Teslazar

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by Teslazar 3mo ago
Great article. I particularly enjoyed the approach to creating gibs. Although it was a tech demo, I created something like this around the mid 90s. One thing I did that I don't see mentioned in this article was I used 8x8 (or 16x16) li
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by Teslazar 10mo ago
UT2k4 had software rending support via the Pixomatic software renderer from RAD Game Tools: https://www.radgametools.com/pixo/PixoWithUnreal2004.txt Further discussion about it here: https://forums.beyondunr
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by Teslazar 11mo ago
To install Windows 11 with a local user and/or to install it without the TPM 2.0 requirement, what I found easiest was using Rufus to prepare a flash drive with the Windows 11 ISO. Rufus asks if you want to create a local user and what
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by Teslazar 1y ago
Install the browser extension Unhook. It hides all recommended YouTube videos, so when you watch a video you aren't looking at a bunch of other videos to watch. It's very customizeable, so you can choose what to hide. Create a lis
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by Teslazar 1y ago
I gave Firefox a try for a month, but ran into enough issues that I ended up switching back to Chrome about a week ago. Here are some of the problems I encountered that I can recall at the moment and doesn't include the many issues I m
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by Teslazar 1y ago
If this case reaches the Supreme Court, one key consideration is the potential pressure to support the growth of U.S. AI companies. Rather than imposing strict legal restrictions that could hinder their ability to compete globally, especial
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I'm surprised that AIMP hasn't been mentioned yet. It's also a great old school audio player that was released back in 2006. I transitioned to it when Winamp development was fizzling out. Not sure when that was but I've
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I'm no coffee chemistry expert either, but the following article indicates that the main adenosine receptor antagonists are caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine, all of which are found in coffee, tea, and chocolate ( https:/&#x
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I took 1 mg of molybdenum daily for about 3 weeks and then tested out drinking coffee. By this point I had tried many other interventions that did not help. I wasn't expecting the molybdenum to help but figured it was worth a shot sinc
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by Teslazar 2y ago
There are stimulating compounds in coffee other than caffeine, so I've pondered that people who find decaf stimulating may be reacting to some of these other compounds. Another consideration is that people seem to often report that cof
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I'll add some more info to my post. Caffeine is a purine ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine ). A Google Scholar search for "molybdenum purine" will come up with many studies discussing how molybdenum
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I had a similar problem. Coffee, decaf, even dark chocolate would be very stimulating and would mess with my sleep, even a single cup in the morning. I tried quite a few things to solve this and ended up discovering that supplementing with
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by Teslazar 2y ago
Thanks for the info!
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by Teslazar 2y ago
How long did it take to see significant improvement and how long did it take before you figured you had restored perfect function? Can you elaborate on what you ate?
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by Teslazar 2y ago
This one hurts... I visited the Living Computer Museum in 2017 and it was amazing. Here's a selection of some photos I took: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VUVXQ1cG3zWAMWY3A My favorite photo here is the one of the Xerox Al
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by Teslazar 2y ago
Every time I try Krita I bounce off of it because the controls are too different from Photoshop. For my relatively simple use cases, Krita could be a replacement for Photoshop, which I've been using on and off for roughly 30 years. The
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by Teslazar 2y ago
The article mentions this, but housing is so much more expensive now that it's by far the largest cost for some people depending on where they live. For example, my father's first house was less than 2x his annual income. Now, in
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by Teslazar 2y ago
I just ran into the same thing. Using Chrome dev tools I deleted the overlays prompting me to enter info and that revealed the user menu at the top right. First, I changed my email address to a throwaway address since I doubt they're d
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by Teslazar 3y ago
Here's my personal experience switching from Plex to Jellyfin. Everyone's needs are different, but, for me, Jellyfin has been a much better experience. I used Plex for years and always hated it. It didn't let me customize the
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by Teslazar 3y ago
According to the CDC, 80-90% of lung cancer deaths are linked to cigarette smoking (1). It seems like a simple solution for people to just not smoke... (1) https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/risk_facto
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by Teslazar 3y ago
I've never liked the English language trailers they use. The Japanese ones are pretty cool and worth checking out. Here are a couple examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Lp3rRjtfk https://www.youtube.
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by Teslazar 3y ago
There were two potential concerns about accounts and one of them has been resolved: 1. Requiring an FB account resulted in users who were banned on FB not being able to use their Quests. This has been resolved since users only need a Meta a
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by Teslazar 3y ago
The 4060 (non-ti) has only 8GB of ram, which is less than its predecessor, the 3060, which had 12GB and came out in Feb 2021. I wonder if this is unprecedented? For anyone not really following the current issues with video cards that have o
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by Teslazar 3y ago
I agree with the sentiment that the devices aren't being supported for long enough but thought I'd mention that you can install LineageOS on a Nexus 7 and get OS and software updates. According to Google, Pixel tablets will get &q
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by Teslazar 3y ago
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang has an impressive track record. They are positioned incredibly well right now with the AI boom and demand for their AI technology which they've been developing for many years.
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by Teslazar 3y ago
For anyone wondering what this South Korean TV show thing is all about and want to check it out I suggest starting with Alchemy of Souls (8.8/10 on IMDB).
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by Teslazar 3y ago
I read Hacker News through hckrnews.com and accomplish the same thing with a single line in my ad blocker browser extension (uBlock) filter list. Here's an example of the filter: hckrnews.com##.entry:has-text(/(orange|pineapple|ki
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by Teslazar 4y ago
A few more historical bits that might be interesting. Brian Hook was the 3dfx engineer who was the original architect of Glide. He went on to work for id Software in 1997. Michael Abrash wrote the first 3d hardware support for Quake, while
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by Teslazar 4y ago
I was lucky enough to visit in 2017 and loved the place. Here are some of the photos I took: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VUVXQ1cG3zWAMWY3A
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by Teslazar 4y ago
The water is procedurally generated. I don't recall any other textures that were procedurally generated in the game.

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