FlatFootFox

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[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

It’s no use!

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The Universal Translator is basically magic. TOS came closest to describing how it works, and it boiled down to, “IDK man it does some brain scans to detect your language structure”. There’s no satisfying answer as to why it knows the “Washington State Bridge” is a combination of a proper noun, a geopolitical concept, and a general noun.

In Enterprise, the Universal Translator is generally depicted as a modern miracle of technology, but one without useful internal intelligence. If it hears a few snippets of Romanian, it’s just going to start brute forcing a translation matrix with every technique it has at its disposal. More speech gives it more data to work with, but it’s still just cycling through its options.

Sato’s familiarity with xenolinguistics allows her to aid the Universal Translator by narrowing the system’s options or directing it down specific paths. She doesn’t know or learn the alien languages in the traditional sense, but she’s shown for having a knack for picking up on patterns and syntax. Again with the Romanian example, she’s doing the alien equivalent of saying, “This sounds European, skip trying to translate this as an Asian language for now”. The Universal Translator has fewer options to run through and gets to a successful translation matrix faster.

But again, it’s plot contrivance space magic.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Saru actually passed the Kobayashi Maru. Mind you he wasn’t the one taking the test. A pyrotechnic went off early in the simulator and knocked out the cadet going through the program. Saru had to take over as acting captain and managed to save everyone.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s a few doors down on the same deck. Folks like taking breaks and a change of scenery. The few times she really did want to hold up in her office she definitely had the capacity to hide away in there.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Which programming language is this a book cover for?

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I think you’re dramatically overestimating how much people want to discuss politics with a stranger who slides into their mentions pointing out logical fallacies.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is pretty typical for universities. They don’t want the airwaves clogged, doubling up NAT can lead to networking wonkiness, and they don’t want you giving university network access to unauthorized folks with an open AP.

When you say VR streaming, you just mean wireless from your PC to the headset, right? There’s a chance you could do that with an offline wireless router if the VR experiences you’re looking to play are single player.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Understood. Have a pleasant day.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“After seven years in the D.Q. I’m free!”

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately most of the PCB fab companies only print off PCBs in at least batches of 5. I bought enough parts to make two cart readers and split the costs with a friend to help drive the price down into the low hundreds.

I don't know which number you were looking at when you saw the Sanni was "so expensive". You can get an assembled Sanni v3 for about $150 online. https://savethehero.builders If you join their Discord, there's also folks selling Sanni v5 DIY part kits for $110-130 depending on what add-ons you go for. https://store.starshade.dev/product/oscr-hw5-complete-kit-diy It's still a pretty penny, but significantly less than some of the $250 pre-assembled stores online.

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I wasn’t able to find anything definitive online, but its specs and functionality sound pretty close to BennVenn’s Joey N64 cart reader/writer. https://bennvenn.myshopify.com/products/joeyn64-cart-flasher

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The single player campaign is excellent. It’s only about 6-8 hours long, but they use that time to quickly cycle between some inventive mechanics and set pieces. It’s one of the best FPS campaigns of the last decade. Definitely worth the $3.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Crispy skin salmon on top of farro with asparagus, spinach, and a dijon vinaigrette. Not a bad way of emptying the fridge.

 
 
 
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