sic_semper_tyrannis

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 5 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Neat animation. I notice you have lots of forest around so you won't be able to see Polaris until it's high up and mixed with other stars. How do you polar align? I'm new to this and at my house by the time I see Polaris I can't differentiate it from the other stars to be able to polar align.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 1 points 19 hours ago

Good to know. I'll start to give them another serious look

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Like others have noted, the firmware updating doesn't work on Linux. This is why I like Gulikit King Kong Pro controllers. Their settings are adjusted on a firmware bases by pressing different buttons together on the controller. OS agnostic. Also their firmware updates only require dragging and dropping a file into the controller when connected over USB. It works totally fine on Linux.

 

I've been fairly successful at getting people to get on Signal of recent. However, I cannot find them in Signal to send a message. I'm on GrapheneOS, have them saved in the default contacts app (not something isolated like Fossify), and I have refreshed the contacts list in Signal. That doesn't work. So I type their number in the "find by phone number" and then all it offers is to "invite to signal".

Does anyone know what the issue is and how to fix it? I'm trying not to lose people from the Signal train but this is a real turn off for normies.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 1 points 4 days ago

Wow, I thought the project died. I'm glad it's still hear. The feature set looks to be the best of these style devices

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 1 points 4 days ago

I too thought maybe the instance shut down. I'm glad it didn't. No worries, I hope your vacation went well. I'll survive a few days without social media

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 10 points 1 week ago

That would be great but that's just not the way it is unfortunately

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Because as you said it is available in some capacity already. Plus people complain about the slow speed of the 4 so maybe people will want to develop quicker for the 6. I could be totally wrong but I'm hopeful

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We know GrapheneOS only makes their OS on Pixel phones or whatever their own device will be so it's moot

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 7 points 1 week ago

Pixel phones have an extra security chip in them called the Titan. Other manufacturers lack this.

https://www.androidauthority.com/titan-m2-google-3261547/

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Get a used moderately old petrol car and do an EV motor swap into it.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I bet PostmarketOS will release for it

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 3 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't call it unprecedented, just more obvious

 

I'm going to be making a box like this with my RPi5 as I already have one and they sell just the OS. I am researching how to add GPS to the Pi5 and am now looking into antennas.

In this photo the antenna for GPS is the same style as the WiFi antenna. AFAIK they are referred to as "RF" antennas but I cannot find info saying that GPS will work with RF antennas. The GPS antennas are typically patch style or weirdly shaped.

Can I use an RF style antenna for GPS? Are there particularities when using that style of antenna? I know the receiver I'm looking to use is an active style. If not then I could use some help finding a small patch style antenna preferably with a detachable SMA cable port so I can run a super short cable out of the case.

 

Does anyone have opinions on Revelation vs Emerald Cross? Both are vanilla+ experiences of Pokémon Emerald for the GBA. They both look very good but I would like to enjoy the one that that is the better vanilla+ experience.

For comparison, I'm nearing beating the Pokemon league in Polished Crystal and absolutely love the game.

 

On the Retroid Pocket Mini V2 can Rocknix be installed as the sole OS while completely removing Android? I've only seen reference to dual booting when searching online.

 

Sorry I accidentally deleted my last post. I appreciate the answers the two people gave.

This is some big larva I found and the head looks centipede-ish but the body is short and fat with less legs.

I went through my images and found an old photo of a beetle that was on my screen door. Maybe it's a larva for one of these?

 

Hey everyone, I've been a long time photographer on a hiatus. Ever since learning about the existence of EQ mounts I have been excited to get back into photography and try the astro side of it.

I have a 300mm f/2.8 lens for my DSLR and am wondering if that focal length is any good. Thanks!

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
 

I don't use Discord much anymore and haven't used this program but this looks like a nice 3rd party Discord flatpak. It supports screensharing on Wayland. Just thought I'd share with the community

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
 

I just noticed today that Signal (not talking Molly) is now available on F-Droid via the "Guardian" repository.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

 

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a modern designed case (preferably SFF) that has retro asthetics. Examples would be the SilverStone FLP01 and Ayaneo's Retro Mini PCs.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
 

Are there any reviewers on YouTube/Rumble/etc. or independent blogs that don't post affiliate links, aren't sponsored by the printer company, or had one sent out by the company? Those to me all seem like a conflict of interest.

Yes people need to make money, I'm not blind to that, but they can advertise other things that aren't a direct conflict of interest.

I'm looking to get my first printer and would like to get info from an unbiased source. I just don't know enough to weed through the million 3D printer channels.

The Sovol SV06 Ace seems nice with little research as it is large enough to print the project I have in mind and uses open source firmware (Klipper) which is a must for me.

 

I'm just getting back into Legos and recieved the 10317 Defender kit for the holidays. I would rather it have white wheels (I don't mind painting) and found that there was a past model wheel that came in white. The only difference is the axle style. Instead of the cross pattern it looks more like a half cross. What is this pattern called? Is it compatible with the cross pattern? It looks like it could be.

 

Anyone else getting Umbrella "No stream available" errors?

I had watched stuff, shutdown, next day tried watching the same thing again as well as other shows/movies and got the error. No changes to the program or service. Now the majority of shows and movies give the error

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