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Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentYeah, it seems driver had a bit too.much to deliver and you were rescheduled. I'm still waiting for the order e-mail. Europe, btw.Yeah, it seems driver had a bit too.much to deliver and you were rescheduled.
I'm still waiting for the order e-mail. Europe, btw.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentSorry for double reply, but I couldn't help it. I promise this is better than rickroll.Sorry for double reply, but I couldn't help it. I promise this is better than rickroll.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentHe's great! Even though he looks like he comes from the Dirty Harry movies era. Thinking aboutnit, he is as great as Dirty Harry!He's great! Even though he looks like he comes from the Dirty Harry movies era. Thinking aboutnit, he is as great as Dirty Harry!
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentOh, sorry! I don't watch videos on Youtube and this one popped in my search and looked legit on first look. My bad! I changed the link in my post. Thank you for pointing that out.Oh, sorry! I don't watch videos on Youtube and this one popped in my search and looked legit on first look. My bad! I changed the link in my post. Thank you for pointing that out.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentYou just reminded me of great Technology Connections' video. EDIT: For the (previously) bad link to the video, please accept this one about refgidgerators as my apology.You just reminded me of great Technology Connections' video.
EDIT: For the (previously) bad link to the video, please accept this one about refgidgerators as my apology.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentLOL Well, we have this in really old fridges as well, it's also a temperature sensor that turns compressor on and off and it's called bimetallic strip. I guess we already lived in AI era even over...LOL
Well, we have this in really old fridges as well, it's also a temperature sensor that turns compressor on and off and it's called bimetallic strip. I guess we already lived in AI era even over 100 years ago by the LG logic.
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentI imagine the fridge have processing power of at most smartphone. That would mean AI magic happens elsewhere. Where is that elsewhere? It's far from the place you call "home". I think you made...I imagine the fridge have processing power of at most smartphone. That would mean AI magic happens elsewhere. Where is that elsewhere? It's far from the place you call "home". I think you made good choice by not enabling it on your fridge.
EDIT: spelling
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI guess the line would be "when the main function of the device is controlled by smart". If the fridge does what it should independently of the smart part of it, then ok - if the smart dies, I...I guess the line would be "when the main function of the device is controlled by smart". If the fridge does what it should independently of the smart part of it, then ok - if the smart dies, I still have dumb fridge.
Expiration timers would be very nice actually, but it would have to work based on scanner - I just turn the date(code) to some camera thing and it will find and input everything for me. If it doesn't, then I can as well just set up calendar notification...
Some other functions could be great, ie. the switchable cobtainer. But that could likely be made with dumb freezer as well (apart from timer on that).
I don't say there is nothing to be gained by smartyfing the fridge, but in the current world and state - no, thanks. I don't want everyone to know my favorite beer and how much I enjoy it (and that would be the least concern of mine).
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkFirst thing - what do you need smart fridge for? Will it look for your food and its "best before" dates on its own? Will it order beer when I take the last one out? Is it able to move the meat...First thing - what do you need smart fridge for? Will it look for your food and its "best before" dates on its own? Will it order beer when I take the last one out? Is it able to move the meat from freezer to the fridge so it can thaw out before need it for cooking?
Second - Call me old school or paranoid or whatever, but dumb appliances just work more reliably. My oven died on me years ago - the thing that died wasn't even smart! It was that clock/timer thing that just runs the oven at specified time, otherwise the oven is old school bimetal thermostat driven... I just bypassed the clock/timer thing and oven works like new. Adding "smart" into basic things makes them worse. I don't need you to change my mind, I don't even think about changing it.
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Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life
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Comment on The plunging price of AI in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentProbably got reported/labeled which gives it virtual negative karma or something like that.Probably got reported/labeled which gives it virtual negative karma or something like that.
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Comment on Wikipedia's list of the best video games: how many have you played, and what's missing? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkI've played a lot of those. Not really too.much into the past with oldest I tried being Oregon Trail (not really.played though) and Space Invaders/Galaga. Since around 1998 I played majority of...I've played a lot of those. Not really too.much into the past with oldest I tried being Oregon Trail (not really.played though) and Space Invaders/Galaga. Since around 1998 I played majority of them.
I'm missing Mafia: The city of Lost Heaven. It may have been just the Czech version that was really praised, but it is one of the best games I played.
And also Original War. It was, well, original.
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Comment on Wikipedia's list of the best video games: how many have you played, and what's missing? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentIf I'm right you had to choose mission ranging from bad to good (like 7 choices) and if younpick the worst one, next time the best one was not accesible anymore? You chose them like going into...If I'm right you had to choose mission ranging from bad to good (like 7 choices) and if younpick the worst one, next time the best one was not accesible anymore? You chose them like going into portals I think...
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Comment on Linux Steam client on Android through proot in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentSo you meant actual hardware hackihg together to make your own VR headset. That would be great to see!So you meant actual hardware hackihg together to make your own VR headset. That would be great to see!
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Comment on Linux Steam client on Android through proot in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentIf you mean how close you can get to Steam Frame with some other device, I have some info for you. I got Odin 2 Mini from @GOTO10, installed Rocknix there and run Steam. Odin 2 Mini has ST8550...If you mean how close you can get to Steam Frame with some other device, I have some info for you. I got Odin 2 Mini from @GOTO10, installed Rocknix there and run Steam. Odin 2 Mini has ST8550 chip while Frame has one generation newer ST8650, I consider them lamost the same.
I could run OG Oblivion wothout issues at 1080p, I could run Tomb Raider (2013? reboot) at 1080p.
I could run Talos Principle but it lagged when moving or looking around. It was kinda ok when standing still.
I tried Witcher 3 but couldn't start it. It should run, but it didn't for me.
I tried American Truck Simulator and it could be made to run at 30fps but I would have to go low graphics and/or/maybe even 720p. Didn't test much.
I tried many hardware-easier games like Stardew Valley, Is this seat taken?, Lyne, Machinarium, Planet of Lana, Flatout 2, Keep talking and nobody explodes and these worked like a charm at full 1080p.
I didn't go into any optimizations whatsoever, maybe it could run SteamOS and that would save some resources, maybe it could use some Valve patches from their build for Frame, but I just did kinda out-of-the-box tests.
Ma daughter actually continues to play games on this Odin 2 Mini.
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Comment on Pulsar X2 v2 Medium mouse battery replacement in ~comp
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkJust an information on batteries of this type: the number 602030 and 902030 means the physical dimensions of the battery. I imagine 60 is 6.0mm, 20 is 20mm and 30 is 30mm with the difference...Just an information on batteries of this type: the number 602030 and 902030 means the physical dimensions of the battery.
I imagine 60 is 6.0mm, 20 is 20mm and 30 is 30mm with the difference between the two here being the height of 6.0mm. v. 9.0mm.
If you are ever in a need of this kind of battery and thinking about getting different capacity, the knwledge of dimensions being right in the name might come in handy.
EDIT: About the Pulsar software - there can be three outcomes:
- it measures the voltage and kinda guesses the percentage (percentage by voltage is not precise); if this is the case, it will work as usual
- it measures the state of charge aka how much charge was put to the battery and how much was drained from it and calculates percentage based on this; this would take into account the new calacity and will get you more precise ETA; Steam Deck does this, for example; I consider this to be the best way to measure capacity, but from time to time you have to deplete the battery completely to reset the state to true zero
- the capacity is hardwired at 300mAh; this could mean your battery might not fully charge to 550mAh (but being reported as if it was) and will discharge just those 300mAh; this seems highly unlikely as it is kinda complicated and has not advantage (ie. cheaper making process)
If I had to guess, number one it would be - it will last longer and report battery state as you were used to.
EDIT2: I completely forgot - good job! It's great when people make use of their things even past the expected lifetime and fix them by themselves!
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Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe only thing I do that my phone and PC share is Firefox. I do open panels from one on the other and vice versa, as sometimes I want to read a thing I started on first and want to continue on...The only thing I do that my phone and PC share is Firefox. I do open panels from one on the other and vice versa, as sometimes I want to read a thing I started on first and want to continue on second device. Think reading on PC and continuing on phone on toilet... Or reading some manual or technical thing on phone and then opening it on desktop and executing commends there.
That's the only thing I kinda do on both combined. Thanks to Firefox account and sharing of tabs throughout my devices, not to Google.
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWell, I'd prefer the straps, actually :-) If I can, I would like having both. But the first thing have to be the e-mail.Well, I'd prefer the straps, actually :-) If I can, I would like having both. But the first thing have to be the e-mail.
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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 it on Switch Lite before (yes, that "bad" port of the game) without DLCs and it seemed the same to me. DLCs add some weapons but mainly locations, they don't really have anything to add...I played it on Switch Lite before (yes, that "bad" port of the game) without DLCs and it seemed the same to me. DLCs add some weapons but mainly locations, they don't really have anything to add to the base game world. Apart from Spectrum Gatling, which is also science weapon but one I actually used - being able to rip enemies with sniper level damage but actually minigun firing rate and having all damage types on top of that, you can't beat it. Well, it was going throu my ammo stack like it was butter on hot sunny day...
I can confirm, that I also used sniper rifles the most and also one-hit killed many, but not actually everything. One of the DLCs had real boss - with life-bar and huge life points. This was missing in the base game.
But I overall liked the world, locations, characters, the story was meh, but the setting of the game was great (dystopian society). It's not a great game, but solid.
I recommend The Last Day of Creation by Wolfgang Jeschke. I don't want to spoil.anything so I will just say that I got the book after playing one videogame that is based on this book.
The book is an easy read, nothing long or complicated.
Spoiler
The game this book inspired is an RTS called Original War.The book is about getting back in time to transport oil to, in the future, friendly territories - basically drilling ut out and transporting through Mediterranean sea that was dry, no sea, at the time. And the whole.thing not going according to the plan.