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by Liftyee 9mo ago
I haven't tried this technique yet, sounds interesting. Living in a city where phone-snatching thieves are widely reported on built my habit of memorising the next couple steps quickly (e.g. 2nd street on the left, then right by the st
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
Given that you're worried about EMFs, the amount of power from nearby WiFi routers and cell towers is orders of magnitude more than from these satellites. Starlink etc. use directed spotlight-like beams, so if you're not near a re
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
Meh, often the LiPo protection logic is hardware based to prevent just this sort of mistake/sabotage. Some protection chips are software-configurable or reprogrammable, but the parameters are again limited (by design). Perhaps you coul
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
In the real world where parts have costs and mistakes have consequences, the GenAI "YOLO" mode doesn't work as well.
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
"Inferior" might vary more than you think. Especially when OSS/repairability/etc. is involved - it becomes a matter of what your personal weights are on values such as performance, UX, durability, "aesthetic choice&
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
This looks quite similar to exe.dev which was on here a while ago - anyone know how it compares?
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
The frequencies that they claim affect them are disputable but the flickering in some cheap LED lights is real. Badly/cheaply designed electronics can have flicker as bad as 50 Hz if they use half bridge diode rectification only (e.g.
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
If it helps, I switched from SOLIDWORKS to Onshape many years ago and the latter has only improved since. The multi-user editing is first class and personally I find the user interface more intuitive (plus, web based = Linux support). I don
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
Very interesting project! My understanding is that the circuits are human-validated hard coded modular blocks - is this correct? I didn't fully catch how PCB routing and placement is done. I haven't yet seen a credible from-scratc
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
I don't know why they decided to put the "warning!" text box on the actual thing - it would look much cleaner if it just said "ON AIR" . Inane copyright/trademark reasons?
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by Liftyee 9mo ago
I'd reasonably expect software to run forever insofar as the environment it's run in doesn't change. Essentially, no OS or dependency updates - network is inevitably going to get broken. Anecdata: My Wii (2006) console has ha
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
Interesting... What benefits does this have over vitamin D supplements? I've seen this "optimising for some perceived negative effects" thing with toothbrushes/toothpaste, where "whitening" and stiff bristles a
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
That's only if you're using the Arduino IDE though, and it's so commonplace that instructions are widespread. Many are using MicroPython/CircuitPython which are independent from Arduino.
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
I wonder if it's using a compass and odometry (distance) with dead reckoning. A strange choice when GPS is available, but it would account for the map moving in the car's direction and it not changing locations when it moved witho
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
Are we using the same Google Photos? I've found Immich face recognition and context/object search to be miles better than Google Photos. In particular, Google Photos is exceptionally bad at distinguishing non-European looking face
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
This is definitely just me, but the diagram with "motivation to buy" was amusing to me. I (try to) refuse to be manipulated by these tactics - if I think the software is worth buying, I will purchase and use it, otherwise I will l
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by Liftyee 10mo ago
Maybe my definition of UX is behind the times, but I think professional tools have great UX for their intended users... Professionals. Fine grained control, informative error messages, thought out keybinds, all make the system easier to use
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by Liftyee 11mo ago
What does EDAC mean here? I wasn't able to find a definition. My guess is "error detection and correction"? Difference between it and ECC?
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by Liftyee 11mo ago
New selling point for all the VPN sponsored segments... "if you're on Vodafone Germany, make your connection speeds faster with YetAnotherVPN!"
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by Liftyee 11mo ago
Clickbait warning... The video that appeared at the top of the page (followed by a bunch of blank space, presumably blocked ads) featuring a superyacht is NOT about the yacht in the title, although it does also have solar panels.
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The Invisible City Beneath Paris(newyorker.com)
4 points by Liftyee 11mo ago|3 comments
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by Liftyee 11mo ago
> (...) think pieces on how our lives have become consistently better thanks to these tech companies! [citation needed] The data presented only talks about the revenue of the companies, not their effect on the lives of their customers (w
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Interesting... where can I read more about this?
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Have visited China often. My major gripe to living there would be digital freedom and surveillance - unlocking bootloader,etc are heavily restricted there. Plus the GFW, which does prevent the population being psyop'd by foreign social
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Neat! Useful revision of the engineering kinematics I covered a while ago.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Interestingly, on Xiaomi HyperOS they have added the ability to individually control each app's access to mobile data 1/2/WiFi. I didn't know this wasn't a general Android feature. I guess if it was, people would be
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I bought the hardware, for the price they chose to sell it at. Why should I be obligated to use any of their services, if I can avoid it? I'm not sure if your comment is satire. So I'll respond as is. "Not providing potential
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I don't think it matters if it's their software on your device, just like it's their chips inside the box. The key is that you choose whether or not to buy the product, or install their software.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I think it's sometimes tempting for people to spill logical fallacies trying to argue against Mac lovers, when actually they just have different priors (they just value different aspects of the computer). Yes, Macs have incredible comp
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I think what you want is for software developers not to write bloated code, instead of computers not getting faster. The bloated code is a result of undisciplined programming and not paying attention to users' devices. If our computers

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