Interesting Links for 05-04-2016

[andrewducker]

Probably going to buy this PC (only with 256GB SSD rather than 128). Anyone spot any problems? (tags: gaming computer ) Prison employment pilot scheme sees 100% success rate (tags: prison employment scotland ) Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outgoing FTC Commissioner (tags: advertising ) Exercise is an evidence-based

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[dreema]

pc spec looks good, i've an i5-4690k and it's good for modern games (plays fallout 4 really nicely), gfx card should be awesome. Only thing i'd change would probably be swapping the OS for a pro edition but that's only personal preference, i don't think home allows you to remote desktop into your machine, i know there are workarounds for win7 home but haven't looked for 8/10

[andrewducker]

I tend to use TeamViewer for remote control (usually tech support for parents) and VNC for LAN-based stuff.

And thanks!

[gonzo21]

I was reading a Tumblr the other day of a self-identifying 'Shy awkward nerd boy' who didn't understand why he couldn't get a girlfriend, he was a nice guy, what was wrong with women? Etc. etc.

And his Tumblr was full of torture porn, bestiality, satanism and more pictures of drugs than I've ever seen anywhere.

And I was thinking you know, I think I can maybe see his problem here.

Women being the Hitler's of sex made me think of him.

I'm honestly not sure what all the angry white male hate is going to do when Trump loses. I rather fear there will be more and more mass shootings in America. All that anger is going to go somewhere. And Trump has not been shy about telling angry white men they should unleash their violence.

[andrewducker]

Yeah. I think there's a fundamental lack of empathy somewhere, and thinking about things from the other person's point of view.

As soon as I started thinking "What behaviour would a partner look for in me?" I became a vastly better partner. And that doesn't mean stopping being yourself - but you need to be aware of how your actions are going to affect others, and how that's going to affect you in turn.

[gonzo21]

And as much as I don't like blaming technology for social woes, I do half wonder if part of this problem is that people are spending more and more time interacting with screens rather than with other people. And these guys are getting into circles where they only interact with other similiar guys.

Like that women relating her teenaged visit to a game store, where a bunch of guys all started chanting sexual abuse at her. Which was actually, I had to stop reading that article because it was so upsetting. But yeah, there's clearly as you say a fundemental lack of empathy. A complete inability to assess how their shitty behaviour might affect other people. I mean, why would a girl be put off talking to a guy with an obsession with torture porn? What's wrong with her!

Makes me sad and angry and ashamed though, all this gamergater bullshit and the whinging man-babies.

[andrewducker]

I can assure you that gaming stores had really shitty behaviour long before the internet was popular.

[khoth]

It's quite likely that Nvidia will, in the next few days, announce the upcoming release of some possibly significantly better graphics cards. They may or may not be worth waiting a few months for, but if you hold off buying for a couple of days you'll probably find out.

[andrewducker]

They're announcing the new Pascal architecture today.

But the chances of it significantly affecting the prices of existing cards in the next few days is very slim.

I'm willing to live with merely amazing graphics for a year or two and then upgrade :-)

[khoth]

Yes, if you need to play Dark Souls 3 on release with pretty settings, the clock is ticking and Pascal is irrelevant to you. :-)

[danieldwilliam]

I'm not *sure* that I'd call the behaviour of the gaming community terrorism and I'm pretty sure it wasn't what was in the framers' minds when they drafted the legislation but it would be interesting to see what a judge and jury and then a series of appellate courts made of the argument.

But again, the problem isn't that we lack applicable laws. I'm pretty sure threatening to kill someone is already a crime. It's that we chose to not enforce the laws we have.

Prison employment pilot scheme sees 100% success rate

[cartesiandaemon]

Huh. I'm in favour of trying to help people get a life together, as the best defence against screwing up your life again. But getting employment when you're unemployed can be *hard* I'm impressed they succeeded.

RE: Prison employment pilot scheme sees 100% success rate

[andrewducker]

I'm impressed too. I'd like to see more of this!