SamB

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[–] SamB@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I'll obviously never use leather for any future products. I did have graphite in mind, but it's still on the drawing board (another project). Right now I think I will have to give up and rely on the food-grade spigots that are available on the market. I would honestly make them myself from scratch but the investment required is astronomical for me right now. Maybe in the future.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I have been trying to get my hands on some pump dispensers from like 100 years ago. I am curious how they used to be made then. Obviously no plastic, but perhaps rubber was most likely used.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I actually wasn't aware of the natural rubber vulnerability to e-coli... And the spigot will be placed in a highly humid environment. So I guess back to the drawing board.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Thank you for your very comprehensive response. I am currently trying to replace the outer silicone gaskets with cork, with mixed results, which is why I hoped that natural rubber may do the trick. I also did see that the inner O-rings were made of EPDM, so I hoped that those could be replaced with something better for the environment.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Or it's not really worth it financially, I suppose. I mean, my initial idea was to find an all-metal pump dispenser. There are none and I think they would be both safe and legal?

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I suppose like it did before news orgs were a thing. So, like how it was about 200+ years ago?

 

Hello. I am trying to find a food grade spigot that doesn't have silicone and EPDM gaskets inside. I suppose the outer gaskets can be replaced, but the O-rings can be a pain. I tried searching the web and nothing came up. So, is there a spigot that uses natural rubber or any other biodegradable material for its gaskets? Thank you in advance for any response and sorry if I posted this in the wrong "sub-lemmy".

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Journalists should now do the job of a government? Bad bot

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Celebrated in the US probably. Never seen it celebrated in the EU. I may be wrong though. And why people are now unhappy with Russia… well, read the room.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It’s actually that simple. Why complicate things. If you bothered to look at Putin a history, you would know what he had been up to all this time.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Hey, this is broken. What if I dedicate my life fixing it, that would be cool. That’s how I found my meaning.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No. You have got to split search and ads. Otherwise the web search is going to disappear completely and replaced by social media and ai. It’s for Google s own good.

[–] SamB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, there’s the whole ai thing. I don’t know, I got the (clearly wrong) idea that a dedicated sub may have dedicated specialists..

 

I posted the following: "I am trying to make a shower gel that has a scent but is not toxic to either humans or aquatic life. And I have a hard time finding anything for the latter. Essential oils and derivatives? Nope. Synthetic ones? Nothing. I could go the unscented route, but it’s going to be hard to sell. So, considering that most of you are better informed about this topic, is there a specific ingredient that I can use for a rose fragrance that’s truly non toxic? Thanks "

On fragrange, zerowaste and sustainability. The post got deleted by mods in a manner of minutes. What the hell is going on there? I am going to stay here for much longer since that place is turning very weird. Also, can anyone here actually help me find a fragrance ingredient that won't kill aquatic life when poured down the drain? Thank you in advance

 

If you are curious whether Ubiquiti ditched the fan on the new U7 Pro Max, well, I have some bad news for you. I opened the device and this is the teardown video.

 

Ladies and gentle gents, I give you yet another marvelous router review, this time from China (hopefully with the doors closed in the back)

 

Skip the gloomy tech news a bit and just enjoy some good ol' router reviews with tests and stuff.

 

This may be an unpopular opinnion.. Let me get this straight. We get big tech corporations to read the articles of the web and then summarize to me, the user the info I am looking for. Sounds cool, right? Yeah, except that why in the everloving duck would I trust Google, Microsoft, Apple or Meta to give me the correct info, unbiased and not curated? The past experiences all show that they will not do the right thing. So why is everyone so OK with what's going on? I just heard that Google may intend to remove sources. Great, so it's like trust me bro.

 

I tested the Intel BE200 and the Qualcomm NCM865 using the EnGenius ECW536 and these are the results that I got.

 

If you were planning to get an Intel WiFi 7 PCI adapter, watch this video first. I checked the single-client throughput using both BE200 and a WiFi 6E adapter. And the results were .... underwhelming.

 

It seems that Intel is gatekeeping WiFi 7 and I analyzed the options that we currently have.

 

I recently finished testing the ASUS RT-AX88U Pro and you can see for yourself the results that I got.

But this is not entirely the point of this post. The problem is that the search engines have become weird, so I need to ask you, the user, if this type of content is useful.

So please let me know if the type of tests that I ran are useful and clear enough. If I can add something or need to remove specific info.

I also intend to move towards video format and to be honest, translating all this written info into a comprehensive video is incredibly overwhelming.

Which is why I need your advice about what needs to be improved. Thank you!

 

I asked this same question on Reddit and I got zero engagement, so perhaps Lemmy has people that care more about their hardware.

I recently decided to use some of the tools provided by Mr Salter (netburn) and I have to ask the community if you want to see multi-client stress tests (4K streaming, VoIP, web browsing) used on a wireless router or if the single-client iperf tests are good enough. Bear in mind that pretty much all publications that still test their devices (most don't) rely on the single-client test method.

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