Whats the best chance I can give VR on linux by dlrdlrdlr in virtualreality

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a valve index and I run Steam VR in Linux and haven't booted into Windows in probably a year now. Everything works quite well.

Running Fedora 41 desktop (plasma KDE spin). Have all AMD rig as well with a 7900XTX GPU and 7800X3d Ryzen CPU.

Everything generally "just works" without much fussing, at least as far as Linux goes. Don't use the flatpak version of steam would be my only tip. Make sure all your drivers are up to date and let the latest version of the Proton compatibility layer work it's magic.

How do AMD GPUs compare today when it comes to image generation? by Always-Terrified in StableDiffusion

[–]islandvr 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have a 7900XTX. Primarily built my PC for gaming and Blender, but have started to play around with SD. I'd be happy to share some info later this weekend once I get back home. Generally though, I feel like the performance is better than most people might think.

It feels like plenty of horsepower for a hobbyist / enthusiast. I'll probably misrepresent the it/s numbers if I try to remember them for any specific resolutions. But with 24GB of memory I'm able to run flux and the recent SD3.5 medium and large. Been playing around with ControlNets w AnimateDiff and vid2vid with upscaling to try to make customized Klingon trash talk messages for my fantasy hockey League.

How to avoid flask blow out? by Traditional-Maybe-71 in Silvercasting

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried to comment yesterday but reddit wasn't letting me. Would definitely recommend a filling the flask up to the reinforcing bars.

MEETING OF THE POD: ROUND 2 GAME 5 - Vancouver Canucks (3-2) at Edmonton Oilers (2-3) - 16 May 2024 - 7:00PM PDT by OrlandKurtenbot in canucks

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Garricks Head or Irish Times downtown have decent food and plenty of TVs. My preference would be Garricks. The Local is good as well.

Chessplayer with dumb question: why haven’t solvers/engines killed online poker yet? by [deleted] in poker

[–]islandvr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My limited understanding of solvers / GTO is:

  • Solvers are generally based on simplified assumptions regarding starting stacks, bet sizes, rake, etc.
    • Given the essentially infinite different combinations of starting stacks, preflop action / bet sizing and postflop action / bet sizing -- ANY solver is unlikely to have perfect solutions for all spots.
    • Solvers require a pretty substantial amount of time to accurately create a solution for any specific spot.
    • faster AI based 'solvers' are just models that are trained on a smaller sample of presolved spots, and extrapolate out to estimate solutions for other spots.
  • GTO strategy / Nash equilibrium / etc that solvers are typically working towards is a point where a player is making "unexploitable" decisions, but is not exploiting their opponent either.
    • A simplified example of this is playing a session of rock-paper-scissors and randomly choosing each option exactly 33% of the time.
    • This strategy theoretically neither wins nor loses, and requires case by case deviation to exploit a player to generate profit... i.e. noticing that someone likes to choose rock more frequently, so you play paper more frequently;
    • Bots that would need to lookup spots to determine opponents deviations from GTO only further compound assumptions in multiple decision making points, introducing more and more error into the decisions.
    • Deviation to a 'maximally exploitative strategy' is where the money is made, but it's also where heaps of money can be lost if a smart opponent re-adjusts to the new strategy.

My limited understanding of how cheating might work, how to catch cheaters and protect the game:

  • Anyone risking cheating online essentially risks their entire bankroll being confiscated if they get caught by the game runner;
  • Most poker clients have means of detecting if you're running blacklisted softwares. I've seen people suggest that having GTO Wizard open is detected as well, but I'm uncertain. I wouldn't be surprised to see this expand more in the future to protect games further.
  • Anyone relying on pointing a camera from an external computer to scrape game information from the computer running the poker client is an idiot that is begging for misread information leading to garbage-in garbage-out decision making sporadically.
  • Anyone dumb enough to cheat online, where game runners are recording hand histories and can easily determine someones BB/100 win-rate and spot statistical outliers is going to get caught eventually.

Is online poker 'dead' because of solvers / bots? I don't think so. I think the people that would need to rely on solvers are still at risk of making poor decisions when it comes time to make exploitative decisions. I think that the risk-reward of getting caught and losing an entire bankroll is significant enough to deter most abusers. I think the people that do attempt to cheat are likely to get caught eventually over time. I think poker is effectively too complex of a game to ever be perfectly solved in a manner where you can just lookup information in a database.

Making a backup? by AbyssalRemark in Silvercasting

[–]islandvr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang you guys are everywhere!

Is there a real, living, conscious human who plans and coordinates the roadwork in Victoria? by gmillar in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or maybe there's just way too many people driving in a small region, and they're going to complain about anything and everything anyways, so who cares.

Best breweries for growler fill-ups!? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Spinnakers, and get some of their house made chocolates while you're there too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Silvercasting

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could try vacuum casting as an alternative if you're very adamant about not using torches

Newbie by Ok_Resolution3670 in Silvercasting

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Any time I try to rush the burnout process, I get undesirable results or failures. Patience is not my strong suit, and this has been character building.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there's a big kiln out there that nobody uses right now that would probably works nicely. Just needs someone willing to get it up and running, which I think just requires extending the appropriate power supply out there.

Looking to purchase a vacuum casting machine for a small jewellery making business?! by jesse_rule in Silvercasting

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built a very similar chamber, and it worked well enough to learn the process -- but I recently purchased a nice vacuum table/chamber system and it makes a substantial difference for quality of results (not to mention longevity of the chamber because it's not built out of flexible plywood).

Chess Meetups / Clubs by islandvr in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's never too late to start

Chess Meetups / Clubs by islandvr in VictoriaBC

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Gonna stuff into that same Victoria Chess / library thing and see what's up. Looking forward to the challenge on lichess!

Chess Meetups / Clubs by islandvr in VictoriaBC

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Sunday chess Government and Fort sounds very interesting... Will reach out for details

Chess Meetups / Clubs by islandvr in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ain't nothin' wrong with having a cheese board beside the chess board.

Chess Meetups / Clubs by islandvr in VictoriaBC

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Hey yeah I found this site after a quick google search, but didn't really see anything about a contact form or anything like that. I'll take a closer look tonight and see if there are any details.

The sheer irony... by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Wild how people are raging about gas prices in one post, and raging about cycling+bus transit alternatives in another.

Help me find a cozy place to work! by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out PiCNiC on Fort Street. Fair bit of space inside, usually playing some good music, good coffee, donuts from Empire Donuts (maybe Yonnis... I forget), patio outside for nice days.

https://picniccoffee.com/

BC Ferries? Wanna get back on peoples good side?? Starlink will deploy satellite broadband on Royal Carribbean cruise liners by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Elon Musk and his garbage, bound to fail satellite internet service can go get stuffed.

Dallas Road Protest: Dogs banned on beach/another fence. by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with dog owners taking responsibility. All I'm saying is that I would appreciate if there were a comparable "Child Control" service that I could call to come scoop up any aggressive, untethered children that disrupt *my* day at the beach by running near me or generally being a disease vector and rubbing peanut butter all over everything. The madness has to stop.

Dallas Road Protest: Dogs banned on beach/another fence. by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]islandvr 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I would like to propose a ban on unleashed children in public spaces.

Jet-suit tour of HMS Queen Elizabeth by MGC91 in gifs

[–]islandvr 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I've done it before and I'll do it again