davek804's recent activity
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Comment on Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think. in ~games
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Comment on Jon Stewart's post-Jimmy Kimmel primer on free speech in the glorious Donald Trump era in ~tv
davek804 Link ParentYeah - I really noticed how good the physical comedy was in this performance!Yeah - I really noticed how good the physical comedy was in this performance!
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Comment on Does anyone here play the video game Satisfactory? in ~games
davek804 Link ParentTo a T this describes Satisfactory. My friend and I rushed that game (my bad, I had to do all the things) while he focused on a train network. I'm not sure if I'd add much value to a discord and...To a T this describes Satisfactory. My friend and I rushed that game (my bad, I had to do all the things) while he focused on a train network.
I'm not sure if I'd add much value to a discord and such, but I'd maybe like to lose myself to some satisfactory again for awhile.
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Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
davek804 Link ParentI'd heard FUD all over the place intermittently for years and never bothered really look it up outside of the obvious context clues. Something something gestures widely / the state of the world. I...I'd heard FUD all over the place intermittently for years and never bothered really look it up outside of the obvious context clues.
Something something gestures widely / the state of the world. I looked it up.
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Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance
davek804 Link ParentI grant that a credit card is not the same thing as the economic concept. But the driving point I was trying to make was that a late payment reducing your credit score is a violation of the very...Credit (from Latin verb credit, meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt), but promises either to repay or return those resources (or other materials of equal value) at a later date.[1] The resources provided by the first party can be either property, fulfillment of promises, or performances.[2] In other words, credit is a method of making reciprocity formal, legally enforceable, and extensible to a large group of unrelated people.
I grant that a credit card is not the same thing as the economic concept. But the driving point I was trying to make was that a late payment reducing your credit score is a violation of the very economic concept upon which the FICO system is based.
Sure, small reductions are understandable, but that's not really what happens in today's viciously exploitative world, is it. We have a system of positive feedback loops that crush people in debt until bankruptcy because that's the most profitable system for the capital holders to impose on the lower classes.
There's a reason there used to be the concept of having credit with a local grocer. And there's a reason it's a common parable to see a pitiable character archetype in that same past society (a single young mother striving to care for their family or similar) painted as the one to suffer when the local grocer shutters their personal book of credit in favor of a wider and newer economic model resulting in economic suffering for the pitiable character.
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Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance
davek804 Link ParentHaving a few accounts go 30 days past due (when credit is in the product name and you agree to pay interest for the credit) because, I don't know: you were being abused and needed to escape you...Having a few accounts go 30 days past due (when credit is in the product name and you agree to pay interest for the credit) because, I don't know:
- you were being abused and needed to escape
- you lost your job during a recession
- your housing cost went up by 25% YoY
- you decided to not budget for a few months due to crippling depression
- you made some mistakes
I would argue the credit reporting system is really only fair if you take the perspective of the person (excuse me, corporation) lending money at usurious (excuse me, a barely regulated by our negligent and regulator it captured government at 29%).
This coming from someone that has never paid a cent of interest on revolving debt and with a 'perfect' score. They're always waiting for me to mess up. I'll never help justify a credit company's practices. I watched my PBS Frontline as a teenager.
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Comment on ‘The Pitt’ wins Drama, ‘The Studio’ wins Comedy, and ‘Adolescence’ wins Limited Series at the 2025 Emmy’s in ~tv
davek804 Link ParentAstounding performance. Very glad he earned the award.Astounding performance. Very glad he earned the award.
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Comment on Europa Universalis V | Trade and economics in ~games
davek804 LinkI'm not watching this video. I'm proud to shout from the digital rooftop that I won't watch this content! I don't need to lose another 4,000 hours of my life! You can't make me! Why must they...I'm not watching this video. I'm proud to shout from the digital rooftop that I won't watch this content! I don't need to lose another 4,000 hours of my life! You can't make me!
Why must they release another game. They should let me get back to my real life, and be happy with all the money they've gotten from me already.
Is that economic aspect of trade covered in the video? I wouldn't know because I'm not watching the video! I definitely didn't already watch the video.
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Comment on Do we have enough NFL fans to warrant weekly discussions? in ~sports.american_football
davek804 Link ParentIt was wild. I flipped it on in the late third quarter after we finished a movie. It was really quite enjoyable. Other than the usual detractions of a metric ton of ads!It was wild. I flipped it on in the late third quarter after we finished a movie. It was really quite enjoyable. Other than the usual detractions of a metric ton of ads!
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Comment on Do we have enough NFL fans to warrant weekly discussions? in ~sports.american_football
davek804 LinkShout out to recruiting a couple people to my NHL fantasy team as a follow on to my bud's NFL fantasy.Shout out to recruiting a couple people to my NHL fantasy team as a follow on to my bud's NFL fantasy.
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Comment on Do we have enough NFL fans to warrant weekly discussions? in ~sports.american_football
davek804 LinkI'll drop in a comment or two between my favorite team and my group of old friends on Fantasy.I'll drop in a comment or two between my favorite team and my group of old friends on Fantasy.
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Comment on Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
davek804 LinkI don't have much to add other than, 'friggin' Max!' I appreciate that you're rooting for PIA a bit and I'm rooting for NOR a bit. PIA totes deserves it but I still wanna see good guy NOR from the...I don't have much to add other than, 'friggin' Max!'
I appreciate that you're rooting for PIA a bit and I'm rooting for NOR a bit. PIA totes deserves it but I still wanna see good guy NOR from the pandemic days get his.
Also, I've blissfully have zero home lab homework today.
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Comment on Why do you like your job? in ~life
davek804 Link ParentOh I knew exactly what you meant. But the way you just dropped it in so flat made the whole evangelical thing pop into my head and I had to screech out the joke!Oh I knew exactly what you meant. But the way you just dropped it in so flat made the whole evangelical thing pop into my head and I had to screech out the joke!
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Comment on Why do you like your job? in ~life
davek804 Link ParentJoke: saving them, like, evangelically? /s 😄Joke: saving them, like, evangelically? /s
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Comment on Anyone have advice (or horror stories) on setting up a 100GbE NAS with RDMA / SMB Direct? in ~comp
davek804 LinkI assume you're not using 7200RPM spinning disks, right? 100GbE is wildly overkill if so - the disks will the performance limiting factor. As you've mentioned, a robust caching layer and well...I assume you're not using 7200RPM spinning disks, right? 100GbE is wildly overkill if so - the disks will the performance limiting factor. As you've mentioned, a robust caching layer and well designed applications taking advantage of it can help in a consumer setting.
An NVMe cache pool in front of the hard drives on a 10GbE or 100GbE? Sounds lovely. :)
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Comment on Perplexity’s Comet browser invites in ~tech
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
davek804 Link ParentIt's funny to comment that I was thinking about reliability while the McLarens were chasing each other towards the end. I had a feeling that Oscar was going to have an engine issue. Lo and behold...It's funny to comment that I was thinking about reliability while the McLarens were chasing each other towards the end. I had a feeling that Oscar was going to have an engine issue. Lo and behold it was just the other papaya. It's been a reliable few years at this point in the engine formula. I miss the halcyon days of yore 2014 when we got to see spectacular Renault PU failures on the regular.
That being said, hate to see it being such a high percentage of the points gap between the two championship contenders!
Slow burn race I guess. Was hoping for a little more rain action.
Fun to see the dunes shots of both Charles and Lando. Been awhile since we got to see ol Alonso in a deck chair as the Brits call it.
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Comment on Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
davek804 LinkMixed feelings on this being the penultimate Dutch GP. 2020 and 2021 were interesting seasons as they scrambled to find tracks in that early COVID recovery era. Portimao, Imola, Turkey, the...Mixed feelings on this being the penultimate Dutch GP. 2020 and 2021 were interesting seasons as they scrambled to find tracks in that early COVID recovery era.
Portimao, Imola, Turkey, the Austrian/Styrian double header - these were all pretty fun to see.
In my mind, the Dutch GP Is mixed in with these. I enjoy the atmosphere, the track, and the visuals of this GP. The fans clearly still enjoy this race. So it's just a shame to see it fall off the calendar.
All that said I reallllly want to see Portimao back on the calendar. Without looking up details as to why, I loved that track in F1.
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Comment on Glow-in-the-dark succulents could be the future of ambient lighting in ~science
davek804 Link ParentSo gorgeous. They were really fun! Nicely done.So gorgeous. They were really fun! Nicely done.
MacOS natively has one value for all input devices. Which is insane and stupid.
The rest of us end up with BetterTouchTool to solve the problem completely.