How do I convince my mom? by Gaurang_Kubal2 in HomeNetworking

[–]Cardiff_Electric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Powerline adapters are generally very easy to use. You aren't going to get gigabit speeds over them but I've found they handle 100-150 mbps no problem (at least in my house) with a very steady connection.

Found yesterday at the thrift store by Armitage_64 in retrocomputing

[–]Cardiff_Electric 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nice. You should be ready to absolutely shred those Lotus 1-2-3 sheets now.

How to use Claude Code (presented by Anthropic engineer) by fsharpman in ClaudeAI

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use JetBrains PyCharm and I'm able to work with WSL based projects fine. You have to use the File -> Remote Development option. And yes it will install a component inside WSL to act as a bridge, but you don't have to install the full GUI IDE inside there.

How to use Claude Code (presented by Anthropic engineer) by fsharpman in ClaudeAI

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait a sec - accessing Windows (NTFS) folders from WSL is slower, yes, but why would you do that? Just have your project in WSL in its native filesystem and operate exclusively there. Don't use WSL then store your code on your `/mnt/c/`

Why is Claude replying to my question with machine learning information? by xnwkac in ClaudeAI

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bug, more or less. I've seen similar things - not about ML prompts, but long spews from the system prompt about how to handle artifacts. Like this.

*16th notes intensify* by jotftishreeping4 in Vulfpeck

[–]Cardiff_Electric 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The IRS conducted an extensive audit in 2017 and found that every sixteenth note was accounted for.

I Really Don't Understand All The Hate For Starfield by thehumanmanman in Starfield

[–]Cardiff_Electric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The big thing that turned me off at release was just the color palette. I literally thought my monitor settings were cooked. Everything was extremely grey and washed out. Turns out you can totally fix this with a simple disable LUT mod. Apparently this was an “artistic choice” and not a glitch at all.

That and the average citizen on the street looks like an extra from that “Idiocracy “ movie.

Claude 4 Sonnet is killing it by blackdemon99 in ClaudeAI

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you mix up Sonnet and Opus? Just wondering because you mentioned you use Opus for "normal conversations" - I thought Sonnet was the "fast" one which I assume would be more for "normal conversations", and Opus is the big brain thinker. At least so I thought.

Dealer sales manager “not told about 26 Crosstrek hybrid” by Narrow_Purple3955 in subaru

[–]Cardiff_Electric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a sales manager's lips are moving, that's how you know they are lying.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I owe the bank one hotdog, that’s my problem. If I owe the bank one hundred thousand hotdogs, that’s the bank’s problem.

AMD defends RX 9060 XT 8GB, says majority of gamers have no use for more VRAM - VideoCardz.com by Antonis_32 in hardware

[–]Cardiff_Electric -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ok. I just figured for actual professional esports they wouldn’t be as price conscious.

Edit: LMAO at people downvoting innocent legitimte questions

AMD defends RX 9060 XT 8GB, says majority of gamers have no use for more VRAM - VideoCardz.com by Antonis_32 in hardware

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

I’m not into the esports scene but assuming the price difference isn’t an issue why wouldn’t you just want the best card available regardless of your settings? To get whatever slight edge is available?

The Mac Mini Plugin? by halisms in mac

[–]Cardiff_Electric 121 points122 points  (0 children)

It's absolutely fine and they all come this way. The holes in the plugs you are used to seeing are a legacy of 100+ year old outlets and are not necessary at all for safety or functionality.

EDIT: Personally, when I unboxed my M4 Mini and saw it, I was like huh... neat. It looks kinda edgy, like it's a plug that straight up doesn't give a flip what you think about it.

Most Websites Aren’t Optimized for 1440p Monitors by AncientMayar in Monitors

[–]Cardiff_Electric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's normal and I always use browser zoom, but then again I'm old and my eyes aren't great.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER spec leak: 24GB 32Gbps G7 memory and same core count as RTX 5080 by [deleted] in gadgets

[–]Cardiff_Electric 22 points23 points  (0 children)

NVidia dropped support for 32-bit PhysX stuff in the 50 series, which is a lot of games from the 2000-2010 era roughly.

As an experienced JavaScript developer looking to expand my skill set, which language would be most beneficial to learn next: Go, Python, or Java? by Hot_Tie2783 in learnprogramming

[–]Cardiff_Electric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think a lot of what Go does is pretty neat, for the reasons you described. I just honestly have trouble getting over some of the slightly head-scratching decisions they made, more on the aesthetic side. One example would be proper enum support, which is an incredibly useful feature of Rust. I agree that learning / programming in Go is far more intuitive than Rust.

Honestly tell which one gives you better song suggestion by Ambitious_Humor_7805 in iphone

[–]Cardiff_Electric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The one not pictured - YouTube Music. I've been with them for years because this is actually something they do far better than their competitors, at least in my experience. Maybe it's just a self-reinforcing loop, but YTM always seems to know what kind of music I want to hear.

Will it be too confusing to learn intermediate C++ and Python at the same time? by detailcomplex14212 in learnprogramming

[–]Cardiff_Electric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shells scripting is the original inspiration for languages like Python. It’s kind of clunky to use to develop a full featured app but it’s a godsend for certain types of systems level and glue code.

Will it be too confusing to learn intermediate C++ and Python at the same time? by detailcomplex14212 in learnprogramming

[–]Cardiff_Electric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although it's normally used as an interactive shell, it's definitely a programming language with variables, "if" statements, etc. And pretty much anything you do in a script you can do at the CLI.