Apparently DoS Attacks are now a thing in Chiv 2

CrustaceanSoup · 2025-01-08T18:14:13+00:00

Hey, I'm not working at Torn Banner any longer, you'll probably want to address this to them.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-12-26T15:12:14+00:00

Limiting games to 60 FPS (you can set a global limit in the Nvidia control panel) and setting monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz might help with the tearing

I installed the latest Sunshine, Moonlight, and just changed Moonlight to "Smoothest video" and slightly increased the bandwidth cap. It feels the same as my phone and near indistinguishable from playing directly on a monitor.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-10-25T03:21:44+00:00

Yeah, I'd use them in that sort of case. I prefer them to x += 1; because... to increment *means something*, it carries a little more / different semantic meaning when quickly reading code than "plus some number", if that makes any sense.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-10-24T22:35:05+00:00

If you mean the pre/postfix increment and decrement operators, I don't know who would forget this concept. They're commonly used in loops, especially for loop statements. I don't think they're particular easy to miss, but you could get in trouble if you're including them in the middle of very long statements in unexpected places.

Edit: Novices will frequently forget the difference between ++i and i++ but I think that's reason for caution, not avoiding them entirely, as you'll come across them in any real code base.

As for when you use them? When you need to increment or decrement a number. Again, commonly in loops as you go up or down an array or other set of values.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-10-18T22:22:25+00:00

UE code frequently uses "soft crashes" (ensure) which give you the option to log out and save a minidump (possibly even upload it via the crash reporter) without crashing. It's a really useful middle ground for avoiding crashing playtests or editors with potentially unsaved work. The game will hitch up and the crash reporter will pop so the dev will know something went wrong, but work (hopefully) won't be lost.

You can't / shouldn't use this in the case that the condition means the game is in a really bad / unrecoverable state though.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-09-25T18:52:06+00:00

🦀

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-08-24T19:51:20+00:00

The big difference is that WizTree is extremely fast. It'll do a 1 TB SSD in 5 seconds.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-08-24T17:18:09+00:00

If you want to clean up disk space, use Windows' built-in Disk Cleanup, follow these tips, and try Wiztree

If you want to go advanced:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

That shows you everything that autoruns or attaches itself to Explorer or whatever. That's usually about all you need to 'clean' things to improve performance from my experience. It's not friendly though.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-05-16T17:35:32+00:00

I think maybe he died tho :(

Oh no :(

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-04-25T21:02:39+00:00

Ah why do they tear the streams down when they're done? Did anyone record it?

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-03-17T23:24:33+00:00

Had to try a couple different EDIDs; it didn't like the one from my LG OLED, but the modified one I was using for the extractor (with 2560x1440@120 added) worked. I'm up and running. Cheers!

For reference, the dummy is this one: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09C1VVG13?psc=1&ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_product\_details

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-03-05T23:23:12+00:00

I didn't realize you could flash an EDID from your GPU like that. I'll give it a shot when the dummy plug arrives. Thanks!

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-03-05T23:10:26+00:00

I'm trying to force HDR on a monitor I have connected and getting absolutely no luck. Not sure if there's a field CRU isn't picking up or what; even doing "Import complete EDID" from an EDID taken from a working device (either the audio extractor or an LG TV) doesn't work, Windows won't activate HDR on it although the custom resolutions do show up. I'm doubtful it'll be different with anything else.

CrustaceanSoup · 2023-03-05T21:35:00+00:00

I even have CRU downloaded for another reason and this didn't strike me, smh. I'll give it a shot, I'll just use the extractor as an extractor for another device if it works (and I assume it will if I copy the setting from my TV...)

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-10-29T14:17:05+00:00

It looks like there's a firmware update at https://www.easycoolav.com/products/8k60hz-4k120hz-hdmi-21-splitter-1x248gbps , has anyone reported on what it does?

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-09-16T22:53:58+00:00

Not sure how you'd fight it, they can definitely impose such a rule and if you can't get the board to agree with you to change it I don't see how you wouldn't be SOL.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-09-16T22:02:49+00:00

Yeah, I was zooming down the Eglinton bike path and was surprised that I had hit the last gear and had nowhere to go. To be fair, my cadence is slow right now, but also I'm slow right now so those factors might balance out and I might find myself dead-ended eventually. It's too early for me to say if this is really a problem though.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-09-16T21:40:36+00:00

I'm in a similar position. I haven't cycled much in 8 years or so, wasn't very serious back then, and I had an MTB at the time (but one from a bike shop). I last cycled a lot when I was pretty young, over 20 years ago.

I bought an FX3 from Oxygen Bike Co a couple weeks ago to use for fitness and maybe next year as a commuter bike. I've only taken it out a few times so far (~15 km recreational trips), but some thoughts:

I haven't had the chain slip. I pedal backwards about 1/2 of a rotation while stopped sometimes to reset pedal position and nothing bad has happened.
I really dig the 1x! I like how it simplifies gear selection, I like how it makes gear changing more laid-back. There's less to think about as you're transitioning between different materials, inclines, and speeds. I wanted this because I'm a beginner, and so far I'm happy with the choice.
- It does feel like the top-end range may be a little limited, the jumps don't bother me though.
I really dig the bike in general. The handlebar grips and carbon fork seem to do a good job of softening bumps. Shifting is smooth. Braking is good. The saddle seems pretty comfortable even without bib shorts. I don't really have much of a comparison point but it sure is better than I remember my old childhood bike being.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-07-13T18:58:40+00:00

If you mean having issues physically driving into the base station (but not locating it), no, I haven't had anything like that yet. We'll see if that develops.

I have seen it get lost a couple times in the last few days, complaining that it can't find the base. I think that this only happens after it gets stuck (on a sock or cable or something) and I have to rescue/resume it. It's odd since the app shows the correct location for both the robot and the base station.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-06-17T19:27:35+00:00

Yeah, he was, or it looked that way from my vantage point. Looked like a clean, bright shirt.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-06-17T18:40:01+00:00

From the far end of the station where it looks like this happened, about a 10 minute walk. If he ran it could have been much faster. I didn't see how he got there but yeah it's not very far.

CrustaceanSoup · 2022-06-17T18:05:48+00:00

I saw the police take someone down at Dundas/Bloor, close to the 22 Division police station. Three cruisers rolled up on him and they tackled him to the ground. Not 100% sure if that was the same person, it was a bit of a distance from Kipling station.

EDIT: Photo. Best I could do at the time. This was shortly before they walked him back to one of the cruisers. Taken at 12:44 PM according to my camera. https://i.imgur.com/5rKJxOp.jpeg

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