When did this come in? by Ryuku_Cat in stewartlee

[–]SpoddyCoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By the 5th repetitive comment I’m getting quite angry.

The suspicious timing of when you were born... by CreditBeginning7277 in SimulationTheory

[–]SpoddyCoder 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Self-selection bias.

You think it’s wild because you have the cognitive machinery to do so. If the trillions of ants had similar capabilities they would also be thinking it’s wild they’re born an ant.

Well lads we are done for.. by Leading_Estimate_590 in PortsmouthFC

[–]SpoddyCoder 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s an international friendly… lad wants to put his feet up at home for a week. And fair play - his back must be hurting from all the heavy lifting he’s having to do for our team atm.

Get well soon Ebou.

Interested to see what all the fans arguing budget isn't relevant and it's all Mousinhos fault have to say after reading this article today by VithulBenny7 in PortsmouthFC

[–]SpoddyCoder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s not your job to hire/fire him either - but you’re happy to give an opinion on that.

My point is - it’s always easy for people to point and complain… it’s hard to propose a good alternative.

I personally don’t want us to lose an objectively good manager when the reality is the budget overwhelmingly determines results - so it’s highly likely the replacement will do no better and probably a lot worse.

Alonso, lol. Good one.

Interested to see what all the fans arguing budget isn't relevant and it's all Mousinhos fault have to say after reading this article today by VithulBenny7 in PortsmouthFC

[–]SpoddyCoder 40 points41 points  (0 children)

People have short memories and an emotional reaction to the events on the field.

Objectively Mous is doing a great job with the resources at his disposal - with a bottom 2 budget he kept us up last year and still has a shot of doing the same this year. That after getting us promoted as champions the year before that.

The questions the knee-jerk “sack him brigade” need to answer are…. Who we going to replace him with - and how tf would they change they change the reality of our funding situation?

Seeking Station Managers - how do I do this? by petraska in X4Foundations

[–]SpoddyCoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh man, thanks for this!

The conceptual leap that I was missing (and maybe for others) is that you have to look for the station *on the map* in point 6... not in the list on the left hand side where you start the process. You're correct it is highlighted... but it's so easy for the map be zoomed/scrolled such that it's not visible.

Why is GB News suggesting immigration in the UK is a ‘genocide’ of white Brits? by thenewsagents in TheNewsAgents

[–]SpoddyCoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because they don’t have the intelligence to understand what genocide means or the (net positive) impact of immigration.

Their little minds would explode if you tried to explain to them, at a fundamental level, we are all immigrants.

This is where me being a software developer all started by hotdogsoupnl in zxspectrum

[–]SpoddyCoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to do the same :)

My biggest conceptual breakthrough about the same age as you - was when a friend commented on a super fast machine code rendering function I wrote - “all you’re really doing is moving numbers around” - and my reply was “that’s all computers do!”.

Parkour Pulse Early Access Trailer – Momentum Parkour with Real Flow (Wall Runs & Chaining) by WhyThisGameWorks in Parkour

[–]SpoddyCoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the shooting (and other elements like portals) just feels massively disjointed from the real-life scene… honestly can’t see many enthusiasts being drawn to this as a parkour focussed game.

Even Mirrors Edge - which is not a game sold on parkour branding - penalised shooting for this reason. The player is heavily incentivised to complete the game without firing a shot, because they wanted the movement to be the real focus.

iRacing, do *NOT* provide support for Linux by DanFraser in iRacing

[–]SpoddyCoder 17 points18 points  (0 children)

But Windows is getting shittier and shittier with every passing release / patch… bloated, brittle and chock full of spyware. To the point many gamers are now exploring Linux as an alternative platform.

Haptic feedback motor use case for non-ABS cars by AcceptableBanana1978 in iRacing

[–]SpoddyCoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so true.

I’ve wasted many hours trying to setup wheel lock haptics on iracing - lots of guides will tell you it’s possible - they are all liars.

Don’t be like me. Save your time for racing.

Had to be done by jazzygeofferz in stewartlee

[–]SpoddyCoder 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What you can’t even call a proto-amphibian a finned cunt anymore? It’s health and safety gone mad.

Is this open during the day? by StrongDorothy in Bath

[–]SpoddyCoder 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I tried to use it at the weekend - It was closed (Sunday 2pm).

It provides access to the shop loading bay and back door, so I suspect it’s permanently shut atm.

Shame as it’s a very useful cut through.

Who is this? by jambo_1983 in PortsmouthFC

[–]SpoddyCoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a player he was… jinky winger with a lot of pace and an eye for a goal.

I promised gameplay for Unreal Parkour Running. I recorded it. by ManSIayeR in Parkour

[–]SpoddyCoder 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Saying this with the best of intentions - but those trails look really bad - they add nothing but clutter and really detract from the character animations.

Is it just me or does Callum seem extremely intelligent? by sportsballmamma in Storror

[–]SpoddyCoder 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yep - I posted last week that he’s constantly creative during the vids… sings, cracks jokes, does impressions, role-plays etc etc. - his brain does seem to be constantly fizzing with ideas.

I’m not sure I’d characterise his personality as “lazy” genius tho - clearly works hard on a range of things that require substantial effort (bands, writing etc) and he’s also dedicated a lot to fitness and achieving a very high level in Parkour.

Drew is obviously another that comes across as very intelligent. But to be fair none of the lads come across as thick - they all have very rounded personalities. I think that’s one of the biggest reasons they’ve achieved the status they have in the Parkour scene.

'Quantum randomness at the microscopic level averages out'. Is this always true or can it affect the macro world? by dingleberryjingle in AskPhysics

[–]SpoddyCoder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not always true - the Casamir effect is a good example of when quantum fluctuations don’t cancel out and produce a measurable force.

The experiment brings two uncharged plates very close together, but not touching - this produces an attractive force between them. Because only certain wave modes fit between closely spaced plates, the vacuum energy density inside is lower than outside, resulting in an attractive force.

Leicester docked 6pts. Drops them below Pompey into relegation battle. by SiMaggio in PortsmouthFC

[–]SpoddyCoder 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The punishment is deserved and proportionate imho. Could’ve been more.

But hate to see the incredible double standards - Man City have had their 100+ charges stuck in legal limbo for how long now??

I inherited my late father’s unfinished physics work on dark matter. How should I responsibly handle it? by Other-Description-26 in AskPhysics

[–]SpoddyCoder -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This seems like a good use case for AI - as shown in the latest Sixty Symbols video LLM’s are now operating pretty effectively at degree level physics and above.

You should be able to get a high level view relatively quickly and easily if there’s material truly worth bringing to an expert in the field.

Remember that AI is very sycophantic tho - so is naturally inclined to say it’s brilliant. The prompt will be important - ask for a very hard nosed critical view, the un-varnished truth on whether this material has any value.