danke's recent activity
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Comment on Nintendo has hired a company to dox Reddit users so they can sue them for piracy in ~games
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
danke LinkI really can't state it any better than countless others have in much more thoughtful ways, but this outcome is beyond sickening whether or not Harris manages to upset current projections in the...- Exemplary
I really can't state it any better than countless others have in much more thoughtful ways, but this outcome is beyond sickening whether or not Harris manages to upset current projections in the next day. Regardless of how unhealthy and irrational it is, I increasingly feel hatred for the large swathes of this country for the rights they've just voted to rip away and the cruelty they've just voted to inflict upon others for generations to come.
Even after passing the most monumental economic & infrastructure bills in a generation, a masterful handling of the global inflation crisis that has just seen us return to normal levels, and an incredibly cautious take-no-chances campaign by Harris, it looks like Democrats may truly have never stood a fucking chance against an outright, unabashed fascist described by his own running mate as "America's Hitler" and who almost solely ran on a platform of cruelty, revenge and violence.
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Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk
danke Link ParentDoes this solution potentially suffer from condensation from the outside as @Mendanbar mentioned, or does the outward air flow/pressure "counteract" that? That's my main issue with the obvious...Does this solution potentially suffer from condensation from the outside as @Mendanbar mentioned, or does the outward air flow/pressure "counteract" that? That's my main issue with the obvious solutions and why I wonder if it would have to be an AIO / water cooled loop as opposed to a direct air funnel between my system and the outside environment.
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Comment on US Election Distractions Thread in ~talk
danke LinkI've searched this a few times but can't really find an answer no matter how I try to reword it: Is it feasible to radiate all heat from my computer out of my home through a window, whether by a...I've searched this a few times but can't really find an answer no matter how I try to reword it:
Is it feasible to radiate all heat from my computer out of my home through a window, whether by a custom loop or some rednecked duct venting solution, or is that incompatible with thermodynamics? I'm constantly using 100% of my system's resources and the warmth in the immediate vicinity makes me physically uncomfortable. It gets to the point where I consider moving my PC to the least used room in my home and running a 50-100ft active powered HDMI cable through the walls so I don't have to be near it.
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Comment on I am missing a neutral way to flag low-effort or potentially spammy posts in ~tildes
danke Link ParentI doubt it'll ever happen because of the snail pace of feature development thus far, but "sage" (non-bump) replies are an excellent feature from 4chan and something I wish more sites adopted, so...I doubt it'll ever happen because of the snail pace of feature development thus far, but "sage" (non-bump) replies are an excellent feature from 4chan and something I wish more sites adopted, so you can respond to / debunk disinformation without feeding the engagement loop the poster is trying to create.
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Comment on Best solution to extract PDF data? in ~comp
danke Link ParentThis is only tangentially related, but are there ways of reliably creating PDFs in a manner amenable to text extraction, or are issues just inherent to the format due to its glyph-based structure?This is only tangentially related, but are there ways of reliably creating PDFs in a manner amenable to text extraction, or are issues just inherent to the format due to its glyph-based structure?
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Comment on US DOJ sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets in ~finance
danke Link ParentThe EU caps debit card interchange at 0.2% and credit card interchange at 0.3%, and card processors still make a healthy profit. The ≈2% interchange this oligopoly is able to gouge from US...The EU caps debit card interchange at 0.2% and credit card interchange at 0.3%, and card processors still make a healthy profit. The ≈2% interchange this oligopoly is able to gouge from US businesses has always been obscene.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
danke Link ParentJust a small note: Dave the Diver is a Nexon subsidiary creation, not indie.Just a small note: Dave the Diver is a Nexon subsidiary creation, not indie.
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Comment on Retrospective on the introduction of the Vanguard anti-cheat software to League of Legends in ~comp
danke Link ParentI've recently given FFXIV a second go and I'm just astounded at how enjoyable an online server community can become when the company aggressively bans and flushes out assholes who think they're...I've recently given FFXIV a second go and I'm just astounded at how enjoyable an online server community can become when the company aggressively bans and flushes out assholes who think they're doing a community service by being toxic & denigrating, as if anyone should be required to tolerate them while they're trying to enjoy a leisure activity.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 9 in ~society
danke Link ParentHe absolutely tried to do so, it's just that the investigations he ordered failed to produce any evidence suggesting criminality because they were wholly based on lies.Meh, he promised sentences during his 2016 election campaign but didn't really follow through with them.
He absolutely tried to do so, it's just that the investigations he ordered failed to produce any evidence suggesting criminality because they were wholly based on lies.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
danke LinkMy Wife Has No Emotion might be too… pathetic? for me to continue watching. Watching someone fall in love with an inanimate object mimicking humanity (esp. in the age of LLM "partners") is more...My Wife Has No Emotion might be too… pathetic? for me to continue watching. Watching someone fall in love with an inanimate object mimicking humanity (esp. in the age of LLM "partners") is more sad than entertaining, and the series lacks the kind of thoughtful exploration that something like Her (2013) does.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
danke Link ParentI wouldn't say the performance benefits are small per se, but they do only become evident at a scale unlikely with the application you describe. I find that it's usually worth decomposing to 5NF...I wouldn't say the performance benefits are small per se, but they do only become evident at a scale unlikely with the application you describe. I find that it's usually worth decomposing to 5NF to eliminate the need for certain classes of constraints (multivalued dependencies); it's only 6NF that should be ignored as it lacks support in basically every RDBMS, and usually implies you want a columnar db anyway.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
danke Link ParentWhat normal form did you go with for your model?What normal form did you go with for your model?
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Comment on YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos in ~tech
danke Link ParentThe plan is explicitly for people "who live within the same residential address" (household). It's just another thing for them to clamp down on in a similar fashion in the future once subscription...for up to 5 members anywhere in the world
The plan is explicitly for people "who live within the same residential address" (household). It's just another thing for them to clamp down on in a similar fashion in the future once subscription growth slows down, and it similarly won't require any change in terms.
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Comment on New study found YouTube's recommendation algorithm boosted right-wing content in the run-up to Finland's 2024 elections in ~society
danke Link ParentPerhaps I'm misreading, but doesn't the following excerpt directly address this with metrics showing that right-wing content is extremely disproportionately recommended compared to its apparent...isn't it possible that there was simply more right-wing content
Perhaps I'm misreading, but doesn't the following excerpt directly address this with metrics showing that right-wing content is extremely disproportionately recommended compared to its apparent share of videos?
Only 6.4% of videos from search results mention politicians from the right-wing party, whereas 19.3% of the first “Up Next” recommendations relate to it’s politicians.
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Comment on The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco in ~society
danke Link ParentThat hasn't been my impression. Users on HN seem much more technically literate but notably more socially regressive (and particularly pronatalist) than those of /r/technology.That hasn't been my impression. Users on HN seem much more technically literate but notably more socially regressive (and particularly pronatalist) than those of /r/technology.
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Comment on I’m worried that the Israel-Palestine conflict is tearing Tildes apart in ~tildes
danke Link ParentI've hated this functionality from both sides. Blocking someone should never give them any indication they've been blocked; that was incredibly shitty and anti-privacy of reddit, it just...But I would protest very strongly against adding the ability to actually block an user from participating like reddit or hubski does, I think that's a terrible idea.
I've hated this functionality from both sides. Blocking someone should never give them any indication they've been blocked; that was incredibly shitty and anti-privacy of reddit, it just encourages them to make alt accounts to evade your block. Nobody has the right to a captive audience or know that I'm choosing to filter out their content.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (December 2023) in ~tildes
danke Link ParentIt was the former I was looking for, thanks.It was the former I was looking for, thanks.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (December 2023) in ~tildes
danke LinkIs the app supposed to be opening links in the associated default app (e.g. YT) or is that TBD?Is the app supposed to be opening links in the associated default app (e.g. YT) or is that TBD?
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Comment on Comixology app to be sunset, users directed to Kindle in ~comics
danke LinkThis isn't even a case of assimilation considering the Kindle app and the Kindle Comics site lack most of the functionality that comiXology did even pre-acquisition (9y ago) – this just marks the...This isn't even a case of assimilation considering the Kindle app and the Kindle Comics site lack most of the functionality that comiXology did even pre-acquisition (9y ago) – this just marks the conclusion of a two-year-long, mindbogglingly stupid effort to methodically destroy everything of value the platform offered. The Kindle app is just an unnavigable hellscape for those of us with thousands of volumes and issues, and with the shuttering of the @cmxsupport Twitter account, there are now officially zero support channels to contact Amazon to request book fixes from publishers because Kindle Support still claims it's user error every time ("The bubbles on this page have no text." – "Have you tried redownloading the book on a different device?"). If only Steinberger had built an actual competitor to cmX instead of whatever DSTLRY is, we wouldn't now be left with zero platforms of old cmX's caliber.
Contrary to the title you editorialized, Williams is being sued not for simply "pirating" but for operating for-profit freeshops and selling pirated copies of pre-release games.