Steltek

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by Steltek 16d ago
Like summer heat records, the past 3 protests have been the largest by percentage and by sheer population in US history. GQP controls both the House and Senate, plus SCOTUS. And Republicans have been a monolithic bloc since Gingrich institu
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by Steltek 16d ago
Yeah, I discovered the same concept for HDMI and USB C->A. The HDMI one is especially useful. It'd be super handy to have a wired failsafe while traveling without dragging an ethernet cable around for no reason.
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by Steltek 16d ago
Oh. My. God. I thought you were just going to link a network dongle. "Yeah, I have a drawer of those". It never occurred to me that you could point it in the other direction. I'm ordering a dozen. Okay, maybe 3. But still, th
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by Steltek 16d ago
ifconfig still probably works on Linux too but it's discouraged because, frankly, it sucks compared to ipconfig2. Most of macOS' CLI feels old and crusty. Which makes sense when you realize it's a fossilized niche BSD from th
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by Steltek 29d ago
The explanation there seems pretty obvious. Simplified: Trump's disapproval is all Democrats. DNC's disapproval is all Republicans plus many/most Democrats (for not opposing Trump hard enough).
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by Steltek 1mo ago
> It might depend on your jurisdiction, but LLM output is usually not copyrightable because it is not made by a human. Compiler output isn't copyrightable? Is a compiler human?
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by Steltek 1mo ago
BUTTONS! Real buttons! I can dismiss/decline/silence popped up on my Pebble without breaking eye contact with the real life human I'm talking to. In a car, I've handed my watch to my kids in the backseat so they can cont
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by Steltek 1mo ago
This is basically how solar hot water heaters work today (I have one). They are superheated during the day (75C/170F) with a mixing valve to produce warm, but not scalding, water to the tap. The tanks are also oversized with a backup e
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by Steltek 2mo ago
> The only acceptable solution would be for apps and websites to simply include a recommended age. Allowing parents to configure their children’s devices to block services that require users to be older than the specified age or that do
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by Steltek 2mo ago
Not having so many rich people will go a lot farther in reducing crime, at this point.
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by Steltek 3mo ago
"Here's my analysis" followed by a clearly copy pasted Claude session that they barely read, let alone understand.
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by Steltek 3mo ago
Yeah, the article is contradiction with itself. US has higher standards, restricting what can be sold but then also states, "In fact, many U.S. sunscreens would fail European standards for UVA protection." So which is it?
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by Steltek 3mo ago
1) Threats from who? Canada? Mexico? For the past ~150 years, the US has really only had overseas conflicts with few threats to domestic territory. The best argument you could make it the Cuba Missile Crisis, I suppose? If your immediate pl
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by Steltek 3mo ago
You present two issues: 1) the US is slow to adapt to drone warfare and 2) the US is losing to Iran. For 1), the US isn't in a hurry because there's no actual threat. The lack of drone warfare capabilities only impacts US action o
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by Steltek 4mo ago
No, streaming services like iTunes and Amazon are absolutely not "Steam for movies". Those services take active steps to restrict access to my purchased content. I can't watch my Amazon purchases in HD because I run Linux. I
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by Steltek 4mo ago
Off-grid messaging is helpful for my family (skiing, camping, hiking). They have zero interest in ham radio but a funny looking messaging app isn't a problem. Regular walkies talkies (FRS, GMRS) don't relay/hop, work asynchro
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by Steltek 4mo ago
I have regrets when I say something dumb or drive through an intersection on a not-quite-yellow light. Innocent people, including children, are dead. Republicans have done irreparable harm to this country on every imaginable level: civil li
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by Steltek 4mo ago
Absolutely not. I'm in a deep blue state, in a dense urban area well served by charging infra. EV registration is like 10% here.
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by Steltek 4mo ago
Irrelevant to the fact that city roads are not Federal roads! State and municipal taxes are already doing the job here.
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by Steltek 4mo ago
Really? My 3D printer uses filament from any vendor. My slicer has profiles for all of these filaments and printer combinations. Hell, my 3D printer is more reliable than my 2D printer.
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by Steltek 4mo ago
My mk3s+ (circa 2020) had a bed sensor. It's still super reliable and I'm only upgrading it to a Core One L because of the upcoming INDX system. Prusa quality, ethics, and true multi-material (not multi-color) in a compact package
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by Steltek 5mo ago
How about instead: is an e-bike a bicycle? Is it a motorcycle? The apparent user experience between a computer and a mobile are markedly different - especially if you were a Windows user circa 10 years ago. If you were a Windows user in the
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by Steltek 5mo ago
I can't be the only one with a severe aversion to language/platform specific IDEs. "Oh no, you can't write Python in Vim, you need to get Pycharm!" "iOS apps? Don't try anything except XCode." IDEs ar
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by Steltek 5mo ago
And right next door, the Maine accent is lumped in with Boston. The differences aren't worth correcting anybody unless you're talking about a project like this. I'm not an expert on accents or anything but I think you can hea
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by Steltek 5mo ago
This is why I like cheaper tools. Yes, that means cheaper quality but it's far easier to approach taking a dremel to it. And the DIY look usually matches the stock materials better anyway.
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by Steltek 5mo ago
WinAmp skins. Alternate shells for Windows(!). Cygwin because I still played too many games to go full Linux. Yeah...
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by Steltek 5mo ago
I thought it was just the opposite: people recognized it as satire but what they really wanted was the dumb action movie. Spare us the social commentary and show us some power armor with jump jets.
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by Steltek 6mo ago
I'll go one step further: I avoid all comedy and late night shows. Even The Daily Show, as much as that pains me. My mental health wouldn't stand a chance if I actually stared into the abyss.
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by Steltek 6mo ago
It was a powerful tool made for good but trivially corrupted to serve evil. It's a perfect description of the real world thing, IMO.
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by Steltek 6mo ago
That only works when there's time to adapt. This is like the insane tariff rollercoaster. There was no time to plan or adapt. It was a black swan event and wrecked everything for no appreciable benefit.

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