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eulers_secret

854 karma · joined April 29, 2020

e-mail: eulers.secret at google's popular mail service

Github: https://github.com/eulers-secret

Worked at Intel for > 10 years; currently doing embedded Linux for avionics and working toward a pilot's license.

I really love Linux.

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eulers_secret··on R U OK?
I feel the same way. Humanity is going to reap what it has sown. I think we do not deserve to be OK. Warning, my very cynical viewpoint below.

We've destroyed or are destroying (not exhaustive by any means): flying insect populations by 75%, wild animal populations, coral reefs, numerous fisheries, both poles of the Earth, rain forests...

Climate change is not going to stop or be stopped. Check page 8 of this PDF for a 2050 scenario of climate change: https://52a87f3e-7945-4bb1-abbf-9aa66cd4e93e.filesusr.com/ug... Climate change will probably be a causative factor in future wildfires and pandemics. Get used to this lifestyle.

Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now, the earth would still warm: https://theconversation.com/if-we-stopped-emitting-greenhous...

I personally think this is due to overpopulation (This is a VERY controversial viewpoint, I know). Take it with a massive grain of salt, but here's someone's take: https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/iprn0y/natural_w...

It has been pretty well known the best thing an individual can do to help the climate is to have fewer children: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-...

However, the biological imperative to reproduce is too strong. We will not stop until we have consumed all resources and some external factor limits our population. Could be famine (due to climate change), could be disease (due to climate change), could be war (due to climate change). It won't be because people decide to.

What I've personally decided to do is to not have children and try to enjoy watching the world be destroyed from a front-row seat. What we are seeing and will see is unprecedented. I cannot stop it, and neither can you. I believe it cannot be stopped. I take comfort knowing I won't continue the cycle of suffering by raising the next generation of wage slaves.

I haven't even touched on politics, class inequality, race inequality, sex inequality, whatever the hell Trump represents about the USA, the potential rise of fascism, alt-right propaganda machines, antifa bogymen, wealth inequality, business conglomeration, excessive executive pay, stale working wages, US health insurance, many without any sick leave, very high housing prices, homelessness, poor mental health care... it just keeps going.

Like I said, I'm very cynical and quite bearish on humanity as a whole. :)

eulers_secret··on Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory
They must, I've been playing TLOU2 on my ~1 year old PS4Pro and it's very quiet, almost silent. I've never heard it make much noise on any game, even when ambient temps creep into the mid 80's.
eulers_secret··on GE Fridge DRM Workaround
I feel the same way, but there are problems with this method. Especially with the artificial limitations on 4K/HDR content. For example, my PS4 Pro cannot watch Disney Plus in 4K/HDR mode, but my built in TV app can.

Another example: 4K on Netflix on a PC - you can't do it (unless using Intel IGPU > kabylake and Edge on Win 10 only). Mac users need to use a Win VM. But my TV app works.

It sucks, it really really sucks.

eulers_secret··on The Beauty of Unix Pipelines
OP wants number of CORES, not CPUs (excluding HT 'cores'). I know this is old, but if someone finds their way here looking for a solution...

In BASH number of CPUs + 1 is as easy as:

echo $(($(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ON)+1))

or

echo $(($(nproc)+1))

getconf even works on OS X!

Many of the other solutions confuse the two. As far as I can tell, using OPs solution is one of the better ways to get core count.

Could also: echo $(($(lscpu -p | tail -n 1 | cut -d',' -f 2)+2)) ...but OPs solution is probably easier to read...

eulers_secret··on Colleges at the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education
This is fun to look at!

Computer and Information Technology Occupations:

Computer Programmers: $86,550

Software Developers: $107,510

Web Developers: $73,760

I think the difference in pay is because they state Web Dev requires an associates degree, the other two a bachelor's.

Of course, this data is generalized. I am an SWE, with an associates. I make a little more than their "Software Developer" role. Also suggests there may be a lot of devs who don't respond to salary threads.

eulers_secret··on Hacking Together an E-ink Dashboard
I did something like this on an old rooted kindle paperwhite.

I wrote the script in bash, it uses a cross-compiled imagemagick to render an image, then pushes it to the screen using the 'eips' command.

I still use it every day, it's my only living room clock now.

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