solidgrue

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i have a connection in Malta and the syndicate can deliver the eggs at 7cents each in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

And we all get a share!

Anybody here whose main use of computers is NOT games? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I don't use my computers for modern gaming. Like OP, I prefer tabletop games, though I do speed run crossword puzzles and play some PixelDungeon on my phone when I have spare time. I also built a Retropie, and play some old Atari and PS2 roms on a bored Sunday. My stuff can run Civ IV, which is probably the last title I bought.

My main systems are for work, or for supporting self-hosted services including local infrastructure, home lab stuff, email, blogs, home automation, media servers, etc, etc. Lately I've been getting into SDR projects using RPi or old laptops.

So, uh... Yeah. Fun stuff, but not so much gaming.

Butt or nut? in c/[email protected]
Help Me Satisfy My Wife Using HA in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Look into the GE Enbrigjten series of Z-wave dimmer switches & 3-poles. They're about half the price as what you linked, and use a more modern protocol stack. You'll need a Z-wave hub, but you can get a USB dongle for about the cost of one of the switches, and it will probably Al's include ZigBee on board as well.

GE makes dimmable 2-pole and 3-pole switches. The good thing about their 3-pole switches is you only need one smart switch for the branch, and can use companion switches to control the main smart switch over the traveler wire.

As always, pay attention to ALL smart switch literature and make sire you have a compatible load. Many switches require a neutral wire, and/or aren't compatible with halogen fixtures. The product literature should make it pretty clear.

I also use Minoston switches, which I believe are another brand of the GE switches.

These kids today, with their plastic whistles and their pop can pull tabs! Dagnabbit! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Couldn't resist. Sorry, boss!

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These kids today, with their plastic whistles and their pop can pull tabs! Dagnabbit! (lemmy.world)
 
Trump claims he'll rename the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in c/[email protected]
PSA: Posting a YouTube video? Just post the canonical YT link in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (13 children)

You might also want to strip the part of the URL that starts with ?si= since it's probably a referrer hash. For example, the URL for this popular Rick Astley video (which is not technically a Rick Roll now that I've told you)

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

vs.

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

(Edit: for the record...


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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack had Monopoly money: Sources in c/[email protected]
You have a magic dollar that allows you to do one dollar's worth of anything. What are you doing with it? in c/[email protected]
Why hasn't Lemmy.World moved up from Lemmy 0.19.3 to Lemmy 0.19.7 yet? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

Usually .world upgrades late in the cycle because they're big, and also in part because they have an outsized impact on federation issues if any should arise in the upgrade.

Also many similar reasons, but mostly because its prudent for .world to wait

I'm both happy and scared! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

+1. Honestly, any of the three can be a recipe for disaster, especially when messing with DVW.

Of all of them, gas is the one that can be explosive, although crossing electrical pairs is a big risk too. I bought my house from an electrician, and you probably would not be amazed at the number of 20A breakers on 14awg branches. There were at least 3 I've swapped back to 15A first time I cracked open my panel.

To every man his domain, I say. Myself, I grok electric and plumbing. I hate messing with gas.

[Hypothetical] The internet is getting shut down for 5 years. You have 100 GB of storage available, you have 24 hours to prepare. What do you download? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wikipedia, kernel sources and some LLM models

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Fuck it, we're doing eggs this weekend. Behold: Scotch eggs. (lemmy.world)
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I went to the library today and asked the librarian where I could find the books about paranoia (lemmy.world)
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She whispered, "they're right behind you."

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Ship packed with explosive Russian fertiliser floating off Kent (www.telegraph.co.uk)
 

A cargo ship with links to Russia packed with explosive fertiliser is floating off the Kent coast after being denied entry at other ports over safety fears.

Ruby, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser from a port in Russia, was ordered out of Tromso in Norway and turned away from Danish waters.

More alleged shenanigans with this craft drifting around the North Sea, ostensibly enroute to the Canaries.

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When was the last time I changed the oil in my mower? (lemmy.world)
 

Now that I think about it, it was probably before the pandemic. 🤔

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What is your favorite TMBG album, and why is it Apollo 18 on repeat shuffle? (lemmy.world)
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If a deaf person had tinnitus, they'd probably never recognize it (lemmy.world)
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ethical edit: For a toss-off gag that even I thought was a bit sketch, I'm learning a lot about this situation and I appreciate it

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VW is all about Van Week (lemmy.world)
 
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EnkiSoft Excel 1.2 leaked: Base60 support, "zero," and date formattng! (lemmy.world)
 
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Daily standup. Daily standup never changes. (lemmy.world)
 
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All farts are funny. It's just a matter of degree (www.wolframcloud.com)
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Fartology is an up and coming science.

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Breaking change in ESPHome 2024.6.0 ota component (lemmy.world)
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I missed it in the release notes, but there's a breaking change in the ota component in ESPHome 2024.6.0. I figured I'd save folks some time and share the fix here.

If your OTA config looks like this;

...

ota:
  password: "*************"
  num_tries: 3
  safe_mode: on

...

Now you'll need to add a platform key to start a list, and either comment out the other option or move them to a new component.

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ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: "*************"
  #num_tries: 3
  #safe_mode: on

...

edit: Here's the PR introducing this change https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/6459

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