Scrubbles @poptalk.scrubbles.tech Little bit of everything!
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I live for 90s TV sitcoms
Them just retconning Cortana was such a letdown. Honestly while 5 wasn't great, it did set up infinite to be really really good. Then they went with a really boring alternative.
Oh whoops I accidentally built an entire ad portal and placed it onto the main page and oh no I accidentally passed it through multiple levels of code review QA and approval, then crap I deployed it to the test environment then prod
Note here how little handholding there is. This is a great puzzle because there is no handholding. Note in this scene specifically that we are not handholding. Now let's go ahead and describe handholding...
Getting more into movies I learned that I can usually tell if the movie will be good (to me) by looking at the director, the studio, and the rough cast. I add the cast because if it's no one but A list stars usually to me that's a warning that it's going to just be garbage, they're trying to make up for a garbage script. They have a couple a list with an interesting looking ensemble? Sounds good let's try it.
The good thing is that Linux is officially becoming a market space that they have to pay attention to or lose money. Not because of us, but steam deck normalized it. 4% of users doesn't sound like a lot, but to a company who is desperate enough to put ads everywhere just to make a few pennies, well, it may be worth it now
Milioti is one of my favorite actresses. I'm holding off until the whole season is released, then I'm really excited to watch this
Think of how much fun Marvel could have been if they just paused on them for 8 years or so. Of they star wars'd it and made people begin to miss marvel movies again. Avengers won, Thanos is gone, and then nothing. Then 8 to 10 years later suddenly a sudden reveal, you see someone picking up the mantle, people would freak out. Instead we're all bored of them.
Local record stores usually have a lot of used ones, I've been building my collection back up.
Yup, I've been rewatching them. I think back and it was so funny, but the ones we remember were maybe one skit every 5 shows? Worse? Maybe one or two a year? There's a reason we all say "it used to be better" - because nostalgia blocks out the bad ones
Yeah it's one of those things that in theory it could make sense, it could be. However since we are humans, there does not exist any way that would not be morally abhorrent to some group of people. There's zero way that in doing it this way wouldn't destroy x group of people. And that's why it can never be done. Eugenics is just too close to genocide.
You're right, which is why I stopped. Telling them right now isn't important. What I have is anger, anger that people in power allow this to happen, but directing it here doesn't help. So directing it at people who could have done something is what I'm doing instead.
Great, I'm 2000 miles away so I'm going to do what I can, advocate against climate change so we can stop having once in a generation storms every year. Seriously why does that piss you off so much?
NO. I watched rural Republicans laughing that my state was on fire. I saw them saying we deserve it because of "something something heathens". Nobody deserves it. This is a national spotlight and I'm going to be as clear as day. We have one party who flat out denies climate change, which is directly causing all of this. We have another party who is not doing nearly enough, but at least have some plans. This is absolutely a political problem, because voting for the party who actively denied this is happening is slapping you in the face. You should absolutely be angry at them. People's houses floated away and that party is shrugging and sending thoughts and prayers. Being active now is the empathetic approach.
And durechos in Iowa, and smoke covering the sky for months, and "cold snaps", and hottest summers on record, yeah these are all normal things that I totally remember having as a child. Keep your heads in the sand people, it's all just one crazy storm, they couldn't possibly be all related
No we can't talk about gun violence after a shooting! Have empathy! We shouldn't talk about war right after an invasion, think of the people there.
Well, when the hell is it okay to talk about climate change? After years of rebuilding when no one cares again, just in time for an even strong storm? You, yes you right here, should be absolutely pissed about climate change. Oil companies and major polluters are causing this, you should abso-fuckin-lutely want to be talking about it
What is with the downvote? Is this not music related? Just because it's not your type of music?
Idk I'm personally torn. I understand what she's saying. Being famous is intense, and people expect too much. At the same time, your own fans are literally paying money and expecting you to be there. They paid for hotels, travel, food, and more just to see you. And it's "too much"? Well, why would I want to pay money to go s e you now? What if it's too much for my concert?
Idk if you don't want to tour and you just want to make music fine, but touring and cancelling shows? That's a huge let down to all of your fans, not just the crazy ones
Well you definitely are breeding a welcoming culture here.
No, actually it's not. It's actually well know how Japanese culture actually affects programming. I, a software engineer who has worked with many other cultures, can confirm that culture affects quality. I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I am saying that culture affects work.
Indian culture is interesting because you never say no to your boss. Even if you don't understand something, or don't have all the information you need, you say yes. Do you understand? Yes. Are you sure, it's okay to ask me clarifying questions. "Yes, I'm sure". Then they give me something that doesn't work because they didn't understand the question.
Japanese is another culture that's slightly different, but if your boss asks you to do something not only do you say yes, you also don't ask for help to do it. You brute force it done, put in long hours, and you get it done. However, in software that's a horrible way to operate because we need to not just get the current problem done, but you need to build something that others will use later, that will be reused, that will be expanded and shared with and by other teams. So what you get is quite literally this - poorly optimized code from many people whose code doesn't really work well together.
So, none of these are stereotypes. In fact, as engineers it would be culturally insensitive if I wasn't aware of this and assumed people worked in the same way as Americans. Your virtue signalling is pretty transparent. Yes, it's humorous, but it's also 100% the truth. They're not bad coders, but their culture does not breed great software projects.
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Fediverse Streaming - Satisfactory 1.0
Father of two, husband, gamer, lover of free software, and willing teacher.
Ozoned is a well known fediverse based streamer, and I recommend his channel!
New (Multi-)Players Guide
Hey folks! For those new to Satisfactory with 1.0 a couple of people have pinged me asking questions. So first off, hello, I'm Scrubbles, I have with my latest factory now just over 2000 hours in game, I absolutely love this game. I'm a mod here, and for our newcomers welcome!
So, this post was from earlier this year when someone asked how to do multiplayer. I want to preface everything by saying there is no right or wrong way to play Satisfactory. Everyone does it a little differently, from a spaghetti mess to perfect 90 degree angles. That being said, those differences have caused issues in our multiplayer games, so for those who are getting started - if you are interested, here are some of the things my friends and I do while playing multiplayer.
Adjustments are welcome, and feedback. If people like this, I personally think it's useful to pin, but I don't want to self promote... so let me know if you think it's worth that
Scrubbles' unofficial multiplayer "Rules" for Satisfactory
1) Clipping or No Clipping.
This is a group decision, but we feel that it's more challenging and looks better if we force ourselves not to clip. (or at least avoid it at all costs). Builds are bigger, more complex, and it comes out looking nice
!Picture of clipping conveyor belts
2) Build buildings.
Cover up your builds. Group builds will get huge and there is a performance hit if you have all of your buildings out in the open. If you leave buildings out in the open, the engine has to draw everything, even in the low poly far away ones, it's a lot to draw. Walls make it much easier to draw, and will keep those framerates up.
This doesn't really matter until Tier 3 or so, but after that yeah it's pretty important. (Our Gold Coast oil production can span the entire coast, and the game will have to show all of that if you don't build some nice buildings. Also it just looks pretty cool if you put some thought into it.
3) Private vs Group builds
This is the big one you talked about and you just have to go over it. There are no good rules for "Don't touch my stuff" as all groups are different, but we have a good baseline of
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If you want to take on a build - then awesome you should feel all empowered to do so. No one should come in and change your build, of course unless asked
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HOWEVER - we all play at a different pace. We like to joke that this isn't work... but at the same time if you say you're going to produce 100 steel beams/min, I'm going to build my build based on those numbers. We have a pseudo AFK rule, if you leave the game and don't give a good time of when the build will be finished, there are no hurt feelings if someone else jumps in and finishes it for you. It was there for you, you chose not to log in one day, and that's going to have to be okay.
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Also another unspoken exception we have, if you fuck something up, get the math wrong, or our favorite where sometimes conveyors/pipes don't "stitch" together there are no hurt feelings if someone comes in and fixes it.
I can play 16 hours in a day when I'm really into it. Other folks may not log in once that day, it's just a thing we have to talk about and understand. I don't expect them to be logged in 16 hours a day with me to finish their build, but if they're AFK for a couple of days and I need it... well, yeah I may go finish it.
Rail Network
Those are the only "rules" we have. As for a rail system, I'd recommend personally that someone "takes charge" in planning rail and hooking up factories. Someone who has the entire network in their head on how things are moving. Everyone should be welcome to help, but rail networks get complicated fast and it's good to have a point (wo)man.
A good way to help organize this I've found is to make a "Departures Board" of all of your trains, especially at hubs, so make any sense out of what is happening. Just like the real ones
!Image of a UK departurees board You too can put some up that explains where resources are going in or out. !A list of all trains, their destinations, and what cargo they carry
Hub
Finally, make transportation and the Hub a big focal point. Make it fun. For our last build we made the Hub separate from our main construction, and moved all of our train hubs there. That also made it perfect for building our warehouse (1.0 edit, I wonder what will happen with warehousing...), and on top of that we put the center of our hypertube network. Make it a fun place to stop in, and make it easy to craft new gear there if you get stranded. This is especially important in multiplayer so your friends aren't going "Where the hell did Scrubbles put the chest of Encased Steel Beams?!"
!Make a good, easy to access warehouse
Also, make a good todo board, so everyone knows what everyone is doing. Try to make it easy and clean to understand. We chose this format ! It keeps everyone aware of what people are working on and cuts down on duplicated effort.
Server Maintenance
Your factory server will crash. It just will. Once our factory got large enough in Update 7 it happened probably once a day. Know that someone is going to need to be on call - or you're going to all need access to the server and know how to spin it up if it crashes. Keep backups of the saves in a neutral places anyone can access so if someone accidentally nukes the server you can at least have the saves. (I personally recommend setting up rclone or something to sync your saves somewhere like google drive)
Summing up
Finally, always find ways to keep morale up. Ficsit demands morale be just high enough to remain productive. Give helpful reminders to your friends whenever possible. !Signs in our Hub that say "You enjoy this." and "You are having fun.
That's all I have! Have fun on your next factory, and remember, remain efficient.
For long time pioneers, 1.0 has achievements?!
But efficiency was the only achievement, and you never truly achieved it.
(but of course I am happy to have them, and I think I have to 100% it)
Taylor officially endorses Kamala
> Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.
> Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.
> I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.
> I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.
> With love and hope,
> Taylor Swift > Childless Cat Lady
LTO-8 Drives
Hey folks, I'm lucky enough to be in one of the few places on the internet that uses LTO.
I'm running LTO-8 tape. My current drive is kind of a dud, I'm interested in a new (to me) drive. Either internal in just an old desktop, or an external drive. I'm not afraid to shell out for it, but if I am I'm nervous to drop 2000 on just a random ebay seller. Anyone have any reputable sources? In the Seattle area if anyone knows a local one too.
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Curious what people think
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You can't do drugs if they're holding a wrench!
...they'll just pick up the drugs with their other hand
