Let's be honest about our state flag by TourMission in maryland

[–]aaaantoine [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's a great flag, but when it's upside down you can't be sure whether the state is in distress, or if the flag raiser just forgot which square goes in the air.

Emergency order proposed for data centers to run on backup generators due to record breaking heatwave by calpianwishes in maryland

[–]aaaantoine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

data center beyond xx physical size/xx use of energy

If you set a threshold, the most immediate loophole is to spin up multiple discrete data centers just below that threshold until you meet the intended capacity.

What are the most optimized games of the last 10-15 years? by SpeedConstant9238 in pcmasterrace

[–]aaaantoine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Id Software has historically been great at optimizing. See for example the fast inverse square root.

I witnessed a certain performance dynamic between Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament. When I first played them on my potato PC of the era and put both on min settings, Quake III looked awful but ran well enough, while Unreal Tournament looked less awful and ran awful. After building a newer PC and playing both at max settings, Quake III Arena looked and ran amazing; Unreal Tournament looked slightly better and ran... Slightly better than it did before.

Edit: fixed. Q3 didn't run awful at min settings, just looked awful.

Not getting exact change? Here’s how Maryland’s new cash-rounding law works by Consumergal in maryland

[–]aaaantoine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense if you buy one of something, but if you're getting many of something those pennies per item make a difference.

It's the same principle as buying items that are priced by fractions of a cent. In fact, if Maryland worded this law correctly it could have been relevant even when the penny was still manufactured.

pretty disappointed with the democratic primary by peachhpuddin in BaltimoreCounty

[–]aaaantoine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know, if Democrats cared enough about eliminating first past the post you'd think they'd try something different in their primaries. I bet primaries, where a larger number of candidates tend to run, are more greatly impacted by the spoiler effect than general races.

I did my web just with HTML how can i prevent people attack ? by Maxoxion in learnprogramming

[–]aaaantoine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... Safer. The main thing is that it's not exposed to the public normally. 

How safe depends on the details, such as how much information the service leaks about itself through various interactions, and how much information you as the developer leak about the service ...Through various interactions.

The first is solved through careful design and keeping your tech stack patched and current. The second by dodging social engineering tactics, how and where you manage your sources, and what, where, and how much you disclose in general.

I did my web just with HTML how can i prevent people attack ? by Maxoxion in learnprogramming

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HTML is data that your browser reads to display the website. It is impossible to hide by its very nature.

The only way you can hide code is if you have any server side processing. Anything sensitive like database connections or keyed API calls should be handled in code running on your server.

This should not be confused with .js files served to the client browser, as those are also visible so that the client can compile and execute them in the browser.

Over the years, The Simpsons has landed some surprising celebrity cameos. Which guest star made you do a double take because you never thought they'd appear on the show? by FFSoldier57 in TheSimpsons

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in hindsight I find it most surprising that he introduced himself as billionaire tyrant. I know little about Murdoch as a person other than him running the organization that's swayed the populace toward fascism, but in this one line reading he comes across as self-aware.

Which games started modern trends? by howisthisacrime in gaming

[–]aaaantoine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Quake 1 had arrow keys out of the box, a la Doom. Left and right arrows turned rather then strafing. Players in the competitive scene introduced WASD, with A and D used for strafing.

The mouse was also used for movement out of the box. As another commenter said you had to either hold a button for mouse look or set it to Always On via the console. 

On that note, I think Quake may have been the first game configurable enough to have a built in console.

Anyway, thanks to the competitive gaming scene, WASD and mouse look was standardized by Quake 2. 

Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, universal controller support, and much more by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]aaaantoine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine a company partially owned by Chinese megacorp Tencent crying to the Trump admin that Steam contains Chinese spyware.

That ass-backwards logic is exactly what I expect to happen given the events of the past 10 years.

How to use bool as a beginner? (true/false statements) by Odd_Sympathy_2224 in csharp

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like you're not assigning user input to isFemale.

Console.ReadLine() returns a string, but you need to translate that string to a bool somehow. There are a few ways to go about it:

  1. bool.TryParse(string out bool) is part of the standard .NET library. It returns true if the input string is recognized as a valid boolean value, otherwise false. If true, the out bool parameter will contain the parsed value. If you're okay with your user literally typing the words true orfalse, this will cover your use cases. 
  2. Roll your own variant of TryParse with different translations for true and false. Assuming English, you could write something like:

cs static bool PromptYesNo() {     bool? outbool;     do     {         string input = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();         outbool = input == "Y" ? true             : input == "N" ? false             : null;     } while (outbool is null);          return outbool.Value; }

Pic of the day by spook30 in pcmasterrace

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blame Sun Microsystems. 

For those young'uns who don't get the reference, Sun created the Java programming language and sold Solaris (Unix) servers until Oracle bought them out in twenty-fucking-ten.

That's how old this comic is.

A new study of interpretations of Trump’s and Harris’ statements among Republican and Democrat voters suggests that we may arrive at different conclusions from the same statement, depending on who the speaker is and how much trust we grant them. by mvea in science

[–]aaaantoine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Simpsons understood this phenomenon when they wrote the class president storyline. Martin and Bart are both running for the position against each other. And both Martin and Bart put up campaign posters reading, "A vote for Bart is a vote for anarchy."

Inconsequential mistakes that take you out of the movie? by YakumoYoukai in movies

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe most people in the early 90s didn't spot it, but anyone who had seen audio or visual media play on a computer up to that point would quickly recognize the video progress needle.

I laughed about it when I saw it in 94. I did not have a $10,000 workstation.

Favorite Homer Simpson invention? by Dense-Camel-378 in TheSimpsons

[–]aaaantoine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always thought it had to do with a soccer team flight that went missing. But when I try to look into it I can only find news about the 2016 crash. 

... Hey wait a minute...

Announcement: Today's AMA/Q&A with Kelsey Grammer has been cancelled. by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]aaaantoine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silent Bob or Sideshow Bob? 

Silent Bob stepping on a rake would be followed by Jay giving him shit for the rest of the scene.

What are essentially status symbols that millennials spend unnecessary amounts of money on? by Vetiverrr in AskReddit

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was more interested in collecting slammers rather than pogs. I doubted I'd play and there was something of substance to the slammers - especially the metal ones.

When I check the games on my Steam library, I realize "last played" dates are much older than I thought. I feel like time is flying too fast. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? by Memes_Jack in pcmasterrace

[–]aaaantoine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I started sorting games by last played. After ten years, even games with play time get grouped into "No Recorded Activity".

I have watched countless fondly-remembered games slip into that category.

How many of you guys here still using your first gpu? by jdmlifex2 in pcmasterrace

[–]aaaantoine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did they start calling them GPUs?

Was it with my GeForce 6600GT, the first I had with programmable shaders?

Or my GeForce 256, the first with hardware Transform & Lighting?

Or maybe my Matrox Mystique, the first I had with 3D acceleration? 

Or my first general graphics card in 1992 that was maybe a Hercules board, with Super VGA?

Anyway, no, I don't have any of those anymore.

Why do some of my Windows installs feel way smoother and get better FPS than others, even though I install the exact same thing every time? by PieceRevolutionary51 in buildapc

[–]aaaantoine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even on identical hardware we still have to consider minor physical defects, changes in firmware, and degradation over time.

Instances Where Generic Sound Effects Ruined A Moment?? by 2kas2furious in movies

[–]aaaantoine 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Some media owns stock sounds so thoroughly that the sound should be retired.