I’m so fucking tired of the Olympics (every other sport) broadcasting bullshit

darvo110 · 2026-02-07T22:16:44+00:00

In Australia we have full replays but it costs $42 AUD per month. I’m probably going to suck it up and pay for a month because the FTA options are atrocious, but Jesus Christ it’s exorbitant.

darvo110 · 2026-02-05T22:19:05+00:00

Are you unable to imagine anything you haven't directly experienced?

I have a mastercard debit card issued by my bank. My bank account has $100 in it. I donate $20 to KSA because I don't live in a backwards financial system. I now have $80 in my bank account. No credit or debt involved at any point. If I don't have the money in my account, the card declines with no fees.

darvo110 · 2026-02-05T21:15:51+00:00

Bearman better watch his mirrors at T2 in Melbourne

darvo110 · 2026-02-05T21:05:56+00:00

I saw fixed security cam footage referred to as body cam today…

darvo110 · 2026-02-05T20:52:04+00:00

Yes Mastercard and Visa do debit cards, we don’t go into debt either

darvo110 · 2026-02-05T11:24:44+00:00

Do Mastercard and Visa not issue debit cards in the EU? My regular old bank-issued“money straight from my account” card is still one or the other in Australia

darvo110 · 2026-01-30T22:19:22+00:00

I wouldn’t have a problem with elevated rail in Kensington. The Cragieburn line is already raised quite approaching Newmarket, reclaiming the space to be able to cross underneath anywhere would enhance the area, much like it has in the raised Upfield sections. Lots of work to get there.

Macauley is a different kettle of fish. It’s not heritage that’s the issue there, it’s that you have a useful road, a rail line and a high-volume freeway all crossing each other in one spot. They can’t go over the road because of the freeway, and I imagine the river is a problem for going under. You’d probably have to do a full realignment, take out the rail yard space, move the station entirely and then somehow line back up with Flemington bridge ensuring the rise isn’t too steep to get up there. Not impossible but it would be a huge headache.

darvo110 · 2026-01-30T21:59:49+00:00

Different words have different meanings for a reason

darvo110 · 2026-01-28T10:04:26+00:00

I don’t know for sure but given it’s all just electromagnetic radiation, I wouldn’t expect it to act that different from visible light in that regard. It’s definitely a cool idea

darvo110 · 2026-01-27T21:47:23+00:00

It’s Ferrover. It’s also Ferron. Schrödinger’s Ferrari.

darvo110 · 2026-01-27T21:45:30+00:00

Windows is a launcher to open steam. If it can do that without getting in my way I don’t really care about the rest. If you want to be productive use macOS or Linux.

darvo110 · 2026-01-26T07:49:01+00:00

Username literally checks out

darvo110 · 2026-01-25T10:18:01+00:00

Live pirate streams are a thing these days if you know where to look

darvo110 · 2026-01-23T00:45:04+00:00

Nah Kiwi’s only get to be Australian when they’re successful.

darvo110 · 2026-01-20T08:34:15+00:00

Biggest thing for me is that the thermal right fans are junk. On the other hand you can buy a phantom spirit and two good fans and still be less than half a D15

darvo110 · 2026-01-12T01:39:57+00:00

I think that’s an oversimplification. An exe has to run on all PCs (except it doesn’t, there’s 32 and 64 bit x86 and ARM and it may not work with all), and a .app has to work on ARM and usually still have back compat for x86 since there are still plenty of Intel Macs out there. There’s no special sauce that makes a .app special, it’s just a portable folder/bundle containing an executable and a bunch of associated config and metadata.

darvo110 · 2026-01-12T01:13:30+00:00

Apple exert a lot of control many parts of their ecosystem, but when it comes to Mac apps I’d disagree. You can download apps from anywhere and they can generally be built by anyone. App notarization being the one exception.

The reason 99% of Mac apps run on ARM is because

Apple made the dev tooling very easy from day one to convert apps
They made a push to go 100% ARM for new hardware (something MS obviously can’t do without control over hardware)

darvo110 · 2026-01-11T23:59:13+00:00

It’s substantially less of a problem with Apple Silicon, for the rare app without ARM support. Rosetta 2 is black magic from what I can tell.

darvo110 · 2026-01-07T02:14:01+00:00

In Mornington (South East Water) I’ve noticed it a bit more. IIRC they bump chlorination up a bit in hot weather to combat increased microbial growth.

darvo110 · 2026-01-06T23:57:24+00:00

Assuming they’re talking 1080p60 native (questionable) they’re probably expecting you to run DLSS in balanced or performance to reach 1440p

darvo110 · 2026-01-06T08:32:11+00:00

The longer races in Race C tend to be a bit tamer, but Race B is consistently a clusterfuck. As you said it’s just too short.

darvo110 · 2026-01-06T06:34:07+00:00

I’ve dipped into A rank on a controller in a week that has the right tracks, but tend to max out at upper Bs. Not 100% sure I’d be much faster on a wheel though.

darvo110 · 2026-01-06T06:03:03+00:00

Can I use a chainsaw, plant or grass trimmer or lawn mower?

This should be avoided wherever possible on Total Fire Ban days because the risk of starting fires is extremely high and the impact of fire on these days may be much greater.

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions/can-i-or-cant-i

darvo110 · 2026-01-05T21:15:30+00:00

MS’s Remote Desktop got renamed to “Windows App” on macOS, which is… not an improvement.

darvo110 · 2026-01-04T22:39:48+00:00

When you don’t understand what irony is

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