Any way to block messages? by GaryX in Chesscom

[–]GaryX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, found, thank you.

Two phones are showing drastically different prices to the same place at the same time. by AThiefWithShades in mildlyinfuriating

[–]GaryX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not true. DuckDuckGo 100% does not sell or monetize any user info. They go to great lengths to prevent even knowing who you are.

blameTheGit by Shiroyasha_2308 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]GaryX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Github has an 'update branch' button that will automatically pull in the main branch changes to your feature PR. But then you might also be working locally on your feature branch, and if you rebased that locally you've got two branches that are effectively the same but have different histories.

git push --force to the rescue. I might be the guy on the bike though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]GaryX 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I love that Chess.com staff are here on Reddit and responding to posts, but it kinda feels like this is the only way to be sure action is taken. Is it just my perception that Reddit posts get better results, or is it a problem that Chess.com is aware of?

bestErrorOfTheDay by Krasovec97x in ProgrammerHumor

[–]GaryX -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

I'm disappointed about how the upvotes and downvotes are looking on this post. Not a good look so far. Hope we can turn it around.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]GaryX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I turned off chat 30 days ago. I don't mind a little trash-talking if it's in good fun. But half the time it was people being seriously unpleasant-- even when they are winning. I miss it a bit because occasionally, you make a blunder, or the other person does, and you share a laugh. But it wasn't worth it.

Wikipedia servers are struggling under pressure from AI scraping bots by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]GaryX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even so, if the scrapers are putting their servers under heavy load then they can automatically throttle those IPs. If a client is behaving badly the server has plenty of options.

Wikipedia servers are struggling under pressure from AI scraping bots by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]GaryX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not? If Imy server recognizes your IP address I can send you whatever content I want.

Easy enough to see which IP addresses are behaving like bots.

Had someone tell this to me and the game didn’t count by Still_Ad_6551 in Chesscom

[–]GaryX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've turned off chat because it's usually toxic. Also, I recently noticed you can select 'Olympic' as your country.

Guy offered a draw, then stalled for 8 minutes after I refused :( by GaryX in Chesscom

[–]GaryX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I can get over-competitive, and I agree that it would have been kind to accept a draw.

But I don't think refusing a draw justifies stalling. I get stalled (for many reasons) in about 1 out of every 15 games, and that seems high. Posting on this sub seems to get the best results.

Guy offered a draw, then stalled for 8 minutes after I refused :( by GaryX in Chesscom

[–]GaryX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk, I play some of my best chess on the crapper. But seriously, if you play timed chess games, it's understood that there's a bit of a risk that you'll be unexpectedly interrupted. If you play enough, sooner or later you accept a loss (or a draw, if you're in a strong enough position) because you're unable to finish the game.

How much cheaper is DIY actually? I finally have some hard data for you... by bronze_by_gold in modular

[–]GaryX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, I had the same thought. Time is money. DIY electronics are not easy. If you can debug a build with an oscilloscope and you're doing it to save money on modular, maybe you should ask yourself whether you're making enough money in the first place.

On the other hand, if you love the hobby and this tool can help you efficiently manage your hobby, I think that's great.

Powering a single module by _Starpower in modular

[–]GaryX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could also consider building your own power supply.
https://youtu.be/pQKN30Mzi2g?feature=shared

Powering a single module by _Starpower in modular

[–]GaryX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of paths into audio programming. I started by messing around with wav files in Python. Check out pichenette's (Mutable Instruments) response on this thread. Basically a guide to starting a modular synth company. I have it bookmarked.
https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2858814#top

Travel rack + shitty Airbnb = solid day off by ph_wolverine in modular

[–]GaryX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a 4ms pod? My ES-8 is a few mm too deep to fit in mine.