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- Comment on Instead of paying for a therapist every week I'd be willing to pay like $100 a month for someone to harass me into going to social events. 2 weeks ago:
They would still have to go to the club though, and generate the interest / intent by themselves.
I think the service provided should be more like a PA: they call you Friday at 5pm, ask what you’re doing, suggest a couple of activities, and once there, actually make an effort to introduce you to people, suggest common activities, take care of the first hour of awkward conversation so people can get to know each other etc.
$5 says this already exists in Japan.
- Comment on The Pebble Has Been Brought Back 2 weeks ago:
It absolutely does, on Android at least. On iOS, given Apple’s restrictions, the whole situation is a bit more complicated:
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Check if your solder contains flux. Often, you will want to apply additional flux manually anyway.
But, most importantly: it looks like you’re trying to touch the hot iron with your solder (or vice versa). Don’t do that. Use the iron to heat up the wire and then touch the solder to the wire and let it wick up once sufficiently hot. However, you will want to have a bit of melted solder on the tip of your iron to enhance heat conductivity.
As others have said, pre-tin your wires before connecting them to anything.
And yeah, so far, it’s a hot mess. But you’ll get there in no time. Watch a video for proper technique.
- Comment on How to use Collabora? All I get is "OK". 1 month ago:
The parent comment is correct. CODE is the server, you need the “Collabora Online app” for document editing. I’m not aware if there are alternatives to the ownCloud / Nextcloud apps.
- Comment on the lifestyle 4 months ago:
Plots are typical composed, and when writing a paper (I insert them mostly into TeX publications) I do find the quality of the resulting plot is just so much more refined.
Seaborn is indeed closer and was definitely inspired by ggplot2 in some areas, but IMHO, it’s still not 100% there visually. I’m very much a Python user and would love it to be, but when I’m, let’s say, publishing a book, I’d always go back to ggplot2 - when preparing a paper for a lab class, seaborn is probably fine.
- Comment on the lifestyle 4 months ago:
You’ll get used to it and it will only take a couple of minutes. And I honestly believe nothing comes close to ggplot2 in terms of quality, and I don’t use R for anything else.
- Comment on Westloki – 3D printed bicycle belt drive conversion (solid continuous loop belt on an unbroken bike frame) 5 months ago:
Yeah, no lubricants and the look / style factor - that was my conclusion as well.
As for maintenance, while a belt might last 3 times as long, that’s not really a factor, given the price difference between belts and chains.
- Comment on Westloki – 3D printed bicycle belt drive conversion (solid continuous loop belt on an unbroken bike frame) 5 months ago:
Exactly, which is why I was trying to think of any actual reasons I might want a belt, except style.
- Comment on Westloki – 3D printed bicycle belt drive conversion (solid continuous loop belt on an unbroken bike frame) 5 months ago:
Are there any other readons I’d want this apart from the lack of oil and the decreased noise levels, the coolness factor and the tinkering itself?
Every single one is a valid reason in itself, but maybe I’m missing something.
- Comment on Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. 5 months ago:
It’s not like Bluetooth started demanding location permissions, the conceptual model of the permission was revised: having access Bluetooth means an app could determine your location via a form of lateration.
In earlier versions of smartphone operating systems, this was not transparent to users lacking the technical background, so Bluetooth also requiring location access is actually an honest attempt at making users aware of that. I’m not an iOS developer, so I can’t comment on iPhones, but on Android versions prior to 11, having access to Bluetooth meant an app would be able to determine your location.
Today, you can require the permission
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, which expresses that your app might use Bluetooth to obtain location information on Android. Also, if you’re just scanning for nearby devices to connect your app to, but don’t want users to be confused why your smart fridge app needs to know your precise location, you can declare a permission flag (neverForLocation) and Android will strip beacon information from the scan results, better asserting your intentions. - Comment on Honey 5 months ago:
honey bees are bad for pollinators
Hm? What do you mean?
From this paper:
A. mellifera appears to be the most important, single species of pollinator across the natural systems studied, owing to its wide distribution, generalist foraging behaviour and competence as a pollinator.
- Comment on How to fix this glass that is no longer in place? 5 months ago:
Oh hey, I just saw you had already posted pretty much the same recommendation I had in mind. I’d personally 3d print an attachment, but your solution is readily available for everyone and cheap. Kudos!
- Comment on How to fix this glass that is no longer in place? 5 months ago:
Granite counter tops also rest on a sturdy base, the caulk used to attach them doesn’t have to resist a lot of force trying to push the slab around, the caulk is mostly there to prevent liquids spilling into the cabinets and to provide a decent appearance. Yes, the caulk also somewhat attaches the slab, but keep in mind how hard it is to move to begin with, given the weight of the counter top.
Here, the weight of the glass door pulls the panel out of the rails via the hinges. Silicone won’t provide a lasting solution.
- Comment on How to fix this glass that is no longer in place? 5 months ago:
I can only confirm what ballskicker and Shadow said - I’d remove the old caulk both mechanically and with the help of a solvent and then caulk it back in.
However, I’m also pretty sure it will eventually sag again without the help of a retaining mechanism.
Given the pictures you posted (which might not provide the full context), I assume someone really just caulked a glass panel into the profiles and left it at that. I assume you would like to avoid drilling the glass (can be done, but is tricky and has the potential to create a mess pretty quickly), so I’d simply manufacture a retaining cap that closes off the profile and holds the glass panel in place. I’d drill a hole into the ceiling to hold the cap in place, or into the profile, depending on the material and the remaining situation at hand.
I’m talking about mounting that right here, after sliding the glass back in / caulking, of couse: Image
- Comment on The Most Loved Digital Audio Streaming Platforms. 5 months ago:
What’s a good way to financially support artists directly, without involving shady corporations, and without resorting to piracy?
- Comment on Risky Buisness 6 months ago:
Jokes on you, I look her up once a year to see what she ended up doing. I’m 100% her name is Danielle.
