Pavouk106's recent activity
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Comment on Wicked, Dune, It, and deceiving the audience about two-parters in ~movies
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Comment on Air France flight 736, December 31st 2020 in ~transport
Pavouk106 LinkI like Mentour's videos. But if you do, you may as well like Captain Joe's. In the past thy were both doing kinda instructions/informative videos about planes, control surfaces, how pilots handle...I like Mentour's videos. But if you do, you may as well like Captain Joe's. In the past thy were both doing kinda instructions/informative videos about planes, control surfaces, how pilots handle communications or some emergy situations. It was great watching them cover basically the same thing and getting a bit more info here and a little bit more there.
Captain Joe was flying Berlin airlines at the time and they went out of bussiness, he got to fly queen of the skies, the 747, for Cargolux and I haven't checked back for a long time but I suppose he still does.
I don't know about Mentour but he started covering history (and sometimes actual) air disasters, which is great, but he stepped down from the real aviation stuff, which is shame. I think he doesn't fly big passenger aircraft anymore, but I may be mistaken and will happily learn otherwise if someone knows.
They are both German, just wanted to add.
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Comment on Longevity of tech equipment in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI have bought Core i5 750 in 2010 (or was it 11?) and used it since 2021 (or 22) when I uograded for free to i5-3470. I have only recently upgraded to i5-4690 for 45€ (CPU and motherboard) because...I have bought Core i5 750 in 2010 (or was it 11?) and used it since 2021 (or 22) when I uograded for free to i5-3470. I have only recently upgraded to i5-4690 for 45€ (CPU and motherboard) because I needed the older i5 elsewhere. This hardware is still perfectly fine for my use - I run lightweight Linux and don't do heavy workload. I could use faster hardware when re-encoding Blu ray rips and when calculating 3D printing (slicing) but boh of these can just run and be done once they are done. Then there are games and since I have GTX1650, these CPUs were fine, no need for faster. So we could say I lasted and still go strong on decade plus old hardware. There is no need to spend money on new things and throw out perfectly fine and working older hardware.
Harddisks - Two years back I stopped my 24/7 NAS that run since 2013. Both HDDs were working great when I turned it off for good. I did this because I was upgrading from RAID1 to RAID5 and also upgrading other things, simply put I was building new NAS. I don't use the HDDs anymore as they were running more than 9 years and while there were no errors or problems, I don't trust them after all that time.
I have also used other HDDs in RAID1 elsewhere and they lasted for quite some time as well, but I believe one of them died after say 7 years and the other short time after. Data survived as I did rebuild in between. Those were first generation WD Green (awful!) and I'm surprised they lasted so long.
My current NAS has 7200rpm NAS HDDs. I think I may be swapping them out for bigger ones before they fail. I suppose they will go for at least 8 years simply based on my own experience.
There is no reason to upgrade fast. I have recommended several times to my friends to buy used office PCs and notebooks. They are dirt cheap and still pack a punch for standard desktop use. And they have 80Plus Gold power supplies (most of the time), which just adds up on efficiency together with their price. Why buy new PC for hefty price when several years older one will be just a bit slower for 20% of the price? We are talking about subjective speed of Average Joe use, not benchmarka of course.
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Comment on Follow up on the username thread: What Tildes users do you recognize when browsing and, without being rude or inflammatory, what is your impression of them? in ~tildes
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Comment on Follow up on the username thread: What Tildes users do you recognize when browsing and, without being rude or inflammatory, what is your impression of them? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 LinkI recognize Deimos of course (not pinging him - well, I somehow suppose he's a guy, sorry if I'm mistaken - as he is probably pinged a lot and I don't think he needs another from this nor very...I recognize Deimos of course (not pinging him - well, I somehow suppose he's a guy, sorry if I'm mistaken - as he is probably pinged a lot and I don't think he needs another from this nor very meaningful post of mine) who is owner, maintainer and moderator here and seems like very chill, yet hard in his footsteps guy. I also recognize @cfabbro, which to my knowedge is trusted user and moderator here. There is anoher such privileged user here whose name I can't remind at the moment. I also instantly recognize @OBLIVIATER thanks to whom I can be here (sent me invite).
There are a few Czech users here, I think there are at least two to three others than me, but I fail to remember their names. If they are reading this, maybe they can let me know and I may try my best to remember them...?
And then there are a few other people that I recognize by name when I see it yet I don't remember them (@Wolf_519, I believe, is one such name).
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Comment on Why is Google Gemini saying we should die? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentThat doesn't seem like haiku to me. That is if we completely ignore its content...That doesn't seem like haiku to me. That is if we completely ignore its content...
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
Pavouk106 LinkI was responding in last year's thread and I'm bold enough to make appearance in this one as well. Bear with me. When I was say 15 (which is a looong time ago) we have gone to PC gaming...I was responding in last year's thread and I'm bold enough to make appearance in this one as well. Bear with me.
When I was say 15 (which is a looong time ago) we have gone to PC gaming corner/club woth some friends. Admin there, named Matrix, asked me what my nickname is so he can sign me in the system. Because I played a bit of (old even back then) Earth 2140 at the time one unit from the game came to my mind immediatelly - it was plasma shooting badass mech called Spider. So I say to Matrix I want to be Spider to which he replied he already has one and also a few Spidermans... "Well, we are Czech after all" I told to myself and just went with Czech translation of the word spider which is, you guessed it, "pavouk". And so I became known as Pavouk.
The number 106, which I later added, has its forgotten history as well. It was back in elementary school when 106 became meme number of our class. I don't know the origin but it stuck with many of us up to these days. When I needed something that differentiates me from simple "Pavouk", it was clear I had to use this number.
My idea of me on internet is completely opposite to yours - I use one username everywhere (possible) and I stand by it publicly. I also take care of, say, my image - I weigh the words before I post them, just like I do in real life. My Pavouk106 nick is simply my virtual mirror. Handy people are able to dig up many thing about me from this username and I know it, hence why I try my best to stay in the good light.
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Comment on Daily driving linux (Fedora KDE) - My experiences after a week in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI'm glad you went for it. I use Linux as my only OS aince around 2008 and it went a long way! It is perfectly usable system for Average Joe that uses browser, some kind of media player and maybe...I'm glad you went for it. I use Linux as my only OS aince around 2008 and it went a long way!
It is perfectly usable system for Average Joe that uses browser, some kind of media player and maybe do some documents.
It is also very good for gaming but sometimes there are rough edges especially with games that use thord party launchers (as you already discovered with Ubisoft) - I solve this by not buying such games. You may want o have a look at ProtonDB.com where you can check compatibility of the game and find some quirks and fixes other users have done to run it fine.
There may be trouble running some more specialized software - I wasn't able to run Fusion 360 for example and some 3D printing software doesn't run perfectly for me, but I'm able to model in FreeCAD and I can print fine.
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Comment on If you had to start a blog and post even though very few may read it, what would get you blogging weekly? in ~talk
Pavouk106 LinkI would blog only when I have something to write about. I have different things to share but they come and go on very irregular basis. So there is nothong that would make me blog weekly or even...I would blog only when I have something to write about. I have different things to share but they come and go on very irregular basis.
So there is nothong that would make me blog weekly or even regularly in any time period.
I would also blog just for fun and to make my own archive of thoughts, solutions etc. If someone reads it maybe they would be amused, maybe they would think I'm crazy, maybe they would find something useful.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI use Luxtorpeda. Since I have installed it two years ago, I can't really say how it was done. It was pretty easy though. Luxtorpeda installs OpenMW by itself if I remember correctly and then you...I use Luxtorpeda. Since I have installed it two years ago, I can't really say how it was done. It was pretty easy though.
Luxtorpeda installs OpenMW by itself if I remember correctly and then you just go to Morrowind's Steam properties, into Compatibility section and pick Luxtorpeda. This will make Morrowind in your Steam actually launch OpenMW.
Let me know if you made it or what the problen is, I may be able to help.
The default controller scheme is quite good, I have just added quick save/load (F5 and F9 keys or whatever it is) to L5 and R5 buttons.
I run at native Steam Deck resolution and bumped up view distance quite a bit and also use shadows and it can still do like 3 hours on my two years old and heavily used (like 1000 hours on battery) Steam Deck. Have a look.
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Comment on What are some good YouTube channels/shows/series related to travel? in ~travel
Pavouk106 LinkI watch Downie Live on Nebula. He's probably on Youtube as well. You would probably like Honest Guide but they do only Prague (and sometimes a bit of Czech Republic), I believe.I watch Downie Live on Nebula. He's probably on Youtube as well.
You would probably like Honest Guide but they do only Prague (and sometimes a bit of Czech Republic), I believe.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentAnd that is the problem for me. The gameworld is kinda uneventful, not really interesting and I don't want to run around empty world for no apparent reason. But I don't also want to teleport from...And that is the problem for me. The gameworld is kinda uneventful, not really interesting and I don't want to run around empty world for no apparent reason. But I don't also want to teleport from one place to another because where is any immersiveness in that?
I had to do that in Oblivion too, just as I had to in Witcher 3. But the worlds in those games seemed to me more alive, more full of anything, really.
I guess it's also why people make and use so much mods with Skyrim...?
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI made it to the third or fourth science packages in Factorio by automaking them, then stopped playing. It's the on and off game for me but one I have to start over everytime.I made it to the third or fourth science packages in Factorio by automaking them, then stopped playing. It's the on and off game for me but one I have to start over everytime.
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have never made it to "automate" stage at those games. I love the beginnings but I never have the patience or determination to make it deeper.I have never made it to "automate" stage at those games. I love the beginnings but I never have the patience or determination to make it deeper.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI played Skyrim back in the days on PS3 and I'm thekind of guy who doesn't fast travel. I walk everywhere. I picked my future wife in Markarth (if I remember correctly) and the wedding was to be...I played Skyrim back in the days on PS3 and I'm thekind of guy who doesn't fast travel. I walk everywhere. I picked my future wife in Markarth (if I remember correctly) and the wedding was to be in Riften, that is quite some journey to just go there and ask her... Well, I'm used to do his lind of stuff from other games where I walk everywhere (especially from Morrowind and also Oblivion).
The solution would likely be to take every quest available and combine them so you don't go across the map for just one of them. In my eyes fast travel ruins the game(s) but if you haeto go for no apparent reason for many minutes juat to get on with meaningless quest, it may be even worse.
This is what many Bethesda games have in common, includng my beloved Morrowind that lacks fast travel on top of that (there are some limited means of travel though). There is no single pointer that made.me turn my back to Bethesda, but such little things add up and you become fed up with it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm olaying Morrowind on Steam Deck. Actually I use OpenMW to play Morrowind, which is open source engine for the game that enables some new features, has some bugfixes and runs natively in Linux....I'm olaying Morrowind on Steam Deck. Actually I use OpenMW to play Morrowind, which is open source engine for the game that enables some new features, has some bugfixes and runs natively in Linux.
I own the game for almost two decades playing it on and off the whole time. I have finished the main quest only once and only by actually forcing myself to do so. I have explored a lot of the game in my playthroughs but never actually played heavily into it.
I do his right now. I'm around 60-70 hoursin having completed some quests here and there and advancing main quest to say the second half. From my previous knowledge of the game I have kinda just scratched the surface in those 70 hours.
It was unbelievable game in the time it came out and even a few years after that. It's sad that people nowadays don't realize what a game it was - the 3D looked good back then, the whole Vvardenfell fit on one CD and it's HUGE. You had so many options, so many quests, so many ways to play. It was kinda revolutionary for its time.
And it still has all those qualities. I love reading up on all the quests I have, looking for all the places that are mentioned (which is actually hard in many instances) and overally enjoy playing the game. Especialy when I know a thing or two about themechanics and how to use it to my advantage (without actually misusing it to make myself invincible).
I don't think that people that didn't play it back in the day are able to play and like the game today. It's simplyy too old, too hard, too cumbersome for modern player. It's a shame it won't live on like its successors do. But I will always know how good the game is and I will still remember it fondly.
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Comment on Ideas for a side project I'm working on -- an RPG to help me curb my alcohol consumption in ~comp
Pavouk106 LinkThinking about it, maybe you could implement it as artificial limitation. If you drunk yesterday, your ingame character will get say -25% communication and aim (chance to hit). If you had a...Thinking about it, maybe you could implement it as artificial limitation. If you drunk yesterday, your ingame character will get say -25% communication and aim (chance to hit). If you had a drinking spree (say more than one day), you are not allowed to shop and enemies can hit you more easily.
This can work with food as @first-must-burn mentioned. You have overeaten, you take penalty in being fatigued sooner - limit actions per day for example or getting less action point on the start of the day. Or you ma exercose in real life which may get you positive reward such as faster movement or higher damage. Or if you start the day overeaten, you can remedy this by doing some exercise.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 LinkSeems like I will be helping a friend with Suzuki V-Strom 650 motorcycle. He's swapping out some parts and needs to make adapter for speedometer - original uses hall effect sensor and puts out...Seems like I will be helping a friend with Suzuki V-Strom 650 motorcycle. He's swapping out some parts and needs to make adapter for speedometer - original uses hall effect sensor and puts out eight pulses per one wheel rotation.
We will be using bicycle cyclocomputer sensor instead (as original one won't fit) and I will be reading the pulses (one per wheel rotation with cyclocomputer) and generating eight times more on the output using probably Raspberry Pi Pico and micropython. I will have to adjust the time between output pulses according to the time between the input pulses. We'll see how it goes, as my understanding of (making up) frequency in conjunction with microcontrollers is very limited. Theory seems legit though.
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Comment on Linux Mint desktop environment recommendations? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm not really that much knowledgeable about Linux. I do use it for 15+ years as my only OS and I run Gentoo foro around 13 of those years, which can kinda make me Linux guru (as Gentoo is a bit...I'm not really that much knowledgeable about Linux. I do use it for 15+ years as my only OS and I run Gentoo foro around 13 of those years, which can kinda make me Linux guru (as Gentoo is a bit heavy on experience and knowledge if you want to set it up and take careof he system), but I don't feel like one.
I have used OpenSUSE, just a tiny bit of Fedora and I manage one Ubuntu machine in the family (actually two, the second ine being the gaming PC that I will migrate to Arch). Just so you know about my experience.
Today I wouldn't use stable distribution like Ubuntu XX.04 (LTS) or its variants for gaming. It's simply too conservative for this kind of usage. It is perfect for standard PC use (movies, music, photos, web browsing/FB/etc.) but not for gaming due to not being on or close to the edge.
I would pick Arch for afew reasons. Some of them are:
- I'm able to set it up, install and manage it (due to my knowledge and experience I gained over the time using Linux)
- It is rolling distro that has very up-to-date packages, one can say it's bleeding edge (not quite, but very near IMHO)
- It is distro where you have quite some conrol over the system itself unlike ie. Ubuntu which is "put together" for you and not that easy to successfully deconstruct and rebuild to your liking
My reasoning has nothing to do with Steam or Valve although I use it on Gentoo and I'm a fan of Valve. I also have Steam Deck and it is the sole reason why I'm picking KDE for the desktop gameing machine that will use Arch. Personally, I use MATE, which is... old school, let's say. But I want the Average Joe using the gaming PC to be able to comfortably switch audio outputs, manage wallpaper, screen locking and other stuff, which MATE can do but not in the (subjectively easy) ways other desktop environments do.
If you want to get more knowledge about Linux, you can definitely go Arch. It is hard to setup though, as you install it from command line. You boot Live USB, connect to internet (wired or wifi) and then go through install process. You may and probably also will fail somewhere along the way, but apart from losing time, you are good. You learn by doing mistakes and reading and applying what you learned. Arch will make you learn a lot during the installation and you will use this knowledge while you manage your OS in the future.
If you don't feel going for it, stick to some other distro for some time and learn a bit more using it. You can go Arch (or other distro) anytime. If I had to leave Arch (and Gentoo) out of a queation, I would probably try Fedora. No real reason to go along with my pick though. I would just try it and mybe it would stick.
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Comment on Linux Mint desktop environment recommendations? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm currently thinking of migrating relative's PC away from Ubuntu. While it can be stable and ok for standard desktop use, this relative plays games and Ubuntu is slow at upgrading packages...I'm currently thinking of migrating relative's PC away from Ubuntu. While it can be stable and ok for standard desktop use, this relative plays games and Ubuntu is slow at upgrading packages (protontricks in this case) so we will beprobably going Arch.
Just wanted you to know you would have a bit older packages if you go Ubuntu route.
I was so hyped when Sony announced FF7 Remake on E3. I'm not buying it though. I'm not spending up to almost 200€ for one game split into three (3x 60€).