halcyoncmdr

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Japanese Law Stops Parents From Naming Their Baby 'Pikachu'⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Not inherently, no but you should never pick a name from any sort of media until their character arc is complete. Khaleesi was arguably fine until the character became an incestuous genocidal maniac.

  That is now a major part of what people remember about the character. Just like you probably wouldn’t choose to name your child Hitler now, the name is linked with a certain individual and their actions even though the name had nothing to do with it.

  When you pick a specific name or word from fiction that doesn’t otherwise exist, that link becomes even stronger, because that’s the only source.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Japanese Law Stops Parents From Naming Their Baby 'Pikachu'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  At least Pokemon names have a fun background.

  Now imagine all the girls named Khaleesi after Game of Thrones. Especially after her character arc finished. That wasn’t even her name, it was a title. They’re literally just named Queen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it a big deal if my phone hasn't had a security update in 5 years?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  So not a primary device.

  Make it your burner phone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You realize that with a federated system they’re not just handling their own users right? They could defederate from the servers that host users causing issues, but that also means all of their users cannot interact with all those communities, without a choice. Lemmy currently only provides a sledgehammer when they really just need more fine tools.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not just federated networks. It is anything with user interaction. Managing and moderating any sort of sizeable social media site is a lot harder than people think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Fascinating how quickly you can forget the actual abuse when thinking about an abusive ex.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have an acquaintance that have their own "password system" that involves having a "core" set of characters, plus a few unique characters for each site; Is that system safe?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For random password dumps going through thousands of accounts it’s probably fine, but if you’re targeted for some reason and they get just a couple passwords. With even just 2 passwords, that system may be obvious already to someone looking to gain access to your accounts specifically.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm something of an expert myself⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Often this is because of those little shit pin connectors for the power button getting pulled loose. How has a better, standardized option not been made for those yet?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syncthing alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Crazy, thought for sure it would fail testing.

  Still wouldn’t trust it personally after a failed stick from a matched pair regardless of what the test says though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syncthing alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  (used to have 2, one died)

  That would make me immediately look to the RAM as the possible source or corruption. If it used to be a matched pair and one stick died, the odds of the other being on its way out are MUCH higher than normal. I would never trust that matched stick.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syncthing alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Similar issues even with just 2 DIMMs with some XMP/EXPO profiles not working on AMD systems because of board/CPU limits. It should technically work, but for whatever reason it just can’t handle it and speeds need to be dropped or the timings loosened a bit even though the RMA itself is rated for that.

  Not that the higher speeds are even necessary for 90% of users outside extreme overclocking. DDR5 6000 is basically where you reach diminishing returns anyway, and that’s often where that limit seems to appear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syncthing alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah AMD’s memory controllers, especially DDR5 seem to have a lot more difficulty at high speed with 4 slots filled. I used to plan upgrades around populating 2 slots and doubling if needed a few years later, instead now you really need to plan to ignore those slots if you are needing memory performance for things like gaming versus raw capacity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syncthing alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Dug into it, got into Memtest’s source code and discovered that the first pass is shorter on purpose so that it quickly flags obviously bad RAM. Apparently if you want to detect less obvious issues, you have to run multiple passes.

  I thought it was common knowledge that Memtest needed to be run for multiple passes to truly verify there are no issues. Seems that’s one of those things that stopped being passed down in the community over the years. Back when I was first learning about overclocking around 2005 that was emphasized HEAVILY, with the recommendation to run it at least overnight, and a minimum of 10 passes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Silicon Valley cities hit with request for residents' emails to train AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Which arguably is a decent use case for it. As it is there’s some stranger or in-between going through them for the same reason, at best. And most likely then just putting them into categories, not actually applying any sort of analysis whatsoever for most governments or politicians that receive those emails.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone Hiring?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t say a red flag at this point, every fucking company says it now, regardless of size. But it is something to take note of and watch closer. Just wait until you see what kind of family before really committing.

  Is it a dysfunctional family that expects everyone to go above and beyond for nothing on return and punishes you for not? Or is it a family that pays attention to when things are happening outside work to help in any way because they actually get that happier employees work better?

  I’ve worked for both personally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter hit with $8.2 million verdict following eviction from Boulder HQ after Musk takeover⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And just a normal business transaction for the corporate landlords that actually own those types of office real estate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The silent force behind online echo chambers? Your Google search⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same here. Been looking at options like Kagi.

  I decided years ago that since everyone wanted my info, I might as well just pick one instead of spreading it around everywhere. So I’m heavily invested in the Google ecosystem across the board.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube will use Gemini to insert ads around the parts of a video you care about most⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah they do, and they totally can. There’s no AI at all in any of this shit.

  Watch, Gemini is what they’re going to just call the algorithm soon. New and improved, “AI powered” algorithm. Just another layer to blame unpopular changes they push through.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They are trying to push through KOSA again? They didn’t even change the name.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HBO, Which Was Always HBO, Is HBO Again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Every time I see shit like this I always wonder why they didn’t just hire a polling company to check sentiment. There’s no fucking way removing HBO from the name would have been the better choice.

  I mean, fuck it, have consultant fees contingent on the results of a public polling campaign run by an organization specializing in that showing their recommendation being the better choice.

  I’m so tired of seeing shit ideas that you just know a someone was paid hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars to consult on and any random person on the street can see it being a bad idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trakt Upcoming VIP Renewal Pricing Changes – Effective May 20, 2025⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I use it to track my watchlist on Emby as well, never even knew there was a paid part of it. No idea what that would even cover.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No it’s exactly the same, you just notice it more because of the different context of a limited fantasy realm versus open stellar exploration.

  Oblivion and Skyrim also have a bunch of procedurally generated content. But it is more easily ignored, because these are dungeons and caves and not numerous planets where you are walking for upwards of 15 minutes or more across open terrain to visit the same dozen locations. And having dozens of loading screens to stitch each small segment together.

  Starfield as a concept doesn’t work with the engine, because the engine is incapable of adequately creating an open environment at that level. If it could, they would have given it to us instead of Skyrim in space. We got Skyrim in space because that’s the limit of the engine. Bethesda’s insistence of continuing to use it, and claiming that it’s not an issue, despite the clear deficiencies in the released product, is a slap in the face to every player. It’s the definition of “You’ll take what we give you, and like it”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The graphics aren’t the problem. The Creation Engine is not just graphics, it handles everything about how the game works. How the AI works and responds to events, how NPCs handle tasks even when not actively interacting with the player, etc. Graphics is only one part of a game, and that’s not the source of the issues.

  Oblivion Remastered still uses the Gamebryo engine from Oblivion for everything with one exception, Unreal now handles the graphics. That’s why the game is nearly identical to the original in every way except graphics, it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Medal of honor on the PS1⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My strongest memory of Medal Of Honor is the undercover missions. Flipping the ID badge out over and over again like an idiot because the animation was funny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Skyrim with a coat of lead paint.

  It’s been clear for over a decade that the Creation Engine (let’s be honest it’s still Gamebryo) has run its course. It is not a viable option for a modern game anymore. It has architectural limitations that simply prevent a modern gaming experience.

  There have been so many Creation Engine apologists since Oblivion trying to justify its continued existence through multiple new Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, always trying to say that it’s fine. Starfield was the chance to prove that the limitations aren’t actually architectural and that it could be used for a modern game. Clearly that’s not the case. Taking just about any other modern open world RPG to directly compare, Starfield feels like crap in comparison. Hell, even the launch version of Cyberpunk felt better than Starfield.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨28 years later, Lego Island's lost source code has been rediscovered – but the fans who spent nearly two years painstakingly decompiling it by hand "can't have it"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This was one of my favorite games at the time. So unlike most other games. It definitely doesn’t hold up anywhere near modern games, but it holds a special place unlike most other games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a settlement… Meaning that Google figures not that this amount is less than they would pay if it went to court and they lost. Since there is no way they’d be spending a billion dollars on defending this in court, they know they would definitely lose, and paying an insanely high penalty is the best outcome for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not just more efficient, vastly more efficient. Algae is 10-50 times faster at processing CO² than trees are. Some algae can be up to 400x as efficient.

  It’s just not as “nice” to look at, we usually associate algae with growth in unsafe bodies of water like bogs, etc. versus a nice clean pool or even a maintained pond.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A physical storefront has to deal with asset depreciation however. A product can sit on the shelf and reduce in value as it ages, there is no such thing with digital distribution.

  Based on estimates, and various reports, leaks etc. since they aren’t a public company… Steam makde an estimated $10.8 Billion in 2024. They made $780,000 per employee as of 2018 based on an internal report, more than nearly every other company on the planet. They’re not spending anywhere near that on operations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh, I would argue that the expansion of broadband internet and the increased expectation of instant gratification by consumers made it a perfect time for Steam’s expansion. The death of physical media is a side effect of the ability to near instantly download anything you want.