TORFdot0

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[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

What are you doing step-bro site?

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Your ISP is probably netflowing their side of the connection so they can troubleshoot it. They most likely have some sort of management/monitoring software for the CPE/ONT/Modem so it most likely would have a log of recent devices by MAC address. He probably was going to ask if your router was an asus because he saw the new device on the ONT port and thought maybe you had the wrong one plugged in and that was causing your issue

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you want algorithmic slip then why not just be on corporate owned platforms? The only people that want to feed you slop are those trying to harm you. The fediverse isn’t going to do that, they don’t have a motive for it.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think learning the basics of subnetting, vlaning, switching, and routing and IOS were the most important parts of it. I don’t think I ever needed to really know how to configure a T1 or various other dead technology. But pretty much every vendor uses a clone of IOS and knowing the proper way to logically configure a network is important. I’ve seen so many abhorrent hacked together networks in my day.

I worked for an ISP who paid for mine back in the day. Took like a 3 day e-learning course and then examine. The real world experience was probably the best way to learn

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Since when has vibe coding ever been done by some one like that and not the nepo baby son of the CFo who is good at computer

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Roblox is one of the most evil companies in the world, actively exploiting children for profit and for cheap labor. A joke for safety guardrails (you can’t even restrict your child from adding anyone as a friend or restrict them from receiving friend requests from total strangers, all you can do is block them after the fact). They allow children to create accounts with no email or verification so that they can get around parental controls and engage with predators if they are motivated and resourceful

Evidence of predators abusing children on their app and their response is to silence the people shining the light on it.

There may be good things that come from Roblox but it’s ran by some of the most despicable people and is a net negative in the world in my opinion

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Apu is the only (well known) foreigner in Springfield. I doubt OP is trying to disparage Indians as much as just make a Simpson meme. (Not like there are Israeli, Pakistani, or Chinese characters he could have used) *edited to fix grammar mistakes

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He basically was able to flash his talent after leaving buzzfeed. His stuff with them was pretty bad though. Recycled jokes, recycled poses and panels. Basically no creativity. Probably had to do with the workload

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Switch carts are way easier to lose for one. Hard to lose a blu ray in my experience

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I rather a game load a little bit slower than having to spend hundreds more for expanded storage or waste hours manually installing and uninstalling games.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It seems like a lot of instances are purging old posts. Which makes sense as the operators are paying to store them and it isn’t cheap to continually add storage for rarely accessed content. I don’t know a real good way around it other than just having the bigger instances that are willing to archive everything just not respect deletion requests which I don’t think is ideal either.

Ultimately I think it’s probably best to consider these posts ephemeral. And using a clipping service to store information we want to retain on our own hard drives. It will prevent Lenny from being used as a knowledge repository but I don’t know how else you can make it cost effective otherwise. It’s not like Lemmy is making anyone money

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I get what you are saying but if idiotic and imbecile are still available as insults and are further from medical definition than retard then why not just use them instead? The point being is that retard still has the bite of comparing the person to the mentally disabled and the others don’t.

 

I have been really into Half-Life 1 and just recently finished the first 2 expansions.

Opposing force was awesome. I loved all the new weapons. The expanded lore into the kinds of research that Black Mesa was doing was nice. And the HECU squad mates were so much more helpful than the scientists and Barneys.

Blue Shift on the other hand was much shorter and didn’t have any new weapons but it did have a bigger focus on the lore of black mesa and had references to Half-Life, Opposing Force, and even Decay. Dr. Rosenberg did a lot of exposition to explain the lore further as well. Overall it was a good experience with very little downtime compared to Half-Life.

I’ve even started playing Decay now with my 8 year old and we are having a lot of fun with that. Its mission structure compared to the unbroken chapter structure of the rest of the games is quite the difference but it works with the co-op gameplay. We are only about 4 missions in but I look forward to experiencing more of it. Dr Rosenberg is back too so I love that it’s another perspective of the events that happened in the other expansions and base game.

I just wanted share my thoughts and maybe here more of the community thoughts as I just love Half-Life despite never really experiencing it until last year

 

On behalf of all the dads, sons, or daughters; if you are a mom, thank you!

Moms are a miracle. My kids remind of that. I just spent an hour wrestling with the kids at the dinner table because they wouldn’t eat the Mother’s Day lunch I prepared them. Thank you to all the moms who put up with us as kids because we are getting it back now. And thank you to the wives’ who this is their daily reality.

 

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My Desk

Specs-
MOBO: Intel D875PBZ board
CPU: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
RAM: 512MB DDR
GPU: Nvidia 6800 GT
Sound: Sound Blaster Audigy SB0090

Keyboard: IBM KB8923 Mechanical Mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse Optical

Display: Compaq S710 CRT 1024x768 @ 85Hz

I have the whole thing connected to the Belkin SoHo KVM with my Windows 11 PC (behind the cabinet on the left) and my NUC that I use as a home lab server (on top of the Blu-ray drive on the right)

A blog post on the build will be forthcoming but feel free to suggest games and software I should load onto or AMA about the system.

It was a really fun project

 

I’m looking for a mouse and keyboard that will work for my retro 98SE build while also being acceptable for playing on my windows 11 pc that’s connected via KVM at the same desk.

Requirement is for it to use PS/2 so I don’t have to connect another input device because the USB driver decided not to load on 98.

I’ve been trying to google for information but not getting a lot of good answers. Thanks in advance for your advice folks

 
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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by TORFdot0@lemmy.world to c/youtubeclassics@sh.itjust.works
 

My latest blog post is my review of the first Half-Life game. I decided to break the review up into acts as I feel each act of the game has its own focus on different aspects of game design.

Act 1 being setting, characters, and story. Act 2 being sound, gunplay, and combat. And Act 3 being gameplay.


Act 1 (Story)- 4 ☢️s out 5


Act 2 (Combat)- 5 ☢️s out of 5


Act 3 (Gameplay)- 3 ☢️s out 5


Overall-4 ☢️s out of 5

 

Do I take the job? This weird guy keeps asking me to choose!

 

This may be somewhat obvious advice but it makes a huge difference. If your iPhone says the battery is degraded (under 80% battery health) then take it to a repair center and replace the battery. Even if your phone says it’s at “Peak Performance” despite the battery health.

For context, my iPhone 13 mini (purchased at launch in 2021) was at 74% battery health and the battery menu said it was degraded and to seek service despite also saying “Peak Performance Capability”. I could tell because my phone would become hotter than the surface of the sun if I used it for more than 10 minutes. It would also become so slow if trying to use the internet as it struggled to load all the JavaScript and ads and such when loading websites.

I decided to get the battery replaced at the Apple Store (and they decided to replace the screen as well for no additional charge) for a total of $89 before tax. It runs like it is brand new and I could totally see me getting another 3 years out of it.

If anyone is considering buying a new device or just repairing their existing device, I can’t recommend replacing the battery enough. It really made an impact in my experience

 
 

A really good explanation that I felt deserved to be highlighted.

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