[-] tal@olio.cafe 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

OOMs happen because your system is out of memory.

You asked how to know which process is responsible. There is no correct answer to which process is "wrong" in using more memory


all one can say is that processes are in aggregate asking for too much memory. The kernel tries to "blame" a process and will kill it, as you've seen, to let your system continue to function, but ultimately, you may know better than it which is acting in a way you don't want.

It should log something to the kernel log when it OOM kills something.

It may be that you simply don't have enough memory to do what you want to do. You could take a glance in top (sort by memory usage with shift-M). You might be able to get by by adding more paging (swap) space. You can do this with a paging file if it's problematic to create a paging partition.

EDIT: I don't know if there's a way to get a dump of processes that are using memory at exactly the instant of the OOM, but if you want to get an idea of what memory usage looks at at that time, you can certainly do something like leave a top -o %MEM -b >log.txt process running to get a snapshot every two seconds of process memory use. top will print a timestamp at the top of each entry, and between the timestamped OOM entry in the kernel log and the timestamped dump, you should be able to look at what's using memory.

There are also various other packages for logging resource usage that provide less information, but also don't use so much space, if you want to view historical resource usage. sysstat is what I usually use, with the sar command to view logged data, though that's very elderly. Things like that won't dump a list of all processes, but they will let you know if, over a given period of time, a server is running low on available memory.

[-] tal@olio.cafe 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm the other way. I'd rather have battery life on cell phones, and turn the refresh rate down.

On a desktop, where the power usage is basically irrelevant, then sure, I'll crank the refresh rate way up. One of the most-immediately-noticeable things is the mouse pointer, and that doesn't exist on touch interfaces.

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Video game openings help set the stage for the game itself. What are your favorite video game openings? Could be the title screen, or the first bit in-game before the play starts. Could be that you like the music, or that they have a clever twist, or that they're technically impressive. Bonus points if you can link to a PeerTube or YouTube clip of them to let other people here who haven't yet seen them watch them!

[-] tal@olio.cafe 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I had always assumed that "Maxwell House" referred to "House" in the "household" sense of the word rather than "physical building".

Apparently, though, it refers to a large hotel that was named "house" from the get-go.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_House_Hotel

The Maxwell House Hotel was a major hotel in downtown Nashville. Because of its stature, seven US Presidents and other prominent guests stayed there over the years. It was built by Colonel John Overton Jr. and named for his wife, Harriet (Maxwell) Overton. The architect was Isaiah Rogers.[1]

[-] tal@olio.cafe 7 points 1 day ago

Not a video game, but since I try to reference relevant Threadiverse communities when I can, if you're not aware of it, you might enjoy !militarymoe@ani.social.

[-] tal@olio.cafe 6 points 1 day ago

AI art isn’t theft, so the rest of your question falls apart.

While I don't disagree, I think that OP can make a valid point in that a number of users here do very loudly object to AI-generated art but don't object in the same way to posting copyrighted content itself.

[-] tal@olio.cafe 76 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Note that this is Jane Goodall (a famous researcher on chimpanzees, who studied a troupe in Africa for some time). Relevant:

https://files.catbox.moe/1h368p.jpg

This sparked a controversy:

https://www.cbr.com/far-side-jane-goodall-gary-larson-feud/

Okay, in August 1987, Larson did a strip where the punchline involved Goodall. The strip drew the following letter to the editor at the Arizona Daily Star...

To the editor:

I was appalled when I saw Gary Larson's "The Far Side" cartoon in the Star Aug. 26. This was of two Larson animals - presumably chimpanzees - in a tree. One, which was evidently supposed to be the female, was picking a long hair from the other's shoulder. The caption read: "Well, well - another blond hair...Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"

To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable - even by a self-described "loony" as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying the news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid.

Dr. Goodall is a world-renowned scientist who has devoted 28 years of her life to studying chimpanzees in the wild. Her findings have caused the scientific world to redefine the meaning of the word "mankind" with her discoveries that include the erroneous presumption that man was the only primate to make and use tools, a distinction that - until her findings disproved it - been a measure of superiority of human beings over other primates.

With no alignment to any animal welfare group, Dr. Goodall is working very hard to instigate better treatment of chimpanzees in biomedical laboratories. Dr. Goodall has vowed to speak out for those animals that cannot speak for themselves.

"Tramp?" Hardly.

The irresponsibility of the Star in choosing to run such an obscenity is disgusting. In fact, any woman should be insulted by the reference that the female - in this case, a typical Larson eyeglass-wearing animal - would be unaware of what Dr. Goodall's research really is, its seriousness and the assumption that a female only would have the mentality to look for sexual implications.

Sue Engel

Executive Director

The Jane Goodall Institute

Yikes, so I guess Larson really offended Goodall, huh? Well, not so fast...

Goodall hadn't actually seen the strip herself, and when she DID see it, she thought it was funny. She didn't think it was ACTUALLY calling her a tramp (and that's clearly not the implication of the strip). She would later write an introduction to one of Larson's Far Side collections.

Going further, she even licensed the strip for shirts that were sold at The Jane Goodall Institute for years!

EDIT: Ah, I just discovered that someone else just posted this in another post on !thefarside@sh.itjust.works, and I assume that merde


being merde


probably posted this image in response, so I'm probably working backwards here, but I'll leave it up.

[-] tal@olio.cafe 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

goes to Steam, searches for items with tags "Anime", "Singleplayer", and "Shooter", type "Game" to exclude bundles, sorts by "User Reviews"

https://store.steampowered.com/search?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&tags=4085%2C4182%2C1774&category1=998&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

295 results match your search. 97 titles have been excluded based on your preferences.

That's not logged in, so I assume that the 97 probably have adult content or something that Valve defaults to not showing, so figure ~400 games.

EDIT: It looks like "Shooter" can also mean stuff like shmups or rail shooters. You may be interested in that, but if not, replacing the "Shooter" tag with the "FPS" (first-person shooter) tag:

https://store.steampowered.com/search?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&tags=4085%2C4182%2C1663&category1=998&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

Or the "Third-person shooter" tag:

https://store.steampowered.com/search?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&tags=4085%2C4182%2C3814&category1=998&supportedlang=english&ndl=1

EDIT2: Apparently and obnoxiously, Valve didn't make search URL links compatible between the mobile version of the site and the desktop version of the site. The above was from a desktop browser. But if you're on mobile, you can probably recreate the search by adding the same tags.

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Just a reminder, or for those who are not aware.

On November 4, less than two months from now, California will hold a special election. The intention of this is to permit California to temporarily gerrymander its electoral districts in favor of Democrats to counter Texas gerrymandering its electoral districts in favor of Republicans. The change will be temporary, lasting for elections over the next six years before reverting.

Voting YES on Proposition 50 is to vote for the temporary change.

While this election is only happening in California, it is entirely possible that the outcome will affect whether or not the Democratic Party takes control of the House of Representatives nationwide in the midterm elections in 2026, which is probably the single largest check that can be placed on President Trump for the remainder of his term.

If you feel that it is important for the Democrats to take the House in 2026, then you may want to be sure to vote YES on Proposition 50.

Make sure that you are registered to vote. The last day you can register to vote is October 20. If you are registered to vote, you will recieve a ballot in the mail.

This is a way in which California residents may have an important effect on the path the country takes over the next several years.

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