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Review: CRKD Ult Pro Controller For Switch 1 & 2 - A Decent Pad Let Down By Awful Shoulder & Bumper Buttons

Feels like it's gonna CRK. CRKD is the latest accessory manufacturer to produce a premium alternative to Nintendo’s own Pro Controller on Switch 2, but it’s one that needs a lot of refinement if it’s to become a legitimate competitor. Priced at $69.99 / €79.99 / £64.99, the Ult Pro sits below the Pro Controller and roughly at par with Gulikit’s excellent TT line , price-wise. It comes feature-packed with TMR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) analogue sticks, Hall Effect triggers, four back buttons, two extra bumper inputs, four profile modes, adjustable rumble, a charging stand, and more. Read the fu

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Is LibreOffice Calc decent to use as my primary spreadsheet tool? What are your worst experiences with it?

I've reached the next stage in the process of reclaiming control over my tech and that entails switching my spreadsheets away from Google. Stage one was about turning off notifications, removing bloatware and changing settings to be more privacy-oriented whenever I got a new device, etc. Second stage: replacing numerous different software with Obsidian, a huge productivity and convenience win. So these days I use Obsidian for almost everything but it doesn't do spreadsheets yet (if ever). So I did some research and it looks like LibreOffice is the only option that doesn't come with some sort o

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Show HN: A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights)

My brother and I run a 2-person lab that trains our own generative video models from scratch. The ultimate goal is a set of creative tools that make it easier for anyone to make animation. Video models today are too slow/expensive and lack sufficient controls. Creativity is an iterative process. You make, you tweak, you get better. In our opinion, they're not usable yet for storytelling. When we set out to build Linum v3 (our next video model) earlier this year, the primary goal was to bring the cost envelope of inference down significantly. If our model is fast and cheap, it's the first step

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