waste_monk

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by waste_monk 1y ago
I have been planning to implement something similar with my countertop oven - however having no API or other connectivity, I was planning on simply plugging it via a smart plug, and using the power draw measurements to determine whether it&
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by waste_monk 1y ago
It was Clippy, back from the dead.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
I installed Home Assistant recently and the docs suggest HAOS is the strongly preferred option these days. Something about HAOS uses docker to install and manage extensions, whereas if you run the HA docker container it can't as docker
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by waste_monk 1y ago
Oh, I just meant the post I was replying to said >and no company makes money from it. and I was pointing out NVidia are making very good money, in a "selling shovels during a gold rush" sense.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
You're absolutely right! :)
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by waste_monk 1y ago
> but have zero insulation anywhere and NOT be designed to be installed next to anything except solid metal. This seems odd, it seems intuitive that it would reduce running costs to have some insulation? To lower energy costs by not havi
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by waste_monk 1y ago
Cheese / other dairy doesn't seem to do it for me, and I rarely remember dreams good or bad. The most reliable way I've found to induce nightmares is to overheat while sleeping (e.g. falling asleep clothed and under a blanket
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by waste_monk 1y ago
>So-called AI has barely made a dent in economic activities, and no company makes money from it. Tell that to NVidia!
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by waste_monk 1y ago
IIRC the extensions pack has a (very limited) free license for personal and educational use, although I'm not sure if the 'pretending to be a sandbox' usecase would be covered.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
>There are no rules for spaceships that their corners cannot be rounded. Someone should write to UNOOSA and get this fixed up.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
I'd say BTC has worse chances of surviving 100 years.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
Seems more financially sensible to get a job and pretend to work there.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
I hope they do the roads to NVMe next.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
>0.38% of what? Machines visiting sites with statcounter tracking widgets (and presumably not running with scripts/cookies disabled etc. ). That works out to be ~5ish million internet connected XP machines, apparently[1]. >For si
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by waste_monk 1y ago
It will look cooler[1] because of all the lasers. [1] Briefly, before your retinas burn out, because of all the lasers.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
Would this not also include desktop email clients using SMTP for mail submission?
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by waste_monk 1y ago
>You can never imagine how many people are still using WinXP XP still has 0.38% of market share (specifically Windows non-mobile platforms) according to [1], not sure about absolute numbers. >If you remove 3DES, the TLS connection wil
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by waste_monk 1y ago
I would simply add the word bitcoin to my spam filter and move on. There's no reason not to, unless you're actively involved in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, and most people aren't.
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by waste_monk 1y ago
Surprised Disney haven't managed to get it changed to death of the copyright holder + 70 years, rather than the artist. That is not dead which can eternal lie, / And with strange aeons even death may die.
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by waste_monk 2y ago
> Remember Google+? How about Google People? [1] [1] https://qntm.org/perso
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by waste_monk 2y ago
I am assuming they're referring to TinyWall's "allowlist this process" or time-based rule capabilities. Windows Defender firewall can allowlist applications, but you have to feed it a path to the executable image. Such t
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by waste_monk 2y ago
Perhaps you should fight fire with fire - export NZ native wildlife around the world and hopefully it'll become invasive and flourish somewhere else! It worked well enough for Australia [1]! [1] https://www.australiangeograp
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>Despite this, most organisms able to survive in highly alkaline environments are considered "extremophiles". I was surprised to learn the humble Flamingo is considered such. A fascinating animal. https://www.birdwat
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>You're ignoring that the divorce has to be initiated in the first place Correct. My point is that the child should receive the same standard of living regardless of the dispute between parents. >Yes it is fair, because the divor
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by waste_monk 2y ago
Sometimes there is no perfect solution. The court also has to take practicality into consideration. The welfare of the child is often best served by allocating custody such that a child can stay at one residence most of the time (with regul
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>Is this reasonable though? Going from one household to two households raises expenses. People also just go through bad times, mental troubles, skills atrophy. These sorts of things are accounted for when calculating child support obliga
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>Practical in my opinion would have been, "yeah sure, as a just released hostage we can sort it all out tomorrow in your case" Which is what happened, after they got in contact with the judge who had the authority to do so.
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>That sounds like a plaintiff's perspective when there is no concern for the welfare of the other parent. It would be more accurate to say that the court prioritises the welfare of the child above that of the parents. That is, the s
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by waste_monk 2y ago
>and had arguably some reason to miss payments? How was the court meant to know that? keeping in mind that article was from 1990 and it was a lot harder to share information. It sounds like the court was sympathetic and he was freed as s
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by waste_monk 2y ago
Oh, there are plenty of vindicative custodial parents, but I haven't heard of one reducing their own income as it wouldn't increase the child support, just hurt their own wallet. It's more along the lines of trying to prevent

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