Chozo
@Chozo@fedia.io
Hail Satan.
Using Mbin as a backup to my main Kbin account due to tech issues on Kbin.social. May either switch to this one permanently or abandon it, depending on how Kbin's development goes. All my active fedi accounts are linked.
- Comment on How would I make a HVAC simulator to see what a thermostat would do if the indoor temp was 400°F 8 hours ago:
I used to work as a PQI contractor at Nest, and we actually had test setups like this in the office that were just a circuit breadboard mounted on a plate behind the thermostat. The thermostat doesn't really "communicate" with the HVAC control system at all (all it does is just send ~3V along the circuits based on its current mode), so as long as you have the circuits routed properly on your board, the thermostat will think it's connected to a real system.
The stock firmware doesn't let you go above a certain temp (like 80F or something, I forget the exact limit). But if your custom firmware allows it, the only thing that would realistically happen is that it just runs a 3V circuit to what it thinks is the heater, infinitely, since nothing is actually causing the ambient temperature to raise at all. The ambient temp reading comes from a sensor on the thermostat, itself.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 18 hours ago:
"Having" is not the same as "owning".
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 23 hours ago:
But we don’t actually have ownership rights any more, do we?
When it comes to video games, we've never had ownership rights. Buying a game has always been just buying a license. The only thing that's changed is that now publishers have a mechanism with which to enforce it.
- Comment on YSK: How to perfectly seal a bag of chips (or anything similar) without any clips or ties. 2 days ago:
An AI wouldn't have made as many grammatical errors as OP.
- Comment on Yarr 3 days ago:
Yeah but two weeks from shore and it'll feel like the most appropriate song.
- Comment on Sliced off the tip of my thumb, what are some good one handed games? 1 week ago:
Feeding the ducks
- Comment on Ernest is alive 2 weeks ago:
I hope he's doing well. Thanks to the code he started, I'm on the Fediverse in the first place.
- Comment on Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings 2 weeks ago:
DEI isn't intended to be "colorblind", it explicitly suggests that employers give consideration to applicants from disparaged demographics, who may have otherwise been ignored during the application process. It doesn't imply hiring quotas.
Many people seem to confuse DEI for Affirmative Action, as evidenced above. This article explains the differences pretty succinctly: https://natlawreview.com/article/dei-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-v-affirmative-action-they-are-not-same
- Comment on What are the most popular conspiracy theories? 2 weeks ago:
I like the theory that suggests that JonBenét Ramsey wasn't killed, and was instead kidnapped and secretly raised by her captors to be a singer, and grew up to become Katy Perry.
- Comment on Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings 2 weeks ago:
Rocks are woke now.
- Comment on Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings 2 weeks ago:
Neither of those are DEI.
- Comment on Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings 2 weeks ago:
I feel like you may not understand what DEI actually is. What, precisely, do you think a "DEI hire" is?
- Comment on I have been staring at this marquee and cannot figure out what "two dance special means" 2 weeks ago:
We'll tell you when you're older.
- Comment on When did people start saying "have a good rest of your day" 3 weeks ago:
Usually after 4 PM.
- Comment on More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years | VGC 3 weeks ago:
It's hard to be critical of something that hasn't been released yet. All anybody had to go off of were statements from the developers, until the product was actually released and people could get their hands on it.
- Comment on Marylin Mothroe 3 weeks ago:
Someone please tell me more about this moth.
- Comment on Carrot 3 weeks ago:
Thumbnail definitely had me expecting something else.
- Comment on Manic Stew 3 weeks ago:
Hyperfixated Sushi
- Comment on If websites are slow for you, this is why, AWS is breaking everything 3 weeks ago:
So Roblox is the only of those companies that can handle proper region failover if us-east-1 shits the bed?
Either that, or the reports stopped coming in since it's a school day.
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
Okay, you define "technology" for us, then. Let's see your brilliant solution.
- Comment on Dead Cells 2 doesn't exist because its devs would rather make what they want than listen to external pressures 3 weeks ago:
What about this is clickbait?
- Comment on YSK - the crazy questions all jobs on usajobs.gov now ask 3 weeks ago:
How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
You can either have a commitment to the Constitution, or to the president's unconstitutional EOs. Not both.
- Comment on Why are some many people role playing as animals? 3 weeks ago:
[gestures broadly at everything]
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
From how she describes it in the video, he apparently held the stalker by the arm until police arrived. It doesn't seem like he roughed the guy up or injured him at all. It really seems like Twitch applied the "no touching" rule to the wrong person.
- Comment on Huge internet outage live blog: Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and more experiencing issues 3 weeks ago:
Why?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
A lot of the affected services seem to be partially functional right now. It looks like the AWS network that went offline is one managing real-time analytics data, mostly.
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
"Technology means what I want it to mean."
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
Emiru did a short stream going into additional details about the incident, as well as some other fuck-ups by Twitch staff that weren't mentioned in this article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_USuIpVAqAw
tl;dw: Emiru calls out Twitch for lying about the situation in their official statements, expresses concern for what sort of response a smaller streamer would've gotten if they were attacked like this, and draws attention to Twitch's lack of security and professionalism. Twitch staffers originally laughed about the situation to Emiru's face, and didn't seem to care until the video went viral. They ran background checks on everybody who signed up for her meet-and-greet event, but the attendees were allowed to bring a plus-one with them, who did NOT have to get background checked. Twitch staff also allowed people to walk around even after their badges couldn't scan properly.
Also, because this isn't anywhere near the first time Emiru has been attacked in public, she points out that she's spent tens of thousands of dollars for her own private security, and wasn't even allowed to bring her preferred bodyguard with her because he's permanently banned from Twitch events due to restraining a stalker during a previous event.
Twitch fucked up big time here.
- Comment on 'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment 3 weeks ago:
Which posts fit here?
Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.
- Comment on Our user profiles are little time capsules that your children and descendants can learn about who you are. 3 weeks ago:
What about this one?