p4t44's recent activity
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Comment on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down in ~news
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Comment on Portal RTX review: This particular release dramatically modernises the Valve classic with all-new assets and a fully path-traced pipeline, transforming the look of the game in ~games
p4t44 Link ParentRuns completley fine (but quite hot) on my 3070 once settings are adjusted. My guess is that a lot of bad reviews are because the default performance settings are very high and adjusting them is...Runs completley fine (but quite hot) on my 3070 once settings are adjusted.
My guess is that a lot of bad reviews are because the default performance settings are very high and adjusting them is in a separate menu that requires a keyboard shortcut to access.
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Comment on Day 2: Rock Paper Scissors in ~comp.advent_of_code
p4t44 LinkMy questionable solutions in Java: part 1 public static void dayTwoPartOne() throws IOException { System.out.println(Files.readAllLines(Path.of("input-day2.txt")) .stream() .mapToInt(s->...My questionable solutions in Java:
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public static void dayTwoPartOne() throws IOException { System.out.println(Files.readAllLines(Path.of("input-day2.txt")) .stream() .mapToInt(s-> ((int)s.charAt(2) - 87) + switch(((int)s.charAt(2) - 88) - ((int)s.charAt(0) - 65)){ case -2 -> 6; case -1 -> 0; case 0 -> 3; case 1 -> 6; case 2 -> 0; default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } ).sum()); }part 2
public static void dayTwoPartTwo() throws IOException { System.out.println(Files.readAllLines(Path.of("input-day2.txt")) .stream() .mapToInt(s-> switch((int)s.charAt(2) - 88){ case 0 -> 0 + ((int)s.charAt(0) - 63)%3 + 1; case 1 -> 3 + (int)s.charAt(0) - 64; case 2 -> 6 + ((int)s.charAt(0) - 64)%3 + 1; default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } ).sum()); } -
Comment on “I have become convinced that Kremlin has made a decision to invade Ukraine later this winter.” (Dec 21, 2021) in ~misc
p4t44 Link ParentAlso see Shell has promised to donate profits from their trade to Ukraine after pushback. I'd guess they are not going to do it again.Also see Shell has promised to donate profits from their trade to Ukraine after pushback. I'd guess they are not going to do it again.
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Comment on The new puritans in ~humanities
p4t44 Link ParentI think it's important to note that these are not one and the same. It is possible presume innocence without blaming the accuser.- Exemplary
not believing and also blaming victims of sexual assualt and rape
I think it's important to note that these are not one and the same. It is possible presume innocence without blaming the accuser.
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Comment on Introducing the PinePhone Pro in ~tech
p4t44 Link ParentSignal works fine without Google play services, so I can't see how it could not work on the pinephone.Signal
Signal works fine without Google play services, so I can't see how it could not work on the pinephone.
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Comment on High Court of Australia rules that media outlets are publishers of third-party Facebook comments in ~news
p4t44 Link ParentBut how is the media company the publisher and not Facebook? Am I legally responsible for content commented on my Facebook page?But how is the media company the publisher and not Facebook? Am I legally responsible for content commented on my Facebook page?
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Comment on High Court of Australia rules that media outlets are publishers of third-party Facebook comments in ~news
p4t44 LinkThis seems completely illogical. Does the court just not realise how Facebook works or am I missing something?The court found that, by creating a public Facebook page and posting content, the outlets had facilitated, encouraged and thereby assisted the publication of comments from third-party Facebook users, and they were, therefore, publishers of those comments.
This seems completely illogical. Does the court just not realise how Facebook works or am I missing something?
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Comment on Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper in ~news
p4t44 Link ParentWhat would a reasonable manner of leaving look to you? How would the Taliban not just take control on the 21st anniversary of 9/11?What would a reasonable manner of leaving look to you? How would the Taliban not just take control on the 21st anniversary of 9/11?
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Comment on An open letter against Apple's privacy-invasive content scanning technology in ~tech
p4t44 Link ParentSystem apps update with the OS on iOS, I have seen apple use similar wording before for other irrevalent updates to system apps.Apple talks about this as a feature of the OS, and that it's coming in future OS updates, but then talks about what the Messages app and Photos app will do.
System apps update with the OS on iOS, I have seen apple use similar wording before for other irrevalent updates to system apps.
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Comment on It's so hot in Dubai that the government is artificially creating rainstorms using electrical charges from drones in ~enviro
p4t44 Link ParentIt already has been, attempted at least, 50 years ago in Vietnamperhaps something like that could be done intentionally?
It already has been, attempted at least, 50 years ago in Vietnam
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Comment on Ground temperatures in Siberia reach extremes of 48°C, air temperatures reach 30°C in ~enviro
p4t44 Link ParentWhy did this article provide no context and not mention what the ground temperature has been and was expected to be, these numbers are meaningless to me apart from sounding vaguely high. National...Why did this article provide no context and not mention what the ground temperature has been and was expected to be, these numbers are meaningless to me apart from sounding vaguely high.
National Geographic from last year provides much better context for these numbers:
“At this time of the year, around the summer solstice, you get 24 hours of sunlight,” says Walt Meier, a climate scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. “That’s a lot of solar energy coming in. So in these high-latitude areas—80 degrees, 90 degrees, that’s not unheard of.”
But climate change is “loading the dice” toward extreme temperatures like the one recorded this week, he says. The Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet: Baseline warmth in the high Arctic has increased by between 3.6 to 5.4°F(2 to 3°C) over the past hundred or so years. About 0.75°C of that has occurred in the last decade alone. (Find out more about climate change and how humans are causing it.)
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Comment on Macron and Le Pen lose out as French voters shun local elections: Abstention rate estimated at 68%, and exit polls suggest Le Pen’s National Rally failed to get expected support in ~news
p4t44 Link ParentWikipedia's polling summary, at this time Macron is still the undisputable favourite to win were the election to occur todayWikipedia's polling summary, at this time Macron is still the undisputable favourite to win were the election to occur today
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Comment on Sponsored content in ~tv
p4t44 Link ParentNo, YouTube won't serve the video to a non-US IP If the invidious instance is in proxy mode and is based in the US, yes. Otherwise no.youtube-dl
No, YouTube won't serve the video to a non-US IP
invidious
If the invidious instance is in proxy mode and is based in the US, yes. Otherwise no.
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Comment on Trump's blog isn't lighting up the internet in ~tech
p4t44 Link ParentNot to say deplatforming isn't effective, but that's also probably because he lost the election and is now just a random powerless cult leaderTrump has barely been in the news at all in since January
Not to say deplatforming isn't effective, but that's also probably because he lost the election and is now just a random powerless cult leader
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Comment on Lumber prices soar, but logs are still dirt cheap in ~finance
p4t44 Link ParentIdeally prices rise, sawmills are more profitable, more sawmills are built, prices decrease. Of course that's not what always happens.Ideally prices rise, sawmills are more profitable, more sawmills are built, prices decrease. Of course that's not what always happens.
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Comment on Why Amazon workers sided with the company over a union in ~finance
p4t44 Link ParentSo Amazon is using AWS to subsidise wages? Surely that’s a great thing, workers are being paid more. I don’t think this is correct anyway, Amazon’s US e-commerce business does make a profit.So Amazon is using AWS to subsidise wages? Surely that’s a great thing, workers are being paid more.
I don’t think this is correct anyway, Amazon’s US e-commerce business does make a profit.
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Comment on Built-in FTP implementation to be removed in Firefox 90 in ~tech
p4t44 Link ParentNote that Filezilla is not associated with Mozilla (despite the name) and has longstanding issues with bundled adware to be careful of.Note that Filezilla is not associated with Mozilla (despite the name) and has longstanding issues with bundled adware to be careful of.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
p4t44 Link ParentAll of them? I agree that the changes in Signal seem questionable, but I'm genuinely curious what the issue is with all crypto currencies?I refuse to support cryptocurrencies
All of them? I agree that the changes in Signal seem questionable, but I'm genuinely curious what the issue is with all crypto currencies?
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Comment on The case for music.gov in ~music
p4t44 Link ParentOne issue with this is that there would only be one music streaming service. If you don't like Spotify you can switch to Pandora or Deezer or many more. Perhaps an artist owned label would solve...a service for artists by artist for artists
One issue with this is that there would only be one music streaming service. If you don't like Spotify you can switch to Pandora or Deezer or many more. Perhaps an artist owned label would solve some of those issues (but ofc that is never going to happen)
I don't think it's accurate to attribute the rise in house prices solely to global economic forces. Adding more coutries to your link such as Australia, France or Japan shows that not every country has had house prices rise as badly as New Zealand.
When Adern was first elected, her campaign focused on house prices as one of the most important issues which she claimed she could fix. House prices under Adern increased faster than than under her predecessor.