absGeekNZ

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[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 2 weeks ago

That toughbook would not survive my toddler

[–] absGeekNZ 1 points 3 weeks ago

It depends on the situation.

If I know I'm correct (I'm a subject matter expert in the field I work in), I generally don't preface my comments.

But in related fields, where my knowledge is less sure, I do.

It can really get difficult, when someone else is talking out their arse, but sounding confident. There are situations where it is unprofessional, to not correct the course of the conversation.

[–] absGeekNZ 13 points 3 weeks ago

I had a similar issue, running Mint.

It took me a while, but I tracked it to a buggy firmware on the nvme SSD (WD black 4000). Once I updated the firmware, all the stability issues disappeared.

If your system in under heavy disk load when the issue appears, take a look at your SSD firmware.

[–] absGeekNZ 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm currently playing a tabaxi rogue based off Slinky Malinki, but I also want to play a tabaxi barbarian based off Scarface Claw.

My kids really love those books, and it turns out kids books make great scaffolds for RP characters.

[–] absGeekNZ 3 points 3 weeks ago

I could see the usefulness of saying, "hey I saw this on my phone a few days ago, which site was it?"

To answer my own pondering. We could feed your browsing history to a local LLM, it could fetch a synopsis of the site and be able to answer that question very easily.

This wouldn't require a really powerful AI model, combine this with desktop search and you have close to what MS is offering.

[–] absGeekNZ 18 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Ok, so my next question would be, is this a problem that needs solving?

At a long time Linux user, I'm wondering if it is useful enough to look into an open and trustworthy solution to give this a go.

I could see the usefulness of saying, "hey I saw this on my phone a few days ago, which site was it?"

[–] absGeekNZ 24 points 3 weeks ago

It is only "really good" at 40hr/week. It's only around $52/hr....if he was working more hours it gets worse.

[–] absGeekNZ 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Try using "to the best of my knowledge", I find it is indicating that your knowledge is not complete.

But it also indicates you have thought of the situation.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 3 weeks ago

What I'm getting at, is not about finishing books, it's more about the time.

Slow down, take the time, even 10 minutes, to improve your mind. Reading, any type of reading, improves your thinking.

[–] absGeekNZ 13 points 3 weeks ago

I use keepass XC, and keep it up to date on all my devices using syncthing.

I have considered bitwarden with self hosting, but keepass had always worked well.

[–] absGeekNZ 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Read books.

Really anything, philosophy is great but some don't have the patience for it.

If it's graphic novels or "kids" books, it's all good. Spend a bit of time every day reading.

[–] absGeekNZ 47 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Just use a password manager, FFS it makes all of your online interactions safer.

Once setup, it is easier than not using one.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by absGeekNZ to c/dnd@lemmy.world
 

I am running a Tabaxi rogue that is currently 4th level.

In a recent fight, purely to piss off the leader of a band of thugs, my character ran in the 20ft and lifted his gold pouch (lucky roll 19, for a total of 26), then proceeded to bonus action disengage. The feline agility racial ability allows me to double speed for a round, so was able to disengage to a distance of 40ft.

The DM was totally ok with this, I didn't actually do any damage and I "wasted" my turn for flavor and fun.

I get that you can't use slight of hand to perform a disarm, but what is are your thoughts on lifting daggers/arrows/spell components etc....which are not being held by an enemy?

This could be very OP if I'm allowed to steal a wizards components pouch, rendering them significantly less of a threat.

 

Wow, turns out being jerks to kids is really unpopular......better backpedal as fast as possible.

 

Are there any legal experts that want to weigh in on this.

Can the police in New Zealand force unlock your device with your biometrics?

How does this work with NZ law?

 

Heard this on the BBC news podcast today, they reference our attempt....that we have given up on.

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First post (self.rocketlab)
submitted 10 months ago by absGeekNZ to c/rocketlab
 

Nice work rocket lab

 

Ok, here is the scenario.

I was reading about some breakthroughs in medical tech, mainly around the treatment of heart disease. But a few others.

Lets say in 2030 following a bunch of significant break through discoveries, expectancy for those that can afford it goes from currently ~85 to ~150. Initially only the super rich can afford it, but it doesn't take long for it to become an order of magnitude cheaper.

By 2050 the original tech (which is mostly out dated), is the same cost as a nice new car ~$50k in today's money, the cutting edge stuff is still 1000x the cost but has a much more significant effect, think at least another 300 years.

The same pattern holds, by 2070 the the original tech is $500, the 300 year tech is $50k and effective immortality (medical) is now available in the market for $50M.

What would the ramifications be on society?

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by absGeekNZ to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

The freezing happen approx once per day, seems more often when connected to my android mobile hotspot (may be unrelated).

"journalctl -p err" gives:

nvme 0000:03:00.0: AER: Error of this Agent is reported first
pcieport 0000:00:02.4: AER: Error of this Agent is reported first

The nvme error, happens approx 10x more often.

I am running a WD_BLACK SN850X 4000GB, Firmware: 624281WD

I tried the WD website to see if there is a FW update, but there are only windows/mac tools and no link directly to the FW (that I could find).

System info:

OS: Linux Mint 21.3 x86_64
Host: Zenbook UN5401RA UN5401RA_UN5401RA 1.0
Kernel: 6.5.0-17-generic
Uptime: 14 hours, 59 mins
Packages: 2662 (dpkg), 60 (flatpak)
Shell: bash 5.1.16
Resolution: 2880x1800
DE: Cinnamon 6.0.4
WM: Mutter (Muffin)
WM Theme: Mint-Y-Dark-Purple (Mint-Y)
Theme: Mint-Y-Dark-Purple [GTK2/3]
Icons: Mint-Y-Dark-Purple [GTK2/3]
Terminal: guake
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 1.400GHz
GPU: AMD ATI 64:00.0 Rembrandt
Memory: 5198MiB / 15220MiB

Update: it seems that the updated firmware has solved the issue, I have been running 4 days without a crash. Thanks to @rotopenguin@infosec.pub for pointing me to the Framework guide.....why is this not on the WD website and easy to find.

 

Terrible both in scraping the project and how nothing has been done for a quarter billion

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