Is there anything like this here in Jackson?
Ive been here for about 2 years and I don't get out much. I'm wondering if there are any electronic / technology maker spaces around town.
Probably not but I thought I'd ask. It'd be amazing to meet some like minded people and have a place to hang out and build stuff.
Also interested in any other social clubs for nerds.. games, video games, etc..
Thanks
Day one.
I woke up with a bit of a stomach ache this morning because I think i overate last night before bed, and it was a greasy meal.
I took the pill anyway.
About 3 hours later I almost threw up. It's been about 3 hours since then and I feel a little bit better but there is absolutely no way in hell I could eat anything right now. I almost threw up like 10 times and had my trashcan by my desk during work. I'm not sure I can do this if this is what it's like.
Does this go away? Is it because I overate yesterday? Please help. At this point I'm just looking forward to it wearing off but I do really need to lose weight. 300lbs with comorbidites.
Thanks.
I hope Steven is OK THE MATCH WAS OFF TO A GREAT START..
Hi everyone. I'm playing NES Tetris using an emulator(Mesen) on Batocera Linux.
I'm looking for someone also running this set up who can help me get as close to an authentic NES + CRT experience as possible.
There are the obvious questions, like what display resolution and what refresh rate should I run on?
Then there are number of different settings that are configurable that i don't know how to set for authenticity.
Some of these configurable options are:
Run-ahead frames
Use pre-emptive frames
Use second instance for run-ahead
Automatic Frame Delay
Variable refresh rate
Threaded video
Integer scaling
Smooth games (bilinear filtering)
Reduce sprite flickering
BLARGG NTSC FILTER(options are 'colorblleding + artifacts', 'color bleeding only', and 'RGB Crisp Image)
Color filter(can be used to simulate colors of particular displays - there are a number of options here, e.g. RGB, NINTENDO-VC, NTSC-HARDWARE-FBX, COMPOSITE-DIRECT-FBX, BMF-FINAL*.... the list goes on, I could post a Pic of all the options or try and find a doc if it is helpful/important)
There are even more settings. I just have everything on default/auto at the moment. I don't know what most of this stuff does.
Thanks!!!!!!
Wtf is going on? Does anybody know? 3 days in to outage now
Hello, I am hoping some of you will be kind enough to help me. I'm not currently able to get the metadata to load into the gameslist without adding the source for each file manually.
I scraped some metadata using Skraper, using ROMs that were stored on an external drive.
I moved the external drive to my Batocera system, and moved the files from the external drive into my /media/ROMS/<system> directory along with the ROMs.
When I update the games list, the new games are there - but no metadata.
My Batocera system is not connected to the internet or on my network, per my preference, so using the built in scraper tool is not an option.
My staging PC is running win 11 and my external drive is formatted in exFAT.
On my Batocera box, I have 1x SSD with Batocera on it, and 1x HDD that I am using for Roms. The HDD was formatted and merged upon initial setup of Batocera.
I'm not sure, but it seems that the issue may be that it is simply not using/reading the gamelist.xml file - as even the description that is written directly in the .xml file is not populating on the game info in the Emulationstation UI.
For reference, here is the video I followed for the scraping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmklkO3s68Q
Here's what I've done so far:
- I've confirmed that the gamelist.xml is using relative pathing.
The structure of my mounted HDD is:ROMS > <system_dir>
Inside <system_dir> I have the ROMs themselves, gamelist.xml, and a media directory.
Inside the media directory I have directories for images, videos, boxes, manuals, etc.
In the gamelist.xml, all paths are ./media/<media_type>
- Asked for help on the discord but was not able to get any, at least not yet
- Checked the emulationstation logs to see if I could see any obvious errors but there is nothing, just attempted internet connections/ping/http failures.
- Confirmed that the the gamelist.xml, ROMs, and media directory all show up in /userdata/roms/<system_dir>
- Looked through the batocera documentation and could not find anything helpful manging gamelist.xml, or how to stage metadata without using the built in scraping tools
There has got to be a way to get emulationstation/batocera frontend to pull the meta data from the gamelist.xml, I'm just not sure what I am missing. Thanks.
It has been my goal to specialize in security ever since I got into IT 5 years ago.
Since then, due to life circumstances I've only been able to complete 60% of my associates degree in Cyber security.
However I've managed to build 5 years of experience as a tech, MSP T1, MSP T2, and System Administrator experience. (4 employers total).
I've gotten pretty good at Python also as I've taken it on as a hobby.
I'm not sure ultimately what I want to do in security, and what jobs will be available in the future. AI has taken a lot of the wind out of my sail as the job market is so volatile. AppSec, PenTest, Analyst, Network Sec would all be fine. But I suppose if I had to pick now, as I am very technically inclined I'd like to be on a CIRT, or doing something that involves python. (Just take my word for it) I'm also very good socially and soft skill wise so I could see myself in a CISO or more business focused role too sometime down the line in the future. I'm 31 yrs old now it it helps.
Can I get some advice on what to do next?
Which types of jobs should I set my eyes on right now? I'd like to leave my current job and officially specialize in security within the next year or two.
Should I finish my degree now? Or use my limited time and money collecting certifications now? and maybe do the degree later? If so, which certs should I get so I can leave this service desk role within the next year or two?
Thanks,
Rally your friends and family, vote Abdul!
I searched the sub and couldn't find a relevant post within the last 18 months, and as we know so much has changed so I started a new post.
Basically I work a help desk/tier 2 support role. I've also been a Sys Admin, which honestly was easier and less technical.
For the past 4 years I've been learning as much as I can and taking classes at the community College to get a Associates in Cybersecurity with hopes to specialize there.
I don't have any certs yet - but I would like to start a certification path, hence this post.
Basically I've considered Penn Tester, Sec Analyst, AppSec, Network Security, business route - like CISO, etc. The thing is, Analyst sounds like help desk, AppSec(un sure), networking is too easy. I know, I know, w.e. I learned quite a bit and it was easy enough to be only mildly stimulating. Not sure I'm the right fit for a Business type role. The one thing that does interest me is being on a CIRT or something.
Anyway, I've been doing python as a hobby for a year now, and I really like it man. I like the creative aspect.
So I'm wondering is there a specific role that I can specialize in within cybersecurity that heavily utilizes python?
If I had medicaid while unemployed, then get insurance through a new job, and use medicaid for an expensive procedure and then de-enroll my medicaid afterwards. Are they going to try and come get me later to pay it back? The insurance my job offers is shit and I cannot afford the deductible
Ever since my last rewatch I can't stop eating gabagool sandwiches with provolone and vinegah peppahs.
It started out just eating a lot of macaroni and gravy, I even looked up a recipe and made my own gravy over like 8 hours or so and it was delicious and rich. But then I started craving gabagool.
Now I'm eating gabagool sandwiches almost every day. I can't afford it and I think it is become a problem.
I have my girl stop at the specialty market weekly to pick up a half a pound of gabagool, provolone, and more vinegah peppahs. Oh and some Italian bread.
I already have high cholesterol. Sometimes I'm even getting out of bed after brushing and flossing to make another sandwich, or just have a slice or two when I'm stressed out.
Anybody go through a phase like this? It isn't sustainable I don't think.