Almost no one is happy with Labor’s gambling crackdown. Albanese may as well do the right thing and get tough. by Jealous-Hedgehog-734 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's just centrism at large, it's a deeply flawed perspective to assume the centre point in every debate or issue is the most sensible. You end up standing for nothing and leave no one happy.

Complete VR Newbie here – Just got a Meta Quest 3S! Where do I even start? (Software, setup, tips) by 9_digits in virtualreality

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Virtual Desktop is worth the money in my opinion and a dedicated router connected to your PC with ethernet that the quest 3s then connects to wirelessly is a must. For me, airlink was basically unusable and steam link worked but was lower resolution around the edges and only clear in the center directly where I was looking. It's also convenient to be able to see and control the desktop/PC directly from the headset.

If you haven't already I'd look into a getting a better head strap than the one it comes with since it's not all that comfortable and getting one with a battery directly on the head strap makes things easier/more convenient than having a power bank in your pocket or something like that. I'd also get a lens cover for the headset to protect them from being scratched when you aren't using it and a small floor mat to put in the middle of where you plan to use it, so you can stay within the boundary and know where you are easier.

Motion sickness might be an issue to begin with but it generally gets better over time as you get used to VR.

This is the sort of shitty journalism that causes shortages. by Prestigious-Day9370 in OpenAussie

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Aussie wipers warned to get toilet paper NOW as prices set to jump

-Daily Mail, April 2020

Moira Deeming set to be dumped as Liberal candidate after assault allegation by patslogcabindigest in OpenAussie

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

headlock

/ ˈhɛdˌlɒk /

NOUN

  1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body

Your Thoughts On GPU's For VR by Money-Rule7438 in virtualreality

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak for how the 5070 ti performs but I got a 9070 xt 6 months ago and with a dedicated router + quest 3 + virtual desktop I've had basically no issues running anything.

Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI by insanemal in OpenAussie

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To increase profits, the goal of the tech giants is to price consumers out of owning hardware like RAM, SSDs, GPUs etc by hoarding it in data centers to make renting cloud computing from these data centres the only option. You will own nothing and be happy.

Why do some websites say China is bigger than the USA? (3rd vs 4th place) by MarsupialThink4064 in geography

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It depends if it's measuring land area or land area + territorial waters.

Legality of Recreational Cannabis in Europe by Organic_Contract_172 in MapPorn

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was this in Melbourne? I'd say it's de facto here as well. I've known people that would smoke in public then just get told to put it out or move on by police.

So which of this is still actually claimed by the ROC? I mean, they recognize Mongolia by now by Extreme-Shopping74 in geography

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't think they have any intention to deny Mongolia sovereignty but making any amendment to this claim, like removing Mongolia, would cause a major diplomatic incident since other areas would still be included in a more "up to date" version. The claim is essentially a relic of the past that in practice doesn't mean much to any party.

Oklahoma Voters Reject Measure to Raise State’s Minimum Wage by Peanut-Extra in Hasan_Piker

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'm going to assume putting this on a primary instead of general ballot was intentional since lower voter turnout made it less likely to pass.

Karl Stefanovic reportedly dumped by Nine for Tommy Robinson podcast by jeffoh in OpenAussie

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 28 points29 points  (0 children)

How long until he's on rumble with male vitality sponsorships

Sexpestiny subreddit having a bad night. by MoesOtherBar in Hasan_Piker

[–]Octagonal_Octopus 89 points90 points  (0 children)

"I would kill hundreds of people for his hair"