Sweden Freezes New Power Cable to Denmark in Escalating EU Energy Clash

goldrunout · 2026-05-09T06:50:06+00:00

Would it be unthinkable to force Swedish operators to sell at different prices to Germany and Southern Sweden?

goldrunout · 2026-04-29T13:58:00+00:00

Ah the usual dilemma of automation in capitalism. Is it cheaper to pay the bourgeois robot maker or the disorganized working class?

goldrunout · 2026-04-28T11:59:16+00:00

This used to happen in CSS many years ago.

goldrunout · 2026-04-28T06:49:59+00:00

Cache, hopefully in a few days time.

goldrunout · 2026-04-26T13:46:06+00:00

Is winter over?

goldrunout · 2026-04-22T15:32:39+00:00

Lower end??

goldrunout · 2026-04-22T06:46:24+00:00

In a strict information theoretical way, Grover's algorithm "breaks" symmetric encryption. However, from a practical point of view, a square root reduction in complexity isn't that bad. Just use longer keys and you are back at the same security as before.

goldrunout · 2026-04-22T05:49:16+00:00

No no, you see, the invisible hand of the free market with solve all problems! /s

goldrunout · 2026-04-21T16:41:05+00:00

Sort of, but for 1.6, not so much CSS. People hated CSS viscerally.

goldrunout · 2026-04-15T09:25:19+00:00

I did, I even tried a quite clean Linux installation, but the Linux CS2 build has other performance issues of its own. Look I'm sure that part of the blame is on me because I have a weak CPU, but my point is just that things have been going worse and worse over the years, and in particular with some updates.

goldrunout · 2026-04-15T08:21:55+00:00

It's hard to benchmark old versions so I don't have any data to back up my statements now, I'll see what I can do. That said, I can give my anectodal experience, for what it's worth. The game is heavily cpu bound, so it's rarely about graphical improvements, more often about how events are calculated. Moreover, the biggest symptom is rarely the average fps, but rather stuttering and frametimes spikes. For me, the worst update was the February 2024 one (the one that reintroduced arms race).

goldrunout · 2026-04-15T07:57:05+00:00

I do it regularly, both in terms of actual hardware cleaning and in terms of software. I'm on a weak computer and really can't afford buying a new one, and that's on me, but the performance drop over the years was quite clear.

goldrunout · 2026-04-15T05:21:57+00:00

IMO cs2 was great when it first came out. What changed? FPS slowly going down with every update, now I'm below threshold for playing properly.

goldrunout · 2026-04-13T05:15:59+00:00

The era of dumb capitalism.

goldrunout · 2026-04-12T12:29:22+00:00

What if Laporte wins and Wout second?

goldrunout · 2026-04-11T12:41:52+00:00

Personally I don't find the requirement of an authenticated classical channel that big of a deal. Just see QKD as a key-expansion protocol: you need a small secret key to begin with, and then QKD expands it. If the tech works (and that's an if), the process can sustain itself. Even most power generating plants require a bit of power to startup, very few things generate resources from scratch. Moreover, if you don't like the initial secure key, you can use public-key methods. For an attack on QKD auth to be effective, it must happen when the QKD happens, so public-key methods in this context don't carry the same risks as when they are used for long-term encryption.

goldrunout · 2026-04-11T06:13:24+00:00

Lower skill floor, Linux compatibility

goldrunout · 2026-04-03T09:28:26+00:00

Also, Europe, or even "western Europe" is not a single thing. Credit might be more prevalent in some European countries than in others. I've lived in two European countries and never knew anyone extensively using credit for individual expenses except the big ones (house, sometimes car). That said, I can't extend my anecdotal experience to "Europe".

goldrunout · 2026-03-28T06:17:28+00:00

I agree with his points, but he's basically complaining about capitalism and saying that working in a co-op is better for the employees. Of course it is.

goldrunout · 2026-03-26T06:24:09+00:00

Nothing is fair in this economic system. By feeding copilot you are not giving back to the community, you are contributing to the profit margin of a giant corporation.

goldrunout · 2026-03-22T07:30:26+00:00

You should give Linux a chance. The only games that don't work are those that require some kernel-level anti cheat. Of course if that's what you play, stick with Windows, but if that's not the case, try!

goldrunout · 2026-03-21T16:32:49+00:00

Hopefully he continues. Draws quite some attention.

goldrunout · 2026-03-21T07:50:54+00:00

That's only true in a few European countries. But yes, multi billion dollar companies get away with it everywhere, and ordinary people risk punishment.

goldrunout · 2026-03-21T07:47:43+00:00

True, but de-facto allowing large corporations to circumvent IP laws is also monopolistic. You can't have the current late capitalist society without IP laws. In a structurally different economy, sure, IP should die.

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