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by embeng4096 28d ago
re: the sociodynamic portion Karen Horney (20th-century German psychoanalyst) in her book "Neurosis and Human Growth" talks quite a bit about this failure mode. The relevant bit I want to share is her talking about how a person ma
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by embeng4096 1mo ago
Redwall mentioned! Brian Jacques' other series Castaways of the Flying Dutchman is also very good.
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by embeng4096 1mo ago
https://xcancel.com/willdepue/status/2084750925013434768
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by embeng4096 2mo ago
Yes, this. I've found good prices on used electronics on Facebook marketplace, as well as eBay, Swappa ("Craigslist for used electronics", cheaper than Backmarket but no QA, is just for coordinating private sales person-to-pe
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by embeng4096 2mo ago
I love doing this, it feels nice to think that I am playing a small part in helping to reduce the propagating wave for people behind me :) Until the inevitable jerk takes the 1-car length space in front me as an invite to try to find a fast
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by embeng4096 4mo ago
I switched to Linux for everything but AAA FPS PVP games last year and have had a great experience so far. Steam+Proton makes everything I play just work: Helldivers 2, Slay the Spire 2, No Rest For The Wicked, FF7 Remake, Stardew, modded L
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
If it wasn’t a spicy take in some way nobody would be commenting on, quoting, or mocking it
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
Idk, I'd like to see AI design a schematic and lay out a board. Even the occasional "Show HN" that combines AI+PCB stuff is about analysis and checks. It doesn't seem like anybody is even near any kind of ECAD using AI.
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
I didn’t know about hosted-MCU! I just started using the ESP-AT firmware for an ESP acting as a radio co-processor on a project at work - do you know how hosted-MCU differs? I did glance at the readme and get the impression that hosted-MCU
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
I keep saying this under a bunch of Linux-adjacent posts, but I switched to EndeavourOS late last year and have been enjoying it ever since. I do 99% of my computing needs on it, with the last 1% being a second Windows SSD I only boot into
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
NYC playgrounds closed until July 2020 (a time concurrent with ongoing protests): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/dataset/Parks-Closure-Status-D... Washington state continues to close park/trail facilities through J
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
LA County Parks is implementing following changes effective November 30, 2020 : All playgrounds will be closed. Fitness zones and exercise equipment will be closed. Parks and trails remain open for outdoor, passive use for individuals or
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
So why were public outdoor areas like skate parks filled with sand to “promote social distancing”?[1] Or parking lots at beaches and state parks closed “to curb the spread of coronavirus”?[2] [1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/los
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
I did consider Fedora, just was intrigued by EndeavourOS, being Arch-based but with default settings that work totally fine for a casual like me, not having to fuss about setting up a DE or WM+addons, firewall, WiFi, Nvidia GPU worked out o
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
Yep, my casual Steam games run well out of the box. I don’t even use a gaming-focused distro like Bazzite, just EndeavourOS. Helldivers 2, No Rest For The Wicked, Slay The Spire 2, even modded Lethal Company with friends using r2modman (als
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by embeng4096 5mo ago
Tangentially, this post has stuck with me for years: "How Real Life is Different from Fiction part 2" https://mengwong.livejournal.com/7227.html As a kid who was a voracious reader, also called a geek by myself (c
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by embeng4096 6mo ago
I'd recommend Katherine Dee's Substack, Default Friend, for a more in-depth look at this type of thing. The NYT op-ed dips into the usual tropes of the attention economy, true crime, copycat behavior, viral memes and social media
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by embeng4096 6mo ago
Is there an example of the generic programming that you've found useful? The extent of my experience has been being able to replace functions like convert_uint32_to_float and convert_uint32_to_int32 by using templates to something like
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by embeng4096 6mo ago
I took a brief skim through so apologies if I missed that it was mentioned, but wanted to bring up the Embedded Template Library[0]. The (over)simplified concept is: it provides a statically-allocated subset (but large subset) of the C++ st
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by embeng4096 6mo ago
+1 to this and your above points (the embedded team I'm on has started using C++ over the last year or so). I've definitely learned a lot, and I like the portability of CMake for cross-platform use (our team uses all 3 of Windows,
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by embeng4096 7mo ago
AO3 also allows downloads of different formats including epub. I often download the epub (or use fichub for other sites) and read on the Epub Reader app. If I want to read on my Kindle app or my physical Kindle, I'll send the epub to m
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by embeng4096 8mo ago
Former band kid who also just got a digital keyboard. Ime learning to read the staff just came from putting in the time on the instrument, but I’m also looking for ways to speed that up. I had the idea of making flashcards and even putting
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by embeng4096 9mo ago
I just came across this checklist the other day: https://andrew-quinn.me/digital-resiliency-2025-checklist/ In addition to the short checklist, the author has a lengthy blog post describing its implementation in his li
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by embeng4096 10mo ago
I just switched to EndeavourOS for 95% of my home computer needs last week (I left my Windows install on a separate drive for gaming and especially those that require super invasive anticheat, e.g. AAA multiplayer FPS) and it has been a won
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by embeng4096 11mo ago
Would creating a `main.py` with the dependencies installed either as a uv project or inline work for you? One thing I did recently was create a one-off script with functions to exercise a piece of equipment connected to the PC via USB, and
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by embeng4096 11mo ago
I also feel similarly about owing people things. I think it does tend to bind people together to have a history of giving to each other and receiving but like you mention, it can be anxiety-inducing as well. Thanks for the advice, I know th
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by embeng4096 1y ago
Wow, I really relate to this. It got to the point where I was reading self-help about social skills and such, and tried to follow the "always say yes" like you did and "never eat alone" type fluff advice. People had lots
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by embeng4096 1y ago
This is really cool to see posted! Today I learned. I’ve used uart and RTT both but this is taking things a step further. Always love to see useful embedded content like this online and on hacker news
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by embeng4096 1y ago
Humans are irrational. I haven’t fully made my peace with this either but I hope you find some release from suffering against that hypocrisy as well
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by embeng4096 1y ago
Note the phrase “sweet and steamy” from the subtitle of the very book you link. Tyrant had sexual content, yes - sweetness, steaminess and romance? Not really Edit: the subtext I’m speaking of is of submission and domination through implici

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