Pavouk106's recent activity
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm playing Kingdom Come:Deliverance. I'm Czech and the team behind the game is Czech based with many Czech members that are well known in the gaming industry. It was just a matter of time until I...I'm playing Kingdom Come:Deliverance. I'm Czech and the team behind the game is Czech based with many Czech members that are well known in the gaming industry. It was just a matter of time until I start playing it. I play it on Steam Deck exclusively, runs well.
So far after around 10 hours in, I love the way this RPG game plays. You are basically nobody, no action hero, absolutely not invincible, quite the contrary. You have to eat, sleep, you start your skill on level 0 and the progress isn't that fast. You can't even swing a sword properly, fighting is kinda mini-gamish where you just don't click the mouse, you have to aim, block, parry, do combos and all while your stamina is getting lower and lower. If you get hit and start bleeding you can just die if you don't tend to it. You can eat foul food and die from that either. You can die from meeting a robber on your way.. And the craziest thing is that the game autosaves just sporadically and whennyou want to make manual save game, you have to have (and drink) a special potion. There is no magic, it is supposed to be like real-life middle ages set in real-life lore/history/with many (f)actual history information baked into the game.
I can easily see why the game is so successful. And I should have played it long ago.
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Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
Pavouk106 LinkI will probably list my open PC stand/case model for 3D printing. I have talked about it in the technical.projects topic. It will be kinda cheating though, as I have already made the main parts...I will probably list my open PC stand/case model for 3D printing. I have talked about it in the technical.projects topic.
It will be kinda cheating though, as I have already made the main parts and just have to add a few more for complete build, but those will be done in the Timasomo month probably.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentI was thinking where to put the disc drive and this was one space that was available and it is also kinda hidden under the board so I consider it win-win. The cube frame would be great but...I was thinking where to put the disc drive and this was one space that was available and it is also kinda hidden under the board so I consider it win-win.
The cube frame would be great but couldn't be printed in one piece, not even each stick, as they would have to be pretty long.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm running Mikrotik CRS-326 (24 Gbit ports + 2 SFP+ switch) in router mode as my internet speed is atrocious and it can handle it well. Currently I have dedicated port for each wired machine and...I'm running Mikrotik CRS-326 (24 Gbit ports + 2 SFP+ switch) in router mode as my internet speed is atrocious and it can handle it well. Currently I have dedicated port for each wired machine and I have a few Unifi APs and I self-host their controller on x86 linux server.
I was thinking about getting Unifi Cloud Gateway (Ultra) or Dream Router. I suppose those would save me from doing everything the hard way, be it Mikrotik or having x86 linux PC as a router, as I also suppose you could probably set VLANs and firewall rules in some GUI fashion.
And seeing how Network controller (or whatever)/software is polished, I really like Ubiquiti's way.
I also have spare Routerboards (15-20 years old) that I could use as testing subjects for setting up VLANs sonthat I don't F up my current setup (which I would describe as basic at best).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentI wish I found the courage to setup my router! I want to do VLANs and firewall rules but my lack of knowledge and dedication keeps stopping me.I wish I found the courage to setup my router! I want to do VLANs and firewall rules but my lack of knowledge and dedication keeps stopping me.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentIn my case everything is running cool. RAM sticks probably haven't been cooler when I had it all in case. I have some 10 years old motherboard that doesn't even have any cooling on CPU mosfets and...In my case everything is running cool. RAM sticks probably haven't been cooler when I had it all in case. I have some 10 years old motherboard that doesn't even have any cooling on CPU mosfets and even those are not hot on touch.
I presume when it's that open, it can cool enough by itself. I have i5-4690 being cooled by Noctua 12cm fan being backwards (sucking air through heatsink) running at 500rpm and I get 65 on CPU under full load.
The dust situation... I had this all in HTPC case that didn't have any filters and wouldnneed cleaning a few times a year. I believe this will be much better. At least I can see the dust build up, then pick it up all up easily,n o need to disassemble anything, just unplug wires, take it oustide and blow the dust off.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkI'm working on PC stand/open case made on 3D printer. It is a few parts job so it can be printed easily and then screwed together. I actually have it printed already but I'm waiting for filament...I'm working on PC stand/open case made on 3D printer. It is a few parts job so it can be printed easily and then screwed together.
I actually have it printed already but I'm waiting for filament to be delivered so I can reprint a few parts - some because of the changes I made, some because I ran out of filament and printed them in PLA (heat and PLA don't work well together).
You screw the parts together and you basically get inclined motherboard stand (currently mITX holes, I will add mATX and ATX options) woth integrated PSU holder and 2,5" drive holder. You then screw the motherboard in, connect everything together amd there you are - bare electronics on a 3D printed stand.
I also have PCI brackets so that GPU sits firmly without flapping around and also disc drive option (I use the PC for ripping my DVD and Blu ray movie discs).
I have photos but I don't want to show them yet. I will publish it together with models in around two weeks (still a lot to do, even though I already have it made and working for my own system).
EDIT: Don't expect something great looking. It is simplistic and functional design.
EDIT2: Well, I may as well show it...
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Comment on Dark patterns killed my wife's Windows 11 installation in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkMy comment is absolutely useless, but I have to write it anyway - I'm so glad I raised my middlw finger to Windows more than 15 years ago! Nowadays I only have to endure it on my work laptop and I...My comment is absolutely useless, but I have to write it anyway - I'm so glad I raised my middlw finger to Windows more than 15 years ago!
Nowadays I only have to endure it on my work laptop and I don't actually have to use the OS as such, I just use a few programs for my job. The best thing is I don't have admin privileges so if it F's itself up, I just give it to our IT man and he has to do all the things to get it running (poor guy).
So glad I got rid of it back then.
I run Linux (as many others here do) and while it has its own flaws and features, I love that I can dig deep into the OS and sort them out by myself thanks to logs and error messages.
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Last Express in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI wasn't surif I would participate and I actually managed to squeeze some time into this game. I got caught like 5 different times, made it just to the fisrt station (where I got caught again),...I wasn't surif I would participate and I actually managed to squeeze some time into this game.
I got caught like 5 different times, made it just to the fisrt station (where I got caught again), pulled the emergency brake (who didn't?) and didn't make it particularly far.
The contept is interesting though - you wandering through the train and time passing while you do so or maybe semi-passing while waiting for specific thing to occur/that you do.
I think I will come back to this game in the future.
If somebody is going to react, try to do it spoiler-free (explaining game mechanics would be ok, I think; no story and hints though).
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Comment on The nVidia AI GPU black market: investigating smuggling, corruption, and governments in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentOh, I didn't know that. Well, seems like somebody downloaded the video a reuploaded it then. I have yet to see it.Oh, I didn't know that. Well, seems like somebody downloaded the video a reuploaded it then. I have yet to see it.
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Comment on The nVidia AI GPU black market: investigating smuggling, corruption, and governments in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentSuch claims should be punished if they are false. What would Bloomberg say if one of their videos goes offline for a few weeks after such false claim? This system is set up really poorly and can...Such claims should be punished if they are false.
What would Bloomberg say if one of their videos goes offline for a few weeks after such false claim?
This system is set up really poorly and can be easily misused.
EDIT: Steve encouraged people who got the video on USB stick (via some purchase on GN store) to upload it if his one was brought down and I've seen the video online somewhere else (don't have the link, sorry). What a great fanbase!
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentWhat a great phone it was! My first top tier one, although I bought it used near the end-of-life. It was fast, really well optimized, everything worked just fine and if you wanted, you could delve...What a great phone it was! My first top tier one, although I bought it used near the end-of-life. It was fast, really well optimized, everything worked just fine and if you wanted, you could delve really deep into the OS.
And the RGB LED? Absolutely superior. Nowadays you are lucky if you have any LED... At least Nothing Phones have they glyph interface that can work the same way. And to my knowledge, they are also high end devices just like N900 was.
The best thing is that I can't say that I miss my N900 - I still have it! Last time I used it as my daily was in spring of 2023 when my Pinephone broke after I dropped it and I was waiting for Nokia G22 to launch in our country.
I'm writing this from Pixel 6a which brings me once again to used high end phone, just like it did more than 10 years ago with N900.
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentProofread? (Maybe I should tidy up my past comments)Proofread?
(Maybe I should tidy up my past comments)
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have Panasonic plasma TV from 2011 and it works like a charm with auto-brightness. It is also placed on really bad spot where it gets shade and also sunlight throughout the day and it handles it...I have Panasonic plasma TV from 2011 and it works like a charm with auto-brightness. It is also placed on really bad spot where it gets shade and also sunlight throughout the day and it handles it pretty well. If I set it manually it wouldn't work for my usecase. That said I knew this will be controversial take and there will be people who does exactly the opposite thing. And it is fine if it works for you!
I don't have monitor with auto brightness and I hate not having it. Menu isn't that bad but I hate fiddling with it. It doesn't have a dedicated button for say "profile switching" either to quickly set different value. And having it basically in the same situation as the TV I can really see how useful it would be to have auto-brightness. The thing is I have really bad positioning of my workspace where lighting conditions vary wildly throughout the day.
Phones (and Steam Deck) does pretty good job with that with occasional hiccup as you said.
The whole thing is that I know people who sets their brightness manually to stupid values (like 100%) and the TV or phone is unwatchable, not even mentioning how stupid it is in the evening when there is no other light in the room (or just very light ambient lighting).
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkAuto-brightness - on your TV, on your phone, on your monitor, on your Steam Deck, everywhere where it's available. There is zero reason to burn out your eyes. If you are lucky and have...Auto-brightness - on your TV, on your phone, on your monitor, on your Steam Deck, everywhere where it's available. There is zero reason to burn out your eyes.
If you are lucky and have notification RGB LED on your phone, set different colors for missed call, SMS/IM and e-mail. That way just one quick glance tells you how needed your attention is. Don't have RGB notification LED? Unbelievable that we don't have it today as we had it already in 2009. Every phone should have at least normal notification LED if you ask me.
Not really setting, but more of an advice - tidy up your passwords! From people around me I know how messy password management gets without password manager. Especially when people save their passwords into browser that isn't synced up and they find out the don't have them after reinstall... Or if they don't even know their Google account name after buying new phone, let alone password... Tidy it up, you are doing this for you!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have finished Horizon Forbidden West including its DLC Burning Shores. It was 167.5 hours long journey, I played on normal difficulty, didn't use fast travel in the game (teleporting from place...I have finished Horizon Forbidden West including its DLC Burning Shores. It was 167.5 hours long journey, I played on normal difficulty, didn't use fast travel in the game (teleporting from place to place) but I used machines to get around.
I wrote about the game here a few times already so I will make it shorter this time.
The story is continuation of Horizon Zero Dawn's one, it is so well executed that it might have been one long game. Many things you learn in Zero Dawn are teansfered and enhanced in Forbidden West. If you liked Zero Dawn's story, you will like Forbidden West's too.
The world is huge. And also diverse. You will find snow, swamp, desert, forests, hills... There are many machines to encoubter, learn about and kill through many various means and tactics. Everyone will find their own playstyle. The game is what I would define as action RPG with many things to master, yet you don't really have to - I'm not a good player of such games but I managed perfectly fine.
The game (world) looks great and if you have hardware for high or even max settings, it would likely be like playing a role in a movie.
I played the game completely on Steam Deck which was a rough ride. The base game runs at kinda medium settings with FSR enabled and it still can't keep even solid 30fps. You could go low but then you lose shaders and it all looks like crap. I limit TDP to 11W because even at full tilt of 15W there is no noticeable improvement and 11W at least conserve a bit of battery making it run for around 100 minutes on one charge. As for the DLC... It is much rougher ride! If Steam Deck hit its limit in base game then DLC is far beyond. With the same setrings the RAM and VRAM combned usage closes almost to 20GB but Steam Deck has only 16GB. Lowering textures doesn't really help because if you manage to free VRAM, game uses this freed space for RAM thus closing to 20GB once again for the price of losing visual fidelity and not gaining anything. The framerate tanks even harder in Burning Shores and I'd say that you really have to be hardheaded or desperate to play it on Steam Deck. I'm kinda both so I managed tonfinish the DLC on Steam Deck as well.
About the DLC - it comes with the game. If it didn't I'd speak up and sa, don't buy it. It isn't bad, but I didn't find it great either. It's just meh. The world looks stunning but the content isn't that much.
Overall the Horizon Forbidden West was as great as I couldn't even imagine. Combine it with Zero Dawn and you get 300 hours of absolutely great gaming time. The games are worth their full price.
And last thing I have to say - It is absolutely unheard of, but who would have thought that it would take console firalst franchise made/funded by console manufacturer to show us, PC players, how games should be made (for PCs). To clarify - there is no 3rd party launcher, no always on-line requirement, no anti-cheat, no login required, no bullshit! This is just pure game - you install it, you play it. This is how games should be made. With that said - Ubisoft, Rockstar, Bethesda, EA and others, go F yourself.
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentHow was the battery life before the nerf? I got a used 6a for 100€ last week and it is affected and was already reimbursed, probably via Google Play credit as the battery is still the original...How was the battery life before the nerf? I got a used 6a for 100€ last week and it is affected and was already reimbursed, probably via Google Play credit as the battery is still the original one.
It has 650 cycles and lasts one day if I concentrate on not using it much. I hope after getting replacement (for around 70€) it can do two or more days of light use... Or is that unreasonable?
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI already bothered all my friends a lot woth it so I exhausted all the people around me - no more friends to buy it for. But my offer stands here - who wants it, ask, I will buy (in sale, I'm...I already bothered all my friends a lot woth it so I exhausted all the people around me - no more friends to buy it for. But my offer stands here - who wants it, ask, I will buy (in sale, I'm cheap :-D ).
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 15 | Official trailer in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentThey'll be so back through this season that there is no reason to say it in tralier.They'll be so back through this season that there is no reason to say it in tralier.
I'm a bit of a cheater as I'm participating with something I already started making - the open PC stand/case 3D model for 3D printers.
I'm still participating as I will be finishing the model this month. I have the basic structure but I have to make a few addons (for various sizes of motherboards and various PCIe configurations).
I do 3D modelling just for the 3D printer, I'm learning new things with every model. This particular project isn't that hard for modelling it as it is for thinking far ahead and calculating a lot of things so it all comes together after printing.