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RealGene

@RealGene@hachyderm.io

I'm a Code Janitor.

Former Embedded Systems Drone from Sector 7G.

FOCAL ➡️ FORTH ➡️ C ➡️ C++

Too old to learn that snakey stuff.

256 op codes should be enough for anyone.

Relocating from mastodon.online because it's getting a little too cozy with The Establishment, man!

#nobridge

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xgebi, to bookstodon
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Is there a book that would explain how we got from carless cities to dependence on cars under 100 years?

@bookstodon

RealGene,
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@xgebi @bookstodon
I think it used to be called the General Motors Annual Report.

geekmomprojects, to random
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Today I made pistachio butter, and now I understand why it is so expensive.

RealGene,
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@geekmomprojects
Step 1: Spend $30 on pistachios…

RealGene,
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@geekmomprojects
Also, not so Wonderful:
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/lynda-stewart-resnick-california-water/

RealGene,
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@geekmomprojects
You mean you don't have one of THESE?
https://maseto.com/product/pistachio-peeler/

mountdiscovery, to random
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Watching this laptop buying guide by @SomeGadgetGuy after the recent announcement of Microsoft's Surface running on the new ARM chips from Qualcomm

Like him, I too am interested in all the new Laptops not only by Microsoft but the many OEMs (HP. Dell, Asus, Acer etc) that will hit the market in a short time, not for the AI features but for our usual day-to-day computing on devices that are now on a different architecture that will have long-lasting battery, run silently, and have plenty of performance for our tasks.

Also, looking into the chips themselves and what specs they're paired with the system RAM depending upon core counts, and performances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcGOGGG6TJE

RealGene,
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@mountdiscovery @SomeGadgetGuy
So my question is, how easy is it to install Linux on these?

MLE_online, to random
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I posted a few weeks ago about how people were leaving empty nitrous cylinders lying around and wondering if they could be reused for something.

Someone left two of them in the gutter of my house last night, so I grabbed them to get a better look at them.

They are heavy steel. The end caps look like they're 1/4" thick. The label on the tanks say they are rated 120 bar working pressure (1740 psi). That's a lot of pressure!

RealGene,
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@MLE_online
Those aren't normally considered "disposable", the gas house that fills them expects to get them back, and charges if they're lost.

So the ones dumped by your house were likely stolen. If you can figure out which gas supplier owns them, they'll probably be grateful if you can return them.

RealGene,
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@MLE_online
Ok. Back in my day, we'd go to the welding supply house and buy a 40-lb cylinder. If they asked us what we were using it for, we'd say "lancing goats".
Cost about $50, and we DID have to bring the cylinders back.

SomeGadgetGuy, to random
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It's a uniquely Los Angeles driving pet peeve.

I'm behind a car that's behind a semi on the highway. They're doing the antsy lane change "wiggle", which makes sense.
There's a wide open stretch of road in front of the semi.

They eventually find a break in traffic to make a lane change, and I follow them over to the lane on my left.

Then they DONT GO!
THEY STAY FLOATING THE SEMI!

Now a whole OTHER LANE of traffic can't get around the semi.

They didn't want to pass the truck.
They didn't want to go faster.
They just didn't want to stay behind the semi!

WHICH IS LUDICROUSLY FUCKING STUPID!

If they were going to stay at the same speed as the semi, they would get much better gas mileage drafting the truck.

GODDAMMIT!!!

LA drivers are the worst passive aggressive drivers...

RealGene,
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@SomeGadgetGuy
Nationally, drivers seem to have conveniently forgotten that the left lane is for passing, not cruising.

Anyone who paces beside a tractor trailer is just waiting to die. It's a simplified version of the Trolley Problem. If something is obstructing the truck's lane, the driver is much more likely to swerve left and sideswipe the lingerer, rather than run over whatever is stopped in front of it.

verge, to random
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Raspberry Pi is going public to expand its range of tiny computers https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157355/raspberry-pi-public-ipo-announcement

RealGene,
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@verge

These jokes just write themselves...

"Raspberry Pi is hoping to use that cash to ... introduce new, more expensive product variants that “better serve Raspberry Pi’s customers’ needs.” "

evacide, to random
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If you own a Tesla, your car is covered in cameras that take images reviewed by Tesla employees, who share them with each other, joke about them, and make them into memes.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

RealGene,
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@evacide
Just coincidentally, I watched a CyberTruck teardown video, and the front fender trim can be pried off (no bolts, just snap fasteners), where there's a camera mounted that can be unplugged without tools also…

https://youtu.be/WJT61CYvb4Y&t=8m9s

skinnylatte, (edited ) to random
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Cooking and caring about what I cook is one of my primary ways of distressing, and caring for myself. When I don’t do that, or when I have meals which are too ‘hurried’(in both prep, as well as eating of), I get very distressed very quickly.

So I am always trying to do the most laborious thing I can when I cook not just because I get to geek out on techniques, skills, also to get interesting flavors out of my food

RealGene,
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@skinnylatte
If I see one more recipe that says you can cook whole pieces of chicken in 30 minutes…

Kayla, to random
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Reader, the description was wrong.

I only went back to look at this after I received something covered in very hot hot sauce and mustard, which I hate. Discovered this gem/nightmare.

RealGene,
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@Kayla
Just wait for the ChatParrot to describe shrimp as chicken and somebody dies from anaphylaxis…

Eceni, to Podcast
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    RealGene,
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    @Eceni
    I pay a local composting service, that feeds a large scale hot pile, so all food scraps are acceptable. They pick up my 5-gallon (~19 liter) bucket every week. I've been using the service for > 2 years, and they tell me I provided over 1,300 (!) pounds of food waste. In exchange they give me about 80 lbs of compost every spring.

    coldclimate, to random
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    I need to rough up some drawing for a wood working project, ideally to help me figure out how much stuff to buy. Which online CAD tools are reasonbly easy?

    RealGene,
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    @coldclimate
    SketchUp is pretty easy.

    sarae, to random
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    reflecting on the bear-or-man discourse

    and thinking about how my good dog protected me, over the years, from both bears and men

    she faced down my violent ex-husband when he tried to kick in the door of my house

    and a bear that tried to walk through our camp one night, up the Skok

    and this makes me think that really what women need isn't an array of bad choices

    it's to be supported so that we have the freedom and resources to be out in the world safely

    also, dogs are pretty great

    RealGene,
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    @sarae
    Sarah Connor knew.

    grrrr_shark, to random
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    ADHD is when you put off and put off doing your taxes and then it takes you 90 minutes to do them.

    RealGene,
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    @grrrr_shark
    The long form, so you get all that deductible goodness, even though it makes no difference...

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    RealGene,
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    @rooster
    Is that what it takes to get you to squeeze your arms in?

    skinnylatte, to random
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    sometimes i really want to support 'emerging POC chefs in the bay area' but then they say things like '‘high-vibrational foods', 'alkaline foods' etc

    RealGene,
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    @skinnylatte

    I've been buying a variety of fresh mushrooms at the local farmers market, very good assortment and quality. A couple of weeks ago, the seller was busy explaining the tinctures they started offering, and making claims for their health benefits.

    No, it's food.

    molly0xfff, to web
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    If you've ever found yourself missing the "good old days" of the , what is it that you miss? (Interpret "it" broadly: specific websites? types of activities? feelings? etc.) And approximately when were those good old days?

    No wrong answers — I'm working on an article and wanted to get some outside thoughts.

    RealGene,
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    @molly0xfff
    Non-ranking search engines with advanced querying, aka Alta Vista.
    Mostly I miss Usenet, which I preferred to the web.

    linuxtldr, to Meme
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    Just another day in the land of the free internet 😂😂

    RealGene,
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    @linuxtldr
    Now with Alt-text!

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