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Reblogged by zack@toot.cafe ("Zack"):
MidnightRaven@4bear.com ("Midnight Raven") wrote:
What I like about Mastodon is that it's not one big Hellsite but 10s of thousands of individual Hellsite that all fight each other. Like fueding City States. Watching people vague about drama in the far reaches is like hearing the gossip in a tavern, where people say stuff like "The City Lord of the Artisan City claims to be a Pagan, yet aligns themsleves with Church Doctrine... How foreboding"
Mastodon FeedI've tried #Apple M3 Max with Baldur's Gate 3, and I'm very disappointed. It chugs at ~20fps in 4K. Supports only outdated and poor-quality FSR 1.
It's likely because the game is not optimized for Apple's Metal, but IMO that's 100% Apple's fault. #BG3 has a mature well-optimized Vulkan implementation, and Apple stubbornly refuses to acknowledge Vulkan's existence.
Apple probably doesn't see the problem, because iOS toddler-casino games don't mind using Metal — but that's not AAA desktop games.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
anneapplebaum@journa.host ("Anne Applebaum") wrote:
Russia has once again demonstrated its disdain for the Western world with a massive attack on Kyiv and other cities this morning.
Today would be a great day to seize Russia's frozen assets and start using them to pay for the damage.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/ukraine-russia-frozen-assets/676390/
Mastodon FeedJust realised I never got around to bumping to the *actual* current LTS after starting from 16.04… to be continued I guess.
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
First dream of 2024: I was sentenced by the Biden administration to work as a web developer aboard a space station for two months because my Sonic the Hedgehog 2 mod was so bad. On my first day, the space station had an inaugural performance by the Spice Girls, and my aunt Zeinab was with me in space shaking her head at their indecent, haram dancing.
Mastodon FeedI containerised my > decade old Octopress 2.0 (!) #blog.
Nothing overly new or exciting but I did use the current Ubuntu LTS (18.04) and Rancher Desktop (instead of #Docker Desktop).
https://beachape.com/blog/2024/01/01/containerising-an-octopress-2-dot-0-blog/
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
(would appreciate retoots for reach! cheers)
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Without looking it up, what % of worldwide smartphone sales in 2023 do you think were iPhones?
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
This Cat and Girl comic about 90s culture continues to be relevant:
Girl: I want to meet the most 90s person.
Cat (the most 90s person): I wish it was the sixties.
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
Just discovered that Konishi Yasuharu of Pizzicato Five put out a half-hour 60s twist compilation back in the late 90s. First two tracks are extremely kitschy versions of Alouette and Frere Jacques but some of the later tracks are genuinely good: Mary Wells' cover of Eight Days A Week and the Leslie Uggams version of I Want You to be my Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84uGsqtrq0o
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Questions to ask before posting an answer to a question:
1. Has my response provided new information? If no, you didn't answer, you just left a comment.
2. Is the new information helpful towards answering the question? If no, you didn't answer, you just left a comment.
3. Did you just type the question into an LLM and report the answer? If yes, you didn't answer, you just left a comment.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
The data's really, really clear: most *new* phones (even in the US and the UK) are 20-35% as fast as the ones developers carry.
But it's worse than that! Most phones in the fleet are more than 18 months old, which means the median device is *whatever cost ~$350 two years ago*.
That is not a fast device. It doesn't have 5G. It absolutely will not deliver a good UX if you're building with the usual React nonsense.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Lest you think that's an outlier, here's the $350 Motorola Edge vs an iPhone 15 Pro:
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/compare/4200094?baseline=3639070
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
new-ish tech terms
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
To be sure, a $200 device is a damned sight better than a $50 flip phone, but *worlds* different from the iPhones and Pixels and S23 Ultras that webdevs carry.
Here's what $200 gets you today (new, unlocked):
https://www.motorola.com/us/smartphones-moto-g-power-5g/p?skuId=885
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g_power_5g-12219.php
Totally umodified, cache-free A78's and A53's, mercifully produced on a 6nm process. Not that it helps:
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/compare/4216222?baseline=3639070
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
it is so so so rewarding to unexpectedly hear and understand things in an intentionally learned language
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This sort of device is why average selling prices continue to fluctuate in a tight band between $300 and $325 (new/unlocked), even as the high-end continues to push new price peaks. You've gotta sell a *LOT* of < $200 phones to offset a $1200 "pro max" device.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Working on an update to the Performance Inequality Gap series[1], and it occurs to me that I don't think web developers grok how hard mobile is. There are *new* devices, targeted at the US market, w/ 320x240 resolution, 512MB of RAM, and 2014's finest A53 cores. They sell for $50 and do volume:
https://www.cricketwireless.com/prepaid-phones/smartphones/cricket-debut-flex-graphite-gray.html
[1]: https://infrequently.org/series/performance-inequality/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("Jason"):
jalcine@todon.eu ("jalciné needs a job but also") wrote:
When I see those defending unethical systems because it's profitable for them, their phrasing almost always devolves into this.
Mastodon FeedAggregator sites like #freefediverse are amazing. It helps us understand the issues and provides a good reference for the community sentiment https://freefediverse.org/index.php/Main_Page
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Down to You by Joni Mitchell
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
The Letter (Stereo Mix) by Joe Cocker, Leon Russell & The Shelter People
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Redemption Day (Album Version) by Johnny Cash
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Friend of the Devil (2013 Remaster) by Grateful Dead
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Baltimore by Nina Simone
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I posted the @owa end-of-year update [1] yesterday, but this bit really got me.
These folks are working in the shadows to constantly brief regulators on extremely complex browser competition issues. They're web developers who, instead of making websites, are endlessly preparing presentations and documents for regulators to make a better web possible.
If you want to stand up for the web in '24, they can use your help:
Mastodon FeedStarting a #closedFediServer2024 thread because there seems be increased chatter about servers shutting down.
#firefish with a reported 500 servers and 5,000 users has a uncertain future. The owner seems to have abandoned the project, and some of the volunteers don't know what to do >> https://catodon.social/notes/9nvp68a5a10zrdi2
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("Jason"):
nahga@evil.social ("Nahga") wrote:
@kspatlasThe main developer has gone MIA. If you follow the #firefish hashtag you’ll see what has happened lately. The TLDR is it’s been abandoned.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("Jason"):
manton@manton.org ("Manton Reece") wrote:
Updated book.micro.blog with the latest draft. Lots of little edits, and more updates for X, Mastodon, and Bluesky. Near final, planning to link up the ePub tomorrow and call it done.
