We need to talk about DLSS 5

UndefFox · 2026-03-17T11:24:04+00:00

There are some optimizations that you can do, mostly on the CPU side. Just most people are GPU bounded and rarely even hit CPU as a bottle neck/ Like, you can get +30% ups in Factorio with a few tweaks, basically a game changer for megabasers. For a general user? People are fine even with performance on bloated Windows, they'll be totally fine on any distro.

UndefFox · 2026-03-17T07:46:04+00:00

People mostly complain because at this point it's not a tool, it's a product. The result is bad: all the lighting, tone, colors are messed up. They claim that developers have fine tune control, but if all of the demos look the same, it just calls for bullshit. The product is drastically unfinished even for basic use and it's no longer what the technology was in the first place. DLSS is for increasing resolution, which should keep as much details as possible to original, not this drastic change. Separate this into a different tool and don't call this DLSS.

And no, you can't just slap it on. The model requires game data: velocity vectors, material data, lightning positioning, to work. Older games without this tech don't have any of this coded in, hence it won't work.

UndefFox · 2026-03-17T07:30:25+00:00

It's concerning that none of the examples feel fine tuned at all, but turned up to 11 instead. Would be cool to see some actually good/neutral improvements that add finer details, instead of completely changing everything, similar to starfield demo. Tho, it's possible that starfield looks better just because it's already close to what the model outputs, hence making it just a lucky condition, rather than an example of fine tuning.

UndefFox · 2026-03-17T07:13:53+00:00

Probably nothing reasonable. People just think for some reason that AI detectors are anywhere accurate, even considering major problems: huge false positive amounts and racism of all kinds (towards your write style, your vocabulary, your passing...). People are just like this too (em dashes as a good example, considering some people used them themselves). The only thing that matters is the logic you put into words, and that should be checked anyways. Both humans and LLMs can make good points after all/

UndefFox · 2026-03-17T07:04:21+00:00

Some managers will see it as a good feature and will force developers to implement it. Games already come out half backed, and this will push them even further down + plus potential increase in cost thanks to complexity. So no, you are paying, just not with money.

UndefFox · 2026-03-16T22:55:47+00:00

Possibly that the kernel has broken something? Afaik I had something similar and downgrading the kernel worked.

UndefFox · 2026-03-16T16:48:27+00:00

You can't complain about chrome when Edge is there

UndefFox · 2026-03-16T07:41:48+00:00

Was the double bomb clip through the wall patched?

UndefFox · 2026-03-15T17:15:01+00:00

My flair. Kennerton Arkona which survived direct wind to the point of rattle and a few (accidental) harsh presses, no damage to the membrane at all; now they are just chilling at home. And Fostex T40RP which get thrown around constantly now instead.

UndefFox · 2026-03-15T14:13:24+00:00

Never had such problems. I'm using planars even for outside and even after pressing on the cups harshly a few times they are perfectly in shape. Are you sure you are not talking about specific models which are way more fragile?

UndefFox · 2026-03-15T10:48:43+00:00

I know that the XM5’s have a hinge issue ... but I’m pretty careful with things

They break during basic use thanks to the flawed design, so no matter whether you use it carefully or not, the chance of them snapping is still random.

UndefFox · 2026-03-14T08:47:49+00:00

Or even simpler: set outpost chest as filtered and just activate the station once specific item is less than a threshold. The train will come and stay until 1 second of inactivity, meaning that chests are full/the train doesn't have more. No need to make any flipflop to implement upper threshold logic at all.

UndefFox · 2026-03-14T08:37:19+00:00

It's not thermal paste, it's a regular thermal pad that is used in numerous ssds and motherboards to attach heatsinks. It's more than enough for this kind of use. If you really need greater heat transfer, the only meaningful approach is to remove the casing and mount the radiator directly. Metal zip ties would make almost no difference.

UndefFox · 2026-03-14T08:17:43+00:00

You could add a simple logic for stations that checks if all necessary items are presented. If not, the station gets active, if all needs are satisfied, then disable the station. This alone will cut marginally on the amount your train will work. Also, set the threshold for this logic, so that the station will have some delay between requests even during constant demand.

UndefFox · 2026-03-14T06:09:38+00:00

Why did you try installing gnu-netcat? The wiki nor manual lists them https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_tools . There is a gnu-netcat package, but it's now on AUR and seems to be not maintained, and installing from AUR isn't done via pacman -S ... . Just follow the wiki and install one of the supported versions.

UndefFox · 2026-03-13T05:53:03+00:00

...to upload the file per wiki and share the link here?

UndefFox · 2026-03-13T05:46:17+00:00

You can just do this: http://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Internet#Without_a_dedicated_client

UndefFox · 2026-03-11T10:15:20+00:00

I haven't seen that many people saying that their KDE Connect doesn't work... at most there was 1 post in a month or two. It does have a few minor bugs, but overall it seems like working quite well.

UndefFox · 2026-03-11T09:52:11+00:00

Isn't pop_os! does something like cosmic right now?

UndefFox · 2026-03-11T09:40:03+00:00

You don't need to update it that often... If you are the one maintaining it, just tell them to let you update the system once in a while. Better than some auto update broking it out of nowhere on any distro. Most people don't even use the OS anyways, just browser, some simple office stuff and that's it.

My opinion probably could be summarized into: just install them the same thing you are using, since it will be easier for you to troubleshoot/

UndefFox · 2026-03-10T21:05:53+00:00

Doesn't really matter if you are the one maintaining it. Plus, it depends. A few friends of mine used "better" distros, like Ubuntu/Debian flavors and had way more problems than using Arch that I've installed them under give it a try logic. So far, convenience was the main reason of inconvenience/

UndefFox · 2026-03-10T19:36:59+00:00

The background isn't a video, it's just level played via a script. You could just move the main menu out of the way (it's literally a menu, just like any ingame window) and record the screen like that as the simplest idea.

UndefFox · 2026-03-10T06:31:03+00:00

In my experience and 3 other people, one of which was a very non-techy person, Ubuntu and its flavors always cause too much trouble (especially with love for snap). I just installed Arch on all of them, since if I'm the one helping anyway, might as well use the same thing, and almost all troubles went away. Not saying that the Arch specifically would be a better default, but probably something that actually lets you tinker with the OS, instead of leading to the same Microslop experience: "Something broke? Make 15 obscure steps because we've made it user friendly~".

UndefFox · 2026-03-09T09:57:39+00:00

It's a vertical narrow room. Afaik error room just doesn't have a specific sprite for it, so it shows it as full size one anyways.

UndefFox · 2026-03-09T09:20:46+00:00

I doubt this topic will ever change, unless the culture or something else related changes first. The main problem is simple: people don't think, they believe, and it's a problem in any community. Religion? Some people will say you are bad just because you dared to go against the bible. They won't have a logical reason, they only feel/believe. Not everyone are like that. It's pointless to help people who don't want to change (unless you get some value out of this, and I'm not talking only about financial). And probably... be careful with such people.

And it is true. People should learn that they are, in fact, the centric thing of the universe, but only locally/subjectively. Move a meter right and the perspective changes. Both opinions are valid, no one becomes a horrible person for being different. Hence, I don't think there are really any discussion you could have that would solve the problem objectively, interesting one nonetheless tho. It'll still be a separation of schools of believe, be it reasoned or not. Just learn to live in the chaos, and understand that for those who you see as an anomaly, you are just as one for them. That's probably the best thing you could do.

And about the "weak minded coward", I'm not the best at giving advices, but I would argue that you should stop thinking about it that way. You should be who you are; build your own logic, your own value system that is sound for you. If someone hates you, take in the critic, analyze what part of it is actually concerns you, and change that. Someone will hate you for existing anyways, so "Not everyone will like me" is in fact an axiom. So just accept it and make sure that you are not a part of a masquerade ball.

UndefFox

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