening process (yet) but I would be biased towards people who...

    I believe a huge part of why I got my current job was because of a dinky incomplete vue + go web app. I’m not part of the resume screening process (yet) but I would be biased towards people who have side projects. It’s like a take home interview you started before even applying.

    3 votes
  13. Comment on Ageless Linux emerges to protest OS-level age verification laws in ~tech

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    The article’s frequent line breaks and bolded phrases reek of AI. I wouldn’t bet my life on it though. Like you said, human slop existed way before AI.

    The article’s frequent line breaks and bolded phrases reek of AI. I wouldn’t bet my life on it though. Like you said, human slop existed way before AI.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk

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    Some more light speculation: I was also a serial night owl before I received treatment for ADHD. I’m talking active until 5-6AM every night.

    Some more light speculation: I was also a serial night owl before I received treatment for ADHD. I’m talking active until 5-6AM every night.

    3 votes
  15. Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech

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    Anyone who participated in the beta: how bad was the bot problem? I’m wondering if the blame is being shifted towards bots so they can relaunch as a “human-verified” platform when their actual...

    Anyone who participated in the beta: how bad was the bot problem? I’m wondering if the blame is being shifted towards bots so they can relaunch as a “human-verified” platform when their actual problem was not enough people cared.

    15 votes
  16. Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp

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    Very happy with flow as my daily driver (outside of work), especially since the 0.7 release.

    Very happy with flow as my daily driver (outside of work), especially since the 0.7 release.

    2 votes
  17. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Ahaha furry-adjacent cracked me up. This project is awesome! Can you share pictures when you’ve completed it?? Not just of the cool furry part but also of your VR frankenstein components. And I...

    Ahaha furry-adjacent cracked me up.

    This project is awesome! Can you share pictures when you’ve completed it?? Not just of the cool furry part but also of your VR frankenstein components. And I wish you the best of luck trying to use blender for modeling. It sounds harder but I respect/admire your refusal to use proprietary solutions.

    3 votes
  18. Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy in ~tech

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    Oh lmao that’s a great pseudonym. I agree though I wouldn’t want anyone trying to track me down even as an exercise.

    Oh lmao that’s a great pseudonym. I agree though I wouldn’t want anyone trying to track me down even as an exercise.

    3 votes
  19. Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy in ~tech

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    Judging from the several comments claiming to have deanonymized you with ease, I’d say @goose is cooked 🥁

    Judging from the several comments claiming to have deanonymized you with ease, I’d say @goose is cooked 🥁

    5 votes
  20. Comment on Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount’s offer is deemed superior in ~movies

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    The best thing you can do for your community is educate them on pirating media

    The best thing you can do for your community is educate them on pirating media

    9 votes