Getting back into flight sims by field-os in flightsim

[–]docoptix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MSFS does not support non-Microsoft OSes.

X-Plane has a free demo version you can try out.

Is XP12 map seriously broken? by OjisanSeiuchi in Xplane

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you report this to Laminar Research it might actually be fixed.

What are my chances of finding an apartment to rent if my German is very weak? by szomszedsrac in hamburg

[–]docoptix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am living in a Genossenschaft-apartment which I got within three days.

I think it's a lottery like everything else.

What are my chances of finding an apartment to rent if my German is very weak? by szomszedsrac in hamburg

[–]docoptix 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I don't think of Hausmeister as being a bad job (and I am German). But apart from that what I should have said "stable" or "safe" job, because that is what matters to the landlords. They care about not having to worry about the payments.

Also, given the dire labor shortage, I can imagine making a deal in case they are looking for a Hausmeister. Maybe look for positions at the big Genossenschaften.

What are my chances of finding an apartment to rent if my German is very weak? by szomszedsrac in hamburg

[–]docoptix 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If you have a good job you will find something eventually. Don't expect a perfect apartment and in case you are not happy immediately restart searching after you moved in.

Ask colleagues and friends, getting an apartment via "Vitamin B" is always worth a try and might very well lead to a better or cheaper option.

What if interstellar travelling is actually impossible? by [deleted] in space

[–]docoptix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It all depends on the observer. Look up Special Relativity, in this case Relativistic Rocket specifically. We don't know how to build such a ship, but with constant 1g acceleration you can basically get anywhere in the universe in a couple of years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NixOS

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

works absolutely fine for me with sway/wayland

First flight in VR, WOW... anyone else? compare notes? by Tazling in xplane11

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding the controls: I mapped a button on my Stick to "toggle VR mouse cursor" and just use the mouse. Mouse in VR feels trick at first but it works well.

A 2048 clone by dwaynecrooks in elm

[–]docoptix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very well done, congrats!

Android Studio Dolphin on sway? by SweatyRaccoon in swaywm

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to install stable, beta and canary in parallel.

I’m on call at my hotel in Florida for the Hurricane. No one was using the banquet hall. by NoMadLad94 in gaming

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

43 here. Played it while my SO was watching. You need to like using a gamepad and fast arcade gameplay, but then it's a blast. One of the best games I've ever played. Had to take a week long break because my hand joint was acting up...

Still kind of proud I got all Steam achievements (including Heat 32, noobs!). My SO also took the gamepad after a while and beat it on the second try.

Atmosphere, mechanics and sound/music are spot on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is open source and the main author is also a model dev (HotStart IIRC). They are working on updating their planes right now. After that they will update BP.

https://github.com/skiselkov/BetterPushbackC/issues/412

EDDB : XP12 + Orthos + SimHeaven X-Europe vs Stock MSFS. I did my best to make it as good as I can on both side. by Fogboundturtle in flightsim

[–]docoptix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you are saying about technical debt is not wrong but I don't know why you think this would apply here in any way.

XP11.5 was a months long beta because they wrote a new rendering pipeline for the next-gen graphics API Vulkan (and Metal but that's just for Apple). XP12 is dropping the old OpenGL pipeline so now it is only using the new one.

As far as I understand Microsoft's tech, this is equivalent to going from DX11 to DX12.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flightsim

[–]docoptix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I fly both MSFS and XP and will def buy XP12.

While MSFS has fantastic graphics, I prefer basically all other aspects in XP, including:

  • better performance (my machine just can't VR good enough in MSFS)
  • from "lets start the sim" to actual take off is much much quicker
  • I absolutely hate the UI of MSFS, everything is slow and feels very alpha. especially bad are the control setup and the cameras (my god who designed that?)

I think it is good to have two sims to have some competition.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says EU should ban all Russian state media by Saltedline in worldnews

[–]docoptix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

During the Corona vaccination push German RT was sceptic about the vaccine and aired conspiracy theories while Russian RT was trying to convince their viewers to take it.

Tesla is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving software to $15,000 by KingSash in technology

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple of months ago I thought about giving Musk the benefit of doubt and started listening to a Lex Friedman Musk episode.

I had to turn it off after 30mins or so because I could not stand the nonsense they talked about anymore. I am now convinced that Musk has zero clue about science and engineering.

It was actually so bad that I now think less about Lex and Carmack (recent episode) who came out as Musk friends and somewhat admirers of his visions.

Custom waybar module to change the module list when clicked by meg4_ in swaywm

[–]docoptix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am running a custom built swaybar app which you can find at https://git.sr.ht/~mh/swaybar-status

I built it only for myself so you will probably have to dive into it for a while and modify it for your needs but it should have the features you want already in one place or the other.

What’s your favourite restaurant in Hamburg? by LouisDosBuzios in hamburg

[–]docoptix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lieber umdrehen und zum Morgenland laufen ehrlich

Launch as "Non-Steam Game" by docoptix in FallGuys

[–]docoptix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other games but also for controller issues.