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16bitvoid··on 4K4D: Real-Time 4D View Synthesis at 4K Resolution
That's real-time rendering though, right? Is there anything preventing it from being pre-rendered in non-real-time first? Or does it have to be rendered in real-time?

I'm not familiar with any of this at all, so I'm genuinely curious.

16bitvoid··on Sync for Lemmy
I've been using Memmy[1,2], which is similar to Apollo.

1: https://github.com/Memmy-App/memmy

2: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memmy-for-lemmy/id6450204299

16bitvoid··on Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web
No. They're just saying that if they're invisible, most people won't care. They're not saying anything about what should or shouldn't happen.
16bitvoid··on ‘World of Warcraft’ players trick AI-scraping website into publishing nonsense
I just checked to see if GameFAQs was still active and thought that Tears of the Kingdom would be a good game to see if there were any active users still making guides.

There's only one...for horse upgrade recipes. I also didn't know that GameSpot acquired them.

I too mourn the lost era of GameFAQs.

16bitvoid··on Anytype – local-first, P2P Notion alternative
> Does that mean it doesn't sync across the internet?

They currently host their own backup node, so it does sync across the internet, but you only get 1GB of storage (or 10GB if you were in the alpha) on their backup node. Once that's exceeded, additional files are only synced P2P.

They're planning on providing extra storage for a cost and soon anyone will be able to self-host their own backup node.

16bitvoid··on COSMIC DE: Desktop environment created for Pop!_OS and other Linux distros
I just want to add 3-finger drag-and-drop to the list. It's so useful and much easier than the double tap or holding down the button to move things or rectangle select, especially the latter because I don't like tap-to-click. I don't know why Apple moved it from the trackpad settings to the accessibility settings.
16bitvoid··on Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system
I'm not sure it's really comparable to instagram "features".

- requires a separate app

- no desktop site yet

- available in a limited number of countries (e.g., most of Europe does not have access yet)

16bitvoid··on Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
I wish they would bring SOCOM back.
16bitvoid··on Threads and the social/communications map
The description by the author makes it confusing with "network" being used in both terms; definition of one and the term itself in the other.
16bitvoid··on Threads and the social/communications map
Same, but I think you got it backwards, at least based on their description.

User-generated content = content generated by all users (i.e., users you follow and users you don't)

Network-generated content = content generated by users in your network (i.e., users you follow)

16bitvoid··on Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts
I only have the one machine and I'm not buying another just to move to Linux. Maybe when it's time to upgrade, I'll go for an AMD GPU and move to a Linux distro.

Regardless, I mentioned other software besides video games and there's more besides what I listed. I've already gone through the process of making Windows less of a nightmare that it's not a problem for me right now. So no, I don't think it's irrational, regardless of video games, to go through the headache of dealing with Linux distros right now, which I've done plenty of in the past and is its own hell that I'd have to suffer.

16bitvoid··on Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts
That's a fair point, but even if they got rid of this loophole, I'm sure there'd still be a registry or group policy loophole. I'd totally switch to Linux if it wasn't for my gaming library, my Nvidia card, and some of the software that I use that is either Windows only or works better on Windows, like the Affinity suite, Blender, UE5, etc. I know the latter two support Linux, but it goes back to the Nvidia card and they simply run better on Windows, at least from my experience. Proton also seems like a pain requiring Steam/Lutris to manage different versions of Proton/Wine, plus a good chunk of my gaming library isn't supported.
16bitvoid··on Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts
Of course, but what's your point? That's not meant to be rude. I'm just confused because I talking about myself, not "most windows users".
16bitvoid··on Firefox 115 can remotely disable any extension on any site
I'm not familiar with extension development or their capabilities, but perhaps the extension author can remotely activate the malicious parts after it passes the update process and perhaps Mozilla doesn't have the manpower to manually review the code of every extension update?
16bitvoid··on Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts
What I've done is sign in using some throwaway account on setup, create a new local user once logged in, login to the new local user, and delete the old user with the Microsoft account.

I think you can also simply unlink and sign out of the Microsoft account once logged in to effectively make it a local user, but your user folder is stuck using the username of the Microsoft account, which also gets cutoff after like 8 characters.

I abhor the whole process and it's annoying because there's no other way to create a local account during Windows 11 setup on e.g., a laptop because it knows that the wifi module works and will not let you progress unless you connect to the internet. I tried unplugging my modem and connecting to my internet-less router, but it still refused to progress because it didn't have internet access.

Don't even get me started on the other dark patterns once you actually have a local user setup, like being pushed through part of the OOTB Windows setup again after a major feature update asking you to login into a Microsoft account and making sure you still want all the (user accessible) telemetry off.

The worst part is that I actually like Windows 11 and some of the new features like the tiling layouts when hovering over the maximize button on a window, the new default terminal program, etc. But, the whole thing is entirely soured by dark patterns like the aforementioned forceful use of a Microsoft account, all the extra Edge and Bing crap being shoved down my throat, the poor web-first Windows search, widgets just basically being an MSN feed, Teams starting at login by default on a new install, random apps and games being advertised in the start menu on a new install, etc.

16bitvoid··on On the State of the Web
> As mentioned in another post I maintain a list of weird links you can browse at random if you want to do some browsing https://theforest.link/

Out of 6 random tries, all were dev oriented and none were what I would consider weird. 3 out of the 6 were websitehowto.com and the other 3 were developer blogs. Perhaps it was just poor luck, but I don't see how websitehowto.com, a "5-page guide to start a Wordpress website", really fits.

16bitvoid··on BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support
I think you can lock a page to prevent editing on Notion, but I'm not sure if that's something only the owner of the document can do. A dedicated read-only mode would be useful though.
16bitvoid··on Apple Vision Pro – Why It May Be Lousy for Watching Movies on a Plane
> VR glasses have not yet gained mainstream acceptance among the general population in the way that phones had achieved before the iPhone.

The same could be said about the iPad and Apple Watch, no? Tablets and smart watches weren't popular before their introduction. With that said, I don't think the skepticism is unwarranted. Just because Apple has been successful in introducing new product categories in the past doesn't inherently mean that they will be this time.

16bitvoid··on Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?
Yes, but it's not very consistent. For example, Safari will not maximize if you double click the title bar. It'll just maximize vertically.
16bitvoid··on Suicide Hotlines Promise Anonymity. Dozens of Websites Send Sensitive Data to FB
Different SSRIs affect everyone differently. My guess is that this is primarily because the underlying cause and mechanisms of depression vary between people. For example, some people may find no relief because their depression isn't caused by a "chemical imbalance" or insensitivity to serotonin, but rather issues with functional connections in the brain.

Suicidal ideation remaining intact on SSRIs is definitely not universally true. SSRIs eliminate suicidal ideation for many people. I can say, thankfully, that my suicidal ideation was reduced after a few weeks and then gone after a few months. It didn't just improve my lack of motivation, but also reduced my negative thoughts and emotions.

I will say, however, that it also dulled my positive emotions. I'm more inclined to believe that this "zombificafion" is closer to being universally true of SSRIs than suicidal ideation remaining intact, based upon my own experience as well as the reported experiences of others. I used to be part of a clinical neuroimaging lab that studied depression and anxiety. While I didn't do any research on medication or even treatment, I have clinically interviewed a lot of participants that suffer from depression and medications/effects were a major focus point of those interviews.

So, I personally feel confident in saying that the effects of SSRIs vary greatly between people and that different SSRIs can affect the same person differently. It's also why I would rather rely on a psychiatrist (that I trust) who I can routinely report the effects to and tailor my treatment rather than some person on the internet telling me to just stop.

16bitvoid··on Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts
The point of the article is that many people rely on Reddit being a major source in Google results (i.e., appending "reddit" to a search) because of how terrible Google's "organic" results have become with ad and SEO spam.

Yes, Google is working as normal, but "normal" is terrible and posts on Reddit made Google results less terrible. If Google's results are so bad that I feel the need to limit the results to Reddit, then it's probably a problem with Google and the type of sites that it has incentivized over the years (i.e., spam).

16bitvoid··on Suicide Hotlines Promise Anonymity. Dozens of Websites Send Sensitive Data to FB
> Second, get off your drugs.

No offense, but I'd rather leave any advice related to medication to a doctor, albeit one that you trust. While SSRIs (and SNRIs) do tend to make symptoms worse, this is typically just during the onboarding period and lasts 2-6 weeks before the actual relief comes. This is also why a lot of people don't stick with them. Just to throw my personal anecdote, I was on Zoloft for years and the onboarding period sucked, but I eventually found relief after about 4 weeks that nothing had or has come close to, including seeing a psychologist weekly and CBT. The only reason I'm not currently on it is because I'm on a scholarship for a graduate program, which forbids working and my stipend doesn't cover a good enough insurance plan for me to afford seeing a psychiatrist and medication on top of rent and necessities.

I can't speak for benzodiazepines or other psychotropics.

16bitvoid··on Shreddit is a Python program to remove all your Reddit comments
To add, it's also the how the information changes over time. Often, the same questions get answered and similar topics get discussed multiple times over the years for the topics where related information doesn't remain static. It's always interesting to see how certain things evolve over time.

The only example I can give off the top of my head is subreddit for the game No Man's Sky. Its subreddit provides the best illustration of how the game has evolved compared to anywhere else. Not just in player sentiment, which could be gleamed from Steam reviews, but also how aspects of the game have changed that are better reflected in pictures and discussions than a changelog or release blog. For example, you can find screenshots of how the procedural generation of planets in the game has changed from 2016 to today, interesting bugs that only existed for a specific patch, datamined assets that never got used, etc.

16bitvoid··on Web Apps on macOS Sonoma 14 Beta
Please no. Just have a button appear on the toolbar to install the site as a web app if it has a web app manifest, like Chromium browsers do.
16bitvoid··on DirectX 12 Support on macOS
That makes sense. I was just a bit confused. I wasn't aware that's how the wishlist was used by some. With that said, I imagine Linux users are probably more familiar with that use than Mac users (i.e., power user vs. casual user). But, if it's representative of the Steam survey, then I suppose it's as good a metric as any.

Regardless, I definitely didn't mean to imply that Mac users are big gamers. Most Macs are MacBooks and most people don't buy a laptop primarily for gaming. It'd be a secondary concern. There's also a chicken and egg situation in which Mac users may not be big gamers because there's not many games for Macs (not to mention that Steam runs terribly and is buggy on M-series Macs). Any Mac users that are big gamers probably have a console and/or PC (like myself) due to this situation, so any wishlisting is done on the device I play games on, despite the desire to be able to play on the go on my MacBook. Any Mac users that aren't big gamers may be due to having limited games. My wife who isn't a big gamer, but does like to play games occasionally, is relegated to using Bootcamp on her iMac.

16bitvoid··on DirectX 12 Support on macOS
> My own game's wishlist stats are showing Mac is less popular than linux!

If you're talking about Railgrade (from your bio), couldn't that simply be because your game only shows as supporting Windows? Why would a Mac user wishlist a game they can't play? Linux users have had Proton for a few years now and the discussed Mac toolkit was only announced a couple days ago.

16bitvoid··on Spotify lays off 200 employees, or about 2% of its workforce
I haven't used the Linux client in years, so I don't know if it's on par with Windows/macOS versions, but I imagine the biggest selling point is downloading your playlists/library for offline listening. Plus, IIRC, the web version (and third-party clients) don't allow listening to the highest quality versions.

I'm on mobile, so I can't check.

16bitvoid··on Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing
No. That's the limit of how many queries can be made per minute on the free tier, but it doesn't state what the free tier entails or what it can be used for. My guess, based on Christian's post, is that third-party clients would not be eligible for the free tier and that the free tier is for uses like bots.
16bitvoid··on Windows 11 adding native support for winRAR, 7zip, tar, and gzip
I wish it would default to unzipping the archive to a folder with the same name in the same directory (without the pop-up window asking me where to unzip it to) when I double-click it like on macOS or most Linux file managers, but to also have a context menu option to view the contents without allowing me to actually interact with the files within.
16bitvoid··on Bringing the power of AI to Windows 11
There's a section in the linked article about improvements to the taskbar, including the following:

> You can now quickly identify and access any instance of each app housed in the taskbar with just one click. All instances of the app are ungrouped with labels on the taskbar.

It makes it sound like you need to click a group first to ungroup it, but maybe there's an option to keep them ungrouped by default. I guess we'll see. You can catch a glimpse of what the labeled windows in the taskbar looks like in the Dev Home video embedded in the article.

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