Macha's recent activity
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
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Comment on Should C be mandatory learning for career developers? in ~comp
Macha Link ParentI think C's level of representation of the low level of a computer is overblown these days. It doesn't represent today's modern pipelined multi threaded CPUs well, for example. Iterating linearly...I think C's level of representation of the low level of a computer is overblown these days. It doesn't represent today's modern pipelined multi threaded CPUs well, for example. Iterating linearly through a linked list and a vector is one pointer access per element for example, but the vector is going to be much faster because of cache locality and prediction.
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Comment on Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses in ~enviro
Macha Link ParentUnless you're running a bunch of spinning HDDs or ultra high end SSDs, CPU + GPU + PSU loss is a pretty good approximation of full system power draw.Unless you're running a bunch of spinning HDDs or ultra high end SSDs, CPU + GPU + PSU loss is a pretty good approximation of full system power draw.
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Comment on Xbox Series X and S: Microsoft has reportedly sold less than 30 million consoles this generation in ~games
Macha Link ParentYou must live in a different market. €500 is "probably doesn't start and definitely won't pass it's next roadworthiness test without repair" levelYou must live in a different market. €500 is "probably doesn't start and definitely won't pass it's next roadworthiness test without repair" level
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Comment on The hater's guide to the AI bubble in ~finance
Macha Link ParentHonestly if I heard that, I'd assume it means they're asking a group chat rather than chatgptHonestly if I heard that, I'd assume it means they're asking a group chat rather than chatgpt
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Comment on I am new to Mac OS, give me your favorite or preferred settings/ tools! in ~tech
Macha Link ParentPersonally I always swap the cmd-shift-4 and cmd-shift-3 shortcuts (screenshot region to file and screenshot entire screen to file) shortcuts with their cmd-option-shift counterparts which instead...Personally I always swap the cmd-shift-4 and cmd-shift-3 shortcuts (screenshot region to file and screenshot entire screen to file) shortcuts with their cmd-option-shift counterparts which instead go to clipboard as normally I need the screenshots right now and never again, so this avoids cluttering my desktop with screenshot files.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Hardcore - Live at 20:00 UTC today in ~games
Macha Link ParentI was thinking of joining in, but this would really put me off.I was thinking of joining in, but this would really put me off.
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Comment on When/Why/How did Cloudflare become such a critical/integral part of the Internet? in ~tech
Macha Link ParentAlso with the increase in people using things like S3 or auto scaling cloud services for hosting personal sites, not having something to reject ddos requests could leave you paying for them at...Also with the increase in people using things like S3 or auto scaling cloud services for hosting personal sites, not having something to reject ddos requests could leave you paying for them at uncapped cost.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Final day scheduled for July 17th in ~games
Macha Link ParentBoth links go to the same (before) pictureBoth links go to the same (before) picture
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival - Final day scheduled for July 17th in ~games
Macha Link ParentI considered joining a few times but life got in the way and then I felt I'd be too late in, so I'll need to keep an eye out for the relaunchI considered joining a few times but life got in the way and then I felt I'd be too late in, so I'll need to keep an eye out for the relaunch
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Comment on Piano key dimensions are a math puzzle in ~design
Macha Link ParentTake a leaf from computer keyboards and put a bump or some other texturing on C (and maybe F, C# and F# also)Take a leaf from computer keyboards and put a bump or some other texturing on C (and maybe F, C# and F# also)
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Comment on The Digg beta has just gone live. What are people's thoughts and experiences so far with the reboot? in ~tech
Macha LinkIt lost me in the idea phase really, both Alexis and Kevin have proven willing to screw things up before and it seemed their main selling point was “if we have AI, we won’t need those pesky mods”It lost me in the idea phase really, both Alexis and Kevin have proven willing to screw things up before and it seemed their main selling point was “if we have AI, we won’t need those pesky mods”
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Comment on Vulgar auteurism: a never ending cycle in ~movies
Macha Link ParentHuh, my social group largely agree with its message but it still gets mocked for having all the subtlety of a brick wallHuh, my social group largely agree with its message but it still gets mocked for having all the subtlety of a brick wall
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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
Macha Link ParentIf you're doing retro gaming and media ripping, then it's possible you might have an optical drive which will play into your "tower on the side" discussion as most internal PC optical drives will...If you're doing retro gaming and media ripping, then it's possible you might have an optical drive which will play into your "tower on the side" discussion as most internal PC optical drives will not be designed for rotated use.
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Comment on SEL thread: Teachers, how did your school year go? (Optional sentence stems in the comments) in ~talk
Macha Link ParentI find the maths thing interesting as someone who learned programming at an early age myself, the point that my introduction to functions was PHP before maths, and I remember translating stuff...I find the maths thing interesting as someone who learned programming at an early age myself, the point that my introduction to functions was PHP before maths, and I remember translating stuff like the sum operator to for loops to explain it to myself during revision.
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Comment on Explain Linux controversies to me in ~tech
Macha Link ParentWindows 8 Metro and iOS7 had the same reception so I don't think it was even Linux specific.Windows 8 Metro and iOS7 had the same reception so I don't think it was even Linux specific.
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Comment on Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins have jumped ship from 'Dungeons & Dragons' to 'Critical Role' in ~games.tabletop
Macha Link ParentI think the people who follow the ttrpg industry enough to know who Crawford and Perkins are were already the types into ttrpgs enough to try other games, so it's probably not unlocking a huge...I think the people who follow the ttrpg industry enough to know who Crawford and Perkins are were already the types into ttrpgs enough to try other games, so it's probably not unlocking a huge amount of marketing power that Critical Role didn't already have.
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Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill in ~transport
Macha Link ParentI think the main argument against the standard car charger is the increased electrical standards for the higher voltage results in a more difficult/expensive renovation and you can get by with...I think the main argument against the standard car charger is the increased electrical standards for the higher voltage results in a more difficult/expensive renovation and you can get by with less.
If you're doing a new build, maybe it just makes sense to have the larger charger anyway since the wiring is being put in anyway.
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Comment on Protect your site with a DOOM CAPTCHA in ~tech
Macha Link ParentSome amount of that is everyone is struggling with the AI crawler load in the small-to-mid-sized website area while the largest websites might be able to handle the load but they want to make it...Some amount of that is everyone is struggling with the AI crawler load in the small-to-mid-sized website area while the largest websites might be able to handle the load but they want to make it hard for the AI crawlers anyway so they can sell exclusive access to content and/or are developing their own competitor.
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Comment on LLMs and privacy in ~tech
Macha Link ParentDoes llama.cpp support splitting data across system RAM and VRAM? From my experiment using ollama, which as I understand is a wrapper around llama.cpp, I have a 6900XT with 16GB VRAM. I can run a...Does llama.cpp support splitting data across system RAM and VRAM? From my experiment using ollama, which as I understand is a wrapper around llama.cpp, I have a 6900XT with 16GB VRAM. I can run a 7B model on there and it runs reasonably fast. But once I go for a bigger model (like say a 12B model) ollama tells me it's running on the CPU and performance absolutely falls off a cliff.
I've got a gallery of about 500 images it rotates between. It's a mix of my own photos I've taken, stills from anime, space pictures, wallpapers from smashing magazine posts over the early 2010s, video game promo arts and screenshots, cities (mostly fantasy and sci-fi, but a few real ones), and a handful of others.
Right this very moment it's one of my photos from within Phoenix Park