CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on Now this is awkward 4 days ago:
Unit 731 was awful.
- Comment on "Bro, CLEARLY this is a sign from the gods to build our capital in a swamp!" 4 days ago:
DC is also a swamp, literally and figuratively
- Comment on Sun protective clothing 1 week ago:
Heat and UV are correlated but weakly. It’s entirely possible that an early spring day with cool temperature and light breeze has a higher UV levels than a cloudy day with 35°.
You don’t need specific SPF clothing to get protection.
This has a good discussion about spf clothing. www.nytimes.com/…/best-sun-protection-clothing/
My personal preference is to seek shade and wear sunscreen when it’s intolerably warm, rather than to add tight weave clothing, but to each their own.
- Comment on Big Trouble in Indochina 1 week ago:
And under that mask? The CIA.
- Comment on Looking at my photos 2 weeks ago:
I’ve looked into the frames a few times. They’re a bit of a niche product and I guess for elderly people because they absolutely max out at 1080p. The displays are awful.
- Comment on Which do you prefer sim cards or e-sim? 2 weeks ago:
I like being able to get a new phone and insert a SIM and it just fucking works. It doesn’t seem possible but I think I’ve had the same card for a decade and about 4 phones.
eSIM are convenient for travel but little else.
- Comment on Do I need a relay or something else entirely? 3 weeks ago:
AC and DC are different, and 230V is nearly TWENTY TIMES the rated voltage for the switch (and possibly the lamp you’re using).
I’m all for DIY and experimentation, but this is headed rapidly towards a large incendiary event which insurance may decide they are not going to pay for. Mains voltage is not to be fucked with. There are rules and regulations around how things are built to be allowed on to the market for a reason. I suggest you get a 12V transformer (certified, not from aliexpress) and work from there.
- Comment on An unusually wide adoption of rooftop solar in Aleppo, Syria. 2 months ago:
I wonder if the black panels increase the urban heat island effect.
It’s a pretty sharp departure from the light coloured buildings.
- Comment on Capsicumel 2 months ago:
It’s like Nemiroff but you can drink quantities. I’ll have to try this!
- Comment on What are we doing wrong with our rubber plant? 2 months ago:
Looks like it’s too wet, and/or not sunny enough.
- Comment on Those who are hosting on bare metal: What is stopping you from using Containers or VM's? What are you self hosting? 5 months ago:
To me, docker is an abstraction layer I don’t need. VMs are good enough, and proxmox does a good job with LXCs so far.
Why would I spin up a VM and virtual network within that vm and then a container when I can just spin up a VM?
I’ve not spent time learning Docker or k8s; it seems very much a tool designed for a scale that most companies don’t operate at let alone my home lab.
- Comment on Upgrading ungrounded two-prong outlets to grounded three-prong? 9 months ago:
Just want to add a note that flipping the main breaker de-energizes the rails but there will still be hot wires in the panel from the meter box. Exercise caution.
- Comment on Upgrading ungrounded two-prong outlets to grounded three-prong? 9 months ago:
GFCI doesn’t change the fact that there is potentially no ground wire.
- Comment on Upgrading ungrounded two-prong outlets to grounded three-prong? 9 months ago:
The short answer is that there’s a really strong chance that you’ve got 2 conductor wire with no ground going to the receptacles if they’ve not installed electrical outlets with a third prong. Fixing that would require running a ground cable to every outlet so configured which means cutting a lot of holes. All things considered I’d probably do a re-wire at that point. It brings into question the type of wire used and the safety of the electrical panel etc. These things age, and standards change.
I would personally want to check the receptacles that have a ground to make sure that the ground is actually hooked up to something and that it is not simply connected to the neutral, which are both bad things.
Given the variables, you’d be best to consult a professional.