em-dash's recent activity
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Comment on How do you organize all your electronic gadgets/accessories? in ~life.home_improvement
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Comment on Viral lost song ‘Ulterior Motives’ found in obscure ‘80s porn flick in ~music
em-dash Link ParentIt was enough of a thing that I can totally see some other present-day artist recording a cover for the meme, though.It was enough of a thing that I can totally see some other present-day artist recording a cover for the meme, though.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
em-dash Link ParentHonestly, for a single host machine with everything in docker containers, I've found docker-compose is Good Enough unless you actively want to use it as a chance to learn something else.Honestly, for a single host machine with everything in docker containers, I've found docker-compose is Good Enough unless you actively want to use it as a chance to learn something else.
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Comment on For those involved / interested in Web3, what do you make of the near and long term future for it? in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentI understand the appeal of blockchain, but I still don't understand the positive emotion. The negative emotion is backlash against the apparently unwarranted positive emotion. I will assume,...I understand the criticism of blockchain but I still don’t understand the negative emotion
I understand the appeal of blockchain, but I still don't understand the positive emotion. The negative emotion is backlash against the apparently unwarranted positive emotion.
I’m building a project that is simply NOT VC-fundable. It’s a public good (non-profit). I could have decided to walk away, but instead I harnessed the energy in the blockchain community to make it work.
I will assume, against statistics, that you mean something that is actually legitimately useful to the public, and not "generic blockchain startup that happens to be structured as a non-profit". What does this mean?
Do you mean you got a bunch of people excited enough about your thing to give you funding? That seems unrelated to blockchain, except to the extent that the people you got excited happened to also be excited about blockchain.
Do you mean you got funding sent to you via cryptocurrencies? I don't consider this interesting; you just as easily could have gotten wire transfers of fiat money.
Do you mean that you made a blockchain thing that interested people who are interested in blockchain? That's too tautological to say your thing is interesting in any other way.
Do you mean you made your own currency/token/etc. and gathered funding that way? That's a variant of the other cases.
I ask these not for answers (though I'd be interested to hear them if you care to provide them), but in an attempt to spell out exactly why I find blockchain proponents' arguments uncompelling: the parts that are useful are already done better by existing financial technology, and the rest is hype. I think blockchain people often conflate the two.
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Comment on Zilog discontinues production of original Z80 processor after 48 years in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentA web browser is exposed as an end user application. That developers also use it in the process of developing things that run in it doesn't make it a development tool on the same level as a REPL...A web browser is exposed as an end user application. That developers also use it in the process of developing things that run in it doesn't make it a development tool on the same level as a REPL or IDE.
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Comment on What cooking techniques need more evidence? in ~food
em-dash Link ParentThat's another one, actually. People seem convinced that mixing salt or other seasonings into the patty will ruin it. I don't know why these people hate properly seasoned beef.That's another one, actually. People seem convinced that mixing salt or other seasonings into the patty will ruin it. I don't know why these people hate properly seasoned beef.
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Comment on What did you do to "prepare" for your marriage? in ~life
em-dash LinkNot officially married, but been living with my partner for long enough that we might as well be. On that note, I'll point out that nothing actually has to change. This is your relationship and...Not officially married, but been living with my partner for long enough that we might as well be.
On that note, I'll point out that nothing actually has to change. This is your relationship and your lives. Never feel like you have to do something just because it's what normal married couples seem to do. If any aspect of your unmarried living-together situation now is perfect for you two, don't change it. If any aspect isn't working for one or both of you, there's no reason you have to wait until marriage to change it.
One major source of problems that I see other couples having that categorically doesn't apply to us is financial stuff. We don't have joint accounts, and have agreed that we wouldn't change that if we got legally married. We each consider our money to be our own, and we've split the bills up between us in an arrangement we both agree is fair. This means we never have to ask each other for permission to buy things, and have literally never gotten mad at each other for making what we might feel are frivolous purchases (which we both do all the time!). I highly recommend it.
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Comment on With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentIf you pair it with a speech-to-text engine and watch it at like 4x normal speed, it's almost as good as a dictated email. This is how I work with one of my coworkers who keeps sending me Loom videos.If you pair it with a speech-to-text engine and watch it at like 4x normal speed, it's almost as good as a dictated email.
This is how I work with one of my coworkers who keeps sending me Loom videos.
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Comment on The Assist - Thoughts on AI coding assistants in ~comp
em-dash Link ParentThe difference, I think, is determinism*. Code usually always does the same thing when run with the same inputs. When it doesn't, it's considered a bug, often a particularly annoying one to debug....The difference, I think, is determinism*.
Code usually always does the same thing when run with the same inputs. When it doesn't, it's considered a bug, often a particularly annoying one to debug. LLMs generally do not have that property, which means you can't reliably share LLM input to allow others to get the same result you did. That makes it a fundamentally different sort of thing than source code.
Sure, you can share the generated code, but when people don't understand the generated code, that's equivalent to sharing a compiled binary. There are reasons we store the source code in source control and not just the resulting binaries.
* In the sense of observable behavior. One could argue that some types of garbage collectors are nondeterministic, for example, but that doesn't meaningfully affect what the program does in the way normal application code would.
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Comment on xkcd: Machine in ~games
em-dash Link ParentI did the same at first. It pattern matched to "this is the basic intro level and we'll introduce the other stuff next".I did the same at first. It pattern matched to "this is the basic intro level and we'll introduce the other stuff next".
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Comment on What's something you've been mulling over recently? in ~talk
em-dash Link ParentSeveral people have reassured you you'll be alright if you have kids. I'll reassure you you'll be alright if you don't. There are multiple sources of fulfillment and meaning in life. Kids can be...But everyone says it's the greatest thing ever, and my future looks kinda empty and pointless.
Several people have reassured you you'll be alright if you have kids. I'll reassure you you'll be alright if you don't.
There are multiple sources of fulfillment and meaning in life. Kids can be one of them, if you're the sort of person who can derive fulfillment and meaning from raising kids. A child isn't the only possible source of those things, and not everyone will get those things from having a child.
My partner and I decided very early on to not have children. Neither of us has ever regretted it. Some people, like me, just don't have whatever mental bit makes "other people depend on me" desirable, so it's a trivial choice. My partner does have that bit, and that's why she fosters cats for a local cat rescue, which interferes with the rest of our lives far less than even one child would. Some people volunteer for charities.
I literally never had a strong desire to have a child.
But honestly, I just wish I had either a strong desire or strong repulsion towards the whole thing!
So I have a ton of various fears and anxieties over the whole thing, and no big desire to have a kid.
IMO, the only people who should be parents are those who actively want to. It's far too big a decision to jump into if you have no stronger reasons than "that's what people do". If you don't know whether you want them, the penalty for guessing wrong one way is you miss out on something some people enjoy, and the penalty for guessing wrong the other way is you completely upend your life and make yourself miserable (and possibly your child as well).
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Comment on [SOLVED] What does the unsubscribe button on Outlook or Apple mail do? in ~tech
em-dash LinkI think you're describing the List-Unsubscribe header. Like the link, it just sends a request, and its effectiveness depends on the sender actually doing what you asked.I think you're describing the List-Unsubscribe header.
Like the link, it just sends a request, and its effectiveness depends on the sender actually doing what you asked.
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Comment on Fighting cookie theft using device bound sessions in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentTo be clear, I agree that websites could do these things. I am skeptical that every website will, and I'll occasionally run into something that refuses to work without a TPM. I have a very...To be clear, I agree that websites could do these things. I am skeptical that every website will, and I'll occasionally run into something that refuses to work without a TPM.
I have a very pessimistic view of all new authentication technology.
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Comment on Fighting cookie theft using device bound sessions in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentI was pleasantly surprised this seemed to be a HTTP extension and not a JS API, after they made WebAuthn a JS API and in doing so made it unusable for any application outside a browser. And then I...I was pleasantly surprised this seemed to be a HTTP extension and not a JS API, after they made WebAuthn a JS API and in doing so made it unusable for any application outside a browser. And then I got to the JS API at the end. Well, it's better, at least.
"60% of Windows users have it" is... not the amazing statistic they seem to think it is. I am concerned, as usual, about people making websites that require a TPM and locking the rest of us out.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (April 2024) in ~health.mental
em-dash Link ParentNormal isn't the thing you care about. Lots of people do things which could be categorized as both "normal" and "bad". Lots of people with various mental weirdnesses make that their entire...Is that normal?
Normal isn't the thing you care about. Lots of people do things which could be categorized as both "normal" and "bad". Lots of people with various mental weirdnesses make that their entire personality, and lots of other people don't pay as much attention to them as they should.
Does it make your life, and the lives of others around you, better or worse if you actively think about it?
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Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech
em-dash Link ParentStop doing continual development once the thing is feature complete, and build it in a way that doesn't cost a ridiculous amount of money to run. Discord thoroughly failed at both of these, and...Stop doing continual development once the thing is feature complete, and build it in a way that doesn't cost a ridiculous amount of money to run.
Discord thoroughly failed at both of these, and that's why they need so much money.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools’ Day 2024 on the internet in ~talk
em-dash Link ParentThey also recorded several songs about 3D printing (linked in that post). They are all amazingly bad.They also recorded several songs about 3D printing (linked in that post). They are all amazingly bad.
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Comment on "I watched fifteen hours of COVID origins arguments so you don't have to" in ~health
em-dash Link ParentNeil deGrasse Tyson: "It's odd that the word atheist even exists. I don't play golf, is there a word for non-golf players? Do they gather and strategize? I can't do that, I can't gather around and...I didn't get the "not golfer" reference. Tyson who? I agree that the Wilf's reaction is disappointing.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: "It's odd that the word atheist even exists. I don't play golf, is there a word for non-golf players? Do they gather and strategize? I can't do that, I can't gather around and talk about how much everyone doesn't believe in God. I don't have the energy for that."
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Comment on It annoys me that so many PC games feel like they're intended for consoles in ~games
em-dash LinkNoita plays great on a controller. You aim with one analog stick and move with the other. Wand tinkering uses the d-pad and buttons. Your problem is with half-assed conversions from one to the...This was something I liked about NOITA. It is designed for PC from the ground up. The aiming requires a mouse cursor, and the wand tinkering would be pretty much impossible without a mouse.
Noita plays great on a controller. You aim with one analog stick and move with the other. Wand tinkering uses the d-pad and buttons.
Your problem is with half-assed conversions from one to the other. Those universally suck; if you want to support both well you need to come up with two separate control schemes.
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Comment on Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC specifications revealed, out March 21 in ~games
em-dash Link ParentHah, this makes much more sense. I was curious why there was an incompatible "next-gen" branch this soon after release. The Deck estimates 1h50m of battery time, starting from 94% with no TDP limit.Hah, this makes much more sense. I was curious why there was an incompatible "next-gen" branch this soon after release.
The Deck estimates 1h50m of battery time, starting from 94% with no TDP limit.
Cables get wrapped up individually into loops and thrown into categorized boxes (the generic plastic ones with lids). I have a dedicated shelf for those boxes.
SD cards go in a tiny box. I don't use them for long term storage, so I make no attempt to label or organize them beyond that. When I need one I just grab one and wipe it and throw it back in when I'm done.