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Ekky

@ ekky @sopuli.xyz

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  • I hate when this happens

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  • Mmmmh, thunderflies.

    I just LOVE when my new monitor has 5 dead bugs within half a year. Though, I don't think I've ever found a hair.

  • Another random blip in the stats

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  • And the above was literally how I was thought to represent data in university. Maximize the areas of interest, make sure to properly label your axes (lest they become misleading), and remember to trim empty space where relevant.

    But it appears that proper graphs for science and engineering reports may not be used for representing data to the common man, as it must be assumed that, even for the most simple of graphs, the common man will only look at the funny line, but not the graph itself.

  • Another random blip in the stats

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  • 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.

  • Another random blip in the stats

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  • 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.

  • Field repair

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

  • Good night, sleep tight...

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  • 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.

  • Good night, sleep tight...

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  • 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.

  • Good night, sleep tight...

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  • 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.

  • Good night, sleep tight...

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  • 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.

    Edit: Image from the glorious happening. Heater was usually placed on a box to keep it elevated. I tried to keep the room above 70°C.

  • How do you organize your digital stuff?

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  • 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. >:(

  • How do you organize your digital stuff?

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  • 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.

  • What was the dumbest way that you lost a friend?

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  • 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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  • Was about to mention this.

    One would believe an atomic clock to show the same time in seconds despite the celestial body it orbits. Though, that appears to be a fallacy and begs the question, what about relativity? Two identical atomic clocks would show different times depending on the influence of gravity (like near-lightspeed travel), so does everyone carry a clock around with them?

    Or, at least that's what I remember from physics class.

  • Semantics is divisive

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  • Can't those both be true at the same time?

    The "system" is working as intended by the rich elite/

    <insert antagonist>

    , which means that it's fundamentally broken for the general populace, and therefore must be fixed, which is easiest done by first destroying and then rebuilding it?

    Seems like an oxymoron to me, but I'm not entirely sure of the context.

  • OpenAI and Microsoft are funding $10 million in grants for AI-powered journalism

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  • You thought journalism had reached rock bottom already? Watch this:

  • FBI Arrests Man Who Searched 'How Can I Know for Sure If I Am Being Investigated by the FBI'

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  • Wanted to upvote you, but accidentally clicked the link. Whooops.

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  • Ideally, a .mp4, or any other non-executable file format, would not be able to execute rogue code on your computer, but the programs you use to open the files with might have security flaws which allow rogue code execution if done right.

    You might have a hypothetical file, which might not be dangerous if opened with VLC, but which exploits a flaw in, say, Windows Media Player version x.y.z to execute a payload.

    Sorry, for not including any examples, I'm currently not at the PC.

  • Study shows EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

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  • In other words: OP is barking up the wrong tree as the EVs have little to no correlation with the non-EV-related carbon footprint of the EV owners.

    Unless, of course, if OP is implying that EVs are too hard to acquire for the less wealthy consumers, though I somehow doubt that.

  • Study shows EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

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  • Are people wealthier because they own an EV, or are people who own an EV generally wealthier?