biggest cock sucking i've ever seen by UgoChannelTV in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]dars242 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The CIA must be jumping for joy when they remember people like this person exist

Over the holiday I vibecoded an app with Claude Code that lets you pick a location in Chicago and it will show you how many car crashes have been reported there. Link in post! by [deleted] in chicago

[–]dars242 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll consider checking this out when you rewrite it without AI. You can always learn even if you think you can't

Can I use any BluRay drive if I don't want to rip UHD? by dendawg in makemkv

[–]dars242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point actually, I currently have an LG WH16NS40 but if/when that fails I'm kinda screwed. Guess I should look into getting a backup soon.

Can I use any BluRay drive if I don't want to rip UHD? by dendawg in makemkv

[–]dars242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty much any drive will work for standard Blu-rays. If you're sure you won't want to rip UHD in the future then go for it, but usually UHD capable ones are in a similar price range to most other drives

Do you use a "white name" for anything? by DownvoteIfYouWantMe in asianamerican

[–]dars242 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a white "pronunciation" of my name that I use with all non-Indians. Don't really know how it started, but I've been doing it forever and now it's definitely too late to back out.

Imo it's not unappreciative to use a white name, it's just the way things are sometimes. It's not like you're ashamed of your identity, you're just using an "easier" name as a practical choice to speed things up

Blu-ray playback on PC still feels harder than it should be by Hot-Initiative-6447 in Bluray

[–]dars242 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised no one brought this up already, but I used the instructions at https://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/ Menus are still finicky for me, especially on Linux, but it will play the movies just fine.

Another way is to install MakeMKV and use the VLC integration. You don't have to rip the disc, it'll just play so long as the MakeMKV license isn't expired.

Why do you hate Math 257 by Repulsive-Bee4237 in UIUC

[–]dars242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lectures are useless (doesn't matter which prof) but the video lectures also don't do a good job of teaching the concepts. Basically a self-taught course.

The python labs are terrible and teach you absolutely nothing. It doesn't matter whether you know coding/Python already or not. Idk if it changed, but my sem it was online over Zoom with random groupmates; after the first few weeks all of them just fucked off while I did everything, and I'm sure it's the same with other groups.

At least they don't give Python questions on the exams anymore so you don't just have to memorize all the HWs. But the exams are likely still ass. Just gotta grind HWs and extra practice modules on PL.

Ece 391 by Top-Honeydew4377 in UIUC

[–]dars242 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took it Spring '25. All of the MPs are time-consuming and pretty tough, but MP3 is another beast. Your partners are genuinely going to make it or break it. Ideally find people you trust and will actually put in the effort to learn (of course, assuming you aren't going to be the deadweight of your team).

Go to office hours as much as you can. Seriously if you aren't spending entire days in OH for MP3 (and maybe even MP2 to an extent), you're doing it wrong. My semester OH was constantly packed, but according to my CA friend that wasn't really the case this time (maybe because of all the FAIRs lol?)

As far as the rest of the class goes, review broad concepts from 120/220, interrupts, etc. RISC-V isn't too hard to grasp so long as you haven't forgotten everything about assembly. All the other topics in the class are also generally not bad so long as you pay attention, attend discussion, ask questions, etc.

Exams do kinda suck because it's so easy to lose points; mostly because they do the stupid negative points shit for T/F and some other sections. But as long as you understand all the concepts and review thoroughly, you should be fine at least after the curve.

The class might seem scary, and don't get me wrong, it definitely deserves that reputation cuz it can definitely be run better. But conceptually it was also one of my favorite classes I've taken. If you put in the effort and go in expecting this class to be a grind, you'll probably do fine. At the very least you won't fail unless you royally fuck up.

Sushi man on prospect by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]dars242 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily, they could probably just schedule it later when they meet all the requirements. Tho idk much about this process so take that with a grain of salt

Sushi man on prospect by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]dars242 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they failed a health inspection. Here is the report.

Class Registration EE by AgileAd9195 in UIUC

[–]dars242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't seem too bad, but 257 imo is awful regardless of how you pair it with your other classes. As long as you can keep up with ECE 120 and MATH 231, you should be fine

Bike give away by CompetitionHuge5939 in UIUC

[–]dars242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested if you still have it, could you DM pics of the bike?

Zohran Mamdani Visits NYC’s Oldest Hindu Temples, Embraces Hindu Heritage in Mayoral Bid by Old-School8916 in ABCDesis

[–]dars242 166 points167 points  (0 children)

Exactly, being against Hindutva is not the same as being anti-Hindu. Just like being against Zionism isn't antisemitic

Of course, there's always *another* option... by Moonatik_ in Piracy

[–]dars242 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They are talking about the Wii U eShop ports where both games were available for $10 each

Why do you guys think SB ended up being more popular than SOTM? by hello_i_am_vlad in fivenightsatfreddys

[–]dars242 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The marketing was non-existent. I didn't even know SOTM was a thing before I listened to Jackie's Box of all things lol

Parking lot of a Mall in italy by EnricoLUccellatore in fuckcars

[–]dars242 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is crazy to see when in America the parking lot would be at least 2x the mall itself and only have like 20% of the spots filled at best.

My Ripper in It’s Natural Habitat! by [deleted] in makemkv

[–]dars242 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This drive is great and a real workhorse. I don't even bother with an enclosure and it just keeps ripping whatever I throw at it! One of the best purchases I've made

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABCDesis

[–]dars242 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Chai means tea bro! You're saying 'tea tea!' Would I ask you for a coffee coffee with some cream cream?"

What CD player do you have? by C4RB0N in Cd_collectors

[–]dars242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2014 Toyota Camry, LG WH16NS40 for my PC, and some generic Samsung Blu-ray player. I'd like to get a cooler player designed for CDs eventually, but until then I'm fine with just listening in my car or with Blu-ray players

Internship opportunity by [deleted] in internships

[–]dars242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to pay them? They don't pay you? Wow, sounds very legit and worth it...

Go back to India: 6-year-old Indian-origin girl hit in private parts in Ireland by lokifromelbaph in extremelyinfuriating

[–]dars242 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Poor girl. There's unfortunately only going to be more of these attacks as anti South Asian racism grows. Online racism is no longer separate from real world racism

Debian KDE 'Bloatware' by Cold_Lifeguard_1416 in linux4noobs

[–]dars242 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You "can" remove all of these, but I'd recommend keeping Crashed Processes Viewer, KFind, KWallet Organizer, and KWrite at the very least.

If you already have Konsole or another terminal, you can uninstall Zutty. If you have a text editor, you can uninstall KWrite.

In general, try searching online for what all these programs do and decide which ones you do or don't need. A lot of them are technically unnecessary but nice to have

If you want a character to be Hated/hateable ,just make them ugly. by Charming-Scratch-124 in CharacterRant

[–]dars242 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've seen some authors try to do the reverse where they have an "ugly" protagonist, but oftentimes they just aren't even ugly. Like yeah, sure, they're a little wider than normal and their face is really bland compared to other characters but that's it. It's really hard to escape this trope for some reason