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Dark_Arc Dark Arc @social.packetloss.gg

Hiker, software engineer (primarily C++, Java, and Python), Minecraft modder, hunter (of the Hunt Showdown variety), biker, adoptive Akronite, and general doer of assorted things.

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  • Speaking as the operator of u/[email protected] ... I think it's kind of inevitable with the current design of lemmy for folks that browse "all" instead of subscribed ... and in some cases local.

    As an example, Auto_Post_Bot posts news post to [email protected] and [email protected] (the latter is recent per request from the admin over there, as they don't want centralized communities)... So if your instance is "subscribed" to both, it's going to be a "duplicate" post in the "all" feed.

  • World of Warcraft developers form Blizzard’s largest, most inclusive union | 500+ employees have organized across multiple departments, creating the first wall-to-wall union of its kind at the studio
  • It's very unlikely it's actually that bad. As someone that's actually done multiple full rewrites of some fairly large software projects ... incremental refactors could've got it done without completely shutting down new feature development for years.

  • Electoral College and The Numbers | USA question
  • I wish (as an Ohioan) we could deliver Ohio for 2024. Maybe if Kamala pushes the abortion and democracy point well enough and reassure gun owners that the federal government isn't going to come for their guns.

    There's also a good chance that what can only be describe as the "fuck all the politicians that won't listen to us about drawing maps" gerrymandering amendment is on the ballot for November ... and there's a solid chance that gets passed ending ~2 decades of the GOP stranglehold on Ohio representation in the US House.

  • Electoral College and The Numbers | USA question
  • National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

    That doesn't do anything until it has enough states that it actually guarantees the person that wins the popular vote, wins.

  • Electoral College and The Numbers | USA question
  • If Hilary's supporters in California had been spread around in other states she would have won the national election easily.

    This is part of why I haven't left Ohio, have beat back on the argument that "I should just move [to somewhere that's more politically aligned with my beliefs]" (which I've heard that line enough, I fully believe it's a GOP driven talking point), and I've encouraged other left-leaning folks to stay or come back.

  • Riot's fighting game 2XKO will use Vanguard anti-cheat
  • I feel like even Valve Anti-Cheat can handle that level of concern though, no?

  • Player Value Survey: Treasure Hunter, Solomon's Store & More
  • I'm really hoping they get a lot of negative feedback on Treasure Hunter in particular and finally get rid of Treasure Hunter ... and move all micro transactions to just be tasteful cosmetics that are part of Solomon's Store.

    I do not want another "we got rid of Squeal of Fortune ... and introduced Treasure Hunter!" moment.

    I'd be willing to invest in actual cool cosmetic animations, effects, UI skins, etc that actually fit the RuneScape art style if they offered that. It's so frustrating (at least to me) that they've kept this terrible "phone game"-like RNG system that devalues items, gold, and XP and surely abuses people with predispositions to gambling.

  • Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running
  • I ... find that hard to believe, but also someone on the R site said in a "everything is bass heavy" troubleshooting section that the vinyl master has less bass and the record players add extra bass back in to the signal.

    I'm really leaning towards Vinyl is just a different reproduction that some people like more than digital. Seems like a similar thing with how some people use tube amps with their digital audio library to cause that "old school radio" warm tone when you crank it up.

  • Researchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices
  • He also wanted to use the resonance for transmission AFAIK. He didn't really buy into the radio waves from a scientific standpoint (which to be fair to him ... everything was more theoretical back then; if he was in the modern era, he'd have better information to use).

  • Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running
  • This is theoretically the best defense of records I've heard...

    But, I still find it pretty hard to believe they're mastering the records any different than they do anything else.

    My current hunch is that maybe the imprecise nature of a record results in it sounding a bit warmer (which ... to be fair is a very desirable sound to a lot of folks; I've thought about using a tube amp for that exact reason).

  • Researchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices
  • That's not right... He was trying to achieve wireless power through Earth resonance. Which AFAIK is pretty much now completely debunked as never going to work ... but it tracks with Tesla's world view.

    It's kind of crazy how much you can build without a complete understanding... There's probably stuff we think we understand now that we really don't and other stuff left to discover.

  • Mammon's Gulch Map Reveal
  • Right?

    I'm really hoping for better trees at a distance. The current system looks pretty dated, especially when you scope in on a tree and it changes shape.

    The lighting and water changes alone should really help improve the maps though!

    I'm very curious how the shooting range will look on the 15th (it'll presumably be the only way to play on an old map for the first 30 days).

  • Hunt: Showdown's first new map in 3 years is here - Developer Walks Us Through Mammon's Gulch
  • If you're reading this and excited by the video, free to join us over at [email protected] 🙂

  • www.pcgamer.com 'This is the most polished map we've ever shipped': Hunt: Showdown 1896 director goes deep on Hunt's first new map in 3 years

    Hunt: Showdown 1896 represents the next era of Hunt, with an upgraded engine and new map coming in August.

    'This is the most polished map we've ever shipped': Hunt: Showdown 1896 director goes deep on Hunt's first new map in 3 years

    > Hunt: Showdown 1896 represents the next era of Hunt, with an upgraded engine and new map coming in August.

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    Hunt: Showdown's first new map in 3 years is here - Developer Walks Us Through Mammon's Gulch

    > PC Gamer sat down with game director Scott Lussier for an exclusive look at Mammon's Gulch, Hunt: Showdown's first new map in three years, and the beginning ...

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    Detective Skill Preview

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    Proton launches LLM and crypto wallet
  • I know A LOT of people that still use cash and use it frequently for legitimate purchases.

    There are also several places around here that are cash only shops, and several more that will charge you extra for using a credit card.

    Cash is an official, government sanctioned, form of currency. Part of the appeal of cryptocurrencies is they're a currency that's outside of government management.

    The problem with bitcoin in particular is volatility vs any other reference currency is insane. You might have enough to buy an expensive house one day, then a few months later you only have enough for a cheap car, then a few months later you can buy an even nicer house (or maybe not!). That's just not practical for most people ... I don't think it ever will be practical for most people.

    If we get a "stable coin" that requires low power draw ... maybe? But is that really better than just using a credit card? Are online purchases really more secure? People get their wallet stolen in real life, getting your digital wallet stolen is something that can totally happen too. There's no FDIC on your bitcoin, a bitcoin wallet isn't a bank.

    Crypto fans love to talk up crypto coins but ... I just do not see them as a practical solution to much of anything. We would be far better off improving security of credit cards so you can manage your purchases in a system that's more like PayPal's where there's a way to see "these are the things that are authorized to take money from you automatically" and "these are the things where we generated a one time token and this is how much you paid."

    The things I've seen about bitcoin at scale have also suggested it could never even come close to the transaction speed of VISA.

    I just ... I am so far from sold. I found Bitcoin when it was ~1 USD per bitcoin. I wish I'd bought just $50 of bitcoin back then and sat on it, but I don't think bitcoin ever has soared because of its merits. It's kind of like this AI hype right now, block chains have very limited practical usability.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • OH, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were saying search itself is a duopoly between Google and Brave Search.

    You're saying searching Reddit is a duopoly between Google and Brave Search.

    That's my bad... but yeah, the article is just wrong anyways, Kagi also has access still (presumably through their deal with Google to use Google's search results as part of their result set). I wonder if Brave has a similar deal ... or their crawlers just haven't been blocked yet ... or they paid off Reddit.

    EDIT: Also, I will say because Brave search has such a small market share that's probably not going to help Google's case much.

  • Proton launches LLM and crypto wallet
  • I will say, I disagree with this perspective as a developer.

    Adding more people doesn't inherently make the product better. You can have too many cooks in the kitchen and too many people stepping on each other's toes.

    It's like the saying 9 women can't make a baby in a month.

    I think the other apps are moving at a reasonable pace. Though I do wish they'd put some more people on Linux desktop apps... Maybe even a Linux distribution "Proton OS" could be very interesting.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • But it's no where near the #2 spot. Brave search is incredibly niche.

  • Moms, if you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why?
  • You're probably meeting our weirdos in those cases... Trust me we get other countries weirdos (mostly in our touristy spots) too.

    We can be chatty with strangers but it's typically very surface level stuff "what's a nice place to eat around here", "that's a really cute dog", "any recommendations for things to do while we're here", etc

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • Brave search...? You're joking right...?

  • Fish diversity resurges in restored Sand Run Stream

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    What are you into on Destiny lately?

    Hi folks, what sorts of things have you been doing on destiny lately? What are you finding fun?

    I thought the new campaign was good, but I'm increasingly finding it difficult to put time into Destiny post campaign. The gunplay is still great but ... the game has felt repetitive and little frustrations like ambiguity about how you get the new exotic class items just really are getting on my nerves. I spent probably 4 hours today redoing the same overthrow and feeling to get the wizards to spawn.

    I don't mean for this to be a negative post, but yeah; what do you enjoy about Destiny the most in 2024? Anyone here having similar feelings about the game?

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    Blast Mining for Brighter Shores!

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    Preview of Brighter Shores Exploration & Map

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    Confirmation of two eaglets in the nest at Station Road

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    www.nytimes.com TikTok’s Pro-China Tilt

    A bill that will force the app’s Chinese owners to sell will soon become law.

    TikTok’s Pro-China Tilt

    The times dives into an intelligence report on how TikTok's political algorithm anomalies align with the CCP's Geostrategic Objectives https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf

    This report highlights major differences in the prevalence of hashtags related to subjects like Hong Kong Protests, Tainanmen Square, Tibet, the South China Sea, Taiwan, Uyghurs, Pro-Ukraine, and Pro-Isreal when compared to other major social media platforms.

    Additionally the times cited a Wall Street Journal analysis (https://www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-israel-gaza-hamas-war-a5dfa0ee) which "found evidence that TikTok was promoting extreme content, especially against Israel. (China has generally sided with Hamas.)"

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    RuneScape's Combat System Updates - Biggest Changes with @IronAraxxor 👀 - YouTube

    I thought this was a nice summary. I haven't been on in a while so I haven't seen the changes first hand. How are folks liking them?

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    Linux Laptop WiFi Access Point Selection

    Hi all,

    I'm visiting a relative that has a Google WiFi system with multiple access points. There's an access point literally right next to me that I can see in the KDE BSSID list with 100% connection strength.

    For some reason, it's instead picking a BSSID with only 60% strength. Does anyone have any thoughts on why it's choosing this access point instead of one of the others? Is this something the Google WiFi controls/suggests to the laptop, is something bugged, or is there a good reason Linux might be choosing this particular access point?

    EDIT: It turns out the access point placement was actually just really bad, and the access point in question was not even making it to the rest of the LAN... The speed difference between my phone and laptop seems to be just that, something to do with a difference between the framework and the Pixel's wireless cards (or drivers). Even with everything corrected, the Pixel is significantly out performing the framework.

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    Water has a perfect memory

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    Teaser for upcoming event "Sealed Caches"

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    March News from Summit Metro Parks

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    Apologies for the recent Spam

    The recent spam was a result of me hooking up (my) auto post bot to the Zed community without taking enough precautions.

    This is a bot I wrote to take care of posting community news automatically... It's been doing very well for various other Lemmy communities.

    Alas... Most RSS feeds are designed to only have a few recent posts. I was expecting it to post maybe 10 things... Instead the RSS feed was complete (i.e., included ALL Zed Industries posts). The bot thus preceded to posted everything Zed Industries has ever posted.

    I've removed all the duplicate posts and left the new ones up... Sorry if you were impacted in the ~15 minutes or so it took me to get the situation sorted.

    I'll be making some changes to how the bot handles newly added feeds to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.

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    secure.runescape.com Regarding Recent Varlamore Leaks

    We've made a short statement addressing a number of Varlamore-related videos aiming to dispel misinformation being spread by bad actors to turn a profit.

    Regarding Recent Varlamore Leaks

    (A catch up post ... the bot was broken by my instance upgrading to Lemmy 1.19, fixed now!)

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    secure.runescape.com Bots, Bans and Appeals: An Update

    An update from us on all things bots, bans and ban appeals.

    Bots, Bans and Appeals: An Update

    (A catch up post ... the bot was broken by my instance upgrading to Lemmy 1.19, fixed now!)

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    secure.runescape.com Defender of Varrock

    It�s time to see if the prophecy comes to pass, as we revisit a truly classic quest... Defender of Varrock!

    Defender of Varrock

    (A catch up post ... the bot was broken by my instance upgrading to Lemmy 1.19, fixed now!)

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    secure.runescape.com Post Game Jam and Merch Update - This Week In RuneScape - News - RuneScape - RuneScape

    We've got just some of the fruits of last week's Game Jam to show you, plus exciting merchandise updates and more!

    Post Game Jam and Merch Update - This Week In RuneScape  - News - RuneScape - RuneScape

    (A catch up post ... the bot was broken by my instance upgrading to Lemmy 1.19, fixed now!)

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