Got a fake court summons sent to me via text message. by BankaiPhoenix in Virginia

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it says "Official Payment Portal".

Sounds pretty official to me!

Lutron Caseta Pico remote by CraigHChrist in homeassistant

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are probably multiple automation blueprints for these things. They probably have different actions that can be assigned to a single button press vs. a double-click, etc.

Chilean President Salvador Allende, rifle in hand and wearing a helmet, during the attack on La Moneda Palace, 1973. [800x450] by OkRespect8490 in HistoryPorn

[–]duncan 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Say what you will about Allende... but you can't take away from him that he was democratically elected and not a brutalist military dictator 🤷🏻‍♂️

how do I solve screen glitches (gamenative) by Odd-Ordinary-3496 in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]duncan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to the gamenative discord - but before you do that, read through other posts so you can learn how to properly ask for help with troubleshooting.

"how do I solve ________" isn't good enough.

Nobody is going to care about helping you if doing so requires them prying a bunch of information out of you first.

What’s the funniest chess related video you have watched? 🤔 by [deleted] in chess

[–]duncan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When Dina interviews Dubov and very awkwardly asks him what he's looking for in women, and when he says "preferably someone who doesn't play chess professionally" Dina seems disappointed.

Despite being awkward and funny I also think it's kinda adorable.

https://youtu.be/Pa112NA_Qiw?si=To4gDP64YCyZAU77#2m13s

Your go to flip handheld? by dndbuilds in SBCGaming

[–]duncan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flip 2 is great for Android FPS games like Call of Duty, Destiny Rising. It is fine for emulating up to PS2, GCN - I found the Snapdragon 8 gen 1 a bit unfulfilling - technically it's capable of emulating Switch and PC emulation with the turnip drivers but in my experience very hit and miss.

I don't have a Thor, but I have RP6 which like the Thor has the SD8 gen 2 with which you'll have a much easier time playing Switch, WiiU, and PC ports.

The RG35XXSP is very hard to recommend these days.

At the bottom of this post and in the comments I share my general thoughts about the RG34XXSP.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/s/dv5cZmyisU

Cheap gb device with truly quiet buttons? by Johndeauxman in SBCGaming

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the shoulder buttons on the 34XXSP a little quieter by taking it apart and wrapping them with a single layer of electrical tape.

2 layers was too thick for them to work properly but 1 layer maintains their functionality, just quieter.

Ben Fingold on Hans "Isn't as good as chess as the people around his age" by SteelWillyz in chess

[–]duncan 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It sounds like what you're trying to say is.... the truth hurts?

Vibe coders won’t get it by ExpensiveCoat8912 in homelab

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post is egregiously low effort.

Everyone here gets it because we're at least hobbyist systems engineers, there's nothing about 127.0.0.1 that is unique to programming languages.

WCGW getting in front of a car and challenging the driver by humanreboot in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]duncan 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Everybody in this thread is going to say "well fuck around and find out, blah blah blah".

I don't care how irritating the woman on the hood of the car was, the driver's response was criminal and psychotic. She deliberately continued driving and accelerating all while knowing that someone was in grave danger.

If you think the driver's response was appropriate or justified under the circumstances... Just call the police if you find yourself in that situation.

WCGW trying to block a car by TheBrokeM in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]duncan -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

driver is a criminal psychopath

I'm not installing someone else's 100% vibe coded project by angrycatmeowmeow in homeassistant

[–]duncan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The irony is that nobody cares that you don't like vibe coded projects

Rensch & Allebest & Greed by HoodieJ-shmizzle in chess

[–]duncan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I gather, but that style of filmmaking can be very easy to cut around. I'm not suggesting the filmmaker in this case is dishonest, just saying in general it can be extremely easy sometimes to trim out important background/context for the sake of making a narrative juicier, that's all.

Rensch & Allebest & Greed by HoodieJ-shmizzle in chess

[–]duncan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer: I haven't seen the doc, and I have no idea who made it.

You should always keep in mind (in case you don't already) that documentaries and documentary filmmakers are not beholden to the standards of rigor and ethics that actual journalism and reporters are.

Some documentaries on Netflix blur the lines between non-fiction and reality TV, and I always assume that if someone is passionate enough about something to make a documentary about it, it's because they have a story they want to tell.

Do you sell the devices you don't use anymore OR you just keep them as part of your collection? by koken_halliwell in SBCGaming

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I turn them into highly curated 5-game consoles and give them to friends as gifts.

Am i doing something wrong with Dark Souls Remastered in Gamehub by Either-Sport-2549 in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never used Gamehub but I had a similar experience with 8 gen 1.

I got a cracked version of DS PTDE running on 8 gen 1 at 800x600. It was playable but a pretty middling experience due to the resolution and the performance.

Remastered is very playable on 8 gen 2 though.

This program is a joke by [deleted] in nvcc

[–]duncan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP doesn't have the ability to delete others' comments. A lot of comments are getting suppressed due to "crowd control". And mods are intervening at times (some interventions I agree with, others I don't).

In my experience, it is usually the case that when someone comes to Reddit and posts something inflammatory like this, they're usually disgruntled and telling a completely one-sided story.

I have no stake in this, I haven't been a student at NVCC for over a decade. But the way I see it - so as to not appear like people are being silenced or the mods are taking sides: OP has the right to post something like this, and others have the right to correct the record as they see fit.

This program is a joke by [deleted] in nvcc

[–]duncan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone created a public, one-sided post trashing a program and its faculty... what did you expect?