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mox ,

I just started it and am having a similar experience, right down to getting hit by cars. At least, I assume they were all cars. Last time I was suddenly knocked off my feet was on the sidewalk, and when I finally regained control of my character, there was no vehicle driving away from me. It could have been a goat fitted with optical camo for all I know.

mox ,

Not to be confused with Macrovision. :)

mox ,

On the other hand, many of the things packaged in plastic also degrade, and might be fine for their safe shelf life in either biodegradable plastic or a container with that type of lining. Other liquids could be packaged in glass.

mox OP , (edited )

Oops… My browser walked right past the paywall (or maybe it was added later?) so I didn’t notice it. I’ve updated the post with alternative links.

mox OP , (edited )

My only concern is that having different laws for each state may make it hard for companies to comply and it may even lead to “location locked” devices.

Given how difficult it is to pass consumer protection laws without lots of loopholes, it’s possible that the different laws in each region could work to our advantage: A corporation might sensibly decide to observe all the protections globally, rather than exploiting regional exceptions and loopholes, making the patchwork of laws act almost like a whole blanket. That wouldn’t be legally enforced, of course, but it would be better than nothing.

In principle, all these state laws could also inform creation of a single, more comprehensive federal law. Here’s hoping.

mox ,

I suggest avoiding the Vulkan build. It has been crashy in most BG3 releases, including the current one, I think.

For the dx11 build, you might get more help if you post your kernel and amdgpu firmware versions, GPU model, and screen shots showing the bad textures.

It’s also worth browsing the Proton comments to see if anyone else has encountered the same problems.

mox , (edited )

how do I learn the amdgpu firmware versions please?

I don’t know Fedora, but I expect there’s a dnf command that would tell you what package owns the files in /lib/firmware/amdgpu . The version of that package would probably correspond to the upstream firmware version.

mox ,

Assuming the federated version allowed contributor-chosen licenses (similar to GitHub), any harvesting in violation of the license would be subject to legal action.

Contrast that with Stack Exchange, where I assume the terms dictated by Stack Exchange deprive contributors of recourse.

Best Graphic card for Linux Gaming (lemmy.wtf)

Are they some graphic card benchmark for linux environment ? From my windows experience, drivers are important, and often underestimate. My linux gaming experience is very bad, lots of my game are unstable, and others use a lot more resources than with windows. However, when I ask people, some of them have no issue at all, even...

mox , (edited )

+1 for AMD, but…

For the best performance and latest drivers and optimizations you should switch to a distro with more up to date packages than Debian if you plan on buying a current gen card tho.

This is misleading. OP may have chosen Debian for a reason, as most Debian users do, and they don’t have to give it up just because they’re gaming.

Even with Debian Stable and a very recent AMD card, they would just have to grab a newer kernel (the easiest would be from Stable Backports) and maybe new amdgpu firmware (from here). Everything else would be covered by the Steam runtime (or Flatpak, if they use that). It’s not all that difficult. Performance is comparable to other distros.

Source: I game on Debian Stable with a recent AMD card.

Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors (apnews.com)

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday he will run for reelection this year, squelching speculation that the 82-year-old progressive icon might retire at a time when the Democratic Party is anxious about the advancing age of its top leaders....

mox , (edited )

I’m going to feel pretty hypocritical backing his candidacy, while I’ve said his 80+ year old colleagues are too old for the job.

It’s okay to acknowledge exceptions to a general rule.

Another exception: If I remember correctly, Bernie was the only presidential candidate (last time he ran) with the open intention of getting money out of politics. That and replacing the first-past-the-post voting system would unlock US political reform, IMHO.

mox , (edited )

Read this part more carefully:

By pushing routes that are more specific than a /0 CIDR range that most VPNs use, we can make routing rules that have a higher priority than the routes for the virtual interface the VPN creates.

Most traffic gets sent through a VPN only because of a default gateway (set by the VPN) in the client’s routing table. If the client’s ISP were to have their DHCP server set one or more specific routes that are broad enough to cover most of the global address space, they would effectively override that default gateway. I believe that’s the scenario described in the article.

Note that the “ISP” here could be a mobile operator, an internet cafe, an airport, someone running a wifi access point that looks like the airport’s, or a guest on the same local network running an unauthorized DHCP server.

mox , (edited )

Yes, it’s generally a bad idea, unless you’re about to shut down your system and you enjoy extra work.

mox ,

A boil-over invariably leaves a grimy black ring that can’t be scrubbed off even with hours of scrubbing.

I expect it would depend on what cleaning product you use. Bar Keepers Friend does wonders on stainless steel; perhaps it’s safe for glass as well?

mox , (edited )

Power consumption: 1.7 MW

I hope it stays decommissioned. We’re burning up the planet too fast already, and old computers tend to be far less efficient than modern ones.

mox OP ,

I’m pretty happy with Cantata for now, but it’s no longer being developed, so it’s possible that I’ll want a replacement some day. From a quick glance at Amarok, it looks like it might cover many of the same needs. I’ll have to check it out.

mox OP ,

I think it’s okay to relax a little when we’re just having a bit of fun.

mox OP ,

Reason for return:

Um… Item not as described?

mox OP , (edited )

I believe it. I’ve shipped packages much heavier than cats, and known cats much quieter than some packaging. Poor thing might have been too scared to move a muscle, too.

Can we all agree that whatever version of predictive text we have nowadays is crap, and has been for a long time?

I’m sick of random capitalisations mid sentence. I’m sick of common words being replaced by less common ones or even downright nonsense. I’m sick of it taking three attempts to successfully get the word I want. I swear it’s been like this for five years or more. Can we have a better version yet, or at least the old one...

mox , (edited )

Another advantage of T9 is that alternative words were offered in a consistent order, so the most common ones could easily be memorized along with the number of button taps needed to get there. This allowed me to reliably write messages without looking at the screen at all.

mox ,

The conversational phrase “cost of doing business” does not mean the same thing as the tax law phrase “business expense”.

mox , (edited )

“Write off” has evolved to have an additional, more casual meaning, and I think it was clear to most of us that the author you’re referring to was using it in that sense.

Edit: Since you’re being pedantic, I checked three dictionaries. This sense of the phrase is in all of them.

mox ,

Making things with quality often takes more time, but almost always pays off in the long run. It’s important to me in my own work. Companies that do it earn my respect, and my business.

mox ,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

mox , (edited )

I need “shibboleet.”

xkcd.com/806/

(Don’t forget to read the hover text.)

mox ,

some very specialized Linux distros won’t have a Steam package; that won’t be a concern with anything you’re likely to pick.

And the Steam flatpak can be used on any distro that doesn’t package Steam but does package Flatpak, so it’s even less likely to be a problem.

mox ,

A cautionary tale from the digital trenches. Good luck with the cleanup.

mox , (edited )

I can’t see past the word wrap implementation in that UI. Mo dules indeed.

mox ,

Luddite…

Avoiding spyware doesn’t mean you’re opposed to labor-saving technology, much as avoiding tasers doesn’t mean you’re opposed to electronics. :)

mox ,

Thank you for specifying that the collection of data is the problem, not just how it’s handled once collected.

Unfortunately, disabling the SIM or wireless module in the car isn’t enough, since collected data could still be downloaded at a shop during warranty repair, or smog check, or (if you’re unlucky) post-accident inspection, or by a mileage-tracking device from an insurance company.

mox , (edited )

they wanted these machines to be run by workers who had gone through an apprenticeship and got paid decent wages.

A machine that avoids that can be called labor-saving, in the sense that it saves the employer from having to pay for skilled labor. I get the distinction you’re making, and thanks for the article, but it really doesn’t invalidate the use of the phrase.

Still a good clarification, though, and I side with the skilled labor on this one. :)

mox , (edited )

“Controlled by a foreign adversary” and “foreign adversary country” are the key phrases. The definitions are here.

It refers to United States Code title 10 section 4872(d)(2), which says:

Covered nation .— The term “covered nation” means— (A) the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea; (B) the People’s Republic of China; (C) the Russian Federation; and (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.

I think those phrases are important when discussing any potential “slippery slope” aspects of this bill. It’s about companies/applications from specific adversary nations. It’s not about just any service that annoys a US politician. The bar here is much higher, and the scope is narrow. While it does identify ByteDance and TikTok by name, it will also apply to other companies from those nations, if they are determined to present a threat to US national security.

I haven’t read the entire bill, so please don’t take this as advice, but in principle, I think it seems like a sensible measure. A major communication platform like TikTok makes a very effective propaganda and misinformation tool. Exactly the sort of thing that an adversary nation would use to sway political discourse, influence elections, even undermine a democracy.

Of course, any law can be abused, so paying attention to how this one is applied and enforced will be important, just as with any other.

mox ,

After having spent more than a few hours reading the elan.school story, I don’t think I have the heart to read this one. For the curious: elan.school

mox ,

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mox , (edited )

That stood out to me as well. (It wouldn’t be a typo, unless maybe the author is using a Colemak keyboard, but it could be a misunderstanding of the word.)

mox ,

I think I would find it hard to get immersed in a Middle Earth where the characters move like robots. I hope they get that worked out.

mox ,

This is not enough, the code is old with vulnerabilities

You have misunderstood. I am not talking about continuing to run the old server binaries.

mox , (edited )

I mean whatever is needed for the community to replace/maintain the servers, just as I said.

That would obviously include the network protocols, but might also include data structures, API contracts, map data, timetables, and any number of other things.

I wrote in general terms deliberately, since it would mean different things for different games, and to allow for the possibility of releasing source code instead of descriptive specs.

(And no, source code is not the only way to do it. If that were the case, the community-developed game servers that have been made through reverse engineering could never have existed.)

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