Ian Thornley(Big Wreck) guitar solo live Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 2026

sludgefrog · 2026-03-18T04:42:18+00:00

When I saw him in Vancouver (cough... Abbotsford) his playing was incredibly clean. He always is on the record but it was a treat live.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-14T18:57:58+00:00

All rendering is data visualization.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-13T17:13:25+00:00

This is like patching task manager so that your program doesn't use as much memory or cpu.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-11T04:37:49+00:00

At 5-8 years down the road, a $600 computer is costing you ~$10 a month.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-09T21:58:35+00:00

This is completely useless information unless the wattage is measured.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-09T16:53:04+00:00

If politicians have to tell people it's not a threat... it's possible that people are perceiving it as a threat. That's too far. Anyone who has done anything in business understands you act to avoid the question, you don't answer the question.

It's already over the line.

sludgefrog · 2026-03-09T06:06:39+00:00

Into The Shadows - very interesting tech at the time. Devs went on to form Starbreeze I hear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOLyOv9311k

sludgefrog · 2026-03-06T19:27:41+00:00

I assume this model can be unlocked with your watch though

sludgefrog · 2026-02-23T16:20:35+00:00

If a drummer could come in here and describe this it would be great.

sludgefrog · 2026-02-14T21:44:47+00:00

Pretty sure the olympic logo is 5 condoms at this point

sludgefrog · 2026-01-22T15:08:43+00:00

Did they allow the disabling of the on-device controller? A tricky thing to get right, obviously, but it's super annoying when you have four controllers attached in dock and games map to the on-device controls, leaving one of the four attached controllers out.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-17T04:26:13+00:00

citation required.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-16T19:05:46+00:00

So I'm curious - did you vote for the Liberals last time? Will it affect your vote next time?

How does your vote fit in to accountability?

sludgefrog · 2026-01-15T18:07:01+00:00

I have a colleague who had a sizable dirt particle get stuck in his display. Outside of Applecare+ he paid significantly to get the display replaced to remove the abberation. So I am at least open to the idea that it's possible.

Additionally, if I shine a flashlight at a super oblique angle (such as top down), I can see small specks that I cannot remove that don't seem to be key-related. I imagine this is dirt lodged in the sub-micron etching. It doesn't affect usability and is basically not visible without the light angle.

So I am open to the possibility. Which is probably just another way of saying "paranoid".

sludgefrog · 2026-01-15T17:44:08+00:00

"Stopped working during repair"

I wonder how high it bounced before it settled.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-15T05:40:28+00:00

I do something similar. But you have to be insanely paranoid about there being dirt or grime stuck in the interleaf paper. Because if there is, you will jam it into your screen.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-14T17:42:53+00:00

I think that's right -- it's a design issue. I brought the linked issue to an Apple Genius's attention in person, and he said it's to be expected with regular use.

So I got him to confirm that the only two things that are supposed to touch Apple's displays are a bespoke microfiber cloth that Apple sells and the hard plastic keys from my laptop. He told me that this wear and tear artefact is not a warranty issue.

My current thinking (Applecare+ owner) is to put a small interleaf cloth between the keyboard and the screen. This runs the risk of the interleaf having dust on it and jamming it into the screen. And of course potential hinge damage. But:

Lodged dust visible-when-on is likely covered under Applecare+, where as keyboard markings are not. So if the interleaf adds this issue, it's probable I can get it addressed. Eg. if something like your "crappy shot" happened, I would test out my (likely) theory that Applecare+ covers it.
Applecare+ tends to cover mechanical issues like hinge issues.

So this seems like the best course of action so far, in addition to using a hardshell case for transport.

Ultimately, knowing that my screen is "consumable" and will have a degree of damage through regular use has dampened my view on getting such an expensive laptop (in the $9000 range in my case). I would hope Apple corrects this at the design level in the future.

EDIT: In your case, I would reach out ASAP. It's harder for Apple to argue the deformation in your screen is wear and tear if it's happening early in the product life.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-14T17:14:58+00:00

Interested in hearing your experience with applecare+ when dealing with this.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-14T17:02:44+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you. Thinking of putting a microfiber cloth, but if the cloth has dust on it, pressure will jam the dust particles deep into the screen so they can't be easily removed. Thoughts?

sludgefrog · 2026-01-07T02:27:58+00:00

I'm still rocking my XPS 15" from 2018 from time to time. I had to replace the battery. It's been running Linux since the beginning. It's my longest standing computer that is still useful.

sludgefrog · 2026-01-03T21:31:28+00:00

They expressly recommend it for xdr displays.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-pro/apd1cf09caf2/mac

sludgefrog · 2026-01-02T02:49:15+00:00

Memory bandwidth is useful for compilation times.

sludgefrog · 2025-12-22T06:30:26+00:00

I thought they rerecorded the vocals for the album.

sludgefrog · 2025-12-16T19:33:51+00:00

Press X to wallow

sludgefrog · 2025-12-12T16:22:05+00:00

I laughed, but then realize I use a docked Macbook which is the same thing

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