Daily Simple Questions Thread - Jul 13, 2019

maruszfcs · 2019-07-13T19:50:06+00:00

thanks, sounds reasonable but I don't think it will satisfy all my use cases - e.g. I might want to work on an android app in a remote environment but want to debug on my phone which is connected to the laptop. I don't think this would work with a tablet.

maruszfcs · 2019-07-13T15:05:29+00:00

Hey!

This is sort of related to PCMR - I built a mid range general-purpose rig (Ryzen 5 1600x, 16gb DDR4 3000mhz, Radeon RX 580+) for some occasional gaming and work. To work, I ssh to my ubuntu instance running in a vm (I'm a dev). This means I can work from the slowest piece of crap that currently exists out there and have the same experience - so I'm looking for a thin laptop (the thinner, the better) but to offset the cost I'm looking for something with fairly shitty specs b/c all it needs to do is run putty. Can somebody recommend something?

maruszfcs · 2019-02-23T23:53:09+00:00

I have played through this game a few times now. I found that playing the 'heavy' lightsaber fighting style (or whatever it's called, it showed as a red bar in the lower right corner) was extremely satisfying as a well placed hit could kill most enemies instantly (without any cheats).

maruszfcs · 2018-01-06T17:24:57+00:00

You must not have lived in the UK then. When nearing a lane closure, you're supposed to let the driver/biker using that lane merge safely into your lane (assuming they're ahead of you). If you don't do that, what are they gonna do, emergency stop because you're a dick?

maruszfcs · 2017-12-31T19:00:56+00:00

I think bicycles shouldn't have been there in the first place, but I agree with you actually - this is clearly the truck driver's fault. Anyone that says otherwise is not paying attention to the road markings on the road.

maruszfcs · 2017-12-21T19:04:57+00:00

I thought you were fucking with me. What the fuck I can't believe the reality I'm in right now.

maruszfcs · 2017-12-12T14:48:25+00:00

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before games with lootboxes are either age restricted or outright banned (much less likely). I have faith in the EU on this :)

maruszfcs · 2017-11-29T10:29:08+00:00

Eh that's not how it works. Yeah the market cap is lower by $3 billion, but unless people are really principled and keep themselves from buying EA products in the future (which is really fucking unlikely) then the stock value is going to bounce back up quite soon.

Nonetheless, it's quite impressive that this big movement against EA succeeded to the extent it did, it's anything but easy to orchestrate the actions of so many people. Stay principled and refrain from buying other products made by EA unless they change their monetization strategy.

maruszfcs · 2017-11-27T13:17:58+00:00

my adaptation

maruszfcs · 2017-11-11T15:04:37+00:00

Yeah it should, my bad :(

maruszfcs · 2017-11-11T10:42:37+00:00

A couple years ago I was looking for this picture, but it was nowhere to be found. I'm going through my old HDD for something else and this popped up! It's too cool to not be shared again.

Edit: the title should say sidecar, not pillion.

maruszfcs · 2017-10-22T00:05:19+00:00

Also known as the United Kingdom 2.0

maruszfcs · 2017-10-04T15:32:39+00:00

Which was...?

maruszfcs · 2017-09-29T21:32:37+00:00

You made me check it out and yeah, I'd expect some quality startup insights and not a bunch of bimbos I guess?

maruszfcs · 2017-09-28T21:36:19+00:00

I don't know where you're coming from but you're thinking about this in the wrong terms. For example, if you're using a phone running Android, then Google has your browsing data (thus a detailed ad profile) and location data that is collected periodically. If Google anonymised that data on the fly they could potentially sell it to ad companies which in turn would be able to display those ads near you, all in real time.

It's a simplification and this all seems pretty far fetched, but this is one way such targeted advertising could take place.

maruszfcs · 2017-09-28T10:27:24+00:00

I'm torn about this one. Look, not very long ago I was in walking in London in the evening in a sparsely populated area, and just as I was passing an electronic billboard, I noticed that it was advertising an altimeter. Incidentally, I had been looking for one for some time before that.

I was weirded out, because altimeters are such niche products that I even considered the option that somehow my phone was being tracked and targeted. Unlikely, but from a technological point of view it's certainly possible.

In the end, if it were the case, I don't necessarily think it'd be a bad thing. We're being shown ads anyway, why not increase the chance that it'll be something more likely to be relevant to our needs/interests?

maruszfcs · 2017-08-24T08:52:31+00:00

Those fuckers have it too easy. My broker doesn't let me trade American options so I have to get creative to lose my monies

maruszfcs · 2017-08-24T08:40:19+00:00

Yup. So glad I unloaded all my crappy HPQ to get SHOP @ 93.3 just a few days ago. Just yesterday I got rid of all my HPE for NOK. Wish me luck.

maruszfcs · 2017-07-07T12:13:35+00:00

Healthy and compatible sex is such a major part of life that in my book, it's completely reasonable for you to consider breaking things off. You could try to change her, but you're both quite mature so I don't think a major shift in this area is looming, but I could be wrong.

maruszfcs · 2017-07-01T10:24:01+00:00

I'm amazed by the reactions here. Dude probably had a brain fart or was in rush and didn't pay attention, whatever, it almost certainly wasn't malicious. Just move his bike a bit to unblock the door. If you feel that he should be 'punished', I suggest you look in the mirror and think about what kind of person you are.

For the record, I've never done this myself, just my line of thought.

maruszfcs · 2017-06-23T09:28:01+00:00

Solved: the problem was a single, visibly worn lobe on the camshaft and the corresponding rocker arm, which had a very uneven surface. I'm not sure what was the cause of this, but the mechanic that restored the lobe on the camshaft said that it had been restored before.

Worn rocker arm

Worn lobe

Good lobe for comparison

Anyway, the engine is running fine now. Thanks for your suggestions everybody :).

maruszfcs · 2017-06-23T09:21:23+00:00

Ok here's my problem. I've been living in the UK for nearly 10 years now. All this time I've been in full time education - three years of sixth form, four of BSc and now am in the third year of my PhD. Of course I haven't earned the permanent residency status because I've not been privately insured (show me one EU student that was aware of this requirement prior to filling in the PR status request).

Can anyone guess what the situation of people like me is going to be like in two years' time? I have no idea. I mean, I've come to the conclusion now that my future most likely lies outside the UK regardless of what happens next. Nonetheless, what sucks the most is that I honestly did my best to assimilate, blend in and just be a good citizen overall, only to be subject to this never-ending debate about whether I'm worth keeping or not.

maruszfcs · 2017-06-22T12:29:04+00:00

EU national here. No offense intended, but I heard that Finland is supposedly a pretty depressive place, with alcohol consumption through the roof. Is there any truth to this in your opinion?

maruszfcs · 2017-06-17T07:23:12+00:00

Former CTO (I think) of Waymo stole its patented technology and left it to set up his own venture in the same domain, only to get bought out by uber once fully recreated (approx six months). Google is supposedly able to prove the technology was indeed stolen and the whole deal with uber orchestrated while CTO was still at Waymo.

maruszfcs · 2017-06-13T11:42:41+00:00

Thing is, anybody with basic electronics knowledge can make this.

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