[-] chahk@beehaw.org 33 points 2 weeks ago

Some of those things make killer HTPCs for the living room. Or Plex/Emby/Jellyfin servers.

Not every computer needs to handle AAA games at 240 fps.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 33 points 4 months ago

social media should go back to being a purely chronological feed, curated by the users themselves, and cut corporate influence out of the equation.

But then how would they make money if they can't keep users doomscrolling forever to keep serving them ads? Won't someone think of the shareholders?!

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 51 points 7 months ago

Treats servers badly. Both in restaurants and in IT infrastructure.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 44 points 7 months ago

Nothing and I mean nothing will kill this faster than some leaked chats, emails, and browsing history of a few politicians.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 32 points 8 months ago

Ethereum mining.

I finally got a decent GPU in the beginning of 2022 and set up a basic rig. In September of that year Ethereum switched to the "proof of stake" model, rendering mining useless. I managed to maybe get a total of $200 worth of Eth in that time, and that was that. Taking into account the cost of electricity, my profit was around $100.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 179 points 9 months ago

"AI is nowhere near to being ready to replace your job. It is, however, ready enough to convince your boss that it's ready to replace you at your job."

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 76 points 10 months ago

You mean Cortana which was a rebrand of Clippy.

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[-] chahk@beehaw.org 55 points 1 year ago

Firefox on Android works great too. I'm slowly degoogling my life, and this was by far the easiest step.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 103 points 1 year ago

As much as I hate awfully broad patents, if the shoe was on the other foot, Apple would unleash its army of lawyers to block the other company's sales.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My first week on a new job I ran a DELETE query without (accidentally) selecting the WHERE clause. In Prod. I thought I was going to get fired on the spot, but my boss was a complete bro about it, and helped with data restore personally.

Everyone at that company was great both professionally and personally. It's the highlight of my 30+ year career.

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submitted 1 year ago by chahk@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

I mostly make videos of my family vacations and such as a hobby.

A distant family member liked my edits, and now wants to hire me to shoot a video of a professional conference. I haven't accepted yet, and I'm reluctant to because I've never done anything on this level before. They're quite desperate because they can't find a "real" videographer for their budget ($500 USD for ~4 hour shoot). Money is not really a concern for me. I'd love to do this job, but I don't want to let them down if something goes wrong.

I only have one camera - Fuji X-T3, and one lens decent enough to possibly work in low-light indoor setting - Sigma 16mm f/1.4. I'm worried about data loss since even though the X-T3 has dual SD Card slots, it only writes video to one of them. I also don't own any lighting equipment aside from a GoDox flash (not even a remote trigger for it). I do have a gimbal for stabilization, but very little experience actually filming with it. And of course the fact that they're extended family complicates things even further.

Not sure what else I should be worried about. Should I bite the bullet and take the job? I'll be up-front with the client about both my (lack of) experience and limited equipment, of course.

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submitted 1 year ago by chahk@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

I absolutely hate "smart" TVs! You can't even buy a quality "dumb" panel anymore. I can't convince the rest of my family and friends that the only things those smarts bring are built-in obsolescence, ads, and privacy issues.

I make it a point to NEVER connect my new 2022 LG C2 to the Internet, as any possible improvements from firmware updates will be overshadowed by garbage like ads in the UI, removal of existing features (warning: reddit link), privacy violations, possible attack vectors, non-existent security, and constant data breaches of the manufacturers that threaten to expose every bit of personal data that they suck up. Not to mention increased sluggishness after tons of unwanted "improvements" are stuffed into it over the years, as the chipset ages and can no longer cope.

I'd much rather spend a tenth of the price of my TV on a streaming box (Roku, Shield TV, etc.) and replace those after similar things happen to them in a few years. For example, the display of my OG 32-inch Sony Google TV from 2010 ($500) still works fine, but the OS has long been abandoned by both Sony and Google, and since 2015-16 even the basic things like YouTube and Chrome apps don't work anymore. Thank goodness I can set the HDMI port as default start-up, so I don't ever need to see the TV's native UI, and a new Roku Streaming Stick ($45) does just fine on this 720p panel. Plus, I'm not locked into the Roku ecosystem. If they begin (continue?) enshitifying their products, there are tons of other options available at similar price.

Most people don't replace their TVs every couple of years. Hell, my decade old 60-inch Sharp Aquos 1080p LCD TV that I bought for $2200 back in 2011 still works fine, and I only had to replace the streamer that's been driving it twice during all this time. Sony Google TV Box -> Nvidia Shield TV 2015 -> Nvidia Shield TV 2019. I plan to keep it in my basement until it dies completely before replacing it. The Shield TV goes to the LG C2 so that I never have to see LG's craptastic UI.

Sorry, just felt the need to vent. Would be very interested in reading community's opinions on this topic.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 43 points 1 year ago

Kids are made basically out of rubber. Adults however... Have you ever seen a rubber band that's been sitting in a drawer for like 5 years without use? Yeah, kind of a similar thing.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He originally wanted "Model 3" to be called "Model E" so that the three (at the time) Tesla models could spell out "SEX". Fortunately that name was already taken. He's a petulant child.

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submitted 2 years ago by chahk@beehaw.org to c/jerboa@lemmy.ml

Currently, as I'm reading through a post and collapsing some replies, if I reply to one of them the app expands all of the previously collapsed ones. Same thing if I go back to the feed and then return to the post.

Refreshing the post functions normally though and keeps the collapsed state of replies.

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submitted 2 years ago by chahk@beehaw.org to c/support@beehaw.org

I go to Settings, check the "Set up 2-factor authentication" box, click Save, reload the page, but clicking on "2FA installation link" does nothing. I tried copying the "secret" value from the link and using it to manually add an account in my 2FA app (Authy) but that doesn't seem to work. The account gets added, but the codes it generates don't seem to work for logging in (using a different browser).

I really don't want to lock myself out. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a known issue?

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submitted 2 years ago by chahk@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

For me it was Ezra Miller showing up in The Flash TV show a few years ago during their big "multiverse" crossover event.

On the big screen, gotta give it to the recent Flash movie. The poorly CGI'd Nic Cage was such a great fan service. Also I managed to square myself from all the media past premier, that G.C. showing up at the end was a pleasant surprise.

Hugh Jackman in X-Men First Class wasn't totally unexpected, but it was worth a good chuckle.

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