Towerism

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[–] Towerism 1 points 1 year ago

"Smurfing" in gaming refers to the practice of experienced or skilled players creating new or low-level accounts to play against less experienced opponents. This can give them an unfair advantage and is often done to win matches easily or for other reasons like trolling or boosting lower-ranked friends. It's generally considered unsportsmanlike behavior and is often discouraged or prohibited by game developers. The term originated in the early days of online gaming, when a player used the alias "PapaSmurf" to hide their true identity while dominating less skilled players.

[–] Towerism 7 points 1 year ago

It helps to get paid a lot to not think about that

[–] Towerism 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Typescript is a really powerful language due to the fact that it is superset of JavaScript. It allows you to do things with types that you cant do in other strongly typed languages like Java or C#. Learning JavaScript first, you would have an easier time grasping advanced typescript concepts. But like others said, JavaScript does allow you to learn bad habits. It takes years to learn how to write JavaScript in a way where you won’t shoot yourself in the foot. TypeScript first would theoretically help keep you on a learning path that would mitigate picking up bad habits. But typescript is a superset of JavaScript after all. If one is determined to sidestep all the nice typings that TypeScript provides you, one can and you will lose all the benefits of TypeScript anyways.

[–] Towerism 3 points 1 year ago

Cyberpunk 2077. It’s been ages since I actually decided to pick up an RPG and get into it. I’m enjoying it so much.

[–] Towerism 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would recommend gamemaker.io. Although I haven’t used it in a long time, I think their philosophy is still the same. You get to use no-code to get your feet wet. When you need more flexibility you can use their custom scripting language. So you essentially get to become acquainted with their technology while programming in no-code and then when you switch to coding, it’s not as big of a leap since you’re not transitioning to a completely new technology.

[–] Towerism 2 points 1 year ago

I was trying to remember the name of this movie a while ago. But I couldn’t remember hardly anything about it. Thank you.

[–] Towerism 1 points 1 year ago

Yea those two parts alone easily cost $2,000

[–] Towerism 2 points 1 year ago

Haha this reads like satire

[–] Towerism 2 points 1 year ago

Diablo 3 was my first time experiencing starting from scratch every season. It took me a while to realize what a great time playing season was.

[–] Towerism 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ever since I’ve switched to DuckDuckGo, my searching experience has been way better. Google’s new mobile experience is absolute garbage.

[–] Towerism 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow I have these games on PC and they look fantastic. But I might actually get around to playing these on the switch.

[–] Towerism 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even though I own a pair of nice noise cancelling Sony headphones, I've stopped using it completely. I now only use my airpods pro. I think it's because I hated Sony's app. The airpods pro are just so much easier to use.

 

Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.

 

A Tesla software hacker has found an ‘Elon Mode’ driving feature that seems to allow Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving to operate without any driver monitoring.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk might have his very own supersecret driver mode that enables hands-free driving in Tesla vehicles.

The hidden feature, aptly named “Elon Mode,” was discovered by a Tesla software hacker known online as @greentheonly. The anonymous hacker has dug deep into the vehicle code for years and uncovered things like how Tesla can lock you out of using your power seats or the center camera in the Model 3 before it was officially activated.

After finding and enabling Elon Mode, greentheonly ventured out to test the system and posted some rough footage of the endeavor. They did not share the literal “Elon Mode” setting on the screen but maintain that it’s real.

The hacker found that the car didn’t require any attention from them while using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. FSD is Tesla’s vision-based advanced driver-assist system that’s in beta but is currently available to anyone who paid as much as $15,000 for the option. The software was the subject of an internally leaked report last month that indicated FSD has had thousands of customer complaints of sudden braking and abrupt acceleration.

Tesla’s Autopilot system, the automaker’s first-generation driver-assist system for highways, requires you to nudge the steering wheel to confirm you’re being attentive during use. Owners often complain about the frequency of the system’s checks, leading some to call it “nagging.” FSD users are also subject to the frequent nudging, and at times, it seems to require enough force that could inadvertently shut off the system.

In addition to the existing hands-on-steering confirmation, vehicles that have a center interior camera (above the rearview mirror) will observe drivers to make sure they’re looking forward — but that’s also pretty finicky. For instance, I’ve found that I’m unable to wear a baseball cap without the system constantly nagging me to “please pay attention to the road,” seemingly unable to tell that my eyes are looking forward. It even disabled at some point and said I would lose my FSD privileges if I did it four more times.

But for greentheonly’s near 600-mile test on Elon Mode, they found no such nagging. The test was conducted in what the hacker claims was a company-owned vehicle, based on their comment that they “could not get a non-Tesla car” to try in Elon Mode. In the video, it seems greentheonly is driving an early Model X, which notably, could be old enough to not have an interior camera at all. It’s not clear if this model has the camera or how greentheonly got access to the car.

Among the notes greentheonly provides in the Twitter thread, the hacker states that the system still seems to change lanes randomly and ends up driving slow on the highway. Whether this version of FSD will be available to regular owners is unknown. In December, Musk hinted that nag-free driving is coming.

Greentheonly adds that Tesla’s software is more secure than ever compared to 2017, when the hacker first started inspecting it. Despite their ability to consistently get around Tesla’s security, greentheonly tweets that the level of care Tesla puts in its software is rare to see compared to other cars they’ve touched, and it’s a “nice puzzle that keeps getting better.”

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My 2023 Mustang Mach 1 (pixelfed.social)
 

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/508045

I wanted to share my Mach 1 that I bought recently and just finished detailing the other day. It’s a 2023 equipped with the tremec 6-speed manual. I previously owned a 2021 Mach 1 in black that I sold so I could get into a Wrangler. I sold it to get back into a mustang because I really missed my 2021 Mach 1 other than the fact that the black paint was hard to keep clean. I went with a Mach 1 instead of a regular GT because I really like the tremec gear box over the getrag one.

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My 2023 Mustang Mach 1 (pixelfed.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Towerism to c/citylife
 

I wanted to share my Mach 1 that I bought recently and just finished detailing yesterday. Until we get a cars community, this seems like a good place to share our cars. It’s a 2023 equipped with the tremec 6-speed manual. I previously owned a 2021 Mach 1 in black that I sold so I could get into a Wrangler. I sold it to get back into a mustang because I really missed my 2021 Mach 1 other than the fact that the black paint was hard to keep clean. I went with a Mach 1 instead of a regular GT because I really like the tremec gear box over the getrag one.

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