WolfLink
@WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on My latest hyperfixation 16 hours ago:
Hard drives are cheap and are only getting cheaper! If you are talking about proxy media, AV1 might be good for that with fast enough hardware support.
The noise synthesis thing is interesting. I have played with it, and it definitely works as advertised, but I’m not sure how I feel about relying on it.
- Comment on My latest hyperfixation 16 hours ago:
I’m not really worried about the licensing of the codec I use for my personal archive. Even if I was worried, I would use h264 or VP9 before I used AV1.
- Comment on My latest hyperfixation 18 hours ago:
But it looks much worse at higher bitrates. H265 can get decent bitrates and have no visible difference from the original. AV1 loses a bunch of quality right out of the gate. If you are wanting to archive footage I think h265 is much better.
- Comment on My latest hyperfixation 19 hours ago:
I did a comparison of AV1 vs h265 on a handful of video files I have in different styles. H265 seemed consistently better. AV1 just crushes the quality way too much.
- Comment on So GOG going to relist Devotion? Seeing how they're about freedom to buy games. 4 days ago:
How is a disk copy of Witcher 3 a GOG problem?
The company that makes GoG makes Witcher 3.
- Comment on Which of theses games should i play? 1 week ago:
If you liked OG Minecraft try playing some mods but do Minecraft Java instead of Bedrock
- Comment on Is there a alternative platform to roblox for players and gamedevs? 1 week ago:
Minecraft (Java edition)
- Comment on Vibe coding takes the "science" out of computer science 2 weeks ago:
It’s a neat tool, but be careful what you do with it. I wouldn’t make anything web-connected or otherwise requiring security considerations, for example.
- Comment on Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive” 2 weeks ago:
It didn’t “run a red light”. In the video, the lights were green when it entered the intersection.
But yeah, it should not have tried to make that turn from that lane.
- Comment on minecraft modding community 2 weeks ago:
It’s not too complicated to build, but it does cost a lot of iron.
- Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC 2 weeks ago:
diagnostic
I think it is useful to send crash reports, but the user should have power over it (see: when macOS generates a crash report, it asks the user if they would like to send it)
engagement measuring
That is your data they are taking to make money off of without your consent, and I consider that malicious. There are ways to do that with consent. See: Steam’s annual hardware survey
- Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC 2 weeks ago:
Honestly it largely is.
Personally I like sharing crash reports, but even then, the user should be able to turn that off if you like.
Telemetry should be 100% opt-in.
- Comment on Realized 99% of all my chargers are USB-C. This can only mean one thing. New USB bout to drop! 3 weeks ago:
I have these battery packs that magnetically stick to the back of my phone and charge it. Just slap it on and forget about it.
It makes my phone hot and wastes a lot of power (I can also charge from the same battery packs using a cable, and I get noticeably more charge).
But it’s real convenient when you don’t want to worry about it. I use them at conventions or when I’m out hiking or skiing.
- Comment on Can somebody please explain why the world hasn't gone nuclear yet? 4 weeks ago:
Also propaganda and lobbying by fossil fuel industries.
- Comment on Got my first script kiddy 4 weeks ago:
If the ISP doesn’t provide V6 though it’s time to switch ISPs.
cries in USA
- Comment on Got my first script kiddy 4 weeks ago:
I got a huge reduction in random login attempts when I changed my ssh port away from the default.
(Of course I also have actual security measures like log in by key only)
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 4 weeks ago:
I think I have had an instructor put a mirror in the pool before lol
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 4 weeks ago:
I doubt someone who has only ever read about swimming could do it in deep, cold water. But they are talking about taking it to a swimming pool to practice. I think they’ll be fine.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 4 weeks ago:
Probably. Take it to the shallow part of a pool (where you can stand up if you need to) and practice until you are comfortable trying more.
Also, watch some videos. I think it’s easier to learn something like swimming by watching others than by reading about it.
- Comment on Oatmeal 4 weeks ago:
Coffee
- Comment on The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam 1 month ago:
They were able to prevent Dolphin’s release on Steam
- Comment on A metaphor for capitalism? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Scientists discover promising new way to filter microplastics out of human body: 'The dose makes the poison' 1 month ago:
Hydrophobic coating loosely means a thin water proof coating on a material that otherwise isn’t waterproof.
Example: the previously mentioned popcorn bags are paper based but with a thin plastic based coating.
Not that containers made of glass, ceramic, or metals that don’t corrode don’t need and typically don’t have hydrophobic coatings.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Windows is designed to work on a very wide range of specs, so older devices as well as low-end newer devices should be able to run it.
That’s even more true about Linux. Many popular distros can be run on a raspberry pi, a 20 year old MacBook, or a state-of-the-art gaming desktop.
It’s less true about macOS because Apple has more control over the hardware so they can be pickier. Mobile developers also have more control over the hardware and can be pickier, although that’s less true about Android than iPhone.
- Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads 1 month ago:
It’s still there, buried in the settings. TBF I wouldn’t expect them to remove it, because some people probably do use it.
- Comment on uBlockOrigin is porting uBOL to iOS 2 months ago:
No.
The “all browsers are iOS reskin” thing is browsers must use WebKit for JavaScript and rendering, which are the two biggest parts of a browser. WebKit is a library of code distributed as part of the iOS SDK. However, Safari adds more on top of WebKit, including its plugin API. Installing plugins into iOS Safari wont affect anything just using WebKit because they aren’t using the Safari plugins code.
In theory Firefox could implement its own plugins system for iOS, but it would more limited than the normal Firefox plugin system for other devices, and also they might run into policy issues with Apple (this policy about 3rd party browsers is part of a broader policy against side loading, which has in the past prevented things like emulators and programming apps into the App Store. They have recently started loosening up on their anti-side loading policies, however).
- Comment on If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better? 2 months ago:
If you use reusable bags, bottles, and other containers, that’s way more sustainable than any single use product.
But using paper is still better than plastic, and yes, trees can be and are sustainably farmed in many parts of the world.
I have seen some shifts away from plastic. For example, Apple seems to have removed almost all if not all plastic from their packaging, replacing it with paper.
- Comment on I'm looking for an article showing that LLMs don't know how they work internally 2 months ago:
The environmental toll doesn’t have to be that bad. You can get decent results from single high-end gaming GPU.
- Comment on I've started playing The Witcher. No, not the good one. 2 months ago:
I’ve played the first one briefly. I don’t remember being able to play other characters. I remember the worst part being the combat system was an absolute slog. The later Witcher games don’t have great combat systems either, but it’s at least improved with each generation.
I might go back and play the older witchers eventually but I still haven’t finished Witcher 3 despite like 200 hours in it.
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 2 months ago:
While selling data in general is shitty, I want to push back on the fear mongering a little bit.
This only applies to new accounts, and doesn’t apply to self-hosted content.
