HexesofVexes
@HexesofVexes@lemmy.world
Why, a hexvex of course!
- Comment on near zero 23 hours ago:
And, as a mathematician who has been coding a library to create scaled geometric graphics for his paper, I hate -0.0.
Seriously, I run every number where sign determines action through a function I call “fix_zero” just because tiny tiny rounding errors pile up in floats, even is numpy.
- Comment on Nintendo DMCA nukes 8,535 GitHub copies of Switch emulator yuzu 2 weeks ago:
I wonder what the suyu folks are saying, might be worth looking at their linked comment in the article ^_^
- Comment on If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully? 2 weeks ago:
My options are likely to be:
A) Live 5 years unable to remember my work, with added incontinence.
B) Go out trying an experimental age reversal treatment - because why not roll the dice one last time?
C) Not survive to old age due to overwork, burning out my body one semester at a time.
C is most likely, B is the plan, and A is to be avoided at all costs!
- Comment on 🔔 SHAME 🔔 2 weeks ago:
No, it was a philosophy PhD student on his 2nd bottle of tequila apparently.
- Comment on 🔔 SHAME 🔔 2 weeks ago:
“A number is how far along you are on your journey, infinity is the horizon you journey towards.” - Some guy I met in a pub
- Comment on just say no!! 3 weeks ago:
Responsible adults are boring and should live a little!
- Comment on YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps 4 weeks ago:
Somewhere out there a CEO thought this was a good idea. All it seems to be doing is pushing people to other platforms (the younger gen moving over to tiktok and the older gems moving 3rd party or just offline).
- Comment on Life was better in the nineties and noughties, say most Britons 5 weeks ago:
[X] Member of the EU. [X] One of the wealthiest nations on earth. [X] The best healthcare on earth. [X] One of the strongest higher education sectors on earth.
All sounds good to me.
The first was lost to the old voting for the young. The second fled with austerity - slowly eroding the wealth of a nation. The third succumbed to a slow cancer of underfunding and an unfolding demographic crisis. The fourth is about to fall due to nationalisation and massive underfunding.
- Comment on tremendous 5 weeks ago:
Yup, he definitely belongs in a stable.
Or is “strong and stable”?
- Comment on Elon Tusk 2 months ago:
“Because I was bought up to be a moral person who put the wellbeing of others before myself - why would I inflict a world that defines a person by their job on anyone?”
- Comment on Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 2 months ago:
That story isn’t written… yet. The future can be changed, if enough people drive that change (valve is working wonders here).
- Comment on To buy no longer means anything :( 2 months ago:
Ah the joys of software as a service.
I do wish I could say it will pass, but the ability to sell someone something they already purchased is the holy grail of sales. This isn’t going to go away, and the EULAs you agree to ensure that it is entirely legal.
The only way to fight back is to vote with your wallet - sadly in monopolies that isn’t really an option.
- Comment on Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 2 months ago:
Once upon a time, updating your hardware every couple of years was essential. Your new hardware was a lot faster for normal use, and everyone benefitted.
Over time, however, people could wait longer between updates, as new hardware didn’t impact daily use all that much.
The powers that were grew displeased, and then decided to force people to update more often. Newer hardware had shorter lifespans, software forced newer hardware, software as a service became king.
The End?
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- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
It gives normal distribution questions, but not actual use cases (I was looking for a normal model based on actual data rather than just made up values).
You’re looking for normal distributions in chemistry, biology and real estate.
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
On the contrary, that is their function, one they used to be good at.
- Comment on AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans 4 months ago:
I’m not entirely unsympathetic here - we all do what we can to survive. For some of us, that does mean cashing in on nature’s gifts.
There is a darker side here, as much as I like to joke, influencers are people and most people draw the line somewhere. There are some things no-one wants their face tied to. AI personas on the other hand…
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
I can give a fun example for both ddg and Google:
Earlier today I was writing an exam paper for my students, and one of the topics is “basic” normal distribution. So, I thought to myself, why not make it I testing, give them a real world normal model.
Try it yourselves - the number of bot reposts is frightening.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 4 months ago:
No support for Linux - steam has it built in and the DRM free nature of gog games means that they’re not too tough to get running via wine.
- Comment on Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap 4 months ago:
There is a compatibility overlap (we’re currently in it!).
- Comment on Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap 4 months ago:
It’s like the old 32 bit to 64 bit jump - care will be needed or a competitor might sieze the market as people get disgruntled over the cost of upgrading.
- Comment on Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers 4 months ago:
Aye, credit where it’s due; this is a great way to differentiate between human and machine controlled devices. It’s detectable by both, and can help in cases where people blame the autodrive, or car companies claim human error.
- Comment on HP raising Instant Ink subscription pricing significantly 4 months ago:
Laughs in Epson Ecotank
- Comment on Google develops selfie scanning software ahead of porn crackdown 5 months ago:
It’s like the UK government is trying to get Chinese level content restriction without openly admitting it…
There’s a lot more in that bill than just “protect little Timmy from the big bad titties”. It also gives a duty to “protect” users from, and allow reporting of, “illegal content”, and remember folks, whats legal today may well be illegal tomorrow!
- Comment on The Fuck Operation 5 months ago:
I wonder if I could put this up on my office wall and get away with it…
- Comment on Microsoft Will Charge for Windows 10 Security Updates in 2025 5 months ago:
Exactly!
- Comment on Microsoft Will Charge for Windows 10 Security Updates in 2025 5 months ago:
Oh no!
Anyway, think how great gaming on Linux will be in 2 years.
My only holdback is modding - it’s tougher to do without dancing among wine configs. Really hoping for some innovation there.
- Comment on Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents 5 months ago:
It isn’t just schools - behaviour in universities isn’t stellar at the moment. The fees system has helped create a lot of entitlement (students assume they’ve paid for the pass), and a lot of students have missed that key formative experience of how to learn in a group due to COVID disruption.
What is interesting is even international students are acting out, which suggests a problem beyond the UK’s awful living conditions. What is notable is that students are (measurably) weaker in terms of basic ability when entering university, and the resulting frustration from this may explain some of their part in this tragedy.
- Comment on Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea 5 months ago:
When someone says technology will make your work easier, they’re looking for an excuse to make you work harder.
- Comment on Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting 5 months ago:
I mean, the gambling industry uses some mobile games as learning material in how to snare players and trigger “that next button press” (source, I used to work for a large gambling company).
So, there are grounds to argue addiction on the same level as gambling addiction for some games.