xk3's recent activity
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Comment on Supporting Markdown Search For LLMs in ~comp
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Comment on I need a sanity check from security experts (opening ports on the router) in ~tech
xk3 Link ParentI'll just add to this that if you're confused about the relationship of the router ports to the raspberry pi ports, the diagrams on this page should help a lot: https://www.grc.com/nat/nat.htmI'll just add to this that if you're confused about the relationship of the router ports to the raspberry pi ports, the diagrams on this page should help a lot:
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Comment on What are some of your recent "little" failures? in ~talk
xk3 Link ParentI've done something like this before but I was too lazy to move the monitor across the room so I ordered a HDMI to USB-C cable to use my phone as a monitor. Surprisingly, it worked! But it...I've done something like this before but I was too lazy to move the monitor across the room so I ordered a HDMI to USB-C cable to use my phone as a monitor. Surprisingly, it worked! But it requires special apps like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=infinitegra.app.usbcamera which uses the same protocols that webcams use.
Then a few months later I broke
/etc/security/limits.confon a server that I didn't have physical access to as it was all the way across the world. This brokesudoand a lot of other things so I couldn't edit the file again. The normal services that the server was running were working fine but I spent two weeks trying to fix it when I had a new idea.pkexec su --session-command, etc... Nothing worked until I discovered thatsystemd-runsomehow bypassed the problem:systemd-run sh -c "cat fixed.conf > /etc/security/limits.conf"A little while after that I locked myself out of ssh and had to ask someone to type in reverse mapped colemak (as the system keyboard layout wasn't set to qwerty) into a virtual console...
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Comment on Backseat frying (2020) in ~food
xk3 LinkThe site is a collection of recipes mapped in a x-y plot with random variables: var recipes = [ //fast, salad from -9 to +9 //church vs state (association with ritual) //centralised vs...The site is a collection of recipes mapped in a x-y plot with random variables:
var recipes = [ //fast, salad from -9 to +9 //church vs state (association with ritual) //centralised vs decentralised //protestant vs catholic { 'name': 'spicy-cold-noodles', 'fast': 5.5, 'salad': 3.5, 'church': -5.5, 'catholic': 6, 'classification': 'main' }, -
Backseat frying (2020)
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Richard Swift - Already Gone (2009)
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JUST SCREAM! playlists (2020)
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Comment on USB-C PD all the things! in ~tech
xk3 Link ParentHe said it uses Web Serial so probably not too difficult to reverse engineer the protocol if the page goes downHe said it uses Web Serial so probably not too difficult to reverse engineer the protocol if the page goes down
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Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong (gifted link) in ~society
xk3 LinkThe American people sorely need a "win" but I think MAGA are just tired of Bovino's sorry mug. Looks just a tiny bit too much like Steven J. Lockjaw--got those puppy eyes. It costs them nothing to...The American people sorely need a "win" but I think MAGA are just tired of Bovino's sorry mug. Looks just a tiny bit too much like Steven J. Lockjaw--got those puppy eyes.
It costs them nothing to replace him with someone who looks and acts even more mean.
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Comment on Lifetime Windows user seeking feedback for improvements on my Linux setup in ~tech
xk3 (edited )Link ParentIt's less of an issue than you might anticipate. Custom uncompressers and keygens run perfectly fine in wine. Checking ProtonDB is almost always relevant regardless of the distribution methodgiven the other aspects of what it takes to run these games
It's less of an issue than you might anticipate. Custom uncompressers and keygens run perfectly fine in wine. Checking ProtonDB is almost always relevant regardless of the distribution method
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Comment on Lifetime Windows user seeking feedback for improvements on my Linux setup in ~tech
xk3 (edited )LinkJust keep using Windows until you get to the point where it is impossible to deal with the barrage of M$ inconveniences. It's undoubtedly going to get worse but it's going to gradually. Using...Lifetime Windows user ... I don't like the direction Microsoft has gone with Windows so I'd really like to adapt to using Linux otherwise
Just keep using Windows until you get to the point where it is impossible to deal with the barrage of M$ inconveniences. It's undoubtedly going to get worse but it's going to gradually.
Using Linux halfway is going to have twice the annoyances with little gain unless you prefer *nix shells. Just wait until you rip the band-aid clean off.
There's a lot of software that works great on Windows and Linux, like nushell. Find these and use them so that when you make the transition you don't have as much pain learning new applications at the same time as learning to deal with OS/distro quirks.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
xk3 (edited )LinkI've been reading this strange pamphlet, To our friends by the comité invisible. Anarchist and libertarian writing is often nonsense but sometimes it is philosophical and so inapplicable to...I've been reading this strange pamphlet, To our friends by the comité invisible. Anarchist and libertarian writing is often nonsense but sometimes it is philosophical and so inapplicable to everyday life that it brings in an interesting perspective which allows you to see things in a new way.
This is in contrast to conservative writing which has a total lack of philosophy but is very applicable to everyday life and I'm proud to read these approved books! The Holy Bible is a solid coherent foundation for a form of government. It fails in boring ways where anarchist text fails in interesting ones.
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Comment on NexPhone - Smartphone PC that can boot into Windows, Android or Debian in ~tech
xk3 (edited )Link ParentHonestly, I think this might be a mistake on their marketing. The phone obviously supports SDXC so it should be able to read/write up to 2TB capacity microSD cards. I'm not sure why phone...And why does the MicroSD expansion only allow access to 512GB?
Honestly, I think this might be a mistake on their marketing. The phone obviously supports SDXC so it should be able to read/write up to 2TB capacity microSD cards. I'm not sure why phone manufacturers don't state it like this?!
If a phone can support at least 64GB then it should be able to support 2TB. The SD specification exists for a reason.
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Northern Picture Library - Paris (1994)
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Comment on Why America needs fewer bus stops in ~transport
xk3 (edited )Link ParentI mean that just because the stop is there doesn't mean that it is used. The frequency of use for a given stop is not uniform across all stops. So removing a bus stop makes little difference if it...I mean that just because the stop is there doesn't mean that it is used. The frequency of use for a given stop is not uniform across all stops. So removing a bus stop makes little difference if it is a rarely used one.
Here's another case: sometimes there will be a person at stop C and other times there will be a person at stop D and the bus only stops once in either one. This is a fairly common situation for these kind of semi-urban too-many-stops situations. Removing stop C or stop D just makes it less convenient for one or the other people.
My point is that comparing these types of stops to European ones may be comparing apples to oranges as the density is different and many US bus stops may be these sort of ephemeral stops where it isn't really impacting anything.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
xk3 (edited )Link ParentI like flacon! There's also unflac if you want to just point a bunch of CUE files and let it rip! go install git.sr.ht/~ft/unflac@latest fd -eCUE -tf | parallel unflac # fd -eCUE -tf -x rmI like flacon!
There's also unflac if you want to just point a bunch of CUE files and let it rip!
go install git.sr.ht/~ft/unflac@latest fd -eCUE -tf | parallel unflac # fd -eCUE -tf -x rm -
Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
xk3 LinkI wrote a script to help merge folders which share the same name excluding some folder names like "Disc 01", etc. It merges into the folder which has the shallowest depth. You can add more...I wrote a script to help merge folders which share the same name excluding some folder names like "Disc 01", etc. It merges into the folder which has the shallowest depth. You can add more exclusions with -E name (add a path separator (ie. name/) to exclude all subfolders too)
I think the funnest part was creating the list of default folders to ignore. After excluding some patterns it's surprising how few common folder names there are. Seems like shallow folder hierarchy makes a lot of sense as long as it stays performant.
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Comment on Why America needs fewer bus stops in ~transport
xk3 Link ParentI don't disagree. I live in a small town in the midwest that has decent public transit infra thanks to the university. I even live a short walk from the bus terminal where the buses sleep but I...so much infrastructure is built without any affordances
I don't disagree. I live in a small town in the midwest that has decent public transit infra thanks to the university. I even live a short walk from the bus terminal where the buses sleep but I have never once ridden the bus because the scheduling and routing doesn't really make sense? It's like the planners all have car brain and they don't think like pedestrians.
There's zero effective "interconnect" with Amtrak (despite having a large bus turnaround and parking lot across the street from the Amtrak station) because the bus hours and route scheduling don't make any effort to do so. It is almost bizarre compared to the experience with public transport in 3rd world countries where transport has to work or nothing gets done.
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Comment on Why America needs fewer bus stops in ~transport
xk3 (edited )LinkCounterpoint: USians are very lazy and won't walk more than one km to a bus stop Also, just because it's marked as a stop doesn't mean the bus will stop there. I don't think I've been on a US bus...Counterpoint: USians are very lazy and won't walk more than one km to a bus stop
Also, just because it's marked as a stop doesn't mean the bus will stop there. I don't think I've been on a US bus that didn't skip stops if no one yanked the yellow rope or there were no people visible at the stop so the fixed stops are somewhat meaningless except for defining a route in navigation apps and, sometimes, shelter from the elements.
There are definitely stops in Chicago where I roll my eyes. It's like 100 meters between stops: before and after a bridge. However, the signalling system / stop lights are such that even if they removed the stop I think it wouldn't save much time--still need to wait for the green light and car traffic.
What makes US buses slow is frequency and distance of most trips. HK style route variations with 39A, 39B, 39C all skipping slightly different stops could help here--but mostly it is an issue of frequency.
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Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science
xk3 (edited )Link ParentSure! That's a valid strategy as long as you have enough subtractions memorized, ie. knowing that it will be useful to take 14 instead of 10. If you don't know ahead of time and don't know where...Sure! That's a valid strategy as long as you have enough subtractions memorized, ie. knowing that it will be useful to take 14 instead of 10.
If you don't know ahead of time and don't know where to start, a sub-strategy could be to recursively splitting in half like a binary search, ie. 44 = 22 + 11 + 6 + 3 + 2
Then you could pick the number that's closest to 7 and any left over you could subtract again from the next closest number until you have only additions left
22 + 11 + (6 - 6) + 3 + (2 -1)
(22-20) + 11 + 3 + 1
2 + 11 + 3 + 1
17
It's great that people are doing this!
Maybe someday there can be a browser that just loads these markdown files (and redirects README.md to AGENTS.md so that people can read without marketing copy and other BS)