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• Post #3929561

  People on proprietary systems: I pay so it does what I want, not so I have to learn about it. Also people on proprietary systems: why won't it do what I want.

• Post #3424628

  Guys did you know that curing cancer is really hard? We should just not worry about it, like sorry to all the people with cancer but it's just too hard. Like so many scientists have been studying it for so long and there are so many medications, like has anyone looked at the cost-benefit here? Guys did you know going to space or the moon or mars is really hard? We really shouldn't be spending our effort on that stuff it's super duper hard you guys. It's taking entire industries...

• Post #2210785

  Albo's marquee policy was a Scomo reheat, and it shows. https://youtu.be/mJB31PtoMr0

• Post #2210784

  Because of Iran and generally the idea of electrification I've been thinking about energy (and power). On a bike, you could get yourself up and running with 100W of power, maybe a bit more when initially getting upto speed. Let's say 200W of momentary energy. I know this is human energy but ebikes will deliver 250W so it's worth keeping the number in mind. I have a homelab, fridge, etc. so my house consumes maybe 300W constantly. Microwave / Oven would be the full 2.4kW...

• Post #2000337

  There's a bit of talk about, let's call it "wasted Einsteins" and UBI. I want to take a very different tack to the meaning of UBI. One of the key aspects of UBI is that there's no maintenance effort. You don't have to prove you deserve the money, you just get it. The government just says "you're worth it". The point is: you don't have to be Einstein, you're still worth it. Are you disabled? You're still worth it. Are you struggling physically o...

• Post #1944390

  hmm I might ask here because I don't know where else to get an opinion from nerds. The Herman Miller Aeron has a sort of "lean forward" mode, it's called "forward seat tilt"[1]. It will tilt the seat forward so you have a bit more weight on your feet, and the backrest leans forward as well. It's the only chair I know which does this. For me, this is supremely comfortable, because it allows blood flow to the thighs, as well as keep your...

• Post #1944389

  I have a Steam Deck. It basically always runs Steam. I like it. I don't always run Steam on my PC though, and to make the best use of the Steam Controller (2), you must have Steam running. Steam Input is what does the heavy lifting of getting the controller to emulate a mouse, but only at the right time, and be used for an on-screen keyboard at other times, and finally be used for specific purposes in-game (area mapping, etc). Things like Gyro and its various mappings, almost all of whi...

• Post #1944388

  I'm using Gamenative on ARM and it's pretty amazing. Rocknix getting Steam working is also seriously awesome. I will keep on using it, but I think people are talking about ARM being "the future", and I used to believe this like 10 years ago, and no longer do. The first reason is that for games, the GPU matters way more than the CPU, and AMD and NVidia have the best, and these are also largely tied to the x64 ecosystem. NVidia do have an ARM chip, but ironically...

• Post #1944387

  Some people make the argument that while Australians per-capita have a huge climate impact through carbon use, the total amount is low (because Australia has so few people in it), and therefore we should continue to burn fossil fuels. There are some adjacent excuses but they all fit in this sort of "why would you bother" / "if it ain't broke don't fix it" bucket. Tell 'em about cars in Cuba. Cuba has immaculately maintained classic car...

• Post #1944386

  I honestly think the ABC conflating criticism of Israel with anti-semitism[1] is itself anti-semitic. One of the bylines is literally "friendships ended", so people who were happily your friend as a Jewish person stopped being your friend? Maybe you have an opinion they didn't like? Maybe it's support for a genocidal apartheid government? If they were anti-semitic why would they be your friends in the first place? [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/bo...

• Post #1521608

  Something which frustrates me is the idea of "Engineering time" as a resource, as though engineers are robots and will do whatever you tell them to with equal effort. No, that's not how it works. As an engineer, if you get obsessed with a thing you need to build it and your brain will not stop thinking about it until it is out of your system. You're basically working 24/7 on this thing which the business may or may not need. And the thing you tell them to work...

• Post #621711

  I had an epiphany about sustainability and engineering a few years ago. This is during me learning about climate change, all its facets, what to do about it, etc. It's a bit lengthy, bear with me. If you look at the quintessential "engineering thing", it's a car. It's described as a system, where you take a bunch of parts (not very useful), put them together, and now they do something useful. The way to express this is that it's "greate...

• Post #564225

  It's kind of interesting how at-odds the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone is against their own politics. The song "America, Fuck Yeah!"[1] is meant to a satirical jingoistic tune about America's involvement in conflicts around the world. For basically all the shit America has started, it's been the first thing I think about. But the movie is meant to (earnestly) show that actually the US is the only country trustworthy enough to actually be a &quo...

• Post #564224

  I thought I posted this idea but I can't seem to find it in my history. I need it to explain Albo's position here: Trump is a bully / thug. The way bullies and thugs work is that they (1) force an interaction; and (2) get the best out of that interaction. So in the protection racket example, you can be minding your own business, and they will come to your shop, then act like jerks. You just want them to leave but their whole plan is to interact with you as much and for as long...

• Post #564223

  This is what racism looks like: You say you'll sanction countries from your goods, and those countries will languish. But then you say we'll put tariff walls between us and other nations, and it'll free our nation to excel. It's the same treatment, why is it better when self imposed? Because there's a belief in the inherent supremacy of your people.

• Post #518256

  It's strange to me that the anti-systemd folk and the anti-wayland folk are the same people (or the pro-systemd and pro-wayland folk). Design wise they are total opposites: X -> Wayland goes from Software -> policy, and sysV -> systemd goes policy -> software.

• Post #518255

  Great song, scathing lyrics, still relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf-jHCdafZY

• Post #518254

  https://youtu.be/9BYaVCc76bk

• Post #518253

  Americans: Gavin Newsom? Gavin Newsom??? Gavin Newsom. Are you for real? Gavin Newsom. Just vote for Third Hitler at this point I don't even care. Guy is like spent Justin Trudeau. Heck he's probably closer to spent Katy Perry. Gavin Newsom? Fuck right off with that shit.

• Post #518252

  When citizens die it's tragedy. When "world leaders" die it's comedy. Having said that, I'd think twice before dancing on an evil person's grave. Those who do the killing tend to be worse.

• Post #518251

  Is he even the CEO of McDonalds? Like that shit has gone viral AF. He made that cheddar.

• Post #518250

  It seems Americans are realising that the war will last long enough to stop any future elections from happening.

• Post #518249

  weird facts: - most Australian MPs have degrees in Arts, Business, Law, or Economics. A bunch have pol-sci. - 2 people have science degrees. Richard Marles, ALP (who also has a Law degree), and Bridget McKenzie (LNP) - Bridget also has a degree Technology - Amanda Rishworth (ALP) has a physch degree - Kevin Hogan (LNP) holds an Education Grad Dip (also an Economics degree). - 1 person with a Philosophy degree. A Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford. One Angus fucking Taylor (also...

• Post #518248

  I've realised knowing the pop science of Cybernetics is not enough. Anyone know of a "The Book" for Cybernetics I should read?