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  • Lovecraft wrote more about how finding out about new, unknowable information and understanding (or attempting to understand) can drive someone insane. So similar, but without the physical aspect (although tbf he also used physical transformation as an idea too, like people turning into fish monsters).

  • Loss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violence
  • SCOTUS was never legitimate; they gave themselves the power of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison.

    The executive branch can declare that the court is illegitimate at any time, since it is up to the executive branch to enforce the law.

  • 40 Kilobyte Rule
  • The NES has a picture processor (PPU) that has special things made for 2D, cell (tile)-based graphics with hardware sprites. Being able to reuse tiles and express each tile with a few bytes really helps keep things small, as storage was very expensive back then. Also, without bank switching (which SMB1 did not have), the 6502 could only address up to 64kb of memory (including ROM and RAM).

    The music was also kept small, as it was generated in real time by the audio processor that was embedded in the CPU.

    I'm sure there's a disassembly out there along with some YouTube videos if you want to understand a bit more. IMO programming for these old systems is more fun compared to modern systems, which in comparison, have no limitations. It is a boon to creativity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfh0ytz8S0k Here is one good video explaining the basics of graphics on old systems.

  • FCC proposes ending cellphone carrier locks after 60 days
  • How did you go about doing that? I wanted to ask them about being able to replace the primary bootloader, including signing keys for any device that a user has paid for, which is a step above bootloader unlocking.

    Kind of like installing coreboot or libreboot on a PC/laptop.

  • Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web
  • Microsoft would prefer that you pirate Windows rather than use Linux, as it further entrenches their dominance in the market.

    They mainly make their money off of business licenses anyway, similar to Adobe and Autodesk.

    There's a reason massgravel's scripts are hosted on Microsoft's GitHub platform and hasn't been taken down.

  • A ton of job postings might actually be fake
  • Employers must consistently make employees think that there is a reserve army of labor waiting to take their jobs, that way the employees will tolerate more abuse and will fear asking for more from their employers.

    It is the same reason why the corporations fight against the implementation of social services, why "benefits" like healthcare are tied to work, and why the social services that do exist come with a work requirement.

  • Threads federation?

    What is SDF's opinion on pre-emptive deferation with Threads?

    I know SDF Chatter hasn't defedded with any instance, but there is a serious risk of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish if we federate with Threads.

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    Looking for a PS196 based DP to HDMI 2.1 converter

    Looking for a DP to HDMI 2.1 that supports 4k120 with Freesync and the various HDR standards. Saw the PS196 was announced some while back, but can't find any converters that implement it.

    Anyone know where I can find a converter, or even just the chip itself so I can build my own?

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    Looking for games that will make me cry

    Basically what the title says. I've only played two games like this so far (Silent Hill 2 and OMORI) and am looking for more.

    Could be games, ROM hacks, mods of existing games, etc.

    EDIT: So many great suggestions! Getting a bit overwhelmed by how many there are, so I'm going to need to find a way to put this in some kind of list with an order to play the games in. By all means, keep 'em coming, though!

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    Looking for an XT to USB and BT converter

    I have an OG Model F (pre IBM XT, but the same standard) and used to have a Pro Micro-based Soarer's converter before it died on me.

    I'm looking for a replacement that can be both wired (either USB, PS/2, or AT) and wireless (either Bluetooth or via dongle). Soarer-style macros would be a nice-to-have, especially for the missing F11, F12, and Meta keys.

    Does anything like that exist?

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    Looking to Frankenstein a Saturn mk2 DPad into a modern controller

    Was wondering if anyone had experience with Frankensteining together different parts from different controllers, and how I could go about it cleanly.

    I'm looking to have some kind of modern controller (preferably a DualSense), but with an actually good DPad, specifically the Sega Saturn Mk2 controller. Wondering if I should bother with trying to modify the shell, or if I should just custom design a new shell to fit the DPad. I feel like 3D printing would result in much lower quality compared to injection molded plastic, so not 100% sure about that idea.

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    Search engine without SEO garbage?

    Been looking for a search engine that isn't plauged with SEO garbage every time I look for anything. Been using DDG for quite a long time now, and I'm starting to get dissatisfied with results. It seems like more and more results are just companies trying to make their way to the top of the search results instead of anything organic. It's even worse when I look for any kind of service or product.

    Looking for as close to 100% organic results as possible.

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    Best Debrid service?

    I've been using Real Debrid for about a year now, but there're a couple of things making me want to switch.

    I like to share my account with a couple of friends. Real Debrid gave me a warning about banning my account if I use it concurrently with someone else.

    Real Debrid no longer accepts emails from AnonAddy or Tutanota. I would much rather not have to give out any real contact info.

    Looking for a comparable service that caches torrents from anyome who downloads it and provides a link premiumizing service. I would also like to be able to give out direct links for the purposes of using Syncplay.

    Whatever I use must be compatible with Torrentio inside of Stremio.

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