flubba86

@flubba86@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For tracks I’m familiar with and play often, I can usually tell the difference between 128kbps and 192kbps on an MP3. In very rare cases, with the right song and the right earphones, I can discern 192kpbs MP3 from 256kbps. But I definitely can’t tell a 256kbps MP3 from FLAC. The Wikipedia arrival on audio transparency says that MP3 becomes transparent on average around 240kbps.

  I’ve recently started using the Opus codec. It is higher quality at lower bitrates than MP3. Opus is considered transparent on average at around 160-192kbps.

  Personally, I’ve been re-encoding all my FLACs to 192kbps OPUS for storing on my smartphone where space is limited.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chhoto URL v6.3.0 is out now: A simple, blazingly fast, selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features; written in Rust.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you, a simple minimal url-shortener does not need 2FA.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chhoto URL v6.3.0 is out now: A simple, blazingly fast, selfhosted URL shortener with no unnecessary features; written in Rust.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This would require configuration with a whitelist of which OIDC IdPs to trust. Otherwise anybody could self-authorise a OIDC token (using their own IdP) and use that to log in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No. This makes no sense. Are you seriously saying if you saw an order for 18,000 waters pop up on your monitor you’d just say “that’s fine” then spend the next three days straight filling cups?

  If I were the manager of the store, I’d hope my employees would have the bare minimum critical thinking skill to ask someone first.

  At the store I worked in, everyone would be given at least 12 hours notice of a catering order. We’d have everything prepped ready to go, and expect the order when it arrives. If one popped up without notice it’s definitely a bug, and we’re definitely not making it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for a version control system⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  +1 for Forgejo

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Moire/Vernier Radius Gauge⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve used many calipers with a vernier scale, but for some reason I’ve never seen the use of slots like this to simplify and highlight the reading. It’s actually a very obvious thing now I’ve seen it. Are there any commercial calipers that have it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - it finally got me!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’m not proud, I needed to google it to get past that bit too on my first playthrough. It seems like this was one thing they didn’t add any in-game hints for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  (dimming my bedroom lights)

  Thats terrifying. Your desk outlet should not share a circuit with your bedroom lighting circuit, that makes no sense (unless you’re talking about a desk lamp).

  And regardless, if a 700W load can make your lights dim, then there’s a major wiring issue in your house. Don’t plug in an electric cooker, kettle, or space heater until you get that checked out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If I’m reading that correctly, that shows the system is drawing around 100W just sitting idle.

  Something is not right there.

  Either the power meter is way out of calibration, or there is a configuration issue with your PC. Maybe you have a performance setting that is causing the CPU and GPU to not idle down ever? Or a rogue antivirus software that is cranking the CPU constantly?

  Are there any spinning disk hard drives in your PC? They can sometimes use around 5W each on idle. That was the biggest cause of idle power consumption on my old xeon server, with 8 HDDs.

  PSU choice can also affect it. Eg, if you buy into marketing and buy a monster 850W PSU, but it’s idle all the time and only uses 450W under load, then the PSU is spending the whole time outside it’s efficiency curve, and can end up causing more power draw than expected.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  if you identify as “scandisk/defrag watcher”, it’s for you

  I am who you describe, and this made me realise that a progression/idle game based around a disk defragging mechanic would be amazing, and would scratch a deep itch for many people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your Homelab goals for 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I need to move my mishmash of hard drives, fans, cables, and NUC into a proper NAS box, with a proper power supply and a mini itx motherboard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Name a game game: "...and then it ends with you fighting A GOD."⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but you don’t find that out until later games. At the end of Chronicles, it certainly looks and feels like fighting a god.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Name a game game: "...and then it ends with you fighting A GOD."⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Xenoblade Chronicles