popcar2

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popcar2 ,

Not sure where OP got that link, but the official one is https://godotengine.org/releases/4.6/

popcar2 ,

The fact that fans might port TP to the Switch before Nintendo bothers is hilarious

popcar2 OP ,

VERT is really close but not totally what I was looking for, it's a web app rather than a local program and AFAIK can't convert videos locally, you'd have to upload it to a server and download them again.

popcar2 OP ,

Video files are an exception since it would be too slow on WASM

Q: What happens with video files?

Video files get uploaded to our lightning-fast RTX 4000 Ada server. Your videos stay on there for an hour if you do not convert them. If you do convert the file, the video will stay on the server for an hour, or until it is downloaded. The file will then be deleted from our server.

popcar2 OP ,

I have a whole blog post talking about using Godot for GUI development. The short of it is that it's surprisingly good but has a few drawbacks, and it doesn't have a bustling ecosystem like webdev tools. I've yet to try it on mobile, though.

popcar2 OP ,

Appreciate the feedback!

popcar2 OP , (edited )

The choice of Godot for a UI library is an interesting one; how big is the program in the end?

Not small but not huge either, the app itself will be within 25MB uncompressed (<10MB zipped) - but it doesn't matter that much since most of the file size will be the dependencies used to convert stuff. I have a blog post talking more about Godot for GUI apps if you're interested.

The rest of the feedback is appreciated! I was just about to add some text showing which file was being converted when processing.

popcar2 OP ,

Your comment posted 3 times so I'm guessing there's something with your internet haha

I'm still deciding how "serious" the project is going to be, but if all goes well I will definitely add support for other formats. I'm already looking at adding Pandoc for document conversions.

popcar2 ,

I've yet to see any AVIF in the wild. I think support for it is not quite there yet, everybody is still relying on WEBP.

popcar2 ,

It's telling that Valve opted to use open-source Turnip drivers for their VR headset instead of relying on Qualcomm to actually support their own chip.

popcar2 ,

It's probably because the hardware market is really unstable right now. Prices of RAM, storage, etc have gone way up the past few months due to shortages. Valve are waiting to see where they'll land before committing to a price.

popcar2 ,

Have you read the article? These are old bot accounts that have been disabled for almost a decade. It's in the very first line.

popcar2 ,

What a stupid, nothingburger article.

The company is considering releasing millions of old email addresses that were originally created by bots in its early years. These accounts were disabled almost immediately, but the addresses lived on. [...] The problem is that many of these addresses are extremely common.

So what? The author rambles about the horrors of getting emails from people who have accidentally written in a generic email handle. It's not a huge deal. Tons of people using other email services like Outlook and Gmail also have generic usernames, it's a user's choice on whether to get one or not. These are old bot accounts that have been disabled for almost a decade, so it's not like somebody would send emails assuming it was the old person using the handle.

Proton says it wants community feedback, which is good, but the fact that it is even considering such a reckless idea makes me question the company’s judgment.

"I'm mad that the company is surveying their community", great argument.

Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! ( www.androidauthority.com )

Google: "Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these ...

popcar2 OP ,

That'd be nice, but Linux on phones is still a pipe dream.

popcar2 OP ,

I'm guessing they're going to hide it in developer tools with a bunch of warnings and no explanation on how to get there so regular users don't turn it on by accident.

popcar2 OP ,

The Linux phones that exist today (including Pine Phone) are more like early dev kits. They have really weak specs, are incredibly buggy, lack all sorts of features you'd expect, and I'm not totally sure if you can even make calls through them because phone carriers require a verified device and proprietary tech to work.

There are efforts to get things in order but these will take maybe 10 years at this rate.

popcar2 OP ,

Deluded or in bad faith for sharing official news?

popcar2 OP ,

I don't know what weird-ass stawman you built, but it's obviously not from anything I said

your position seems to be “we won, everybody drop your weapons and party, google is good again”

No?

and you follow by bashing linux phones in your subsequent comments…

"Bashing" Linux phones by saying they're buggy and won't be ready soon, which is literally true. Even PostMarketOS says the same thing on their website. I guess you'd prefer I gaslight people by saying Linux phones are awesome, let's all switch to phones that barely work, lack any phone apps, have a terrible battery life, etc.

popcar2 ,

Microblogging has always sucked IMO. It's always been more geared towards shouting your opinion and leaving, and it actively discourages any discussion by hiding reply threads and making it a nightmare to follow. Most people aren't ready for this take, though...

popcar2 ,

Stranger Things very famously had that one episode in season 2 where Eleven travels and joins another group of teenagers with superpowers - it was an extremely unsubtle attempt at greenlighting a spinoff that never happened.

After that episode this was never mentioned or brought up ever again.

popcar2 OP ,

I just finished watching the first two episodes and thought it was excellent. It's been a while since a show hooked me from the very start.

Episode 2 theory

After finishing episode 2, I now have a theory on where this is going. When the hivemind says that it can't hurt anything, I think they mean it literally. They are not allowed to hurt any living thing and are completely docile.

The reason they have a seizure when shouted it is that they want to hurt Carol back but aren't allowed to, so they deadlock. They also seem to do 100% of everything they're told to do. Nobody noticed this yet in the show but potentially this could mean someone could order around everybody on earth to try and rule it, which could be wild. Curious to see where this goes and whether I'm right.

popcar2 OP ,
spoiler

I think you're on the money. The signal humanity got is also most likely from an alien species that suffered the same fate, it's a virus trying to spread to the whole universe.

popcar2 OP ,

Animals seem immune. There was some throwaway line in episode 2 about how one of the survivors told a giraffe to shoo and go away but it completely ignored her.

popcar2 ,

The new theme is nice and all but condense layout for arrays in the inspector is so beautiful. I have an old project that became unwieldy because of how much space the inspector was taking to edit anything.

https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/db5cbec5-29b7-4a1d-b0ed-697b60ae9b51.png

popcar2 OP , (edited )

This is good info, thanks! I'll add it to the fstab entry in a bit.

Edit: I've tested it for a bit and made sure the symlinks still work with non-Windows characters. Added it to the guide :)

popcar2 OP ,

You don't have to use NTFS. In fact, it's not recommended, but the biggest reason you'd want to is if you were dual-booting Windows and wanted to access the same files from both operating systems.

popcar2 ,

Help you how...? If you want to make a game, learn game development.

popcar2 , (edited )

No idea what the other commenter is on about, I used Zorin ~2 years ago. It's a great distro for people new to Linux, and IMO has the cleanest aesthetic of any distro I've used. It was also super stable and reliable.

My issue with it (and ultimately the reason why I moved) is that it aims to be very stable which means its packages can get very outdated. I think the Nvidia drivers they used at the time I was on it were two years old. It's not something most people would notice especially with how much Flatpak is used nowadays, but you'll run into annoying cases where that thing you want to update isn't available in that package manager.

Even looking at the website, Zorin 18 is out but it seems people on Zorin 17 will have to wait a few weeks for a way to upgrade.

popcar2 ,

and a bunch of “professional” apps.

It is in fact a bunch of pre-installed free software. I like Zorin, but Zorin Pro just seems like a way to trick businesses into paying for the distro. I guess having access to a support team is nice, but otherwise it's not worth it at all.

popcar2 ,

Fantastic, thanks! I might be spending more time on Lemmy after all.

popcar2 ,

At first I thought ehh, another Minecraft clone, but the more I watched the video the more this seems kinda awesome.

Procedurally crafted tools, no restrictions on build height, a massive view distance are all very cool. It has the same problem all Minecraft clones have though... It tries too hard to be Minecraft. The textures and UI are almost 1:1 that at first glance I could swear it's Minecraft. I hope it becomes its own thing as it gets developed more.

popcar2 ,

Good rule of thumb to have is that a company acquisition is always bad.

My guess: Nothing will change in the short-term but from the post it's clear they want Arduino chips to focus way more on business and way less on hobbyists and education - which is kinda what made Arduino so loved.

popcar2 ,

Man, that was an incredible video. As someone who occasionally dabbles in designing and creating programs, the rant about selection modes was eye-opening. It feels like I understand UX a lot better now.