JohnnyCanuck

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I definitely don't know enough to say. You can definitely translate please in translators for those languages, but for whatever reason I just haven't been seeing it in language basics. Once I spend more time there I'll learn more.

For Thai specifically, you say "ka" (if you're a woman) or "kraub"/"kaub"/"kaup" (if you're a man) at the end of everything you say. Whenever you finish a sentence you say it. I saw a woman relating a phone number, and she would say "ka" after every number. It's all about politeness.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Well we can compensate by automating everything to keep the costs down, literal no brainer.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

Insurers always look at whether you've been denied coverage previously by another insurer as part of the decision whether to insure you and at what level and rate. Collusion is built into the system.

That said, I certainly wouldn't want to insure anyone in that area either. Not in this climate...

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

It's weird to see the change in projections in the last month for this riding.

https://338canada.com/59029e.htm

Scroll down to the chart over time and the Liberals were way in the lead at one point in the last month, and then the cons darted up.

Seems like this projection is tenuous at best. The algorithm is probably struggling with the Green party since it is an outlier.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh come on, are you trying to say there's a better way to bring manufacturing of specific high end parts to the United States than blanket tariffs on everything?

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 41 points 4 months ago

The REPO devs are quoted as saying:

And while on this topic, we want to encourage all mod makers to please optimize the amount of server traffic they send to avoid any skyrocketing server costs.

But the article writer turns this into:

The devs are most likely referring to mods that increase REPO's player count above its 6-player default max. Last year, Content Warning faced similar issues, to the point that the devs had to shut down mods that increased the lobby size.

If that was what they meant, that's what they would have said, since what they said doesn't imply that at all. Depending on the API, the mods could be doing any number of things with even a single player that would send network traffic through the roof.

Telling modders this is just about lobby size might diminish the impact of what the devs are requesting. An inexperienced modder who isn't changing lobby size might not realize they're inadvertently being a bad citizen with other stuff they're doing.

As someone else mentioned, they should look into protecting themselves within their API though. Rate limits, etc. Since this whole thing took off on them unexpectedly, they probably weren't prepared, so in the meantime they're requesting the mods be more careful. Ultimately, this won't work though.

Tbh, if it was just a lobby size thing, I would think that would be super easy to defend against server-side...

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I'm not sure on the quality either. Try to get one with a wired mic to avoid latency as much as possible.

Good luck.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I like the Bluetooth speaker idea, but if that doesn't work I've seen tour guides on buses/boats use portable karaoke machines for this. One problem might be that they add reverb by default which may not be desirable in this scenario, and I'm not sure if you can turn it off.

Edit: just thinking about this, there are systems like you're talking about designed specifically for tour guides or teachers. It's a mic attached to a speaker that can sit on your hip (for example.) They're probably well under your budget, even for a good quality one.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

"Try the new, exciting, MMR flavour ice cream!"

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Bev's fine cuz she's chronic

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