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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkThis topic may interest you, I asked other Tildes users abozt paid e-mail providers and personal experiences with them. There isn't just Proton, there are others that may work for you (or not).This topic may interest you, I asked other Tildes users abozt paid e-mail providers and personal experiences with them. There isn't just Proton, there are others that may work for you (or not).
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Comment on According to a poll, Finns now trust the US as little as Russia and China and overall social trust is on the decline in ~society
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentYour summary is spot on. I'm an European and this is what I think about US. One man discredited everything that was built up to the day he became president (for the second time, his first time was...Your summary is spot on. I'm an European and this is what I think about US. One man discredited everything that was built up to the day he became president (for the second time, his first time was kinda okay). There is no trust in USA nowadays, your country/president clearly doesn't need any allies or partners. So be it. The current/past partners will find new partnerships for themselves and in the end it will be proud USA who will be alone.
Reading your comment is a breeze of fresh air though. It's great to know there are Americans who realize the situation and don't agree with how it turned out to be. Thanks for that! There is that spark of hope it will turn to become better in the future. But it will cost you (I mean USA) and not in dollars but in time. Probably many years before your reputation somehow recovers.
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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 Planet of Lana. It's absolute marvel, the game is beautiful, has awesome soundtrack and has soul. It somehow spoke to me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The...I have finished Planet of Lana. It's absolute marvel, the game is beautiful, has awesome soundtrack and has soul. It somehow spoke to me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The puzzles are not exactly easy but also not hard.
Now I'm playing Borderlands 2. I finished it many years ago on PS Vita and now I play on Steam Deck. This game is over the top, it went off the cliff with it's humor. I love it! And it's very unusual FPS and RPG crossover where you play from it as a standard first person shooter but the mechanics are completely RPG based (damage, elemental damage and chance, skills, shields, more health on level up, level requirements for guns, inventory...).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have started Borderlands 2, so I have something to play for a few months already. I will very likely buy Planet if Lana 2, though. The first one was just beautiful and I definitely want more.I have started Borderlands 2, so I have something to play for a few months already. I will very likely buy Planet if Lana 2, though. The first one was just beautiful and I definitely want more.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have uninstalled GTA 5 after Rockstar launcher finally got too much invasive. I will never finish the game because this software keeps getting into the gaming itself and I'm over coping with...I have uninstalled GTA 5 after Rockstar launcher finally got too much invasive. I will never finish the game because this software keeps getting into the gaming itself and I'm over coping with this shit. The game isn't worth it anyway, I like predecessors more.
Well, with free evening before me I started playing Planet of Lana. I have pribably never played a game.more beautiful as this one is. The art graphics look great! And given there is great music alongside with it, the game is quite an experience. While the characters speak unknown (made up?) languange and actually doesn't speak that much, you can understand the emtions and situation clearly.
It is puzzle-platformer. Puzzles are not hard nor completely easy, but I'd say they are on the easier side. The game wraps up after 4-5 hours of gameplay, but it gives out quite an epic journey in this short time.
Bought it in sale for 2€, which is too cheap for sjch a good game. 20€ full price is quite expensive on the other hand. I'd say 5€ in sale i adequate, as would be 10€ normal price.
If you like games with very nice visual art graphics and great music and games that have soul, get Planet of Lana.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentYes, having more oomph in your soldering iron helps. Either directly more power or having a fat tip that can "store" the heat (if you are doing smaller jobs). EEVBlog tried a few soldering irons...Yes, having more oomph in your soldering iron helps. Either directly more power or having a fat tip that can "store" the heat (if you are doing smaller jobs). EEVBlog tried a few soldering irons with various power on a big copper plane - nice educational video.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentI use leaded, so I can't say how hard the switch is. But the difference (of working with it) is mainly temperature - unleaded needs quite a bit more. Then it's supposed to be ok. The thing is the...I use leaded, so I can't say how hard the switch is. But the difference (of working with it) is mainly temperature - unleaded needs quite a bit more. Then it's supposed to be ok.
The thing is the unleaded is more brittle and can form cracks and cold joints easier. But it doesn't contain lead, that's simply the truth.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe leaded solder is much easier to work with. It melts at much lower temperature and when you have to solder thick wires or on a PCB with large ground plane, you would love leaded solder - simply...The leaded solder is much easier to work with. It melts at much lower temperature and when you have to solder thick wires or on a PCB with large ground plane, you would love leaded solder - simply because you don't have to put as much heat into what you solder. Also - when you need to desolder skmething, adding a bit of leaded solder to eyisting one makes it easier to desolder or clean up (again - lower melting point).
Lead-free can make cold joints (when you solder it is easier to make a cold joint using it) and is more brittle, develops cracks easily - again making cold joint or breaking the connection completely.
I'm not a fan of lead either, but there are reasons why leaded solder is considered the better one (my subjective opinion).
I wouldn't advise a newbie to start with unleaded solder.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkAs others said - get Pinecil. It is very affordable and very good for hobby people and I'd even say semi-pros. I also recommend getting Omnifixo, which is like helping hands thought through. About...As others said - get Pinecil. It is very affordable and very good for hobby people and I'd even say semi-pros.
I also recommend getting Omnifixo, which is like helping hands thought through.
About the technique itself - I recommend EEVBlog videos, especially ones where Dave fixes something.
About kits - order some online. You can male yourself a 7-segment LED clock for example, or electronic dice for desktop games. Look for through hole components for better start (called THT), leave SMD for later. Buy these for cheap from Ebay, Alibaba or whenever.
Get leaded solder (like 60/40 or 63/37 or anywhere like this or some with another material added, ie. 60/37/3). Get it from reputable store, don't order from Amazon, Ebay and alikes. Digikey or Mouser or some electronics brick-and-mortar shop nearby should be better.
Get solder sucker (manual, looks like a bit bigger than a permanent marker) and/or desoldering wick. If you mess up, these will help recover. For usage, once again EEVBlog (or Louis Rossmann repair) videos.
If you are doing wires, get heat shrink (isolation) and don't forget to put it on the wire before you solder! I keep forgetting this crucial step :-D
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Comment on In noisy surroundings, your techniques to learn to center attention and ignore distraction? in ~life
Pavouk106 LinkMaybe not for your specific environment, but this is what I do. I work from home, I ahve two kids and sometimes there are some more of our friends. I always have one of my ears plugged with earbud...Maybe not for your specific environment, but this is what I do.
I work from home, I ahve two kids and sometimes there are some more of our friends. I always have one of my ears plugged with earbud listening to some video I have playing - thia often comprises of things like DownieLive or Jet Lag - I already know them and they keep my mind drifting away from the mayhem the kids make. If it's too much even with one ear plugged, I plug the other one, stop the video and start playing music. This kinda switches me into "private office" mode where I can really go down on work and not care about stuff around me. This is doable only when there is someone else watching the kids, of course.
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Comment on Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentAt least it works predictably and every time the same no matter what TV it is connected to. I also have the situation in my hands doing that.which will likely perform better anyway
At least it works predictably and every time the same no matter what TV it is connected to. I also have the situation in my hands doing that.
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Comment on Hisense TVs show ads during normal operation in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentIf the ads come from internet amd are not built-in, I'm ready for them. I have Raspberry Pi woth Kodi connected to the TV and the TV itself is just big monitor with built-in speakers at this...If the ads come from internet amd are not built-in, I'm ready for them. I have Raspberry Pi woth Kodi connected to the TV and the TV itself is just big monitor with built-in speakers at this moment.
They truly enshittify everything these days.
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Comment on Does anyone have any Nebula recommendations? I've just signed up! in ~tv
Pavouk106 LinkJet Lag: The Game + their pockast called The Layover (if you know you know, if you don't, you should check it out) DownieLive (Canadian traveler, very nice guy and great videos) Wendover and Half...- Jet Lag: The Game + their pockast called The Layover (if you know you know, if you don't, you should check it out)
- DownieLive (Canadian traveler, very nice guy and great videos)
- Wendover and Half as interesting (various interesting videos from one of the Jet Lag team)
- Practical engineering
- Real engineering
- The efficient engineer
- Minute physics
- Integza (crazy man loves making rockets)
- Louis Weisz (makes kinda janky crazy stuff like Spongebob's Boatmobile or Turkey slapper to cook turkey by slapping it, loves speed and makes various vehicles that go fast)
- neo (interesting history or geography stuff)
- Mustard (very interesting channel not only about interesting planes and engineering around them)
- Razbuten (gaming, but I don't watch videos often enough to specify more)
There are also channels based on these which does like season stuff. One of them is based on DownieLive where he travels throu Europe west to east and in another season north to south. Another such channel is based on Mustard. You may or may not find the same stuff on main channel and on this spin off one, depends on how the creator uploads the videos I guess.
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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 GTA 5 on my Steam Deck. I played main GTA games since the first installment with exception of GTA 4. And with some experience under my belt, I feel like GTA 5 is lacking. The game...I'm playing GTA 5 on my Steam Deck.
I played main GTA games since the first installment with exception of GTA 4. And with some experience under my belt, I feel like GTA 5 is lacking.
The game offers a lot, it seems you can kinda live in the city, there are various things to do etc. There isn't incentive to do them though. You pick up phone numbers for people and can pribably hang put with them or challenge them to sports events, but I don't feel like I should (want) to do that. I don't even look out for stunt jumps, I don't run on streets killing enemy gang members, I'm not endangered in the city by anything. The city seems full and empty at the same time. The whole game feels like that, actually.
I'm doing all missions and side kicks the game offers and they seem good, but I don't feel the need/want to play more than that.
I can't point a finger at what it is, but the game is lacking in some way for me.
GTA 1 and 2 vere different, let's not dig them up.
GTA 3 was on the way to success but not there (for me) as I felt like a guy doing stuff he is told in 10 second cutscene containing two sentences and disn't even answer - having others speak and main character being mute was bad choice.
Vice City had the great 80's vibe, it had great atmosphere you know from movies and TV shows.
San Andreas made me feel like being a part of Grove Street Families and brought some RPG stuff in, which was great.
I didn't play GTA 4.
And GTA 5 lacks the atmosphere, it is just a big city with big countryside and nothing to do (while also having means to do a lot of stuff). I don't know, maybe it became too realistic...? Too boring, for sure.
I know there will be many people disagreeing with me and I respect their opinion. I just tried to describe how the game feels for me.
On top of that - Rockstar launcher... This alone would be the reason to write negative review on Steam. There is no way to get rid of it. It wants to connect to Rockstar server every so often (like once every two days) and sometimes it does so while I resume my Steam Deck which freezes the game and I have to restart. If you disable.it using launch parameter, the game won't even turn on after two or three days.
Knowing how the game would feel for me and how the launcher works, I would have either pirated the game or didn't care about it at all. And I haven't pirated a game in like 20 years...
And one more nail to the coffin - anticheat. They added anticheat after 10 years since launch. Why? Why not much earlier? This made the game unsupported on Steam Deck (can be run without anticheat, actually, but probably no online play) and unplayable on Linux PCs as the anticheat is supposed to be turned off only on Steam Deck, not Linux as a whole - I can't confirm as I didn't try and I'm not even willing to try.
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Comment on Dox with Grok in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkCould someone try me - my username Pavouk106 generally across the internet, not just specific service? I have many info about me publicly available/online, I don't care that much as long as my...Could someone try me - my username Pavouk106 generally across the internet, not just specific service? I have many info about me publicly available/online, I don't care that much as long as my precise address/house number isn't revealed (posted here or elsewhere based on the findings). Please report back with some snippets or send me full via PM. I may reply to you with how it did and possibly shed a bit of info about me and compare what is out there and what it found.
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Comment on Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI applause them! It's great seeing at least someone doing at least one of their line up made to be completely and easily serviceable. Maybe the future will not be as dark as I thought.I applause them! It's great seeing at least someone doing at least one of their line up made to be completely and easily serviceable. Maybe the future will not be as dark as I thought.
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Comment on Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI didn't have PS4. Last one was PS3 and I passed PS4 because there was no backwards compatibility built in and I didn't want to have three consoles up to be able to play my games. Another reason...Seems kind of ironic to jump off at the PS4 -> PS5 transition, considering that's the one with backwards compatibility.
I didn't have PS4. Last one was PS3 and I passed PS4 because there was no backwards compatibility built in and I didn't want to have three consoles up to be able to play my games. Another reason was that I already came back to PC gaming at the time.
I understand the reasons why they want to keep up their walled garden.
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Comment on Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentHey, I'm the guy with 2012 PC :-D And on top of that, I also own PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP and PS Vita. And I like Dualshocks more than Xbox controllers and I advocate for them when I can. But Sony lost...Hey, I'm the guy with 2012 PC :-D
And on top of that, I also own PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP and PS Vita. And I like Dualshocks more than Xbox controllers and I advocate for them when I can.
But Sony lost me at backwards compatibility, the lack of, to be precise. PS3 couldn't play PS2 games (only one specific skew could), PS4 couldn't play PS3 games (to my knowledge), thus I didn't bother buying one. And I won't buy PS5 because I can play quite a few great new games on my 2012 PC (with GTX1650), ie. Cyberpunk. And I switched to handheld gaming via PSP and others up to today's Steam Deck on which I finished both Horizons (Sony games).
I understand that porting the game is another cost on top of already probably very high budget. And that cost may not even end up paying for itself. They wouldn't shut it down if they were getting a lot of money from that (probably).
Still - many people would buy and play the games on PC. And I think most of those people won't buy PS5 to play them, they'd rather pass or wait for second hand console (which doesn't make Sony any money).
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm not commuting anymore as well. And I was playing Patapon on the train every day :-) PSP was marvelozs thing. I got Vita at the end of life, but that doesn't mean anything, I played the hell...I'm not commuting anymore as well. And I was playing Patapon on the train every day :-)
PSP was marvelozs thing. I got Vita at the end of life, but that doesn't mean anything, I played the hell put of that thing!
Steam Deck is certainly too bulky compared to those two. But it brings complete openness (is that a word?) to what you can do and play. And it's a PC on top of that, which I used a few times already (ie. terminal for my Linux servers, modelling in FreeCAD, ...).
And while I'm not commjting anymore and actually driving my family around, I still find the handheld factor absolutely dominating my gaming life. Being able to play for ten minutes here, another ten there and an hour in bed before going to sleep or on couch when my wife watches her favorite TV show... It's my kind of gaming.
I was part of one team at this weekend's hackathon at my city. I got asked to be a part just on monday woth hackathon starting friday!
The team, from which I knew only one person, needed someone knowledgeable in electronics and soldering. They were making knee part of exoskeleton (just the knee) aiming for it to be a help when seniors come up stairs. They already had the hardware part - the thing that goes on your leg and all the gearing inside and motor mount. The weekend was about electronics and programming and making it work.
The aim of the project was to make it affordable, plastic parts were 3D printed, metal bars were just simple bar that was shaped to correct shape, in the ways of powering it there was motor from battery powered drill with correspodning battery (can be bought for like 20-30€), electronics were just potentiometer for knee angle accompanied by two accelerometers (one on thigh, the other on lower part), heart of the electronics was ESP32.
My job was to design circuit on protoboard and make the electronics work. I used connectors for everything, aligned inputs in one way and outputs rotated 90 degrees, made/crimped all the cables, made MOSFET motor driver and fixed everything twice as we found bugs (bad solder joint, burned potentiometer, bad contact in connector, ripped wires...).
At around halway through the hackathon we were finished with all the hardware work and mounted the hardware to team member's leg and then software guys took over. They went up the stairs with our "cyborg" and gathered data. Then they run neural network on top of data to train it and recognize when the person is actually going up the stairs. Then they made this run offline on ESP32.
After midnight on sunday, with only 8 hours to spare, we made it work! The ESP32 recognized the movement of the leg and engaged the motor to help with walking up the stairs!
I was never part of such team and I was never on a hackathon. It was great weekend and I enjoyed much more than I ever imagined. What a great way to spend time with enthusiastic people. And lose many hours of sleep at the same time! :-D