Pavouk106's recent activity
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Comment on ‘Escape From Tarkov’ fans are outraged at new $250 pay-to-win edition in ~games
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Comment on Satirical news website ‘The Onion’ sold to Global Tetrahedron in ~news
Pavouk106 Link ParentSony's fucking gizmo that everyone needs? Or HP cloud? Well, I never get tired of Cockpuncher! EDIT: Oh, I forgot! The tragic loss of all the gas that is now powering the cars of angels in heaven.Sony's fucking gizmo that everyone needs? Or HP cloud? Well, I never get tired of Cockpuncher!
EDIT: Oh, I forgot! The tragic loss of all the gas that is now powering the cars of angels in heaven.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI was also considering doing some backup as I have added spme emulators to the mix and I have their savegames and setup... But considering this is running for two years without a single.problem, I...I was also considering doing some backup as I have added spme emulators to the mix and I have their savegames and setup... But considering this is running for two years without a single.problem, I chose to not backup anything. It is a PC after all - how many times in say 10 years you do backup of your system or game drive?
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI consider it being sad. It's sad that people are depending so much on one app. Even more so on the app that is owned by one of the biggest companies in the world. They don't realize they are at...I consider it being sad. It's sad that people are depending so much on one app. Even more so on the app that is owned by one of the biggest companies in the world. They don't realize they are at mercy of Meta and howit wants the app o work (and gain money from it). People are indifferent, they don't care. They don't realize that this "not caring" is actually not caring about themselves.
Nothing we can do about it, sadly. We can and should try to enlighten them, but we can't force them. And we don't even want to force them, that would be evil - as evil as them being shoved around by that big company.
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentWhatsApp is dominant here as well. I'm not willing to jump in this train though, the destination isn't the one I want to go to. Yes, I may not be able to quickly send photo to anyone in my address...WhatsApp is dominant here as well. I'm not willing to jump in this train though, the destination isn't the one I want to go to. Yes, I may not be able to quickly send photo to anyone in my address book, but hey, we still have emails and they still do what I want them to do.
And I managed to persuade some (well, actually most) of my close friends to jump on my train with others not even knowing I wasn't left standing on the platform and I ride different train.
I'm also the weird guy who runs Linux instead of (prevalent) Windows. Yeah, I agree, I'm the one that is labeled different. I'd rather be different than indifferent, though. But it costs me...
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentMaybe try and enlighten some of them to switch. If you're jot gonna try, it will not work out by itself. I was in similar shoes a few times and I know you can't possibly be 100% successful, but it...Maybe try and enlighten some of them to switch. If you're jot gonna try, it will not work out by itself.
I was in similar shoes a few times and I know you can't possibly be 100% successful, but it is worth a try. Even if just your family moved and maybe some friends too.
If you have your own group of friends (tabletop players, it seems) it should be even more poasible to take the whole group elsewhere. I'm not talking hundreds of people, but your local group.
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Comment on Spotify lowers artist royalties despite subscription price hike in ~music
Pavouk106 Link ParentWell, I don't use Spotify or similar, so listening to artist means either stumbling across video on some music TV channel or specifically looking for it on Youtube or buying the CD. If CD is not...Well, I don't use Spotify or similar, so listening to artist means either stumbling across video on some music TV channel or specifically looking for it on Youtube or buying the CD.
If CD is not available anymore (sold out), then maybe second hand if I really want to (no money for artist) or nothing (again, no money for artist). If the CD is not available at all and also no FLAC online buy option available, then once more - no money for artist.
If you meant availability as regional lock in Spotify, I can't run into one, but I can see CD available and streaming not... However stupid that is.
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Comment on Spotify lowers artist royalties despite subscription price hike in ~music
Pavouk106 LinkIs it better for artists if I buy their CD instead of listening to them (ocassionally) on Spotify? This is genuine question, as it is how I do it.Is it better for artists if I buy their CD instead of listening to them (ocassionally) on Spotify? This is genuine question, as it is how I do it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentI've played Stardew Valley to finish on my Steam Deck for the first time. It is great device that will give you so much freedom in playing games! You can play in 5 minutes increments throughout...I've played Stardew Valley to finish on my Steam Deck for the first time.
It is great device that will give you so much freedom in playing games! You can play in 5 minutes increments throughout the day here and there when you have time and before you know, you have done 2 hours each day! Also playing in the bed before going to sleep! And on you daily commute. Or just chill on the couch with Steam Deck in hands. While kid does homework or your partner watches their favorite movie or series... Or on vacation, in the camp, in hamaka in the garden...
Valve didn't lie when they used slogan "Your games are going places." They really are!
With Stadew Valley, you can probably do 6 hours on new Steam Deck (with fresh battery) meaning likely multiple days of gameplay - game wise and real life wise as well, actually.
You will be surprised how many AAA titles it can run, too. That is if you are not the "60fps or nothing" gang member. I never had high end PC, so stable 30fps does it for me. And with 30fps you can do 2-3 hours of Horizon Zero Dawn, Witcher 3 and many others. If you like older games and play in the dark (before sleep), you can do probably close to 8 hours in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1&2 basically playing through the whole night on one charge!
And the best thing - suspend & resume. Just hit the power button and in three seconds the unit is in sleep. You want to play again? Just hit the power button and in three seconds you are right where you left of! No need to boot up, start the game, load savegame... Perfect!
You did great when you bought yourself Steam Deck!
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Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentNo offense taken. The thing is that once I need them to sign in to say email on newbrowser or phone or after reinstall, they know nothing. I keep resetting passwords all year long for many people....No offense taken. The thing is that once I need them to sign in to say email on newbrowser or phone or after reinstall, they know nothing. I keep resetting passwords all year long for many people. By not uaing managers I force them to know their passwords. And they are forced to make good passwords by their service providers, as those have requirements of length, difference in characters amd so on. I've seen many simple passwords in 20 years, nowqdays they can't use simple one (at least not on major services). The thing is that once passwords get saved anywhere (be it Chrome or some third party manager), they won't care anymore what the password is. And if they are kept logged in or got auto-input on forms, they will be unable to know even that one very important password to their manager. I keep seiing it all the time, people can"t remember nothing!
I also considered password manager, but stick to my leveled privileges system for now. If my password gets leaked, I can change it. Depending on which one it is, I can even afford to not care that much. Yes it will be PITA, but what if someone hacked into my... I don't know... Reddit account? Who cares? If they hacked into some higher level account I can lose money (sizeable chunk, but not all). If they hacked the top stuff, I'm screwed. And I have only one service for that one password in the top stuff, mind you. I also use 2FA if available.
I also thought vriefly about generating some hash as a password for each site, but I really don't care that much about many sites, really - local eshops and so on...
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Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI turn off this password manager everytime I reinstall a.PC for someone. People can't remember their passwords and I try to force them to by doing that. Password manager (of other type) won't...I turn off this password manager everytime I reinstall a.PC for someone. People can't remember their passwords and I try to force them to by doing that. Password manager (of other type) won't solve that.
Personally I don't use password manager. I remember my passwords. I use three to four passwords and sort them by criticallity of their use. I use my standard password here. I use my higher level one on sites where money exchange takes place (where my credit card credentials are used) and I use my master password just for my email (I have one more password for internet banking). As I go higher on this ladder I use the password for less services - normal password almost everywhere -> email password just for email.
This system is far from perfect but even in case of breach, I think I'm covered to.some extent - if norma.password is breached, someone can make some comments written "by me". If higher one gets breached, I may lose a bit of money. If email one gets breached, I'm done (I'm counting on Google to not let someone sign from the other side of the planet - also I use this password only there, it can leak only from there or by me inputting it on keylogged PC or getting malware on myphone etc.).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentAbout the home server - if you have the time, maybe keep it running as is for now but do a lot of tinkering and trial & error. I wouldn't go full final set up yet. It is good to try different...About the home server - if you have the time, maybe keep it running as is for now but do a lot of tinkering and trial & error. I wouldn't go full final set up yet.
It is good to try different approaches roght now to see how it works for you and what suits you best.
Also try to think of al usecases you may want from this server and set them up.
I run Linux on bare metal for example amd no sandboxing for antyhing. If I wanted to use some specific things I would need to setup docker though. Maybe I should have done that in the first place?
Try and set up all you think of and see how it works for you. By doing that you will learn alot and will pick your final solution that works best for you.
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Comment on How can I completely and permanently remove the ability to access the internet from a Debian derivative? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkSince I run Gentoo and I'm familiar with it, I would recompile my kernel withour network support. Either the whole network stack (which may probably cause problems with software) or better yet...Since I run Gentoo and I'm familiar with it, I would recompile my kernel withour network support. Either the whole network stack (which may probably cause problems with software) or better yet just don't compile the drivers for actual HW (either apecific network card or all network cards).
It's not for beginners, but it should work.
Another thing is to physically remove the card (if it's add-in card) or physicaly remove the connector (destructively). Or disable it in BIOS and lock the BIOS with a password. These methods won't prevent connecting USB cards/wifi though.
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Comment on Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentAre you talking about ad company (the one which pays websites to place such ads) or the company that shows them on their website (ie. Facebook)? The first one can be tricky to fine, as they may no...Are you talking about ad company (the one which pays websites to place such ads) or the company that shows them on their website (ie. Facebook)?
The first one can be tricky to fine, as they may no exist by the time bureaucratic machine gets to them and they may use that to their advantage. This is the same for scam domains that may look like lgitimate website - scammers just stop the business and start over with new domain (or ad company or whatever).
The second may be tricky as well. The scam ad is clearly on their website but it is... How to say that? It's just a place where ad company places the thing from their servers. I can hear the excuse "we sold the place, we have no saying on what is there, it is automatic process". This don't excuse them in my.eyes though. I think if Facebook (or others, ie. Youtube) got fined heavily, they would implement countermeasures against these ads very fast. But they didn't get slapped on their wrist yet. Or at least not with enough force to make them do something about it.
I completely agree - not cautious individuals or not tech savvy people won't catch it in time and will get scammed. And I think big companies (on which websites the ads are placed and seen by people) are the ones who should do something about it.
EDIT: But I guess that money don't stink...
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Comment on How do you organize your phone's home screens and apps? in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI don't use folders for anything except Google. I have three screens. My home being the most-left one. I have the most used things here + media things. This includes Photos, Camera, Kodi,...I don't use folders for anything except Google. I have three screens.
My home being the most-left one. I have the most used things here + media things. This includes Photos, Camera, Kodi, Jellyfin, weather, ...
The second one ismore like productivity/entertainment based with a few games, Family Link, Unifi, Mikrotik, Net Analyzer, OpenVPN, ConnectBot...
The third one I would call crap or seldom used. There woul be anthing thet needs the mobile app (actually doesn't, but maker of the thing decided it needs the app), internet banking and Mapfactor's offline maps navigation.
My phone allows me to use only what I want on my screens and I can access everything in the "drawer" (slide up from the bottom of the screen). This means only like 1/3 of apps is listed on my screens.
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Comment on Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkThis is true even in Czech Republic. Public figures gets their photos misused for scam ads, including one of the well known moderators and I have seen even our president's face and also biggest...This is true even in Czech Republic. Public figures gets their photos misused for scam ads, including one of the well known moderators and I have seen even our president's face and also biggest energy distributor in such ads. The ads are obviously fakes but pages ypu land on are exact copies (in terms of how they look) of some well known sites. There is no incentive to remove such ads. Or maybe there is, but they come back from new ad company I presume - before Facebook (or Youtube) punishes the company that placed the ad, it ceases to exist and new one uses the same ad.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentCzech. Very specific and not that much people use it. Not actually similar to any other (except Slovak).Czech. Very specific and not that much people use it. Not actually similar to any other (except Slovak).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentOur language isn't there, sadly. I will wait for anothr year probably - she will get better in English by that time.Our language isn't there, sadly. I will wait for anothr year probably - she will get better in English by that time.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI haveit in my wishlist and believe my 10yo daughter would love it too. But she just startedleqrning English as her second language. Home much speaking/text is there and what can be done in the...I haveit in my wishlist and believe my 10yo daughter would love it too. But she just startedleqrning English as her second language. Home much speaking/text is there and what can be done in the game without knowing much English?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentSorry, I thought you didn't play it much. Well, compared to you I didn't play it much :-)Sorry, I thought you didn't play it much. Well, compared to you I didn't play it much :-)
I suppose this is the game that Luke Lafreniere (of Linus Tech Tips) mentioned several times in the WAN show around a year ago.
What a spectacular way how to kill a video game - death by developers, their decisions on pay-to-win and their indifference to cheaters. You can't do this when you want your game to be successful. Even more so if it's still early access...