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[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's super interesting. I have to look out for that in the future. The interest on this post makes me want to go out and get more hummingbird shots

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (3 children)

Totally. I kept seeing this guy get into spats with a Ruby Throated guy. Arguing over territory. I really wanted to get a pic with both but hummingbirds are such challenging subjects. I managed a couple of shots but nothing in focus. Edit: added example

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Rufous Hummingbird (infosec.pub)
submitted 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) by afk_strats@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30081001

120mm f/4.0 1/2000 sec iso1600 Very cropped

Sighted a few dags ago near Vancouver, BC

 

120mm f/4.0 1/2000 sec iso1600 Very cropped

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why is that? For those of us who haven't worked in clean rooms

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Arrested Development
Archer

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

While I get that SO can be monstrously unhelpful, database optimization is a whole profession so I think we need a bit more to help

A few directions we could go here: Post your SQL query. This could be a structure or query issue. Best case, we could do some query optimization. Also, have you looked into indexing?

Where are your bottlenecks coming from? Is your server desined for a I/O intensive workload like databases. Sequential read speed is not a good metrix.

What about concurrency? If this is is super read/write intensive, optimization could depend on where data is written while you're reading

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is extremely cool.

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Look into a VPS + pangolin or headscale Also, check out Crowdsec

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I got one as recommended by my doctor and the results changed my life. A lot of things came up, but a couple were "very high sensitivity". I just focused on those

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

driving around in cloudy weather with nothing to show for it

Seattle wants to have a word with you

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 64 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

As a Bazzite fan, lmao. True

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

AT-STs! AT-STs!

!Rich Evans was literally on my screen as I was reading your comment!<

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 67 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Can't wait for LockPickingLawyer to open this with a milk shake straw

 

Just found this in a box and according to some Googling, its TPD is 6.8w!!! Got Debian on there with LXDE but I don't need another laptop. The big drawback is that it has a 32bit processor. It has a 100mbit network port, USB2.0, 2gb RAM and WiFi which isn't working but is listed in ip -a

I've used it to add wireless capabilities to my ancient Brother laser printer but it was extremely slow ( 15 mins before a text page started printing, PER PAGE)

 

I have an early 2000s house and they went wild with a) the sheer number of wall switches and b) the number of 3-way switches. I want to replace a good number of them while accepting my wife's requirement that they look and function as dumb paddle switches when necessary.

I've looked around and these seem to be the best at fitting all of my requirements but Mama Mia, the price 😭 😭 😭 😭

https://www.amazon.com/Inovelli-2-1-Smart-Switch-Dimmer/dp/B0BG329SH3

Anyone have some suggestions?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by afk_strats@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
 

I've been toying with the idea to implementing HA for a couple of years.

I have no fewer than 10 "smart device" apps on my phone and the privacy implications make me sick. I've been a Google Home and it's been a sad experience.

Over the holidays, I got Proxmox working on an old laptop and ordered a ZigBee stick and some sensors.

Installing HA using helper scripts was dummy easy and the laptop is performing solidly. Got hung up on network setup and z2m but pulled through with some Google-fu.

Did I have to do some tinkering? Yes. Can I control all - literally ALL - my smart devices on one customizable dashboard? F*** YEAH!

I am looking forward to accomplishing more, unplugging from the cloud, learning a lot, and hopefully making some life tasks less annoying.

Thank you to this community for the awesome work, conversation, and inspiration!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23341185

Everyone has seen Antelope Canyon on their Windows login screens it whatever but just a few miles away, you can visit Waterhole canyon, which is bigger and quieter. A guide was and to let me spend as much time as I wanted seeing up and getting my shots, a luxury I did not have at the more famous location. My pictures came out ok but the experience was worth it.

Nikon D750 W/ Sigma 12-24mm 2.8 1/8 sec f/18 iso100 (??? what was I thinking)

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by afk_strats@lemmy.world to c/photography@lemmy.world
 

Everyone has seen Antelope Canyon on their Windows login screens it whatever but just a few miles away, you can visit Waterhole canyon, which is bigger and quieter. A guide was and to let me spend as much time as I wanted seeing up and getting my shots, a luxury I did not have at the more famous location. My pictures came out ok but the experience was worth it.

Nikon D750 W/ Sigma 12-24mm 2.8
1/8 sec f/18 iso100 (??? what was I thinking)

 

Nikon D750 w/Tamron 150-600mm G2
180mm 1/2500sec f/6.3 iso1250

Went on a boat in Alaska to see and shoot whales but the crowd didn't afford many great pictures. Landscapes during the sunset though... Can do!

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by afk_strats@lemmy.world to c/photography@lemmy.world
 

Nikon D750 50mm 1.8D
1/640sec f/1.8 iso2000

Can anyone ID the bugs?
Edit: this was in northern Washington state

 

24mm 13 sec f/2.8 iso3600

Driving all the way up to the top of Haleakala gets you to slightly over 10,000ft (3,000m) above the island of Maui. After sunset and when I thought it sufficiently dark, I started working on this shot.

I was extremely lucky to get clear skies and minimal wind on the evening of my visit. This particular shot also includes a comet in the top-right corner, a few satellites which I tried to clean up, and some lights (headlights?) which illuminated the observatory at the top of this long-extinguished volcano.

 

42mm 1/80s f/4 iso100

 

Perfect lighting and fog to make the dock look like it leads to nothingness.

Shot on Samsung S21U Main Lens 1/950 f/1.8 ISO 16

Definitely regretted not bringing my camera that day

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