jcd's recent activity
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Comment on Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in ~music
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
jcd Link ParentJuly heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucksJuly heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucks
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
jcd LinkIt must be DeusEx. (also see username) Other contenders: Baldur's Gate 2 Disco Elysium Kingdom Come Deliverance Gothic 2 Morrowind Europa Universalis Mass EffectIt must be DeusEx. (also see username)
Other contenders:
- Baldur's Gate 2
- Disco Elysium
- Kingdom Come Deliverance
- Gothic 2
- Morrowind
- Europa Universalis
- Mass Effect
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Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food
jcd LinkMaybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano....Maybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano. Basically a version of Greek-salad-in-a-bun
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Comment on Is there a FLAC equivalent for digital comics? in ~comics
jcd (edited )Link ParentIME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss). Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than...IME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss).
Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than other formats (it probably is).
The problem is that the CBZ'd jpeg-xl format is not very compatible. (Mihon/Kahon support them though)
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
jcd (edited )Link ParentHV = High Voltage grid (transmission) (typically 110-400 kV (kiloVolt)) MV = Medium Voltage grid (distribution) (typically 2-35kV) Below MV you have LV (low voltage) (distribution for less power...HV = High Voltage grid (transmission) (typically 110-400 kV (kiloVolt))
MV = Medium Voltage grid (distribution) (typically 2-35kV)
Below MV you have LV (low voltage) (distribution for less power hungry customers, eg residential, smaller shops etc)
A charging station would likely be connected to MV.
The implication of connecting to HV is quite higher equipment costs (and power up to GW)
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
jcd (edited )Link ParentIndustrial devices can draw as much. Think smelters and furnaces. Aluminium production may draw 100s of MWs (total) in fact. The thing to remember is that if you need more than about 20-50MW you...Industrial devices can draw as much. Think smelters and furnaces. Aluminium production may draw 100s of MWs (total) in fact.
The thing to remember is that if you need more than about 20-50MW you get connected to the HV grid (otherwise MV)
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Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp
jcd LinkI personally use geany + a terminal. Id use sublime if I wanted something less spartanI personally use geany + a terminal. Id use sublime if I wanted something less spartan
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Comment on Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks in ~finance
jcd Link ParentIts just that it doesnt make any other sense to me. Regime change is Persia seems... unlikely from where i stand. What does Israel gets?Its just that it doesnt make any other sense to me. Regime change is Persia seems... unlikely from where i stand. What does Israel gets?
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Comment on Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks in ~finance
jcd LinkToday I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished)....Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished).
Such prices should also help Russia with its current economy troubles (side-bonus?)
:/
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Comment on The hidden cost of AI art: Brandon Sanderson's keynote in ~tech
jcd Link ParentI can do that, but I cannot build/train such a model. Which means i can't control it. That goes for everyone not having access to a whole lot of GPU and training data.I can do that, but I cannot build/train such a model. Which means i can't control it. That goes for everyone not having access to a whole lot of GPU and training data.
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Comment on The hidden cost of AI art: Brandon Sanderson's keynote in ~tech
jcd Link ParentI easily agree that art is what we define to be and it is ultimately useless, which makes what ai makes not-art. But my personal issue (a big one) against LLMs is that they can only be owned by...I easily agree that art is what we define to be and it is ultimately useless, which makes what ai makes not-art.
But my personal issue (a big one) against LLMs is that they can only be owned by very few: they in fact (will) become a means to further contol us.
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Comment on Ole Gunnar Solskjær would be interested in a shock Manchester United return as caretaker head coach after the club parted company with Rúben Amorim in ~sports.football
jcd LinkYea, I don't believe any manager today can bring ManU back. IMO they should have supported & stuck with Amorim at least until the summer.Yea, I don't believe any manager today can bring ManU back. IMO they should have supported & stuck with Amorim at least until the summer.
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Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science
jcd (edited )Link ParentI recognized that in my last sentence, yes! But I do keep the notion that kids will converge into the same reading mode (little of both?) as they become more experienced.I recognized that in my last sentence, yes!
But I do keep the notion that kids will converge into the same reading mode (little of both?) as they become more experienced.
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Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science
jcd (edited )Link ParentOn the subject of learning to read, we were taught to read (my mother tongue is phonetic but not English) as follows: p-o-n-y (read the letters one by one) -> po-ny (convert to syllables) -> pony...On the subject of learning to read, we were taught to read (my mother tongue is phonetic but not English) as follows:
p-o-n-y (read the letters one by one) ->
po-ny (convert to syllables) ->
pony (get the word).After a little while (for me AFAIR, within 1-2 years), this process converges to #1 (you read the word as a whole sequence of letters). It makes sense that way, as it is very fast and also helps with correct spelling (ever worse on the internet nowadays, implying that people might not be learning to read in this way).
Anyway, #1 leads to problems when you don't actually know the word. Then comes #2 and #3 to help the reader infer the words or general meaning, but these can only work only if you don't know only a few words on each sentence. If you don't know many words, it will be a problem.
Also, beyond these, one can infer the meaning of an unknown word by thinking of known words sharing a similar root (+context).
In the end, I'd still think that such problems come not from the method but its application in schools. Of course no method can be perfect.
Btw I have no backing in phonics as a field of knowledge (as you see i was taught to read in the phonic way) but I still find the subject interesting (linguistics in general).
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Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science
jcd LinkI don't get it: I've used the same strategies (#1 and #3 exactly like that, plus a variation of #2), but it never hindered me. Instead, reading always has been one of the things I am good at, be...I don't get it: I've used the same strategies (#1 and #3 exactly like that, plus a variation of #2), but it never hindered me.
Instead, reading always has been one of the things I am good at, be it for my job or entertainment or when I took foreign language courses.
I think that likely no learning method is applicable to everyone: A good teacher might be able to identify what is good for whom.
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Comment on At the end of our ropes in ~health.mental
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
jcd Link ParentI agree. Tbh I do use Arch, but I started on Mint (which should be close to Ubuntu as far as ease of use / support is concerned). No point for newcomers to go into deep OS journeys. They can do...I agree. Tbh I do use Arch, but I started on Mint (which should be close to Ubuntu as far as ease of use / support is concerned).
No point for newcomers to go into deep OS journeys. They can do that on their own pace
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Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech
jcd (edited )Link ParentBeen using linux as main OS for 12 years, so for some it is most definitely ready now. I game on it (among other stuff). But, I keep a dual boot Win10 around (same as yours), which i use once is a...Been using linux as main OS for 12 years, so for some it is most definitely ready now. I game on it (among other stuff).
But, I keep a dual boot Win10 around (same as yours), which i use once is a blue moon for compat reasons (very occasionally wine can't do the job).
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Comment on Deus Ex Remastered | Announcement trailer in ~games
jcd Link ParentDeus Ex is excellent indeed. No actual need for a remaster. IIRC, the BG EE editions feature new (recreated from scratch) assets, because the originals were destroyed in a flood. So they do create...Deus Ex is excellent indeed. No actual need for a remaster.
IIRC, the BG EE editions feature new (recreated from scratch) assets, because the originals were destroyed in a flood. So they do create some additional value.
Time to call it UniVision or GloboVision and make entry available to all nations.