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Trump voters say president’s tariffs are major red flag for them: new poll in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I'm quite fond of the term Quisling.

BIGTOP BURGER: Season One in c/animation@piefed.social
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

As someone who grew up with King's Quest 5, Free Apple was simply tailor made for my humor receptors. God I love that shit.

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How are RDNA 1 and 2 (AMD RX 5000 & 6000 series) cards on Linux nowadays? EDIT: Apparently they're quite good :) (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I read a few posts from a few years ago that they suffered from some sort of ring crash bug frequently.

If you're currently on either of those cards, how is the stability nowadays? Any hiccups or problems, or is it 100% in gaming now?

Bonus question, does the Mesa driver allow you to access the VCN video encoder on the gpu?

EDIT: Thanks for all your responses, everyone! The consensus clearly shows they're pretty balin', and definitely worthy of switching away from Nvidia to. :D

Newsmax's Greg Kelly: "Maybe Epstein is a patriot, for crying out loud. Maybe he was just doing what he was told, and it had nothing to do with the girls." in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Reposting a comment I made on a similar post about the 180 mental gymnastics MAGA are displaying.

What you're witnessing here is described in When Prophecy Fails, a study on cults and how they justify continued belief after experiencing events that should disprove their belief.

Cult members will simply invent new reasons to continue their belief and remove the cognitive dissonance they may feel, which oddly results in a further entrenched belief, instead of a weakened one.

Bernie is asking you. That's all hes got. Sorry guys, no one else can do it. in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

AFAIK he's never spoken of the IWW before.

Pop it in your calendars in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

I did build the big ship, but I don't think I used the planters effectively. I just remember needing to frequently recharge it and repair it.

Pop it in your calendars in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I also wasn't a fan, mainly due to how often you need to resupply to stay alive. You get a very small window of opportunity to do actual exploration before you need to go find more food and water, on top of gathering a bunch of other materials.

I liked parts of it, but ultimately just got frustrated with the tedious parts and bailed.

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Watching this YouTube video will plant a forest - Beau Miles (m.youtube.com)
Just think how much worse it would be if they were smart. in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

One of the reporters for More Perfect Union, a leftist pro-union organizatiom is from west Virginia and wears a mullet.

2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yes, but mixing in 3D hardware acceleration was apparently quite difficult to achieve until systemd came along to make it somewhat painless.

2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

True, for anyone who has a more modern AMD laptop, it would fare well with Parsec.

2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago

I will admit I became a bit giddy at the prospect of using a beefy Linux rig like it's 1971, as our Lord and Saviors Dennis Richie & Ken Thompson intended. 😌

2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The only reason any of this is easily possible by laymen is thanks to Systemd.

2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You still can, as far as I know! It's just that I don't think X would have the throughput for games. I recently learned about that functionality in a Cathode Ray Dude video, where he shows how it even got ported to Windows 3.11!

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How do Video Game Graphics Work? A detailed view into how rendering works at a fundamental level [21:00] (www.youtube.com)
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Silicon Run - An incredible documentary from 1996 showing the inner workings of silicon chip fabs, how they work, and how CPU's are made from start to finish (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
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2 gamers, 1 cpu, NO Virtualization! Using the power of Systemd's Multiseat feature to share a single powerful gaming PC with multiple people in the same house, at the same time. (www.apalrd.net)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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This is a super interesting project, and the video is really well presented and explained, if you prefer that format.

I think this method could be brought even further by using 'thin clients' (a cheap laptop or used office mini-PC), making it possible to access the main gaming rig from any room in the house as long as you have access to a good network speed.

Utilizing a 'dummy' HDMI or Displayport stick, which simulates a monitor for the GPU, you could then remote into the gaming rig from a thin client-like PC through Moonlight/Sunlight, allowing you to use it as a fully fledged gaming or workstation PC.

If anyone decides to go that route, be aware that AMD GPU's have pretty notoriously bad encoders, so I'd recommend sticking with Nvidia (Pascal/1000 series or newer) or Intel GPU's/Integrated Graphics (6th generation 6000 series or newer) for the Host machine. It's a little less important for the client, I think.

EDIT: AMD did actually improve their encoders in recent years, starting with the Raven Ridge integrated graphics APUs, and the first generation Navi cards (RX 5700 onward, the lower end cards don't have it).

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Can you hear the difference between CD players? Let's test it! | Modern Classic [29:33] (www.youtube.com)
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The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony | Why it's so important to ditch Microsoft software in favor of EU alternatives (kolektiva.media)
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Stalin's Cult of Personality | The Cold War (www.youtube.com)
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Battle of Blair Mountain - Louise Mosrie (www.youtube.com)
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Chicken Hole Base Ep 26: Pressurized! | CodysLab [55:49] (www.youtube.com)
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Veterans March on Washington [14:47] (www.youtube.com)
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"This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven (www.youtube.com)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I thought this video was rather interesting, because at 12:27, the presenter crunches the numbers to find out how many years it would take for a new computer purchase to be more environmentally friendly (in regards to total CO2 expended) compared to using a less efficient used model.

Depending on the specific use case, it could take as little as 3 years to breakeven in terms of CO2 if both systems were at max power draw forever, and as long as 30 if the systems are mostly at idle.

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