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Hi there,

It seems that my midwest.social account has stopped showing the upvote count on posts and comments sometime over the last few days. My Lemmy.world and lemm.ee accounts show them fine still.

Ive tried logging out and back in and still no dice.

Anyone else having this bug?

Samsung Galaxy S24, latest play store build.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 43 points 3 weeks ago

Ummmm... what the fuck, dude said it outloud. Wanting to so blantatly disregard the first amendment is gross.

Ive rewritten the third line of my comment like 12 times, this is just dumbfounding I cant do any better than this.

The fuck do we do about this?

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So I had a $50 burning a whole in my pocket after a week of my ears being particularly sore after wearing my earbuds while working. Ive seen some reviews and looked into a few sets on Amazon, so I was aware there were different styles and such.

But during a stoned Walmart trip I saw the title product on the shelf and said fuck it.

Spent all day doing house projects with them on. The little bone conducting bits sit just in front of your tiny inner ear flap and the band kind of just floats behind your head? I have long hair currently so this was mitigated by throwing a ponytail on, but also didn't seem too uncomfrtable when my hair was down. Running would be a problem with them if your longer hair was down, to give an idea of the stability.

Bass from music was lacking, and above like 80% volume they still get louder, but you can also hear the vibration motor working overtime lol. I knew this going in so it isn't a dealbreaker for me, I want to primarily use these for audiobooks and podcasts.

Would love to hear some thoughts on the tech in general if you don't have any on these specifics ones!

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 48 points 1 month ago

Agreed, stop scrolling the comments and go read it random reader.

I used to get so excited by tech advances but now I've gotten to the point where its still cool and a fascinating application of science... but this stuff is legitimately existential. The author raises great points around it.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by TheBest@midwest.social to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

Hey there.

Im working on a project for some software I want in the world. But I'm such a hobbyist that I've never thought of publishing any of my projects, but after doing so much work in it I kind of want other to have access to it after I feel its ready.

Whats the process of distribution? I guess I typically use github when interacting with FOSS community, but its still confusing for me to navigate as an end user sometimes, let alone being an uploader.

FWIW its simply a few python modules and other supporting txt and jsons. Targeting mostly Windows because that's what I use.

Thanks! (If this isn't the right place to ask please let me know!)

Edit: there are a bunch of great comments here! To clarify, I want to get it functional and somewhat bug free then fully upload everything so someone can see my idea and do it better. So I think I'm going to go with unlicense, because I don't really care about getting credit or getting contributions necessarily. Thanks all!

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 85 points 1 month ago

I don't mean to backseat engineer, but ensuring your BRAIN INTERFACE DEVICE succsessfully connects seems pretty fucking vital and worth of a redesign. Even if its expensive. Even if the probability is low, it needs to be virtually zero.

Its hard to take a step back and view this as regular product development that has timelines and such strictly due to the nature of the product. This is almost literally the most invasive a product can be, you better fucking nail your execution.

The people that actually would benefit from this technology deserve better.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 30 points 1 month ago

It sucks they're enforcing it but at least steam is accurate now ffs

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by TheBest@midwest.social to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

I just sent this email over to elegoo official, so either way I'll update this post with their response for a community reference point:

"Hello, I'm having issues with my Elegoo Neptune Pro 4. I've tried following the official documentation and other resources to help fix my issue to no avail, so I am reaching out as a last ditch effort.

My issue mainly pertains to PLA prints consistently being ruined partway during printing after a few months of use and operation.

Specifically, my print will successfully complete the first few layers. Then, at some point, the print will somehow 'grab' or 'catch' the print base and drag it around the print bed, ruining the print and causing a large build up of filament at my hotend. This then requires cleaning.

From what I have seen, this can be caused by issues with the print bed not being clean or the temperature of the bed in relation to the fan speed. For example, having a low fan utilization at the beginning, then ramping up later in the print is supposed to help this issue. However any fixes I tried returned null results.

Some background info, I purchased the printer on preorder and received it in September 2023. I have kept up with maintenance. Namely, keeping stepper motor tracks cleaned and greased properly, belts tightened, the print bed is wiped down with 90% ISO alcohol between prints. I have replaced the hot-end when I first started experiencing print issues, and again during the troubleshooting process to further diagnose the problem.   My Z offset seemingly is "correct". I followed the mfg instructions closely, and before this issue, my prints were coming out beautifully.  

Print Settings: Using Elegoo brand PLA 1kg filament rolls. Default Elegoo Cura print settings applied for temperature, speed, fan speed, nozzle size, etc. Supports or No supports didn't make a difference during my troubleshooting. Brim printing mode is my default.

For the 4-5 months that I've had the Neptune Pro 4 has been absolutely amazing. Fantastic quality, consistent, very easy to use and maintain. The issues I'm experiencing are beyond annoying and I can't seem to figure it out myself.

Is this issue known? What are the recommended solutions?"

  • Let me know if any of you have experienced something similar to this and how you addressed it!

EDIT: This is likely solved. There are many issues that can contribute to this issue but TLDR quadrouple check your z offsets. Read the thread for other good info.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 25 points 3 months ago

I can't get any sleep with all of these WOKE MOONS around here

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 26 points 3 months ago

On pure speculation, it seems like iii could be a parallel to AAA. Maybe some sort of indie cooperation initiative?

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 40 points 3 months ago

Look oddly more mature. I digg it.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 34 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Unlike here on Lemmy, where it can be just a ghost town.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 29 points 6 months ago

Ive legitimately bruised my dick this way. Had a giant black bruise across my shaft, pissing was HORRIBLE, and we had to take a month or two off from fun.

1/10 not my kink don't recommend

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I was part of the Initial YouTube Premium (YouTube Red anyone?) So I havent had to see ads on any of my family devices in YEARS. Back when Google Play Music was included with it. Such a freaking bargin back then, bailed on Spotify immediately.

I realize that that stupid little choice has changed the way I consumed content. I don't watch traditional media nearly at all anymore. Same for my siblings and cousins who're on my family plan. I also like the fact it more directly supports the creators I come back to week after week.

The price increases have been a lot, and I'm fortunate to be able to pay for it. As my sole streaming platform I pay for, I find its worth the value. That DOESNT mean I agree with the scummy policies they've been implementing. It just sucks that with my conintued payment it sort of reflects the idea I am.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by TheBest@midwest.social to c/main@midwest.social

(Feel free to remove if not allowed)

I may be preaching to the choir , but I just wanted to say THANK YOU to the instance moderators and owners.

I really appreciate the welcoming attitude that a lot of our threads hold. I really like the freedom of expression we can have, as well as the disagrements that have helped broaden my worldview. I love that this is slightly more currated to our location in the world, it really helps connect local news with the people that might miss it if you're only scrolling the large social media networks or countrywide news outlets.

I am definitely biased and might be unaware of some problems, but to me the content and members here actually make me want to participate in the conversation.

So uh... yeah. Thank you.

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submitted 9 months ago by TheBest@midwest.social to c/aww@lemmy.ml
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I can try to answer any questions, but it doesn't seem like the 8bitdo Ultimate software is availible for download yet. Im not big into mechanical keyboards, this is actually my first, so I don't have much direct comparison experience to other keyboards.

but the buttons are big and f u n.

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Sounds fun.

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submitted 10 months ago by TheBest@midwest.social to c/dogs@midwest.social

A mostly brown and white dog sitting on a boat with the river, trees, and bright blue skies behind him. Mostly husky features with hints of lab.

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submitted 10 months ago by TheBest@midwest.social to c/aww@lemmy.ml

So freaking adorable. Its been a little over a month, and she finally feels comfortable enough to come to my old man and pass out. Of course he's THRILLED about having a new bff. His face everytime she rubs against him is pure cheese.

[-] TheBest@midwest.social 25 points 11 months ago

My grandpa was full chatbot, but im only about a fifth after my DNA Test and code review.

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