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New comment by pete5x5 in "Blackholing My Email"

pete5x5 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:09:08 +0000

Dust2 (and Cobble, another map mentioned) is, IMO, both art and genius; most of us will never make anything that brings joy to so many.

It inspires me to work on things that I'm passionate about just for fun. You never know what might come out of it!

New comment by pete5x5 in "Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers"

pete5x5 — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:53:12 +0000

You can certainly measure it, but the catch is that there is not always a single "correct" value. So just because you can measure what the speakers are outputting and then adjust it, it doesn't mean there is one correct output value.

A good example of this is a target curve, often used in room calibration. Dirac has a good explanation: https://www.dirac.com/resources/target-curve

(highly recommend Dirac room correction, by the way)

New comment by pete5x5 in "Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux"

pete5x5 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:38:12 +0000

I have been doing A/V systems professionally for many years and the best system I have found recently is a Sony TV with an Apple TV. No sign-in needed for the TV for basic setup, can be easily set to come on to a particular input, works well with the Apple remote, and functions well with no internet with just a little corner pop-up saying "no internet" when you first turn it on.

You should update the TV when you first unbox it (ideally via ethernet) and then disconnect it. If you don't like Apple TV then your streaming box of choice.

New comment by pete5x5 in "SHH – Sonic Hedgehog Protein"

pete5x5 — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:48:58 +0000

I thought you were kidding, but it's real lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog_protein#Robotni...

New comment by pete5x5 in "I found the music I love on the internet"

pete5x5 — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:40:34 +0000

Radio Paradise (https://radioparadise.com) is also excellent; no ads, good music, and outstanding sound quality.

New comment by pete5x5 in "Incident report: Employee and customer account compromise"

pete5x5 — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:02:06 +0000

Good catch, edited in the *not*. I agree, if everyone refused then it would change. I asked them what would happen if I tried to use a Twilio number to verify, but they did not seem amused by the irony.

New comment by pete5x5 in "Incident report: Employee and customer account compromise"

pete5x5 — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:15:40 +0000

A month ago I had a call with Twilio sales / onboarding to consider switching to them from our current IP phone provider. Ironically, I was unable to complete the process because my current work number, which is IP based, would not pass their "put in your number so we can make sure you're a human" verification test because IP numbers are not supported.

I do [edit: NOT] use my personal cell number for anything for security reasons, so even after their insistence that it was safe to use I refused and therefore I was unable to get past the first step of the signup process and went with another provider. After reading this I am feeling validated that I didn't cave.

Beautiful Diablo 2 Cheat Sheet HTML

pete5x5 — Mon, 09 May 2022 14:22:36 +0000

Article URL: https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Michaelangel007/d2_cheat_sheet/blob/master/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31314356

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pete5x5 in "In defense of hard counters in real time strategy games"

pete5x5 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:34:14 +0000

Yes! Although I didn't like the game (mobile is not usually my jam), it further solidifies my theory that it can work in desktop MOBAs.

New comment by pete5x5 in "In defense of hard counters in real time strategy games"

pete5x5 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:33:08 +0000

Amen.

New comment by pete5x5 in "In defense of hard counters in real time strategy games"

pete5x5 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:42:41 +0000

"In defense of Mana Drain: how to lose friends in cube draft"

New comment by pete5x5 in "In defense of hard counters in real time strategy games"

pete5x5 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:36:08 +0000

Exactly this - the ability to re-orient your view in a game (or in your mind in the case of the "enemy gate") can be a huge advantage. I personally play much better on bottom side in MOBA games and I have never understood why it can't be flipped. Even if the map is not 'symmetrical' the players could adapt to that change, rather than having to adapt to the change in side each game.