ekky

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[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I was of the impression that reading a graph also required understanding of regular writing/reading, but I'm no native speaker, so I'll gladly stand corrected.

I'm not sure what you mean by "one of those little zigzag indicators", do you perhaps mean leap/break in data denoted by the "Squiggle"? I don't think any data below 7m is included in this graph, so, if I understand you correctly, then that wouldn't be a proper use of said squiggle.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 16 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Seems fine to me, the axes are easy to understand and there would be a lot of unnecessary whitespace otherwise. Though, it does require some reading comprehension, and that one actually looks at it and not just skims over.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Having to change a tire suddenly doesn't sound so bad.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I somehow remember that it didn't fit last I tried it, but playing around with the demo, it feels like it's fills all the holes.

Thank you, I'll try setting it up and see how it goes.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Hmmm, seems much the same as catbox, except that you need a click more to get the image link but gives you more options in return.

What I'm really interested in would be a (preferably) self hosted solution which allows one to share either single images or albums with visible (but non-obscuring) labels, and where one can easily flip through images in an album. Also needs batch upload (can be by FTP, the method doesn't matter much). I've tried Pixelfed half a year ago, and while I really wanted to like it, it didn't really have proper albums and labels at the time.

Hosts like Postimages and Catbox are fine, I guess, much like Discord is "fine, I guess", but I don't want to spam the host by uploading an image 50 times for 50 different posts, and no way that I'm gonna check all previously uploaded images whether I've already uploaded the one I need.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Thank you, and it absolutely is, but I'm lazy and haven't yet found a proper solution for hosting images.

I sometimes host smaller images like the above on Catbox, but Imgur, Catbox, and other similar sites feel just as clunky and unfit as Discord. At least to me.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 14 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Don't forget to put all your clothes, bags, and other belongings in the freezer for a week when you come home.

I sheltered two people during the storm surge last year and I think they brought in bed bugs, though I didn't wait long enough to properly confirm other than the itching and bite marks. In other words, the floor still has "bubble marks" from when the varnish started cooking during my week-long extermination craze.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

I haven't found a definite favorite yet, but I've bought a few Western Digital external HDDs which have all supported S.M.A.R.T. over USB. I'm currently using their WDBU6Y0050BBK devices. They don't have the best reviews, but mine have worked just fine over the past year.

Contrary, I've had two Seagate external HDDs in the past, none of which supported S.M.A.R.T. over USB, and they died after about 10 years of sparse use (powered on for backup at least once a year).

I guess one could find what USB chip the WDs use and then compare with other drives, but no one writes such stuff in their product information. >:(

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If it's important, or if you love your stuff, then always keep a backup.

I personally do three 5TB ext. drives, and only two drives may be at the same location at any given time. I'm also making sure only to use drives whose S.M.A.R.T. can be read without removing their enclosure.

Not sure who thought it'd be a good idea to make an external drive where S.M.A.R.T. cannot be read through whatever interface it uses.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

"I let Twitch chat control this machine gun mounted turret, and the first thing they did was draw dickbutt in the sand, after which they kept shooting at the passing heavy armor."

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Used mine as my main PC for half a year, doing everything from gaming (duh) to embedded development. Used RWFUS to install packages not available on flathub, but have recently started experimenting with the NIX package manager (I'm still running write-protected SteamOS).

My sister uses hers as a test and development machine for linux and Android applications.

Thought about using my SD in my model aircraft hobby, but never got around to that. Maybe I'll use it when playing around with my car with the OBD2 adapter, since i can easily connect to it from my current main rig.

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If nothing else, then to have a reference to whom else not to befriend, and to have a known source for all the hottest new nonsense.

Kinda like Urban Dictionary. Lots of degenaratory stuff on there, but at least i got somewhat reliable definitions for all the weird stuff people call me and/or each other.

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