irfan

@irfan@sakurajima.social

AH. DevOps Engineer. I post about #Gaming, #SteamDeck, #Linux, #Anime, and #Tech in general.

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irfan, to windows

' upcoming feature is enabled by default btw in the OOBE setup and CANNOT be disabled directly - you will need to disable it in the Settings app instead, afterwards.

I don't know if you'd trust to actually respect that setting either, wouldn't be the first and only setting on Windows that doesn't actually do anything you'd want it to (or not to) do.

OH and also - Microsoft stores all the Recall data in an database in plaintext, so you KNOW it's secure and definitely not easy to steal away from you by anyone that gains physical or remote access to your device <3

🔗 https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1796681578984182066

🔗 https://x.com/GossiTheDog/status/1796218726808748367

irfan, to random

Idk if this is a Nunjucks thing or an Eleventy thing but template blocks (like if blocks, for loop blocks etc.) leaving empty lines after rendering is driving me nuts since I'm used to how Helm's templating works instead which imo is a lot more intuitive/cleaner.

irfan,

Idk if there's a better way to do this (I hope there is) but at least I finally figured out a way to concat strings in the curly blocks tho:

{{ ["# ", title] | join }}

This will render:

# whateverTitleIs

On helm it would've been something like:

{{ printf "# %s" $title }}
irfan, to telegram

I'm familiar with APIs but not with - is it like... not free to use it?

irfan,

@anianimalsmoe this looks promising tho - it should work for at least simpler situations like if I need to send a ton of messages programmatically, one time rather than all the time.

irfan, to macos

Bonkers how you can't 3 finger tap an item/link to open it in a new tab on like you could on (and , probably). forums I was looking into this on all starts with a simple, civilised question and quickly drags into a messy garbage of Apple extremists saying you're stupid for wanting that simple way of opening stuffs in a new tab when you can just either 1) Cmd + Click, 2) 2 finger tap + Open new tab, or 3) Get a mouse - as if those are the same things, when the answer should've been really, "you couldn't".

irfan,

@adamsdesk I'm on Ventura still and holding off on updating to Sonoma since I've seen quite frequent reports on here of things I need being broken on Sonoma, but seems like a good option when I do upgrade. Thank you!

irfan, to Battlemaps

Read yesterday that Malaysia's the leading country globally in terms of e-wallet/cashless transaction adoption with over 63% of Malaysians using them over cash. This does not surprise me honestly since I myself have not used cash (in Malaysia) 99% of the time for years now, and have not used any of my cards (physically) 90% of the time since 2 years ago when #ApplePay was made available here.

Almost everyone around me too are the same, preferring any of the available #NFC payment methods like #GooglePay and #SamsungPay (which have been around for many years longer here than Apple Pay) when available, or fallback to #DuitNow (QR Pay) through any of the available #eWallet apps like #TNGeWallet or just about any of the first-party #bank apps like #MAE for #Maybank users or #CIMBClicks for #CIMB users.

Almost all shops from your local market and roadside stalls to restaurants or any stores in a shopping mall would at least support QR Pay should they not also have a bank card terminal (for NFC payments). Even my local laundromat and roadside car wash place accept QR Pay for a long while now, instead of how it was in the past constantly having to find change or stock some cash up in your wallet. This was my experience not just in KL/Klang Valley (the city), but also in other rural places throughout the peninsular.

Heck, should you need to, you don't even need your bank card to take out money from an ATM - you only need your phone to do that. My wallet's only filled with foreign money, otherwise I'd only have cash in my possession once~twice a year to give Angpow or Duit Raya. Some government/public facilities I've been to don't even accept cash anymore. I think people just hate having to withdraw cash so often or have change lying around. I suspect this thing is no different in most other #SEA countries, seeing the growing number of countries where Malaysia's DuitNow QR Pay is compatible with - its counterparts.

🔗 https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2024/05/28/malaysia-leading-the-world-in-mobile-wallet-usage

🔗 https://www.duitnow.my/Cross-Border/index.html

irfan, to random

I still can't move on from how magical this is. I can only imagine how surreal it must've been to experience this live - esp if you're a fan of this song in the first place, which I've just learned that it's an ending from #SAO.

▶️ https://youtu.be/-5dIms4FX9U

anianimalsmoe, to random
@anianimalsmoe@sakurajima.moe avatar

So I've been testing various drinks with my new Nitro machine with stuff other than normal teas

  • Milk. Holds bubbles very well. Apparently Starbucks experimented with this and it was well received vs regular froth
  • Chocolate milk. Yes.
  • Genmaicha, this is AMAZING. That it looks like 🍺 beer and somehow makes it better. My brain is weird
irfan,

@anianimalsmoe this sounds extremely tempting. Is it this machine here?

https://nitropress.com/products/nitropress-ds-2-0-compatible-with-your-existing-nitropress

irfan, to microsoft

This whole thread about the Recall feature on Copilot PCs is making me anxious about future workplaces that may supply a Recall-capable laptop, and enforcing it/the policy to be enabled.

You should never install personal stuffs on a work PC for privacy reasons, but doesn't this take it to a whole nother level where you couldn't/shouldn't even i.e. reply to personal messages on it cos it's all recorded? 😮‍💨

But meh, fuck employers that'd force you to use a certain OS anyway.

RE: https://cyberplace.social/users/GossiTheDog/statuses/112479974357074203

irfan,

@rakyat yea, this is the other side of the coin - there's an incentive for employers to enforce it but also a counter that should hopefully prevent them from even considering it. Overall, this feature does sound like an absolute nightmare.

Microsoft should know that all they need to do is just fix their broken search function and implement a working Spotlight-like feature found on macOS and Linux where people could easily look for their files or wtv else insanely quickly - even from their content in cases of files, instead of having an AI watch over you 24/7.

But ofc, they don't have an incentive to do that lol.

chikorita157, to random
@chikorita157@sakurajima.moe avatar

I just woke up and the Misskey server went down again. around 8:30 AM. I'm fixing it right now

irfan,

@chikorita157 it's back up now, thanks!

rakyat, to random
@rakyat@hachyderm.io avatar

The scammers pretending to be hot single ladies targeting Malaysian chinese-speaking users have arrived on Threads, and they fully understand that their audience love food pics more than boob pics.

(The food photo was in fact stolen from one of my mutuals)

Another scam account masquerading as a pretty & single Malaysian lady shares the exact same food photo.
A third scam account masquerading as a pretty & single Malaysian lady with huge boobs also sharing the exact same food photo.

irfan,

@rakyat they should’ve used the MakanApaToday tag to reach more food lovers

irfan, to random

RE: https://mastodon.social/users/luthien1126/statuses/112478871152148812

gombang, to random
@gombang@social.nancengka.com avatar

OK can ICC issue arrest warrant for Prabowo pretty please

irfan,

@gombang what'd he do?

irfan, to random

@geerlingguy you push out a ton of vids nowadays and I never miss any of them, on any of your channels. You getting the new studio has been a big blessing, either bcos it made it easier to produce more videos or it just became necessary in order for you to pay it off, or perhaps a bit of both. Either way, I'm happy!

geraineon, to random
@geraineon@sakurajima.social avatar

Gmrgh Wahai donkeys!

@irfan

irfan,

@geraineon Gmrgh!! 🫏

irfan, to iPhone

It's insane thinking about how #iPhone has nailed touch scrolling right out of the bat from the first phone, and #Android phones still have not figured out how to do it right. Not just on touchscreens but on trackpads too, only #Apple has managed making something as "simple" as touch scrolling as intuitive, magical, and true to life (instant response, the exact amount of weight and inertia as you'd expect from what you just did with your finger) SYSTEM WIDE (and not app-dependent) while #Windows laptops still makes you feel like you're better off with a mouse. I use an Apple Magic Trackpad on my #Linux PC and it feels great and was one of the best investments I've made, but it will never be as good as it'd be on #macOS and that feels like a crime. Since no one has figured it out, I unjokingly wish the EU or CCP make it compulsory for Apple to teach everyone else in the industry how to implement this seemingly simple thing, so right.

irfan, to random

I loveeee cats and I loveeee dogs but I feel like I'm only destined to have pet tortoises 🐢

irfan,

I hate finding out that people bred (and still do) dogs to live miserable, low quality lives for the purpose of making them look cute or exotic to human masters tho.

I'm not certain if it happens to cats too, I'd be surprised if it doesn't but I've certainly not heard of it much or at all. The only breeding with cats I've came across is a group of Thais trying to bring back a long lost/extinct breed of cats called Wilaat or Vilaat that were native to the Thailand of yore but as far as I can tell this is fine and safe, unlike the breeding of dogs to make them have extremely cramped internal organs or have short legs they could barely survive with.

I absolutely DON'T blame the people that adopt these dogs, I know some see this as encouraging breeders to continue their vile breeding of dogs BUT adopting these dogs, caring for them, and loving them is the LEAST you could do after these dogs were bred into existence in this human-infested world. I'm always super thankful seeing amazing pet owners because you KNOW their dogs live a life full of happiness because of them and they DESERVE nothing less 😭

Regardless tho I def cannot adopt cats or dogs knowing that they'll likely die before me, I don't think I can bear that. My tortoises are the same age as me and I'm certain they'll outlive me at this point. They're also a lot more affectionate than you think, maybe even more than cats lol and certainly more than fishes.

liztai, to random
@liztai@hachyderm.io avatar

Gave in and just ordered a standing desk with those fancy buttons where you can raise the thing. And I ordered a LONG table, just like how I like it. I like to scatter all my things when I work lol

irfan,

@liztai do u have a link? Been wanting one for so long each time I see a really nice one on YT but they're all American/Canadian n not avai here. Got one on Shopee that seems okay, just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

rakyat, to random
@rakyat@hachyderm.io avatar

The one and only Google product that OpenAI has replaced for me is Google Translate.

irfan,

@rakyat do you not cross-check with Google Translate incase it's hallucinating haha

skinnylatte, (edited ) to food
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io avatar

I took a photo of my mum's cousin at work. Turns out she runs Singapore's best rated wanton noodles shop! Very proud of her family for what they've built

https://sethlui.com/yong-chun-wan-ton-noodle-singapore/

(Yashica Mat 124G, Portra 400, self developed and scanned)

#Food #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #Singapore #TootSea #Photography

irfan,

@skinnylatte nothing beats Film photography but as someone who's never really grown up with it, it's too daunting for me to even think of getting into it... but the colours and whatnot all hit just right - kinda like CRTs when it comes to screens.

irfan, to AssassinsCreed

Pretty tempting to get #ACValhalla for 37.80 MYR. As far as recent #AssassinsCreed #games go, I didn't finish #ACOrigins which isn't surprising cos I got distracted with many other games I have that I also haven't finished. #ACOdyssey, at first I played the male character and I thought meh I didn't like his accent lol and his character had too much testosterone (or what I describe as he's too ooga booga) so I gave it up - until long later I tried playing the female character instead and I loved her character better and the game itself was actually decent and fun so I almost completed it.

I was interested in the game before bcos a #Vikings setting seems interesting to explore but bcos it's set in the UK, I think, I've to say the world/landscape itself seems pretty dull compared to something like Greece in Odyssey (again, not sure about Egypt in Origins since I've only played it like 10 mins).

👾 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2208920/Assassins_Creed_Valhalla

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