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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
arqalite Link ParentSame here; my only gripe with Fedora is that the audio enthusiast ecosystem is very scattered across COPRs and getting a full music production environment needs a lot of setup and tinkering. I...Same here; my only gripe with Fedora is that the audio enthusiast ecosystem is very scattered across COPRs and getting a full music production environment needs a lot of setup and tinkering.
I ended up setting up Ubuntu in a Distrobox and just exporting shortcuts to everything I need, seems to work fine.
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
arqalite Link ParentTraining is a small part of it; you still have the AI industry's chokehold on electronics manufacturing (and the environmental impact of that), the damaging levels of noise pollution the data...Training is a small part of it; you still have the AI industry's chokehold on electronics manufacturing (and the environmental impact of that), the damaging levels of noise pollution the data centers make, and the toll on power plants.
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
arqalite Link ParentGenerally yeah, but Allbirds had a reputation for trying to make shoes as close as possible to net-zero emissions. If they went for the same angle of "we wanna try to do AI as close to net-zero as...Generally yeah, but Allbirds had a reputation for trying to make shoes as close as possible to net-zero emissions.
If they went for the same angle of "we wanna try to do AI as close to net-zero as possible" I could maybe understand, but otherwise this is a really jarring shift.
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
arqalite LinkThis is so ridiculous I had to share it. I used to be a happy Allbirds customer and I did enjoy their shoes in the past, but then they started struggling, stopped offering sales and IIRC started...This is so ridiculous I had to share it.
I used to be a happy Allbirds customer and I did enjoy their shoes in the past, but then they started struggling, stopped offering sales and IIRC started cutting corners on quality.
Now they're an AI company???
EDIT: Also, I hope the irony is not lost on them going from being an environment-first manufacturer to joining one of the most environmentally harmful industries in the world. But hey, investors are happy, so does it even matter?
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Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700%
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
arqalite LinkTechSpot just put out an article claiming AMD will buy Intel and it took me the whole article to realize what day it is today. And then I got stickbugged by a friend. I'll go make a fort of...TechSpot just put out an article claiming AMD will buy Intel and it took me the whole article to realize what day it is today.
And then I got stickbugged by a friend.
I'll go make a fort of pillows and stay there until the day is over.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
arqalite Link ParentSure, you can cut costs in a process of optimizing and streamlining operations, or you can just do it to maximize profits and keep the line going up no matter what. Also privately run companies...Sure, you can cut costs in a process of optimizing and streamlining operations, or you can just do it to maximize profits and keep the line going up no matter what.
Also privately run companies very much do have executives, Epic included. I did not mean investors when I said executives, I meant the CEO, CFO, VP layer.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
arqalite Link ParentI mean, if a buyout is a possibility they certainly would want a seat at that table.I mean, if a buyout is a possibility they certainly would want a seat at that table.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
arqalite Link ParentYeah, the game is 8 years old at this point, anyone of legal age who was interested in actively playing it is already doing so. They should be working to maintain what they already have instead of...Yeah, the game is 8 years old at this point, anyone of legal age who was interested in actively playing it is already doing so.
They should be working to maintain what they already have instead of chasing endless growth, but have fun telling that to an executive.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
arqalite LinkWould expect Tencent (they own 25% or so of Epic) to throw a fit if discussions go anywhere with this, lmao Epic doesn't feel like a company that needs to be bought out for any reason at all,...Would expect Tencent (they own 25% or so of Epic) to throw a fit if discussions go anywhere with this, lmao
Epic doesn't feel like a company that needs to be bought out for any reason at all, Fortnite is doing well, Unreal Engine royalties are flowing in, etc. Sure, the store is hemorrhaging money but that is by design.
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Comment on Commonly misspelled words quiz in ~humanities.languages
arqalite LinkPronunciation got me because I pronounce it "pronoun-ciation" and I just realized the verb is spelled how I pronounce it but the noun is not because English is a good language. 19/20, 6520/8300Pronunciation got me because I pronounce it "pronoun-ciation" and I just realized the verb is spelled how I pronounce it but the noun is not because English is a good language.
19/20, 6520/8300
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
arqalite Link ParentI did have one for 2 years, and then transitioned to a 9-to-5 role at the same company. It was great and felt natural, but I quickly realized it made planning social activities with friends...I did have one for 2 years, and then transitioned to a 9-to-5 role at the same company.
It was great and felt natural, but I quickly realized it made planning social activities with friends difficult, and once I got into a relationship, having our schedules be completely out-of-sync wasn't too great.
I do miss it sometimes but I wouldn't go back.
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
arqalite Link ParentI don't mind being a night owl; what I hate is those states where I feel "stuck" and unable to do things I know I should be doing, but that my brain says no to. Like being creative at 3am is fine,...I don't mind being a night owl; what I hate is those states where I feel "stuck" and unable to do things I know I should be doing, but that my brain says no to.
Like being creative at 3am is fine, awesome even, but I want to be able to say "okay, that's enough, let's brush our teeth and go to bed" - and some nights my body is physically fighting me regarding that.
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
arqalite Link ParentYeah, I would assume treating my executive dysfunction would also automagically fix this. Just gotta find the courage to make that step.Yeah, I would assume treating my executive dysfunction would also automagically fix this. Just gotta find the courage to make that step.
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Comment on Are you a morning person or a night owl? in ~talk
arqalite LinkAbsolutely night owl - waking up early is an entire process for me and even at noon I'm rarely feeling at 100% unless I'm strongly caffeinated or just having a really good day. There might be some...Absolutely night owl - waking up early is an entire process for me and even at noon I'm rarely feeling at 100% unless I'm strongly caffeinated or just having a really good day. There might be some untreated ADHD at play here but it's all speculation until I get the courage to see a psychiatrist.
Meanwhile at night, I could take over the world. It's hard to make myself go to bed, at the expense of my sleep schedule, and my brain is swirling with ideas and things I wanna do.
I am writing this at 3:30am, way past my bed time, by the way.
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Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music
arqalite LinkImagine Dragons - I had two separate chances to see them and somehow chickened out of both, despite me loving both Mercury and Loom. Looking forward to their next project and maybe third time is a...Imagine Dragons - I had two separate chances to see them and somehow chickened out of both, despite me loving both Mercury and Loom.
Looking forward to their next project and maybe third time is a charm for me.
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Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music
arqalite Link Parentoof, yeah - I was hoping for an European leg of their tour but Manon's hiatus might put a wrench in that.oof, yeah - I was hoping for an European leg of their tour but Manon's hiatus might put a wrench in that.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
arqalite LinkSpent the last few months trucking along at Project Echelon - a match replay recorder for Project Ignis: EDOPro, a Yu-Gi-Oh! simulator. You basically get the *.yrpX replay file from the game,...Spent the last few months trucking along at Project Echelon - a match replay recorder for Project Ignis: EDOPro, a Yu-Gi-Oh! simulator.
You basically get the
*.yrpXreplay file from the game, upload it and get an x264-encoded MP4 video file.I had to fork the game (thank god for the AGPL) so I can do offline rendering to a FIFO pipe - allowing the game to spend as much wall clock time as needed to render perfect 60fps. On most machines, however, EDOPro can run much higher (900+ fps) so in reality it spends less time, meaning a replay which would take 5 minutes to play in the game, can take 1 minute with Echelon.
Unfortunately, most cloud providers charge seven kidneys for a GPU so I have to do full software rendering on my deployment, which drops the speed back to 1x, maybe 1.5x. Still good though!
This weekend I want to release v1.1.0 (currently in a release candidate), wrapping up everything I decided to cut from v1.0.
Been having some trouble figuring out the UI, but I think it's in a good place now. I wanted to add a little bit of inoffensive advertising for the Discord bot but I decided to scrap it because it just looked like a blatant ad no matter how I shaped it.
I am pleased with how it turned out though - so after this I'll probably put it in maintenance mode and only do bug-fixes, while I start yet another new project.
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Comment on Control Resonant | Announcement trailer in ~games
Currently on Bitwig, bridging my non-native VSTs with Yabridge, but mostly using Vital and the built-in plugins. Interface is just a DacMagic XS and a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M20X headphones.
I'm trying to keep it simple and only install what I need (although I already failed on the samples part, my Downloads folder is full of sample pack archives I will probably never fully triage).