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Framedragger: yeah, linux audio folks have
these suggestions
to "run everything on a realtime kernel", which is probably akin
to pouring a bit of water (which may or may not be mixed with gasoline) on a large fire.
Framedragger: (in one of his
talks karmack did complain
that (something like) "it's still ridiculous
that i can send a packet
to another continent
than i can send a click
to my sound card!" - basically, multiple middlware layers are involved and it's a bit.. stinky. but at least one can stick
to a good API and reduce
the headache..)
Framedragger: which is something i'd like
to avoid; but if i can't -
then i guess it's still
the best
thing available
Framedragger: thestringpuller: yeah you're
totally right and i really like
the api - it's nice! it does seem
that
to make sure everything incl hrtf works on a person's PC it needs
to be installed
to system dirs and
then linked dynamically as folks had problems with static linking; and apparently for windows
the 'proper' way
to do it is
to first install creative's openal version, and *then* install openal-soft on
top
thestringpuller: I mean you don't have
to use opengl for graphics just use openal's coordinate system on
top of SDL
Framedragger: (was afk.) (i guess it's unavoidable
to a point because e.g. you need
to somehow pass down complex scene info (not only sources and listeners but also obstacles for occlusion/reverb) into a low-level api)
thestringpuller: people used
to love
they could use
the coords from OpenGL with OpenAL
thestringpuller: i
think with openal (iirc) you can drop sound
to emit from a location like a light source on 3d map
Framedragger: the -soft fork of openal seems very decent enough. i was hoping for something high/lazy-level for graphics so i don't have
to deal
too much with it (it'd be just 2d shapes anyway, no
textures etc, super simplistic), and lower-level for audio so i can mess around with it. openal-soft as of now best contender
Framedragger: unity hsa
this oculus audio sdk which does HRTF and everything, but no occlusion. openal-soft does
the latter as well as HRTF
Framedragger: thestringpuller: pyglet for prototyping (yes yes python & graphics wtf), later - i do not know, i considered unity for prototyping,
too (fat
thing,
that, yes). for ease of sake, very likely sdl for graphics and events, but not set.
Framedragger: in unrelated news/queries, game audio has deteriorated in
the last 10 years. used
to be proper 3d positional audio. am
trying
to build a shitty 2d
top-down
thingie with proper HRTF etc for audio, don't suppose anyone has any recommendations? if worx on linux, enough in principle. linux + osx + windows = ideal
Framedragger: thestringpuller: no not in
the sense
that you mean..
Framedragger: (i'm in an energetic mood
today,
teenage mode = collateral damage)
Framedragger: i
too learned
to
type in was it 3rd grade :p but
the light is aw3some. seriously
tho, yeah it's not powerful at all
Framedragger: i actually like
to have a sticky note near palm
to scribble upon. in
the dark
thestringpuller: albeit off
topic. your WWII references genuinely used
to make me
think you were >70 y/o
thestringpuller: "A Hiwi was a foreigner who volunteered
to serve
the Nazis."
Framedragger: five back-and-forth messages, hmh. also "For privacy reasons, dropping
the connection or aborting during
the authentication process must not be allowed. " sounds stupid
to me
Framedragger: (and lenovo published
their own 'Lenovo LSE Windows Disabler
Tool'). [sorry i'm sure
this is in
the logz - i'm behind on stuff..]
Framedragger: "a file called "wpbbin.exe" was placed in C:\windows\system32 and executed.
That
turns out
to be a method Microsoft introduced with Windows 8
to allow
the BIOS
to execute code on boot up (!?!) called "Windows Platform Binary
Table (WPBT)"." gotta love M$
Framedragger: "More worrisome part of
the feature is
that it injects software
that updates drivers, firmware, and other pre-installed apps onto Windows machine – even if you wiped
the system clean." LOL
Framedragger: (still not sure if
that rootkit is basically same as superfish.
the latter is just in software as i
take it;
the former is a lenovo superduper software update solution which can download
the latter(?) and resides in BIOS which is scary)
Framedragger: asciilifeform: oh no
this is sth else -
thanks!
Framedragger: asciilifeform: heh. i
think i recall. pity i didn't properly *read* about it. guess
time
to corebios
the fuck out of
that laptop anyway
trinque: presence of
this backlight makes you
think either of IBM or Lenovo wouldn't fuck you for
their government masters?
Framedragger: asciilifeform: you don't mean anything in cpu microcode but rather in bios? plox
to enlighten uneducated naive mind
Framedragger: trinque: it's a small LED which shines down upon
the most awesome
thinkpad keyboard before lenovo ruined (fuck chiclet)
Framedragger: the prime point of my conviction regarding shadiness comes from
the fact
that X220 has a legit hax0r backlight at
top of monitor.
Framedragger: ("truly shady" except for, you know,
the whole shitty stack incl cpu, dma etc)
Framedragger: tbh i wouldn't expect anything
truly shady out of x220. i just didn't
try any switches yet
Framedragger: asciilifeform: i don't know how it works internally in x220. if i wanted
to make sure
to not have wifi, i'd remove / physically disconnect
the controller, of course..
scriba: Logged on 2016-10-19: [23:36:04] <gabriel_laddel> Framedragger: have you managed
to
turn off
the wifi on your x220 such
that it won't re-enable when you
toggle
the hardware switch again?
a111: Logged on 2016-10-20 10:17 Framedragger:
http://log.mkj.lt/trilema/20161019/#291 <<
tbh i didn't check. does it re-enable after hw switch is
toggled? what distro/OS do you run? i could check how it is on my end on
that machine (prolly
tomorrow, not
today)
trinque: was pretty entertaining when
that mickey mouse hosting
the show asked
them why neither of
them care about increasing
the national debt.
trinque: Framedragger: ah and here I
thought he wanted
the wifi
to stay off!
scriba: Logged on 2016-10-19: [23:36:04] <gabriel_laddel> Framedragger: have you managed
to
turn off
the wifi on your x220 such
that it won't re-enable when you
toggle
the hardware switch again?
a111: Logged on 2016-10-19 23:10 gabriel_laddel:
This, when
they already had a complete clim implementation.
ben_vulpes: i'm going
to have
to start collecting statistics.
mircea_popescu: BingoBoingo indeed. slowly percolating
through my head :)
BingoBoingo: thestringpuller: It's because
they are jealous
they don't have an Agri-CULTURE
to celebrate
BingoBoingo: <gabriel_laddel> Framedragger: have you managed
to
turn off
the wifi on your x220 such
that it won't re-enable when you
toggle
the hardware switch again? << cut
the antenna wires with a pair of Kleins or Dykes?
BingoBoingo: <mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo lulz of all lulz is
that well... not only jill stein is poisoning
the clinton vote ; but so is johnson, some-fucking-how. <<
That's been on Qntra for months nao
AforA: Asylum - sorry for neglecting
to mention
that
AforA: read about
the book...romanian?
talk about synchronicity, I was just reading
this guys work, and it seemed relevant
to
the point about domain invalidation from V:
http://fs.gallup.unm.edu/florentinsmarandache.htm. hm. and as
to answer your question mircea:
the non-log part being absorbing
the website.
thestringpuller: BingoBoingo: After doing a bit of gardening
this weekend, and
the science
thereof, I'm a bit disappointed in
the all
the "cool kids" who made fun of
the "Horticulture Kids"
mircea_popescu: btw, speaking of mosul & more generally
the us inept engagement in
the empire's graveyard : anyone know
the great story of
the faqir of ipi ?
mod6: asciilifeform: heheh, i
thought some guy was gonna print
the book for you?
mod6: mircea_popescu: a fair point. we have been pretty frugal. we have considered paying for a few
things, but
they never were fully baked.
mircea_popescu: it's good
to be able
to say you know, here, we have a
track record of usefulness,
trust us.
mircea_popescu: hing like
this has
the advantage
that it's an entirely uninvesting expenditure (exact opposite of what
the faux foundation did with its "hiring" of nsa asset gavin andresen), it commits
the foundation
to ~nothing and can be discontinued at any point.
mircea_popescu: mod6
the main consideration
there, strategically, would be
that while foundation's conservative finances are certainly
the path
to victory,
the absence of any and all expenditures is probably by now becoming a drag - why'd someone donate his
tax dues when
the coin is just going
to sit ? he might as well donate it mentally and let it sit in his own pocket. sooner or later something will hafta be done, or else why bother. somet
jhvh1: mod6:
Time since last block: 41 minutes and 23 seconds
mod6: <+mircea_popescu> would
this be something
teh foundation might consider sponsoring, ben_vulpes mod6 ? << werd. we'll discuss and get back
to you. o7
AforA: oh and where
the hell are my manners:
thanks for
the voice, mircea_popescu :)