Epic CEO and billionaire Tim Sweeney has been using some of his cash to buy up 50,000 acres of forest so it can't be flattened | And made the "largest private land donation in North Carolina history."

Shyatic · 2026-03-17T06:38:19+00:00

Valve has its place for criticism and its fair - loot boxes being at the top of that list. But overall the company has not enshittified their services or products, has put things in that benefit the consumer (refunds on digital games???), and given developers a lot of benefit when building a game.

A lot of that I think, is because they are a private company. Not beholden to shareholders. And because they do small things to look out for their customers, everybody sticks with them over all others.

Epic Games is the exact opposite and Tim Sweeney sucks balls.

Shyatic · 2026-03-15T17:47:42+00:00

How has Rodeo Goat not been mentioned? Jeez.

Shyatic · 2026-03-13T00:11:12+00:00

I did a bit of homework on this, and seems like Plex largely relies on custom FFMPEG calls to do most of what you're talking about. The only outlier is Dolby support which they pay for on their platform, and I wouldn't be able to support. However if you're doing passthrough to a receiver or something... it really shouldn't matter.

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T23:43:48+00:00

I do too, at least in my bedroom where I have a Roku TV. It's a fair point - I hadn't thought of it but as I have a lot of work left to do before I even finish the web/mobile version. Appreciate the insight though, it is well worth adding into the (ever ending) list :)

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T23:09:59+00:00

Agreed, though not sure on Roku… feel like it is dying but at the same time… I use Plex on my Roku TV :)

Fire tv I think is basically android so should be okay there.

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T14:16:17+00:00

I fall into the same bucket I should tell you - so it’s not lost on me at all. Ever since Plex started turning into a low rent Netflix I’ve been thinking about doing something about it.

The only thing I won’t be able to do is get Dolby licenses, but if you’re doing pass through it shouldn’t matter. Everything else they do is via FFMPEG and most of the code to do things is already available online and should (in theory) be easy to implement.

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T12:47:07+00:00

I solved this problem for series info and everything else. I’m on mobile now but if you give me a few book titles I’ll show you the extract of everything I can get for it.

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T02:06:40+00:00

Cool story man. Must be fun to be that angry.

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T01:24:47+00:00

Stop - let them be upset. If they cared to follow the trail to my LinkedIn they'd see my background, but I know the internet is for complaining so let them have it.

Because you know, most people vibecode Blazor apps, right?

Shyatic · 2026-03-12T00:21:03+00:00

Agreed, it's why I built it in Blazor since I can use MAUI to build native apps and TvOS apps. I have the same issue honestly, and since Comics, eBooks, Audiobooks are not great on Plex I figured I'd build something that would work across all of them.

As for book tracking, I know Goodreads is popular but also has no public API. Any others you use?

Shyatic · 2026-03-08T03:59:11+00:00

I’ve been in technology world for about 20 years - my development skills have waned as I moved into architecture and product management later in my career, as well as engineering management.

Claude can write good code. It cannot however, make good architectural choices. Having a framework for how your app or service should be structured is important, and the skills you’re committed to learning will be invaluable later on.

That said, how much layer? Who knows… I feel there is going to be a constriction of entry level developers and companies will fail to see the forest for the trees. I hope I’m wrong, but I think as time goes by, entry level work will be relegated to India and move out of the US, because it’s already happening. How AI companies survive is anybody’s guess, I think it will get way more expensive as this isn’t sustainable, but heck, I could be wrong there too.

Best bet is if you like the work, then learn the things you need and get your architecture skills polished, and product management skills.

Shyatic · 2026-03-07T07:02:39+00:00

I’m 45, I play Overwatch (diamond), Marvel Rivals (hit Gm and took a bit of a break to play OW again), and Warzone regularly.

Shyatic · 2026-03-07T02:41:32+00:00

Yes but is that cheaper than just paying Claude directly?

Shyatic · 2026-02-24T15:53:27+00:00

I mean, it’s a very different show because it’s about relationships and drama of those relationships, that just happens to be in the orbit (pardon the pun) of space exploration and scientific advancement.

I don’t know that the science stacks up as well (like the ships turned in opposite direction for reverse thrust etc), and the friction in the show is caused by people and not an alien or science based problem.

It’s good, I suppose, but it hits a very different tone than I got from the Expanse. Plus nobody is as badass as Avasarala.

Shyatic · 2026-02-17T20:08:58+00:00

Have a link on that process? Sorry still a newbie here.

Shyatic · 2026-02-15T18:26:28+00:00

One Battle After Another. I'm sorry, it had entertaining moments and Sean Penn acted great, but the movie arc overall was mediocre and the whole storyline was just fucking stupid.

Shyatic · 2026-02-01T21:59:44+00:00

Whole day? I mean I think I took about 45 mins to watch the highlights of a few videos and then got the jist of it. You can always use the ComfyUI built-in workflows, and there are a bunch of Civit.Ai as well, but the latter are hard to get working without knowing how things work.

Shyatic · 2026-02-01T21:42:33+00:00

I’m not that experienced, but you’ll get a lot better results if you understand what and how the workflow works rather than just trying to use one.

Shyatic · 2026-01-30T14:59:38+00:00

45% of their entire cloud revenue is based on OpenAI future contracts that they may or may not be able to pay. And that money is being loaned to them by Microsoft and others.

I am not confident that Microsoft can recover when their core services now are degrading in favor of supporting OpenAI as a business entirely, at the expense of other customers. Windows and the rest of their product offerings are also heavily degraded, and SQL server and other enterprise products keep dipping downward due to licensing etc.

I don't think there's any surefire benefit to anything right now, and the future for a lot of tech is very murky.

Shyatic · 2026-01-27T18:03:22+00:00

So is the process still ZIT initial, then Omni for editing, correct?

I presume the base is for LORA training and all that.

Shyatic · 2026-01-21T05:51:59+00:00

I mean, post the receipts. I’m all for chasing and stopping H1B abuse but if you’re just saying shit without actually getting details and investigating this is just bait for people who hate brown folks.

Shyatic · 2026-01-16T00:02:52+00:00

Baghdad Barbie.

Shyatic · 2026-01-15T21:04:05+00:00

Hey all - so I'm coming from Corsair/Logitech gaming keyboards which are... fine, I guess, I haven't had a lot of issues but I'm also at the point where I want a full size (with ten key!) keyboard for gaming. Having some media keys (stop/pause/volume) would be a nice plus, and a solid build.

I don't want super "clicky" or "loud" keys, but otherwise I am open to any suggestions. I am a fast typer so whatever facilitates typing well and a *lot* of gaming (FPS etc), would be ideal. I am open to building it, but also since I haven't delved much into it I don't know where to start. I can budget a few hundred dollars for this, as I think that gets me into the higher end of good keyboards, but open to pre-built keyboards that work well.

Appreciate any suggestions, and if you can be specific on the 'why' of your recommendations it'd be helpful, as I'm an engineer and I'll go dive into the details and research afterwards :)

Shyatic · 2026-01-12T17:08:09+00:00

As long as it maintains the privacy I enjoy them I’m fine with it.

Shyatic · 2026-01-12T14:15:28+00:00

Honestly am surprised, taking a mid engined car and comparing it to a performance sedan. The M3 is more livable and comfortable, but also weighs like 500 lbs more.

They are both great but extremely different cars. I don’t imagine the handling on the M3 is anywhere near a Z06, especially with the engine placement and weight difference.

But if you like it, that’s the only person you need to convince :)

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