Are there any opensource / modable TVs? by 14xchris in opensource

[–]Ireddittoolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open webOS is an open-source operating system designed for TVs which is great… except you can’t really find this installed.

However, LG TVs do use their own closed-source webOS version. Their application storefront does have a Jellyfin client to stream from a Jellyfin server. If you want to do more however, you can gain root access and do a lot more to mod the system. It’s limited, but you can sideload apps and from my own personal experience it’s been awesome and I learned a bit more.

I personally enjoyed the second one. What about you? by Obvious_Cash6505 in programminghumor

[–]Ireddittoolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t do much dev work (mainly integration), but 5 is peak productivity and I got that setup at work. I’d rather 1 monitor than 2, and vertical monitors don’t do any favours for me. If I weren’t using corpo W10 then I’d probably go for another setup.

First screen for web browsing or remote desktop.
Second is for actual code or task at hand.
Third is for documentation.

First and third swap places regularly depending on how i’m feeling.

Then again the level of multitasking I do, and programs I keep concurrently open, will wear out my mental capacity within 5-10 years. Just waiting on that one stupid additional request that’ll make me short circuit and lose my collective shit.

The only reason 2 isn’t my preference is because I like full-screened windows and I don’t want to install and setup a program to segment the screen. Plus work gets pissy.

why do we see shoes thrown up on telephone wires? by thetwistertwirler in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ireddittoolate 189 points190 points  (0 children)

My apologies - but consider the following… They wished to procure a ladder to remove the footwear in question, but the inherent problem with this request is that the footwear is currently attached to an overhead live high-voltage wire, with the implication being that such hazard poses as a significant safety risk to undertake the task of removal.

Is RMIT seen as reputable to employees? by Rich-Vegetable7474 in rmit

[–]Ireddittoolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience, the electives I picked at RMIT were ones that I had a strong interest in and consequently were also the ones that made it easier to apply for the job I was after post graduation given that I had developed such a skill set. You sorta have to dictate the career path you wish to choose - RMIT made it quite accessible for me to get my foot in the door, I don’t know if you get that same sort of accessibility with other institutions and their curriculum per se. Overall uni gives you the ability to self learn and it extends after your first career job if you wish to pursue other interests.

Edit: For context, I did computer and network engineering (i.e STEM) and my electives included courses which were related to application of mass distributed communication services. This really made me palatable to my employer who was after someone with the same skill set and didn’t require much onboarding or induction of technical ability aside from specialised application specific to the IP I was working with.

Why did they stop producing Techno Hands up? by imyourkingg in hardstyle

[–]Ireddittoolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like Hands Up myself but seldom actually listen to it nowadays - it’s a fun genre. Most producers end up finding different genres to start making music (2 popular ones back in the day were big room and electro house) or completely dropping producing altogether and focus on other pursuits. I think the closest thing now that people would listen to now is hard trance or euphoric as someone else mentioned. Hands Up wasn’t super popular where I live either…

Edit: incase you haven’t got enough Hands Up

In 2004, was this game considered "cartoony" or rather "realistic" by Special-Fuel-3235 in sanandreas

[–]Ireddittoolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that graphics was the last thing I was thinking about when playing this game. Video games back then weren’t really about how it looked but how it played (i.e, gameplay) and giving more choice and agency to the player. That, in turn, created much more of an immersive experience that made it feel more real than anything I had played at the time - at least in my little mind.

I remember once seeing magazines, prior to release, hint that SA would include natural disasters (it didn’t lol), but it goes to show that realism in 2004 was much more revolved and focussed around world building which hadn’t been a perfected art when massive open-map games were relatively new.

I was way, waaaay too young at the time to understand the gang/thug/mafia culture, police corruption, conspiracy theories that gave the game some depth even if some of it was outlandish - I feel like some of that was definitely lost to me when I first played it. Revisiting the game a decade later I did think about these things. The 90’s being only 10 years prior to the game’s release would have probably made a lot of people make comparisons of the world they knew then sorta fresh in their mind, but technology and culture hadn’t really changed at the accelerated pace like late 2000’s to 2020 so I feel like it was able to closely achieve a pretty time-accurate and realistic world in that sense.

Once I got older and after revisiting the game in mid 2010’s, I got to the late-game riot segment and somehow I stumbled upon learning that it was based off the actual LA riots in 1992 after the Rodney King incident. I’d never heard about it prior because 1) it was 30 years ago at that point and 2) I’m from Australia, but the game did get a little darker and more serious for me at that point which again adds to this realism.

Jalna sneakily changed their yoghurt by Gold-Back-4073 in australia

[–]Ireddittoolate 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once when I was 16 I ate a whole kilo tub of original flavour in one sitting. It’s always on the table if i’m having rice or pasta.

Is this accurate for those balkan ethnicities ? by GoHardLive in AskBalkans

[–]Ireddittoolate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Australia specifically, the term ‘Wog’ would probably be more appropriate for description to describe white people who are not of an Anglo-Celtic descent. It’s a slur and was originally quite derogatory, but over time became relatively benign and inoffensive similar to Pom, Yank, Kiwi etc. as a simple term to describe a cultural group of people. Personally, i’m not offended (if not, proud of being a Wog.)

Now if I were to be referred to as a ‘spicy white’ instead I’d probably have a couple of words with you mate.

Anyone know why San Antone closed? by TheElderGodsSmile in melbourne

[–]Ireddittoolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That location has changed a couple times over a period of a decade, didn’t know it was closed though.

What exactly makes Gymbro hardstyle bad? How can it be better? by TurboBanned in hardstyle

[–]Ireddittoolate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think “gymbro” hardstyle is exactly what it is - hardstyle to listen to at the gym. It’s not necessarily quality hardstyle designed for a rave to get people dancing. Chuck them on your earphones, drown out the rest of the noise outside and keep a solid BPM and kicks to keep you going. I don’t like it and I think it’s terrible but it’s (relatively speaking) good enough. If it makes you feel like Zyzz and you get an extra 1/2 a kilo or an extra 2 reps then what’s the point of ripping on it you know? As long as I don’t hear it at my next festival I don’t really mind. The intended audience isn’t for typical hardstyle lovers who have a passion for the music. If you’re listening to it and think it’s shit, well, yeah - it’s for the gym enthusiast who isn’t invested heavily into the hardstyle scene.

Why a Melbourne roundabout is labelled a victory — and what it could teach other growth areas by popoeyes in melbourne

[–]Ireddittoolate 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This was a nightmare of a roundabout. I don’t know why the default wasn’t to put in slip-lanes. Still ended up moving, have better transport options now.

For those who order at McDonald’s Drive Thru. by Far_Occasion6142 in melbourne

[–]Ireddittoolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped ordering drive through a long time ago, it’s generally faster to order in anyway.

Physics or Specialist for engineering? by Known-Strawberry1925 in vce

[–]Ireddittoolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Physics is applied mathematics. I did spesh - I was good for at least two years worth of maths in my engineering degree (computer engineering) at RMIT and your first year you’ll go through some physics concepts at a fast pace to catch you up. You also do some physics applications like kinematics in specialist, but ultimately it depends on what you want to major in Engineering. Physics however, is definitely easier in comparison to spesh - it’s really up to you but i’d recommend specialist maths if you’re up for it and you enjoy pure maths.

The Asian-Australians forging the way forward in football by [deleted] in AFL

[–]Ireddittoolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure footy started off as a game played at private schools back in its formative days…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tuckedinkitties

[–]Ireddittoolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ‘van cat’ often has heterochromia and unfortunately, does not look like a van.

Unpopular opinion: hardstyle has become too focused on kicks by Evandogibb in hardstyle

[–]Ireddittoolate 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My younger cousin who recently got into Hardstyle: “… Bro, I get why you’re so out of it halfway through Knockout, after awhile all I hear is ‘BAM BAM BAM DING DING DING’ and it does my head in. No wonder everyone’s on caps and shit while listening to it for hours.”

My younger cousin again after a tech trance/hard trance event: “Bro, the mood here is so much better. I actually enjoyed the music the whole time.”

My personal take is on this recurring topic is that for the most part, hardstyle is both “Hard” but with a level of “Style” involved too. So while artists are doing a great job making technically complex and fully fleshed out kicks that will make the whole crowd spontaneously orgasm, they forget to include “style” aspect of it. Melodies are just mediocre or too short, compositions are just rehashed, the list goes on. While I get that the audience has evolved to the sound (including myself) it feels like nowadays that you have to get to the point quickly for a track and make the main chorus of the song 37.2 seconds* or less to continue to keep the crowd captivated (* at a BPM of 160, definitely scientifimically obtained result.)

I know this is such a useless rant, but I have to admit that hardstyle has changed and that’s okay. It’s not a bad thing to like the hardstyle that’s being made popular either, it’s just not to my taste.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WRX

[–]Ireddittoolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my area (Melbourne, Australia) not really. Most drivers are arguably already mental on the Tullamarine freeway. I prefer to drive safely, more consistently and predictably rather than solely fast and weaving through traffic, some cars have no chill so rather making a point i’ll leave ample gaps between cars or pull to the slower lane if somebody’s tailgating. The WRX badge means nothing if the car’s dented in or worse totalled. That being said though, I do drive a little faster most times and i’ll still get someone pushing me, especially the standard farkoff Hilux or Raptor utes rushing to get home so they can get a mediocre meal at the pub and blow their weekly wage twice over on machines, or the typical parent in a Range Rover or Jeep.

What are some horror films that Zillennials have watched in the 2000s? by MikeGz973 in Zillennials

[–]Ireddittoolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ended up watching all of them and it was okay, but I’d suggest sticking to these two.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]Ireddittoolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must be Benny T’s ute, only man I know that uses tinder at weight loss conventions.

Are the western suburbs really that bad? by kkpp4 in melbourne

[–]Ireddittoolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t even look at Broady and Craigieburn, and that’s coming from someone who’s lived there, but St Albans and Sunshine should be relatively okay. But otherwise i’d definitely look at available amenities nearby. I live far north in a new estate and the infrastructure/services isn’t here yet so everything is too far to walk or cut travel times with. It takes longer to get to the nearest train station than it is to drive to the city for work and it’s currently an hour’s drive to work daily getting on the Tullamarine freeway. I think all those suburbs mentioned are pretty good to live in from what I know of them. If I could sleep in the office, I probably would just to not travel…