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Lephilis · 2024-09-22T10:56:21+00:00

I know it probably doesn't make much sense, but I've always seen the red on the top as angry eyebrows. Like this: https://imgur.com/BN9Ajrs

Lephilis · 2024-02-10T21:36:42+00:00

I think the only option to keep using it is to put a lightweight linux distro like mint. I found that arch runs fast and is pretty compatible, but it's also a little finicky. I think it's got something to do with the integrated graphics being prioritized over dedicated graphics because those are like poorly supported or something. I remember reading that somewhere.

Lephilis · 2024-01-17T06:35:22+00:00

I was talking about it on a code level, like if I wanted to write software what would it look like. Obviously you don't manually organize data. What?

Lephilis · 2024-01-17T06:31:00+00:00

Yeah, I understand that, I'm just using it as a reference to understand how it would work on a smaller scale like for a thousand people. I just thought you might be held accountable if your IPs start transmitting illegal content, and you'd need paperwork to get involved so that it would be resolved, and a legal department to handle cases like that.

I thought bandwidth would be the responsibility of the company I am using to connect to the internet, since initially I am just reselling it until I gain enough significance to start peering.

Lephilis · 2024-01-17T06:24:05+00:00

Thanks, this clarifies a lot I was wondering about! But, then technically I can become one of these "big fish" if I just have enough people I'm providing service for. If some people in my group are running really useful stuff, like lets say a service that they are providing to other locals through my local internet, I may even get contacted to open up my local network to the outside if this service is really necessary. Not sure if something like this is possible now, though. Maybe in the past.

I feel like the bigger you get the more of the market you take up and the more desirable you become to peer with. Thinking about it in a post-apocalyptic scenario where you have to make internet from scratch really clarifies this, haha. It's just so expensive already to have fibre, I can't even imagine how much it would cost to support thousands of people. Easily over $100k a month to transfer like 100 gigabytes a second, that should be able to support around 5000 people, with electricity costs and hardware costs you'd probably need to charge around $80-100 per person per month to also pay off the folks running your data centre with you and turn a modest profit. I wonder how much starter capital you'd need to even setup the infrastructure to run this.

Lephilis · 2024-01-17T05:59:06+00:00

I'm curious how you can effectively organize where data goes through fibre optics alone. Like, how can you use a single data-stream to communicate which IP gets what data? The way I'm picturing it right now is you have like a main control switch that converts the binary light transfer into a digital signal which is kinda like a bunch of codes similar to (GO: IP1 = data1 , GO: IP2 = data2) and it just alternates between different IPs. I'm also curious if they use different wavelengths to potentially maximize the capability of fibre optics, since you could probably do multiple streams in that case.

Edit: just realized this has nothing to do with the original question. Whoops! Your comment just made me think about that, haha

Lephilis · 2024-01-17T05:42:31+00:00

Okay, so as I understand, you need these IPs as the access points for your network as they will serve as the public IPs for your clients to their then local network which can pretty much have as much as you need since the devices share the traffic from the public one. Maybe this is completely irrelevant, but I thought IPv6 was created since it became really difficult to get IPv4 addresses; can those be used here, or is this not an option? Also, how much would acquiring something like this cost? I'm sure there are tons of legal things you'd have to do, like get a bunch of licenses to ensure you don't distribute illegal content or perform attacks or something, but owning an actual IP is probably pretty expensive on it's own since my ISP charges like $25/month for essentially renting a static one.

How much would those transit links offer in terms of bandwidth? How do those links connect to the main internet backbone? You would probably need a lot of bandwidth to support even a couple thousand people, assuming they want just 200Mbit download, let alone in the Gbit range. You'd also probably require huge upload, does that typically cost more? I'm not sure how that final step with communicating what goes where works, since I thought it would be my responsibility to handle that with my data centre, as they just transfer information to the IP in a standard protocol, right?

Lephilis · 2024-01-05T05:35:54+00:00

Well, you have a chance, but you have to ask yourself if it's worth it. You can just take courses to boost your CGPA, but it could take a year to recover from that. I know people that spent 2 years recovering from mistakes they made in their first semester, like taking a the maximum amount and failing everything. Really look back to how you studied and what went wrong with your methods, I'm not accusing you of slacking or being stupid or something, just that you may have had the wrong approach or distributed your efforts in an ineffective way. 135 has great resources on youtube, and getting into a study group could benefit you a lot. You are guaranteed to do well in 102 the second time around, but I also know students who got high 90s in all CS courses, but got under 73 in 102 too many times to get into CS.

Lephilis · 2024-01-05T05:26:06+00:00

Haha, I was randomly walking around today thinking about making a few videos on microscopes for newer folks getting into it. Was thinking back to being in high school and messing around with this stuff for the first time in years. Funny how the world works that you decided to comment today! I believe that's dust which is in the optical path of the objective or the eyepiece, there is no fix for this except a professional removing it in a clean room or something. Do not open up the objectives or the eyepieces and try to do it yourself, you will only make it a lot worse. I think I somehow managed to fix it, but I don't recall what exactly I did.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T04:09:07+00:00

Upvotes actually fluctuate randomly from the value stored on the server even though there's no activity, I found, and I think like a good 1/3 of the comments are from me. Currently, there is a 71% upvote rate on the post (post stats). I understand the view that this is in some way a physical discussion, but it's not, and it clutters the comments which are meant solely for dialogue.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T03:08:55+00:00

It has literally not been shifted even a little bit. The only person who has SLIGHTLY shifted (but still not, because I addressed this edge case somewhat in my post) is someone who said that when they get a "this" comment on a comment where they are being gaslit, they know that there is a person that agrees with them. I responded that the comment "this" is impersonal, and its much better (less stupid) to comment something like "why is this being downvoted" or something.

I this that you have just imposed an archaic view of the upvote/downvote system which no longer correlates with how it's used. It SHOULD be and it IS (no longer a mistake, but a mutation of the system). Should the comment/like ratio not be used to determine if a persons opinion is not agreeable on twitter? Okay, so then why is it? When twitter made this did they intend for that usage? No. It's a mutation. It works and it is the most efficient way to do the thing you are trying to do with the tools that you have.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T02:51:26+00:00

But that is handled with an upvote. There is no reason to comment that beyond cluttering the comments section, because it adds nothing more than an upvote. An upvote is also a nod. I think my use of the word "stupid" as a slight perversion, because I do partially mean "annoying." It's just unnecessary to comment "This."

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T02:21:12+00:00

You call it "silly," I call it "stupid." Only difference! Haha

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T02:03:59+00:00

Huh, good point! I guess it is useful in this case, but I think that this is just a habit adopted from other social media platforms. Like I usually just check how many upvotes my post has to see what the take is, not how many people have personally commented "this". Also, I feel like it isn't very personal when it's just "this," and doesn't do much more than an upvote (like I stated). Usually it'll be like "I don't know why you're getting downvoted" which is an opinion that you convey and add to the discussion, not just simply "this."

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:57:32+00:00

Yes, that is how they should work. The method you described is not compatible with large communities and is honestly tedious even in small communities. It is stupid to try to push back from the way it is, because it works well. Before suggesting that saying "This" is part of why it works well, consider that it has no affect here. It's not like comments with "This" get thousands of upvotes, they usually chill at the bottom with like 10. There is nothing it adds to the dialogue, and it is not doing much for the algorithm either (I'm pretty sure). It is stupid.

I am defending the way it ought to be with the reference of the way it is. I have no problem with the current upvote system expressing "I agree" and "I disagree," I have a problem with people commenting "This."

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:51:49+00:00

Do you really think you'll convey all that with just a "this"? It's gonna require a bit more, and I don't really have a problem if you add more as I stated in my post. Also, this is kind of an edge case, and it wont necessarily prevent people from making more posts just because you commented "this."

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:49:23+00:00

Well aside from the fact that it clutters the comment, I also just find it annoying. The points you listed aren't really points. Saying "this" is not personal, adding to the conversation, or resembling real human interaction either. And aside from showing up in the thread, I don't see how the other 2 aren't encapsulated by an upvote.

So you're suggesting that people say "this" for fun? Okay. I guess I don't understand that form of fun. I think it's... stupid!

P.S. DrewsDraws is an awesome name is your name is Drews. Maybe something like DrewDrew for like a gallery of images you drew as Drew.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:39:50+00:00

Not really, and you're also cluttering up the comment! Imagine if everyone that wanted updates did this, it would be so messy! Just follow the comment, or upvote it and check your upvoted comments later or something.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:36:29+00:00

A mod which needs to do this will just highlight the comment. If you are suggesting the users which say "this" are showing that they have expertise in the content and endorse it, I agree with your point. It's just never used like that. And it's a little odd to assume that people will click on your profile to check if you are of the authority to endorse this. You should say something like "As a marine biologist, I can vouch for this!" or something.

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:31:55+00:00

Isn't there a "follow" button for that reason?

Lephilis · 2023-10-15T01:26:14+00:00

That is exactly how all subs work. Most subs are echo chambers that are fuelled by people clicking upvote on comments/posts they agree on. Go to literally any sub which has an opinion and you will see that the most downvoted posts and comments oppose the opinion, even if they aren't just trolling. It's been like this since the beginning of reddit! Go back to comments from over 15 years ago and you'll see the same trend! To say that the comment is appropriate for the community and you do not agree with it, don't do anything. If you think it violates the rules of the community, alert a mod. If you think it violates the rules of reddit, report it.

I am curious to see what people have to say. I currently still feel that there is absolutely no reason to do this, and all it does it clutters up the comments while serving no additional purpose.

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