artvandelay's recent activity
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Comment on Current state of, and future of, the smart glasses industry in ~tech
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
artvandelay Joined again and roamed around this week, just taking in the sights and sounds! Didn't join last week so it's cool seeing the new web map through Bluemap. I wasn't expecting it to be a 3D flyover...Joined again and roamed around this week, just taking in the sights and sounds! Didn't join last week so it's cool seeing the new web map through Bluemap. I wasn't expecting it to be a 3D flyover map!
It's cool seeing the mall come along slowly, along with the road and parking lot around it! I also made a tiny bit of progress towards completing the beautification of my Cyan Line extension. I call it beautification but in reality, it's just adding design details to make it match the rest of the Cyan Line. Once that's done, I'll get rid of my scaffolding,
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Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationary items? in ~creative
artvandelay I know you asked for pens but I'm a pencil dude all day long. I absolutely love my Pentel GraphGear 1000. While the pencil is intended for drafting, I just love writing with it. I take notes and...I know you asked for pens but I'm a pencil dude all day long. I absolutely love my Pentel GraphGear 1000. While the pencil is intended for drafting, I just love writing with it. I take notes and write my daily to-do lists using it. I also like to do small sketches randomly throughout the day and it is unsurprisingly good for that.
I write all my notes and to-do lists in a Moleskine Cahier Journal. The main reason I love these journals is they open flat. Being left handed, I find most notebooks annoying to write in since my wrist always hits something
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Comment on Hacking Subaru: Tracking and Controlling Cars via the STARLINK Admin Panel in ~comp
artvandelay I actually didn't know that, that's pretty interesting! Makes sense now that I think about it, I was always curious about how Comma AI was able to control vehicles like that.I actually didn't know that, that's pretty interesting! Makes sense now that I think about it, I was always curious about how Comma AI was able to control vehicles like that.
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Comment on Hacking Subaru: Tracking and Controlling Cars via the STARLINK Admin Panel in ~comp
artvandelay Found this article pretty interesting. The author does note that if you work in cybersecurity, the techniques used to discover this vulnerability are nothing new but that the impact of the...Found this article pretty interesting. The author does note that if you work in cybersecurity, the techniques used to discover this vulnerability are nothing new but that the impact of the vulnerability is. In short, there was a flaw in the account password reset logic within the admin side of Suabru's STARLINK connected vehicle system. The password reset endpoint would only ask for the account email address as well as the new password you wanted to set with no MFA confirmation code. You could simply send an HTTP request to this endpoint and it would quietly just change an account's password. There was also a flaw with Subaru's custom 2FA popup that would show up upon logging into the admin portal. The pop-up was only really a client-side barrier and removing it through your browser dev-tools would grant you full access to the portal. Once in the portal, you could see sensitive customer information like name, address, billing info as well as gain access to customer vehicle's including sending remote commands and GPS location coordinates.
As the article notes, it is interesting just how big the impact of such a flaw would be. Connected car systems rely pretty heavily on the trust of employees and a rogue employee could easily do some harm. The EU introduced legislation for vehicles produced since July 2024 to have a certain level of security with their connected vehicle systems and the US just introduced similar legislation earlier this month, though with the new admin I'm not sure if it'll remain.
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Hacking Subaru: Tracking and Controlling Cars via the STARLINK Admin Panel
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
artvandelay Ah gotcha, just saw the listing on the Steam Store actually, will give it a try then! Thanks!Ah gotcha, just saw the listing on the Steam Store actually, will give it a try then! Thanks!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
artvandelay I honestly just haven't gotten around to figuring out how to get it on my Steam Deck haha. I played TM2020 a bit during COVID and love it just as much as TMUFI honestly just haven't gotten around to figuring out how to get it on my Steam Deck haha. I played TM2020 a bit during COVID and love it just as much as TMUF
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
artvandelay I've been playing Trackmania United Forever again. I originally discovered the game in 2013 though I stopped playing around 2015. However, I recently picked up a Steam Deck and re-downloaded...I've been playing Trackmania United Forever again. I originally discovered the game in 2013 though I stopped playing around 2015. However, I recently picked up a Steam Deck and re-downloaded Trackmania onto it and have been playing it daily. Currently struggling through the Red/D tracks.
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Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk
artvandelay I have one main professional goal and one main personal goal. Job wise, I'd like to get promoted or at least get a job at the next level. I've been a junior engineer for the last 1.5 years and I...I have one main professional goal and one main personal goal.
Job wise, I'd like to get promoted or at least get a job at the next level. I've been a junior engineer for the last 1.5 years and I can get promoted at my current company if I take things seriously and meet the expectations of a mid-level engineer for the next 6 months. However, there's some uncertainty with how my company will operate this year and have heard rumors of potential layoffs. I work on a core team for one of our main products but I think I could be a target for being laid off since my last work rating (before the one that gets finalized in 3 weeks) was a "Meets Some" rather than the "Meets All" I assume they'd look for when figuring out who to keep. At the same time, I kinda do want to switch companies. While my job is cushy and I have no real complaints, the job is a bit boring. It's stable but boring and I kind of want to work on something a bit more exciting. We'll see though.
Personal goal is to just take my health more seriously. I've been overweight for a while and I've done the bare minimum to just maintain that. I'd like to start losing my weight and just start exercising regularly. I've worked out like 4 days this year so far but I want to be a bit more regular with my exercising.
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Comment on What robotaxis brought San Francisco in ~transport
artvandelay Pretty interesting article overall. I don't know why I find it surprising that there's so little regulation around these cars that the city doesn't even know how many robotaxis are operating. I...Pretty interesting article overall. I don't know why I find it surprising that there's so little regulation around these cars that the city doesn't even know how many robotaxis are operating. I feel like that's something pretty basic to track but the companies are the ones who write the regulations and they want to be as secretive as possible I guess.
I also find it depressing to hear that transportation technology conferences discuss pedestrians as if they're a problem rather than the actual user they need to cater to. I really do hope that the Bay Area can get its stuff together and truly focus on improving transit and its density. Robotaxis are cool but cheap, reliable, and safe public transit is cooler
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Comment on What are your favourite TV shows of all time? in ~tv
artvandelay Here's mine in no particular order: Arrested Development Seinfeld Trailer Park Boys It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Top Gear / Grand Tour I've rewatched these shows countless times over the...Here's mine in no particular order:
- Arrested Development
- Seinfeld
- Trailer Park Boys
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Top Gear / Grand Tour
I've rewatched these shows countless times over the years, they continue to bring laughter and entertainment even if I know what's about to happen. I think I'm just a big fan of shows where the main characters are terrible people, don't realize it, and don't grow or evolve.
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Comment on Any Tildeans who have lived in China or Russia and the West? What were the differences in the daily lives of average people? in ~life
artvandelay This tracks with what I've heard from other Americans who have lived in China too. Day to day, your life isn't going to be too different. I'd assume quality of life in the national central cities...This tracks with what I've heard from other Americans who have lived in China too. Day to day, your life isn't going to be too different. I'd assume quality of life in the national central cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing etc. would be about as good as any other big city in the west like London or New York City.
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Comment on HMD Key announced for £59 in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in ~tech
artvandelay Misread the title at first and was wondering why a 599 GBP phone would be noteworthy. For 59 GBP, this seems pretty decent for a basic phone. I was unaware Google still made "Go" versions of...Misread the title at first and was wondering why a 599 GBP phone would be noteworthy. For 59 GBP, this seems pretty decent for a basic phone. I was unaware Google still made "Go" versions of Android actually. I do think HMD could've done the screen design better and maybe promised at least one Android platform update instead of only security updates but overall, not a bad package for the price.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
artvandelay I had a bit of a quiet week as I spent it home alone as my family traveled. I didn't join them as I recently got back from a trip to Japan and just wanted some alone time. As my entire team was...I had a bit of a quiet week as I spent it home alone as my family traveled. I didn't join them as I recently got back from a trip to Japan and just wanted some alone time. As my entire team was out of office for the week, I also had a rather quiet time at work and didn't really do much work myself and basically took that time off. I did have a few highlights this week though.
I met up with friends twice for dinner this week. The first time was with my friends from college. We all live spread across the country so our only real communication is through online messaging. Their families were in town visiting so we all decided to grab dinner. It's only been 2 years since we graduated from college so it hasn't been that long but its still nice to see them. The second time was with friends from high school. I've known these dudes for close to 10 years now and we don't get to see each other too often as we're all busy with our own things. However, it was still nice having some dinner with them while my family's away.
I didn't do much on New Year's Eve but I did get myself a pizza and some cake to pig out and celebrate. Domino's had a coupon for a 5 topping large pizza so I basically just got two pizzas I haven't had in a while: a basic chicken pizza and jalapeño and pineapple. I used to knock pineapple on pizza but the sweet and spicy combo of it with jalapeños is nice. For cake, I was initially just planning on getting some cheesecake from my local grocery store as it was already 8pm when I decided to order dinner. However, when I was at the store, I saw that they had this chocolate layer cake from Pepperidge Farm that my family used to get often when I was younger. I got that instead and was hit with this massive wave of nostalgia to 2004 when I tasted it. Was worth the slightly extra price for it.
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Comment on How do you generate and record your goals for the year? in ~talk
artvandelay My friends and I keep track of our goals on our Discord server funnily enough. We have a dedicated channel to yearly goals. We've only been tracking goals this way for about a year and a half so...My friends and I keep track of our goals on our Discord server funnily enough. We have a dedicated channel to yearly goals. We've only been tracking goals this way for about a year and a half so we haven't been at it too long but I think there's still some value in discussing how we do things.
First, we just identify areas we want to improve in. Be it learning new skills, exercising, starting a new hobby, improving finances, etc., just identify a few areas you'd like to focus on. For example, for 2025, I want to improve my physical health and also get promoted at work.
Next, we actually define our goals. It helps here to be specific about what you want to achieve, how you plan to measure it, and giving yourself a timeline for it. It also helps to define your goals as smaller steps you can do rather than having an overarching generic goal. So, instead of just saying "I want to improve my health this year", I would write it as "I want to exercise for 30 minutes a day, 4 times a week for the next 3 months". Not sure about you, but my giving myself a deadline for things, I feel like I'm much more likely to actually achieve it.
After that, the most important thing I feel is tracking your progress. Everyone's different here. For my exercise goal, I was thinking about buying a small physical calendar and actually crossing off the days I exercised. It would be cool to slowly see the months fill up with Xs as I exercise. The way my friends and I kept track of our goals last year was through Discord, in that dedicated channel I mentioned earlier. We'd just pop in every few weeks/months and be like "hey, i've been working on goal X recently, reached Y milestone for it".
Finally, at the end of the year, we look back on our goals list and celebrate the wins. There may be goals you miss but it's alright to miss some goals, especially if something wasn't working out or if something unexpected happened. Recognizing and celebrating progress can help motivate you so I'd definitely recommend doing it. Reflecting on the past year at this point is super helpful too because you can then see what worked and what didn't work and then set goals for the following year accordingly.
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Comment on What are your personal highlights for this past year? in ~life
artvandelay This year has been quite a rollercoaster both professionally and personally. I'd say my big highlights a were: Travel. Went to San Francisco, Las Vegas, NYC, Tokyo and Osaka with friends, India...This year has been quite a rollercoaster both professionally and personally. I'd say my big highlights a were:
- Travel. Went to San Francisco, Las Vegas, NYC, Tokyo and Osaka with friends, India with family
- Cars. Went to my first autocross session and bought an M2. I also got stranded with a dead battery for the first time. That was fun since I was driving a black car and it got dark.
- Family. My brother went off to college and had been adjusting well. My cousin and her daughter came over and stayed for a month. It was cool watching my niece explore our area and get comfortable with us.
- Friends. Over the summer I got into poker with my friends in my hometown and it's been a nice way to see them regularly face to face. We also went to a Hans Zimmer concert which was amazing.
- Personal. I've started taking my mental health more seriously and started talking to a therapist. It's been great taking control of my stress and figuring out how to benefit from it.
So, overall, a packed year. I had to go back to my Photos app just because I forgot how much I actually did.
I look forward to 2025. I've got only three goals for the next year:
- Exercise regularly/take better care of my health
- Travel more
- Get promoted at work
All three things are pretty simple ok paper but hard to actually execute so it will definitely take me all year.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
artvandelay Yep, I feel like fighting fake reviews on online marketplaces will always been a game of cat and mouse between the sellers and the marketplace owner. Definitely agree that asking on online forums...Yep, I feel like fighting fake reviews on online marketplaces will always been a game of cat and mouse between the sellers and the marketplace owner. Definitely agree that asking on online forums seem to be the best course of action. I used Reddit in the past for it but I definitely imagine Tildes would be trustworthy too.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
artvandelay It's been an interesting week for me. Pretty much all my coworkers are out of office for the holidays and since I just got back from my holidays, I'm one of two people manning the fort. I'm "on...It's been an interesting week for me. Pretty much all my coworkers are out of office for the holidays and since I just got back from my holidays, I'm one of two people manning the fort. I'm "on support" which is a lighter version of being "on call" for anyone familiar so I still have to respond to the odd ping from someone about something not working. I do have some bug fixes I need to get to but I've been feeling quite lazy this week.
As I'm procrastinating on work, I have been gaming a bit more. While I was in Japan a few weeks ago, I got addicted to the train simulator game "Densha De Go" and have been emulating the PS2 version on my computer and really enjoying it. I've also slowly going up the stakes in Balatro, I just beat the black stake on the red deck earlier today! I also hopped on the Tildes Minecraft server again after a few months. It was nice being welcomed back immediately and seeing how things have changed. I think I'll continue logging on during this quiet period at work and contributing to various small builds here and there.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
artvandelay I've tried Fakespot too, though I didn't know Mozilla had purchased it. I tried it back in 2021 and like you mentioned, it did a decent job. Fakespot does quite a bit to determine the authenticity...I've tried Fakespot too, though I didn't know Mozilla had purchased it. I tried it back in 2021 and like you mentioned, it did a decent job. Fakespot does quite a bit to determine the authenticity of reviews. It uses ML and NLP to analyze the language used in a review and basically rates reviews by how authentic it thinks it is. That being said, it's not that hard to trick it into thinking what you wrote is authentic. Now that we have generative AI that can change the style of a piece of text, I think Fakespot will slowly become less reliable.
I actually watched this video from Mr. Mobile recently where he went over a bunch of smart glasses he saw at CES. I've linked in below. He actually goes over a device that does sound a bit like your ideal device, the Even Realities G1. It's basically built to be a heads up display that materializes when you tilt your head up. It shows you the time, date, calendar appointments, and notifications. It's also got more features like turn-by-turn navigation, though I've heard that feature doesn't work that great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8sYp-AcwKk