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BabblingGeek

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Cat? Adventures in parenting and InfoSec management, sometimes both at the same time. Cat? Polite and informative, focusing on practicality and efficiency.
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@jerry@infosec.exchange avatar jerry , to random

in other news, it looks like it's time to perform my most dreaded photography task... cleaning the sensor on my z9. the images are starting to develop pokadots at higher apertures :(

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@jerry @catsalad now this is shitposting

@whitequark@mastodon.social avatar whitequark , to random

if i published a game on steam that consisted of an "editor window and HDL toolchain behind it (unseen, always works with no user effort)" where the objective is "implement logic in a real HDL with very little handrails but a working debugger and tutorials" and there is a progression, leaderboard, and achievements

would you play it?
would you playtest it?

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@aeva @whitequark when you fire up the IDE and the doom soundtrack comes on, its assembly time

@JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange avatar JessTheUnstill , to random

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    @JessTheUnstill I view ‘ramming always works’ as a subset of the Kzinti lesson https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeaponizedExhaust

    @arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

    Apple “started from scratch” to design all-new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max
    Aluminum unibody and three-lens "camera plateau" give the phone a new look.
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/apple-started-from-scratch-to-design-all-new-iphone-17-pro-and-pro-max/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    @arstechnica make the whole phone a bit thicker and bring back the 3.5mm jacks

    @mcc@mastodon.social avatar mcc , to random

    I have 2 computers:

    • Desktop with NVidia 3070Ti, Windows
    • Laptop with AMD 600M integrated, Linux

    I'd like to get a new monitor that supports both VRR (Gsync/Freesync) and HDR on both these machines (or if I can't support both with 1 monitor, the Desktop).

    Price matters to me but "quality" kinda doesn't (my eyesight sucks & I prefer 1080p over hidpi, hidpi is glitchy). I just want HDR/VRR and for it to not be terrible.

    What would you recommend, or where would you recommend I start looking?

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    @mcc if you in the 27”+ range at least consider QHD (1440p) the pixel density of 1080p falls apart at that size and bumping up one notch makes a real difference in cleaning up text and things. I’ve been really happy with https://www.rtings.com/monitor testing and info as a guide to models.

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    @mcc at the end of the day it all comes down to PPD. https://qasimk.io/screen-ppd/ push it too high and you won’t see it, push it too low and you get those giant CRTs at 480p where you could clearly see the pixels.

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    @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

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    @NanoRaptor ‘user is typing’

    @clacksee@wandering.shop avatar clacksee , to bookstodon group

    All right, fedi. I need your help choosing a cover for my next book.

    Ainlay Harrison is a new ghost, who's been accidentally assigned to haunt the wrong house. Getting the mistake rectified meant facing off against the underworld's most feared and hated creation: a customer service chatbot.

    Two links below.

    @bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon

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    @clacksee bookstodon@a.gup.pe icon bookstodon group @lgbtqbookstodon I really like the blue one. The ghost hanging out under the text is a nice touch. Black cover feels like a kids Halloween book.

    @gamingonlinux@mastodon.social avatar gamingonlinux , to random

    Thanks, Stephen, but it's a no.

    Some idiot spammer wanting to post their awesome gambling articles on gamingonlinux
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    @gamingonlinux
    Hey,

    I’m Que, an avid shitposter and nerd helping fediverse posters with content boosting and replies.

    I’m writing to you because I have some really interesting shitpost ideas and I strong feel they would be perfect for you.