MajorHavoc

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago

Let's see...We've got the party that bombs foreigners for no reason, or... The other party that also bombs foreigners for no reason.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago

Direct link is https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-good-stuff-no-starch-books

Humble Bundles ebooks aren't always DRM-free anymore. But this bundle appears to be.

And I think Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a pretty important charity to support, for those who can, today.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm 100% straight, but I don't think being attracted to Tom Ellis should count.

(My use of "I'm 100% straight" here is meant solely as a humorous callback to the comic.

But yeah, Tom Ellis is charming as fuck with wide appeal.)

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 17 points 4 months ago

Separate the Sausage Section

Mr Worf, please take commnd of the Battle Sausage.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago

Great write up!

Of course, I never stopped editing my code in vi so I missed some of the editor frustrations.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I have shared that frustration, trying to find that balance.

I try to get some basic wisdom through to them to help prevent something horrible happening later, but I don't want to cause them pain now, either.

I have taken to asking them to take my hand in theirs, when I think they aren't listening.

The younger kid appreciates the connection. The older kid practices their active listening skills to make me leave them alone sooner.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

"We can't all be robots, Truman. Because if we were all lying to you, I would be. I'm not a Robot, Truman."

Paraphrased from Noah Emmerich's fantastic delivery in "The Truman Show".

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, if you were white, cis, and hetero and healthy and born to comfortably well off parents.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 99 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Everything printed by Tabloid is automatically capitalized, and an exclamation point is added. Why would you want anything else?"

Finally an opinionated programming language with the right priorities.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Damn. I love this community. Lemmy goes hard.

"My kid can read now."

"It's never too early to teach them regular expressions."

Edit: To be clear, I agree. It's just great to be among like minded folks, here.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You can make an image of the / drive so it's easier to restore if they break the system.

That's good advice. I always meant to do that with computers my kids access.

Although I haven't ever had my kids break a Linux Mint install. I set them up as non-sudo users and that was enough.

Of course, they grew older and have sudo now, so I should actually think about taking a drive image, now.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Teach them to launch Vim, and they can spend their remaining computer use time using Vim.

Unless they figure out how to exit vim, then please have them come teach me how.

Sorry. I will see myself out.

 

Cory recommends a response for Canada to the USA's promised tariffs: break ranks on oppressive IP laws and build a local right-to-repair economy.

Edit: Corrected link. Sorry about that!

 

I'm usually the one saying "AI is already as good as it's gonna get, for a long while."

This article, in contrast, is quotes from folks making the next AI generation - saying the same.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MajorHavoc@programming.dev to c/minetest@lemmy.ml
 

Since I couldn't find it, here's a bare minimum guide to starting using the Pipeworks mod.

This recipe builds a trivial item sorter.

Mods you need:

  • Pipeworks
  • Mesecon
  • I3 Inventory (optional, strongly recommend)

Resources you need (if building this in survival):

  • 24 wood planks for 4 chests
  • a lot of leaves (for plastic for tubes and for the injector)
  • a lot of mese Crystals (for the injector and the sorting tube segment and the blinky plant)
  • 3 saplings (for the blinky plant)
  • 2 iron for the injector

To build the parts - look up the part recipes in I3 Inventory, or the MineTest wiki.

The Build:

In this order, place, on flat ground, in a straight line:

  • A chest
  • A stack wise filter injector
  • A pneumatic tube segment
  • A sorting pneumatic tube segment
  • A final chest

Now place the last two chests on the ground on either side of the 'sorting pneumatic tube segment'.

Now place a 'blinky plant' beside the 'stackwise filter injector', to get it running. Yes, it must be a blinky plant.

Now throw some crap in the first chest and watch it get moved randomly to the other 3 chests.

Now, grab an item you want sorted, say 'dirt block'. Left click on the 'sorting pneumatic tube segment'. Put the dirt block next to one of the colors. Put more dirt blocks into the first chest.

Watch the dirt blocks follow the color you chose.

Repeat with more item types.

Now your inventory is sorted, kind of.

Finally, add additional chests and sorting tube segments, as needed, to suit your personal play style.

Edit: Of course now I found a decent wiki page that has more detail, so I put that in the URL.

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Newbie Lessons (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MajorHavoc@programming.dev to c/minetest@lemmy.ml
 

Here's things I learned, so far, as a new player of Minetest. I'm new at this, so I'll gladly update this post with any corrections.

  • Mineclone2 is a great place to just start playing!
  • When confident enough to choose my own plugins, I switched back to MineGame/default, for the bigger library of available plugins.
  • Mesecons is redstone, but looks way nicer. Insulated wires alone look like a huge sanity saver.
  • The world is dramatically taller and deeper, so you're going to want a teleporter or elevator plugin. I found Travelnet a practical option.
  • if you're coming from Java edition Minecraft, you may be pleasantly surprised how much faster, lighter and more efficient Mineclone is.
  • The hang glider plugin is a giggle and a half.
  • Building a Cotton farm was a quicker path to beds and hang gliders, for me, than searching for sheep.
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