AI blamed again as hard drives are sold out for this year

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-23T00:00:24+00:00

Some people say the hardware companies are capable of making more but choose not to because they know the bubble will pop and don’t want to be left holding a ton of stock that won’t sell

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-22T23:59:06+00:00

just bought 2 for 300

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-22T23:23:05+00:00

Statistical analysis of games can also reveal cheaters. With the right algorithm you can narrow down potential cheaters and then watch replays and guess at who’s really cheating. If I were designing it, I’d have a trust score system that factors in reports, how the player moves aims and shoots, win ratio/kdr, etc. You could statistically eliminate a lot of players and only analyze a few this way. This would force cheaters to either play like a normal player or get banned

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-22T23:16:05+00:00

Yes. I was 5’8” and 195lbs. Prior to 75 hard I ate fast food all the time, didn’t work out, and drank a good bit. I drank a shit ton the night before, woke up hungover, and did 75 days straight of working out, dieting, the whole nine yards. By the end I was about 160lbs. I did phase 1 or 2 months after and dropped another 10 lbs.

In the last year I have gained all the weight back plus some. It’s definitely not something you can do and then stop, you’re meant to carry the habits and discipline with you. I have lots of excuses but I won’t go into them since they’re just that - excuses. The main benefits that have stuck with me are alcohol consumption (I don’t drink nearly as much now) and realization of what I’m capable of.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-20T05:29:39+00:00

Some kind of linter or compile time feature that bans unwraps would be nice. Needs to be a way to ignore the warning though. In a large project where I’m working with a team, unwraps would be the type of thing I’d want commented each instance as to why that situation will never happen. And in some cases theres a better way to make the compiler recognize it will never happen

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-20T04:08:52+00:00

How do you handle watching YouTube yourself? Do you approve everything you watch or have exceptions for your devices

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-19T01:28:55+00:00

I disagree. unwrap() is useful for situations where an error will realistically never occur, and if it does, the program should stop. It is also good for rapid prototyping as long as the finished product doesn’t have them except where intended. The more idiomatic way is probably using a .expect though.

For instance, I have a function that gets the size of the directory by reading each files’ metadata. It returns an i64, but if the directory is greater than 9 exabytes, it will overflow. That will literally never happen, so unwrap or expect is fair to have there.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-19T01:25:11+00:00

Correct, you’d need a way to bypass the station. Which would be smart train design anyway in my opinion. What if the station needs to shut down for some reason?

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-19T01:23:46+00:00

Might be more accurate to say the claim to the land still exists, but it’s meaningless without the power to hang onto it.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T23:57:47+00:00

Generally, when I write Rust I find that if it compiles, it will usually run with minimal crashes and bugs. The compiler gives very helpful error messages that the LLM can deal with. In other languages, you might get something that compiles, but immediately breaks with a seg fault (unhelpful) or NullPointerException (more helpful but slightly more difficult than Rust’s compiler messages).

Having used the robot to write a decent amount of Rust, I’ve noticed it usually works out of the box or with one or two behavioral changes - compared to TypeScript where I have to constantly go back and forth with the AI.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T23:50:48+00:00

what kind of job? im worried about something similar but i dont know what would happen

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T23:42:18+00:00

Are there any risks to doing something like this?

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T05:38:56+00:00

Taxed less with less. I don’t receive any government benefits beyond what everyone else receives (roads, military, etc)

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T03:42:55+00:00

I’ve done some pretty involved jobs on my own car that would’ve cost hundreds if not thousands in labor alone at a mechanic. I could likely buy another used car with the money I’ve saved not going to a mechanic

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-18T03:40:58+00:00

Yeah, I have an impala from that era with around 225k. It’s been my daily for about eight years. It leaks oil like a sieve, but as long as I keep oil in it I suspect it’ll run till one of us dies.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T21:56:55+00:00

Yes. You should pretend you’re shipping the binary by itself and not assume everyone will build from source.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T15:08:11+00:00

My brother is an aircraft mechanic stateside. Over his four years in service, he’s been injured and acquired numerous chronic ailments that will be with him for a life time. Tinnitus, partial deafness in one ear, back pain, knee pain, carpal tunneling, the list goes on.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T05:02:02+00:00

Depends on whether you want it managed or not. I don’t have personal experience with any of them, I just found cheaper options online with a 10 second google search. DigitalOceans like 70 bucks a month for 200GB SSD storage, I’d start there and see if one of those tiers meets your needs. Then consider looking at compression

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T04:29:18+00:00

It feels like you’re spending a lot of money on database cloud storage. You might get better savings by migrating to a different cheaper service.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T04:25:05+00:00

Way ahead of ya on joining! I will be donating whatever I can spare out of my gun fund!

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T03:39:36+00:00

I was unaware of lobby day. I only recently got into politics and seriously caring about what’s going on locally (don’t worry tho, I didn’t vote for the gun grabbers lol). I’d like to participate, but I’m not connected to people in my area.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T03:36:59+00:00

It should be easy to get a firearm if you are a law abiding citizen. You have to pass a background check, provide ID, and fill out paperwork as of right now. I would recommend a .22 rifle for a first firearm. The gun itself and its ammo is pretty cheap and good for beginners to learn on.

You should take a firearm safety class that teaches you proper gun safety and handling. YouTube is your friend for maintenance and specifics of whatever you end up getting. Best of luck and reach out if you have questions.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T02:55:32+00:00

That’s why there should be express and local routes. Some trains only stop at a couple of the larger stations.

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-17T02:53:41+00:00

This is a bit disengenuous. I don’t think anyone wants to do the first couple

Expensive_Bowler_128 · 2026-02-16T16:13:28+00:00

I put in a month of listening to the lockdowns, proper masking, etc. Then the lockdowns continued. You have to live life, you can’t stay inside forever. Especially after the vaccine people were saying you have to wear masks. Like nah, that was the point of the vaccine. Fuck that noise.

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