torekk's recent activity
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Comment on What games have you enjoyed for the "wrong" reasons? in ~games
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Comment on Do you have a personal website/blog? in ~comp
torekk Link ParentThe best trick to hide your e-mail from spam bots is by using an image with your e-mail in it. Most, if not all spam bots, don't do OCR.The best trick to hide your e-mail from spam bots is by using an image with your e-mail in it. Most, if not all spam bots, don't do OCR.
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Comment on How do you handle your different online identities versus your real life identity? in ~talk
torekk LinkI've been using this nickname for about 11 years now and never had any real problems, propably because I never put my surname anywhere public. But it's actually one of the reasons that stops me...I've been using this nickname for about 11 years now and never had any real problems, propably because I never put my surname anywhere public. But it's actually one of the reasons that stops me from creating a personal homepage for my online identity, as that'd require me to have an imprint(I live in germany, so any website that is available to the public and offers e.g. downloads needs this).
But then even if someone would find out my surname, there's a few people living in my town who share the same name, good luck.
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Comment on Does anyone (else) not use social media in its entirety? What are your reasons? in ~talk
torekk LinkI used to have a facebook account until 2016, when I realized there's just no point. I mean I don't had many friends on there and liked a lot of pages, but even after unliking the pages I still...I used to have a facebook account until 2016, when I realized there's just no point. I mean I don't had many friends on there and liked a lot of pages, but even after unliking the pages I still had to literally go to my friends profiles to see what they're posting, else I'd just see advertisements.
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Comment on An interesting study into how ads are fingerprinting your devices in ~comp
torekk Link ParentThe addon isn't that much about blocking ads, but showing advertisers that the current way isn't really working. You don't prevent that with your approach... with stuff like AdNauseam however you...The addon isn't that much about blocking ads, but showing advertisers that the current way isn't really working. You don't prevent that with your approach... with stuff like AdNauseam however you basically force advertisers to re-think their ways.
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Comment on An interesting study into how ads are fingerprinting your devices in ~comp
torekk Link ParentIt doesn't give them incorrect data, it's just the data they receive isn't unique, as basically anyone who has this addon installed sends them the same data.It doesn't give them incorrect data, it's just the data they receive isn't unique, as basically anyone who has this addon installed sends them the same data.
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Comment on An interesting study into how ads are fingerprinting your devices in ~comp
torekk Link ParentJust disable the addon for said small businesses, what's the problem? And just blocking ads won't change stuff.Just disable the addon for said small businesses, what's the problem?
And just blocking ads won't change stuff.
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Comment on An interesting study into how ads are fingerprinting your devices in ~comp
torekk LinkI'm thankful there's stuff like this: https://adnauseam.io/ Sadly not many people use it(yet), else stuff like this wouldn't happen since it'd become obsolete.I'm thankful there's stuff like this: https://adnauseam.io/
Sadly not many people use it(yet), else stuff like this wouldn't happen since it'd become obsolete.
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Comment on What mobile games do you play? in ~games
torekk LinkI used to play Space Agency, a neat little space rocket simulator. Let's you build rockets(e.g. selecting the boosters, stages, payload and fairings), has a campaign with 37 missions(gradually...I used to play Space Agency, a neat little space rocket simulator. Let's you build rockets(e.g. selecting the boosters, stages, payload and fairings), has a campaign with 37 missions(gradually getting harder) and sandbox mode where you basically can build a small space station.
There's also an iOS version.
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Comment on DJ Shadow - Stem/Long Stem (1996) in ~music
torekk LinkI knew I've heard this song somewhere before and after doing a quick google search, it was used in the movie 187 and in the trailer for Ex Machina... such a classic piece. Good to finally know the...I knew I've heard this song somewhere before and after doing a quick google search, it was used in the movie 187 and in the trailer for Ex Machina... such a classic piece. Good to finally know the name of it and the artist behind it.
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Comment on Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now from $35 | USB3, Gigabit Ethernet, 1.5GHz Quad Core, Upto 4GB RAM in ~tech
torekk (edited )Link ParentI've used a RPi 3b as my desktop for over half a year and must say it was actually a great learning experience. I learned to love command line interfaces and look for alternative solutions, e.g....I've used a RPi 3b as my desktop for over half a year and must say it was actually a great learning experience. I learned to love command line interfaces and look for alternative solutions, e.g. instead of using Chromium to watch YouTube videos I've found omxplayerGUI.
But my favorite thing was when I found out about software compiling, e.g. I found eureka doom editor, a level editor for Doom 1/2 and then basically used that to create levels for Doom 2. Or PCSX reARMed, a PSX emulator originally written for the Pandora handheld, but also works on the RPi(I think it's even included in libretro) and eDuke32, a source-port of Duke Nukem 3D. I always thought compiling software is like black magic, but it turned out that most compile scripts basically tell you what you're doing wrong or what packages you have to install first.
I've also used a DHT22 sensor to monitor my room's temperature and humidity and then put together a python script that displays those values in a .svg file using pygal and played around with a LED dot matrix which I used as a binary clock.
But somehow I've ran into the same problem that you described in your post, once I got ahold of a new PC, I stopped using my little RPi 3b for anything practical, I mean I installed Kodi on it and hooked it up to my TV for a while, but that's it.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City + San Andreas
After I found out there are multiplayer mods for those, I quickly learned about "stunting", which basically is using the physics engine in creative ways, e.g. bumping on a street curb/low wall would let you "jump" on top of a roof. I then also found out there's a whole community called GTAStunting.net. It also got me into image/video editing, had quite some fun creating custom "skins" for people.