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- Comment on the lifestyle 1 week 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 1 week 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) 3 weeks 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) 3 weeks 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) 3 weeks 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. 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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. 1 month ago:
What’s a good way to financially support artists directly, without involving shady corporations, and without resorting to piracy?
- Comment on Risky Buisness 1 month 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.
- Comment on I designed a cardboard cutter that turns boxes into free cat scratchers 1 month ago:
But it’s not just information, someone sat in front of their computer and put the work in to design it, then print it and iterate.
You’re paying for that process, and for the time and effort the person took to acquire the necessary skills.
However, there should be a noticeable price difference due to the easy scaling / replicatibility when distributing digital goods.
I’m with you insofar as the final product feels like it should be 3 bucks, not the file.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Oh, I did grow up before video games were a thing, so I am aware of how CRTs worked. You just made it sound like CRTs would somehow provide tactile feedback while gaming, which I couldn’t place at all, given the context.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Sorry, tactile response from a CRT?
- Comment on Any android client that can do both Lemmy and Mastodon? 2 months ago:
I think Fedilab should do both:
- Comment on Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel 2 months ago:
I share all those opinions, so your rant saved me some potential typing in the future.
- Comment on Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel 2 months ago:
On the 8 Pro, the bump is beneath the Ottetbox case (given the “tough” Otterbox model for the 8 Pro, no idea what it’s called)
- Comment on Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel 2 months ago:
Do you use the phone without a protective case? I find that most cases are designed so that the bump is flush with the back of the case.
That being said, I prefer thicker cases like the Otterbox oder Spigen Tough whatever series, so I could see how such a case would be “too much” for someone.
- Comment on Waveshare UPS HAT easily adds battery backup to a Raspberry Pi 3 months ago:
It’s portable.
- Comment on What if? 3 months ago:
They ask for your search history then
- Comment on More than 75% of popular takeaway and restaurant food is unhealthy, study finds 3 months ago:
The only reason “cooking at home” is considered healthier is because people don’t cook tasty food for themselves
Sorry, what?
- Comment on Why are people downvoting the MediaBiasFactChecker not? 3 months ago:
Thank you, those are the precise point that summarize my gripes with it. In particular, I feel it encourages people to perceive it as an authoritative source and to form their opinions on sites it rates (often wrongly) without additional thinking / fact checking.
It’s basically a company propaganda tool that can change its own option and ratings any time, influencing others in the process.
- Comment on Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled 3 months ago:
No idea where you’d like to use live captions, but n maybe this helps:
- Comment on YSK the Internet Archive has a giant depository of scanned-in manuals for virtually anything you can think of that needs one, going back decades. 3 months ago:
I’m a big fan of archive.org and I regularly look for manuals, but they don’t show up in common searches as a source, so knowing that now is really helpful. Thanks!
- Comment on How can i make myself poisonous to mosquitos? 3 months ago:
DEET works, but is also not exactly healthy and does irritate both skin and mucus membranes. Also, applying DEET over sunscreen reduces the effect of the sunscreen by about 30%. Unless you are in a tropical environment with dangers of Malaria carrying insects, (P)Icaridin is a good alternative:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25936273/
www.sciencedirect.com/topics/…/icaridin
- Comment on Portable CD players are back and now work with wireless headphones 3 months ago:
I have a bunch of audio equipment in a studio and do run some balanced lines to stuff that requires longer cable lengths and is in proximity of unrelated, noisy devices (e. g. digital stuff).
Can’t say I can tell any difference for headphones.
- Comment on Portable CD players are back and now work with wireless headphones 3 months ago:
What would a balanced output do for the 3 feet of cable that will most likely be connected to it? I mean sure, put it in if you can’t help it, but even though it’s a portable player, no one is gonna take that to the next motor fab where it would benefit from a balanced output, and at home an audiophile most likely already has a better player around.
Other than that, you’re right - the whole idea is nonsense to begin with. CDs have always been fully digital, so better listening options exist.
- Comment on I'm just gonna stick to slotted, thanks 4 months ago:
Not really. A solid set for security Torx is available for like $20 from reputable brands. Naturally, you can get higher quality sets and sets that add other security bits, but you still won’t land in an unacceptable price range even for private use, let alone a pro shop.
- Comment on Temu has finally gone too far. 4 months ago:
