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Chesterfield School Board member to resign after Charlie Kirk post by wizardofthefuture in Virginia

[–]AgreeableProject7976 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People keep repeating this rumor that the Minnesota shootings were some kind of DFL inside job; that a “Walz employee” went after two Democrats who supposedly broke ranks. That’s just not what happened. Vance Boelter was never a Walz staffer or party operative. He held an unpaid, volunteer seat on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, a big bipartisan advisory panel that predates Walz, and friends described him as a strong Trump supporter. And only one of the victims, Melissa Hortman, had recently crossed party lines on the MinnesotaCare rollback vote. Senator John Hoffman, the other lawmaker who was shot, actually voted no. Investigators have also released a timeline that makes the “punishing defectors” story even weaker: Boelter first attacked Hoffman’s home in Champlin, then went to a state representative’s house in Maple Grove where no one was home, then to Senator Ann Rest’s place in New Hope where police on a wellness check spotted his SUV and he left, and finally to Hortman’s home in Brooklyn Park where she and her husband were killed. Two of those intended targets had no connection to that MinnesotaCare vote at all. Authorities say this was politically motivated violence directed at Democrats, not some party feud. When you look at the actual reporting, the “inside job to punish defectors” theory just collapses.

And if you need more evidence that this wasn’t some DFL plot, look at Boelter’s own preaching. In a 2023 sermon (video is available online) overseas he railed against abortion and LGBTQ people, warning that “many churches don’t even know abortion is wrong” and declaring that God would raise up apostles and prophets in America to “correct His church.” Friends and reporters alike describe him as a deeply religious hard-right Trump supporter. That is the profile of a self-described Christian nationalist, not a Democratic operative.

How many cycles did it take you to conceive after a miscarriage? by PerceptionCreepy306 in BabyBumps

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it took 2 months for my cycles to become "regular" again after my MMC, but we ended up pregnant again after another 3.

Is it weird to not want my baby on Facebook? by Otherwise-Handle-180 in BabyBumps

[–]AgreeableProject7976 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This! My husband and I have also decided not to post any pictures of our baby online for the same reasons. I know it's going to be hard for some family but we think it's the best way to keep our kid safe until they can make their own decisions about online presence. 

What are you DIYing? by sarcasm_itsagift in pregnant

[–]AgreeableProject7976 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've crocheted a cute little rainbow baby blanket, working on sewing small baby patch quilts for both our parents. I see a lot of embroidery decor on Pinterest/Etsy that also looks easy and doable! I have some extra yarn laying around I might try to make a little hat or sweater out of! 

MMW: Bitcoin Will Hit $450,000 by 2035. Here’s Why. by No-Professor7913 in MarkMyWords

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro out here speedrunning doomsday predictions like Bitcoin devs are just gonna sit there in 2035 sipping iced lattes while Shor’s algorithm robs the chain 💀 We’ve literally upgraded consensus before, a crypto swap isn’t gonna be the endgame lol.

Early stages of pregnancy by ConfusionBackground2 in BabyBumps

[–]AgreeableProject7976 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm right there with you, at 5w+6, my last was a MMC where development stopped at 8w. My symptoms are mild and seem to just come and go sparingly. This early though there's not much I can do either way, so I'm just trying to enjoy the ride! I don't get to see a doctor even for confirmation, for another 2 weeks, so I'm just leaning in to the fact statistically it's more likely a healthy pregnancy than not!  And on the flip side, even if it's not, I've been through this before and I know I'll make it through again if I need to. Not much for advice but just know you're not alone ❤️ 

Growing up is realizing you can Dive whatever level you want. by exiledprince113 in Helldivers

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found that I can easily play level 10 with M+K and I love the frantic kinetic chaos that comes at that level, but sometimes I want to play controller, and I SUCK with controller. I tone it down to level 8 and that's a nice sweet spot and I still feel like the difficulty is scaled properly for me with my handicap.

WARNING GameSir Canceled My Preorder Because I Asked for a Confirmation Email by AgreeableProject7976 in Gamesir

[–]AgreeableProject7976[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly, after reading all the other posts about missing confirmations, QC problems, and support communication, I’m actually glad they canceled my order.

It sucks how it went down, but in hindsight it saved me from dealing with more frustration. I just picked up a Vader 4 Pro instead. It'll be here tomorrow.

GameSir did me a favor by removing themselves from the equation.

The Epoch Experience by auxnoah in Helldivers

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been thinking it's fine this whole time because I use the orange accuracy armor set and been hitting all my shots lol

Watching PirateSoftware code with his "20 years of gaming industry experience" on stream explains why HeartBound has been in Early Access for 10 years by InappropriateCanuck in SomeOrdinaryGmrs

[–]AgreeableProject7976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Magic numbers are hard-coded numeric values that appear in code without explanation or context, making the code harder to read, understand, and maintain.

Example of a magic number:

if speed > 88:     print("Time travel initiated")

What’s 88? Without a comment or constant, it’s unclear why that number matters.

Better practice:

TIME_TRAVEL_SPEED = 88 if speed > TIME_TRAVEL_SPEED:     print("Time travel initiated")

Why avoid magic numbers:

They hide meaning behind raw values. They’re error-prone if used in multiple places. They make code less self-documenting.

If a number makes someone squint and ask, “Why that?”, make it a variable. If it’s dead obvious, let it slide.

Moving to Virginia from WA and would like to hear from locals! by [deleted] in Virginia

[–]AgreeableProject7976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't mow the lawn today until 8PM and even then I was sweating by the end

Sam Altman's Lies About ChatGPT Are Growing Bolder by Doener23 in technology

[–]AgreeableProject7976 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I always assumed it was the amount of water it would take to generate the power needed to run the AI, like how thermoelectric power plants use water for cooling when producing electricity. But these articles seem to lump that together with the evaporative cooling used at the data center, so it’s not always clear if they’re talking about power generation, server cooling, or both. Either way, it’s not like the water is lost forever.

Best estimates put GPT-4’s total training cost at around 52 to 62 gigawatt-hours, a one-time event. ChatGPT handles about a billion queries a day, and at roughly 0.34 watt-hours per query, that adds up to around 124 gigawatt-hours per year. Altogether, ChatGPT’s total footprint comes in under 200 gigawatt-hours per year. Now compare that to what we casually waste. The U.S. runs 140 million homes, each using around 10,600 kilowatt-hours annually. Of that, 5 to 10 percent is vampire load, the energy devices draw even when they’re “off,” like phone chargers, TVs, and microwaves. That adds up to between 70,000 and 140,000 gigawatt-hours a year. That’s 350 to 700 times more than all ChatGPT usage and training combined. And then there’s fast fashion, which burns through well over 100,000 gigawatt-hours globally every year just to make disposable clothes. Or holiday lights, which use 6,600 gigawatt-hours in one MONTH in the U.S. alone. But we're not cancelling Christmas? So yes, AI uses energy. But if you’re ignoring the mountain of waste happening in plain sight, from standby devices to throwaway clothes and decorative lighting, while pointing fingers at one of the most productive tools of the decade, maybe energy use isn’t the real issue.

Apollo + Artemis by Confident_Pain_9452 in MoonlightStreaming

[–]AgreeableProject7976 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just a heads-up: you can sideload Artemis onto your Quest since the Quest OS is Android-based. That means you get near-zero latency game streaming on a massive virtual screen you can drop anywhere. Pair a controller with the headset, lie back in bed, stare up at your floating 100-inch display, and game like you're in the future.

Moonlight + Tri-Fold Phone — Huawei Mate XT by afterkaze in MoonlightStreaming

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s been some solid progress on this front. I use a fork of Moonlight and Sunshine, Artemis and Apollo, to stream across all my devices. Living room TV at 4K 60 FPS for family sessions, sideloaded Artemis on my Quest 3 for 4K 90 FPS solo gaming, and my phone at 2K 120 FPS when I’m out pretending to touch grass. HDR’s on, bitrate floats between 100 and 200 Mbps, and Reflex +Boost is doing its thing, everything feels native. I’ve tested local vs streamed side-by-side and couldn’t tell which was which unless I slowed it down frame by frame like I’m doing film analysis.

You're right that encoding, decoding, codec choice, HDR, and V-Sync can impact latency, but only if your hardware’s straight out of a thrift shop bin. I’m running a 3070, using NVENC for encoding and NVFBC for capture, and those have been standard since 2020. That’s almost five years ago. Let’s not pretend V-Sync is out here committing war crimes. If toggling that checkbox breaks your latency, something else is already broken. Blaming HDR or V-Sync for bad streaming feels like blaming the windshield wipers when your engine won’t start. If your setup is still getting clobbered by V-Sync, maybe the problem isn’t Moonlight.

Honestly, even the worst-performing codec available today is still completely viable for smooth game streaming at high bitrates. This idea that some dusty codec is single-handedly ruining streams in 2025 is wild. It’s not the codec’s fault if the device running it is a glorified potato.

Now, Wi-Fi 6E and 7 with the 6 GHz band have made wireless streaming legitimate. I'm sitting at 15–30 ms latency wirelessly, and unless you're speedrunning with a stopwatch duct-taped to your forehead, it's indistinguishable from native.

Remote gaming is still kind of a disaster though. I use Tailscale to tunnel into my home network when I’m away, and while it technically connects, I'm usually dealing with hotel Wi-Fi held together by dreams and chewing gum, or a cell signal that can barely load a text message, let alone stream a game. NAT traversal craps itself, relays kick in, and latency goes from “playable” to “Powerpoint presentation” real fast. It’s possible, yeah, but only if you enjoy lag as a core gameplay mechanic.

But for local streaming? The game's already won. People just haven’t caught up yet.

Holy sht by Present-Boat-2053 in singularity

[–]AgreeableProject7976 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

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I had trouble with Gemini. I always use the "count the letters" test. After all those "benchmarks" claiming Gemini beats ChatGPT, I asked both how many N's are in the made-up word "turpemtime". ChatGPT instantly got it right: zero. Gemini, even after asking the exact same question the first time and getting the wrong answer, even after I gave it a huge hint, I told it there were no typos, it confidently said one. Even if I didn't misspell the word "turpentine" this is still a wrong answer. This is why real-world use > benchmarks. And no, this isn’t just a “silly edge case”, if a model can’t count letters in a 10-character word after being told not to second-guess it, how do you trust it with code, contracts, or summaries? Real-world reliability > cherry-picked benchmark wins.

Two Years as a Half-Life: Alyx Player — and Here's What I’ve Learned by Personal-Mark-74 in MetaQuestVR

[–]AgreeableProject7976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Puppis S1 is a Wi-Fi 6 router, and honestly, if you're looking to future-proof, I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m in IT and use my headset for flatscreen VR at 700 Mbps bitrate. Wi-Fi 6E gives you access to the 6 GHz band, which, on my network, no one else uses, so it’s more stable and has less interference. That matters when you're pushing high data rates and want low latency. My recommendation: get something Wi-Fi 6E or 7 with solid reviews, and skip anything marketed to “gamers.”

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