AA5B

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

As long as it could be thousands of years we can dream about fantastic new elements that could make arc reactors or interstellar travel possible.

The more likely reality is a boring line of research of interest only to scientists

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Yes, Thread serves similar functionality to Zigbee, to the extent that some people describe it as Zigbee 2.0.

However it’s a new protocol for a new standard, that has backing from all the big names in home automation, including Apple, Amazon, Google.

Zigbee is a great protocol. Thread will bring better connectivity for the future (we hope)

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Similar to previous efforts here. This is why I’m hopeful that focusing on quantity, higher density is better than low cost.

Developing a larger building with more units should also be more profitable for developers.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Weird, I thought Unix/linuxes did this decades ago, at least in the OS, and the problem was maintaining the old api/datatype for applications.

…. But I stopped paying attention after finishing my time at y2k remediation. Surely that caught enough attention that we wouldn’t be foolish enough to do it again? Right?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but this is rude. They shouldn’t have to be accosted everywhere.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

We’ve tried lots of variations on that where I live but I have a lot of hope for

MBTA is a regional transit authority centered on Boston but covering 1/3 the state. Boston has done transit-oriented zoning/development for decades to encourage more walkable neighborhoods, higher density housing near transit. However now it applies everywhere in the system. All the surrounding suburbs must also zone for higher density housing near transit.

We’ve never been successful trying to enforce lower cost housing but maybe it’ll work encouraging more housing, near transit, and walkable

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

And protein. It helps make the peanut butter slightly leaner and have slightly more protein!

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

The authors approach to not owning anything digital was to attempt self hosting. But the authors reaction to the amount of work was that he shouldn’t own the “self-hosting”? He does not even realize that he’s back to not owning anything

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Maybe carpenter ants. At one point I discovered them by a pile of sawdust like that on my coffee table.

It turned out there was enough of a roof leak to cause some rot despite no visible leak symptoms, the ants were following that, and happened to discard the sawdust out a tiny hole in the ceiling above my coffee table. It sucked because that was the signal to replace the roof

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The even worse variation is car parts.

WE NOTICED YOU BOUGHT THIS CAR PART FOR YOUR TOYOTA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ADS FOR THE SAME PART ON DIFFERENT CAR BRANDS?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

As an American I think the same way.

We’ve always really had two parties but historically they were not radically different. While I have certain tendencies, I’ve always understood the other party/perspective and sometimes voted for those candidates.

But now I have no clue what half the country is thinking. I don’t understand what happened to let the current crop of criminals attain leadership or get away with so much. Sometime I think it’s the “leopard eating faces” scenario, but sometimes I think it’s the toddler having a tantrum and knocking over the table scenario. Sometimes I think it’s just narcissists who can only think in the current time with no connection to the future. Sometimes I think people have no abstract thinking anymore and sometimes I think they’re all just gullible and easily manipulable. I can’t even have empathy for them because I can’t tell whether they deserve pity or need a scolding or need to stick to their sandbox.

Or if you’re talking about the mechanics of politics, that too. We have ways we’ve done things traditionally, according to laws back to (and even before) the constitution found our country. Apparently that doesn’t matter anymore

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

USA! USA! USA! We’re number ONE!

 

This is a stupid question mostly because I don’t know where to ask it. Also it seems like an obvious thing but I’ve never read any news mentioning ……

I was just reading an article going over recent flooding catastrophes and one thing that stood out was a dam adding to the high water by having to release water while the flooding was still happening.

But can’t dam operators see a storm forecast and start drinking, er draining, ahead of time? It’s seems like you could make a big difference in controlling flooding with just a day or two pregaming. That can’t be profound, so why does it never seem to be mentioned? It could be a significant factor on many floods, a critical use for NWS data, forecasts, warnings, so where are the news mentions?

 

Can anyone point anywhere (except Reddit or Facebook) with up to date info about Market Basket? What are the employees doing?

Last time around customers successfully supported the walkout, to all of our benefit, but are they walking? Is there anything organized this time?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/castiron@lemmy.world
 

Was just browsing Lodge cast iron, wondering if there are some pieces I should splurge on. Are there non-standard pieces people actually use? Normally it’s just me for dinner but my two teens are back summers

I have the three standard skillets that I use frequently, with lids I use occasionally. I got the small Dutch oven thinking it would be good for beans, veggies, maybe a small bread loaf, but have to admit I’ve never used it.

What about

  • the minis, like 5” or 6.5” - do you actually do like individual apple crisp or anything? Which size is actually useful? How many?
  • tall frying pan - I’ve been afraid to try frying, but is this significantly safer than the regular skillet, for fish or something? Or should I just stick to the air fryer? Do people use this?
  • does anyone like the baking pan or cookie sheet? Do you use it enough to be worthwhile?
 

So many toddler toys and sporting goods on the curb in front of our house! Got my now college age kid to help.

We put up a huge “free” sign, and at least some things found a new home. Three bicycles, two portable soccer nets, and a pair of roller blades definitely gone but there’s just so much stuff that I really couldn’t say what’s no longer there

I’m disappointed the snow blower didn’t go. Yeah it’s older and needs service but it’s a nice two stage, self-propelled, auto-start model where bringing it back to life would be a fraction of the cost of buying something like that

 

I find this a bit weird, but I just fell asleep on the sofa while watching YouTube. The weird part was I had a very vivid dream that I was watching an entirely different YouTube video

 

This morning I made pancakes for my little one (ok, he’s a high school senior, and it was an egg, cantaloupe and some pancakes). His favorite is chocolate chip: I can do that!

As I was making them I realized I didn’t have enough chocolate chips. But I could still be the hero, I had mini-chips to make energy bites!

I don’t know if this counts as science, but I discovered the minis sink right to the bottom while full sized are easier to keep in suspension. The minis made it a lot harder to give each a consistent chocolate taste

 

The last several months, I’ve started watching YouTube.

I tried looking at what I’ve been watching:

  • lawn mowing
  • drain clearing
  • dog grooming
 

For those of us still impatiently waiting, what is your experience so far with “Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition”?

—- I ordered just 2 hours in but the vendor I used sold out in 21 minutes. I just found out I also missed the restock, so hopefully some time next month.

 
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Waffles for the win (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

Slept in and made waffles for my kids …. I got too damn excited making Liege Waffles for the first time. The kids loved them but it’s a lot of work, even more cleanup, and molten sugar hurts like the dickens

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Huge Costco trip (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

I haven’t been in about three months so I started running out of stuff. It almost got exciting, going while hungry and without a Christmas list. I should not have done that

And still no effing tissue boxes

 

The pop up reminder has been on my thermostat since October.

However the furnace couldn’t hold temperature and started short cycling so I had to. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the problem so I may need to call a guy (it’s always to replace the control board but I have yet to find a way to confirm that before spending $400 to do it myself)

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