SzethFriendOfNimi

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SzethFriendOfNimi , to Reddit in Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract

Probably what they’re targeting. Such as sites like safereddit, etc.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Privacy in Does self-hosted VPN make sense?

Exactly. Even for mobile use besides accessing your home resources you can avoid your cellular provider monitoring/hijacking your traffic.

Of course self hosting means you’re still sending that info from your home network over your ISP.

So it’s a trade off there but depending on your ISP vs your cellular network makes sense.

SzethFriendOfNimi , (edited ) to 196 in First rule of writing your characters

Yeah, what about Kaladin in the Stormlight Archive?

…. Nevermind

SzethFriendOfNimi , (edited ) to Gaming in Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game

Nice to see Displaced Gamers getting some much deserved attention.

Some great videos of his not only show old unused code but also, in some cases, game genie codes that can be used with cartridges.

The Input Lag and Attack Animation Delay of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - Behind the Code

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Selfhosted in Here is what 6 decommissioned servers looks like. My Jellyfin will be very happy

I assume they’re past some operational limit. But as long as you have redundancy that’s a risk I’d take for the capacity

SzethFriendOfNimi , to 3DPrinting in Resin Printing: Good for a Beginner with Limited Space?

I will say for ABS this can be mitigated with the following:

  • An enclosure (I use a comgrow grow tent)
  • Not opening the printer enclosure for at least 20 minutes (so the airborne particulates settle down)
  • A replaceable carbon filter (I built a Nevermore duo and bought some activated Charcoal to refill it with)

After doing the above I don’t smell fumes at all. In fact I run the Nevermore even with PLA just to capture any micro particles since the charcoal is easy enough to replace.

Even so, as cool as Resin looks, I’m not having that stuff inside my house with my family. If I did it would have to be in a garage that’s vented but I have a carport and there’s no way I can regulate the environment (temp, humidity) for decent prints. So for now I’m just going with FDM

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Technology in Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose

Except this bypasses that I believe.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Technology in Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose

Keeping in mind that may mean that somebody like a cellular provider could do so. Since your local network in that context would be them.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Technology in Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range

Basically and then that only makes sense if the company’s going to foot the bill. Otherwise they could just make it very very clear that by using extended mode they’re reducing the lifetime of the battery and doing so at their own risk, yadda yadda.

If it’s, as the article suggests, to use what’s already there (larger capacity) then nah. That’s slimy just like BMW.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Technology in Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range

Honestly it makes sense if it pushes the batteries out of the optimal (say 40-80%) charge level.

E.g. It wears out the battery faster and so makes them more prone to fail faster.

But if, and only if, you’re getting an extension on the warranty where Tesla is eating the cost of the replacements.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Showerthoughts in NASA remotely reprogramming Voyager 1 also means that aliens can reprogram all of our satellites.

Oh yeah. That makes sense

SzethFriendOfNimi , to Showerthoughts in NASA remotely reprogramming Voyager 1 also means that aliens can reprogram all of our satellites.

At least in the space odyssey series they had a weird kind of explanation for that approach. Unlike in Independence Day

SzethFriendOfNimi , to No Stupid Questions in All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Why?

Right. Fingerprint is something you are. Can’t be changed. Same for any biometric.

Useful as one part of a multiple factor authentication scheme at best but never on its own. Not to mention there are cases in the US where you can be compelled, forcibly if needed, to unlock a phone. But compelling you to “say” what your password may be covered under fifth amendment protections.

SzethFriendOfNimi , to 3DPrinting in 2mm thick layers on a trophy cup

A little but nothing too fancy. Probably just make it hard to get consistent line widths.

Closest analogy is a hot glue gun. Unless you’re lifting up as you extrude to make a “dab” it’s just going to smear as it moves sideways

SzethFriendOfNimi , to 3DPrinting in 2mm thick layers on a trophy cup

Extrusion is a mix of temperature, feed rate, speed and pressure.

Basically the hotend temp could be high enough that the plastic melts but it still “pushes” just fast enough to build pressure to drive it. Not too much, otherwise the filament grinds and extruder skips, but at the right amount you can keep up with the feed.

The nozzle, lifted up a bit, moves slow enough that the filament comes out and spreads out from the pressure pushing on it. Making the line wide and tall.

The dance is keeping those in sync. Move too fast and the lines are thin, too slow and they’re too wide.

Nozzle too high and it doesn’t blend into the layer below as much as sit on top. Too low and the extra pressure pushes the filament around and it curls back up onto the nozzle.

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