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Taffer

@Taffer@mastodon.gamedev.place

My job? Computer Sisyphus and Meme Historian. I work on #cryptography. I like #videogames and #books.

#fedi22 #python #linux #macos #ffxiv #pygame #python #ultima4 #ultima5 #infosec #security #postquantum #godot

I work for AWS, but I definitely don't speak for them.

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foone, to random
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I saw this voltmeter at the electronics flea market. Look at that massive probe! It looks like you need to check your back blast before using it.
Apparently it's for REALLY high voltages? Like, 3kV?

Taffer,
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@foone that totally looks like something out of Fallout ๐Ÿ‘

hakerdefo, to random
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@Taffer

Re the following article,

https://taffer.ca/posts/2024/editors/

VSCodium can be a better option.

https://vscodium.com/

Taffer,
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@hakerdefo IIRC when I looked at VS Codium it didnโ€™t have some extensions I was interested in. So Iโ€™d have to hook it to MSโ€™s repo anyway?

Taffer, to HowTo
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New post - Linux Roundup https://taffer.ca/posts/2024/linux-roundup/

A description of various Linux distros that Iโ€™ve used, which might help someone else pick one.
#Howto #Kubuntu #Linux #OpenSUSE #Tools

Taffer, to godot
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Schrรถdinger's Chicken is now sort of a game! You can press the button to collapse the quantum waveform. Then you explode (or not)!

https://taffer.ca/games/schrodingers-chicken/

#screenshotsaturday #godot #godotengine

Taffer, to random
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Loading a 20,323 x 16,259 image (about 1.2GB) into Krita is painful. I've got 64GB of RAM, this should be easier...

#krita

glassbottommeg, (edited ) to gamedev
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Been trying to figure out how to phrase the next era of my #GameDev / #IndieGame studio

If it's my partner and I making games, but she's a very silent artist partner and wants zero exposure, do I just roll the "single creator" angle?

It feels weird, but also a lot of single creator games sure have lots of contractors so shrug?

Like if I say "couple", EVERYONE gonna zero in on that. The angle they'll want is couple interviews. And, well. No.

Taffer,
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@glassbottommeg you could play it up as a secret contributor whoโ€™s a reclusive genius or like Penn & Tellerโ€ฆ

NanoRaptor, to random
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I am not a time or dimension traveler.

Taffer,
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@NanoRaptor Look me up on LinkedIn and check out the skills that people have endorsed.

Side effect of asking a smart-ass security researcher about a LinkedIn bug that wasnโ€™t fixed yet. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Taffer, to AWS
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I briefly looked at AWS S3 Glacier storage, thinking maybe having a second cloud host for my backups would be good.

I can't actually figure out how much this will cost me because they charge per operation (you know, like PUT, GET, etc.) in addition to the storage costs (which I easily figured out).

The kicker? I work at AWS. ๐Ÿคท

nixCraft, (edited ) to linux
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Poll: users, do you regret buying a laptop or desktop with an Nvidia card because of drivers and other problems?

Taffer,
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@nixCraft I picked No, but my new system is all AMD and Iโ€™ve had zero driver problems, as opposed to the Intel/nVidia system forgetting how to GPU every 3-6 months

saramg, to random
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Good morning: Your first task today is to teach a product manager to think.

I quit. /s

Taffer,
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@saramg we canโ€™t even get our manager to read docs sheโ€™s demanded

Taffer, to cars
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We have a car lease expiring soon, and I'd REALLY like to replace it with a hybrid. It's a Nissan Rogue, and we need something about that size/configuration.

  • I resent needing to own a car; Canada is far too car-centric.
  • Toyota, Kia, Honda all have decent hybrid
  • Toyota, Kia, Honda don't have any stock, and the wait times are 5-12 months

Seems like there's a missed opportunity here for someone making hybridsโ€ฆ

#cars

Taffer,
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@kboyd theyโ€™ve actually got a great hybrid, but itโ€™s too enormous for us, weโ€™re going to see if Hyundai can hook us up with something

Taffer, to ADHD
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Really glad I didn't wipe my old laptop before getting it ready for my wife to play games on... I keep finding things I failed to transfer.

Earlier this week it was my VeraCrypt image with my tax documents (the one I had on the new laptop was missing last year's!). Today it's all of my email contacts in Thunderbird.

Sigh.

#adhd

Taffer, to godot
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Had an urge to add LuaJit to Godot just now. I'm not even good at Lua.

FibroJedi, to FFXIV
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More terrifying than any first-time dungeon: musical performances. And I used to do these IRL, some just with a piano accompaniment - and those were terrifying too.

Apparently fictional audiences bring back that feeling.

But it's done and I hope I don't have to repeat that again. I still remember my hideous performance during the "be a conductor" Starlight event...๐Ÿ™ˆ

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Taffer,
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@FibroJedi I thought that was going to be MUCH harder, like a full-on Guitar Hero mini game

saramg, to random
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Enshittification As A Service.

Taffer,
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@saramg but we already have the cloudโ€ฆ

Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux, to random
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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Title: QuiteRSS (Help !)
(2/2)
(...)
It has a few shortcomings (it tends to bring up the same News and ignores other links), and recently I've started using Akregator as well (works better, but no search on feed names - only on articles, fewer options, and the reporting in the systray is unreadable). I've tried others, but none are powerful enough for the number of links I need to track for this site.

Is there anyone who could take over the maintenance of QuiteRSS?

Taffer,
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@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux thunderbird has a serviceable RSS reader

Viss, to random
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https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-security-debt-crashing-down/714685/

if anything is gonna be the straw that breaks the camels back and ACTUALLY makes for a 'this year is the year of linux on the desktop', its gonna be stuff like this

Taffer,
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@Viss Iโ€™m sure itโ€™s too big to fail ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Taffer, to random
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There are two hogsheads per buttload.

Taffer, to random
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McKinsey: We're why you can't have nice things.

#mba #brainworms #enshittification

aeva, (edited ) to random
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Is there a Linux [window manager / desktop environment / whatever they're called these days] that has good support for fractional resolution scaling on hidpi displays? My aging eyes really want 150% scaling for this Framework 13 laptop, but gnome only offers 100% and 200%.

EDIT: so far KDE does the right thing. I wish there were more options though.

Taffer,
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@aeva I think Gnome can do fractional if you use Wayland instead of X11; KDE too. IIRC Iโ€™ve got my KDE/Wayland session at 125% (Framework 16, 54 year old eyeballs).

Taffer, to HowTo
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New post - Auto-deploy: Hugo and Codeberg CI https://taffer.ca/posts/2024/hugo-ci/

A description of how Iโ€™ve set up Codebergโ€™s CI to automatically build and deploy changes to my website.
#Codeberg #Git #Howto #Hugo #Tools

Taffer, to random
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I realize Plasma 6 is really new, and I'm playing with fire by using a rolling release, but the Trash icon on my desktop keeps disappearing.

Taffer,
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Restarted for an OS update and there it isโ€ฆ right where I left it

egeexyz, to random
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I need more Linux, FOSS, and general tech bloggers in my feed. Link some for meee

Taffer,
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@egeexyz I blog sometimes! Also, shitposting!

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