makr_alland

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[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No quantum mechanics. Things have concrete properties even when no one's watching, and they can all be observed at the same time. The universe is complex but understandable.

Also, P=NP and π is 3.33 repeating, just for the lols.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How is "being bad" decided?

If it's decided internally ("bad" is what you believe is bad), then all the objectivists get a free pass for being assholes. Hitler is a supermodel, etc.

If it's decided externally (there's an universal definition of "bad"), how far into the future does it propagate? If I rescue from drowning someone who will genocide all the Dutch in the future, when do I go bald?

That said, beauty pageants would be much funnier, with trolley problems instead of talent competitions.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Spacewar! was a F2P PvP game with no microtransactions and no battle pass. Although it's hard to quantify exact player numbers (it precedes Steam charts), for a while it was the most played videogame in the world.

Its real-time graphics and multiplayer combat were very influential, and widely copied by many other games.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

That sounds very interesting, do you remember the name or the author?

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you're referring to the US' Video Privacy Protection Act, it was passed only because it slightly embarrassed a Supreme Court nominee.

So for there to be half-decent online privacy laws in the US, first someone will have to leak Clarence Thomas' Pornhub search history or something like that.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The TV UI is horrible and has negative development: Less features and more bugs every release.

Do you want to go to a video's channel? Well, that depends on where you are:

  • Go to Home.

  • Long-press on a video.

  • Press "Go to channel".

  • Go to Subscriptions.

  • Long-press on a video.

  • Fewer options because fuck you.

  • Start the video, press down, up, right, select.

  • Oh, it was a short video? You fell into the trap! Down goes to another video. Go back, select the video again, press right, right, select.

And that's just one example.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I like the ideas behind PRQL, although I've never used it in an actual project. It compiles down to SQL but has a clearer model based on pipeline and a much better suntax.

Malloy is a similar project but I haven't look into it yet.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

REMEMBER US! REMEMBER THAT WE ONCE LIVED!

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

It's the same, but in the US you have to add the sales tax ($2) and then tip at least 110%. That brings the total to $21.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I run my own Synapse server with bridges to WhatsApp and Telegram, along with a few other services, using Yunohost. I haven't observed any huge resource usage, and I like the centralized management/update. One possible downside is that you won't get the latest versions immediately, the Yunohost maintainers take time to test those. I prefer the stability that gives me but if you want to be on the edge a docker setup will be better.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you all seriously edit text files directly

I use hexedit for all my programming, that way I can see my text's source code. It allows things that are impossible with lesser editors, like differentiate l and 1. Newer versions even provide a "live view" that shows your text's output right beside its source, updated almost instantly. I don't personally use it as it consumes a lot of resources but it's a great help if you're just starting out.

[–] makr_alland@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's the plan. The update from 9 to 10 was really easy, the only problem I got was some Python apps which needed a manual pip refresh, but the instructions were all there.

AFAIK, Yunohost on bookworm is already in testing but it'll be released when the devs feel the update is working correctly.

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