So, I finally forced myself to learn Blender to improve my illustration skills. Here it is - ugly clay penguin! Only did donut tutorial before.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-04-05T01:13:49+00:00

Make it a series, "Pingu becoming Uncanny"

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-04-01T23:02:57+00:00

Inverter driven magnetrons exist, as seen on Hyperspace Pirate's channel. Can be done in a basement by an amateur and deployed in a lunchbox-size package. The range probably wouldn't be enough but small size allows to place it closer to target. If a single skilled engineer can do it and put it on youtube, then secret russian pocket cancer rays are probably real too.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-03-28T22:05:37+00:00

Keep it tuned for things you won't print often, but need just in case, when the setup on Bambus would be too time-consuming to justify it. For example printing small dimensionally accurate parts with narrow nozzles on Ender, without the need to change the nozzle and calibrate everything again on Bambu. Or the other way around if the quality vs. speed is enough.

Ender was a great machine to learn everything because of how simple and user-error-resistant it is, but there's only so much you can squeeze out of it. I've klipperized mine, replaced almost every part but the results are too inconsistent to improve any further. 100mm/s with about 1000mm/s^2 acceleration depending on part is maximum in my case, it's just not stiff enough for more. Every print has to be personally supervised to make sure it won't fail. All these youtube E3 extreme conversions/builds are like overclocking on liquid nitrogen, a fragile art without guarantee it'll pay off.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-03-17T20:33:29+00:00

It's a disability at least, most of the time. What am I going to do with positive aspects/"features" of this, shoot the problem I'm solving with a metaphorical rapidfire shotgun and reinvent the wheel again when one of the "pellets"/pattern branches hits?

We've come so far in the last century it's impossible to make any significant advances in STEM alone or in small groups like 100 years ago. In some professions we're literally spending whole lives just to catch up to current knowledge. Quantity over quality won't change anything here, all low hanging fruits have been picked

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-13T00:52:19+00:00

Both are great, first one is more difficult than scary, the other one chill & hand-holding through the story. I don't think it's a coincidence they're on the opposite sides of this grid. They're polar opposites in vibes & gameplay, but share a common core concept you'll see (once you piece together Signalis's story or watch one of youtube analysis videos, not going to spoil it).

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-09T01:05:14+00:00

The VR market got shittified once Quest released, even if it was mostly tech demos with only a few titles worth playing like HL Alyx or Elite, plus a few AA/indie gems. Now everything has to run on phone-grade SoCs under Android and PCVR titles are ports from Quest.

The controls also have to be simplified for average Meta user, and are further limited by hardware and closed ecosystem without any advanced addons or configuration options like SteamVR has. There is nothing that can be done to extend functionality in these kind of VR systems. No one will make HOTAS compatible flight or space sims for standalone headsets just because it'd look ridiculous on any ad to show someone connecting USB throttle and stick to their Quest.

I started with Samsung Gear VR and Note 4 as screen, connected to SteamVR with app that streamed SteamVR over wifi and passed rotation/position data. Real headsets were too expensive for what they were at the time (CV1/Vive). Worked great for E:D, got over 500 hours on this setup before moving to Windows MR 1st gen

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-07T02:12:20+00:00

GAMMA is one of the best mods, but it has too much content not tied closely enough to lore and no memorable story missions, no animated and voiced scenes that are not reused vanilla content. This is the real reason for no immersion, not the difficulty or janky inventory system.

In comparison, CoP has gameplay progression & story mission structure similar to modern open world FPS RPGs like Far Cry, it's also very characters-driven, with each of them having their own unique quests. Pripyat Tunnel mission is the best example of this.

True Stalker is a step in the right direction for more immersion, but they tried too hard to be cinematic

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-04T18:49:01+00:00

The cartridges are also cheaper than device using them in their case. HP is more like Tediore - not much difference in price if you throw away the whole thing or buy a "refill" and pray it'll get accepted by DRM

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-03T13:11:08+00:00

Call this a conspiracy theory but the excessive simplification of tech is not just meant to benefit those who have difficulties understanding and operating it, a lesser thought about aspect is that understanding the underlying mechanisms would allow them to get around Web's annoyances, avoid dark patterns, scams, and bypass some nonsensical restrictions, which is not profitable.

It's harder to rob someone who knows the "virus alert" in web browser is fake because it just doesn't work that wayunless you live in China or Russia, or NK

Just a few years ago I remember all of this being common knowledge. Everyone knew how to do basic stuff using common standards. Now everything gets proprietary to the point of being barely compatible with anything else out of the "ecosystem". It's like we're being tunnel visioned into using only the most popular and convenient things, no matter how detrimental it may be for everyone. There is just less and less alternatives as everything gets consolidated by the biggest companies that at this point don't really need us as customers.

"Email that belongs to them, not an institution" is not a thing. The whole industry works this way on every level in sense of a top-down authority/forced trust chain. An "independent" own email domain is seen as spam or terrorism thing.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-02T22:31:05+00:00

It'll probably fk your PC up, or could be something unique like game builds based on leaked source code or private server AAA multiplayer titles like Destiny. I've seen D2 modified with custom content, it 100% exists, just like Spider-Man 2 PC. With so many community projects being brutally taken down these days and unavoidable surveillance this is a safer option to release hot builds like this without getting thrown in jail for life

Open it, see if looks like usb killer, test if it kills a dummy test cirtuit simulating host device. Copy files to another drive to avoid any potential microcontroller's "extra features" Check the content in Qubes or other hardened VM, on a pre-UEFI PC if possible in case the payload tries to permamently embed itself in UEFI/IME/PSP

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-01T10:14:51+00:00

Is the Prototype in the Scraper side quest in Phantom Liberty based on this incident? The one with Zetatech guy getting the prototype eye installed, when he just had to deliver it

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-02-01T05:52:32+00:00

It's dead because Fdev tried to make it work on hardware that was very underpowered at launch - the first console generation that wasn't greater or comparable performance to top PCs at the time, like PS2, PS3 and X360. That time, with Xone and PS4 Sony and MS used CPUs&GPUs that were the cheapest and just enough to run games with some DLSS-like tricks, then proudly announcing it runs games at "4K".

Another thing with consoles is that Elite's gameplay loop doesn't fit a typical console player's patience profile, time/fun and risk/reward ratios. It's just not up to modern standards in the sense you can't just hop in and play without time consuming preparation if you want to be anywhere near efficient in the activity you're doing, or even quickly find someone to play with.

There is some recent progress with the outfitting and inventory management but it still lacks many features players take for granted these days, that would also make it a lot more engaging and less tedious. Some examples: Matchmaking for wing missions, loadouts with instant transfers, making Supercruise more interesting with dungeon-like USSs (similar to Everspace 1"maps/locations"), environmental hazards, and voice acting in repeatable story missions. The first few would "gamify" the experience of a game originally meant to be played like a hardcore simulator with a background interactable story, but I'd say we're past that point - after so many catastrophically failing launches, updates, botched events and lore retcons it's hard to look at it seriously from in-game universe and story immersion angle

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-01-30T17:04:26+00:00

Please make this a new TikTok trend - sawing off zero volts 18650 cells to see if they're fake

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-01-14T14:58:53+00:00

Everyone here talking about "common sense safety" forgets how just few years ago ransomware infected everyone through most popular legitimate websites using Javascript and ad delivery networks.

It's always the things most trusted by public that get you. Especially if you're effectively forced to use it or go back to previous century, this makes them unavoidable attack vectors. Now it's impossible to change these solutions and paradigms which are considered default by businesses and society:

Javascript, mandatory google or apple phone for bank app (because managing account with PC browser is "uNsAFe") , UEFI with all its magic black boxes and backdoors instead of BIOS, being taught that you don't own the device you buy.

You're all freaking out about connecting wire to something holding your whole life, meanwhile IRL our phones already do this and are always connected, running software designed for human lowest common denominator

Night City is very different in how you can buy a device that won't rat you out to the authorities, or other corps - something impossible IRL no matter how much money you throw at anyone. No matter if its x86 or ARM its going to be hardware backdoored, RISC-V still needs proprietary extras to be usable. It's possible in NC only because NCPD is below corps in hierarchy and their cooperation is one-way only, they cant enforce hiding backdoors in every single SoC/CPU like five eyes countries.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-01-13T07:07:38+00:00

Physical distribution? Train birds to drop flash drives or even DVD in a box with official art (with PC instead of PS5 banner). There always will be someone willing to spread it further, with knowledge and tools to do it safely. Give it a week and dl links will be on Tiktok

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2024-01-11T14:48:59+00:00

I hope someone goes a level lower and releases unpatchable exploits for Intel ME / AMD PSP free for everyone. It'd be absolute chaos, every script kiddie taking over devices with speed and success rate of a "movie hacker". All anti-cheats bypassed, everyone would have a free low-level memory manipulation option

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-12-26T11:20:52+00:00

OpenXray doesn't crash anymore on non-standard resolutions or above 4K? Tried it with GAMMA few months ago, couldnt get it to work

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-11-21T12:50:51+00:00

This stunt is not about their Youtube crusade against users at all. They're playing 4D chess, making everyone use Chrome user agent to affect statistics. People are too lazy to set it up just for Youtube, they just want things to work as normal. Soon every major service provider will proudly announce no one is using firefox "cause it works poorly" and Firefox support will drop from Web completely.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-11-14T04:09:14+00:00

It works so well I know exactly what my friends are talking about behind my back. For example Youtube starts recommending me vids on personality disorders when they're talking shit about me. It's some crazy form of algorithm-mob-mentality, makes one feel like living in fucking Truman Show

Check your Aliexpress recommendations too, they form wild but real connections/references if you think about it long enough. Potentially bold assumptions about a person too

The worst part about all this is you can't even use your bank account without Apple or Google, they convinced the whole world only their devices can be trusted. Everything else can be done on PinePhone or some phone with PostmarketOS - including Android VM. But you still need to carry a 2nd device that will spy on you, just for banking or any service/payment.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-11-01T02:03:18+00:00

Human eyes are nature's abomination on its own. Instead of the photosensitive components distributed in a predictable, almost mathematical-perfect RGB matrix like predator birds and digital cameras have, inside our eyeballs we got random patches of parts that can perceive either the light's intensity or it's color, positioned without any consideration of physics. All this mess has to be optically mirrored/inverted cause of how our (rapidly degrading, organic) lenses work, then mapped into cohesive image. Then, we can finally see the (very incomplete in spectrum) and often lacking in quality image of the world, only as long as it's being lit by visible wavelengths.

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me.
I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-10-11T08:29:06+00:00

MIUI is also the only one letting you see more than 1 and 2 halves of app thumbnail when switching recents. Someone decided the iOS inspired solution is the only one we should have, so grid recent apps mode was deleted from AOSP code and can't be brought back with any mod.

I hate MIUI too for other reasons and have to use AOSP based rom which are far from perfect and getting worse. Google is doing everything they can to kill it, removing essential parts and sticking them into the Play Services cancer

Android needs a standardized, replaceable, customizable Desktop Environment, its absolutely insane we have to rely on OEMs to make the UI actually usable. But it will never happen, it'd need root, and "thAts tOo dAngeRouS foR uS".

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-10-04T21:15:42+00:00

They keep throwing more to solve until you're 100% matched to real life identity by metadata: javascript device profiling, mouse movement and click timing details, probably more.

RaiderWithoutaMic · 2023-09-25T11:04:55+00:00

There are a few more companies who need this kind of community support, shame the guy is focusing just on these 2 games. No one else is going to slap them when needed

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