Factorio Kalcifer • 1mo ago • 100%

The Factorio developers are confident that they can keep to their planned release date of October 21st, 2024 for Factorio: Space Age and Factorio 2.0

> there is no worry about keeping to our release date of October 21st [for Factorio: Space Age and Factorio 2.0] [1]. ::: spoiler References - "Friday Facts #428 — Reactor & Logistics circuit control". Klonan. Factorio Blog. Published: 2024-09-13. Accessed: 2024-09-13T21:47Z. https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-428. - § "LAN Party Result" ¶ 3 :::

I have a bunch of old VHS tapes that I want to digitize. I have never digitized VHS tapes before. I picked up [a generic HDMI capture card](https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Streaming-Broadcasting-Conference-Teaching/dp/B09FLN63B3), and [a generic composite to HDMI converter](https://www.amazon.com/ABLEWE-Converter-Composite-Supporting-Blue-Ray/dp/B0C281DRZR). Using both of those, I was planning on hooking a VCR up to a computer running [OBS](https://obsproject.com/). Overall, I'm rather ignorant of the process. The main questions that I currently have are as follows: - What are the best practices for reducing the risk of damaging the tapes? - Are there any good steps to take to maximize video quality? - Is a TBC required (can it be done in software after digitization)? - Should I clean the VCR after every tape? - Should I clean every tape before digitization? - Should I have a separate VCR for the specific purpose of cleaning tapes? Please let me know if you have any extra advice or recommendations at all beyond what I have mentioned. Any information at all is a big help.

Linux Gaming Kalcifer • 1mo ago • 100%

[SOLVED] Have you ever experienced stuttering in a game if you receive a message in a desktop messaging app during gameplay?

## Solution This is a bug in KDE Plasma [1.1][2]. It appears that it might be fixed in KDE Plasma v6.2 [1.2][3]. ## Original Post I have noticed this behavior with [Element](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/element-desktop/) and [Signal](https://flathub.org/apps/org.signal.Signal) while playing [Deadlock](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/). The game will have a pretty severe stutter, ie the frame-rate will substantially dip, for half a second or so at the exact moment that a message is received. It seems to happen with every message. Do note that these are only messages that would result in a system notification. All other messages that are silent, ie they have no pop-up notification, do not result in any stutter. - OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: v6.6.49-1-lts - DE: KDE Plasma v6.1.4 - WM: Wayland - CPU: Intel Core i5-4690k - GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 ## Updates - I have tried disabling this setting in Deadlock:  - I have tried windowed-borderless - I have noticed that the moment that the stutter occurs, my CPU spikes maybe 20% and my GPU drops to 0%. ::: spoiler References 1. [@narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee](https://lemm.ee/u/narc0tic_bird). "Have you ever experienced stuttering in a game if you receive a message in a desktop messaging app during gameplay?". sh.itjust.works. Lemmy. Published: 2024-09-09T23:12:24Z. Accessed: 2024-09-10T00:03Z. https://sh.itjust.works/comment/13818926. https://lemm.ee/comment/14674507. 1. > it’s a bug in KDE Plasma 2. > [the bug] might be fixed [in KDE Plasma] 6.2 2. "Bug 487780: Fullscreen game stutter when Plasma receives notifications.". Robert. bugs.kde.org. Published: 2024-05-30T03:58Z. Accessed: 2024-09-10T00:06Z. https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487780. 3. Zamundaaa. "Bug 487780: Fullscreen game stutter when Plasma receives notifications.". bugs.kde.org. Published: 2024-08-19T12:01:08Z. Accessed: 2024-09-10T00:13Z. https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487780#c13. > There are some remaining code paths that can block direct scanout - namely effects that haven't been fixed, or that may need to block direct scanout in some situations. There's a new API in 6.2 that effects can use though, https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/6203, which blocks direct scanout only when really necessary. It's implemented for all built in effects, and external javascript effects automatically make use of this API too. :::

Philosophy Kalcifer • 1mo ago • 76%

Theseus' Axe

::: spoiler References - "Grandfathers Axe in Oblivion". danz. YouTube. Published: 2024-09-06. Accessed: 2024-09-09T19:48Z. https://youtube.com/watch?v=nSveAO61g5g. :::

Atheism Kalcifer • 1mo ago • 71%

"You Sexy Devil – The Story of the Genie du Maal". Theophanes Avery. Adventures in Gender Fuckery.

theophanesavery.com

::: spoiler References - "You Sexy Devil – The Story of the Genie du Maal". Theophanes Avery. Adventures in Gender Fuckery. Published: 2019-05-17. Accessed: 2024-09-09T18:20Z. https://theophanesavery.com/adventures-in-gender-fuckery/2019/05/17/you-sexy-devil-the-story-of-the-genie-du-maal/. :::

## Solution It turns out that quotes fall under "fair-use" [4][5], so technically one isn't required to even give *attribution* to the source of the quote; however, in practical purposes, this means that there are simply no restrictions on how one *cites* a quote. ## Original Post Creative Commons licenses require that credit be given to creator of a work [1]. This is stated as: > Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. [2] "Appropriate credit" is defined as: > appropriate credit — If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material. CC licenses prior to Version 4.0 also require you to provide the title of the material if supplied, and may have other slight differences. [2] This seems to be stating that if you, say, quote content from a CC licensed work, when you cite it, say, with MLA or APA, you'll have to also include a copyright notice, a license notice, and a disclaimer notice. This seems like way too much for a simple citation. MLA claims that you don't need to include the license [3], so I'm not entirely sure what is legally expected. ::: spoiler References 1. "About CC Licenses". Creative Commons. Accessed: 2024-09-07T05:29Z. https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/ 2. "Attribution 4.0 International". Creative Commons. Accessed: 2024-09-07T05:28Z. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 3. "If I cite art, music, or other material that has a Creative Commons license, should I refer to the license in my works-cited-list entry?". MLA. Published: 2017-11-07. Accessed: 2024-09-07T05:26Z. https://style.mla.org/citing-works-with-a-cc-license/ 4. FAQ. "Can I Use Someone Else's Work? Can Someone Else Use Mine?". "How much of someone else's work can I use without getting permission?". Copyright.gov. Accessed: 2024-09-09T17:34Z. https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html. > Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work. 5. "17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use". Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Accessed: 2024-09-09T17:46Z. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107. > Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include— > > (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; > > (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; > > (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and > > (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. > > The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

WTF Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 73%

"stranger illegally moved in, so i made her life a living hell"

www.youtube.com

There's currently 2 follow up videos: 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t63zjRnJ9iI 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGFnIhf-6Y ::: spoiler References - "stranger illegally moved in, so i made her life a living hell". Asian Andy. YouTube. Published: 2024-08-11. Accessed: 2024-09-04T04:27Z. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGFnIhf-6Y. :::

Git Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 84%

PSA: Git exposes timezone metadata

Git records the local timezone when a commit is made [1]. Knowledge of the timezone in which a commit was made could be used as a bit of identifying information to de-anonymize the committer. Setting one's timezone to UTC can help mitigate this issue [2][3] (though, ofc, one must still be wary of time-of-day commit patterns being used to deduce a timezone). ::: spoiler References 1. Git documentation. git-commit. "Date Formats: Git internal format". Accessed: 2024-08-31T07:52Z. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt-Gitinternalformat. > It is `<unix-timestamp> <time-zone-offset>`, where `<unix-timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. `<time-zone-offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC. For example CET (which is 1 hour ahead of UTC) is `+0100`. 2. jthill. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2014-05-26T16:57:37Z. (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:27Z). https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23874208/how-can-i-ignore-committing-timezone-information-in-my-commit#comment36750060_23874208. > to set the timezone for a specific command, say e.g. `TZ=UTC git commit` 3. Oliver. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2022-05-22T08:56:38Z (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:30Z). https://stackoverflow.com/a/72336094/7934600 > each commit Git stores a author date and a commit date. So you have to omit the timezone for both dates. > > I solved this for my self with the help of the following Git alias: > > ``` > [alias] > co = "!f() { \ > export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > git commit $@; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Autor: %an <%ae> (%ai)\"; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Committer: %cn <%ce> (%ci)\"; \ > }; f" ::: --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495692 - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495744

Privacy Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 79%

PSA: Git exposes timezone metadata

Git records the local timezone when a commit is made [1]. Knowledge of the timezone in which a commit was made could be used as a bit of identifying information to de-anonymize the committer. Setting one's timezone to UTC can help mitigate this issue [2][3] (though, ofc, one must still be wary of time-of-day commit patterns being used to deduce a timezone). ::: spoiler References 1. Git documentation. git-commit. "Date Formats: Git internal format". Accessed: 2024-08-31T07:52Z. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt-Gitinternalformat. > It is `<unix-timestamp> <time-zone-offset>`, where `<unix-timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. `<time-zone-offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC. For example CET (which is 1 hour ahead of UTC) is `+0100`. 2. jthill. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2014-05-26T16:57:37Z. (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:27Z). https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23874208/how-can-i-ignore-committing-timezone-information-in-my-commit#comment36750060_23874208. > to set the timezone for a specific command, say e.g. `TZ=UTC git commit` 3. Oliver. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2022-05-22T08:56:38Z (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:30Z). https://stackoverflow.com/a/72336094/7934600 > each commit Git stores a author date and a commit date. So you have to omit the timezone for both dates. > > I solved this for my self with the help of the following Git alias: > > ``` > [alias] > co = "!f() { \ > export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > git commit $@; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Autor: %an <%ae> (%ai)\"; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Committer: %cn <%ce> (%ci)\"; \ > }; f" ::: --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495692 - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495795

Privacy Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 92%

PSA: Git exposes timezone metadata

Git records the local timezone when a commit is made [1]. Knowledge of the timezone in which a commit was made could be used as a bit of identifying information to de-anonymize the committer. Setting one's timezone to UTC can help mitigate this issue [2][3] (though, ofc, one must still be wary of time-of-day commit patterns being used to deduce a timezone). ::: spoiler References 1. Git documentation. git-commit. "Date Formats: Git internal format". Accessed: 2024-08-31T07:52Z. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt-Gitinternalformat. > It is `<unix-timestamp> <time-zone-offset>`, where `<unix-timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. `<time-zone-offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC. For example CET (which is 1 hour ahead of UTC) is `+0100`. 2. jthill. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2014-05-26T16:57:37Z. (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:27Z). https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23874208/how-can-i-ignore-committing-timezone-information-in-my-commit#comment36750060_23874208. > to set the timezone for a specific command, say e.g. `TZ=UTC git commit` 3. Oliver. "How can I ignore committing timezone information in my commit?". Stack Overflow. Published: 2022-05-22T08:56:38Z (Accessed: 2024-08-31T08:30Z). https://stackoverflow.com/a/72336094/7934600 > each commit Git stores a author date and a commit date. So you have to omit the timezone for both dates. > > I solved this for my self with the help of the following Git alias: > > ``` > [alias] > co = "!f() { \ > export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=\"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)\"; \ > git commit $@; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Autor: %an <%ae> (%ai)\"; \ > git log -n 1 --pretty=\"Committer: %cn <%ce> (%ci)\"; \ > }; f" ::: --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495744 - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24495795

GitHub Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 92%

TIL that you can sort GitHub issues by most "upvoted"

You can sort GitHub issues by most "upvoted" using this syntax: ```text is:issue is:open sort:reactions-+1-desc ``` Thanks to [gromenauer](https://github.com/gromenauer) for making me aware of it in [this GitHub comment](https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/issues/25#issuecomment-2297448290). Full documentation for sorting GitHub issues and pull requests can be found [here](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/filtering-and-searching-issues-and-pull-requests). **EDIT (2024-08-27T05:20Z):** There are also UI options that enable sorting by most "upvoted": - On desktop (through a web browser):  - On mobile (through the app): 

Linux Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 98%

If you have installed Linux on a Microsoft Surface Pro, what was your experience?

I'm looking for a cheap and portable tablet that I can use for writing. Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, at least around the gen 4 models, are rather cheap to buy used, and they seem decently well made. Naturally, were I to buy one, I would have to install Linux onto it. I've been peripherally aware of [the Linux Surface project](https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface) for some time now. I looked at it recently, after having not for some time, and it seems that they have really made good progress compared to what I remember, and it's making me much more interested in trying to install Linux on a Surface Pro. Having never owned a Surface Pro, I'm not sure which models are the most reliable and sturdy. I'm not looking for something that's the flashiest; I want something that works well. I want something pragmatic — something akin to the idea of an older era of Thinkpad (eg T460). I want a pen with low input delay and good accuracy, reliable and responsive touch controls, and a decent display. I was thinking the Surface Pro 4 might be a good choice, but it's hard to know as there aren't many videos out there of people installing Linux on them, so I'm wondering what your experience has been with Microsoft Surface Pro's and installing Linux on one. --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/23997573

Linux Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 100%

[META] Current moderator actions occurring in this community are not visible in the modlog

In one of my posts, I noticed [this removed comment](https://ani.social/comment/6035528):  I was curious what it was, so I checked [the modlog](https://sh.itjust.works/modlog/14908), but it states that the last mod action in this community occurred a month ago:  What's up with this? Are mod actions being scrubbed from the modlog?

Linux Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 97%

Have you installed Linux on a Microsoft Surface Pro? If so, what was your experience?

I'm looking for a cheap and portable tablet that I can use for writing. Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, at least around the gen 4 models, are rather cheap to buy used, and they seem decently well made. Naturally, were I to buy one, I would have to install Linux onto it. I've been peripherally aware of [the Linux Surface project](https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface) for some time now. I looked at it recently, after having not for some time, and it seems that they have really made good progress compared to what I remember, and it's making me much more interested in trying to install Linux on a Surface Pro. Having never owned a Surface Pro, I'm not sure which models are the most reliable and sturdy. I'm not looking for something that's the flashiest; I want something that works well. I want something pragmatic — something akin to the idea of an older era of Thinkpad (eg T460). I want a pen with low input delay and good accuracy, reliable and responsive touch controls, and a decent display. I was thinking the Surface Pro 4 might be a good choice, but it's hard to know as there aren't many videos out there of people installing Linux on them, so I'm wondering what your experience has been with Microsoft Surface Pro's and installing Linux on one. --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/24035406

Forage Fellows 🍄🌱 Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 97%

Is this chicken of the woods?

     Found in Cascadia/PNW in mid-August. If it is indeed chicken of the woods (ie laetiporus), I'm curious as to which species. --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/23666921

Mycology Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 100%

Is this chicken of the woods?

     Found in Cascadia/PNW in mid-August. If it is indeed chicken of the woods (ie laetiporus), I'm curious as to which species. --- Cross-posts: - https://sh.itjust.works/post/23697229

Arch Linux Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 100%

Does it matter if one performs a system update while Reflector is running?

My config for reflector is currently set as follows: ``` # Set the output path where the mirrorlist will be saved. --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist # Select the transfer protocol. --protocol https # Use only the most recently synchronized mirrors. --latest 200 # Sort the mirrors by synchronization time. --sort rate # Return, at most, the following number of mirrors. --number 20 # Print extra info. --verbose ``` I have Reflector set to run as a Systemd service, so it will run when my computer boots. The "issue" is that I update my system as soon as I boot. Since Reflector is sorting mirrors by their measured download rate, I wonder if downloading updates, or simply doing any action that downloads data, would interfere with those measurements and cause Reflector to choose mirrors that may not be the fastest. I *could* simply wait for Reflector to finish before using the computer, but it takes quite a while to sort through 200 mirrors. Is this concern justified? If so, are there ways to mitigate it that don't require me to wait for Reflector to finish? I've thought about setting it as a Pacman hook so that it runs *after* updating, but, then, that relies on me to perform an update for the mirrorlist to be refreshed, and that still leaves the concern of other actions eating up network bandwidth, thus skewing the measurements.

Opensource Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 91%

What medication/pill tracking app do you recommend?

I'm looking for an open-source medication/pill tracking app. Requirements: - Android support - Ability to create custom medication/pill entries - Ability to set notification reminders for taking pills - Ability to arbitrarily create entries at any date/time Nice-to-haves: - Data export/backup - Data-at-rest encryption - Data visualizations --- Cross-posted at https://sh.itjust.works/post/23572611

Open Source Kalcifer • 2mo ago • 85%

What medication/pill tracking app do you recommend?

I'm looking for an open-source medication/pill tracking app. Requirements: - Android support - Ability to create custom medication/pill entries - Ability to set notification reminders for taking pills - Ability to arbitrarily create entries at any date/time Nice-to-haves: - Data export/backup - Data-at-rest encryption - Data visualizations --- Cross-posted at https://sh.itjust.works/post/23572613