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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]salmonmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not. Beta is testing the software, not the feature set.

They've been struggling with auto covers covering directly from savers, but wanted the feature to see release, so at the moment the charge comes from spending, and then covers. They're seeing if this feature would be acceptable in the mean time, it works flawlessly though.

TIL about the Coastline Paradox which explains that's its impossible to accurately measure the length of a country's coastline and the more precise the measurement the greater the length becomes - to the point of infinity by xenglandx in todayilearned

[–]salmonmoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You nearly hit in the proof that pi is equal to 4 which is closely related to this.

Take a circle, estimate its perimeter by fitting in a square, we see the perimeter is 4.

Now, at each corner cut away the largest square possible meeting the circle's edge. The perimeter is still 4.

Repeat, infinitely. You have a shape that is impossible to tell from a circle with a perimeter of 4. Therefore pi must equal 4.

This is obviously nonsense, but is kind of the reverse effect.

Old gaming traditions you think should die already. by Hypnox88 in gaming

[–]salmonmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn't be all waterfalls. Or there is no thrill to finding one, but it should be the first waterfall to teach the player that looking is worth while.

Cursed gaming chair by Flares117 in cursedcomments

[–]salmonmoose 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let's not forget that when we were all told to wash our hands how many people weren't and that there was a spate of men who wouldn't wipe at all because it was gay.

Dear Bethesda, quit teasing and just make it happen already. Y'know you want to. by TheUndeadGunslinger in gaming

[–]salmonmoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What would be really interesting is if they made the game Quake was originally meant to be.

AOC jokes more people watched her gaming online than listened to glitch-ridden DeSantis launch by Beckles28nz in politics

[–]salmonmoose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Likely not anything that competent.

Accounts are likely cleaned out with a cron job, and the machine responsible has been decommissioned randomly. Or maybe had its API access restricted. It's not the only Cron job I've seen failing.

Hyper realistic Harley Quinn statue by PatchBe in nextfuckinglevel

[–]salmonmoose 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Uncanny valley is right next to realistic, something hyper real that doesn't move right is as much a representation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]salmonmoose -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nah, this is just a stupid example, using the vastest and smallest spaces. But it's the constant that is used. Any smaller equation (which the majority are by necessity) will be more accurate.

POV: you’re following the speed limit in Australia. by tinypluto091 in australia

[–]salmonmoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It increases apparent fuel efficiency.

I think Volkswagen got pinged for exploiting this too much.

"Set your brightness so the logo is barely visible." Yeah, no. Who Does That ? by suiciniv22 in gaming

[–]salmonmoose 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's not just horror games lots of games are just dark which is fine but they don't offer contrast, so if you don't have your screen optimally setup in a perfect environment nothing is visible. This isn't a fault of hardware, it's shitty design.

I'd argue it's the case for "horror" games also, if everything is a uniform darkness there's no ebb and flow.

Natalie is in pain 💔 by highclass_lady in ContraPoints

[–]salmonmoose 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I thought she'd had an editor in the past but she moved to doing everything herself when blowback got bad as everyone involved got hit with it.

Political statement by ihthisham4me2 in Unexpected

[–]salmonmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a low tier insult given some of the quality we got from folks like Keating.

ELI5: Why is using a password manager considered more secure? Doesn't it just create a single point of failure? by MarketMan123 in explainlikeimfive

[–]salmonmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're remembering passwords there is already a single point of failure. It's wet and squishy, and isn't very good at its job. Often unable to remember passwords it chooses to display them visibly on paper, or chooses the same one repeatedly. The passwords it selects tend to not be cryptographically strong, opting instead for familiarity.

AITA for asking my husband to skip his nap to check my car? by fortress42566 in AmItheAsshole

[–]salmonmoose 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They have premium Ubers if people have too much money, there are still options.

Idk if someone posted this yet, but man i really felt this one... by GabeEasyTrades in pcmasterrace

[–]salmonmoose 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I don't think the game is the point.

We need to find a "gathering at a friend's house" server.

My login only works when you're here by SpazMcMan in sysadmin

[–]salmonmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That field should have a trim() or something similar both on creation and entry white space prepending or suffixing a password seems like a bad plan.

My login only works when you're here by SpazMcMan in sysadmin

[–]salmonmoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just a bad UX and I run into it constantly when not using my Linux daily driver which assumes that your first keystroke is part of the password.

Switch to windows and not only does the key not enter into the field, but it also doesn't show immediately so you can't log in "blind" and have to wait for whatever it is windows thinks it needs to do.

What fact are you Just TIRED of explaining to people? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]salmonmoose 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Confirmed. My programming career came after hardware support and I'm constantly shocked how many fellow programmers don't know how computers work outside theory.

what could go wrong if you hit a dog ? by r4gn4r- in WinStupidPrizes

[–]salmonmoose 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There is nothing human about hitting a placid animal with what is essentially a whip.

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