vithigar

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[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It depends on the size of the opening. If it's small that's no problem. You could block a 1 inch pipe at 10psi with your bare hand and be largely fine. It's a little less than 10 pounds of force assuming a round opening.

The problem is that the total force scales geometrically with the size of the opening. Make it two feet wide at the same 10psi and now you've got about 4500 pounds of force trying to push you though that opening should you find yourself in the unfortunate situation that it's been completely blocked by your body.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

Half Life Alyx, Lone Echo, and Asgard's Wrath are all incredible experiences that actually feel like "real games" that made meaningful and justifiable use of VR.

Beat Saber and Robo Recall get honorable mentions from me as well because while neither is groundbreaking, both execute their particular niche more or less perfectly.

Browsing various VR software storefronts now you find basically nothing like any of the above. Everything seems to be trying to mimic the mobile game "quick distraction" approach and shovel out as much garbage as possible rather than creating anything engaging. For anyone who believes that VR has genuine potential for exciting new experiences, as I do, it's incredibly disheartening.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

I'm looking at the one for my OLED deck right now and it's labelled as 45W (20V 2.25A).

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

Hence the thicker gauge wire.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The Steam Deck charger is 45W.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"Dumb" power cords have thicker gauge wire than USB-C cables and much larger contacts.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 61 points 6 months ago (12 children)

When I initially set up my media server I went with Jellyfin over Plex mostly because the idea of having to create an account on an external service to use software I was hosting myself rubbed me the wrong way. Since then the more learn about Plex the more baffled I am that anyone chooses to use it at all.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I did say "the features it enables", not every Nitro feature.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 41 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Wait, so for this to work access to the Nitro features it enables must be managed client-side and the client is fully trusted with no validation? That seems... unwise on the part of Discord.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So it's literally up front and in their FAQ that they do this. So why is this a story?

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

Also self-hosted video often has really shitty players.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's much better to face these kinds of things

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