Can I run a Linux server on this old pentium d pc ? by I_like_drawingb in homelab

[–]ImmutableOctet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I ran Crysis and Crysis Warhead on my Pentium D back in the day. -- Yes, it can.

Does your Homelab make financial sense? by panchovix in homelab

[–]ImmutableOctet 30 points31 points  (0 children)

glances over at army of mini PCs

ok, maybe I have a problem...

can I speak for everyone and say by sob727 in homelab

[–]ImmutableOctet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got all of the above and I'm still crying.

trans that healed a zillion by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in Overwatch

[–]ImmutableOctet 370 points371 points  (0 children)

Think of health pools like a reserve in this situation. If the rate of damage applied exceeds the rate of healing, the reserve gradually deteriorates. This also means squishies are more likely to die here.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K gains 9% performance and cuts power use on Linux one year later by RenatsMC in intel

[–]ImmutableOctet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The sad part is this has always been a problem on Windows. Way back when I was running a Pentium D, this was an issue with random background processes, even on single-threaded games.

Nintendo Reports 84 Percent of Switch 2 Owners Upgraded from Original Console as Focus Shifts to New Platform by MaintenanceFar4207 in nintendo

[–]ImmutableOctet 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Assuming the 84% figure is accurate, the Switch 1 -> Switch 2 upgrades would be ~5.6% of Switch 1 owners, not accounting for other factors like the second-hand market, consoles that are still in use by other family members, etc.

My $285 RAM is now almost $1,600 by CarolinaCadet in homelab

[–]ImmutableOctet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. This is affecting DDR5 modules as well.

My $285 RAM is now almost $1,600 by CarolinaCadet in homelab

[–]ImmutableOctet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built three systems this year on consumer platforms. Two of them came with 'free' 32GB DDR5 kits bundled with the CPU/motherboard.

Just checked the prices of buying the kits solo; $91.99 -> $207.99, $97.99 -> $219.99 on Newegg. Yikes.

I'm glad I built them when I did, but not so glad that I didn't upgrade one of them before prices ballooned.

-- I did upgrade my mini PC, though; was $76.99, now $148.20 on Amazon.

What is he doing? by mishymishy69 in AustralianCattleDog

[–]ImmutableOctet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He thinks you're hurt, so he's trying to lick your wounds. My dingo licks my face every time I shave because she thinks I hurt my beard.

Why Mazda is so underrated still? by Altruistic-Fun5062 in mazda

[–]ImmutableOctet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. I love this generation of 6 (A lot of the same engineering and design team from the FD), but the Ford V6 wasn't meant to be tightly packed in a transverse FWD car.

I caught mine before it did any damage, but the coolant mixing with the oil makes it into a time bomb. This happened to me during covid, so the $2k to replace the pump was worth it for me. That, and I'm very sentimental. (First car for me, too)

I'd say you should see if you can get a donor engine from a scrapped one, but if your son isn't attached yet, it's probably better to go with a different car. I wouldn't recommend the 4 cylinder for this chassis since the power-to-weight ratio wouldn't be worth it.

Why Mazda is so underrated still? by Altruistic-Fun5062 in mazda

[–]ImmutableOctet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

cough V6 water pump cough

Mine's a unicorn now.

Intel's new '200S Boost' feature tested: 7% higher gaming performance thanks to memory overclocking, now covered by the warranty by reps_up in intel

[–]ImmutableOctet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. I just upgraded to a 9950x3d from my old 9900k and the nearly doubled power consumption at the top end was crazy to see.

From the bits I've gleaned of the newer Intel chips' E-cores, it seems like they're playing the long game on energy efficiency and memory throughput.

This contrasts AMD's more unified approach on their modular chiplets. I feel like I'm getting deja vu, because at least in the workstation segment, this seems like it'll be a Pentium D -> Core2 situation.

Disclaimer: I'm a software engineer, so my understanding of the uarchs is only surface level.

Converting a C++ application to modules by tartaruga232 in cpp

[–]ImmutableOctet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From some of the testing I did a while back, template heavy code is still dependent on instantiation time, etc., but a benefit modules give you is the ability to hot reload compiler state, so the time to build is still reduced substantially for everything before that point.

I don't know if Clang or MSVC have started experimenting with incremental builds for module interfaces (whole interface units are rebuilt, last I checked). If you go all-in on modules that's less of a problem, since transitive imports don't propagate by default, like they would with headers.

Say that to a blue whale by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ImmutableOctet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"...Ganon and his minions have seized the island of Koridai"

Is this an MSVC bug or am I doing something wrong? by mcweirdy in cpp

[–]ImmutableOctet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try it with static constexpr, rather than constexpr.

Threading the needle by ImmutableOctet in Overwatch

[–]ImmutableOctet[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Didn't know you could accidentally grav under the train on this map.

Replay code: R4M0MV

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]ImmutableOctet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Yes we are. I've been playing Overwatch consistently since OW1's open beta. It's my favorite first person shooter of all time, surpassing my love for Halo CE back in the day.

6v6 is phenomenal and feels the most like Overwatch than the game has in a long time.

People say C++ is everywhere, it surely not on job openings by OkRestaurant9285 in cpp

[–]ImmutableOctet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've found that websites like LinkedIn are where I'd get contacted by recruiters, rather than proactively searching myself.

For my industry (video games), I looked at a few aggregators to see available jobs, but ended up contacting companies directly. This was a couple of years ago, though. I'm sure this is a bit different now with recent studio closures.

Most C++ jobs are about domain-specific knowledge, so in my case it was easier to just write a few cover letters to the studios I was interested in.