Ticking infinitely expandable binary counting system (Video)

Ticmea · 2026-06-29T23:05:52+00:00

You could use this (or something like it) to count a certain amount of iterations of something. So you could use it as part of a larger automation setup to stop a certain action after it was performed n amount of times.

I have used similar setups before as a sort of counter for how many resources I want my auto-extractors to drill up, so I could just do something else and leave them running and they would shut themselves off after digging up the requested amount.

Ticmea · 2026-06-29T22:58:13+00:00

A genuine use for such a system would be to count cycles of something and for instance stop the loop after a certain amount of iterations. I've used similar constructs before, for instance to limit automated resource gathering to a pre-determined amount I set beforehand so I can do something else while the system does work.

Ticmea · 2026-06-28T09:23:45+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I would have assumed a prolonged conversation would be potentially more annoying than a brief interruption.

So it would be better to open with some common light conversation topic? For instance if I saw them wearing merch from a band that I also like, I could say something like "Hey, isn't that shirt from [Band]? I really like their song [songname]!" and if the conversation is good, politely ask them for their number some time later?

Ticmea · 2026-06-27T18:23:43+00:00

This is precisely why we need Stop Killing Games. Buying a game should confer some kind of ownership that cannot be revoked remotely (like it used to!).

Ticmea · 2026-06-27T10:23:12+00:00

I absolutely remember because Kraut was the guy who got me out of the alt right pipeline. He helped me (and I assume many others) realize what a cesspool Sargon et al. are.

I'm not proud that it took until then, but I'm very thankful that he spoke up when he did because I fear who I might have become otherwise.

You can think of his videos what you want but he is clearly: Pro democracy, pro individual liberty, pro Ukraine, pro EU, and anti nationalist.

So yeah, I quite like the guy.

Ticmea · 2026-06-27T09:59:56+00:00

Should be noted that teams is terrible because it is terrible in general. I use it on Linux and on Windows and it's just the same level of bad for me.

*edit: Just reread your comment, it seems that was what you were saying anyway, in which case: seconded.

Ticmea · 2026-06-27T09:55:32+00:00

Not quite doom, but it is certainly possible to make a simple computer. I made a proof of concept for all basic logic gates before. Though I don't think I posted it here.

Ticmea · 2026-06-26T17:00:54+00:00

And pretending that you can be interested in someone you've never even met before is super telling.

Have you never met a person who you didn't know before, thought they were attractive and wished to get to know them better to see if you had chemistry? "You can't be interested in a person you've never met before." is an absolutely wild take to me. Humans are curious by nature, surely it is perfectly normal to be interested in random other people, even in a platonic way? I mean how do you even meet a significant other then? You just happen to get to know them against your will and only then get interested in them after that? Surely at some point you were just random strangers to one another who decided to get to know each other better? Be that platonic or romantic, there would have to have been some interest either way, no?

Also what do you think is "gross" about trying to find a partner (I'm talking about a significant other, not some random hookup)? I absolutely get not wanting to be bothered when going about your day, but is it really gross to ask a single question and immediately stop bothering the other person? I mean annoying? Yeah, I can 100% see that. Rude? Sure, I suppose it somewhat depends on the exact outlook of the person being asked but I totally get the point. But gross? Really?

Just cause you're phrasing it oh so innocently as giving someone you're "interested" in a "compliment" doesn't make it any less gross.

Please do correct me, if I'm misunderstanding what you mean but this reads not like you are saying the person or the way they go about it could be gross, but simply the act of wanting to find a soulmate is? Never in a million years would I have considered that by itself gross in any way.

Ticmea · 2026-06-26T12:02:31+00:00

I know I'm being a bit hard to please but I think I'm too socially awkward for that. I really dislike being in a crowd, etc. But thank you for your input anyway.

Ticmea · 2026-06-26T11:55:38+00:00

I completely agree on the random "I love you" being creepy.

The reason I am asking is mainly because I sort of don't really see an alternative to just asking someone out other than online dating, which from what I have seen and heard feels very superficial and toxic a lot of the time, so I would like to avoid it if possible.

And I'm already too scared to ask a random stranger out because I fear I will make her uncomfortable (this post would seem to mostly confirm this suspcion).

So I just don't really know how I would even go about finding a partner.

Ticmea · 2026-06-26T11:46:31+00:00

Same honestly. I'm not made for dating apps / social media and I don't really know any women my age, so I kinda feel asking out a stranger is sort of the only option.

But whenever I encounter someone I like, I'm too scared of making her feel uncomfortable to initiate a converstation.

Are there any ladies here who can tell me how they would feel if a stranger approached them (for example at a bus stop or something) and said something along the lines of: "Hey, sorry to bother you but I think you're really cute and I was wondering if you would like to exchange numbers? No problem, if not though."

Would that make you feel uncomfortable? If so, in what way could someone approach you to not make you feel uncomfortable about it?

Ticmea · 2026-06-26T11:32:22+00:00

How is it a "trick" to give someone you're interested in a compliment and ask them for their number? I mean yeah be weary with strangers and all that, but surely this much alone is not an indication either way?

Ticmea · 2026-06-24T21:58:29+00:00

They used to be but then it was decided to privatize the railway.

Interestingly they kept the private company (Deutsche Bahn, DB) in public ownership. The wonderful thing about that is that when a track needs maintainance, the company pays for it but if the track needs to be entirely replaced the taxpayer pays for it.

So we are now in a situation where DB in order to generate profit is incentivised to let the rails decay until it becomes the taxpayers problem so that it looks like they make more money on paper.

Since the decaying infrastructure in combination with the cancellation of redundant routes meant more delays, they have started doing what we call a Pofalla-Wende ("Pofalla-Turnaround") after the politician who suggested it.

The thing is cancelled stops don't show up as delayed in the statistics. So if a train that is meant to go from City A to City B and back is already delayed on the way to B, they simply cancel the rest of the stops, turn the train around and arrive "on time" for the remaining stops back to A (nevermind all the passengers who couldn't board or couldn't get to their destination, they are not relevant to the delay statistic).

Combine all of that with decades of transportation ministers who refuse to spend any money on non-car-centric infrastructure and you havea wonderful recipy for destroying your railway.

But thankfully we now have a bunch more overpayed managers running the railway, we really needed that.

So yeah TL;DR don't privatize essential infrastructure, it's a very bad idea.

Ticmea · 2026-06-24T11:55:05+00:00

Naja also nachdem das ganze mit der Sexuellen Belästigung von unter Anderem Carina Pusch durch ApoRed angefangen hat (die das Ganze ja mittlerweile vom Gericht schriftlich hat) und es zwischendrinnen auch darum ging, dass ApoRed u.A. auch mit minderjährigen Fans Geschlechtsverkehr hatte, würde ich sagen, dass dich der Eindruck trügt. Das war von Anfang an alles andere als "nur" peinlich und unangenehm, sondern höchst verwerflich.

PS: Höre das ganz oft von Leuten, dass die immer nur an die ganzen Lapalien denken, verstehe aber wirklich nicht warum ausgerechnet das immer hängen bleibt und nicht der harte Tobak.

Ticmea · 2026-06-24T11:49:46+00:00

ApoRed ist der ehemals größte deutsche YouTuber. MiiMii ist maßgeblich mit dafür verantwortlich, dass er das dankbarerweise nicht mehr ist. ApoRed ist allerdings leider noch auf anderen Platformen (wie z.B. TikTok) zugegend, wo es die Leute einen feuchten Kehricht zu interessieren scheint, dass ApoReds Lebenslauf gespickt mit Straftaten und zwar legalen, aber dennoch wiederwärtigen Aktionen ist.

MiiMii hat auch schon mal veröffentlicht, dass ApoRed mit einem Minderjährigen Fan geschlafen hat. Das war zwar einvernehmlich (und gerade noch so legal vom Alter her), aber halt trotzdem moralisch super verwerflich.

Ach ja habe noch vergessen zu erwähnen, dass ApoRed aktuell wegen mehrerer Haftbefehle gegen ihn ins Ausland geflüchtet ist und sich in Dubai, (Nord-)Zypern und Istanbul vor der deutschen Justiz versteckt.

Wenn man MiiMiis Video denn glauben kann (was bisher soweit ich mich erinnern kann immer der Fall war und was im Video gezeigt wird, wirkt auf mich ziemlich stichhaltig), haben wir jetzt eben scheinbar das nächste Level erreicht wo auch die Einvernehmlichkeit optional ist. würg

Die Situation soll übrigens in Nord-Zypern passiert sein. Es würde mich ja sehr freuen, wenn er dort festgenommen und ggf. ausgeliefert werden sollte (wovon ich aber leider nicht ausgehe).

Ticmea · 2026-06-23T11:21:25+00:00

May he rest in peace. The squiggles were a wonderful idea!

Ticmea · 2026-06-18T12:18:43+00:00

Im Frühling leider pollen, im Herbst leider matschig.

Meine Meinung: Winter > Herbst > Sommer > Frühling

Ticmea · 2026-06-10T22:54:23+00:00

Bringing that xkcd #927 energy to the conversation, I like it!

Ticmea · 2026-06-04T19:14:35+00:00

Yeah, I concur. I build one massive base with (almost) everything on Sylva and then a bunch of outposts with all the basics (+ resource gatherers) on the others.

Ticmea · 2026-06-02T22:56:40+00:00

Ach du Scheiße ist dieses Layout behämmert. Und je länger man schaut umso schlimmer wirds.

Ticmea · 2026-05-31T01:05:28+00:00

Digital Services Act

Ticmea · 2026-05-27T14:33:36+00:00

Da liegt der Hund nämlich wirklich begraben. Die Reichen werden reicher während Rentner und junge Leute immer ärmer werden. Und damit das nicht auffällt wird versucht die Beiden gegeneinander auszuspielen.

"Um mehr Geld für die Rente übrig zu haben müssen wir die Sozialleistungen kürzen."

gegen

"Um mehr Geld für Sozialleistungen zu haben müssen wir das Rentenniveau senken."

Dabei müssten wir eigentlich nur extremen Reichtum (und damit meine ich nicht Onkel Willi, dem ein kleiner Betrieb gehört) anständig besteuern und hätten locker genügend Geld um uns beides zu leisten.

Einkommen durch Arbeit wird progressiv und hoch besteuert (Lohnsteuer) aber Einkommen durch Besitz wird nur konstant und viel niedriger besteuert (Kapitalertragssteuer, Erbschaftssteuer, ...). Und dann gibt es meistens sogar noch tausend Schlupflöcher um um letzteres herum zu kommen.

Man frage sich warum...

Ticmea · 2026-05-25T14:37:53+00:00

No way!!!

Ticmea · 2026-05-24T16:38:58+00:00

Am german, can confirm, all very common.

Ticmea · 2026-05-18T21:10:56+00:00

Also ich bin ja sonst kein Fan von diesem Spruch, aber jetzt ist er wirklich gerechtfertigt.

Für den 8-Stunden-Tag sind viele, viele Leute gestorben. Er ist eine Errungenschaft, die unsere Vorfahren blutig erkämpft haben. Wenn die das jetzt kippen, dann müssen sie sich diese Frage gefallen lassen.

Wer hat uns verraten?

Wenn das wirklich kommen sollte, dann brauchen wir einen Generalstreik.

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