FlatFootFox

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[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The internet used to scream at you when you went online. Now it’s the reverse.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s Linux designed around modern containerization and microservice technologies. The “cloud” naming is a bit of a misnomer, but the same abstracted technologies that help run a modern data center will help make sure your handheld’s launcher doesn’t break because a game or comparability layer wants to use a different database version. https://github.com/cncf/toc/blob/main/DEFINITION.md

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago
[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

It’s no use!

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 51 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The Universal Translator is basically magic. TOS came closest to describing how it works, and it boiled down to, “IDK man it does some brain scans to detect your language structure”. There’s no satisfying answer as to why it knows the “Washington State Bridge” is a combination of a proper noun, a geopolitical concept, and a general noun.

In Enterprise, the Universal Translator is generally depicted as a modern miracle of technology, but one without useful internal intelligence. If it hears a few snippets of Romanian, it’s just going to start brute forcing a translation matrix with every technique it has at its disposal. More speech gives it more data to work with, but it’s still just cycling through its options.

Sato’s familiarity with xenolinguistics allows her to aid the Universal Translator by narrowing the system’s options or directing it down specific paths. She doesn’t know or learn the alien languages in the traditional sense, but she’s shown for having a knack for picking up on patterns and syntax. Again with the Romanian example, she’s doing the alien equivalent of saying, “This sounds European, skip trying to translate this as an Asian language for now”. The Universal Translator has fewer options to run through and gets to a successful translation matrix faster.

But again, it’s plot contrivance space magic.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Saru actually passed the Kobayashi Maru. Mind you he wasn’t the one taking the test. A pyrotechnic went off early in the simulator and knocked out the cadet going through the program. Saru had to take over as acting captain and managed to save everyone.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s a few doors down on the same deck. Folks like taking breaks and a change of scenery. The few times she really did want to hold up in her office she definitely had the capacity to hide away in there.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Which programming language is this a book cover for?

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

I think you’re dramatically overestimating how much people want to discuss politics with a stranger who slides into their mentions pointing out logical fallacies.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Bring me pictures of Spider-Pup!

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This is pretty typical for universities. They don’t want the airwaves clogged, doubling up NAT can lead to networking wonkiness, and they don’t want you giving university network access to unauthorized folks with an open AP.

When you say VR streaming, you just mean wireless from your PC to the headset, right? There’s a chance you could do that with an offline wireless router if the VR experiences you’re looking to play are single player.

 
 
 
 
 

Crispy skin salmon on top of farro with asparagus, spinach, and a dijon vinaigrette. Not a bad way of emptying the fridge.

 
 
 

Wrapped up my documentation on this unusual mashup! https://flatfootfox.com/typeboy-keyboard-typepak-cartridge/

I managed to fit a XIAO BLE, Sharp Memory Display, shift register, and LiPo battery inside of a Game Boy Advance cartridge. The "TypePak" is mostly just for aesthetics, but it will make swapping microcontrollers more straightforward if I use it on future builds. The keyboard itself is pretty strait-laced 58 key split ergo outside of its GBA-compatible cartridge slot. I did some experimenting swapping out volume rotary encoders for thumb switches to try and keep the Game Boy vibes going. Everything's topped off with a few FK Custom keycaps.

 
 

My grocery store finally started carrying that new Cascatelli pasta shape. They also had swordfish on sale, so decided I to make Daniel Gritzer's Rigatoni Con Pesce Spade recipe a go. Both of them are worth a try!

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