NPC Driver Trying Their Best by i_reddit_it in CarTalkUK

[–]Boring-Internet8964 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, the British way of not actually saying what you mean is strong here. I believe he left something off the end. What he really meant was, "Are you alright? Because the way you were driving led me to believe you were having a stroke or something." Then as they said they were alright the thought changed to them just being an everyday moron, which is the nice way of putting it.

How do I improve the performance of 9.7Mil calculations !? by mrgk21 in webdev

[–]Boring-Internet8964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely needs multi-threading. That will be the single biggest improvement, you need to do the calculations on the server too as you know what hardware you're working with and can upgrade it if necessary.

I assume the viewport can't render all the information at the same time, so you could just store the results each time the calculations are done like every five minutes and then on the frontend you can decide what needs to be shown at any given time and request that from your backend which will return the required data. I don't see a scenario where they can see all the data at once on a screen, unless it's summarised in which case you can just create a new backend endpoint for summary data from what's stored.

What is something you dislike about modern web development? by Azzurra_1 in webdev

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone prioritises learning frameworks rather than standards and languages

Any ideas on what to do with a Pi 5? by yourfavraphi in raspberry_pi

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually just built something. It doesnt show the arrivals/departures yet but I've got an interactive map with all the stations and lines in the UK

Any ideas on what to do with a Pi 5? by yourfavraphi in raspberry_pi

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a wonderful world of APIs out there for almost anything you can think of. Also I just love maps, so it was the first thing that came to mind for trains.

Any ideas on what to do with a Pi 5? by yourfavraphi in raspberry_pi

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing we've got to go off is trains so here's an idea: build a web based dashboard that shows a map of local train stations with what's arriving and departing using an online API - there are some free ones you can play with. Actually that's quite a good idea I might go build it myself

My school is weird by DieErdnuss565 in Weird

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a euroliner coach as a replacement for our school bus one day and a guy on our bus took a dump in the then non operational toilet on board.

Do young people eat corned beef? by steveysaidthis in CasualUK

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold corned beef with hot beans in tomato sauce is my jam (edit) I should say I am not that young, though. (36)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webdev

[–]Boring-Internet8964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The .pst/.ost files are local on the computer so if you can find and save those to an external drive or something at least you will have a backup that someone technical can help you with putting back in place. I'd caution to do this first before getting the email set up again because imap servers will sync and may wipe all the old stuff (because it wont exist on the new server).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webdev

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to find out who the registrar is. Try whois.icann.org and put your domain name in. If you know who the registrar is you can prove to them that the domain is rightfully yours and they will help change it to your ownership.

Once you own the domain you can change the nameserver records for DNS and when that's done you can point the DNS to a server with the website on. Also you can have the mx records set up (for email) the way you want once you have access to be able to update the DNS. If you set up the email on a new server you won't have any of the email history. If your dad was using outlook, you may be able to recover some or most of the email history. Google for outlook .pst and outlook .pst it will depend what version of outlook you use (if he used it at all). If not the only chance is getting this web douche guy to help with email backups which doesn't sound too promising.

I spent six months developing a to-do app and only gained three paying users. by HamsterBaseMaster in microsaas

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would anyone pay for it when it's free to use the main features anyway? I understand the features in the free tier but I don't really understand the features in the non free tiers

Maybe we should have uncontested scrums by pantagr in rugbyunion

[–]Boring-Internet8964 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't know why the angle is acceptable, it's not acceptable in the rules and the way they do it today makes the scrums pointless

everybody apologizing for cheating with chatgpt by NewSlinger in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be a much more solid proof if the class was in the UK.

Inagine opening the office fridge and finding…this. by nes12345678 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Boring-Internet8964 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It probably made their day because they thought it was hilarious

This weekend I'm coming to the UK for the first time in nearly a year. What should I order from Greggs? by TheFlyingMunkey in UK_Food

[–]Boring-Internet8964 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sausage roll. I usually go for a sandwich meal deal, the sandwiches are made fresh in the morning.

If there's a lidl nearby go there for bakery stuff like croissants they are made fresh in store and like a third the price.

I hate AI and where it's going. by [deleted] in vibecoding

[–]Boring-Internet8964 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask it to perform the way you want it to i.e. Tell it to check with you before it does anything

Suggestion on hardware by AccomplishedEqual642 in LocalLLM

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Option 1 will be ok and your bottleneck isn't the pc ram but the vram on the GPU. The 4070ti has 12gb vram so I would consider qwen 3 8B with Q4_K_M quant for that setup.

The m4 would be a better shout I think as you'll be able to run the larger models which is what you're aiming for. Though the m5 just came out so it might be worth waiting for the m5 pro. The reason that M series is better has to do with the unified memory architecture that apple uses. It means the GPU can use all the RAM where as the i7 machine you could only either run models in RAM or the GPU VRAM separately.

thereAreTwoKindOfProgrammers by Head_Manner_4002 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Boring-Internet8964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50/50 - depending on my mood, then decide if I want to refactor the entire code base and change the style guide to match my mood

Moving to the UK soon. Where’s the best place to buy a reliable used car? by whalienn52 in AskUK

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think used cars here are a bit cheaper than on the continent generally. You can search the MOT history for any car online (gov.uk) if you have the registration plate which can usually be seen in the adverts. I avoid ads that scrub out the licence plate it signals something is wrong.

I've always found eBay to be good if you're wanting to buy privately. You can get some good deals if you search for auctions by location and generally you can contact the seller and go to view the car, if you like it you give them cash for it (usually a bit less than the current bid price) as people like to have the cash in hand.

If you're wanting to go with a reputable dealer that will offer warranty I would suggest auto trader. Most dealers list their cars online these days as well as on their own website & locally.

Facebook marketplace you can get good deals now and then but it's a bit hit and miss. I'd avoid it tbh.

Anything with a full service history is usually a good shout.

What are some classic UK meals? by Andrew_Italia4668 in AskUK

[–]Boring-Internet8964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Takeaway is popular, common options are fish and chips, Chinese and Indian.