From febd449686bda405fec28cc742ffc3abcd8d4326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed_ Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:48:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 2013053903206482068 --- ...-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier.md | 37 ++++++++++++++ ...on-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient.md | 37 ++++++++++++++ ...orking-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue.md | 39 +++++++++++++++ .../index.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++ archive/threads/valigo/index.md | 1 + 5 files changed, 164 insertions(+) create mode 100644 archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-KevGalaxybender-wow-python-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-Smthingedgy-imagine-working-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/index.md diff --git a/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier.md b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c456fe6 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "@valigo Mike Acton is e-celeb tier" +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/BigTemp7/status/2013269287624917411" +author: "LSI MegaRAPE" +handle: BigTemp7 +post_id: "2013269287624917411" +date: 2026-01-19 +archived: 2026-08-29 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - valigo +description: "@valigo Mike Acton is e-celeb tier" +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2013056774153109539" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/BigTemp7/status/2013269287624917411 +- Author: LSI MegaRAPE (@BigTemp7) +- Posted: 2026-01-19 15:16:17 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@BigTemp7** ^2013269287624917411 + +**@valigo** + +Mike Acton is e-celeb tier + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance]] diff --git a/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-KevGalaxybender-wow-python-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient.md b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-KevGalaxybender-wow-python-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61e988f --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-KevGalaxybender-wow-python-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "@valigo Wow python is fucking slow as its not efficient as something like C++" +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/KevGalaxybender/status/2013257825275822477" +author: "Kev The Galaxybender" +handle: KevGalaxybender +post_id: "2013257825275822477" +date: 2026-01-19 +archived: 2026-08-29 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - valigo +description: "@valigo Wow python is fucking slow as its not efficient as something like C++" +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2013056774153109539" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/KevGalaxybender/status/2013257825275822477 +- Author: Kev The Galaxybender (@KevGalaxybender) +- Posted: 2026-01-19 14:30:44 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@KevGalaxybender** ^2013257825275822477 + +**@valigo** + +Wow python is fucking slow as its not efficient as something like C++ + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance]] diff --git a/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-Smthingedgy-imagine-working-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue.md b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-Smthingedgy-imagine-working-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..00c5576 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-Smthingedgy-imagine-working-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +title: "@valigo \"Imagine working your ass off, praying to a statue of Mike Acton in your bedroom, and then some twitchy manager on cocaine demands that you transpile 6 years of hard work through a [spiritually] Python interpreter\"." +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/Smthingedgy/status/2013318221089116557" +author: "Sum🅱️oi 🇬🇷☦️" +handle: Smthingedgy +post_id: "2013318221089116557" +date: 2026-01-19 +archived: 2026-08-29 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - valigo +description: "@valigo \"Imagine working your ass off, praying to a statue of Mike Acton in your bedroom, and then some twitchy manager on cocaine demands that you transpile 6 years of hard work through a [spiritually] Python interpreter\"." +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2013056774153109539" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/Smthingedgy/status/2013318221089116557 +- Author: Sum🅱️oi 🇬🇷☦️ (@Smthingedgy) +- Posted: 2026-01-19 18:30:44 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@Smthingedgy** ^2013318221089116557 + +**@valigo** + +"Imagine working your ass off, praying to a statue of Mike Acton in your bedroom, and then some twitchy manager on cocaine demands that you transpile 6 years of hard work through a [spiritually] Python interpreter". + +![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_C-NKQXkAM71wp?format=jpg&name=orig) + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance]] diff --git a/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/index.md b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec1f7be --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +title: "Finally learned why Denuvo destroys performance." +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/valigo/status/2013053903206482068" +author: "Valentin Ignatev" +handle: valigo +post_id: "2013053903206482068" +date: 2026-01-19 +archived: 2026-08-29 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - valigo +description: "Finally learned why Denuvo destroys performance." +in_reply_to: "" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/valigo/status/2013053903206482068 +- Author: Valentin Ignatev (@valigo) +- Posted: 2026-01-19 01:00:25 + +## Thread + +**1/** **@valigo** ^2013053903206482068 + +Finally learned why Denuvo destroys performance. + +It runs normal code through a fantasy stack-based VM that jits the code back together with a bunch of junk jumps on the fly, completely trashing CPU cache and undoing optimizations that developers worked hard on. + +And this is apart from constant timing and fingerpringing, and a bunch of other evil stuff. + +Truly a bane of gaming. + +![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-_MnReW8AA-SLZ?format=jpg&name=orig) + +**2/** **@valigo** ^2013055154199638316 + +This amazing video from Nathan Baggs goes over a lot of what Denuvo is doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_jyCBu0nUA + +This kind of shit is why you need a super computer to run games that look no better than something from 2015 + +**3/** **@valigo** ^2013056774153109539 + +Imagine working your ass off, praying to a statue of Mike Acton in your bedroom, and then some twitchy manager on cocaine demands that you transpile 6 years of hard work through a [spiritually] Python interpreter. + +Branches: [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-KevGalaxybender-wow-python-is-fucking-slow-as-its-not-efficient]], [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-BigTemp7-mike-acton-is-e-celeb-tier]], [[archive/threads/valigo/2026-01-19-finally-learned-why-denuvo-destroys-performance/2026-01-19-Smthingedgy-imagine-working-your-ass-off-praying-to-a-statue]] diff --git a/archive/threads/valigo/index.md b/archive/threads/valigo/index.md index 538e21c..552ca7c 100644 --- a/archive/threads/valigo/index.md +++ b/archive/threads/valigo/index.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ tags: - 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