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by slug 15d ago
RPi5 seems a bit underpowered for all the sensors & control and offloading to a computer through wifi seems problematic. A Jetson Orin Nano would seem to be a better choice for a robot. Unfortunately Nvidia recently substantially increa
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by slug 2mo ago
Look into the CYD variants, usually can get for less than $15 https://github.com/witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-Display Can also easily integrate with home assistant.
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by slug 6mo ago
There's an easy solution for the chest freezer, I've been using IKEA recycling bins, the plastic is cold proof, see: https://youtu.be/ydbsVS5rbSM?is=FVhiLHx4Uh94nb0k
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by slug 11mo ago
I built a cubotino a few years ago, similar mechanism, see https://github.com/AndreaFavero71/cubotino Uses a rpi 2 w, works well, can solve and scramble 3x3x3 cubes, using just 2 servo motors.
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by slug 1y ago
I got a wired (usb-c) ultrasonic cutter for around $100 (not this one), and it's amazing for cutting precise holes on electronic project boxes (plastic / abs).
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by slug 1y ago
Beaglebone Black with PRU
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by slug 1y ago
Or just suspend to RAM on backup finish/time and use wake on RTC alarm (and set to turn on after power return on power failure if needed), no need for extra HW.
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by slug 1y ago
What bad old days? 15 years ago we had n700, n800 and n900 to run whatever we wanted on a portable device. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N700_Series_Shinkansen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N
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by slug 1y ago
I think we are confusing the perfect from the good enough. If there's an ecosystem that allows converting old hw, lot of people will less resources can make reuse of that e-waste. Installing ubuntu nowadays is a few clicks that anyone
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by slug 1y ago
You are right, my drawer doesn't have a single Apple device, since that company is probably the reason we got into this situation to begin with, so at least I voted with my wallet.
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by slug 1y ago
I just gave you an use case about having family members using old computers for all their needs. If those old phones can continue to be used with software updates not locked down by their original hw vendors, don't see why that is a ba
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by slug 1y ago
All my personal and family computers are more than 10 year old, running latest Ubuntu. They have probably slower CPUs than that 8 year old iphone, but can run the latest web and email clients just fine. These are almost all salvaged from e-
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by slug 1y ago
Cheap FRS walkie-talkies, can find plenty of these on ebay if don't want to buy new (will need new batteries though). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Radio_Service
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by slug 1y ago
I was able to record/playback fujitsu mini-split commands using a simple wemos d1 IR shield + wemos d1 mini (esp8266) a few years ago. https://www.wemos.cc/en/latest/d1_mini_shield/ir.html https:/&
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by slug 1y ago
There's bat-safe boxes ( https://www.bat-safe.com ) , but can't comment on effectiveness...
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by slug 1y ago
nah, just rotate your monitor 90 degrees (or 270).
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by slug 2y ago
Have HA running without any issue on a Linux KVM VM.
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by slug 2y ago
Costco Feit WiFi dimmers can be flashed with esphome with some work, have a few dozen running. Haven't tried the bulbs.
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by slug 2y ago
There's multiple types. I use the bullet type regulated 12V ws2812 for outdoor applications and they are individually addressed. I also use 12V ws2812 RGBCW (RGB+white cold+white warm) unregulated (resistor) led strips which are groupe
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by slug 2y ago
Kindergarten is preschool which means at least daycare, it's not free in the US , I think there's a confusion with elementary school, to which there's a public option. Also forgetting the fact there's no universal paren
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by slug 2y ago
And how many of those are young kids ? 1 is already too many https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s0514-vs-drowning.ht...
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by slug 2y ago
Boeing CEO to Senators :'It's a travesty that you are still in your job'
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by slug 2y ago
For debian/ubuntu users, there's also dropbear-initramfs package with same functionality (works with any fs luks/ext4/lvm/zfs/etc). https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/dropbear-initramfs
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by slug 3y ago
Still being used, in Cambridge at least: https://www.cambridgema.gov/cfd/News/2024/02/firealarmboxes....
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by slug 3y ago
suspension ?
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by slug 3y ago
> Getting downvoted not for the content but perhaps poor phrasing is perfectly normal IMHO, good and relevant content beats poor phrasing (which again IMHO I didn't witness in the original post), especially since English is not the
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by slug 3y ago
I went to a talk given by computer experts on the game of Go about 10 years before AlphaGo and the consensus was that the solution space was so large[0] that it was impossible to solve by a computer, whatever its capability, in the foreseea
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by slug 3y ago
You didn't specify if you are using openwrt and which version. I used wrt1900 and wrt3200 as router with one of the latest openwrt (not the one posted) and do precisely that, have each switch physical lan port on a separate interface a
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by slug 3y ago
It was suggested those type of issues were related to the 3rd wifi radio. It's recommended to disable it: https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt3200acm#wifi_driver_bug_a... . I have the same device, but only use
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by slug 4y ago
Is this safe ? Had the impression that undetected bit-flips were more common with GPU RAM than with CPU RAM banks, unless you have professional GPU cards with ECC.

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