MysteriousSophon21
@MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
- Comment on Uber’s algorithmic pricing leaves drivers and passengers worse off 4 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 4 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 4 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. 6 days 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.