AMillionMonkeys

AMillionMonkeys, 12 hours ago

Rats. Leaving TPM off in the BIOS is how I’ve been avoiding it nagging me to upgrade from 10.

AMillionMonkeys, 4 hours ago

I’m not using disk encryption. It’s a desktop and if it’s every stolen I’ve got bigger problems.
Also, I presume that disk encryption makes it so you can’t just pop the drive in an adapter and pull stuff off it, which I sometimes need to do with old, retired drives.

AMillionMonkeys, 10 days ago

Interesting. As much as I’m a Foobar2000 fan, it’s not open source. Looks like I’ll be giving Winamp another spin soon.

AMillionMonkeys, 12 days ago

So you’re suggesting that all scammers are skilled.

AMillionMonkeys, 26 days ago

The Nvidia Shield seems to be the gold standard, but it’s kind of pricey. I’m using a Raspberry Pi (2? 3?) running LibreElec with the Jellyfin plugin. It works great for video but has some issues with music playlists. You could also try a cheap Onn box from Walmart.

AMillionMonkeys, 26 days ago

Sorry, I’m not sure - like I said, I’m on a Pi.

AMillionMonkeys, 28 days ago

It’s a real dilemma.

AMillionMonkeys, 29 days ago

Good call. I have some old suede slippers sitting around that I was going to use for strops - but if there’s enough material I could use them for this. The bass I made it for contacts the spine at its metal neckplate, so that doesn’t need cushioning, but the body does.

AMillionMonkeys, 29 days ago

The neighbors love me.

AMillionMonkeys, 29 days ago

It would be improved by some googly eyes.
But then, what wouldn’t?

AMillionMonkeys, 28 days ago

Thank you! It was made specifically for a Fender P bass, which is not particularly delicate. I have another one with a different design that I made for my acoustic, but that stand is more of a prototype made out of pine and not as impressive.
I do like the idea of moving the ‘head’ forward so it cradles the neck. I only just had enough stock to make this (well, without cutting into some bigger, nicer boards) so I didn’t have a lot of room for features or experimentation.

AMillionMonkeys, 28 days ago

Better light outside and the patio was a mess.

AMillionMonkeys, 29 days ago

I’m pretty happy with Pixels for the moment, so it’s a $5 USB-C to 1/8" dongle for me. That or the Pixel Buds I got for free as as promo with the phone. I’ve never had to charge and use the converter at the same time, but I believe there are cheap dongles that can do that too.

AMillionMonkeys, 1 month ago

you are better off buying xiaomi/poco

If they have the cell bands you want in the US - which they don’t necessarily.

AMillionMonkeys, 1 month ago

6.1 inches while still too large is actually usable.

That’s what she said.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

If the crashes are seemingly at random when transcoding I would suspect overheating hardware. Transcoding uses more energy and produces more heat than playing directly. If it were a software issue it would either work or not.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

Bloom is the grounds offgassing carbon dioxide. The darker the roast, the greater the bloom. When you’re brewing in a filter or a French press you can watch the grounds bubble up and expand as the gas is released.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

If you’re into Aeropress and want to experiment, check out the Aeromatic app. It has dozens of recipes and uses a timer to step you through them. You’ll need a scale. It also tries to account for the grind size you get from your particular model of grinder. I’m not sure how accurate its compensation is, but it should get you in the ballpark.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

I use an ancient guitar tuner app called Pitch Lab. Tiny, no ads. It’s great. If they don’t kill it this round it feels like it will be soon.
Anyone have a suggestion for a replacement?

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

Thanks. FWIW there are a couple of apps called Tuner on F-Droid. The one by Michael Moessner seems to be better maintained.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

Shit. I did the crossword, not the jumble. Give me a sec.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

Beat me to it.

AMillionMonkeys, 2 months ago

You can already do this, but it’s not at all intuitive. So I’m glad they’re making it easier.