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- Comment on 18650 batteries still the best option for projects? 2 weeks ago:
I have too many lithium polymer batteries in my spares drawer to justify buying. I think they are easier to design into 3d prints and make more sleek projects with. The cylindrical cell and holder creates a size constraint for your projects. That constraint is not super convenient when used with circuit boards. If you get something like an ESP32 board that includes a batman chip, it is quite easy to find a lipo that fits in the same form factor and is very compact in my experience. I tend to make things over engineered to the point I don’t finish a lot of them though, so perhaps a cylindrical cell in a larger enclosure would get more projects completed.
- Comment on If shit is present tense, and shat is past tense, is there no future tense of the word shit? 2 weeks ago:
Xi
- Comment on Floods gave way to heatwaves as 2024 now the hottest year on record 2 weeks ago:
It is now the default. News is now if it is not the hottest on record.
- Comment on Could you imagine a Nintendo title being advertised like this today? (Conker's Bad Fur Day, 2001) 3 weeks ago:
no one that cared had a voice or say in culture or society
- Comment on HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content 3 weeks ago:
HDMI is the proprietary monopoly scam. It is added to devices by the owning members if the scam. Display Port is the open source free equivalent standard that the educated consumer goes looking for.
- Comment on What's the deal with male loneliness? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve never talked to anyone in a library. Have you? Generally conversations are taboo in my experience. Maybe things have changed since I was able to go to one and relax.
- Comment on Looking for some (re-)use cases for older Android smartphones 3 weeks ago:
It is never secure or truly safe to use. The kernel cannot be updated and so all vulnerabilities are adding up. You’re giving out enough info to figure out what device you are using just in the fingerprinting with every online connection. It is relatively easy for someone to look for you and exploit a known vulnerability. They don’t need a zero day or any kind of exploit. You device likely has the last secure kernel on it and there will be many published critical vulnerabilities that can be scripted.
Even if you stay offline and do not use WiFi or use airplane mode, you’re not able to verify what the modem is doing in the real world. You never owned the thing in the first place and the reason why is the proprietary binary module that supports the system on chip and modem.
All that said, it is no different than something like an old computer running Windows XT or with CP/M.
- Comment on What's the deal with male loneliness? 3 weeks ago:
Don’t get disabled and have a place like this as your only outlet to connect with other humans. Anonymous and mob like negativity, especially from misunderstandings, can be hurtful when sharing some part of yourself or the only time you’ve said anything to anyone in a day or more from within a prison of loneliness you cannot escape.
- Comment on What's the deal with male loneliness? 3 weeks ago:
Male loneliness is likely partially due to the same reason we are all here; this online outlet for social endorphins is why you were not building up a deficit over the last week and felt the motivation to finally call that person you were thinking about this whole time. That person was a passing thought, and the endorphins hit you might have received is ultimately less than you got from the austere but consistent dose you get from social engagement online.
The only problem is that you are not creating a meaningful personal social network in real life. When you really need such a network in practice, you face the reality of no one to turn to, or less depth and meaning to such connections. Real people are also complex and you must face the reality that no one fits your echo chamber bubble like a place like this. If you act like a down vote or stupid hot take comes across here to people in the real world… you find yourself back here with less options in the future.
- Comment on Moderators banning/censoring people arent oppressors violating your rights; they are customer service representatives curating the space for their intended costomers. All this to say, I see Karen. 3 weeks ago:
No, not really. What is this?
- Comment on Moderators banning/censoring people arent oppressors violating your rights; they are customer service representatives curating the space for their intended costomers. All this to say, I see Karen. 3 weeks ago:
Guidelines are not rigid. The Hippocrates aphorism “first, do no harm” is key in principal and practice. A visible mod is always a bad mod.
- Comment on Moderators banning/censoring people arent oppressors violating your rights; they are customer service representatives curating the space for their intended costomers. All this to say, I see Karen. 3 weeks ago:
Communities are not owned by moderators. They are built by those that participate. The primary fallacy I see is the idea that anyone can start a different community and that size and momentum are meaningless. That is simply not the case.
An authoritarian or very active mod, in any community with public participation is actively abusing those users when they act in opposition to the interests of the community. A visible mod is a bad mod. The job of mod is as a janitor acting in the interests of the community. If you care about authority or steering, you shouldn’t be a mod or admin.
Nothing about being a mod is hard. You don’t need to read every post or comment. All you do is setup the basic guidelines and trust the community to vote and flag bad stuff. The community will always flag the bad stuff. The only part that really matters is that you set yourself aside and really look into any flagged issue while giving the benefit of the doubt in absolutely every possible way one can imagine while never allowing bigotry type abuse. This is how to be a good mod, to be an invisible mod. The job is only to herd bad bots and sort the flags from others.
- Comment on If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal? 3 weeks ago:
Make a radio station and broadcast whatever you want.
- Comment on Why is it considered sexist to ask women to smile? 3 weeks ago:
It is generally uncouth to tell anyone how to feel regardless of gender. Compel the person to feel through your own words and actions. If you fail to achieve the desired results, change your tact.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I have to avoid my father almost entirely while living in the same house. We are polar opposites and completely incompatible. I’ve learned to appreciate him for what he is, bit also know how toxic he is for my mental health and constantly remind myself of Hanlon’s Razor, (assume stupidity over malice).
- Comment on Why does the winter solstice mark the beginning of winter, and not the center? 3 weeks ago:
Not sure if it is technically correct, but I think of it like the momentum of Earth’s atmosphere. It takes a lot of momentum to alter the system. The days getting a little longer by a few minutes depending on latitude makes little difference. We are still dropping in average temps the further towards the poles.
Riding a bicycle everywhere for years in Southern California, this was something I would think about a lot on the commutes in the dark of winter, and the wind and rain patterns. Like here, I know if it will rain based on the wind direction alone. I only check the weather when I’m too lazy to go outside or something odd is happening. After the solstice there seems to be more turbulence that is added to the system. There is more of a back and forth between on an off shore flow patterns. It is our rainy season here, and we have nights get around 10°F cooler. This is when I break out my 40°F layers. On a bike, everything is still skin tight. I can shed some layers but don’t like to stop to do that. I have specialty gear for every 10°F of temperature drop. If I wear 40-50°F gear in 50-60°F temps, I will sweat like crazy and then freeze from being wet. I wear my coldest gear a lot less than I did 15 years ago, but I still haven’t needed it this year. I will in the months to come.
Most people are not connected to the weather and outside world very directly like this in the West. In my experience, the solstice marks the low point where I have around 6 weeks until things start getting better.
- Comment on What is the limiting factor than prevents software discovery of undocumented hardware registers and instructions? 4 weeks ago:
I did not know JTAG was used like this, I thought it was passive in functionality
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- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
These guys seem to imply taking out a non load bearing wall does not require a permit: …nari.org/…/when-do-i-need-a-permit
That implies all the electrical, flooring, ceiling, and attic work is not a factor either. Altering a load bearing wall would require permitting. That is how I’ve always heard it said too. It is not a great primary source, bit I don’t care more than a basic search and first link I see reply either, so it is confirmation biased as such.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
There is usually a dollar amount involved for what can be done before a permit is required. You’re allowed to make minor changes required in the spirit of maintenance. So something like replacing a refrigerator and the old width being too small. If you cut the countertop to accommodate, no permit is legally required. The same can be said about almost every aspect of the home. That margin of what exactly is considered maintenance versus modification is what varies by area.
The other factor I’ve heard is that the changes must fall into what’s undefined on the blueprints of record. If it is not specified in the blueprints, you are free to make the changes.
Again, I’m no expert here. I really wish I had the option to remove the mod badge when I only wish to post as a user. I could certainly be wrong. This is intended as a helpful but just water cooler talk amongst friends level conversation. When it comes to house mods and permits, this is how everyone I know does things.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
Maybe chemistry is an issue too. Septic is what, methane/(?)?
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 weeks ago:
Generally, regulations are for construction contractors. You likely won’t pass some kind of plumbing inspection if you hired a contractor to do something that requires a permit, but otherwise your free to do whatever. I’m no expert here and you should be doing due diligence. My old man does inspecting type work in another type of industry and this is how it was explained to me, but that is an unrelated field. Different regions may have very different regulations.
- Comment on Study finds young people more likely to spend Christmas alone 5 weeks ago:
The cost of living is too high to travel in this neo feudal world of the criminally rich. Back 30+ years ago, the cost of fuel and travel was much lower relative to wages. The poor have gotten much poorer so that a few thousand monsters can have a meaningless competition.
- Comment on ‘I’ve never seen anything like this:’ One of China’s most popular apps has the ability to spy on its users, say experts 1 month ago:
Have you heard of smart TV’s – they are listening
- Comment on Can't see post from lemmy.world 1 month ago:
I can see you. Time says 27 min ago at 12:30 PST (Sat Dec 07 08:32:47 2024 UTC)
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 1 month ago:
Right wing shill account. Old history is a bot like post of a bunch of Fox news and loads of low effort and negative comments typical of a shill
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 1 month ago:
Law enforcement have shit insurance scams to deal with too. I certainly wouldn’t work hard on the case.
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 1 month ago:
Absolutely no chance for justice in this system for this person. Musk bought a president that staged a coup 4 years ago. The potato supreme has a member that flew the flag of that coup, they are openly corrupt and have no checks or balances. That is the entire foundation of the legislative system and government. This guy was We the People and far closer to a real justice system than anything from this shit government.
- Comment on Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare 1 month ago:
Edit: Musk colludes with Putin to promote Starlink
- Comment on I don't think so!! 1 month ago:
I appear, we appear, he appear?