donn's recent activity
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Comment on PS2Recomp: Playstation 2 static recompiler and runtime tool to make native PC ports in ~games
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Comment on Microsoft gave FBI keys to unlock encrypted data in ~society
donn (edited )Link ParentThe demand from the FBI back then was updating the software to remove the timeout between password attempts. Phone pins can be cracked within seconds without this limitation because they're on...The demand from the FBI back then was updating the software to remove the timeout between password attempts. Phone pins can be cracked within seconds without this limitation because they're on average 4-6 digit numbers.
EDIT: Forgot a detail, usually 10 failed attempts would also trigger the secure enclave to delete encryption keys, essentially wiping the device. They requested that be removed too iirc
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Comment on Microsoft gave FBI keys to unlock encrypted data in ~society
donn (edited )LinkApple is also vulnerable to [EDIT: subpoenas similar to] this unless you turn on "Advanced Data Protection" btw, so Mac folks on here may want to make sure that's turned on:...Apple is also vulnerable to [EDIT: subpoenas similar to] this unless you turn on "Advanced Data Protection" btw, so Mac folks on here may want to make sure that's turned on: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108756
It is unavailable only in the United Kingdom because it is illegal under the Investigatory Powers Act.
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Comment on Iran’s supreme leader signals harsher crackdown as protest movement swells in ~society
donn Link ParentThank you for sharing. This is horrifying to read and the fact you still have to worry about exams in the middle of all of this is like… I can't even find words. Just stay safe, man.Thank you for sharing. This is horrifying to read and the fact you still have to worry about exams in the middle of all of this is like… I can't even find words. Just stay safe, man.
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
donn Link ParentI deleted the posts. I would like to apologize again for "open season" because that was objectively an insensitive turn of phrase. But yeah, perhaps I'm ill-equipped for this argument.I deleted the posts. I would like to apologize again for "open season" because that was objectively an insensitive turn of phrase. But yeah, perhaps I'm ill-equipped for this argument.
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
donn LinkGood video I watched recently from an immigration lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgNnbTrsgwGood video I watched recently from an immigration lawyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgNnbTrsgw
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Comment on RetroDECK 0.10.0b is a ground-up rewrite, not just an update in ~games
donn Link ParentFelt like procrastinating today, so I ran the 7zip benchmark on a Linux VM on an M4 Mac mini: nix-shell --system {aarch64,x86_64}-linux -p _7zz --run "7zz b -mmt1 -md26" Native total score is...Felt like procrastinating today, so I ran the 7zip benchmark on a Linux VM on an M4 Mac mini:
nix-shell --system {aarch64,x86_64}-linux -p _7zz --run "7zz b -mmt1 -md26"Native total score is 9531, x86-64 w/ Apple Rosetta is 6106, x86-64 w/ FEX (Valve-backed) is 5746 and x86-64 w/ box64 is 4967. Not indicative of gaming performance of course but that's still pretty damn impressive of FEX to almost match Rosetta
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Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech
donn Link ParentThat's a spiritual successor the Xperia Play specifically - the Xperia phones were a line of otherwise normal phones. Just with the really good Sony camera app and headphone jacks. But yeah the...That's a spiritual successor the Xperia Play specifically - the Xperia phones were a line of otherwise normal phones. Just with the really good Sony camera app and headphone jacks.
But yeah the whole Ayaneo thing stinks. Their business model is like designing a limited-run handheld twice a year or something, crowdfunding it, then having the next crowdfunded project be up before they've shipped the current one. I don't know how a tiny company can reasonably do that with good QC.
They seem to at least acknowledge the issues their customers have recently presented and are engaging constructively but like imo just grab a Steam Deck, ROG Ally or Analogue Pocket for probably cheaper. https://www.reddit.com/r/ayaneo/comments/1qa8t1j/ayaneo_2026_service_improvement_plan/
EDIT: like seriously look at this thread. four crowdfunded products in flight. how is this sustainable
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Comment on As Hitman 3 turns five years old, we surely have enough hindsight to declare it – this is one of the greatest of all time, right? in ~games
donn Link ParentIf there was a theoretical subreddit for discussing such things there would be a good guide on it. Theoretically of course.If there was a theoretical subreddit for discussing such things there would be a good guide on it. Theoretically of course.
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Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech
donn Link ParentI agree; as further evidence the iPhone got its start using Samsung SoCs and panels with Apple's secret sauce and became a massive success. Sony had the opportunity to do something similar but it...The point of buying a Sony TV over the others, though, was the far better design of their accessory components. Sony had one of the best upscalers, for instance, so your old media would look just a bit better on theirs than their competition with the same exact panel.
I agree; as further evidence the iPhone got its start using Samsung SoCs and panels with Apple's secret sauce and became a massive success. Sony had the opportunity to do something similar but it seems TVs have become hopelessly commoditized in the eyes of the average customer, making the R&D investment into making the best upscalers and TV software worthless. It's sad.
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Comment on As Hitman 3 turns five years old, we surely have enough hindsight to declare it – this is one of the greatest of all time, right? in ~games
donn LinkIt's one of the best games ever made, slightly hampered by the fact you need a goddamn PhD to learn how to buy it.It's one of the best games ever made, slightly hampered by the fact you need a goddamn PhD to learn how to buy it.
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Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech
donn LinkEnd of an era. I am probably from the last generation (late millennial/early zoomer threshold) where the name Sony was synonymous with getting the best thing money can buy, and that's gone now:...End of an era. I am probably from the last generation (late millennial/early zoomer threshold) where the name Sony was synonymous with getting the best thing money can buy, and that's gone now: VAIO's its own (terrible) brand now, Bravia TVs are gone, the Xperia smartphones are on their last legs… PlayStation's fine at least so there's that.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn (edited )Link Parent…oh no. EDIT: wait that thematically owns actually. the regular path we take is the Pilgrim's Path and the one through Bilewater is the Sinner's Road. I respect it…oh no.
EDIT: wait that thematically owns actually. the regular path we take is the Pilgrim's Path and the one through Bilewater is the Sinner's Road. I respect it
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn Link ParentI do have Clawline - I'm well into Act 2 at this point. Spoilers I have two pieces of the melody, the one from Cogwork Core and the one from the Vaults. I also reached the gauntlet in High Halls....I do have Clawline - I'm well into Act 2 at this point.
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I have two pieces of the melody, the one from Cogwork Core and the one from the Vaults. I also reached the gauntlet in High Halls. For side exploration I went back to Far Fields and Deep Docks and finished both of them up, beating the Flintflame Brothers.I am fairly sure Bilewater has something to do with Sinner's Path but I think I cleared that area back in Act 1 with almost nothing to show for it…
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn Link ParentOh dear. Yeah I've never beaten the Radiance so I think the "true" ending may be out of reach for me. I didn't find Bilewater in Act 1 and still can't find it in Act 2 FWIW…Oh dear. Yeah I've never beaten the Radiance so I think the "true" ending may be out of reach for me.
I didn't find Bilewater in Act 1 and still can't find it in Act 2 FWIW…
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn Link ParentThe Switch 2 update is pretty optional by the looks of it, I ended up not picking it up personally because the game ran at 1080p handheld regardless which is really all I wanted. This game really...The Switch 2 update is pretty optional by the looks of it, I ended up not picking it up personally because the game ran at 1080p handheld regardless which is really all I wanted.
This game really doesn't hit the same without a virus trying to kill all of us though.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
donn (edited )Link ParentThat is the exact reasoning for why we're calling it a bubble. It does not mean the technology is inherently useless, just that there are a lot of pie-in-the-sky expectations for it that cannot...That is the exact reasoning for why we're calling it a bubble. It does not mean the technology is inherently useless, just that there are a lot of pie-in-the-sky expectations for it that cannot reasonably be met and that do not make financial sense for the amount of money being sunk into it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
donn LinkSo I've finally learned it's better for me to treat hard video games like a marathon and not a sprint. Usually, video game releases are a bit of a social event, so it's always good to be caught up...So I've finally learned it's better for me to treat hard video games like a marathon and not a sprint. Usually, video game releases are a bit of a social event, so it's always good to be caught up with everyone else. Unfortunately I'm not as good at video games as most people, so trying to keep up is impossible with some games.
All this to say, as of January I'd reached Act 2 in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Choral Chambers started playing, the game opened up a bit and gave you a huge new, pretty beautiful area to explore, and by this point you're decent enough at the game that the boss battles are more "okay, just sit down and lock in" rather than an impenetrable barrier.
I know once I reach an area named Bilewater the pendulum will swing the other way but for now I am okay with these fleeting feelings of bliss I have towards Silksong.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
donn Link ParentIf any of us could we'd honestly be rich enough to not care about the next bubbleI don't know if anyone can confidently predict that it will burst
If any of us could we'd honestly be rich enough to not care about the next bubble
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
donn Link ParentTo be fair, it's more of a "it's turned on by default" than them consciously using iMessage. But yeah, identical situation here.To be fair, it's more of a "it's turned on by default" than them consciously using iMessage. But yeah, identical situation here.
Does anyone have any link or write-up as to how they're working around the classic challenges of static recompilation? Like whenever I think about solutions like these I'm like "how do relative branches and jumps work" but there are projects like Banjo-Recompiled which are ridiculously impressive and seem to work fine. Do they tackle them manually or sth?