Observer1199

joined 1 year ago
[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Having never heard your voice I can still guarantee you it sounds better than any text to speech generation. Buy yourself a decent mic and learn to get comfortable with your voice.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 weeks ago

According to authors [CheolHong Lim] and [DongSeok Seo], the research covered in this paper was undertaken because of reports of rare cancers among Korean STEM teachers, particularly those who used 3D printers in their curricula. It was thought that only long-term, continued exposure to the particulates generated by 3D printers could potentially be hazardous and that PLA was less likely to be hazardous than ABS. The study was designed to assess the potential carcinogenicity of both ABS and PLA particulates under conditions similar to what could be expected in an educational setting.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is the door locking mechanism something you can change? If so you could change it to one that doesn't lock when it's closed, only when a key is used.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

How do you keep getting locked out? Would it not be easier to remember your keys when you go outside?

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Make sure the car is in neutral and handbrake is on before starting. It's not strictly necessary but you should make this a habit for safety.

Buckle up. Make yourself aware of your surroundings.

Insert and turn key / press button. Newer cars require clutch and/or brake to be pressed to start, check the car manual if unsure.

Key shouldn't need to be turned for long - if its kept turned when the engine starts you'll hear a horrible grinding noise. Avoid this.

The car should now be started. Take your foot off clutch/brake, nothing will happen (as long as you ate in neutral with handbrake on).

To start moving, press the clutch, put the gear stick in 1st, start smoothly lifting your foot off the clutch. You're looking for the bite point of the clutch - when you start to feel the car want to move. This takes practice and you will stall the car many times before its natural. Once you've found the bite point, its time to release the hand brake*, and start gently pressing the accelerator as you lift your foot the rest of the way off the clutch.

It takes a while for this to be smooth.

*you could release the hand brake before this and use the brake pedal instead.

When you want to change gears, take your foot off the accelerator, press the clutch, move the gear stick to the right gear, release the clutch smoothly, press the accelerator

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh, you mean like the leader of the fucktards who want to make the world an even worse place than they already have. Gotcha.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Who is the king you're referring to?

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Don't have much personal experience with BX but they're probably fine. But once you have backups of anything you care about the worst that can happen is you need to restore those backups. If its running a service you can't do without then maybe a backup pi?

I have RPis running on SD cards for years with no issues so realistically you probably won't have any either but better to be prepared than not. And it also means that if you mess something up you can restore it to when it worked.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I've a number of 1GB + 2GB models. Admittedly none in the last 3 years but some are 8+ years going strong. I know of some others with no issues but maybe I've been lucky

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Do you want reliable, or do you want cheap? You must choose 1 from that list.

If you're not planning on putting anything critical on it and you're doing backups, and you don't mind being without its use for however long it would take you to replace it if it dies, pick anything.

I've never had an SSD die on me Yet but I don't buy cheap brands though I don't buy top of the range and I usually buy at a good deal. Crucial MX has been reasonably priced in the past.

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Get thicker skin. You've no problem criticizing windows, so have some humility and realise Linux is not perfect. And it's a joke. Learn to laugh at yourself

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This is not ok (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Observer1199@lemmy.ml to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
 

Saw this today and now I'm reconsidering if Boost is right for me. I'm really hoping this is shitty boiler plate that was accidentally copied and over looked because that is some bullshit to say "unless we decide we want to use your personal data for whatever we want".

I know "legitimate interest" is a phrase from the cookies law but there is no legitimate interest justification for this. My data is my data and I decide who has a legitimate interest in it so advertisers can fuck off, as can Boost if this the direction it's going.


Edit to say this blew up. I didn't realise I was kicking as big a hornet's nest and haven't read all the comments yet.

To be clear, what I don't like about this and other provisions in the terms is the language and implications around data use. I've no problem with ads being shown - I want developers to get paid for the work they do and that makes it possible for users to have "free" access to software if they can't afford to purchase.

I also want to add the response from Boost's dev below to make sure it's visible. You'll see that it is boilerplate but required by Google and was present in Boost for reddit. I just hadn't seen it because I purchased it immediately based on a recommendation. It doesn't make me happy about it but does remove some doubts I was having about the direction Boost is heading.

I will be purchasing the app to support the dev because I do like Boost but I understand not everyone can afford everything so you'll see some other suggestions in the comments below that don't have any ads if you're not happy with the free version and ads with their associated loss of data privacy.


Dev here.

The dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en

The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.

When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.

Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog.

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