a1studmuffin

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[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now do crypto.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, this could be the best outcome for the country (and the world) if this happened - US military is ordered to invade Canada/Panama/Greenland, refuses, a coup d'etat takes place. I'd be very surprised if anyone outside of Trump's circle of influence wants to invade an ally, it's just way too crazy way too soon.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 50 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How has he not been booted as CEO yet? If I was a shareholder I'd be pissed.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago

I worked for a large AAA during the pandemic, and it was ridiculous how many people they hired in a short space of time. We quadrupled our studio size over 12 months. So when layoffs started happening, of course our studio scaled back. Public corporations cannot be trusted to act ethically.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Surely we'd be seeing similar levels of tooth decay in US children then? Is it related to the NHS and dental costs? Or some environmental or genetic factor?

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It takes a special kind of mismanagement to go broke running a casino. Bravo.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 39 points 3 months ago

Ditched Ubuntu last year for Hannah Montana Linux and haven't looked back.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

The new phreaking.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

I've played around with using PLA to make plant pots on an old Ender 3. It wasn't quite waterproof, but pretty close. If you wanted a perfect seal for underwater shenanigans, I'd probably experiment with different wall thickness settings, and maybe temperatures/fan cooling settings. You want to try and minimise the tiny air pockets between layer and filament drawing lines. (Resin 3D printers are probably better at this tbh.)

I had reasonable success using a hot air gun to melt the outer layer of PLA to make it perfectly smooth, but this can deform your object if it heats up too much, so I'm guessing very hot temperatures and less contact time would be the ideal setting.

You could also try smearing Vaseline or resin coating the outside of the object.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 54 points 3 months ago

This doesn’t mean that Meta denies using shadow libraries, its argument is that using such data to train its LLM models constitutes fair use under U.S. copyright law.

Oh wow, I'm very much looking forward to this argument... "We believe pirating the copyrighted commercial works of others en masse to develop our own commercial product constitutes fair use... China bad!"

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

I had a good experience with Daikin split systems, but it's really going to depend on your region and what's available in your area, or what you've already got. If you're looking for inspiration on what works well, check the Home Assistant forums.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Best place to start would be to look at the thermostat hardware you've currently got, and start searching online if anyone has integrated it into Home Assistant.

I've lived at a few houses now with Home Assistant. In all of them I was able to integrate my HVAC and automate it, but some brands and hardware are definitely easier than others.

I think the most extreme of them required a custom esphome device connected to its PCB to talk to Home Assistant, and another required me to write my own custom component.

Hardware and brands make a huge difference, but sometimes you're stuck with what you've got.

 

Not my video, but saw this on YouTube and somehow ended up watching it from start to end.

 

Curious to hear how the current situation in Australia has impacted your daily habits, if at all.

I'm definitely ordering takeout and dining out less - not because I can't afford it, but because it just doesn't feel like good value any more.

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