ByteJunk

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[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

The world is led by people who have the conviction that they are right.

Most people are reasonable and therefore do NOT have this conviction, because they stop to question themselves and stay grounded in reality.

But then there's the feeble-minded, the narcissists, and the sociopaths.

The first ones are quickly excluded from wielding any real power and mostly stick to yelling at other donkeys on the internet (where they do cause a lot of harm and can be easily shepherd - see US Capitol insurrection).

The others are what's called the ruling class.

And that, kids, is why CEOs and politicians like Trump and his like rule the world.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

Presumably dad was relieved.

Having your kid tell you he's a boy shouldn't be a surprise if you talk to them and are paying attention. Them being pregnant unexpectedly, that can be a shock.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Also with how expensive a plot of land is these days, no way we're splurging for individual accommodations.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The EU has a nuclear bomb when it comes to trade: ban, or apply huge "tariffs" on US tech services. Walk away from any patent agreements for good measure.

The US economy would literally implode.

Right now that's just unthinkable because of how much European companies rely on American services, but opening up alternatives that could make this possible is a huge bargaining chip.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Hey it's the Madagascar crew, nothing sus here.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The mouse needs to come closer, you'll end up putting too much strain on your right arm otherwise.

The legs will be buff af though.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Perhaps we could consider investigating the train of circumstances that have led you to sleep naked in the past, as I feel it may shed some light into the volatile rectum situations.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why are feet the human radiator?

One would expect that an extremity that is so far away from the core areas, with its limited blood flow and lack of any particularly relevant component, would be supremely inefficient at radiating heat.

That is until you wake up feeling like an ice cube and grumpy enough to shoot the first thing that looks at you funny because one foot was uncovered.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't know how commendable it is.

Sure, we're not changing anyone's minds, but perhaps we can shame them hard enough for their moronic views that they think twice before they open their mouth next time.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Best I can tell, the criteria for calling something "cheese" in America is containing 51% cheese.

That's just ridiculous. Either it's cheese, or it's a product.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

My understanding is that cheddar is yellow, not orange, unless they add colouring specifically to make it orange.

[โ€“] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Also horses, and not being murdered by their companions.

 

Just saw the post about Helsinki opening several bridges for a similar purpose, so thought I'd share this here as well.

Porto Metro system didn't exist until around 20 years ago. Just last year, it carried more than 90 million people, and it's not stopping.

While traffic in Porto has actually gotten worse, as tourism and building rehabilitation have exploded, the investment in the metro continues.

This bridge is part of the new "Ruby line", and will provide another much needed way of crossing the Douro river, and will be exclusively used by pedestrians and cyclists, along with the metro.

This line is great because it will connect the other existing lines to a university campus and a large shopping center, while serving a fairly high density area where the residents mostly work in Porto, and have to commute daily.

 

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to control a "dumb" led light strip segment with an ESP-01S. This is fairly low current, the strip will pull 150mA-200mA max (depends on... artistic? needs).

I have two NPN transistors (2N2222), one to control the 12V supply to the white "channel" and the other the red+blue (don't need the green).

I had to pull-down the gates as I had some flickering, and it works perfectly if I manually connect the GPIOs after the ESP-01S boots.

The ESP will boot if I have the RX pin (GPIO03) pulled down on boot, but not if I pull down any of the others.

I'm not smart enough to come up with a way to have that extra pin I need to be high only during boot, while the gate it's attached to needs to be pulled down...

Any thought, other than getting something with more IO pins?

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