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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentIndeed, looks like cyberspace.online is not open source so they must have copied the interface. Maybe I should join the original instead, is it any good ?Indeed, looks like cyberspace.online is not open source so they must have copied the interface. Maybe I should join the original instead, is it any good ?
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentThe dev commented about open-source. I also much prefer open-source, but I can understand not releasing it early (IIRC it was the same for tildes?) :The dev commented about open-source. I also much prefer open-source, but I can understand not releasing it early (IIRC it was the same for tildes?) :
I’d like to release it, but right now I don’t feel confident putting it into production or releasing the source code.
Usually I write the code myself and use AI to review it or give me suggestions, honestly, if it were 100% vibecoded, I’d probably feel more comfortable releasing the source code, because I’d trust that more than my own skills.
I released the Shellbeats source code because it runs locally.
At the moment I have two main problems I’m a solo developer, and my English isn’t very good. I use LLMs to help me with translations and some public pages for indexing purpose, even if I feel that AI text gets perceived as “an AI project” and instantly labeled as vibecode, for me the problem is mostly linguistic.
I need to speed up some parts of the process, because there is just a huge amount of work, and I’m working on this at night.
I hope to release it and open the dev with API integration on guilds!PS: In real life I'm not a dev I have a small company that works on ICT infrastructure and networking, coding was just a hobby since I was kid.
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentIf you click on the site name in the top left there's a bit more info. But it seems to be a single dev from Italy (maybe explain some of the mistakes with the text) so there's probably a lot of...If you click on the site name in the top left there's a bit more info. But it seems to be a single dev from Italy (maybe explain some of the mistakes with the text) so there's probably a lot of bugs (I already saw some...) and risk of stalling (specially since it doesn't seem open source at the moment).
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross LinkI'm not affiliated with them and I don't want to turn away people from tildes, but I like the overall feel of this platform. There's a ton (more nowadays with Claude helping) of reddit clones but...I'm not affiliated with them and I don't want to turn away people from tildes, but I like the overall feel of this platform. There's a ton (more nowadays with Claude helping) of reddit clones but most of them are boring and don't have much soul. This one feels a bit more unique, and with integrated IRC, private subs, and quite a lot of features it could be interesting. The integrated terminal-based music streaming app seems cool too.
It reminds me of a text-based RPG I played a bit a long time ago somehow.
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Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross Link ParentIt's quite intoxicating, I think it's all the vocal harmonies/layering that gives this effect. The production is a bit wonky but I sometimes prefer that to over-polished. Nice find!It's quite intoxicating, I think it's all the vocal harmonies/layering that gives this effect. The production is a bit wonky but I sometimes prefer that to over-polished. Nice find!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Staross LinkI started Sekiro, I like it so far, it's very polished and the gameplay is fun and refreshingly different from other Fromsoft games.I started Sekiro, I like it so far, it's very polished and the gameplay is fun and refreshingly different from other Fromsoft games.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross Link ParentIt's really well done but sounds a bit same-y after a while.It's really well done but sounds a bit same-y after a while.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross LinkA Cécile Corbel album I missed. She's mostly known for her OST of Arrietty but she's otherwise criminally underrated imo, lots of super catchy tunes and top-notch melodies :...A Cécile Corbel album I missed. She's mostly known for her OST of Arrietty but she's otherwise criminally underrated imo, lots of super catchy tunes and top-notch melodies :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjkM41arvU
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Comment on Do I not need to use blue light filter on my screens if I already have eyeglasses with Anti-Reflective coating? in ~talk
Staross LinkThe sleeping part is mostly bullshit, so no you don't need to worry about it too much. That said getting some light early in the day is good for your circadian rhythm :...The sleeping part is mostly bullshit, so no you don't need to worry about it too much. That said getting some light early in the day is good for your circadian rhythm :
"The more light that you get during the daytime, the less impact the light in the evening has," Zeitzer says. The pre-pandemic world exposed people to a lot more light than they realised. There's the Sun during a commute, the piercing fluorescent bulbs of an office, a walk to lunch. Now, so many of us roll out of bed and sit under the same lighting conditions until we go to sleep. Our bodies can't tell the difference between day and night.
Leaving the house will fix that faster than any lamp. Even on a grey overcast day, Zeitzer says you're probably getting around 10,000 lux (the measure of light intensity). A bright sunny day can hit 100,000 lux. By comparison, your living room it's probably around 100 lux. (And your phone tops out around a measly 50-80 lux, Zeitzer says, and it's less when you have the brightness down.)
"Go outside if you can, use the lamp if you have to," says Kallestad. Even a 30-minute walk in the morning makes a real difference (just don't forget sunscreen). And if you can get outside again after 15:00, Zeitzer says that's also surprisingly useful. It further anchors your body clock and directly reduces how sensitive you are to light in the evening.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260407-the-blue-light-from-your-phone-isnt-ruining-your-sleep
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross Link ParentI like Lúireach, I'll listen to the album tommorow.I like Lúireach, I'll listen to the album tommorow.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross Link ParentSeems cool, gives me Orchid vibes (less catchy riffs though). I'll listen to it in full tomorrow.Seems cool, gives me Orchid vibes (less catchy riffs though). I'll listen to it in full tomorrow.
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Comment on Olympic committee announces a broad ban on transgender athletes and athletes with differences in sex development in Women’s events in ~lgbt
Staross LinkAs I understand the reasoning is : Genetic factors improves your performance (e.g. via more testosterone) That's not fair ! So we should prevent people with "genetic advantage" to compete The...As I understand the reasoning is :
- Genetic factors improves your performance (e.g. via more testosterone)
- That's not fair !
- So we should prevent people with "genetic advantage" to compete
The issue I see is that probably many top athletes have genetic advantages, should we ban them too ? it seems to me the reasoning above applies. Of course that's not gonna be done because the issue is politically/socially motivated rather than concerned with principles. But it's pretty clear to me that there's no fairness in top-level sport, unless we introduce some kind of "genetic group" with penalties or classes like for the paralympics. Excluding people isn't fair either btw. Maybe paralympics is the future.
Elite endurance athletes represent a small but important group in the study of sports genetics. These athletes are typically distinguished by their participation at the highest levels of competition, (e.g., Olympic Games) and are characterized by a high maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), a key determinant of endurance performance.
Genetics plays a key role in determining elite athlete status, particularly in relation to VO2max. Studies of the heritability of VO2max and its response to training suggest that genetics accounts for 44% to 68% of the variation in this trait among athletes, with adjusted heritability estimates of 44% to 56% when controlling for factors like body weight and fat-free mass. As a polygenic trait, VO2max is influenced by multiple genes and polymorphisms, each of which affects different physiological systems, such as the cardiovascular system, the musculoskeletal system, and the respiratory system. Numerous polymorphisms have been associated with endurance performance and the status of elite endurance athletes, some of which have been highlighted in this review.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
Staross Link ParentPeople copy-pasting text is fine, that's artisanal botting, the issue is more with the industrial scale people that can spawn 10k bots in a few minutes.People copy-pasting text is fine, that's artisanal botting, the issue is more with the industrial scale people that can spawn 10k bots in a few minutes.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
Staross Link ParentBecause you can identify a couple of obvious bots doesn't mean there's tons of hard-to-identify ones you don't see. Lizard people ? Or maybe it's just LLMs that ramped up bots numbers and make...Because you can identify a couple of obvious bots doesn't mean there's tons of hard-to-identify ones you don't see.
My only question at this point is who's ring-leading all this behind the scenes.
Lizard people ? Or maybe it's just LLMs that ramped up bots numbers and make people react.
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Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech
Staross (edited )LinkI think we are in dire need of a system that : Can prove you're an actual citizen from a country (to prevent botting & disinformation) Prove you're above some age Doesn't provide any other...I think we are in dire need of a system that :
- Can prove you're an actual citizen from a country (to prevent botting & disinformation)
- Prove you're above some age
- Doesn't provide any other information
I don't think that's a particularly hard problem to solve technically if you have a trustworthy government that isn't corrupt to the core by the oligarchy. It should be clear to us that the issue is the corrupt government and not having some safety on the internet in principle. Just lobbying against safety without that context seems a bit dangerous to me.
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Comment on Spotify's strong revenue isn't reflected in its stock market performance – investors fear growth will stall, while artists are voicing frustration over what they consider a miserly compensation system in ~finance
Staross Link ParentI think the biggest variable they can play with it the recommendation algorithm, to make people listen to more diverse music. There's also education (do editor picks, reviews, etc) and social...I think the biggest variable they can play with it the recommendation algorithm, to make people listen to more diverse music. There's also education (do editor picks, reviews, etc) and social features like diversity score that could push people to get a bit out of their comfort zone.
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Comment on The fifty most underappreciated movies of the 21st century in ~movies
Staross LinkControl and Only Lovers Left Alive were good (as I remember, I want to rewatch Only Lovers Left Alive). Wolfwalkers was nice but no as good as the studio other movies imo. Wuthering Heights was...Control and Only Lovers Left Alive were good (as I remember, I want to rewatch Only Lovers Left Alive). Wolfwalkers was nice but no as good as the studio other movies imo. Wuthering Heights was ok, but I didn't like it covers only part of the story.
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Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games
Staross LinkIf you have a good PC you can play it with Shadps4, for glorious FPS.If you have a good PC you can play it with Shadps4, for glorious FPS.
I was also managing a forum back in the days (15-20 years ago), and alongside some questionable php we also never kept up properly the software (Simple Machines Forum) up-to-date, so the thing is probably full of holes. It's still up and running somehow (I guess being a small obscure helps a lot).