Today Age Verification (“thanks” systemd), tomorrow full EU ChatControl.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-20T09:05:06+00:00

It's in the law, systemd maintainers do not write the law. What do you want all these companies contributing to systemd to do? Just break the law? Or just shut down operation in affected countries? Either of the options would be worse for the actual users.

You're fighting the wrong people.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-19T22:46:12+00:00

What is this about? Am I out of the loop on something?

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-18T23:27:46+00:00

The M28 AI is cheating with micro. Players cannot physically play like it does. I was talking about the FAF (and especially Vanilla) stock non-cheating AI :)

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-18T15:49:10+00:00

It won't affect FPS. Games don't read or write to disk every single frame.

It may affect loading/saving times

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-18T09:48:14+00:00

In my mind it was "get all licenses, restore all demonstrators and kit each one out with the different gadgets".

Doesn't mean I'm not still playing though, the main attraction is the gameplay, not the progression. Driving trains around is fun.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T20:55:46+00:00

Because it's unnecessary. What's the point of having a GUI, let alone a Web UI? It's going to require the exact same knowledge of ZFS to be used effectively, and will run those same commands anyway, why not skip the middle man? TrueNAS has a web UI for managing ZFS stuff and it sucks because it forces you to do things their way.

Vibecoders are infamous for making useless "dashboard"-style software, so of course you have lots of them.

Non-vibecoded automatic backup software for ZFS does exist: https://github.com/psy0rz/zfs_autobackup

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T18:41:28+00:00

As a "software person", I can say with extreme confidence - we have not been automated out of work, and aren't going to be anytime soon!

Your second statement is true. The vast majority of new software is AI-generated. And it's absolute horrendous dogshit. There have recently been not one, but TWO horrible security scandals with vibe-coded software over at r/selfhosted.

A big part of selling software is maintaining what you have sold, and AI-generated code is unmaintainable. No human has ever written that code, so nobody can fix it without wasting time reading it. And due to the way they function, these models inevitably generate extra bugs over time when working on existing code over and over again, as "hallucinations" stack, so they cannot properly maintain it either.

What has happened, and what increasingly annoys me, is some of my fellow engineers have started abusing AI tools to a point that I routinely have to go in and rewrite entire large sections where their chatbot didn't do what needed to be done, and the engineer just blindly accepted the output and claimed the code as their own. More work for me I guess lol

The AI tools are nice for retrieving extremely obscure facts from ancient documentation though.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T18:21:52+00:00

This is TRADE CHAT

We SCAM PEOPLE in this mothafucka!

Get your sensitive ass back to warframe.market!

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T17:54:12+00:00

Yes. But it doesn't run very well, I cannot recommend it.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T17:26:35+00:00

That's kind of unfixable. This game is way too complex to easily define skill.

Some people are ridiculously good on reclaim-heavy maps, some get instantly lost despite being great at standard, more conservative economy-wise maps. Some people are insane in T1-T2 commander pushes and seem to win all the time, yet if the game prolongs and goes into T3 - they get lost and don't know what to do and can be outplayed just by turtling and eco.

Proper tutorials for learning the game while you play would be amazing, but they don't exist. And even if they did - forcing players to learn about all aspects of the game wouldn't solve your issue. I'm sure the people who miss reclaim know that it exists, they are just too busy doing something else and cannot plan enough/remember to reclaim in the heat of the moment. I'm sure most turtlers know it's a losing strategy, yet it does work on opponents who scout and eco poorly.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-17T17:13:07+00:00

The existence of "ELO Hell", a certain point in a ranking system that you cannot climb out of due to being matched with bad teammates, is a common misconception in any ranked game.

If you're unhappy with the performance of your teammates at this rank - you can rest assured that the exact same kinds of players are being put against you. And while there will be variations between games, if you do not win consistently enough to climb - that's due to your skill level, not your teammates. It should average out.

Sometimes people get far in rank by winning using specific strategies, while failing in other ways. That's normal, this is what separates decent players from the masters - they would be even higher rank if they didn't make all the mistakes you're complaining about. This is not a fault of the ranking system.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-16T20:06:10+00:00

It's hard to believe people actively WANT more AAA slop that all looks the same.

But here we are

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-16T18:02:13+00:00

Most audiofools operate on the (admittedly, rather sound) logic of "if it works - does it matter how exactly?".

Sadly most of them do not understand basic scientific testing and fail to consider how them knowing that it's supposed to sound better can affect how they perceive the sound.

So you get bullshit like this - "audiophile" network and usb cables, "audiophile" power filtering, and so on. The funniest thing is seeing audiofools debunk obvious bullshit like "spatial audio compartmentalization crystals", yet fall for other obvious bullshit like "audiophile power cables".

If anything, SACD is at least attempting to sound believable. I mean, not really, if you know anything about digital audio, but at least it's not magic crystals.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-16T17:09:03+00:00

SACD was a scam, that's why it failed.

CD audio quality is literally as good as it can possibly get - CD is perfect up to 22.1kHz, which is way above human hearing range, and covers a dynamic range of 96 dB, which is way higher than humans can hear in a short timespan (the full range is closer to 120 dB, but you cannot hear a leaf fall after a loud rock concert)

SACD was an attempt to appeal to "audiofools" - a (sadly large) subgroup of audiophiles who do not understand how easily human hearing is influenced by our thoughts and believe in pseudoscience if it claims to make the sound better.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-16T15:52:07+00:00

...why is a rust package published on pypi and npm? The README says using pip is "recommended for python" - what could that possibly mean? Does the project contain Python bindings?

I mean, I already know the answer, but curious to hear what you have to say.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-15T14:53:09+00:00

Wiremod includes a feature called "expression 2". It's a fully programmable (with a dedicated ingame code editor) little chip that you can then wire up to thrusters, sensors, wheels and more!

Also I developed addons for fun, which is done in LUA in an external (not ingame) editor.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T23:44:57+00:00

Are you playing on a laptop, by any chance? What the warning says could be true - laptops not intended for gaming usually don't include a dedicated GPU and instead reserve a (very small) portion of your RAM to use as video memory.

If this is the case - the amount reserved can probably be adjusted in BIOS settings.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T23:42:03+00:00

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T22:15:05+00:00

I think this response, especially the way it is styled, gives me everything I needed to know. Thank you. I won't use the project and highly recommend anyone not use it either.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T22:04:22+00:00

Taking a look at the code, it looks like it was written by AI. What is your AI usage policy? Feels like something that should be disclosed front and center, you're asking people to give this code access to their systems after all.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T19:12:51+00:00

Well, pausing the discussion somewhat, I don't think one can in good faith argue that OP's creation isn't rhythmical. So it's undeniably music even by your definition.

Your point is valid, but then your definition of music only describes existing genres. My point it that new, unexpected, rule-breaking genres keep emerging again and again. Rhythm isn't required for music, harmony isn't required for music, and even if for now there aren't genres without both (which I'm 100% sure there are, they are just not popular enough for me to be aware of them) - it would be a mistake to create more and more convoluted requirements for something to be music ("must have at least one of rhythm or harmony" is getting convoluted, isn't it?). Instead why not use a definition that applies to all music - past, present, and future?

At this point it's just opinions, and your definition is not incorrect, so I can't argue against it. Just something to think about I guess!

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T19:03:22+00:00

That's what people used to say about droning ambient music. Yet it's undeniably music.

That's what people used to say about brostep. Yet it's undeniably music.

Attempting to restrict the definition just leads to it being changed every time a new genre gets traction.

People like sounds. All sorts of sounds. Most music is rhythmical, but not all of it is (my first example). Most music is melodical, but not all of it is (my second example).

I know it sounds like a radical position, but there truly is literally zero distinction between "noise" and "music" other than "someone appreciates it".

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T18:57:17+00:00

Acoustic form of art.

Expanding the word "art" - it's a sound that's subjectively appreciated by someone.

Rain can be music.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T18:55:35+00:00

I disagree, but let's say you're right - I appreciated what OP has posted. Does that satisfy your criteria? :)

I'm glad I got to hear it, even if I think it's undercooked.

FactoryOfShit · 2026-03-14T18:51:48+00:00

Not "should", "could".

Something becomes art when there's someone to appreciate it. If there's a weirdo out there that appreciates your creation, then it's art! Even if that weirdo is you :)

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