xk3's recent activity
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Comment on Automating immersive reading in ~comp
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Comment on Songs about doing chores / daily routines? in ~music
xk3 LinkI guess it's not everyday you get to bake a cake for a prince but I feel like this fits: Donkey Skin (1970) - Cake Baking SongI guess it's not everyday you get to bake a cake for a prince but I feel like this fits:
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Comment on California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt in ~tech
xk3 Link ParentInteresting to see such a distinction between package managers and app stores codified into law. Time will tell whether this will be a good thing...Interesting to see such a distinction between package managers and app stores codified into law. Time will tell whether this will be a good thing...
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
xk3 (edited )Link Parentxournalpp is not a complete replacement but it's very handy! There's also pdftops and ps2pdf And recently I've really enjoyed using https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger for high level tasks...Adobe acrobat
xournalpp is not a complete replacement but it's very handy!
There's also
pdftopsandps2pdfAnd recently I've really enjoyed using https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger for high level tasks like rotating pages (xournalpp doesn't know how to rotate)
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
xk3 Link ParentI've never had problems like this with schedutil I would try compiling with systemd-run --user --scope -p MemorySwapMax=0 -p MemoryMax=28G ... I would say it's more likely I/O related as CPU...I've never had problems like this with schedutil
I would try compiling with
systemd-run --user --scope -p MemorySwapMax=0 -p MemoryMax=28G ...I would say it's more likely I/O related as CPU stalls recover pretty much instantaneously in comparison. Could be from reading lots of tiny files? Or maybe there's something quadratic going on in your build processes?
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
xk3 Link ParentUnless it's a grounding issue, try this next time instead of restarting the whole OS: systemctl --user restart pipewire-pulse.socket pipewire-pulse.service pipewire.service wireplumber.service or...forced to restart
Unless it's a grounding issue, try this next time instead of restarting the whole OS:
systemctl --user restart pipewire-pulse.socket pipewire-pulse.service pipewire.service wireplumber.serviceor if your OS is older perhaps:
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
xk3 (edited )Link ParentThe other alternative is to prefix the command with systemd-inhibit: systemd-inhibit mpv ./audio.mp3 (if you are using mpv maybe you just need to set this in your config: stop-screensaver=yes (or...The other alternative is to prefix the command with systemd-inhibit:
systemd-inhibit mpv ./audio.mp3(if you are using mpv maybe you just need to set this in your config:
stop-screensaver=yes(oralwaysif you want it to prevent sleep even when playback is paused)... But I think that's the default anyway--ahh it only works when there's a window so playing audio only won't do it, you needforce-window=yes) -
Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
xk3 (edited )Link ParentI forget how I did it but I disabled middle click paste. Then configure your terminal to copy and paste. Like in Kitty terminal: map ctrl+c copy_and_clear_or_interrupt map ctrl+v...I forget how I did it but I disabled middle click paste. Then configure your terminal to copy and paste. Like in Kitty terminal:
map ctrl+c copy_and_clear_or_interrupt map ctrl+v paste_from_clipboardAlthough... I understand some of the appeal that middle click paste has. I recreate some of that with this config:
copy_on_select yes mouse_map shift+right press ungrabbed mouse_selection extend mouse_map right press ungrabbed paste_from_selectionThen for pasting for stdin (or inside of ssh) use
vipefrommoreutils:vipe | git apply -I was inspired by https://github.com/niedzielski/cb and made something similar bin/cb. Sometimes it's handy to put a file onto the clipboard (cb.file) (or maybe you just really need dragondrop) and to read the clipboard every time you press enter to append to a temp file to later parse out the links inside the HTML (cb.append.html) so having some programmatic way to work with the clipboard can be quite handy.
(and for images... bin/cbi though I rarely use this I think it's super interesting. You can see an example here: https://github.com/niedzielski/cb/issues/8)
Install CopyQ or some other clipboard manager too
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Comment on Greg Saunier - Don't Design Yourself This Way (2024) in ~music
xk3 LinkGregory Lovell Saunier is a musician, producer, and composer best known as the drummer and founding member of Deerhoof.
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Greg Saunier - Don't Design Yourself This Way (2024)
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Comment on What are we in a golden age of? in ~talk
xk3 (edited )Link ParentI don't think we've reached a golden age of LLM assisted code writing or vibecoding--though it is pretty good. Maybe the golden age of slop is sharply fading so I think right now is the golden age...I don't think we've reached a golden age of LLM assisted code writing or vibecoding--though it is pretty good. Maybe the golden age of slop is sharply fading so I think right now is the golden age of slop.
But maybe if LLM usage truly is heavily subsidized maybe we are in the golden age where everything is very cheap and in the future it will be too expensive for even serious hobby use. But I don't think so because even open-weight models on <$5k graphic cards are pretty good--I think it's only going to get better (or at least cheaper) in the next few years.
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Comment on Your executable is a SQLite database in ~comp
xk3 LinkSQLiteOS where the only filesystems supported are sqlite3_vfs and every file is a row and every line is a column...SQLiteOS where the only filesystems supported are sqlite3_vfs and every file is a row and every line is a column...
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Comment on Hunting for a movie in ~movies
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Comment on What's something that's more challenging for you than it is for others? in ~talk
xk3 (edited )Link ParentYour peers are likely skimming a bit. It can help to learn how to read faster but this can only go so far. Studies show that cognitive comprehension and long-term recall drop sharply for speed...it leaves me feeling inadequate in a society that seems to expect quick, efficient readers.
Your peers are likely skimming a bit. It can help to learn how to read faster but this can only go so far. Studies show that cognitive comprehension and long-term recall drop sharply for speed reading--but only after something crazy like 300wpm. Some people just naturally read faster than others and reading slow doesn't mean you have less to offer society.
I think skimming can be the good crutch to learn. Skimming is a skill that requires practice. Accessible text will have topic sentences so you can skip directly to the next paragraph if you can predict what the rest of the paragraph will say.
Skimming is similar to previewing, except there's one difference. When you skim you add more to the process than just reading the first sentence of a paragraph. When you skim, you may need to read a few lines rather than one sentence. Then you will allow your eyes to swing through the passage looking for keywords that stand out. You will also look for numbers, dates, names and other details that might stand out to you. Then, read the last sentence of the paragraph as well. This process may sound time consuming, but you can actually do it much more quickly than you realize.
https://www.universalclass.com/articles/self-help/helpful-techniques-in-speed-reading.htm
Don't feel bad at going "Thank U, Next". You're skipping words and sentences so that you can pay more attention to the important bits.
When you have to sift through 200 research articles you'll even do more extreme things like only reading the abstract and the conclusion before deciding whether it is relevant to you. Humanities majors need to read a lot of books but they probably read less than you think, etc.
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Comment on A simple fix for exemplary tags - only give it to posts you disagree with in ~tildes
xk3 (edited )Link ParentYeah I think how it currently works is already pretty optimized for the fine line between forcing people to noisily (as the site is optimized for long-form comments) comment their praise publicly...Yeah I think how it currently works is already pretty optimized for the fine line between forcing people to noisily (as the site is optimized for long-form comments) comment their praise publicly vs it being just a second upvote button.
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Comment on A simple fix for exemplary tags - only give it to posts you disagree with in ~tildes
xk3 LinkI think I already do this? If a comment makes me see something in a new way or it makes a previously difficult topic more accessible then I might click the label buttons. There's already some...I think I already do this? If a comment makes me see something in a new way or it makes a previously difficult topic more accessible then I might click the label buttons.
labeling a comment should also require you to reply to it
There's already some effort required. When you click the Exemplary button it requires you to input some response to the author of the comment which only they can see. In the past I have clicked the button but not fully followed through with it because I realized that I didn't care enough or couldn't articulate praise well enough
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Comment on Moving US to Japan: Things to bring? Things to leave behind? in ~life
xk3 (edited )Link ParentEmphasis on cordless... if you're bringing a corded power tool over you'll be dealing with three differences between US and JP electrical grid: voltage drop, 50Hz (if you ever move to "eastern"...Emphasis on cordless... if you're bringing a corded power tool over you'll be dealing with three differences between US and JP electrical grid: voltage drop, 50Hz (if you ever move to "eastern" Japan), and grounding issues.
Corded tools which expect 120V will run at 100V but will generate 30% less power/torque, and more heat under load. If you ever live in an area with a 50Hz grid your motors will also move 15% slower.
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Comment on Any cool coding languages? in ~comp
xk3 LinkI agree with the suggestion of Forth and maybe after that Fortran! and then maybe make something like this? https://github.com/solod-dev/solodI agree with the suggestion of Forth and maybe after that Fortran!
and then maybe make something like this?
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
xk3 (edited )Link ParentMaybe you won't see this if I've already been filtered out but as an AI-curious person I have nothing but respect for your nay-AI absolutism. I agree that it is disgusting how business and...Maybe you won't see this if I've already been filtered out but as an AI-curious person I have nothing but respect for your nay-AI absolutism.
I agree that it is disgusting how business and accelerationists are forcing it on everything and everyone. Hope you can find a way to stick around. I don't want to long for a world where humans collectively need each other more than they need AI. That world is here right now, but it may be rapidly evaporating.
Reminds me a bit of energy slaves
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Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official
xk3 (edited )Link ParentSometimes I imagine Tildes being a site kind of like Craigslist but a version of Craigslist where the geographic separations are invisible but also not 100% strict. I think something along those...Sometimes I imagine Tildes being a site kind of like Craigslist but a version of Craigslist where the geographic separations are invisible but also not 100% strict.
I think something along those lines would be the only way to really scale to millions of people (ignoring the bot/authenticity/moderation aspects which would need to be solved separately) and not have a deluge of content where people just doomscroll and where discussions are broadly distributed but still have a small enough number of comments where people still feel like they can have a voice on that platform.
But actually I think something like that would be really horrible for all the obvious reasons that it becomes a bit like a Facebook Feed and I much prefer the way Tildes actually is.
Did you know that Max Fleischer invented the "follow the bouncing ball" technique in 1924 for this animated short films? 'Follow the bouncing ball' is not quite technical sounding but it does have an intuitive and well-defined meaning.
You might find this article interesting: https://www.nydailynews.com/2005/04/12/point-man-max-fleischer-and-the-bouncing-ball/