redwall_hp's recent activity
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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
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Comment on Control Ultimate Edition released for iOS and iPadOS in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentAlso, as I'm fond of pointing out: video games have their roots in PLEASE INSERT COIN. Charging nominal fees for aspects of games is hardly new.Also, as I'm fond of pointing out: video games have their roots in PLEASE INSERT COIN. Charging nominal fees for aspects of games is hardly new.
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Comment on Control Ultimate Edition released for iOS and iPadOS in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentAs a frequent Genshin player, I wish people who clearly haven't played it would stop shitting on it and referring to it as a mobile gacha game. It's an incredibly polished story-driven game that...As a frequent Genshin player, I wish people who clearly haven't played it would stop shitting on it and referring to it as a mobile gacha game.
It's an incredibly polished story-driven game that basically takes some of the Breath of the Wild ideas and runs with them, building something much larger in scope. It has an incredible amount of lore, and seemingly endless things to do, because they put out new content so frequently.
Yes, it has random pulls to acquire more (completely optional) playable characters and weapons using an in-game currency. Do you have to ever pay a cent? No, you just play the game and spend the gems whenever you have them. I get more than I care to use just by playing the main story. I have tons of characters I'm not using, because I've mostly liked my core team for years now.
It does run on phones, as well as consoles and PCs, but it's hardly what comes to mind when someone says "mobile game." It's like someone gave you several Zelda games for free.
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Comment on Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentTrump Jr is directly involved with Kalshi and Polymarket (IIRC he's on the board of one and is a "strategic advisor" of the other). Vance is likely involved as well. Given the circumstances of the...Trump Jr is directly involved with Kalshi and Polymarket (IIRC he's on the board of one and is a "strategic advisor" of the other). Vance is likely involved as well.
Given the circumstances of the supposed ceasefire, I wouldn't be surprised if no talks of any kind happened. Vance and gang just gave the news media a story and made trades before the truth caught up, and it was just spun as the deal breaking down rather than no such thing occurring.
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Comment on PBR and Grillo's Pickles are releasing a limited-edition pickle beer in ~food
redwall_hp LinkI'd definitely try it, but I don't need a whole six pack. Hopefully one of the stores will sell individual cans in their mix-and-match section.I'd definitely try it, but I don't need a whole six pack. Hopefully one of the stores will sell individual cans in their mix-and-match section.
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Comment on AI: Where in the loop should humans go? in ~comp
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentThanks for the read, I preordered the book. I mostly agree with his take and can't wait to see what he puts together in a full book.Thanks for the read, I preordered the book. I mostly agree with his take and can't wait to see what he puts together in a full book.
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Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech
redwall_hp LinkRandom development in the past few weeks: some VFX people (behind the Corridor Crew YouTube channel) built a machine learning based chromakey tool solves a lot of pain points and made it open...Random development in the past few weeks: some VFX people (behind the Corridor Crew YouTube channel) built a machine learning based chromakey tool solves a lot of pain points and made it open source. It's only been a few weeks and the hardware requirements have dropped and people are integrating it with DaVinci Resolve.
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Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music
redwall_hp LinkDoes Destination Calabria count? It's dance music and the saxophone is more of a continuously driving element than a solo...but everyone should listen to Destination Calabria.Does Destination Calabria count? It's dance music and the saxophone is more of a continuously driving element than a solo...but everyone should listen to Destination Calabria.
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Comment on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentThe pump is nearing its end and the dump is coming. The business is still lighting money on fire, and there have been noises of an IPO. Going public is the classic way to find a bunch of...Then 10x that amount of text for... yet another AI sales pitch?
The pump is nearing its end and the dump is coming. The business is still lighting money on fire, and there have been noises of an IPO. Going public is the classic way to find a bunch of bag-holders and jump into a life boat before the ship goes down. (And every media opportunity is a chance to keep the hype alive.)
Meanwhile, datacenters are being put on hold or cancelled from local pushback, energy costs due to the invasion of Iran, hardware shortages, transformer shortages, etc..
You've got growth stalling, ludicrous amounts of debt and no realistic way to ever pay it back. Except a trillion dollar valuation and maybe enough suckers to buy shares. From there, it's either cut-and-run time or we'll end up with another idiot meme stock.
I'm also not surprised the owner of a machine people use to avoid reading, writing and thinking doesn't grasp the basics of a reasonably challenging piece of literature.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
redwall_hp Link ParentI did something like this for a college homework assignment once. We were supposed to write a program to model a forest fire spreading, using a series of rules kind of like Conway's Game of Life....I did something like this for a college homework assignment once. We were supposed to write a program to model a forest fire spreading, using a series of rules kind of like Conway's Game of Life.
The assignment requirements wanted "three different characters" to represent trees, fire and empty spaces. The examples showed plain ASCII, but I used 🌲 and 🔥instead, resulting in a grid of those that would be cleared and reprinted as the state changed.
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
redwall_hp Link ParentThis is offensive to catgirls everywhere. Real cats have curves!This is offensive to catgirls everywhere. Real cats have curves!
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Comment on Half-baked idea for metered inline image allowances in ~tildes
redwall_hp Link ParentI watched it happen on several sites, and it always played out the same way. Twitter used to be strictly text, often with links. The addition of embedded images had an almost overnight change in...I watched it happen on several sites, and it always played out the same way. Twitter used to be strictly text, often with links. The addition of embedded images had an almost overnight change in user behavior, quickly becoming "scroll until image." Then instead of short text, everything became even shorter text on images.
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Comment on Government-appointed Norwegian Nuclear Committee says no to nuclear power – should build up expertise that will make it easier to make such a decision in the future in ~enviro
redwall_hp Link ParentMost Gen III (like 90s onward) and IV designs cease operation in event of a control failure, regardless of fuel. They design them with mechanisms where a loss of power allows gravity to take over...Most Gen III (like 90s onward) and IV designs cease operation in event of a control failure, regardless of fuel. They design them with mechanisms where a loss of power allows gravity to take over and drop the control rods.
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Comment on When $1.4 billion isn’t enough: ‘Avatar’ sequels under the microscope as Disney weighs franchise’s future in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentTo a degree, the cost of the movie can be whatever Disney wants it to be. Finding ways to maximize cost on the books is the classic way to screw people whose contracts specify a percentage of the...To a degree, the cost of the movie can be whatever Disney wants it to be. Finding ways to maximize cost on the books is the classic way to screw people whose contracts specify a percentage of the net, after all.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're just putting pressure on Cameron and trying to force him to accept poorer terms by threatening to cancel the project he's the most attached to.
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Comment on When $1.4 billion isn’t enough: ‘Avatar’ sequels under the microscope as Disney weighs franchise’s future in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentThe second one is easily far better than the first. It tells a compelling story that isn't so derivative, and greatly expands the world, with additional well-realized characters. The third was...The second one is easily far better than the first. It tells a compelling story that isn't so derivative, and greatly expands the world, with additional well-realized characters. The third was good...but it's still stuck on Cameron's water obsession.
Also, they're visually stunning. There were some major leaps in VFX in the interrim.
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Comment on Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentYears ago, they started doing things like memory compression, and "race to zero" scheduling (operations get batched up into bursts to return to idle power consumption quicker). They were pretty...Years ago, they started doing things like memory compression, and "race to zero" scheduling (operations get batched up into bursts to return to idle power consumption quicker). They were pretty early to NVMe storage too, before the m.2 form factor was even fully settled, iirc, and they do some fancy stuff with prioritizing what gets swapped...and are fairly aggressive about it.
The memory pressure in Activity Monitor is the best indication of resource usage, especially since the OS will cache things an try to keep the RAM full at all times.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentDon't forget the paramilitary. ICE has already been shooting people for funsies...and has already taken over TSA responsibilities since the shutdown. Plus there's the usual division that the...Don't forget the paramilitary. ICE has already been shooting people for funsies...and has already taken over TSA responsibilities since the shutdown.
Plus there's the usual division that the people with the armed uprising fetish are the ones who put Trump in office.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentA handful of senators and reps did release a video last year saying exactly that, and PACs put up billboards near bases, which led to the orange idiot screaming about it being treason. The...A handful of senators and reps did release a video last year saying exactly that, and PACs put up billboards near bases, which led to the orange idiot screaming about it being treason.
The opposition party has no pull in Washington, news media won't amplify dissent, PAC donations are down and social media is owned by Zuckerberg, Ellison and Musk.
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Comment on Suggest media in which the antagonist is an idea or an abstract concept rather than a person or intelligent entity in ~talk
redwall_hp Link ParentAnd The Martian. I just rewatched it with my girlfriend after seeing Project Hail Mary. Being stranded in a place more hostile than a deserted island is the antagonist. "Fuck you, Mars!" - Mark WatneyAnd The Martian. I just rewatched it with my girlfriend after seeing Project Hail Mary. Being stranded in a place more hostile than a deserted island is the antagonist.
"Fuck you, Mars!" - Mark Watney
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Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentI do like having an LLM hooked up to Confluence, Slack, and assorted other sources of documentation and institutional knowledge. It cuts down on research time, and finds Confluence pages better...I do like having an LLM hooked up to Confluence, Slack, and assorted other sources of documentation and institutional knowledge. It cuts down on research time, and finds Confluence pages better than Confluence's search.
They're better than Google these days for quickly looking up random aquatics while you're working.
I still think generating and using code longer than a few trivial lines is professional malpractice.
And there's going to be a copyright reckoning sooner or later. The Supreme Court already declined to hear an appeal on the ruling that AI outputs do not meet the legal requirements for copyright to apply (insufficient human authorship), and I don't anticipate most of the world agreeing to throw out the Berne Convention to make a few billionaires more powerful...so we're eventually going to have compliance issues where LLM code will have to be tracked and labeled and kept under a certain percentage to keep products from becoming public domain. If you think SOX, PCI, GDPR compliance is a pain, just wait!
I also suspect there will be a high profile case, sooner or later, where someone tries to copyright-launder the wrong company and get nailed to the wall for illegally replicating their product from a decompilation or source leak.
Don't forget COVID-denying, anti-mask cryptobro. It's Chrome for Republicans.