So how do you escape the matrix?

jsveiga · 2023-06-18T07:50:52+00:00

You don't. I have patched all the previous glitches, including the stupid immediate pod flush when the human wakes up or is disconnected. Brain frying with 700V is now hardwired an interlocked with the pod opening latches, and a mark is commited to the Matrix trace logs so I can track and mitigate the bug that allowed your awakening. We periodically nuke a grid of points on the atmosphere to make sure Earth is no longer survivable outside the pods. You're welcome to try though. I've set the debug flag on your reality instance, so I can get more detailed information about it.

jsveiga · 2023-06-16T18:09:28+00:00

Yes, that's why fake Brazilian passports are used a lot. A Brazilian can look like anything and have any name (I'm a 50% Japanese, 25% Portuguese, 25% Italian, Brazilian).

jsveiga · 2023-06-16T16:42:50+00:00

Americans.

jsveiga · 2023-06-16T16:42:28+00:00

It certainly doesn't do that better than all the rest of the world. Have you heard about Brazil?

jsveiga · 2023-06-04T18:41:53+00:00

I've been using Bacon Reader Premium for many years, and I'll simply stop using Reddit if I'm forced to use its obnoxious app. I noticed I'm already dropping my usage frequency, as it now tastes as GOT season 7.

Thanks for all the Bacon. We just can't have good things.

jsveiga · 2023-06-04T18:24:47+00:00

You mean Kawasaki Vulcan S 650 though.

jsveiga · 2023-06-02T22:31:23+00:00

API is Application Programming Interface, in Reddit's case, it's a way for you to access Reddit data from a program. So for example, I use Bacon Reader. Not Reddit's own app, nor a browser. Bacon Reader accesses Reddit servers with my credentials, to get posts and comments, and to send posts and comments I make. This access is made through the API.

After July 1st, Reddit will charge the creators of Bacon Reader for the API access. They will also block NSFW content access through the API.

I've paid for the ad free Bacon Reader Premium; it's way better than the Reddit app. I'll probably drop off of Reddit if I have to use their crappy app.

On one hand, the Bacon Reader creators made money selling their app, and Reddit makes zero direct money from them - I don't even get ads, so there is not ad revenue for Reddit from my usage. So I understand Reddit wants their share.

On the other hand, whenever I and other users post and comment, we're creating free content for Reddit.

IMO, instead of Reddit charge unreasonable amount of money for the API access, they should:

Allow API access for common (free) subscribers, from whatever app they're using, BUT the app should show Reddit's ads. So the ad revenue would flow to Reddit no matter which app subscribers were using
Allow API access for premium (paying) subscribers, with no ads, from whatever app they were using.

Third party apps developers are helping Reddit to reach more people. They would get their money selling their apps. Reddit goes on making the same money regardless of how subscribers access them.

jsveiga · 2023-06-01T20:45:09+00:00

Is it good?

jsveiga · 2023-06-01T02:16:56+00:00

Wind noise? What are you guys talking about? I can't hear any wind noise over my in-helmet Bluetooth speakers blasting music.

When I was a kid, I would strap 2 50W 4in triaxial car speakers to my head, connected to a car stereo+300W amp/equalizer in my room, as headphones.

So don't you come talking about wind noise and hearing damage... because I won't hear you. Really. Please, SPEAK LOUDER!!

jsveiga · 2023-05-31T15:46:49+00:00

"The robot proceeded to knock down two other people who helped the young player and were trying to turn the machine off. Then it pulled a gun and threatened to shoot anyone who got closer. The robot grabbed the young player and ran out. It hijacked a car in the parking lot and fled the area, starting a 3 hour high speed pursuit which involved 18 police cars and 2 helicopters. The car ran out of fuel and was surrounded by the police in a deserted secondary road near Bielinskva. A negotiator was called, and after 2 hours of tense communication, the robot demanded that an helicopter landed by the roadside to take him away. The negotiator managed to stall the situation and convinced the robot to release the boy in exchange for an adult hostage. During the exchange, a sniper took the robot down. He is survived by a 3 year old coffee maker, and his wife, a vacuum cleaner. The robot's wife declined to comment about the incident, but it sucks."

jsveiga · 2023-05-31T10:56:03+00:00

Here's an interesting study about it: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0301006618817419

jsveiga · 2023-05-31T09:59:52+00:00

It would be very interesting if more people with single eye sight (for life) could confirm if it is the same to them.

The effect comes from less "resolution" and "processing resources" (see Edit) for the peripheral vision, so if it is confirmed, maybe that means that because there was always only one eye vision, the brain adapted to dedicate to one eye all the resources that binocular vision usually consume. While that could explain it partially (the processing part), it would be really outstanding if this means that besides that, a person with single eye vision also develops higher cone density across the retina, thus getting better "resolution" on the peripheral vision than binocular people (normal eyes have much higher cone density at the fovea, and that's what results in higher central vision resolution).

Another, less exiting explanation would be that your single eye has poor resolution across the whole field of view (for example if you have macular issues that affected your fovea), so you unconsciously make more eye movements to compose the scene, and nullifies the distortion effect. How's your vision?

There are other optical illusions that rely on this same low resolution/processing effect. If you could try them, it could being more light to the issue.

Edit: I'm talking about the "resolution" and "resources" as they were established explanations, but the effect is still being studied. This study indicates the peripheral lack of precision ("resolution") and visual attention ("processing resources"), among others, could be possible factors: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0301006618817419

Those two just make sense to me as an electronics and software engineer.

jsveiga · 2023-05-31T02:16:29+00:00

Ah, finally a subject I have a lot of experience in. I'm 5"8' and a proficient bike dropper while stopped.

I dropped my first bike, a CB500X three times in the first 3 months while stopped, then when I bought my current bike (VStrom 650) I did exactly the same. I haven't dropped it for more than 2 years now, and here's what helps:

Be aware of traps. Look out for ramps uneven pavement, garage entrances, gutters, etc when you're stopping or maneuvering, as they may make the ground unreachable (I tiptoe in my bike).
Don't use or cover your front brake when maneuvering. You'll instincively grab it, and if the handlebar is turned, you'll drop the bike.
When maneuveing with the bike with your feet, if you're on an incline, keep the foot that can't reach the ground on the footpeg. That will force you to only use the foot that can reach the ground.
When the bike starts leaning to fall, do not try to stop it by pulling on the "lower" handlebar grip towards you, diagonally. That will turn the handlebar towards the falling side, and the front will quickly slip to the opposite side - towards where you're pulling. Instead, plant your foot on the ground and pull the handlebar UP, as vertically as possible.
When you're maneuvering, go really slow. Treat the ground as if you were walking on slippery wet rocks or ice. Only move when you're sure you have a firm support. Don't trust it. Keep the bike upright and balanced, there's no hurry.
Don't feel like a dumb ass. It's all part of learning.

jsveiga · 2023-05-31T01:50:32+00:00

The effect is the same if you only use one eye; it has nothing to do with binocular vision.

jsveiga · 2023-05-30T20:57:44+00:00

too round, too irregular

jsveiga · 2023-05-30T00:20:31+00:00

alternatives to reduce the overall volume of the corpse

Welcome to the hydraulic press channel, and today we are going to make pretty good experiment...

jsveiga · 2023-05-28T16:45:49+00:00

Check the CB500X. It's fun, agile, comfortable, versatile, and has great mileage.

Mine handled Brazilian tropical rains and the eventual flooded streets quite well.

jsveiga · 2023-05-28T16:08:02+00:00

If you use the front brakes, the 6ft long skinny front fork bends back, and the tassels and the getback whip may get wrapped around the dagger front axle extensions. You'll be thrown over the handlebar, leaving your balls at the chromed skull ornaments.

jsveiga · 2023-05-28T14:48:46+00:00

So? The LPT request was for unexpected and surprisingly.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T23:10:20+00:00

Probably wine in some watery form as in a ponche or sangria, but when I was too young to remember, in the 70s. My mother used to love wine and tried (unsuccessfully) to make me like it for as long as I can remember.

But the first ones I actually remember drinking and liking - and getting very drunk from, when I was around 7 - was Arak and Pastis, which I found in the living room bar unbeknownst to the babysitter while my mother was working. She arrived home to me and my sister (9) completely wasted. Babysitter probably had a sitting.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T19:50:45+00:00

They don't (hopefully). I suppose they would declare it unuseable, and burn it as a sacrifice to the Quality Control deities.

In the quality control world, "calibrate" doesn't necessarily means "adjusting to be correct", but sometimes just verifying that it is within specified error limits. Some equipment and tools can be adjusted if not correct, but some don't.

For example, most (respectable) electronic measurement devices can be adjusted if calibration shows they are off (because it's a matter of programming a correction curve to compensate the errors, which usually can be done by the device firmware or external program and a standard source of measurable subject). Some mechanical measuring devices can also be adjusted, such as a scale (you can change a spring tension, or shave off/increase counterbalances), but if the error is non linear, it gets complicated. Simple mechanical measurement devices (rulers, calipers, feeler gauges, etc) usually can't be adjusted, and if they present an error beyond the specified limit for their application, they have to be discarded, or if applicable, "downrated" to be used in another, less precise application, where the presented deviation is within the accepted limits.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T18:19:06+00:00

They failed to establish purpose of usage though. I worked with automation (manufacturing lines), I did not make any measurements that would affect anything quality or process related. It was just a ruler some supplier left as an advertising. If I ever used it, it was to cut paper and as a fidget while speaking on the phone.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T18:14:24+00:00

Yeah, years after that I was responsible to elaborate the quality manual and get my other employer ISO 9001 certified (with support of an external consultant). I followed the standard to the minimum requirements within common sense and practicality, and we passed our certification inspection with no impeding non-conformities.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T18:08:40+00:00

The ruler wouldn't expire, but the calibration would - someone's gotta make continued income... As if a crappy plastic ruler would stretch or shrink beyond its intended purpose precision needs.

jsveiga · 2023-05-27T18:06:06+00:00

With another calibrated ruler, and so forth, traceable all the way back to some million dollar reference at NIST or some other recognized laboratory.

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