So soon enough I’ll be moving into a small studio and was wondering. Would a long LED strip through my Studio be cheaper than the actual lights? For sure I’d know their gonna be more fun but looking for an alternative to save money on electricity.
LEDs are diodes; so, yes they need DC power. They don’t necessarily need a transformer. Modern bulbs use an integrated circuit with some discrete components that handle the conversion. Some cheaper bulbs use a capacitive dropper circuit with a bridge rectifier; they’re not as efficient. The really cheap ones omit the capacitor in the rectifier; they flicker.
When I took electronics, transformer meant a pair of coils of wire wrapped around some magnetic material. Their purpose is to step the voltage up or down. You still need components to convert from AC to DC. The easy way to do that is a rectifier with a capacitor that holds the charge.
If you’re a parent struggling to get your kids’ off their devices and outdoors to play, here’s another reason to keep trying: Spending at least two hours outside each day is one of the most important things your kids can do to protect their eyesight....
Hiya, just quickly wondering how people store their coffee? Mine is in a tin box I got second hand, cos I thought it looked nice. Any rules regarding storing grounded coffee? I don’t store much at the time, it’s just if I grind a little too much and what not. I’m assuming the general thumb rule for this is to store it in a...
Project 2025 is a plan spearheaded by Heritage Foundation, a Christian Right juggernaut, for controlling (and in some cases dismantling) federal agencies in the event that a Republican wins the presidency.
I think he means he wants the kind of furry that hell would draw a line at. “Hey man this hell and everything, but we got standards. You can’t do that here. You gotta go.”
Around 100 protesters were arrested on Saturday at a pro-Palestine encampment at Northeastern University, but not the one whose hate speech got everything shut down.
The first thing everyone heard was “Trump trial” and “man sets self on fire”. The news media was mostly covering the trial in a live stream format which didn’t help get the whole story out. Now that’s its been a few hours, a more complete picture is forming.
Mental illness is a hell of a thing. Especially when it leads to self-harm.
After reading a few articles, this is someone suffering from a bad case of mental illness leading them to conspiratorial thinking and self-harm. He picked the trial purely for attention. It’s all quite sad.
I question whether or not Tesla will be around in 3 years. The Cybertruck has been one giant cash sink that has delivered a giant rusty lemon. They cancelled their latest consumer grade car. Their next product is robo-taxis and that’s with a history of driver death from their self-driving tech. And the major car brands have caught up or are at Tesla’s heels.
CoS doesn’t worship Satan either. They’re just Ayn Rand libertarians dressed up with ritual. They’re basically atheists like TST but on the other side of the political spectrum.
The target for this treasure hunt is in Calhoun County, in a forested spot between the Apalachicola, the Chipola River, and the Dead Lakes. I don’t know if you could pick a worse spot in Florida to plop down such a toxic industry....
T-Mobile made waves back in 2021 when they automatically set user privacy settings to on by default for sharing customer info with advertisers. It made a lot of people angry then, and a new setting that’s appeared in the same settings is once again enabled by default....
Might be a stupid question but which lights cost less electric?
So soon enough I’ll be moving into a small studio and was wondering. Would a long LED strip through my Studio be cheaper than the actual lights? For sure I’d know their gonna be more fun but looking for an alternative to save money on electricity.
Want to protect your kids' eyes from myopia? Get them to play outside (www.npr.org)
If you’re a parent struggling to get your kids’ off their devices and outdoors to play, here’s another reason to keep trying: Spending at least two hours outside each day is one of the most important things your kids can do to protect their eyesight....
It's coming back to me (programming.dev)
If I wanted to, hypothetically, guarentee that I shit my pants 2 to 6 hours from now, how should I do it?
How do you store your grounded coffee? (slrpnk.net)
Hiya, just quickly wondering how people store their coffee? Mine is in a tin box I got second hand, cos I thought it looked nice. Any rules regarding storing grounded coffee? I don’t store much at the time, it’s just if I grind a little too much and what not. I’m assuming the general thumb rule for this is to store it in a...
Helldivers 2 Continues To Thrive Amid Controversy, While PlayStation Sneakily Changes PSN FAQ (www.dualshockers.com)
Bean jean (lemmy.world)
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts Says That Some Parts of Project 2025 Are Secret (lemmy.world)
Project 2025 is a plan spearheaded by Heritage Foundation, a Christian Right juggernaut, for controlling (and in some cases dismantling) federal agencies in the event that a Republican wins the presidency.
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway (www.nbcnews.com)
Interview with the victim....
Pro-Israel Agitator Shouts ‘Kill the Jews,’ Gets Everyone Else Arrested [Edith Olmsted | Apr. 27, 2024 | thedailybeast] (www.thedailybeast.com)
Around 100 protesters were arrested on Saturday at a pro-Palestine encampment at Northeastern University, but not the one whose hate speech got everything shut down.
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial identified as ‘researcher’ who posted conspiracy-laden manifesto moments earlier (www.independent.co.uk)
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse (thehill.com)
Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial (www.nytimes.com)
Not much info at time of posting what prompted the man to do so
Smothsinian (lemmy.world)
Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk (www.bbc.com)
Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, has recalled thousands of its new Cybertrucks over safety concerns....
Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Florida Governor signs legislation bringing "anti-communist education" to public schools, beginning in kindergarten (floridapolitics.com)
Trump Media shares fall 7% after saying Truth Social to launch TV streaming platform (www.cnbc.com)
New York’s Vessel to reopen with steel-mesh safety measures after suicides (www.theguardian.com)
Climbable sculpture in Hudson Yards in Manhattan closed in 2021 after four people died by suicide...
Again? For the third time, another company wants to drill in FL's Apalachicola River floodplain (floridaphoenix.com)
The target for this treasure hunt is in Calhoun County, in a forested spot between the Apalachicola, the Chipola River, and the Dead Lakes. I don’t know if you could pick a worse spot in Florida to plop down such a toxic industry....
Florida woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, police say (abcnews.go.com)
T-Mobile's New AI "Profiling" Privacy Toggle Is On By Default (tmo.report)
T-Mobile made waves back in 2021 when they automatically set user privacy settings to on by default for sharing customer info with advertisers. It made a lot of people angry then, and a new setting that’s appeared in the same settings is once again enabled by default....
Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)