_bcron

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[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Hold up, so I can just stand still in a room for >30 seconds to sync the timing, then spin in a circle for 32 seconds, then sprint right up to the camera and rip it off the wall?

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The guides, basically a quick and dirty walkthrough on setting it up, hopefully a few explanations about things, and a handful of common troubleshooting tips. Also pointers to a handful of communities that have helpful info in case something obscure pops up.

Basically, teach a man how to fish, as opposed to giving him a couple.

I think a lot of people who would otherwise dabble with a DIY home server never try because it's pretty technical (beyond typical 'build a pc' stuff) so I think the education that would come with the hardware would be appreciated by many. Help them get their foot in the door by making the dive a little less scary. Nothing too over the top but point them to the places where people hang out discussing the more technical crap for when that day comes

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

when my wife, mom and dad ask about what I want for a party

Tell them what you want for your birthday, even if it's 'something quiet and small' or anything along those lines, give them time to respect your wishes. I went on a nature walk with my wife for my 40th, blew the minds of my super-extroverted in-laws, but hey, that's me, who I am.

When people start assuming you'd want something even though you don't, might make you feel obligated to do that something, might make you feel weird for not wanting to, but you're you and they might be having a hard time wrapping their head around it (might ask you 'really' multiple times), but do you and they'll respect it

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

It's wild to think that drones are so wildly effective that fear and terror can be inflicted by blasting a youtube video of someone flying a drone through car speakers

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm probably an ideal candidate for something like this but I'd much rather have someone walk me through setting my own thing up, rather than them handing me a bunch of preconfigured stuff that leaves me just as clueless.

If it came bundled around a bunch of DIY guides explaining the hows and the whys, it'd be far more appealling

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If you're gonna get shot by something that can penetrate your armor you'd rather not want armor because it'll probably ricochet than exit out the back and when you take it off all your guts fall out. FMJ winds up mushrooming out like a hollow point. You're ever so slightly more fucked. 416 Barrett is like your ring finger, now clench it into a ball and imagine that thing making a 2nd or 3rd pass inside you

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 95 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

The same people who would recommend this are the same exact people who are clutching pearls at other people coming in and taking their jobs, and also the same exact people who are least likely to have immigrants take their jobs. What do they actually want? Nobody fucking knows, not even them

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Better yet do some low speed low elevation bullshit in their airspace in desolate bumfuck nowheresville and let the locals relay it. Who did that? Nobody really knows

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I went foot only for a year in Minneapolis, and before that I went bike-only for a year, and if I were in your shoes and had a bike and could use a bike I would get a Burley in a heartbeat. You could haul 2 cat carriers behind you and possibly a third on a rear rack if you were so inclined, and groceries would be no issue. It's half a car trunk and doesn't really affect the balance of the bike

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Such a boring unremarkable PCB. May as well be a TP-Link 2.4GHz PCI network adapter from 2006

Edit: if you look at the teeth it's offcenter from the resin, if I was blowing that money I'd expect it to be parallel. Shoddy workmanship

Double edit: I mean, it's pretty cool for a 200 dollar Etsy thing but for a luxury priced item whoever made this is delusional

[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Hundreds and hundreds. Stop drop and roll

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