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xthexder , vor 22 Stunden

I guess you haven't heard they're experimenting with injecting ads right into the videos on the server. Just turning off scripts won't do anything for that.

xthexder , vor 20 Stunden

What race is being discriminated against here? I'm pretty sure monsters would be a species, not a race.

xthexder , vor einem Tag

Interesting read.
I think by all the same arguments, running raw machine code (not even assembly) is not a "low-level language" either by their definition.
The branch prediction, instruction-level-parallelism, and cache behaviors all happen in hardware at a lower level than the programmer can control.

All the talk about compiler optimizations seem irrelevant because you can still just turn them off and output simple machine code.

I'm not really sure what the point of arguing the distinction is anyway? Any practical arguments would be much more specific about typical high-level features like garbage collection.

xthexder , vor 2 Tagen

I don't get it... In what world is Jeff Bezos the one getting drops?

Is there some new crazy drama over on Twitch? Or is this meme just completely backwards?

xthexder , vor 4 Tagen

You have a very twisted view of the world. No one was "allowed" to shoot Abe Lincoln or JFK. It was very much not allowed, but murderers don't usually care about what's allowed and do it anyway.

xthexder , vor 7 Tagen

Damn, I didn't even see that until you pointed it out. I would have died.

xthexder , vor 10 Tagen

No, there's definitely a science to this. It's the same reason sandwiches taste better if you cut them in a triangle. The sharp points make for the perfect bite size.

xthexder , vor 17 Tagen

Dang, I can't even be mad with a face like that.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

This is the true "We did it Reddit" moment.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

It's a little like comparing a top of the line gaming laptop to a middle of the road efficient laptop. Sure the games will run a bit better on the powerful laptop, but you're trading that for battery life. The Steam Deck is insanely efficient, and they made a few hard tradeoffs like the 1280x800 display resolution (which is great for battery, and honestly plenty sharp for the screen size).

I'm still a little blown away it runs Balder's Gate 3 and Cyberlunk 2077 at all.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

I've had the audio desync in cutscenes after leaving a game open in sleep for a week or two. I think it's an issue with how the game timers work. If they're counting since the game started, any slightly inaccuracy will become more obvious as the game is left open, regardless of sleep.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

Basically every car says not to wash in direct sunlight. From my understanding it's because you'll end up with water spots and other residue from the soap drying on to the paint before you can rinse it off.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

As someone not subscribed to simpsonsshitposting, I really don't care if it's a repost. That community isn't even on the same instance, so it's a little like complaining if someone reposts from R*ddit.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

The main thing sitting between me and being a billionaire is my conscience and moral values. I'm of the opinion that to become a billionaire you must necessarily have psychopathic tendencies.

For example: No way I could stand up on stage and bullshit my way through a Cybertruck reveal knowing it's all lies and unfinished ideas.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

Personally grit makes me think of literal sand. Or dirt in general. It's something you wash off the first chance you get. Not exactly something to be celebrated.

xthexder , vor einem Monat

I guess everything I've been calling light rail fits into the suburban rail category. Multiple cities I've lived in are adding in "light rail" tracks between major centers

xthexder , vor einem Monat

I wonder what the people/hour max is on something like a stadium entrance or hallway? I bet it's insanely high. Definitely some safety concerns though with crushing or trampling

xthexder , vor 2 Monaten

What specific features did you notice the most? (I'm assuming switching from Android?)
90% of my phone usage is through a browser, so I could probably install Graphene pretty easily.

xthexder , vor 2 Monaten

Interesting. Not having a good maps / navigation app might be a bit of a dealbreaker for me, since that's pretty much the last 10% of what I use my phone for. Degoogling myself there will require some effort....

As for push notifications and feeds, I don't really have a problem with that on my current phone with base android. I'm pretty aggressive about blocking random notifications or uninstalling apps entirely if they show me push notifications ads or "use me" reminders. And my home screen is just a clock and calendar.

xthexder , vor 2 Monaten

I didn't realize GrapheneOS is only supported on Pixel phones, so I can't run it after all...