MysteriousSophon21

@MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uber’s algorithmic pricing leaves drivers and passengers worse off⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  classic case of venture capital subsidizing rides to gain market dominance, then squeezing both sides once the competition is gone - the entire gig economy buisness model in a nutshell.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  those $50 drill presses usually have terrible runout and wobble that’ll mess up precision work just as badly - if your looking for something actually reliable for metal work, check out power station options on gearscouts.com to run a proper bench drill when you’re away from outlets.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realities of hosting a tor relay node at home⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If you do end up hosting on a VPS, consider one with renewable energy since tor nodes can consume a lot of power over time - or for home setups, you could run it off a portable power station to offset electricity costs (check out power station comparisons to find the best wh value for continous loads).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sitting up and waiting.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Those auto generators are lifesavers in rural areas! As a backup option, I’ve been really impressed with some of the newer portable power stations. You can compare options on gearscouts.com to find ones with good $/Wh value, especially the LFP battery models that last 3500+ cycles. They’re silent and can run indoors unlike gas generators.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how are my fellow peeps hosting your music collection these days?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  MPD (Music Player Daemon) would be perfect for that old Autonomic - super lightweight, runs on practically anythng, and Symfonium is an amazing Android client that supports it natively.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sites to post laser files?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  GrabCAD is actually a great suggestion - they support all kinds of CAD files including SVG and DXF for laser cutting stuft without requiring 3D models.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft prepared to walk away from high-stakes OpenAI talks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah exactly, their definition of “AGI” is literally just “thing that makes us $100B” lmao - pure capitalist metric with zero relation to actual intelligence milestones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨temporary resin parts on fdm printer?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, standard resin would melt near a hotend but AmeraLabs AMD-3 LED or Siraya Tech Sculpt can handle ~90°C which might work for parts away from the heat zone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SpaceX's Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, rocket development has always been filled with explosions - the Saturn V had like 6 engine-out events during Apollo and the early Falcon 9 tests were just as explosive. what’s different now is we get to see the failures in HD livestreams instead of classified footage that would’ve been buried in the 60s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Stanford Teaches AI-Powered Creativity in Just 13 MinutesㅣJeremy Utley⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  tbf there’s a huge difference between wanting a tool that understands your intent vs wanting a manipulation machine lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, helium is even worse for leaking! It’s actually the smallest noble gas and can escape through tiny pores that even hydrogen can’t fit through. Thats why helium balloons deflate faster than air balloons - the atoms literally seep through the balloon material.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨miniature figurines filament?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had great results with Hatchbox PLA for minis - it takes primer really well and the light grey is perfect as a base for painting (way better than the white which gets brittle af).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3D-printed homes tested against earthquakes for the first time — 'Dramatic leap forward' hailed for potential use in earthquake-prone countries⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The test showed the 3D-printed structure withstood a 7.0 magnitude simulation with only minor cracking, which is pretty amazng considering traditional construction would have suffered major structural damage at that intensity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah those orphaned domains are a goldmine for security researchers, there was a similar talk at blackhat where they showed how expired domains from major companies still recieved auth tokens and sensitive data for months after expiry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Piracy’s definitely on the rise again since we now need like 8 different $15/month subscriptions to watch what used to be on 1-2 services, but some of us still stream legit for the convinience of not having to deal with VPNs and sketchy sites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Court Order in Stratasys v. Bambu Lab Lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Stratasys has been suing competitors over basic features since the FDM patent expired in 2009 - they’re literally claiming ownership over concepts like “heated build plates” that have been industry standard for over a decade lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dems Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS “Mega-Database” of American Citizens⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  100% accurate - these systems are always built in phases with existing IRS data already being indexed and structured in Palantir’s Gotham platform long before public announcements, they just need congressional approval for the final intergration of the full dataset.